Blog Day 4

I've already missed 2 days, but no biggie...just keep going.   Yesterday was hot again, 107 degrees.  Nettie, Aria and Zoe came over in the morning (11 a.m.) to go through some garage boxes of stuff we still have not unpacked.  Nettie wants to get a handle on all her pots, get some sold, get some ready for our craft fair.  So I brought in a couple boxes to unpack, brought in another sleeping bag to wash from our trip to Yosemite, and I was just dripping in sweat. I made chicken salad and watermelon for lunch...after a couple hours of them being here, they left to go home, then they came back for dinner.  Even though it was hot, I made (baked) ribs, corn on the cob, pasta, and watermelon.  Zoe was asleep the whole time, then decided to cause a ruckus, so off to their home they went.

Zoe is starting to be a little more animated, smiley faces, looking at you more and more, focusing those big, blue eyes.  She's only 2 months old, but she's such a cutie pie already.  Can't wait for everyone to meet her.  That probably won't happen until the end of September.  Scott is on call alternating weekends, so end of the month hopefully will work.  We will take Zoe down to the bay area to a park somewhere and have everyone come for a "meet and greet".  Should be fun.

What really stresses me out? and how do I keep going...well, there are a few things that stress me out, but the older I get, the less stressed I get.  I realize that it's not worth getting stressed over any longer.  I am retired, so the commute doesn't stress me out any more (thank goodness), and the stress of the job or the crappy boss doesn't stress me out any more.  Whether the house is clean certainly doesn't stress me out any more, even if somebody will be visiting.  All I need to make sure of is that the bathroom is clean and there are clean sheets on the bed if they are planning on using the spare bedroom.  About the only thing that has stressed me out this year is getting ready for craft shows.  Making sure that I have enough goods to sell.  Whether they are the "right" thing people want to buy, is not on the table.  You cannot predict what people are going to want to buy, so you must make what you make and hope that it sells, so that doesn't stress me anymore.  Other than that, I really try to not stress anymore.  It just is not worth it, the tole it takes on my system and nerves.  That realization has come with age, and determining just what really is important and what is not important.  Age certainly does factor in to much of how I arrange my day, and stress is definitely not included in the plans.

I did finish Leigh's Haunted Houses and got them delivered to her yesterday, so check one item off the To Do list...