Hi Everyone!
I hope you have had a good week and your July is going well. We are in the high, hot days of summer here. Once again more rain than we traditionally have. My rain gauge is based on how many times I have to mow the yard during the summer. In the decades that I have lived in North Carolina, most years you could count on having about a month’s break from lawn mowing. Last year was every single week except on the weeks that the rain didn’t let up. This year has also been every week, but so far without the never ending rains of last year. Mainly just afternoon thunderstorms. The one we had last night took out a huge Popular tree at my parent’s house as well as their phone and all the outlets at the barn. The tree is still standing, but we are now faced with having it cut down, because it took a life ending hit.
This week has been challenging. Lots of time on the road trying to finish up the last bits and bobs of stuff from the house we left and the repairs before closing. Lots of time on the road running errands and a certain almost 13 year old to her social events. There is ongoing stress over the house closing. It seems that our buyers have unwisely decided to use a huge bank that has a reputation for NOT doing the job correctly, for their lender. Every time we think we are almost finished some other hiccup happens. Am I alone in wishing there was a brain switch that could turn off the overthinking section?? I had to deal with this bank when my sister-in-law passed and for an entire year the experience was nothing short of excruciating. I am suffering from PTSD as we try to get this closing done.
Today I desperately needed some nature and ritual back in my life. Normally I have been dragging a cranky pre-teen with me to feed all the animals each morning and I can’t say that it has been a peaceful experience. So this morning I decided that my mental health was more important than the life responsibility lessons for the kid and let her sleep in while I visited with the critters and took in the soul soothing beauty of a summer morning. Thought I would share it with you. Enjoy the beauty without the humidity, spider webs and soggy sneakers. Have a lovely week and hopefully I will be back next week in a more positive frame of mind.
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