Thursday, August 7, 2025

Once I got used to have my hair long I like the ability to put it up in a clip or whatever to get it off my neck. It is a bit more difficult to dry but I mostly let it air dry now. I had short hair from about age 18 until 3 years ago.

Blue skies today! Hallelujah!

Oh, it felt good to sleep in my own bed! But.....

.....from the frying pan into the fire. Would you expect any different from me? I think not!

Woke up early, but stayed in bed because I still felt tired. So I dozed on and off from about 5:30 to 8:00 and then got up. I puttered about until about 10. Got a few things done. Cleaned up Ingrid the transported pup from Ohio, who was picked up around 11 am by her new owners. Sort of fun to introduce the people to their new dog and dog to her new people. Had time for a little something to eat and then had a client come at 1 pm.

After client dog was done, I went to visit my dad. He had had no nap today and his cognitive skills were quite low. I was taken aback when I saw him sitting on a couch in the common area because he looked old and vacant. He came around pretty quickly when I engaged him in conversation. That put me at ease. I asked him to show me his new apartment and we walked down to his rooms. We chatted a bit and then I walked him down to dinner. I will go back and visit again tomorrow.

I weighed this morning, though I was inclined not to do so! I spent three days eating snack food in the car and my legs were quite swollen yesterday. I was up 5 pounds!!!! I've peed a lot today, so I'm sure I will be back down a bit tomorrow. I will have to be a little more cautious with the salty snacks on the Minnesota trip!

It has been HOT here today - mid 90s.

Oh, I did forbid myself from going to the gym today so I could rest after all my dog and dad stuff. Probably a good thing. I'll pick it back up next week before I take off on Thursday for my next jaunt across the country!

Dad is definitely going to need his sleep to regroup in the future. And salty snacks sitting in a car for an extended period will definitely do that - you were brave to weigh right away!