Tuesday September 30, 2025
Good morning God,
- Thank you for this day.
- Thank you for opportunities.
- Thank you for clouds.
- Thank you for joy.
- Thank you for love.
I love you!
Dear Diary,
I awoke at 7:30 AM, I wrote my blog until Angel woke up. I made tea and breakfast. Then I made 2 gallons of juice with bunch of fruit I had that needed used up. I cleaned up the kitchen and went to my neighbors to help her for an hour, while Angel was at jujitsu.
Next I drove to Weiser with Angel, my friend JJ and the dogs. Angel and I went into the post office and got her passport renewed. Everything went amazingly smooth and her passport will arrive in 4-6 weeks. Then she can fly to Texas to visit family and friends without me.
I dropped my friend JJ off in Fruitland where she was picking up a friends truck for him. Then I went to the cricket store in Ontario to see about getting a new phone. 45 minutes later and $700 spent, I walked out with a new phone. We went next door to Walmart and got phone cases and chargers and a bunch of produce. There was a walk in hair salon inside the store and Angel had been wanting to get her hair cut. We stopped in and the lady was able to get to Angel right away. Angel told her what she wanted and her hair turned out really cute.
We arrived back in Council 15 minutes late for Girls Club. We walked in when the singing was almost finished. The girls shared their prayer requests, praise reports and what they are thankful for. Then they did show and tell. We talked about Jesus and sin and some girls prayed to have Jesus in their hearts and some girls said they wanted to get baptized. Then we played a game and Girls Club was over.
We went to my friend TJ’s and I cleaned some of her house and started to deep clean one of the rooms. I will finish the rest on Thursday.
When we arrived home, we got ready for bed right away. I put on a sleep meditation and wrote my blog. I drifted off to sleep at around 10:30 PM.
Wednesday October 1, 2025
Good morning God,
- Thank you for this day.
- Thank you for kindness.
- Thank you for different personalities.
- Thank you for stormy skies.
- Thank you for love.
I love you!
Dear Diary,
I woke up at 3 AM. I caught up on some blog posts and uploaded pictures to add. I went to sleep again from 6 AM to 8 AM. I woke up and stretched when there was a knock at the door. Rarely is there a knock on our door. I jumped up and grabbed my robe. I quickly tied it around me and opened the door. It was my neighbor paying me for helping her yesterday. She apologized for waking me up and I assured her that I had been just waking up anyway. I was grateful for the opportunity to get moving for the day.
I made tea, fed Angel and posted my blog. Angel got in the truck and I quickly walked to M&W to refresh my gratitude sign. Then we went to my first cleaning opportunity. Just as I was getting out of the truck Mrs. H called and told me that the person who was supposed to give them a ride to an eye doctor appointment in Nampa today was sick. She wanted to know if I could possibly do it. I told her that I would call my other clients that I had scheduled for the day and see if I could reschedule them. My other clients were more than willing to let me reschedule and I let Mrs. H know I would come get them after I finished the house I was currently cleaning.
I chatted with my client while I cleaned and Angel did her schoolwork. When I finished, we went straight to pick up Mr. and Mrs. H. I drove them to Nampa for an eye appointment and we arrived right on time. Angel and I ran around outside with the dogs while Mr. and Mrs. H were at their appointment. Then we sat in the lobby and I wrote my blog while we waited.
On the way home, we stopped and ate at Olive Garden and stopped at the grocery store. By the time we got back to Mr. and Mrs. H’s, we were all tired. We had been gone for 8 hours. When we got home, I dragged myself over to the bank and cleaned it. Then we went to bed. Angel picked out a sleep meditation and I wrote my blog notes. We went to sort at around 10 PM.
October 2, 2025
Good morning God,
- Thank you for this day.
- Thank you for fun dreams.
- Thank you for blankets.
- Thank you for connection.
- Thank you for love.
I love you!
Dear Diary,
I awoke at 6 AM. I had slept through the night. I wrote my blog and reflected on my day. Angel woke up and I put on cheerful music. I took a shower and while Angel was showering, I made her breakfast. For myself I made tea and a smoothie. I felt good and had happy thoughts.
I walked to M&W and refreshed my gratitude sign. Then I carried our recycling and walked to the recycling center with the dogs. We left to do a cleaning opportunity in New Meadows and listened to an audiobook called Crenshaw on the drive.
