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Ghost Writer
2021-04-12 11:05:38 (UTC)

Mixed Day.

I fell asleep for the second time before sunrise with the light on. Had to get up twice last night for the cats and bathroom. Second time, I finished my Jack Reacher novel. I wish Jack Reacher was real. He's such an inspiring character though. I just LOVE him, and he doesn't touch alcohol. I am endeared to his transient lifestyle. There's a romantic pathos about it that underlines his personality and showcases his military ability to tolerate squalid conditions as a way of life...just love how Lee Child does it every time.
I favour bad boy characters in novels. Jack Reacher is the first good man that I absolutely adore. What. A. Body.
His mind's not too bad either. Good fighter. The only thing I don't like about him is that he sleeps around a lot...he loves women.
Okay, I'll stop now, he's not real.

This morning, after I was fully awake for the day, I realized that I had finished my 2 books and I got a little depressed. I don't why. It's never happened before. So, I knelt down and sayed my prayers then struggled through a little more sorting. I did two piles of paperwork and threw out a third of it. They were hard copy bill receipts from rent, income and electricity along with bank statements. 20 plus years old. I keep them because they remind me of my life back then. I am so grateful to have had a life back then~another sober life.

Then the day outside turned out warm and sunny. The sunshine is so healing. I had a better afternoon. Worked on the mobile for nearly five hours but did some cleaning before that.

Sandy mitten cat attacked beautiful Buddy the Staffordshire terrier.
This happened just before dinnertime while I was working on the mobile art piece.
He's a standard breed and very large. I heard Buddy howling and yelping and jumped up and raced outside. Sandy wasn't in his usual place on the front lawn, where he permanently suns himself. Fuck. I knew it was him attacking Buddy. As soon as Sandy saw me, he took off. I didn't pursue Sandy. I went up to Buddy and grabbed him and cuddled him and said how sorry I was. I apologized to him for ages until he calmed down. Poor darling. Then I picked up Sandy and held him until Buddy had left for his evening walk. Buddy kept staring at Sandy in my arms, so I turned away from him so he couldn't see Sandy. The dog was pretty frightened.

Sandy has had 2 scoldings today. One outside this morning and one inside this early evening. My goodness Sandy. He's asleep on the table next to the mobile. Hopefully I will have it finished tomorrow...want to colour my hair as well...

Finished the soup for breakfast. The creme of vegetable soup that I made Saturday night. No lunch. Too busy. Dinner was six small vegetarian fritters with turmeric and seasoning, a pear and banana and a large mug of Milo.

Didn't shower over the weekend. Showered this evening before I went to the supermarket for eggs and milk.
Now I'm in my pyjamas tucked up snugly in bed. It's so hot at night. I have the air conditioning on for ten minutes at a time.

Dekkie has put on a lot of weight. She is 3 years old now. I need to watch her diet or she will get big too. I can't let that happen because she is a small Munchkin breed cat. Too dangerous for her health. Sandy is a big cat. Same type as Garfield the cartoon cat. He also has emphysema and is aggressive/violent towards other animals. He's not picky. He'll attack anything. Except birds. Doesn't care for them. It's Dekkie princess cat that is the bird killer. The mynahs and blackbirds and swallows hate her. (Actually the swallows hate me too because I'm her mama.) They dive bomb me. They've nicked my hair and ears.

I'm so glad that I don't take psychiatric medication anymore. I feel healthier for it and I'm getting well. So wonderful.

I need to watch my diet this week and work at my food intake. Lately I've been eating small portions (really small) often. My stomach feels better. Dinner was quite a large meal and I'm noticing that big meal portions are making me feel sick.

I'm craving candy so I buy licorice logs with chocolate stick centers. They're delicious and satisfying and no adverse reactions. Chocolate products are not good for me.

I'm going to the library tomorrow to listen to music. Nearly out of data. Renew my phone plan Wednesday 14/4/21.

I did some crosswords today too. Difficult ones. A coupla words I'd never even heard of.

And I've drunk a lot of water, which is great.

Tired now, I better get some sleep.

Expressed gratitude as often as I could today too.

Sunset was a few shades deeper than salmon pink and then the light changed again just after the sun sank in the northeast, turning the unusual cloud patterns to a bushfire smoke colour. Just spectacular. Made my spirit soar.




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