Sentence a Day 10.2024

Good morning, good evening, good night nurse, my friends.  Thanks for joining me for Sentence a Day 10.2024 – a long-winded review of my October in one run-on sentence a day.

First Off – Disclosures

As I have always said, I write these sentences for me.  As a way of keeping track of what all has happened and when.  I know this is really a lot of gibberish.  A bunch of stuff I really don’t expect anyone to wade through!!  But it helps me to reflect on each day, and record the important things so I can keep them straight, if not in my mind, on ‘paper’ at least.  So, with that being said, please know you are free from any expectation that you need to read every word.

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Sentence a Day & OGT

Every month I try very hard to get my SaD post together, in order to make the What’s Been on Your Calendar? link-up with Deb at Deb’s World, Sue who blogs at Women Living Well After 50, Donna from Retirement Reflections and Jo who can be found at And Anyways, which opens on the last Friday of each month.  But the last day of the month isn’t always the last Friday, so I never seem to make the What’s Been on Your Calendar link-up!!  I am always adding sentences through the last day of the month, whatever day that falls on.  Someday, maybe?

Have recently reconnected with Jennifer at Overflowing with Thankfulness and hope to link up this post with her Thankful Thursday series, too.

Que Mas?

I also share an OGT=one good thing for each day; something each day for which I am grateful.  Try to update the progress I have made or lack there of toward incorporating my WOTY=word of the year into my day to day.  And when I haven’t been wearing nothing but an orthopedic boot and shorts, I like to share a few OOTD=outfits of the day.

Sentence a Day 10.2024

Is this summer ever going to end?  Still breaking records with our afternoon highs.  We are heading up to the mountains in New Mexico the first of next week, the first days of November.  Hope it will be a refreshing break for both of us.

Finally Fall?

• Welcome, October, we are now 10 days into autumn, hope we see fall temps any time.  The folks from Lowe’s delivered the material for the raised bed PC is putting together in the west side yard; we wrote on our stories and shared what we had written; did our drop-in visit with pups through Rover.com; Paul worked on the garden beds and I worked on my puffy kitty; Brennyn had a very hard day at work, Wednesdays are always hard in NICU; published my writing about Ernie the goat on Substack; leftover maple chicken, fettucine and veggies for supper; Supernatural workout; struggled to find something to watch on TV.  10.01.2024  OGT:  Paul’s hard work on the raised beds

• Sleeping so well, and only got up once last night to go to the bathroom – aren’t you impressed??; showered – I am getting good at that; we had quiet time and breakfast on the patio; put together taco soup in the crockpot for supper; I worked on blog posts and reading blogs; did our pup drop-in visit and Paul walked the pups; he worked on the garden for a bit then had a doctor appointment about the pain in his shoulder; I took a walk around the block on the knee scooter; soup and quesadillas for supper; “The Masked Singer” and “The Floor” on TV before bed.  10.02.2024  OGT:  my crockpot

I’m Healing…Hallelujah!!

• I liked this day…I am healing!!  My bones are aligned and my leg is aligned and the stars are aligning for my recovery; hallelujah, thank You, God; slept well again but up twice in the night; was chilly willy when we woke up; as I was trying to climb onto our tall bed to dress, I fell and banged my foot, putting weight on it – I was horrified that I might have undone all the healing, dissolved into a puddle of tears;  visited with Declan and Brennyn for a bit, she has been sick and having to work when she feels crummy; we ate breakfast, did some stuff on our laptops and then headed out for the last drop-in visit with the pups; was glad to hear that Tina, the pups’ ‘mom’ got encouraging news from her cancer scans, again thank You, God for prayers answered; PC’s mom enjoyed a massage that helped relieve her of her pain; I got a good report at the doctor and didn’t undo my healing after all; he hopes I can try walking in 2 weeks; had McD’s for a celebratory lunch; Supernatural workout; iced my foot; warmed up taco soup for supper; football and blog reading before bed.  10.03.2024  OGT:  answered prayers

• PC jumped out of bed at 6:15 for his X-ray appointment at 7 am only to get there and to be told X-rays were done on a walk-in basis after 10 am; we talked with our financial advisor/accountant-guy about Paul’s retirement; wrote a little on our stories; Paul vacuumed and mopped, I cleaned the kitchen and bathroom; started painting on my ‘Hay Fall’ door round project; had lunch at Brown Bag Deli, picked up our first grocery order at the commissary, then picked up an order at Walmart, grass seed at Lowe’s; Blizzards at DQ; put everything away then ran back out to get my hair cut; had Jordan chop about 2 inches off; looks fuller and healthier; watched “Dark Winds” on Netflix, finished the series; my foot hurts today after yesterday’s fall.  10.04.2024  OGT:  feeling fresher after my haircut

