Gary’s post: Excellent morning this morning. Woke up to no water, the hydrant froze, and I drained the freshwater tank. Nothing better to wake up to – and to start a Friday. So, I went out and took a hairdryer to the hydrant to unfreeze it. Fortunately, it worked, and we have water in the RV now. I MUST get off my ass and get some heat tape put on the supply line and FINISH insulating the supply line. Has to be my first focus and stop getting distracted.
I need to stop trying to get everything done at once. Then I get nothing done. And it makes me insane, crazy frustrated and stressed out. After I get some oat milk (another thing I didn’t get done), I’m going to focus on finishing the water supply, stop the leaks and get an insulation bag for the top of the hydrant. Then I MUST focus on work as I have a deadline on Tuesday that I’ve been procrastinating on because I can’t seem to get focused.
I wonder if my issue stems from the fact that I can’t seem to feel good. I wake up every morning and feel like crap. Shoulder keeps hurting, jaw hurts and now my hips are starting to hurt. I really need to find a good doctor here, which is impossible, and get this crap sorted out. I think some of this is because I’m not exercising in the morning and keeping active. I was better in Seattle when I exercised on a regular basis. Exercise here is more aligned around yard work. It’s raking rocks, digging trenches, running the tractor and generally doing farm work. And at the moment there’s no room in the RV for exercise. I’ll get it figured out, but for the moment it’s just distracting.
Lots of errands today. I have to keep focused on getting the water fixed and getting work done for Itron. We have a car appointment and Jaret wants to get his motorcycle today as he leaves for Utah on Monday. Too much to do.
So, I need to defeat my Type A thinking today and work on living in the moment and try to keep the stress at bay. It’s hard to live in the moment as you get older because the moments are so brief, and nothing gets done or the list keeps getting longer. Maybe that’s part of living in the moment – not worrying about tomorrow and the “to do” list. Something to think about.
Anyway, enough complaining (even though it’s therapeutic to a point) and it’s time to get positive and make Friday a good day along with a great weekend. So much positive stuff in my life, I drive myself crazy thinking about the little stuff and making it negative. I blame my grandpa… 🙂
Off to challenge my brain and piss poor attitude today. To anyone reading this mess of a blog today – please take the time to NOT do what I’m doing. Slow down, enjoy the moment and hug your family and loved ones. Especially the dog (or cat)….they love you no matter how much of an idiot you are….
Later!
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