Thurs. June 6, 2024: Dealing With a Case of the Grumpies

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Thursday, June 6, 2024

New Moon

Pluto Retrograde

Hot, humid, cloudy

The cat in the photo is not Charlotte, although it looks a little like her (she’s much more princessy).

You can read about the garden and the first week of the CSA, over on Gratitude and Growth!

Yesterday was hot and I didn’t get much done. I do not function well in this weather, and we don’t have air conditioning. We can’t put a traditional window unit into our windows anyway, and the rolling units with the vent out the window are not an option for us right now, either. It wasn’t unbearable yesterday, but it was enough to get in the way of doing things.

I managed to get out early and do the big grocery shop and mail some bills. Came home and was wiped out. I didn’t get any writing done, which made me feel off kilter all day.

Did some cleaning and tidying up. Finished a script coverage and started another one. Headed out to tarot circle, which was good.

Charlotte was sitting in the living room window, looking down on the street, waiting for me to come home. It was so cute.

Home, cooked dinner using CSA bits (you can read about it on Gratitude and Growth). My mom had called the friends who are coming up this weekend to find out when they wanted to get together. They are up here for an event in Williamstown. They figured they could just call when they arrived. . .and we’d be waiting around for them? They had no intention of actually setting up a mutually convenient time, which to me, is disrespectful of our time.

I can’t make Friday night work anyway. I have two commitments that night.

They claim they “don’t know the schedule” yet for the weekend event in Williamstown. Um, I know the schedule and I’m not even attending the event!

They’re going to stop by on Sunday morning, instead, on their way out of town. Which certainly serves our schedule better, but it still irks me that they think we don’t actually have a life, and don’t deserve the basic consideration of planning a few days ahead. We were just supposed to put everything on hold for the weekend and serve at their pleasure? I don’t think so.

Didn’t sleep well, because it was uncomfortable sleeping weather, and had weird dreams.

Several of us sat in the Zoom room for 10 minutes waiting for meditation to start and nothing. No workshop leader, no communication from the organizer. It happens too often.

Again, be respectful of people’s time. We put aside the time to be here. If something changes, communicate.

So I’m starting the day grumpy. I wish the rain would start, so the humidity would break. I have some client work to do today, but that’s all that’s pressing, thank goodness. Not in the mood for much.

Read Meg Cabot’s NO OFFENSE, which was kind of fun.

I have a feeling I’ll take a nap this afternoon (even though I’m not usually a napper). Sleep will probably be the best way to get rid of the grumpies!