Yesterdayw as a busy day - starting off with my quiet time, of course, but then heading off to the dentist to hear about a lot of things that needs to be done. Primarily, I'm being sent to an oral surgeon because of my tooth that broke off about six months or so ago. It broke at the gum line and has now developed a small 'caries' (or cavity) so the dentist wants it out before an infection starts and travels down the root canal. so next week I think it is, I have an appointment with an oral surgeon.... and then from his evaluation it will be decided if I get an implant put in that spot, let it go, get a bridge - and all I see are $$$$ and wondering how much my insurance will cover. So glad I took out the higher policy for I imagine it is going to hit $2500 limit the insurance pays fairly soon. And I have other teeth that needs some touch-up, as I already knew. UGH. I do not like dentists. But I love this guy - I met him about 12 years ago at one of my offices where he consulted.... but I haven't seen him in 10 years - so glad I found he was nearby (about 5 minutes away, I think) and he was taking new patients. It was good to catch up with him in between him poking in my mouth.
After that visit I came back to 'work' and had a lot of things I needed to do. I laid out chicken in a bowl of water to thaw for dinner while I continued working. I was pretty busy all day and was glad when 4PM came and I could turn my computer off. I went to fix dinner - and found there was only one piece of chicken in that package! It's one of those packages where there should be at least two pieces! And I had dinner planned already too! But when hubby came in from his eye doctor appointment, I told him we were going out to dinner - I was frustrated there was only one piece of chicken. Needless to say, another package of chicken is thawing overnight in the refrigerator so that I can fix it all tonight. We ended up at Rubio's - a little expensive for my taste for fast food - but it was good and we were both full. THEN I saw Chipolte's across the way and wished we had gone there! I love their chicken bowl.
When we got back home and settled for the evening.... all of a sudden we both felt so tired. Perhaps it was the stress of my dentist appointment, the stress of hubby's eye specialist appointment, that hit us both. We read a short time in our Bibles and after three chapters I just couldn't read anymore. We went to bed and I slept sound until about 2AM and struggled to go back to sleep. I did, but my internal alarm went off and I got up - still sleepy - and I sat here in the darkness for about half hour, dozing, finally turning the light on to read and still trying to wake up. Even now, after I have read and wrote in a journal, I am wanting to take a nap - but, alas, time slips away from me and I cannot.
But the good news is, I am off work tomorrow. It is my daughter's birthday and the bridal party - i.e., bride, my daughter, me, bride's sister and her daughter - are going to get our nails done. It will be fun and I'm looking forward to a manicure and pedicure. Then tomorrow night we'll all go out to dinner to celebrate my daughter's birthday. Then the craziness of the weekend begins.
Oh yeah, I have a facial scheduled this afternoon too. That will feel good and I will be taking off work early to get that done. Then I will have to jump on the computer when I get back to catch up on anything before I'm off for the weekend. I dread Monday. Timecards. Only my second time in having to do them, and one of the other people's team members who I support is taking PTO on Monday so I get to do her people's timecards too. AND the company is getting ready to switch to a new system - and I need to learn it - and I don't want to learn anything at all!
Think I need to get up and jump in the shower to start my day, get another cup of coffee, some orange juice, and drink my 'raw shot' of turmeric and ginger and black pepper and honey.... get some energy going here.
Psalm 118:24 (NLT) "This is the day that the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it."
Lean back in your chair and repeat that a few times. The Lord created this day for you. And for me. We are breathing. We are alive. Rejoice and be glad, for Jesus loves you so much, that He gave His life for you. When we were lost, He found us. Rejoice in His love for you.
Blessings!
