I wanted to write this down yesterday but I had the LONGEST day ever and I fell asleep reading and woke up to my brother calling me to let me know he had left his key for me on the counter. I had slept 12 hours, my friends, unintentionally! I set my alarm for 7pm and not 7am. I was supposed to get up early to finish my charting and notes from the day before and instead, my brother woke me up 15 minutes before my clinic was supposed to start. Luckily I decided to spend the night at his house rather than commute back and forth to my house, so I was only 15 minutes away from the clinic instead of the hour I would have been if I had slept in my actual house. I have been traveling an awful lot this month due to people out sick with COVID and other illnesses. I haven’t slept in my own bed very much at all.

Yesterday I did wake up in my own bed and quickly did my morning routine which includes a work out with my dog, because even at almost 11 years old, my little yellow lab/pitbull mix needs a lot of exercise. Then I traded out my rental car I specifically got for the inclement weather over the weekend for a more environmentally friendly car for the rest of the week. I picked up my Aunt Sarah, (after grabbing some hot Krispy Kreme donuts for the nursing staff) and we made our way to visit my Gram at her nursing home. I received updates throughout the weekend from the nursing staff about her status, and she has been completely fine and her normal self again.

Here’s the next letter in the series. It is actually a post card.