Since seeing the doctor, and him helping me clear up some diet issues, I had a whole week of no pain from my arthritis. But last night, and today, I had a lot of pain in my hips. Did having some peanut butter ruin my diet? This I do not know, but to be fair, it could just be the workload I have put on myself while the pain was cleared up. And with a whole week of no pain. I surprised even myself at how eager I found myself being at all times to get up and do some work.
I started off doing some cleaning in the shop. It was not a lot to begin with, but by today I got after a lot more, and finally put what is left to be done on the workbench along one wall. This means there is just the one wall of stuff to do any hardcore sorting out on. It is the worst part of the shop; don’t doubt it. But with all the rest done, and even some really dramatic cleaning done already, the remainder does not look intimidating at all. In fact, aa fair chunk of what is in front of the bench is just wood that is in for a couple of future projects. I have another pile in front of the kiln, but that one just needs me to get at it. That one is for the kitchen island worktop, and I want to be sure it is as dry and stable as possible before I get to cutting and gluing it. It should be fine by now.
I put in a few magnets to put my gentleman’s saws against in the saw till today, too. It is time to get a few tools put up that don’t yet have a home. I also decided to put some back in drawers rather than keep them out. They are too much laying around on worktops, even though they are absolutely beautiful.
My mind keeps drifting off today and thinking about the kids and my siblings who are spread across three states from Washington to North Carolina. We’re kind of a mess. It also keeps wanting to drift away and think about mom. Mom is buried in far eastern Utah. The thoughts keep wanting to be sad, but then I quickly remember what a spark she was and let that rule my mind. I need to get this cleaning done and get on some projects that will be complex enough to take over my train of thought and keep me from floating away on dreams of togetherness. After all, I know that’s what I am really longing for.