American Kangaroo

We just had a snowstorm last week, and there is talk about another storm moving through soon, but today, Spring is here!  I’m still trying to settle in on a retirement routine.  Some days are demo days where I’m preparing to do home renovations.  Some days are admin days, where I handle business electronically.  And some days are PTO days where I get sucked into the TikTok bubble and lose valuable hours of my life but learn how to talk trash in sign language.

 Today is a mix of all three.  I feel motivated and determined to get stuff done today.  I can now start to do outdoor chores since the weather is warm.  My grass stalks are in desperate need to be cut down.  I’m also getting ready to tear down walls to expand our basement bathroom.  This is a new chore for me, so I’m excited to get to it.  But first, I need to clean out the closet that is going to become part of the new bathroom.  It seems like a lot, but I try to take baby steps, so it doesn’t become too overwhelming.  I’m currently on the phone (on hold) with the hospital in town, trying to sort out a medical bill.  And at some point, I’m going to get a yoga session today. 

I still have days where my mind seems to be going in a million different directions like it did when I was scheduling.  This time I’m not looking at maps and bouncing back and forth between websites and checking on capacity volumes.  But the energy is there, so I take advantage of it when I can.  I do have to remind myself to take breaks and breathe.  As I’m writing this, I’m not sure if this is a response to the change in weather, old habits from a different life, or a chemical imbalance.  Regardless of the source, it is manageable, and I am aware of it and knowing is half the battle.

Today I’m chalking it up to the change of weather and the brisk morning walk we took this morning.  We stopped taking our morning walks due to frigid temperatures and snow, but we are back at it.  It reminds me of the old “water cooler” talk that I miss out on since I’m retired now.  We talk about weather, tv shows, and current events.  Sometimes those current events don’t extend outside of our small town and that’s ok.  This is why I decided to cut down those grass stalks today.  The folks down the way cut their stalks, so I know it’s time. 

We see a lot of critters on our walks in the form of cats, dogs, and birds, but today a possum crossed our path.  I have never seen one in the wild before.  It was smaller than I expected, and I loved its little waddle.  I was told it was a marsupial, “the American Kangaroo” if you will.  It warms my heart that this is my life.  It is simple, beautiful, and organized with little surprises around every corner.