Yesterday I took a three and a half mile ride with David to Alberta Street for some Thai food and a leisurely walk to look at the arty shops there. I came home exhausted. It was a good reality check. I’ve been feeling great lately, but I haven’t been doing much physical activity. I used to ride 10-12 miles per day and now three and a half wipe me out. I suppose I should be gratefule that I can ride at all.
Today I walked three and a half miles in the glorious sunshine. It was so lovely, especially after eleven solid days of rain. I walked to the bank to get a form notarized and on the way back I discovered a wonder shop in my neighborhood called Up Your Alley at 4223A Fremont Street. Nicole Carlon is the proprietor. The shop is full of wonderful clothes, jewelry and home decorations. I bought a lot of very wonderful items, a quilt, earrings, jewelry, and a jacket. She has wonderful taste. Normally I absolute hate to shop but you wouldn’t have known it today. I had a lovely time.
I have been applying for jobs lately with no results, no interviews (except the one for the county, but I didn’t make the finals). Today I emailed in yet another cover letter and resume and within five minutes I got a call. I’ll go in for an interview tomorrow. I don’t know if this is my job. It’s full time and the pay isn’t great, but I liked the woman I talked to on the phone and in the last analysis, it’s the people that I work with that is most important factor in whether or not I like the job. It’s how I spend the minutes and hours of my life and who I spend it with that matters most to me. So I’ll check it out. At least I got an interview and that’s something to be grateful for. And the agency is within bicycling distance. That is a huge plus in my book.
Meanwhile, there’s lots going on in my life. One of the women I met on the retreat had a mastectomy last week and got her lab report back today to find that 27 out of 27 lymph nodes were positive. I was devastated to hear that. She’ll be doing radiation and has already gone through chemo.
My friend Chelle will be going in for her fourth surgery soon. Her cancer isn’t very advanced, but they haven’t got the margins yet. I don’t know what’s going on with this disease. It’s so rampant.
I have a mammogram scheduled for next Monday. It’s routine, but I’m nervous about it all the same. Howard will accompany me, which is good. I don’t want to face this alone. It’s been such a rough year and I’m not ready for any bad news just as I’m getting back on my feet again.
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