You ever have a day that just feels off right from the start? That was yesterday. I’m still catching up.

I woke up a bit late yesterday, got my post out, then checked FB as I put my lunch together. Earlier my nephew had shared a post from an extended family member about his cousin who had been missing for a couple of days. Yesterday morning he posted something that made me think they had found something. We chatted for a while and yes, they found him, but it was not a good outcome. When you lose a person to poor health or accident it hurts, but you know that there are some things that you just can’t control. When another person deliberately takes another’s life and tries to hide it…it just doesn’t make sense. Somehow that is harder to process. I hurt for my nephew and all the other family members that I have never met. I’m glad that I could support my nephew, but it was a hard way to start my day.

Then there was a knock on the door and I had to calm down the dogs so that we could get a quote for the installation of gas line for the new dryer and/or water heater that I’m considering. I’m hoping to save some money on the electric bill and never have to take another cold shower when I need to warm up. That all went well. I got my questions asked and still left for work on time. But as I was gathering my things I got a text from a friend. “Call me.” “ASAP” Ummm… Fortunately they just wanted ideas for where to buy a certain kind of sausage for the dinner they were planning. But after the way the day started off that wasn’t a good text to get!

Fortunately the rest of the day went smoothly for the most part, but something still feels off. I’m hoping to get back on track. I have things I want to do. At minimum I want to be clear-headed enough to get my laundry basket folded before bed tonight. I’ve been putting it off for too long already. It’s one of those weird mental things where life feels more put together if your bed is made, your laundry is put away, and the floors are clean. Leaving those for too long has a bad effect on me.

Alrighty then. It’s Friday. People are going to be weird. Traffic will be unpredictable. My week is almost over. Time to go get this done.