Monday, July 7, 2025

The heat is on...

 It has been very unseasonably hot the past 2-3 weeks. First, the heat dome that just decided to hang out for awhile, and now, just regular hot. And the humidity.  IT's been sticky.  But, then the other morning, it was like 59 when I woke up, and that felt cold, and good.  Speaking of cold, I typically take cold showers in the summer, and that helps.


Old Business:

  • Hands Heal - actually loaned this to a client who's going to help me start doing better information gathering before/after each session.
  • Chores - Ooo boy, that's been a tough one. Up, down, and all over the place. But, I have gotten both the shed ramp and the deck stained, so that is good.  Inside, it's a struggle, but Little Bro came home for a visit this weekend, and he helped me go through my files and pull out the shredding.  He ran the shredder for me.
  • Perfect Union - still hard to read
  • Advocacy day was fun! We had a good group down at the State House, and we did manage to meet a few good, key contacts
  • NCBTMB - I just need to do it!!!  LOL
  • P4S - BAD!
  • Trail Guide - BAD!
  • Garage, always bad!  LOL
  • Magazines - good
  • 1 shade left to go - waiting on a rainy day
  • YouTube is being a lot better. I upgraded the church wireless to a Netgear Orbi mesh system with 2 satellites, 1 in the sanctuary, and 1 in the fellowship hall downstairs.  That has also helped with our Zoom capabilities for HAWC and board.
  • Winter projects? Well, you can guess...
  • Lawnmower struggled a bit at first, but I ended up bringing the battery in to charge overnight and that was the trick.
  • Weeding is in full force!  So far, the sections that I went over last year, and got chips down on have done well, and I've been able to quickly go through those and top dress them. With it being so hot, it has been a challenge, I've mainly just been trying to work where there is shade, so it is sorta hodge-podge, but hey, better than nothing! I've also resigned myself that along the alley, and a few other places, I just needed to take it all down with the weedwacker and the mower.  Not the flowers, but going around them.  It has helped. I also decided to just one Saturday cut out all of the junk trees, and that also made a big difference. So, maybe it will get easier... And trying to snap off the dandelion heads before they turn to fluff...
  • So much has bloomed, and it just looks beautiful!
  • Still need to figure out where to put the cherry tree!  LOL
  • AMTA conference/board meeting went well.

New Business:
  • Figure out how to be more intentional - like working on the business, making time for the fun things I like to do, and not just weeding.  Like am I really living a life?
  • Going on vacation next week!  It will be just a staycation - but maybe just spending some lazy time here at home will help.
  • We meet with one of the Reps we met at Advocacy Day next week too. That will be informative and interesting!
  • Looking forward to AMTA National in Dallas.  Going a couple days early, to just be, and maybe have fun!  LOL
  • Going down at the end of the month to visit 021, and help her move.  That also will be fun
  • Need to plan a trip up to 024 now that she's moved into her new place
  • Next Sunday is a joint worship with Eel River at Camp Mack
  • Also need to schedule a visit down to D&K's

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