Day 21

Another funny day, which did not start too well - awoke at 0600 & then found out I had fallen asleep again, until 0740!
Still windy outside, so somehow convinced myself not to ride.
Had coffee with the lads (& Heather/Maxine).
Got home to find that internet had disappeared. Tried turning modem off, tried pushing the restart button & then finally rang iiNet. Who had a message saying 'We are aware of the problem & are attending to it. Please excuse the lack of service' ... Most inconvenient, as I had things to attend to!
Went to visit Liz, for a chat. Tried to discuss progress & outcomes, but she does not listen very well.
Then went to library, to get Sandman book, stopped to pick up some ham & then called in to offer Eric some branch trimmings, but he was dismissive.
Grateful for: being eloquent enough to explain my situation

One thing from the session with Liz - she wants me to relate things as emotions, how I am affected & what it all means. But no typing - it is all to be done handwritten ...
So this will be the last posting in this series, anyway ...

Day 20

Day started slow - awoke at 0400, then promptly fell asleep for 70 minutes. Then repeated another three (3) times! Was also still quite windy, so not keen on riding. But knew I had to …

Just then, somebody knocked on the door & asked if I wanted any branch trimmings? Turned out there was about 3m in the back of the truck, so had it dumped on the driveway. Spent several hours moving it around the garden, but plenty more to go! Was a good afternoon’s exercise.

Also watched His girl Friday & was quite impressed at how good it was - turns out it was a Howard Hawks film!

Grateful for: universe sharing its wealth

Day 19

Went to markets & bought fruit & Vegetables, eggs & cheeses. Then came home & cooked up a cheese & capsicum omelette. As usual, cooked too much! But it was very yummy.

It was quite windy outside, so just pottered about the house.

Grateful for: cooking healthy, nutritious & yummy food

Day 18

Got up early & pottered about. Decided to leave early - that way I could help Felix get ready, so got there at 0745. Knocked, no answer. Knocked again every five (5) minutes. Still no response, so left. He then texts me at 0840 & says where are you? Then calls me at 0900 to berate me for not being there, etc.

Rode out to Avalon Beach, into a northerly wind, so the trip back had a lot of wind-assist. But got home & not quite done enough, so later - when the wind was even stronger - went out & did a bit more. All up did 81 km. Day was quite hot too - as you would expect for the 1st day of Summer!

Tried to catch up with Felix at Elephant & Castle for celebratory beer. But that ended in disaster - with him getting quite aggressive that I refused to go to Alleycats with him!

Grateful for: having ridden - achieved another badge

Day 17

Up early to go into town & do banking.

Made up a rich Bolognese sauce. 

Met up with Felix later for drinks at Elephant & Castle. Where he decided it was time to go after one drink - apparently he had left his phone at home on the charger. He pestered me to come riding in the morning & agreed to leave at 0800. So walked home & watched television for a few minutes.

Grateful for: getting out to ride - awoke feeling migrainal

Day 16

Rode down to Breamlea & then back in along Lake Road. Wind was a great assistance on way back :)

Later rode into town & called in to visit Felix, who then hijacked the afternoon/evening Still, he did assist by loaning me money to do big shop at Aldi & Safeway. Also had dinner at Elephant & Castle, which was a bit plain.

Grateful for: feeling the wind in my hair

Day 15

Watched the images of the storm in Sydney & contrasted them with the images of the fires in Queensland - who said climate change was not a thing?

Downloaded a yoga nidra session & tried that to relax. The focus on sections was encouraging.

Grateful for: enjoying the variety in the weather