Angel did her schoolwork while I cleaned. I took a break in the middle of cleaning and talked on the phone to the housing authority when they called and said that there was an apartment available in Council. Talking to the lady, I realized that I had too much money in savings. Oh well, we were fine in our apartment and a perfect opportunity would come along for us to move into a place with 2 or more bedrooms.
I finished cleaning and drove to McCall to do another cleaning opportunity. On the way I stopped at the Airbnb house to drop off toilet paper and a new vacuum the owners had sent to me. The lock code for the janitors closet was not working, so I messaged the owner and unsuccessfully tried to find the charger for the lock. I somehow managed to figure out how to take off the lock which took a long time. Then I drove to the hardware store, bought another lock and installed it. This whole project took me over 4 hours and I didn’t get paid one cent for it because it was considered part of my “caretaker” duties from my last cleaning. On top of that, I now didn’t have time to do my other cleaning that I had scheduled in McCall. I was tired and frustrated and decided this was the last straw. I was officially going to quit working in McCall. I had plenty of clients in the Council and New Meadows area and I wasn’t making more money working in McCall like I thought I would. Plus it was an hour drive each way and I didn’t want to be doing the drive through the mountain canyons this winter. Ultimately, my heart wasn’t satisfied with having money as my goal. My desire is to help people who really need it rather than help people make money off of their Airbnbs.
When I got back to Council, I did two more cleaning opportunities and I was exhausted. Angel went to jujitsu while I did my last cleaning and we went to bed as soon as we got home. I went to sleep instantly at around 9 PM.
October 3, 2025
Good morning God,
- Thank you for this day.
- Thank you for water.
- Thank you for farmers markets.
- Thank you for guidance.
- Thank you for love.
I love you!
Dear Diary,
For weeks I have been getting nudged from the Holy Spirit (my higher self) to stop working in McCall. I stepped on that idea in the name of money. I’ve been through this before and I know the outcome. Ends up, drama keeps happening at the McCall Airbnb and with all the free time I end up donating…I’m not making much that money per hour and I got myself into a state of being overworked and exhausted. Go me!
I messaged the Airbnb first thing this morning and told them I was not going to be working in McCall anymore. She took it well and asked if I would stay on until someone else was found and I said yes (I had already planned on that). I felt a heaviness lift off of me. I messaged the company I cleaned the Airbnb for and my representative called me later in the morning and said she would find someone to take over for me as soon as possible. I thanked her.
The morning went smoothly, Pastor Amy is back from being in a trip and I talked to her briefly outside of her house. It was good to see her. I set up for the farmers market. All I did was face painting. It drizzled rain at first and I don’t have a canopy but I wasn’t worried about it and knew it would all be fine. Sure enough, a friend set up a canopy and shared it with me.
Angel had a great morning, she went to jujutsu and when she got back to the farmers market, she played with all the kids running around. Later in the day she went to a friends house to stay the night. The face painting business was slow so I wandered around the market chatting with people, which I love to do. It was really nice and relaxing. I took a break in the middle of the day and went to help my neighbor but she wasn’t ready for me. So I took the dogs on a walk and went to the herb store and bought some loose leaf tea. Then I went to the thrift store and bought a nice towel.
After the farmers market, I had an email from my older sister inviting me to come visit her and some more of the family up at their hunting camp. I drove to where Google maps took me following the coordinates she gave me. It took me to a farm and there wasn’t a road going where Google maps was telling me to turn. I decided to wander around and see if I could find them. I drove around to where I thought they might be but couldn’t find them.
I switched goals and decided to go to the top of the mountain to Buck Park. It was 7,500 feet at the top of the mountain and the temperature was 20 degrees colder than down in Council at 37°F. The sun was shining and it was an amazing view. I drove to both sides of the mountain and took pictures. I let the dogs run for a few minutes and walked around. It felt really cold and was windy. I put on my heavy jacket and enjoyed the feel of the cold wind on my face.
I had a wonderful surprise in my doorway when I came home. There was a box of produce from my friend Chad. Thank you Chad! I put the produce away, then I got the air conditioner out of the kitchen window and put it away for the winter. I am looking forward to winter which is something I never thought I would heat myself say.
I went to bed and wrote my blog notes. I went to sleep early at 9:30 PM listening to an audiobook.
October 4, 2025
Good morning God,
- Thank you for this day.
- Thank you for creativity.
- Thank you for mountains.
- Thank you for friends.
