This P day I did not exactly invert--I worked split halves, which is an Historical Records strategy I learned on my Internet mission several years ago. I washed my laundry, but then went shopping and got gas before coming back to the apartment to hang up the laundry to dry. Most of my clothes are not subject to wrinkling, and I smoothed out the one blouse that is before I left for stores.
It is always a dilemma for me as to whether I really need to do much shopping, and where to go. I knew I wanted to go to the Hispanic market, and I was rewarded not only with a better price on Gala apples [which I knew about from the ad], but also another bag of apples marked down. I did check the price on flour, not really for me, but for my Ukrainian sister--and chose to wait to get that item.
I stopped at Welfare Square, and would have gotten a pouched bag of flour there, but the store part was not open yet, as they've changed their hours again, and don't open the Storage Center until 10.
Next stop was to get gas at one of the big warehouse stores--and I went inside to check on flour. The price per pound was better than I had yet seen, but purchasing a large bag was necessary. Again I opted not to buy it.
Then I traveled back past my apartment to the store which supposedly still had a great sale on peanut butter--not! I did decide to look at their flour, and that is when I felt that I had been led there. This price was the best--so I got it.
Back at the apartment I was just beginning to get my laundry hung up when my Sweetheart called. We had a good amount of time to talk. Partly we talked about how we ended up as nurses later in life. And for way too long he patiently listened to some dilemmas I am currently facing here. Once I finished going on and on I felt really badly that I had spent so much time on that topic when we could have found something more positive to talk about. But he loves me anyway, which is so wonderful!
I had decided to make flax seed crackers, and it was already well into the afternoon when I began--and then put that on hold while I talked with my daughter. She also listened to my dilemma. We talked about other things, too. I sent her a link to a book review of a book that I ordered today for my oldest granddaughter: Our Heavenly Family, Our Earthly Families. I hope to share this book with all of my family some day.
This evening I was prompted to do something positive about my dilemma. I am going to meet the challenge with strength instead of weakness. I already feel a lot better about the situation through this change in attitude.
The flax seed crackers turned out very nicely, despite sitting for an hour or so. I sprinkled the top with salt, and I hope by eating these regularly I will leave the pretzels in the break room alone!
A short but positive talk and prayer tonight with my Sweetheart made a very nice ending to this P day.
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