Tuesday, August 27

Today I am grateful for:

The communication and support of this group. There are times when this really is the only safe place I can vent about things, and people here give me sane, compassionate responses. It helps too, to see that all of us have good days and bad days, and struggles with family, and struggles with our inner dialogue, and our body image, and our feelings of worth, and our place in the world. Without communicating with other people in an authentic way, it's easy to feel like you're alone in your struggles, and that other people seem to have effortlessly better lives, or are just happier or better equipped to deal with things. I feel better knowing that people around me are....human too, I guess. Wouldn't the world be a better place if we had a lot more of this kind of openness and support? I value all of you here who take the time to comment and be part of this community. Thank you all.

Sunshine. There is a quality to the sunlight and the cool evenings that already feel like the teensyiest beginnings of autumn, which feels insane to me because we've been too busy to do ANY of our normal summer activities. We haven't been able to go hiking, canoeing, or biking, or really anything other than work on the house. I am NOT ready mentally for autumn.

The last section of roof is down today, and all that is standing is the walls of what used to be our bedroom, and part of the bathroom. If all goes well, the whole thing should be gone in another day or two, and we can start digging the basement.

For making a small offering of granola bars to the guys working on the house, and they appreciated them. A small token of my appreciation for their assistance.

For being able to help in my own small way on the house tear down by cleaning up all the shattered small bits and putting them in bins, and picking up insulation and putting that in bags, and moving some assorted metal chunks over to the metal recycling pile.

For a nice meal of garden veggies that was especially satisfying tonight.