Wednesday, February 5

Today I am grateful for:

A good ride on River. He was very forward, and was better at accepting the bit today. Nice being around other people.

A good phone conversation with my Mom.

Warm weather; even melting a bit.

The furnace guys were doing more work today. I don't know what they have left, but at some point we'll be hooked up to our permanent furnace and I won't need to have electric space heaters everywhere in the house.

Catch up:

I haven't posted for a couple of days, but I've been talking to my sister a fair bit, the one whose partner died recently. It bothers me that she seems to dwell in the past a lot (just like another sister of mine), and doesn't look at how her life could be better today. She just always looks at the past for why her life isn't going well. Plus, at least three times in every conversation she mentions how "weird" I am, without really saying why she thinks I'm weird. She'll just mention it like "it's not a bad thing", but when someone literally feels that they have to describe you constantly, but can only come up with "weird", it becomes pretty irritating. I am glad she's willing to keep talking though. I'm worried about her.

Some good rides on River, and being around people at the barn, which is helping me deal with this stretch of time where my husband is going to be away at work.

Enjoying the sports bra I bought last week. It fits, at least.

Continuing to do drawing and such at home, which has been rewarding.

For the animals. Not only do they give me a sense of purpose, but they give me companionship. I get to wake up with my kitties, go outside with Roxy, to spend time outside with the horses, ponies, and goats, to watch little Thistle get excited over new food, and in general it's nice to have living things around me.