Wiped (037)

Today wiped me out. Started the day out running errands to purchase items for an upcoming vacation, including two new bikini bottoms as a reward for hitting my first weekly book writing goal. Also had to grab some groceries for this weekend. My family is coming over to celebrate Grannie’s birthday. She doesn’t know it yet, it will be a surprise for her. With her memory failing, it feels bad to rob her of something to look forward to, but we have been talking about getting together and just haven’t nailed down that fake date yet. 

I’ll be making corned beef, potatoes, carrots, and brussels sprouts in the Instant Pot and a spiral glazed ham in the slow cooker. My mouth is watering thinking about it. This will also be the first time anyone in my family, besides Sissy and Grannie, have been to our new place. We have a lot of cleaning to do, and it’s exhausting me thinking about it. The errands today were our way of avoiding cleaning. 

We also took Jorah to the dog park. Honestly, that is my favorite thing to do anymore. It’s a happy place, and Jorah gets to explore freely and run with new and old friends alike. The highlight of today was an open mic session hosted by Michelle Akin over zoom. So many performers, much braver than I, sang, danced, played musical instruments, read poems and stories, and showed a virtual room full of people their art. I’d watch all of them perform all day, it was an incredible experience. And now, with a full heart, I’m heading to bed because I am wiped.