I had a slow start this morning because I had an eye appointment down in Ontario. There wasn’t really time to work before I’d have to leave so I got myself ready to drive instead of ready to work. The drive was uneventful, and the appointment was nice and quick. In two to three weeks, I’m going to have new glasses. I am so looking forward to being able to see clearly out of both eyes again. It has been annoying and may have induced headaches to not have clear vision with the right eye.
I’ve been emotional today. Lots of crying. Getting back to work was okay, though I had to hold back tears in one of my meetings. I’ve only scratched the surface of catching up with last week’s emails, but I got through everything that was urgent. I checked my mail at lunch. It was mostly junk, along with an explanation from the IRS about the check they sent me. They determined that I’d overpaid my fine by $34. I hope that’s the end of all that.
I think my tree’s leaves got burned by the incredibly high temps we had last Tuesday. I’m going to do watering every other day until I see improvement. And I’m going to try and figure out a way to shade the tree when it gets really hot. I just need to be sure it won’t blow away when it gets windy, whatever the solution ends up being.
I committed to replacing my deck. My contractor has a wait list, so I’m on the schedule for September. That’s fine. I’m glad that I’ve got a decision on that. I’ve roped off the front steps because they have officially become hazardous. I think taking the furniture in by those stairs probably didn’t help things, but they have been a hazard for a long time now.
After work, I ate leftover ribs and finished off a bag of salad. Then I headed outside and reorganized my shed, which had gotten a bit messed up when my dad pulled the ladder out – there were vines growing on it that made it hard to remove. I tightened my trike seat, and then got the trike into the shed. I did a tank’s worth of mowing and watered my tree. I cried while mowing, which is different.
After mowing, I realized that the headache that has been growing most of the day is not from caffeine withdrawal. I took medication for a migraine, and I hope that this works. I want the headache to be gone in the morning. I did some quick exercises and it’s pretty much time for bed now.
