The cheerful Imperfect truck arrived bang on time with my box
Complete and in good condition.
And here's what they brought
Including a couple of items for Thanksgiving
Meanwhile I had made soup.
Since several residents of Florida read this blog, I want to make sure you've seen this.
And while we're in thoughtful mode, I found a quotation I like very much. I believe that when major life events happen to us, they actually change who we are as people. Maybe they bring out what was there anyway, or maybe we learn new ways of being, for better or worse.
I know I was totally transformed from the complete non-combatant nice person wanting to be accepted that I was before having a baby with great needs. When I found how hostile the world, including medical personnel, and my own family, was to this little boy doing his best against the odds, I became the ultimate terrifying person.
People from school principals to doctors to highups in the state education world learned not to go up against me in the search for the right education. Long story, eventual success.
It served Handsome Partner well, too, when I had to fight to save his life on more than one occasion, even getting apologies from hospital admin and doctors for blunders in the coronary care unit. Also many calls from patients' families asking how I'd managed to get him the right care, so they could do it.
This is not to say I'm some great brave person, just that things happen and they change you. Many things have come up in my life, which aren't blog material, but here's a good thing to remember. When people pressure you to smile and say oh, fine now, it was a good thing really, and they will, here's something to consider
This is such a serious post today, good thing it's knitting group this afternoon! Cheerful convo and beautiful projects.
And yesterday Gary dropped in to say the plant pot is still exuding oil, he's giving up on it and when we have a mild day, we'll repot the monstera!
He's having various neck and back issues, getting pt andand other help, and I talked about how my walking helps with a lot of that, which it does.
When he heard I walk 20-30 minutes most days, he was amazed, didn't think he could do that! He apparently had thought I went round the block and home! Five minutes on a good day. But I assured him he could do it. I hope he does. I swear by it. I think the effect on your circulation helps everything. Dr Boud's totally unsupported medical advice.
Happy day everyone, bit by bit, stitch by stitch, step by step if that's your thing, enjoy what's there.