Weekending

• Saturday. Paul worked spreading grass seed and fertilizer, I parked my behind beside the ironing board and ironed almost everything in my pile; worked on the lettering on my ‘Hay Fall’ door decor; wore a new sweatsuit to Crave for hamburgers on the patio and a new bookstore “Margin Notes” for our day date, got some writing done – have almost finished my “Purple Dressy” story; home to watch a disappointing Tennessee Vols football loss to Arkansas, snacky supper; early to bed, still getting up 2-3 times a night to use the bathroom.  10.05.2024  OGT:  Paul’s patience with me

• I think we stayed at home all day today; no church, it just seems so daunting to go with all the people, with the uncertainty about whether I will need to use the bathroom, where we will sit; we were both pretty lazy, watched football most of the afternoon and all evening until almost midnight when the rain delayed Cowboys-Steelers game finally ended; scrapbooked with my sister for almost 2 hours; iced my foot after; Supernatural workout – #4 for the week; brats and smashed Yukon gold potatoes for dinner; put together my autumn bucket list post; I am so tired by the end of the day.  10.06.2024 OGT:  being home

Sleeping Like a Baby

• So glad I am sleeping well every night, that has to be helping me heal, right? got laundry started first thing; PC ran to Lowe’s to get more garden soil for brown patches in the yard; I did quiet time, talked to Brennyn for a few minutes; listened to “Secrets of a Charmed Life;” worked on my ‘Hay Fall’ door decor, still a long way to go; fixed Ranch Crack Chicken in the crockpot and actually tracked my WW points today; Supernatural workout; met with our latest client for kitty drop-in visits over the next 2 weeks and she baked us cupcakes!!; sent out images for the writing prompts for our next writing group meeting; football before bed, my fantasy team suffered it first loss; Bren and Tafa are having such a time getting Dec to stay in bed.  10.07.2024  OGT:  work and play

• This day felt *almost* normal!!  We lounged in bed for a bit; showered and I put on real pants today, oh yeah, baby!! a smoothie and coffee and banking on the computer then time to go ‘cross the mountain to pick up my EP grands for the movie, “Wild Robot”; Cami spilled out of the house and into my arms where I was sitting in the car; Cia came out more quietly but stopped for a hug, too; we played a ROUSING game of “Babies” – the girls had created new characters while they were in NYC; PC performed a ‘wedding’ among the kitties, so much fun, he is hilarious!!; movie was very good, pretty with a good message; both girls took turns on my lap; took them home and this time Cia came up for a big hug and and an I love you before going in the house; we scooted/walked around the outlet mall; wore me out; iHop for an early dinner with PUMPKIN PANCAKES; “The Voice” auditions tonight on TV, grand day!!  10.08.2024  OGT:  wearing pants and being with family

Discouraged

• Have I mentioned how tired I am of this whole broken foot, of being unable to do anything without it taking monumental effort, I break a sweat just clearing the table – ridiculous; had a mammogram this afternoon which was an acrobatic challenge on one foot; this evening worn out from going in circles on this stupid knee scooter; hopping into the bathroom, bootie scooting up the stairs, moving from one office chair to another to the wheelchair, boosting myself onto a stool in the shower.  Grrrrr.  I am not a good patient.  10.09.2024  OGT:  I can go to bed and forget the day
• According to my watch I was stressed at an average level of 74% all day long, which meant my body had ‘almost no restful moments’ during the day; Paul had occupational therapy for his shoulder today, X-rays indicate nothing is broken, thank goodness; when he got home, PC vacuumed downstairs with our new Dyson and I cleaned the kitchen, made a meatloaf for dinner with broccoli and cheese sauce, split a baked potato; finished a scrapbook page and painted on my door decor; watched Thursday night football, somehow, miraculously, my fantasy football team is still in first place.  10.10.2024  OGT:  everything Paul does to help around the house, to help me

Jinx

• I’ve jinxed myself bragging about how well I’ve been sleeping – last night I struggled, up 3 times to go to the bathroom; showered, quiet time and breakfast on the patio; we tried putting Purrcy in Pumpkin’s crate in the backyard because Purrcy keeps going over the wall, but the crate didn’t work, he walked backwards around the perimeter crying; picked up grocery order; did our drop-in visit with Mr. Whiskers; home for lunch; scrapbooked with my sister; PC put together yet another office chair, a replacement for his leather one that I have worn to shreds; laughed at all the rolling chairs we have now; did our second kitty visit then picked up Popeyes chicken for dinner; my foot is more swollen again and I am so tired.  10.11.2024  OGT:  opportunities

