I had a good week at work. Little bit tired today as I'm in the middle of working twelve days in a row. The other caregiver quit without notice and the boss could not hire someone in time to cover the holiday weekend. I was asked if I could help out. I advised my boss and the client, I would work this weekend only as I value time off. (I have to admit in my old career I hardly ever put boundaries around work schedules and wore myself out too many times.) I helped my client take down the Xmas decorations, she will wrap each as she sees fit and I will put all the boxes back on the shelves.
For those wondering, yes the oven has been fixed. We ordered a new heating element, hoping it was the problem and I played DIYer on Saturday and got it installed. The hardest part was loosening the screws that connect the element to the back of the stove. No worries, I tested it and all is good.
I found out a friend/formercolleague whom I have not been in touch with in several years, recently lost her husband. He was only in his fifties. I felt unbelievably sad as it brought forth the fragility of life. I also thought about how people come in/out of our lives usually as needed and for reasons that we often don't even realize. The time flies by and before you know it, it has been years since we connect. I'm holding my friend in a circle of love.
As I have experienced previously, when I think of someone I have not seen/heard from in a while, they appear some how. For several weeks, I have thought about a dear friend/energy worker. She taught me about Reiki and was the leader of the meditation group I belonged to in Plymouth. I did not get to see her when I was in Plymouth over the summer as she and her family moved to Pawley's Island South Carolina. She has been so on my mind and heart and is not on FB. Well, yesterday afternoon I received a text message from her and all is good. She provided new contact information.
This past week I finished reading: "WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR" by Paul Kalanithi - a young doctor writes his own story of facing his mortality. Quite a moving read. Also, "THE EMPATH'S JOURNEY" by Rita Kaushal. She writes about her personal journey of discovering what it means to be an emotional empath.
The daily and wacky holidays for the week...provides something lighthearted to think about:
January 2
Feast of the Epiphany - Three Kings - date varies
International Stop Spam Day
Run up the Flagpole and See if Anyone Salutes Day
World Introvert Day
January 3
Festival of Sleep Day
Fruitcake Toss Day
Humiliation Day
January 4
National Spaghetti Day
Trivia Day
January 5
National Bird Day
January 6
Bean Day
Cuddle Up Day
January 7
Old Rock Day
January 8
Bubble Bath Day
Male Watcher's Day
I'm going to leave it here for today as I need to get ready for the rest of the day. Take care. Chat soon. Blessings to you in 2022!! Marie
"Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering 'It will be happier.'"– Alfred, Lord Tennyson
"We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day."– Edith Lovejoy Pierce
"May all your troubles last as long as your New Year's resolutions."– Joey Adams