Thanks for the affirmation, Pam. Everything about this decision feels right. I have had the thoughts of doing something different for years but there were always things that held me back - mostly things that involved doing something that was best for someone else. Ultimately, though, it was also best for me since I would have been lost had my career ended prior to my divorce.
But things are different now. I got past all that. It is time for a change.
Today was a good day. I took Ryan to the dr. It was supposed to be my appt but I gave it to him when the storm on Wed kept us home from his appt. In the parking lot I saw a tarnished penny. I picked it up (as I always do) and said my little good luck chant before going inside.
The dr got a new receptionist. Hallelujah! It is a great day. Some of you might recall my first visit to my new dr's office 5 months ago. I was told to go home, no record of my appt (after waiting 7 weeks). 2 weeks later I nearly died of extremely high blood pressure (bleeding out the eyes even) which could have been prevented if the receptionist had not screwed up my appt. Over the next couple of months she also gave a non-existent appt to Ashley who went when the office was closed despite the fact I'd been on the phone with her 2 hours earlier. She repeatedly lost test results for me. She NEVER returned my phone calls. She screwed up the phones by letting them go to VM when she was there. And when I made Ryan's appt a month ago she told me she had no record of him and didn't know who he was! I LOVE the new girl. (Frankly, I think I'd LOVE anyone else at this point).
Then after much rigmarole and running around, I have my contractor and salesperson lined up and we are going to go ahead with the building of Ryan's elevator!!! YEAH YEAH YEAH! I have scrimped and saved and sweat and swore over this elevator but it will totally make my home a better place. I won't have nurses tromping through the kitchen several times a day. And Ryan won't have to climb stairs or walk far when he's having a rough day walking.
It is snowing and it is just the beginning. We're in for another big one. Josh plans to come down tommorrow and mae slow roasted lamb. He won't let me provide anything. He always does this - shows up with ALL the food. Ya gotta love that guy!
I've been cleaning and organizing but also had time to do some crafts. I love that the days are getting longer. Heck - by next week we'll be on daylight savings time! YEAH!