Small Victories

• Crazy that the highlight of some of my sentences is that I slept well or didn’t have to get up in the night to go to the bathroom!!  Yikes.  But last night I didn’t have to get up…small victories; PC went to his team’s baseball game even though he isn’t playing right now with his shoulder pain; I worked on upcoming blog posts; did my quiet time and then started painting on my ‘Hay Fall’ door decor again, I like how it is coming along, but have to wait for the layers of paint to dry; did my Supernatural workout; dropped in on the 5 kitties we have been visiting; stopped at the Dollar Tree for sympathy cards for friends; leftovers for dinner; watched THE Ohio State football game; read blog posts; stayed up late enough to watch SNL – rare.  10.12.2024  OGT:  Purrcival came inside when I called him

Blanket Weather

• Got really chilly in the night and had to pull up our comforter, could autumn finally be here??; by the time we finished breakfast, it was time for Sunday morning football but the first games of the day were boring; fell over with my knee scooter but kept my foot off the ground; did our drop-in visit with Mr. Whiskers; home for lunch; Paul curled up on the couch for a nap and while listening to the book club book of the month, “None of This is True” by Lisa Jewell, I finished painting my ‘Hay Fall’ door decoration – it was fun, easy to follow the instructions and now I can clean up all that mess!!; fixed green chili pasta chicken in the crock pot for dinner; Supernatural workout; Bengals-Giants football before bed; Purrcy came inside again when I called him, good boy!!  10.13.2024  OGT:  PC helped me clean up a mess I made when I dropped my jar of paint water and it broke all over the kitchen

Arroz con Leche Coffee

• I love Mondays…thought once PC retired I might not like them as much, was so worried about how we would manage being home together all day everyday, need not have worried!!; got the laundry sorted and underway, kitties fed and then we headed to Rally Point Coffee to write, PC had cocoa and I had a cinnamony arroz con leche coffee – they were out of pumpkin spice but this was different and very good; stopped at the library; grabbed sandwiches at McD’s; ran into Uptown Cheapskate – bought a new white prayer bracelet; PC had OT for his shoulder; worked on my puffy paper kitty; signed up for this Jesus Calling: Practicing Thankfulness  online Bible study in November, made these cranberry turkey sandwiches for dinner, really good; Monday night football and Supernatural; talked to Lauren for a long time; Pale Pink Porkbellies are still #1 in our fantasy league.  10.14.2024  OGT: catching up with my daughters when I can

Wore Real Clothes

• Busy day; we had 2 kitty drop-in visits today, then ran by the gym to renew our membership; I have enjoyed doing our equipment in our garage but PC wants to get back to going to the gym and if, IF we will go and workout when we get there, we will get in better shape;  hopefully, now that we are both retired it will be a pleasure to go in the morning without the afterwork crowds; did my Supernatural, worked on puffy kitty a little bit; then showered and dressed in my cozy new athleisure sweatsuit and we attended Lucia’s art exhibit at the school district central office; she drew the San Elizario mission in crayon – very well done; we had iHOP with Lauren and the girls afterward but everyone was not feeling 100% and kind of dragging; Cami drew a picture of she and I – me on my scooter; home to watch last week’s “Golden Bachelorette;” finally cooler today and tonight.  10.15.2024  OGT:  Lucia’s art work

• PC is waking every night and reviewing his stocks on his phone, which means I am waking up every night while he reviews his stocks on his phone; after breakfast this morning we headed to the gym, I did about 5 arm machines; no kitty visits today; home for lunch and I scrapbooked for about an hour, then we both wrote on the prompts for writing class; leftovers for dinner; “Golden Bachelorette” before bed and lots of blog post writing.  10.16.2024  OGT:  working out