- Thank you for love.
I love you!
Dear Diary,
I was blessed with some quiet time to write and meditate in the middle of the night. I love waking up in the middle of the night. In the morning I deliberated between cleaning the Assembly of God church or going to find my older sister at the family camp in the woods. I paid my landlady rent for November to stay 2 months ahead. Then I drove to the church. There were a couple of vehicles parked in the parking lot and I didn’t want to clean with people there so I headed up the mountain to find the family camp.
This time I found it. I got on the right road and when I had connection on my phone I pulled over and put in the coordinates. Google maps took me right there. There’s no way I would have found it otherwise. My sister and another family member were the only two people in camp that were awake. I sat and talked with them awhile.
When I left I had just enough time to get down the mountain and go to Goodrich to help Mr. and Mrs. H. I went back a different way than I came in and I got lost. The GPS kept glitching and losing the route when my phone would lose service. I drove and drove and had no idea if I was heading deeper in the mountains or coming out. “Why was I heading up instead of down? Should I turn around and take that road I saw a ways back?” I kept going and knew that I would come out somewhere. The fall colors of the aspen trees were beautiful mixed with the green pine trees. I felt my body tense up several times as a thought about being late for Mr. and Mrs. H came to mind. I consciously relaxed and reminded myself that it would all be fine.
I ended up on Pole creek road. Then I knew where I was. How I ended up there? I haven’t figured that out yet. I’m going to look at a map right now to solve this mystery….Oh yes, I see. I took was the long scenic route down out of the mountain.
I received a message from Mrs. H to pick up something from the store and I arrived in Council right on time to start work. If I would have had to go all the way to Goodrich first thing then I would have been late since it takes 25 minutes to get out there. I knew it would all work out even with getting lost in the mountains.
After shopping, I made it to Goodrich and helped Mrs. H clean out the walk in cooler for a few hours. Then I drove back to Council and cleaned the Assembly of God church. The pastor was there this time but I still cleaned with him there because I didn’t want to come back later.
After cleaning the church, I rested at home until Angel came home from her friends. We ate and went to bed. I read a few chapters from Babysitters Club book 1. We went to sleep at around 9:30 PM listening to a sleep meditation.
October 6, 2025
Good morning God,
- Thank you for this day.
- Thank you for dogs.
- Thank you for clouds.
- Thank you for wisdom.
- Thank you for love.
I love you!
Dear Diary,
I finished my last cleaning opportunity in McCall. I did some extra things for my clients last cleaning, such as wash the outside of the windows along the porch and wipe out the refrigerator.
Angel got a chance to ride a horse in the afternoon. A couple from church live out in Mesa and have horses. Angel has been wanting to ride a horse and I asked them about the possibility of Angel riding one of theirs. They were happy to accommodate and Angel enjoyed riding, other than she had to stay in the round pen. She seemed to think that she could gallop across the fields unsupervised.
In the evening Angel and I went to community choir practice. I sat by a lady who sang 2nd soprano with me. I really enjoyed sitting next to her, she had perfect pitch and it was easy to follow her which I appreciated since it was my first time there.
After choir practice, Angel and I went home and played a game of “Life”. Then we went to bed and fell asleep right away at 10 PM listening to a sleep meditation.
*I TOOK A BREAK FROM WRITING FOR A FEW DAYS TO RECOVER FROM FEELING EXHAUSTED. I HAD NOT BEEN EATING AS HEALTHY AS USUAL AND WAS OVERWORKED WHICH USUALLY CAUSES ME TO EXPERIENCE TIREDNESS AND DEPRESSION. I WAS GENTLE WITH MYSELF AND WITH A LIGHTER WORK LOAD I WAS ABLE TO GET THE REST I NEEDED AND MAKE WISE FOOD CHOICES TO GET MYSELF VIBRATING AT A HIGH ENERGY FREQUENCY ONCE AGAIN.*
October 12, 2025
Good morning God,
- Thank you for this day.
- Thank you for rain.
- Thank you for good sleep.
- Thank you for friends.
- Thank you for love.
I love you!
Dear Diary,
I awoke at 1 AM and read for a couple of hours before going back to sleep. I awoke again at 7 AM. I got up, made my tea and left to do a pet sitting opportunity. I fed the dogs and cats. Then I went on a walk with the dogs up the lane and back. The dogs ran and ran and ran and were all smiles when I put them back in the house and told them that their owner would be back later in the day.
