Thursday August 25 2016  ALL IN A DAY

So again a day comes and goes and I did not have time to do more sleuth work on my three remaining Aunts regarding the series “A Picture into the Past”.  As I mentioned yesterday, time has a way of disappearing during my day.  My grandiose plans do not always come full circle as quickly as I would hope.

I did get a lot accomplished today but did absolutely nothing.  Or, perhaps I should say I didn’t get anything accomplished today, but it took all day to do so.  My day was filled with a doctor visit to check out my toenail removal (good report), Costco run, Aldi’s shopping,  Fitchburg Senior Center stop to pick up bread for a recipe I plan to make, stopped to see a woman I felt God was directing me to talk to, a library stop (never a short stop), and then home.  Unloaded groceries, put a dozen eggs on to boil, ate lunch standing up because I was so hungry, then took my “mandatory” hour on my back (which went a little overtime), took care of several phone calls, scheduled upcoming events, started my blog and had several phone interruptions that had to be handled (as the phone once again is ringing as I write).  And, all my food from the Thursday Food box delivery sits, patiently wilting on the kitchen counter, for me to come and rescue. 

As I read back over the above paragraph I realize perhaps I really did “DO SOMETHING AS WELL AS ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING”!  Putting things down on paper gives me a much better perspective of my day.  All in all, I had an excellent day which is still long from being over and it is already after 7:00 p.m.  My best advice to myself?  Just roll with the punches and enjoy the journey.  And that is what I did.  And I felt very proud of myself.  For one thing, I didn’t have a Costco soft serve ice cream cone today.  Every once in awhile I do just that and then suffer the consequences. 

I have learned to no longer berate myself for not accomplishing the feats of Wonder Woman, and to be satisfied that what was done today, will no longer need to be done tomorrow.  And when I arrived home, I came home to a clean, shiny, kitchen floor; courtesy of my awesome husband!  He knows that the way to my heart is through clean kitchen floors!  But the best part is, he does it, and doesn’t expect anything in return.  Maybe, that is indicative of the fact that we have both just gotten old…(er)! 

 

MY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

By Kathleen Martens

August 25, 2016

 

Regardless what the day may bring

Whether much accomplished or not,

I will no longer be disappointed in self

Because I like myself a lot.

 

No more need to feel regret

When I am unable to meet my goals,

I just commiserate with myself

And keep loving this aging soul.

 

I look at life a bit differently

Than I did in days of old.

When I was years younger.

About old age I was not told!

 

Situations now not quite the same,

It takes longer to do some things.

And it seems with each passing year

More functions the years do bring.

 

I no longer just go to bed,

First, must wrestle my stockings off,

Then put lotion on feet and legs

In hopes they will stay soft.

 

Then I put heat across my eyes

And soak with a warm compress

Then my wrinkled face I scrub

And never even get depressed.

 

I take a shower, wash my hair,

Blow-dry my thinning locks.

And the evening goes quickly by…

Tick-Tock, Tick-Tock, Tick-tock.

 

Cream my face and brush my teeth,

Dental floss to get the food,

And the hour becomes later and later

But still, I am in a good mood!

 

Then I soak my eye patches

That will snuggle against my eyes,

So that as I sleep through the night

My corneas will not get dry.

 

But before I go to bed

I mustn’t forget the paste I use,

To seal my eyes with a salve

So tomorrow they are a good as new.

 

I must not forget to bandage my toe.

For at least two more weeks,

Until the bandage stays nice and dry,

And my blood no longer leaks.

 

And the morning is in reverse

But there’s even more added to do.

Again I must wrestle those stockings

Then put on my granny shoes!

 

So, as you can now see

When I’ve nothing to show for my time,

By getting to bed and getting up again

MY ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE QUITE SUBLIME!

 

Lord, thank You that I have good medical care.

Thank You God for everything I AM ABLE TO DO!

Thank You Lord for the peace and joy You give to me daily.

Thank You for each precious hour I live.

Thank You for friends.

 

Remember to enjoy your life in the present.  Whether old or young, you are living your turn and it goes by so quickly.  As long as you have God within you, your life will not be meaningless.  Make each day count.

 

GOOD NIGHT AND GOD BLESS YOU!