Frustration

• Hectic day, after breakfast we did a little banking, emailing, blog writing – trying to finish up my Tell Us About: Schooldays post, writing it brought so many emotions bubbling up; did our drop-in visit with Mr. Whiskers then round the corner to my foot doctor appointment; X-rays continue to indicate I am healing well, if not setting records for getting back to normal but I have been released to start walking on my boot;  I did just that but it hurts; my foot and ankle are stiff and throb after I am on them for any length of time; Paul had a massage; I returned to working on my blog post only to discover half of it had somehow gotten deleted – back to the drawing board, took 3 hours to rewrite; PC cooked=Taco Bell; watched “The Golden Bachelorette” before bed.  10.17.2024  OGT:  beginning to walk again
• Fri-YAY; using my crutches for support when I walk, getting around fairly well, but OUCH!!; went to the gym to do arms and lay on the hydromassage bed then over to do our kitty visit with Nova, last one for this kitty; walked around in the yard for the first time in 2 months, enjoyed seeing the plants, being in the sunshine; scrapbooked with my sister for a little bit but my foot really started hurting; grilled cheese and tomato soup for supper; read blog posts while we watched “The Floor” game show before bed.  10.18.2024 OGT:  PC being so easily satisfied with simple suppers

Welcome Weekend

• Up earlier today than other mornings recently; showered, breakfast; PC photographed the gym equipment we are selling that we’ve been using in our garage – just hope we continue going to Planet Fitness once all of this equipment is gone; he got my bins of fall decorations down for me, going to purge a lot; we were off to do our kitty visit with Mr. Whiskers, then the gym to do arm equipment and lay on the hydromassage bed, picked up groceries and it rained on the way home; put everything away, had a quick lunch then had to ice my foot and ankle, so swollen and painful; watched Tennessee barely beat Alabama; registered for the “Snow Happy” Over the Artsy Moon paint party – YOU KNOW HOW I LOVE SNOW!!; sandwiches for supper; gentle rain with lightning and thunder again tonight – oh, how we have needed this!!  10.19.2024  OGT:  beginning to go through STUFF and purging

Hello, Gelato

• Sunday, it has been many weeks since we have gone to church regularly; the idea of the big crowd and the possibility of needing to ‘run’ to the bathroom mid-service make me very nervous but I have sadly fallen off on my devotional time at home, too; going to get back to that this week; both of else felt kind of punk today – punk as my dad would say, sore throats, congested, headaches; PC went to the gym but I skipped it today as my foot was still swollen this morning; watched lots of football, made this cheeseburger soup (delicious!!) for supper; went for gelato (Hena, it was delicious), I had pumpkin and cajeta (like caramel) and PC had something fruity; home to scrapbook; finished up soup, did a quick Supernatural workout; EP girls are sick and went to the doctor; sweet message from Cady this morning; miss my daughters.  10.20.2024  OGT:  trying gelato, less pain in my foot today

Early Voting?

• Got up and around, laundry started, kitties fed and then PC invited me to breakfast at iHOP before we tried to vote; the pumpkin pancakes are so good; the line at the early voting precinct was very long so decided to come back tomorrow; did our kitty visit; 30 minute upper body workout at the gym; finished laundry, set out my pumpkins and fall decorations, purged a number of things; made red beans and rice with sausage for supper; my foot and ankle were very swollen and throbbing; iced and elevated it while we watched Monday night football; my fantasy team lost and I slipped to third place in the league.  10.21.2024  OGT:  so many people out to vote
• Up earlier this morning in order to get to the precinct shortly after it opened; voted, then ran by the library, Walmart for kitty food; the gym for a 30 minute workout; lunch at home then did some writing for our writing class prompt; blog reading for the second day; Supernatural workout; showered and dressed for writing; enjoyed being with the group and Denise’s tacos for supper, just feeling that my writing is so immature compared to the grand writing and ideas of the rest of the group; Denise gave me 2 kitty books to read as I continue mending and a sweet card; signed up for NaNoWriMo, novel writing month but now to figure out what story I will write; wish a grand idea would come to me.  10.22.2024  OGT:  writing group

Moving

• I liked this day, almost moved normally!! Talked with Brennyn and Declan before I was even out of bed, poor baby boy was sick in the night, all of my babies except Cady are sick right now; after a shower and breakfast we cleaned downstairs, PC did the floors and I cleaned the bathroom and kitchen, smelled so good once it was spic-n-span; did our final kitty visit with Mr. Whiskers; home for lunch and to meet with another wall builder for an estimate on extending our wall; PC cleaned the chlorinator and pool filters, I deadheaded my mums that have survived since last fall!!, put together my fall decorations outside, now need real pumpkins; leftover cheeseburger soup with cornbread for supper; Supernatural workout; watched the “Golden Bachelorette” before bed, broke another record for heat today, 150 days over 90*.  10.23.2024  OGT:  normal feeling day
• Tired tonight, need a quiet day tomorrow; up early to have bloodwork drawn while fasting, then off to the gym where I did 6 pieces of upper body equipment and laid on the hydromassage (heaven); home for breakfast on the patio and quiet time – finally; showered and dressed and off to the outlet mall; lunch at Taco Tote, split a taco meal; treated PC to his new favorite Bath and Body Works cologne, Wild Wander, for taking good care of me these last 2 months: Michael’s to get paint for my next art project; iced my foot then scrapbooked with my sister for 90 minutes; PC picked up Burger King for dinner – we have to stop!!; Thursday night football until bedtime, nice, long chat with Lauren and the girls.  10.24.2024  OGT:  getting around a little better

