All of this crazy weather and the wind has my allergies at an all time high. They say if you live here long enough you develop allergies. Over all these years I seem to have developed quite a few spring ones. Now that I have a job where I am outdoors a few times a day, I'm going through tissues by the pocketful. Thank goodness for OTC allergy meds and eye drops. Hope you have not been suffering too much.
Work went well. My client may be able to move back home soon. What started on 30 March is almost over. The repairs are done and Friday the company cleaned. I believe all that's left to do is the carpet and hvac ducts. I'll probably inspect it tomorrow with the client and neighbor (the more eyes the better). I believe my client and her neighbor will miss each other's company as they have been like sisters - help each other with little spats thrown in now and then.
I was very social this past week...LOL! I had a wonderful dinner with friends at our favorite spot. I had a quick visit with friends after work as they live in the community. Yesterday, I went to an outdoor music/arts festival to see a friends' grandson and his band perform. It's been a long time since I went to a festival so it was nice. It was busy, but not obnoxiously crowded - lots of families and dogs.
This past week I finished reading: "EMERGE TRIUMPHANT" by Eliana Gilad - It's about the Prophetess Miriam who helped the Hebrews - it's inspiration for transforming through uncertainty. Also, "DEFENDING BRITTA STEIN" by Ronald H. Balson - It's a story of a 90-year old Jewish woman in Chicago who very publicly breaks the law in order to take down a Nazi war criminal. Excellent book. I watched: "We Need To Talk About Cosby" documentary directed by W. Kamau Bell - explores Bill Cosby's life and work, weighing his actions against his indisputable influence through interviews with comedians, cultural commentators, journalists and women who share their personal encounters with him.
The daily and wacky holidays for the week...provides something lighthearted to think about:
Month: MAY
- Asian American Month
- Date Your Mate Month
- Foster Care Month
- Gifts from the Garden Month
- Lupus Awareness Month
- Mystery Month
- National Barbecue Month
- National Bike Month
- National Blood Pressure Month
- National Hamburger Month
- National Photograph Month
- National Recommitment Month
- National Salad Month
- Older Americans Month
- Pacific Islander Heritage Month
- Be Kind to Animals Week -First full week of month
- Nurse's Week - first full week of month
- Wildflower Week - week two
- National Bike Week - third week
- National Police Week - third week of month
- Emergency Medical Services Week - fourth week of month
May 1
Hawaiian Lei Day
Loyalty Day
May Day
Mother Goose Day
Save the Rhino Day
May 2
Baby Day
Brothers and Sisters Day
May 3
Garden Meditation Day
Lumpy Rug Day
National Teacher's Day - Tuesday of first full week of May
World Press Freedom Day
May 4
Bike to School Day - First Wednesday in May
Bird Day
National Candied Orange Peel Day
Renewal Day
Star Wars Day
May 5
Cartoonist Day
Cinco de Mayo
National Hoagie Day
Oyster Day
May 6
Beverage Day
Child Care Provider Day or Daycare Provider Day - Friday before Mother's Day
International Tuba Day - first Friday in May
Military Spouses Day the Friday before Mother's Day
National Tourist Appreciation Day
National Nurses Day
No Diet Day
Space Day - first Friday in May
May 7
Birth Mother's Day - Saturday before Mother's Day
Free Comic Book Day - first Saturday in May
Herb Day - first Saturday in May
Kentucky Derby Day - first Saturday in May
National Babysitters Day - Saturday before Mother's Day
National Day of Prayer
National Fitness Day - first Saturday in May
National Tourism Day
National Train Day- Saturday closest to May 10th
A happy birthday shout out to my dear friend Margaret who celebrates later this week.
I am leaving it here for now as it's time to get ready for the day. I hope you have a good week. Take care. Chat soon. Marie
“All things seem possible in May.” — Edwin Way Teale
“May, more than any other month of the year, wants us to feel most alive.” — Fennel Hudson
“I don’t want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.” — Diane Ackerman