Thursday

I thought today was going to be a super-great day.  And maybe it's been pretty good.  I find I'm more easily overwhelmed these days, there just seems to be so much to take care of.

Ran down yesterday to Utah county to pick up our tax stuff.  I so enjoy working with this CPA and  so grateful to have found her through a friend's recommendation. I love that friends are willing to recommend people that they know and trust.  I dread the day this sweet tax preparer says she's going to retire. Then we'll be begging all around for another referral.

Also sent an online message to our doctor.  We both need to see a dermatologist.  Ours moved out of state.  It's taken me quite a while to find someone I think will work for us.  Insurance requires our dr. give us a referral.  Dr.'s office very promptly replied that a referral has been sent to the dermatologist.  I hope she accepts and we get in to see her before too long. It's nice that the dr.'s office got right on that. 

Woke up and decided to not walk this morning.  Had someone coming at 9 or so to give us a bid on replacing that darn broken blind (not enough time for a walk and get ready). We've spent quite a bit of time trying to get the manufacturer to fix the blind - without success. Anyway, he came, and worked pretty hard trying to fix it.  No such luck.  It's a bad blind. New one is required.  About double what I expected to pay and it isn't even going to be wood, it'll be faux wood.  Sigh.  And lesson learned, won't give that first blind company any more of our money.

Then, had an appointment with a company to come look at the broken window in the laundry room. They never showed.  Didn't respond to texts.  Back to work trying to find someone else.  First call:  "no, we don't do that, we only replace the whole window, you need to get someone to replace just the glass."  Had no idea that was even possible.  Called someone else.  He was less than interested, totally unhelpful.  Sent an online request to yet another company and "got the gold".  Within only a few minutes the company owner was on the phone, actually calling me.  We chatted for probably 20 minutes.  He answered all my questions, gave me a bid based on what he could tell over the phone.  And ended up reassuring me that it wasn't absolutely urgent to replace the broken glass right now.  I can save up.  Which I will.  And I will absolutely be calling him for the new glass.  That's someone who knows good customer service.

Bottom line is, I expected today to be productive and it kind of was, just not in the way I expected.  I dislike having to waste so much time waiting on someone, especially when eventually it is clear they aren't going to show up.  So it feels like doubly wasted time.  So, there again:  sigh.  I feel like I'm constantly playing "whack-a-mole".  Get one thing sort of handled and another several pop up all at once. There's still a lot involved with managing the household and trying to be a friend, minister to my assigned sister (I take her dinner every three weeks on her cancer treatment day which taxes my brain to come up with something I think she will like) and somehow find time to read or crochet or cross stitch.   

Was looking on my phone for a picture to put here, doesn't feel right to say things I want to remember without pictures to also jog my memory.  Seems like 90% of my phone pictures lately are of our daughter's kitty.  She's been such a welcome addition to the household.  And The Husband and I get the best of everything:  some of her attention and some of her affection, we get to give her food treats a couple times a week but don't have to worry about her food or litter box or the vet or really anything.  Our daughter does all the hard work and we get the fun.  What a luxury.

I'm grateful today for actually making progress on getting some things handled.  Grateful to mostly remember to try to have the Spirit of our Savior with me. Some days it's easier than others, but generally this week I have managed to take a deep breath, slow down, be more calm and try to speak more kindly and with less frustration.  Grateful to be able to see our our-of-town daughter tomorrow for a few hours, it's good of her to make such a long drive to see us.  Sunday is my off-week for the organ, for which I'm grateful.  Then I'm playing the following two weeks.  Fingers crossed my back will handle it.  And grateful for not having to pay any extra taxes this year.  What a relief.