There are days

In which it seems easy to get things done. You know? Those times when everything just falls into place, no thought needed, just able to easily and calmly accomplish everything that was planned.

And then there was yesterday. Admittedly, starting at 0630 isn’t early in my books. I needed to take the Youngest over to the tire place so that she could  have that tire replaced and get to her long list of weekend errands. They opened at 0700. Unfortunately, that particular place no longer has a lock box so we had to wait till the tow truck driver arrived with her car key.

Ok, I can deal with that. When he showed up, I headed home. The tires she had on the car were from Costco. The tread on the other three was in about as bad a shape as the one that blew. Now this particular daughter doesn’t drive off road. She drives on local streets with about 50% of her time spent on the freeway at legal speeds. She doesn’t drive excessive mileage. If you have Bridgestone tires from Costco purchased in the last 18 months-  go check your tire tread.

Getting back home, I attenuated to stitch. Or knit, or do anything that involved brain power. No dice, so took my fatigued self back to bed.  Over the course of the day I managed to finish this section of the Deadly Aquarium.

Included are a stone fish, a red lion fish, a blotched fox face, and some floating sea lettuce. None of these are particularly good for you…

The highlight of the day actually was watching Albania kick a field goal in the first 31 seconds of their European Championship Game against Italy. The rest of the game was Italy dominated but still….

I don’t particularly want to repeat how lousy I felt yesterday. This particular round of oral chemo seems to be giving me all the side effects I have avoided the last four rounds. Bleh.

Today is Father’s Day in the US. I brought George a latte from Peet’s and picked up cheese cake for the crew this afternoon.

About Holly

fiber person - knitter, spinner, weaver who spent 33 years being a military officer to fund the above. And home. And family. Sewing and quilting projects are also in the stash. After living again in Heidelberg after retiring (finally) from the U.S. Army May 2011, we moved to the US ~ Dec 2015. Something about being over 65 and access to health care. It also might have had to do with finding a buyer for our house. Allegedly this will provide me a home base in the same country as our four adult children, all of whom I adore, so that I can drive them totally insane. Considerations of time to knit down the stash…(right, and if you believe that…) and spin and .... There is now actually enough time to do a bit of consulting, editing. Even more amazing - we have only one household again. As long as everyone understands that I still, 40 years into our marriage, don't do kitchens or bathrooms. For that matter, not being a golden retriever, I don't do slippers or newspapers either. I don’t miss either the military or full-time clinical practice. Limiting my public health/travel med/consulting and lecturing to “when I feel like it” has let me happily spend my pension cruising, stash enhancing (oops), arguing with the DH about where we are going to travel next and book buying. Life is good!
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