Monday Morning

Well - after almost a week of choking on smoke, a week of asthma, nausea and sinus problems, the smoke has finally cleared out a bit. 

For those you that don't know, Last weekend (9 days ago) there was a swift and strong 'dry' lightning storm that swept through Northern California - it lit over 1,000 fires all over the area and although Grass Valley was spared from flames - we were basically surrounded by countless fires just to the South, the East, the North and West - the wind decided to take a short vacation and as I live in the foothills, all the smoke piled up and SAT... and SAT... and SAT... building up within a couple of days to an amount that simulated driving through fog 24 hours a day - smelly, destructive, lung burning fog. 

Of course - they tell us to stay inside and 'avoid' the smoke - but how do you avoid it when it is the only air available to breathe?  Even in the house it smells like a Statewide barbeque. 

Finally on Friday I drove myself over to Reno to get some relief for my lungs over the weekend - it was so nice to breathe relatively fresh air for a bit.  Came back last night and thankfully the wind had picked up yesterday and cleared out most of the worst of it....  there is still a smoky haze hanging about, but I'm not feeling like I'm living in a post-apocalyptic world at the moment. 

So now I sit - drinking my coffee - preparing for my day of the gym and then work.... 

I am participating in a Challenge here at TOOLS to clean out and get rid of stuff - totally empty out and clean and replace only what is necessary....  I am looking forward to really getting into it.  I tend to accumulate stuff rather quickly - and although I do 'divest' myself of possessions regularly - I don't like to build up too much junk . . . - there are lots of nooks and crannys that end up being the catch-all for junk and I am happy about getting those areas totally under control and EMPTY of non-necessary items. 

So- I am feeling really good in general, relieved in my lungs a bit, and still sticking to both non-smoking (except the occasional forest fire) and the gym.  

I am feeling really busy these days with work and having my daughter home with me, shopping for her travel - getting paperwork completed and gathering necessary stuff for her International adventure - cleaning both my space and helping my best friend clear out his space before he is kicked off of his foreclosed property.  Lots of stuff needs to be done and I am determined to stay on top of it.....   so - signing off for now - getting to the gym....  one moment at a time, one foot in front of the other, JUST KEEP GOING!!!!!

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