Thurs. July 11, 2024: Wilting in This Weather

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July 11, 2024

Waxing Moon

Pluto, Saturn, Neptune Retrograde

Hazy, hot, humid

You can read the latest on the garden over on Gratitude and Growth. I used my own photo of this week’s CSA for the header over there.

The promise of Beryl’s rain isn’t happening. We get a shower here and there, but it’s not really cooling anything off.

Lost most of the morning to an unfortunate personal situation. Hopefully, it is resolved. I should have shut it down a long time ago, and I spent far too much time and energy in appeasement, even when boundaries were repeatedly breached. I have paid the price for that mistake, and, hopefully, learned from it.

The afternoon saw the last of the four sessions of the financial workshop, which was excellent. I learned a lot that I will actually put into action over the coming months.

I had a quick breather, and then headed off to tarot. It was 97 degrees outside when I left (we’d managed to hold the inside at 85). Tarot was great, as usual, and then, in the same space, there was an art opening, which was wonderful. I stayed for a little bit, then headed home. It had gone all the way down to 94 degrees when I left!

Was too hot and tired to cook when I got home, so just fixed some cold snacks, and then read for a bit.

I was exhausted, both physically and emotionally, plus I’d been awake since 4:30, so I went to bed early. Slept well; it cooled down a bit, although only into the 70’s. The promised break in the heat didn’t happen, and won’t happen anytime soon. But the high today is supposed to be much lower, although it goes back up in the next few days, so I hope we can deal with it. I have a feeling tomorrow and over the weekend, I’ll spend a lot of time at the Clark.

Woke up a little after 3 because I’d gone to bed so early. Tessa tried to convince me to feed them, which was not happening. She and Charlotte actually shared space on the bed without fussing. Even Willa comes up, now and then, for banana time (I have to get her a new banana; she ripped open hers and emptied it of catnip).

I’m doing memorial candles for Ben and for Tracy today.

I received an email from a theatre in Colorado with whom I’m interested in working, asking for some information, and an email from a local theatre, where we’ve been trying to set up a meeting for months, and it hasn’t been able to happen. But it looks like we’ll be able to do so at the end of August. So that’s all good.

I honestly have no idea how much I can or can’t get done today. I need to do more work on stuff for the residency, since I didn’t get anything done yesterday. I need to follow up on some information with some people. I need to draft a flash fiction piece. I have a mentor meeting at 11 for a half hour on ZOOM. I’d like to get more edits into TAPESTRY, and I do need to turn around a coverage. So we’ll see how the day plays out. I will probably pack up and head to the Clark in the afternoon, unless we get a break in humidity.

All I want to really do is lie down with a fan over me. With everything that needs to be done, I also need to rest as much as I can, so that I have the necessary energy for next week.

Have a good one!