When I got to town I picked up Angel from her friends. At home, I fed Angel breakfast and we got ready for church. We debated taking the 4-wheeler or walking but it had been raining off and on and I didn’t want to have the possibility of riding home in the rain so we took the truck. We went to the Assembly of God church so that we could go to play practice during children’s church. I didn’t know even one of the songs they sang during service and I don’t think many other people did either because looking around most of the people were not singing along plus the music was way too loud. I was grateful when the singing was over with and we went to children’s church.
It was fun going through the play practice and we learned sign language for “Silent Night”. When church was over, I was told that the baptism for girls from “Girls Club” who asked to get baptized will be next week after the church service. I wanted to let the people that attend the Nazarene church know. So I went over there while Angel decided to walk home. They were just finishing up their service and I joined in on taking communion. At the end of the service I announced the baptism happening next week at the Assembly of God church and invited everyone to come.
When I got home, Angel and I finished making presents for her friends birthday party. The temperature outside had gradually gotten colder throughout the day but we wanted to ride the 4-wheeler to the party which was being held at a park next to the fairgrounds. We bundled up and it was a cold drive over there. I wished I would have dressed warmer. I hung out for a while and talked to my friend but I was too cold and drove home to put on something warmer. I checked the weather and it said that the wind chill was 36°F. No wonder I was so cold, it was almost freezing out.
I got warmed up and added a scarf and ear muffs to my outfit. Then I rode the 4-wheeler back to the park. I stood around and talked with the other parents until the party was over. Some of those kids had on flip flops with bare feet and light jackets. I don’t know how they were not freezing cold but they seemed to be fine.
Back at home, I had plans to go to Zims to get fully warmed up. Angel had other plans and got on FaceTime with my grandson Finn in Texas so they could play Minecraft together. I decided that we would stay home so they could play together. Angel misses Finn a lot and I’m glad they are able to still stay connected.
Instead, I decided to catch up on my blog but I didn’t. Rather, I looked at plane tickets on-line for hours. I was attempting to find a ticket for Angel to fly to Texas to spend time with family and friends there. I found there are extra fees for a minor to fly alone and they have to be on a direct flight. This was more complicated than I thought since there are no direct flights out of Boise. After a few hours of searching for flights out of Salt Lake City or Portland and want able to find anything that was in my price range. I put the flight search aside and made myself a vegetable soup and fed Angel. I watched a movie about a guy that hiked to the Columbia gorge. When I finished the movie Angel had fallen asleep in the hammock. I washed dishes and read for a while. I put on a sleep meditation and went to sleep.
October 13, 2025
Morning prayer:
Good morning God,
- Thank you for this day.
- Thank you for rain.
- Thank you for books.
- Thank you for connection.
- Thank you for love.
I love you!
Dear Diary,
I awoke at 1:30 AM. I played wordle and connections and read for a couple of hours. I’ve been taking a break from writing my blog and it’s been good to think about other things. At 8 AM I awoke again. Angel was awake and hungry. My friend JJ called about us doing something today and we decided to walk some of the Weiser River Trail. I fed Angel and made tea. Then I started to write my blog and get caught up while Angel did her schooling. I had written half a day when JJ texted and said she was ready to go in 20 minutes.
Angel and I got bundled up and met JJ at her house. We took separate vehicles and drove to the trail up by Glendale. The walk was beautiful with all the fall colors. It was overcast the first part of the walk. Then the sun came out and I had to strip off some layers of clothing because I got too warm. Angel had a bed attitude for the first half of the walk because she didn’t want to go but the second half she seemed to be enjoying herself and held my hand the whole way back. The dogs had a blast running around exploring and playing with JJ’s dogs.
T-Boy
When we got home, Angel finished her schoolwork and got on the phone with my grandson Finn in Texas to play Minecraft together. I spent 3 hours looking at plane tickets to fly Angel to Texas. I figured out that it’s cheaper for me to fly with her rather than have Angel fly alone and pay the unaccompanied minor fee. I called my friend Rachele in Texas to see if I could use one if their vehicles if I come visit and tried to plan things out. Then I talked to Christopher on the phone and we decided to put off having Angel fly there until after January 1.
In the mean time, Angel had gone over to my older sisters and asked to stay the night. That was fine with me. I went to bed and read for a couple of hours. Then I wrote some of my blog and went to sleep listening to a sleep meditation.