Exhausted

Today was a long and full day. But it was a good day, a wholesome day. I had to rest more than I wanted. But I also managed to stay the whole time and do all the things I had hoped to do in my volunteering for today. I was helpful and I accepted my limitations and just had to go sit outside for a bit and almost pass out in a nap. And I had to let people help take care of me… get me food, napkins… let me eat early… let me just sit and do nothing for a little while. But I also got to stand up for myself and tell three grown men that I was completely okay and safe helping pull something across the way, when they came running at me in a panic that I was doing any kind of physical labor. To be fair, it was an incredibly light wooden frame, and it didn’t even have the heavy thing sitting on top of it, so it truly wasn’t heavy. I had picked that one on purpose, because I knew I could move it without strain. Most of the others are much heavier. But I also had moved one of the others earlier, too, so I knew for sure that I could do this one. But they hadn’t seen me move the either earlier. Funnily enough, they had even kind of prohibited me from touching the bales that sit on top of these stands. So, that was a big part of why I had beelined first the one that had no bale on it – I knew I wouldn’t be going against their request this way, but still could fulfill the duty for which I had signed up.

Anyway, it all worked out pretty well today. And I even got to eat a reasonable amount of dinner shortly before heading home. That was good.

Down side for today was that I never pooped. Not cool for me. But it didn’t feel necessarily like that all day, so a small win on that front. Something sucky, but an improved version of it. Hopefully, tomorrow morning goes really well and easily on that front.

God, that you for today. Thank you for the love. Thank you for the courage and the energy. Help me and the baby to be well and safe, please, and keep my husband safe. Help the photos to go well tomorrow, please. And keep my parents safe, too, please. Help me to make these quilts. In your name, I pray. Amen.

Post-a-day 2024