Cool, then warm. Maybe hot again. We had some dark clouds but no actual rain. We could use some rain.
I woke up with a pretty sharp pinching pain in my back, in a spot that doesn’t usually feel like that. That put a bit of a crimp in my morning so I got back in bed after some stretching. Got up an hour later and did more stretching. And some more. Then a hot shower, and MORE stretching and twisting, and I finally felt a tiny little pop as it moved into where it was supposed to be. Immediately I felt better. And it was tiny, less then a pop you’d feel in your knuckle.
Learning to manipulate and deal with my neck and back issues has been an ongoing challenge but is absolutely worth doing, if I believe I may not always have access to a chiropractor and meds. And I believe that.
Once I got that fixed, I was able to start my day. Among all the other normal stuff I did two pickups. These two are within a mile of each other. Sitting in the truck did bring a little bit of my back issue but I’m still good as I write this. More stretching today.
Picked up a prescription at the HEB and did some weekly shopping. Hamburger, 77/23 was $5/pound. The ground chuck and ground sirloin was even more. Nothing good on sale either, but some cans of baked beans on the clearance shelf ended up in my cart. Some chinese seasonings too. I always check the clearance area in any store – you never know what you’ll find.
In the evening we had our local “Neighbors Night Out.” Nice to see the neighbors outside of a hurricane or storm. All their babies are little kids now. We were about 10 years early to this neighborhood.
After dinner I spent some time fixing something for D2. It’s been a while since I needed to. I used to fix something for them pretty much every couple of days. I guess that’s growing up.
Today I’ve got to meet the guy buying my buddy’s thing. I’ve also got a couple of pickups, one close to home, one on the other side of town. I’ve been putting that off in case I win something else on that side, so I can combine trips. Gas is fairly cheap, but my time, and the tolls are not.
The economy definitely feels tighter, even for me, and I live like I’m on my last dime pretty much all the time. Living on my ACTUAL last dime for a couple of years will do that, I think. I’m also hearing a lot more comments about it being tight, and the economy being bad. Since I’m in Texas, and it’s generally much better than the rest of the country, I can’t imagine how bad it must be in other places.
We’re seeing it too. I’ve noticed debris piling up on the highways, more illegal dumping, and more closed businesses than in the last couple of years. We’re very cyclical here, but we’re definitely going into a down phase, despite all the people fleeing blue cities moving here.
Think about your situation, and start making plans. If you’ve already made plans, start working them. If you are already working your plan, evaluate and adapt as needed.
And stack, because that’s the easiest to do.
nick