I've Got the Achey Breaky Body Blues

November 8, 2009 - 00:09

Oh, I so hurt right now. And I think it'll get worse before it gets better. I'm actually considering a bath ...

It's been raining for the past couple of days. Raining almost non-stop. Last night's show included lightening, but no thunder. the night before that included fireworks ... Yeah, fireworks ... No, I don't know. I'm sure there was booze involved though. Who sets off a series of fireworks at midnight on a Thursday night, at the bottom of a populated hill ... in the middle of a rain storm!! We're talking high winds and lots of rain ... The darn things were at eye level to me as I sat in my chair watching TV. What if they'd gone sideways in the wind? I'm surprised there didn't seem to be any complaints ...

Anyway, that's not why I'm sore ...

I walked to the Driftwood Centre. Technically, this is our "mall". I was going for a few things from the grocery store. It took me an hour to get there. One hill in particular almost killed me. Wow. I got to the top and was SO dizzy ... I could feel my cheeks heating up from being flushed with exertion. Realised that I didn't have any water with me ... damn. Kept going though and got my second wind a little after that. It was a very good walk ... but I was very glad to have caught my Auntie at the end of her shift at the store. I got a ride home. And that distance that I struggled with? Suddenly seemed so short. *sigh*

I'm sure it will seem shorter as I do it more often. It's quite the hike though, so I don't intend on doing it too often. :) It may, or may not be better with a bike ... but at the same time, I don't know that a bike would be safer. The roads here don't have a shoulder to ride on at all. If I'm out there after a ferry has unloaded, it could cause a problem. We'll see.

Agh ... achy ... not enough water, I guess.

I got my laundry and most of the dishes done today. Tomorrow, I plan on tidying up a bit more ... getting my things hung up (and out of boxes) and attacking the floors with a good broom. My fingers are twitching for a swiffer though ... *sigh* I miss my things and knowing where to find them!

I want my own place again ... I know that I'm here alone, but it's still somebody else's house. Somebody else's things. I'll have to stay long enough to save up money for the homecoming ... and finding a place to stay ... and getting new furniture to replace what I had to leave behind or give away. It's going to be tough. It'll be tougher still if I can't get a job soon.

I will find something. I will succeed. I will become something that I haven't been for a very long time ... a winner.

Thought for the day: Sealing your dreams in amber will keep them safe for an untold number of years, possibly even centuries ... but if you intend to live those dreams, you must set them free.

Sweet Dreams!