Monday

Today has been a lot. Not in a bad way. Just a lot. It started quite comfortably, with my prenatal appointment being moved to tomorrow morning instead of this morning, due to a birth. So, after I had used the bathroom at 6:30am, I got to turn off my alarms and go back to sleep for another two+ hours. That was awesome.

After I got up, though, lots began. I met two separate sets of folks today who align well with my beliefs and such, both through Facebook Marketplace, and that was really cool to see. I have been noticing more and more how, as I lean into trusting God and just rolling with how I truly feel on matters, people keep just showing up who align with those matters. It’s really cool.

But that also means I had two separate hour-long conversations while standing today, and with people I hadn’t previously known. That’s a lot, both physically and emotionally.

I also managed food for myself, which took a lot of effort. I worked on the hardware for the crib, which was quite rusted. I made it loads and loads better than it was, but it is still rusty. So, need to figure out next steps on that pretty quickly, so we can get this thing put together, and safely so.

I stopped unexpectedly at a coffee shop my husband loves, which aligned perfectly with today’s being Veterans Day, as it supports veterans significantly. Brought us both home a nice treat from there. Rested but didn’t nap. I updated the to-do list for my husband. Got myself set up for tasks for tomorrow, when he will be gone at work for the day.

I also managed some other accomplishments that I’m not presently remembering… Oh! I washed the shower curtain and liner today, then removed the rust-free hooks that very much rusted, cleaned the bar, and put up the new plastic hooks that I hope work well – fortunately, I can believe that these actually won’t rust! – and the cleaned curtain and liner. I also traded out the bath mat for a fresh and clean one.

My husband checked off several items on his list, which actually relieved a lot of stress for me. I hope he felt good about it all, too. We discussed that I not only had made the list for him but that it was, indeed, in order by priority. The latter he had not known until yesterday. So, today, rather than his continuing to work on building the fence and doing other random things that were on his mind (the way the past several weeks have gone), and then not being able to check off a single item at the end of the day, he truly looked at the list. And he checked off a whole load of tasks. And that means they were completed. And I don’t have to worry about them anymore. And it is lovely.

Separately, it has been incredibly weird not being able to see my groin area. Just saying. I don’t know how people can ah doke that for their normal daily lives. I imagine they are struggling emotionally/mentally/psychologically already, thus their fat bellies. However, it has been encouragement enough for me to want not to be in this situation for long. It feels, somehow, wrong not to be able to see the front of my body with my own eyes.

Anyway, my brain is so done – goodnight!

God, make us well and keep us safe, please, especially me and the baby and my husband. Thank you for the love. In your name, I pray. Amen.

Post-a-day 2024