I can't figure out why my computer keeps making a dinging sound. Seems like I have had nothing but problems with this laptop lately. It's constantly doing odd things.
It's going on 4 pm and it's mighty hot outside. I did go out and sit on the patio for a while and let the heat just wash over me. Felt good. I'm keeping busy doing one thing or another. I went off this site and wernt to Facebook to type and the dinging stopped so whatever was causing it has suddenly left.
I've been so discouraged at my inability to walk without a lot of difficulty that I decided today was the day I went to youtube and found some senior exercises to do. The first place I went was too hard for me but the second was much better because they told me if I can't do them now, not to get discouraged because if I keep at it, I will be able to do them. The one that is absolutely too hard for me to do is to stand up without using my arms. I can pretty much do all the others.
I know because I have a screwed up back, I'm never going to be without pain. I've also noticed that my right knee is very weak and it prevents me from doing a lot of things. I had my left knee replaced and it's fine and dandy but I sure don't want to go throught another joint replacement.
At any rate, doing the exercises today was absolutely awful but.....I am not giving up. Mainly because I want to be able to go out and about. Of course I'm well aware that I'm probably going to always need a walker but I'm fine with that. I can use my walking stick to a degree but to go any distance for any length of time I really need that walker to help me.
My very worst time of day is when I first wake up and have to stand up after being in bed. It's pure hell! I grab my walker and start moving and within an hour of washing up, getting dressed, fixing coffee, etc. the worst pain gone and I can function. I often get up in the middle of the night and go to my recliner to finish sleeping. This can be anywhere from 2 a.m to 5 a.m. Luckily, I'm able to go right back to sleep while in the chair. I bought a new recliner a couple days back and it should be ready for pickup later this week. My new best friend down here (Holly Blankenship who was married to my cousin, Jimmy) is going to pick it up in her truck for me. Originally, I signed papers to have it delivered but the more I thought about what he charged me the madder I got. Mad at myself for agreeing to it. He charged me $150 delivery fee and I only live four miles from the store. I called him up yesterday and told him I was picking the chair up myself and wanted my $150 back. He said okay. I don't know where my brain goes sometimes. What a stupid thing for me to do! And what's even worse is that I chose a chair by looking at his oversize computer screen because he didnt' have any on the floor that I could sit on. Why I didn't wait and go to another store is a mystery. Well, not really. I didnt' want to bother Mary with taking me out and about next week and I wanted her to be proud of me that I bought the chair on my own. I can't believe sometimes just how dense I can be!
Tonight for dinner I'm fixing a chicken thigh in the air fryer and a salad. Kind of hard to get back in the groove of fixing my own supper as Mary has been cooking that meal for me for the last two months. And man, is she ever a good cook. I have been eating way better than I ever did at Disco View.
I put a basecoat on a few rocks this morning and tomorrow I will start to put designs on a few of them.
Poppy has pretty much spent her days sleeping.
Well, I think I'll go bring my radio/cd player into here and set it up and listen while I do a little crossstitch. The book I'm listening to is finally getting interesting.
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