Beginning of October

Another busy week at work (it's almost like my week is over because I'm off tomorrow - but that just means I'm working Saturday!) - there are always things to be done and sometimes it seems like nothing ever is accomplished no matter how long and hard I work.  But that's not unique to me! 

One good thing is the cooler weather - I'm truly enjoying that!  It's time to open the windows and sleep under the down!!  It's still getting warm during the day - but it's definitely not hot anymore. 

I saw many friends the other day at the reopening of the Kempsville Library.  The "old" Kempsville was where I started my career with the Virginia Beach Public Library lo these many years ago.  I was working there when the current building was first opened almost 20 years ago. And now it has a new look and feel - and I was able to reconnect with the people who originally hired me as well as co-workers from many years ago.  FUN! 

Congratulations to all who worked on the renovations and the reopening party - it was great! Take a bow!

Rainy Florida

A second rainy day in Florida but, in many ways, it matches my mood. I'm not depressed but I am sad. We've been through every drawer and all the closets. The poor trashman should have gotten a hernia from all the bags and bags of "stuff" that we threw out. Nothing that mattered to us but the kinds of things that are "special" to the person saving them (even if they're not seen again after they're put in the drawer!).

I've made a vow (to myself and again) to go home and do this kind of cleaning on my "stuff" so that my children don't have to do it later. We did get rid of a lot when we emptied the kitchen and family room for the re-do but there's a lot more there. SIGH

I took Mom's dishes and some "special" plates to UPS to be shipped today. There are a lot of pictures too - I'm hoping (planning) to get them all scanned with some notations about who the people are (if I know) and put on a DVD. That will make them more accessible (I hope) and I'll make copies for family.

Don't Sweat the Small Stuff

I say - Celebrate the Small Stuff!

Example 1: Yesterday, for the first time in 10 weeks, I used BOTH my hands to brush my hair, gather it (somewhat sloppily!) into a ponytail AND twist a scrunchy around it tight enough to last for 14 hours!!

Example 2: An early meeting (before the hand swells too much) called for more notes than my poor left hand could laboriously handle - so, with brace on and a stiff thumb requiring an awkward pen position, my right hand rose to the challenge! And in the chicken scratch that resulted I actually saw shadows of my former handwriting!

World peace is still a distant dream, cancer is still uncured and gas and fuel prices continue to soar but my optimistic glass got a few drops fuller and the dim flicker at the end of what seems like an endless tunnel of aching, stiff and somewhat useless wrist got a little bit brighter. So I'm going to Sweat and Celebrate the small stuff and, hopefully, the big stuff will follow along.

Diane - now feeling that sometime in 2008 my wrist will be back to its new normal!