I grabbed a chilled bottled water for a dollar and a 50 cent greeting card then checked out. Being overcharged for the card didn't fly as I told the clerk it was in the 50 cent section. She corrected it and I went on. I needed a bag for the card as I was on foot and didn't want to lose the card and envelope while carrying it the rest of the way HOME. No smiles on the clerk's face. Oh well, she's not there to smile at me.
Not so much as a thank you. Something's not quite right when the clerks cannot say a thank you for your business even when it's a small purchase. Better courtesy could be given though. Difference in opinion and business etiquette.
OFF I WENT UP THE HILL on my way HOME wondering if all this sweating and walking is worth it? I said out loud, "I won't be able to do this in 5 years." My mind starts wondering and thinking about when my Mom and Dad sold their house and moved into the Hilltop Manor to live. DOWNSIZING to the hilt. Mom was 75 and Dad was 80. I remember well their Auction they had and getting settled into their apartment. Dad's health was ailing since he was 77 when he broke his back. He mostly sat and slowly shrunk in size going from 5'9" to 4'11" in height until he passed away at 90.
I'm downsizing our belongings now and still have a ways to go. It's taking me so much longer to get rid of stuff. I seem to be busy downsizing and not living the way I think I should be living at nearly 70 years old. I believe we should have goals and work toward them even at my age, but so much of what I do to busy myself isn't the best way to live. I'm so slow at this all that it's rather scary. I can turn lose of more STUFF.
I was beet red in the face, sweaty all over with sweat running in my eyes while I was sipping on the water I had just bought as I trudged up a hill on my way HOME when I heard a car behind me. I was hoping it was my Husband and I could hitch a ride HOME before I collapsed. It was him. Praise the Lord. I had walked 2 miles altogether already and if I had walked on HOME, it would have been an additional 1/2 mile. I was done and ever so happy that he came along.
I AM THANKFUL FOR HIM.
I'm thankful to have a roof over my head and a bed to lie down on, clean clothes to wear, food to eat and clean water to drink. Working washer, dryer, vacuum sweeper, stove and refrigerator. Owner of dishes, glasses, silverware and pots 'n pans. Running water, electricity, air conditioning and heat in the winter. A bath tub and towels. Cars to drive and time to sit. A loving Husband and family. I'm thankful I know how to read, think, count change, save money and pray prayers to Almighty God who hears me and calls me by name. I have salvation through the Lord Jesus and am heaven bound. I am filled with the HOLY SPIRIT and am teachable.
CHANGE. Less TV. More art and writing stories. More interest in health. Family ties. Christ centered thinking and more prayers. I will not worry. I am well taken care of.
HUBBY is building a linen closet in the bathroom. Making progress! PTL. It will be awesome when finished and filled with our towels and toiletries.
It helps to see PROGRESS when it has been a long wait for something done for fixing up things in our Retirement COTTAGE.
TODAY with the walking completed, I'll sit and do more paperwork. Taking this chaos and turning it into order is a blessing. I should be almost done with it by sundown then this week I'll tackle the laundry and cleaning the house. Walking each day if I can help it.
Life on the prairie is where I make my HOME for the time being. I will deliberately look for the good.
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