I have managed to work my life around it. I'll vacuum, then sit, do half the dishes, sit, work on my quilts standing up, then sit, blah blah blah.....That's one reason I decided to try fasting one day a week. Exercising was next to impossible and eating less was the only option I had left to try and shed some pounds. It's working too. I'm trying to eat less and more sensible on non-fast days and I've lost close to 20 pounds. If I wasn't so afraid of bike riding, I'd think about taking it up again. I could bike ride for a long time (the sitting thing) but walking just doesn't cut it. If I had a biking buddy, I think I could get back out there but I've never had a biking buddy the whole time I rode bikes so it's unlikely I'll find one now. Besides I gave my bike away. Still miss it but I knew after my knee surgery and then shoulder replacement that bike riding was going to make me nervous if I was out and about by myself. But enough on my body issues, on to another body issue. ha ha (my favorite subject)
Yesterday morning I decided to put some hydrogen peroxide drops in my ears as they felt stuffed up a bit. Just a bit but I do have a problem with wax build-up. More than once I've gone to the doctor with pain and discovered compacted ear wax. Damn nuisance! Anyhow, I don't think I'll be putting hydrogen peroxide in my ears again. Even though the doctor said it's fine to do so. This is the second time I've plugged them up worse, and this time, it's lasting longer and giving me earaches. I am not happy. I slept poorly last night because of it and this morning both ears are ringing besides. I do have tinnitis off and on (again I've learned to live with it) but earaches are something I'm not willing to tolerate. Makes me crabby. Even more crabby than I already am!
Even with the discomfort, I have been getting things cleaned out around here. This morning I sorted through two large bins in my closet that old summer clothes, pajamas, sweat pants, and 'stuff.' Managed to fill a large black plastic bag that I'll haul off to one of two places in town that takes donations. Am trying not to use the convenience of Goodwill's drive up ramp. Their prices tick me off and I don't want to donate to them unless I'm desperate.
I also cleaned out my two dressers. Probably could have tossed some bras but I managed to let go of one and that's good enough for now. Just difficult to throw away bras and underpants and socks. Not sure why. I'm certainly not wearing them all. While on this cleaning out kick, I decided to consolidate my various "junk boxes" into one spot. That was kind of fun really. And again, I could have tossed a lot that I kept -- like six decks of cards. I don't even play cards anymore. I play online and unlike the 60's and 70's I never get together to play with friends anymore. That was a big part of my social life for several years.
One thing I did discover was a bag of old cassette tapes. I'm going to listen to them and then make another decision on whether to keep them. Some are music but a few are labeled -- Joyce's speech, Joe singing and playing organ, Jenni's 8th birthday, letter to Joe, and Joe in Saudi Arabia. Those ought to be interesting. I've still got probably 200 cassettes of music too. I was going to try and transfer them to my computer with this cassette player thingie I bought but I never could figure it out and it's probably not worth the trouble anyhow. Makes me kind of sad as I've got some really good music on those tapes and can't bear to just toss them out.
I've been keeping busy in the sewing room most days. Trying to use up all the material people have given me. I've been making table tops, wall hangings, Xmas decorations, bookmarks, pillows, lap quilts, and larger quilts. Although the larger ones are difficult for me as I don't really have the room and it KILLS MY BACK! I have probably four small quilts onhand that I need to gift here and there but mailing them is so expensive. Maybe if I ask people to pay postage, I can manage that way. Yesterday I mailed off a small table top (with a paperback cartoon book inside too) and that very light package cost almost $9 to mail. Damn postoffice.
I'm always surfing around on Netflix and Amazon to find something interesting to watch. More often than not, I'm landing on something, watching a bit, and then using less than lady like language about how rotten the entertainment has become. I just don't like a lot of things I used to enjoy. A couple nights back, though, I came across this tv show on Amazon called 'Forever.' It's a comedy of sorts and only a half hour but it's really different and makes you think. I looked up the guys who are writing it and they've received Emmys for their writing on other shows.
I fall back on the tried and true shows too. Especially when I'm sewing. The Waltons have about 7 or 8 seasons available and I'm enjoying them all. Well, mostly. John Boy does get wearisome.
My new laptop is such a joy. I'm still having to watch myself, though, as two or three times I've deleted a long email right in the middle of writing it. One slight move on the keyboard and it's gone. Must have something to do with the control commands too. I'm still playing around with the photo program to understand how to fix my photos and where to put them.
I've got three games that I'm hooked on too. Solitaire, freecell solitaire, and scrabble. Someday I may look around and see what else is out there for me to waste my time on. Well, that's about it for now. Not much of interest on my October calendar. All I see noted is 'take out the trash' and 'return library books'. Yep! Real interesting the way my life is moving along. Ha!
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