The alarm woke me up at 630 which I had planned (believe it or not). I had joined a group of Malecon walkers so that I could kick off my day and enjoy the sunrise while in motion. It also made my first cup of coffee taste that much better. It was tempting to plop back into the hammock but the sun was peaking onto the edge of our balcony so I set up my chair in the sun

and Donna and Sue kept me company. Our landlord was coming to collect the rent and when we couldn’t agree on an exchange rate, she insisted on pesos. So I headed to the money exchange to collect some. Unfortunately, I didn’t think to take my passport, so I had to repeat the trip. I owe my husband Doug an apology about not obtaining pesos in the first place.

Anyhow, with all this back and forth, I was hungry. So I fixed myself my favourite Isla sandwich of cucumber, cilantro and lime mayo. Once I was re-energized, it was to “work” -writing an Isla Restaurant Feature from the evening before. I had no end of technical hassles.

In the midst of this I bought a cookie to have with tea and a delicious piece of carrot cake for dessert. I guess you can tell that I am a stress eater. Both were scrumptious but didn’t fix the source of my stress. I walked to Hidalgo and paid a visit to Kelly and Lorraine to pick up a frozen pizza that they had purchased for my supper, as our prearranged restaurant visits for the day hadn’t panned out.

I was kinda frustrated with all of this, so I made myself take a “timeout” in the hammock.

After supper I felt much better so Donna and I walked to the beach to take in a cloudy sunset. Kelly and Lorraine joined us for our evening walk up and down Hidalgo. I have to remember…walking helps me cope, eating doesn’t.

Kath’s quote: “You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.” —Jon Kabat-Zinn

Love never fails.

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