Moving Even Better

• Today was the best day yet as far as moving around goes…less stiffness, less pain, walked all day without assistance of crutches or scooter and slept like a champ, only getting up once; PC went for his stretch, I enjoyed quiet time and working on my Title Talk post; walked around in the yard, so glad to visit my plants; went to the gym mid-afternoon and did about 7 machines; listened to a new book, “The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern” by Lynda Cohen Loigman; PC cooked dinner, really cooked – fish sticks, popcorn shrimp, corn and a salad!!; Brennyn called to Facetime after Dec went to trunk-or-treat tonight as Ace Ventura, pet detective; the weekend is here and no real plans.  10.25.2024  OGT:  less pain and stiffness

Bye Bye Bed

• PC set the alarm for 6:45 am so we could get the sheets off the bed and the mattress out in the hall to be picked up by the company we bought it from; what an adventure with this mattress, I have decided I kind of like it but PC thinks it makes him hurt, so he has ordered a new one to replace this one but it hasn’t shipped yet; the men picked it up then he went to warm up with his ball team but didn’t play ball; I worked on blog reading, and getting the book summaries out to the book club to vote; scrapbooked with Valerie; talked for 30 minutes to each of my baby girls; watched football; Supernatural workout – did 143 minutes of Supernatural this week – then a nice soak in the hot tub with an informal charcuterie board; started “Lioness” tonight on Paramount+.  10.26.2024  OGT: catching up with my daughters and grandbabies

Family Time

• Another good day…moved entirely on my foot without using the scooter, wheelchair or any of my rolling office chairs, swollen and sore tonight but I did it; slept pretty well in our downstairs guest bedroom; skipped church yet again; showered and dressed for the gym where I did 7 upper body machines; stopped at Walmart for pumpkins to paint, beer and brownie mix; Dollar Tree for plastic table cloths; made baked beans,  jalapeño poppers, pulled pork for BBQ sammies, corn on the cob, tater tots and the brownies – everything tasted pretty darn good; painted pumpkins with Lauren, Francisco and the girls, it was fun, different and everyone did something unique; did our kitty drop-in visit when the kids left; football then “Lioness” before bed.  10.27.2024  OGT:  being with family

Monday Monday

• Laundry day, writing day at Starbucks but I have lost my writing mojo (w)right now; trying to decide what to write during November for NaNoWriMo but haven’t had any bright ideas; they say write what you know…ha, I only know my life!!; enjoyed a pumpkin spice chai latte while doing a little free writing that might lead to my next story; monitored book club voting for our November read; worked on upper body at the gym; took a nice nap on the couch after lunch as my foot was hurting; returned house keys to last week’s kitty family, they tipped us very well in cash and brought me a beautiful handmade Amish pot holder; did our kitty visit for this week’s family; baked a quiche using this delicious recipe and paired it with a salad for dinner; football before bed – my fantasy team is struggling again.  10.28.2024  OGT:  generous kitty customers, naptime

