Exhausted
I was sick for two days, Monday and Tuesday, after three days of pushing my body further than it was prepared for. I think it was likely a combination of all the hard work (shoveling and raking and lifting rocks) and a meal or two that didn’t sit well. I awoke early on Monday morning with nausea and aches, and while I luckily didn’t have to “throw up” at all, I did need to make numerous trips to the bathroom all day. I slept most of the day, missing Sophie’s birthday party and a sewing session with Kari, but my body was definitely telling me it needed rest. Tuesday I spent in recovery, as I was feeling very weak. Today my body feels almost normal, except for a few sore muscles, so as long as it doesn’t rain (too hard), I plan to be outside and get all those plants and trees in the ground.
I’m almost a tad hesitant, however, because there’s a neighbour who comes ’round and critiques my plant and tree choices, and even our landscaping choices! I’m choosing to just be nice about it all, because she doesn’t really listen to me when I talk anyways. So it feels futile to explain that each thing we do is for a good reason (like putting a three-foot-high picket fence in the front will block OUR view of the ditch and the road). She also insisted that north was south, and south was north…and laughed at me when I tried to suggest otherwise. It was bothering me a little, but now I realize she’s quite confused and maybe there’s a serious reason for it. She really is a nice lady, despite her near-constant Bible quotes and referrals to “living with the Spirit.”
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