Was kind of surprised it was sunny and halfway decent outside today. Yesterday was stormy and it poured down rain all day and night. Better than snow, though. Happy the white stuff is gone. At least for now. I figure we're probably gonna' get hit again next month or the month after. Maybe even March, who knows.
I'm probably going to be kind of sore as the day progresses. I told myself to go slow on all the physical chores I had to do, and while I did go slow (it's my only speed these days) I'm still feeling terribly worn out. Just irritates me no end that I can't perform all the things I used to zip through with relish. My zipping days are gone forever. My zipper is stuck and everything takes longer.
I did get the outside lights taken down and put away. I didn't have a lot of them but it's still time consuming to unwind them from the two trees and from the front porch bannister. I carted all the house decorations I had on display and walked back and forth to the garage. Needed to get everything out there before I sat down to begin packing them into the large bins. My Christmas tree the past few years has been a 2' artificial one where the ornaments stay on it year round. So much easier.
I wanted to switch a recliner and the loveseat in the living room and that was hard on my back BUT I DID IT. The loveseat is on those easy sliders so it wasn't that difficult but I had to move a couple small tables and knickknacks, as well. Rearranged the garage so more patio furniture and stuff is on one side, making it easier to pull in and still have a work area on the other side if I so choose to do something out there.
I just took a pan of brownies out of oven so it smells mighty good in here. I was going to start dieting yesterday but I guess I'm going to work myself into the routine slowly. I knew having a box of brownie mix in the pantry was going to be on my mind until I cooked them once and for all.
Yesterday I boiled up the turkey carcass for soup so I have a large bowl sitting in the fridge now giving me dinners for at least three nights. That's probably all I can stand before I freeze the rest.
I ran to Walmart at 9 a.m. but only needed about $22 worth of things on my list. Would have spent more but nobody would respond to the bell in the fabric dept. Not the first time. Their customer service often falls short of the mark. I moved my laptop back to the kitchen table because the workers are busy putting roofs on the two houses directly across from me and the hammering is annoying. Part of the problem being that my laptop table is near the window and that window isn't that far from the construction.
I need to vacuum but I'm too worn out to bother with it today. Maybe I'll wake up peppy tomorrow morning. Sleeping continues to be a challenge. Falling asleep is easy enough but staying asleep is another story altogether. Hip bursitis I'm assuming. I attempted some leg exercises in bed night before last when the pain woke me up and somehow or another, I managed to move and twist the wrong way. I got a TERRIBLE leg cramp in my upper thigh inside and around on the back. Wanted to die. Way worse than those stupid charlie horse cramps you get in your calf. For one thing, they last longer and your muscles are being wrenched until you're ready to shoot yourself. I cried. Massaged them with the electric massage Mary bought me a few years back and took two ibuprofens even though I'm supposed to use them sparingly because my kidneys don't like them. Well, the hell with the kidneys! They can deal with it. Tylenol just doesn't touch the pain.
I've got a jigsaw puzzle set up on a card table nearby so I'm thinking I might play around with that today. I don't usually sew in the afternoon as my energy level starts to sag. Not a thing on my agenda for New Years or even the first week of January. That's okay, though. Even if I went out and did something, I'd just get tired and want to go home. How did this happen to me? Ha!
Hope 2018 is good to you. And good to me. Stay warm.
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