Fall ‘Spring’ Cleaning

• Are you as sick of hearing about my foot as I am dealing with it?  Today was a painful day…tried to stay off of my foot as much as possible but it was still swollen and sore; enjoyed quiet time on the patio; put all of our laundry away then we both went through our dresser drawers and purged; PC was on a roll and he moved into the closet and purged galore, we have so many hangers now; tomorrow I will go in and tackle my side; but don’t want to try things on knowing everything will be tight; had an early dinner at Casita Linda’s – oh, their mole; kitty visit; home to watch the World Series and an episode of “Lioness” before bed; made a grocery order for PC’s mom; so windy tonight, our pool is going to be a mess in the morning; supposed to be much cooler tomorrow.  10.29.2024  OGT:  beginning our fall ‘spring’ cleaning
• Foot was feeling better again today, one step forward, one step back; the trash trucks woke me up but PC was still snoozing so I went up to take my shower and dress, then started going through the clothes in my closet; didn’t part with a WHOLE lot of things but freed up probably 30 hangers, was so happy to be able to wear all of my clothes still, some were just a little snug – hallelujah; Paul came up to help me rehang things, fold things for donation or consignment; we had leftover quiche for brunch, did some banking/bill paying then off to the gym where I did 6 upper body/arms machines and 5 ab machines; salad for lunch; more closet cleaning and a little ironing; kitty drop-in visit; cleaned out the fridge for supper; watched the “Golden Bachelorette” before bed, much cooler today, high in the low 70s.  10.30.2024  OGT:  getting things done, cleaning closet
• Happy Halloween and feliz Dia de los Muertos!!  Been waiting for this day for 8 weeks – after my X-rays and my doctor appointment, I have been cleared to wear 2 shoes!!  bye-bye boot!!; went to the gym, did our drop-in kitty visit and then changed clothes for trick or treat with the girls; had planned to wear one of the dresses I ordered (see my bucket list post, here, for pictures) but was worried about being in a long dress with a semi-bum foot so dressed like a hiker (my sister’s suggestion) instead; PC was Damon Targaryen from “Game of Thrones” or the latest Dragon series, Lauren was Frida; Francisco was a luchador (wrestler), Cia was a kitty and Cami was Heather Grayson from “Shadow High,” Cady even dressed up as a kitty for school; by the time we got started going door to door, I had been in shoes for about 2 hours and my foot was pretty swollen and sore; we walked around the block with the kids then headed home; watched football and drank a Blue Moon light to celebrate my new 2-footed status; next appointment 12.12.2024 (by that time this will have been a 3.5 month ordeal), in the meantime, I will have PT 2x a week, no driving for now…boo!!  10.31.2024  OGT:  my breaks have completely healed, back to 2 shoes

Glad to say ‘see ya’ to October.  Not to wish my life away, but hopeful that November will be more NORMAL!!

1 Second Each Day

Here’s a quick video review of my tenth month of the year.

Some Numbers I’m Proud Of

For so long, I have tried to get 10K steps.  You might remember in some of my wellness posts from the past, I have talked about participating in StepBet, trying to reach weekly and monthly exercise goals.  We were swimming so well this summer.  Doing standing abs and weight lifting workouts.  Being grounded with this foot and orthopedic boot really cramped my style.  But I have tried to find ways to stay active.

Today I checked my activity tracker and was pleased with some of the numbers it revealed.

• we rejoined the gym 2 weeks ago and have gone 11 times
• this month, I ‘walked’ 68,000 steps, an average of 2,400 a day – mostly on 1 foot – 34 miles
• have completed 71 days straight of Spanish language instruction on Duolingo; have been doing it for several years but have never gone this many days in a row, que bueno!!

So, while this month has been frustrating, there have been a few little successes.

2024 Word of the Year (WOTY)

My word of the year is lighten (up).  September didn’t feel very light and October less so.  It has been 8 weeks since I broke my foot.  I am much more mobile, thank goodness.  On Halloween afternoon, I return to the doctor for more X-rays to determine whether my fractures have healed enough to allow me to remove the boot and start walking on my foot in regular shoes.  For 2 weeks, I have been able to walk on my boot short distances and for short periods of time.  But my foot is still pretty swollen, stiff and can be quite uncomfortable after I have been up on it for a time.  Just anxious to get on with life.

And

Mentioned  last month that I had been wearing a little white beaded bracelet everyday to remind me to take my troubles to God.  But more importantly, to remind myself how very thankful I need to be for this great life.  For all the good things.  Then a couple of days after I broke my heel, my bracelet broke.  I have 2 replacement bracelets but they aren’t the same!!  Hoping to go over the mountain to my favorite jewelry repair gal to see what she can do with my beads.

Plus

With the Presidential (I know that isn’t capitalized but I believe it should be) election just a few days away, there is a lot of tension across our country.  I find it hard to believe that from sea to shining sea these 2 are the only candidates we have for the leader of our great nation.  Have mercy.  Worried how the country will react no matter who is elected on 11.05.2024.

To summarize, I am not feeling very light!!

Your Turn

How was your October, friends?  What would you rate it on a scale of 1-10?  I think I’d give mine about a 5.  Lots of frustrating days.  But looking forward to a better, more mobile November.

Thank you for spending some of your valuable day to read my whininess!!  Hope next month’s sentences have lots of action words – verbs – and pleasant adjectives.  I appreciate you hanging in with me.

Hugs and kisses,