Turnaround

Today was one for the books.

My busiest time at the shop is usually between 11am - 12pm-ish.

People rarely come through the door after 1pm.

Today my busiest time was between 12.30pm - 2.30pm.

It was a very good sales day and FINALLY the linen clothing arrived!

The Motivator was working in the treatment room today and after her morning appointment, we chatted and caught up with our news.

I sold some more of my art! Wahoo!

We locked up the shop at 3pm and I pedalled home in the heat to find Adoring Husband doubled over the dining table with severe cramps in his hands! So my first job was to massage his hands and forearms.

He had SES tonight but his constant cramping prevented him from attending.

Chicken and salad for dinner, followed by a couple of cheesy Netflix Christmas movies.

Now it’s time for bed.

But first, I’m thinking these might be fun for Christmas!

Nite all.

Hump Day

No meditation today so it was an easy and slow start to the day.

I fell asleep at 7.30pm Tuesday night and not surprisingly, I was awake at 2pm! I got up for 90 minutes and then climbed back into bed where I slept for another 90 minutes.

It was a good day of sales with the added bonus of a visit from Aggie. 

I did some tidying up in my office area and decluttered a touch, did some rearranging in the drawers behind the counter, took some stock from the storage drawers and displayed it in the shop.

My new stock STILL hasn’t arrived and that ticks me off! The couriers are all very inconsistent - some of them are ridiculously fast and some the total opposite!

I hope it arrives tomorrow.

It’s after 10pm so it’s time to sleep for me.

Sorry about the shortage of words!

Nite all.

Jump In

I jumped into the new week big time.

I was hoping to get in to work really early to clear the training room but the morning moved a lot faster than I expected and by the time I was ready, it was already 8.20am.

Some of the paintings were still wet so we left a table up to accommodate them until they dry.

We set up the small table for morning coffee before opening the shop.

There were six of us at the table but the energy was muted and I think all my girls are exhausted from caring for sick husbands as well as dealing with their own health issues. It’s been a draining year - even without taking COVID into account.

I think we’ve all coped really well until now, but we are feeling fragile and desperately need some self nurturing.

It was a very slow sales day and my delivery of lovely linen did not arrive as expected.

This afternoon was the final journaling class for the year which meant drinking beverages - I tried Pear Cider for the first time which was quite nice. Not something I would drink on a regular basis. We each brought a plate of nibbles and while we did discuss journaling for a while, we spent more time talking memories - which really is what journaling is all about.

I enjoyed that couple of hours very much.

All those nibbles filled my belly enough that I didn’t want dinner. AH also passed on dinner so it has been an easy afternoon.

It’s now 7pm and we are packing up and heading to bed already.

I am open to the universe providing abundant sales tomorrow, Wednesday! So I will sleep and build enough energy to cope with such abundance!

These are my new hippy pants that I absolutely adore! 

Nite all.

More Nurturing

It has been a wet and windy pyjama day for me.

I finished the 3rd series of Good Girls.

Now I will attempt The Witcher. It doesn’t look like my kind of show, but it has been highly recommended so I figure it’s worth checking out.

Today’s plan was to decorate the tree, wash some windows, clean out the fridge and do some art.

None of those things happened and I don’t even care.

Duck with avocado, cucumber, mango and onion salsa + sautéed mushrooms for dinner.

That was my day.

Oh and we were supposed to go to the shop to clear the art mess away and never got there either. So that means going in early tomorrow morning. 

I guess that means I should get some sleep.

Here are some of Saturday’s art pieces...

Nite all.

R & R Sunday

I have nothing much to report except that I’ve been lounging in bed binge watching Good Girls most of the day!

The wet and windy weather has been very conducive to staying indoors.

We changed the bedding mid afternoon and put the new new doona cover on the bed - the doona is actually going in for dry cleaning this week, but the cover is spread lovingly over the mattress ...

I washed the bedding, made Adoring Husband a tasty juice of pineapple, mango, banana and pear with coconut water and reheated last night’s leftovers for AH’s dinner.

AH was feeling much better during the day but as the afternoon wore on, his pesky cough gained momentum and he’s been struggling during the evening.

Today was just what the doctor ordered. Very restful and self nurturing for me.

It’s now 9pm and we are both in bed watching First Dates. I think I’ll get back to Good Girls shortly.

Nite all.