I paid bills this morning,
then thought I’d go for a drive: I originally had intended to only go as far as Kalama ... but, I ended up in Woodland, at the Wal*Mart there.
A friend said her sons were working there; and it’s been a long while since I’ve
been there. The day was sunny, and the drive is short – 30 minutes 1-way,
provided here are no freeway snafues.
I washed my hair (no
styling) – and let it go at that, and I rested my face (no makeup).
Looking at my image in the
mirror, it was obvious that my tee-shirt days are over … there will be no
picture sharing today. I didn’t change my shirt, but I won’t be
wearing it again. It’s a nice tee, but form-fitting jersey material doesn’t
work for my shape anymore.
Lake Sacajawea Park, and R.A.
Long School grounds along Nichol’s Boulevard, were packed with 4th
of July vendors and carnival rides in various stages of being set in place.
The freeway was pretty
stress-free 😊, given it is a holiday weekend. I got to Woodland
without suffering a migraine headache, or getting jumpy when cars and trucks
played leap frog all around me.
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I think I’ll go back to the
Wal*Mart in Woodland – it’s a superstore, and it has more inventory; and it’ll
be a change of pace and scenery. Plus, I like driving the country backroads
home 😉
Even though I drove the 20
minutes on the freeway to Woodland … I drove the shaded backroads home because
the high humidity was torture on the freeway, where there is no shade at all.
Driving along Carroll’s
Bluff, I received an incoming call inviting me to Supper in the country July 4th;
so, I nipped in at Safeway’s when I reached Longview to top the gas tank off, and
picked up my contribution – and I grabbed a dozen organic eggs (true
organic: free range, no hormones, and no antibiotics added).
Dentist appointments (paid out of pocket), and the daily escalating gas
prices are effectively doing what covid could not do: cooling my heels, and keeping my activities local – I’ve made two
hour-long drives this week … and paid heftily at the pump station ☹
It’s very annoying.
And very frustrating.
I need to get out-of-house: being cooped up, and hemmed-in by four walls is not a healthy state of mind for this solo lobo; trips to the dentist don't count as getting out and about.
