Friday PWYC

[lucylee]

Thanks, Mystery, Harmony & Rose, re: the Paxil. I might do that -- it's about 6 weeks till I see my ob-gyn for check-up; he's the one that prescribed the Paxil (well, actually, his dad did, 21 years ago!) but he is the one who renews it now. But I could experiment with a little higher dose anyway -- I get it filled with 20 mg tablets and break them apart for 10 mg. so it lasts twice as long as it is prescribed for. I suspect it contributes to sleepiness, though, AND it definitely contributes to weight gain, so I don't really want to double up on it permanently.
It will be time for my insurance annual check-up also, this month, I think. I could do it at the drug store, but I might go to the family doctor and tell him I want a complete blood test just to rule out anything unusual.
And this may just pass.

I know part of the reason I need a nap in the afternoon is because of the way we sleep around here. It's like we're shift-workers. We watch tv till sometimes 3:00 a.m. Then we get up around 11:00 a.m. That's eight hours, but there's a LOT of sunlight in our bedroom in the morning, and that has to disrupt our sleep. Separate bedrooms/bedtimes is just not going to work. I mean, I could go to bed whenever I wanted, but Sheldon just can't sleep alone. So, there you go.

I listen to Dr. Laura (XM radio psychologist) a lot and today she was saying, "Sometimes, the best thing you can do is just LET GO of something you are never going to have." Well, that sounds great, but HOW do you let go??? HOW do you just put something out of your mind? I may go to MO with this.

Anyway.
Today I am s2s, but no make-up. Also didn't complete my Bible reading this morning.
Right now, I am having to help dh get his breakfast out and then his meds, a couple of days a week, when he gets them all out but transfers them from one side of the kitchen to the other... and then today I had to look up his lab report online because we got an email saying it was available. This completely throws me off my preferred routine, which would have me in the shower before I ate breakfast.
I'll do my make-up in just a little while, because we are going to celebrate dbil's birthday tonight. We're going to his girlfriend's house. She is so nice. I always look forward to seeing her, but her house always makes me wish I could come home and redecorate. Of course, everyone's house makes me feel that way -- I like what I have, but I need new carpet and new paint sooo badly.
Then when dh takes his shower, I'll have to dry his shower for him because he can't stand and bend long enough to do that anymore.

I tried to call my dmom but the line was busy earlier.

Oh -- and the weather here -- same, Twins, only we were at "41, feels like 33" the last time I checked. Brrrr...
Mystery -- won't it be COLD for a campout? I guess they are Boy Scouts; they are prepared... but... brrrr...
Good to see Nancy is all prepared for cold weather.

So glad you rescused the rabbits, LadyM! BTW -- this sounds like an excellent mindset:

When deep cleaning started to feel like work, then I stopped doing it.

I think perhaps I should lower my expectations for myself, actually. I mean, I WANT to do all that all of you do every day, but as y'all have pointed out before, we each have different situations and different families. What is do-able for ME, with Sheldon 24/7 and the dgrands most of every weekend, plus some extra time, may be different than what is doable for someone else. I can't measure my success based on someone else's to-do list.

You are staying so busy, Rose! I admire the way you've made your new community "home"!

I went to the post office, but that is it for accomplishments today. Talked to ds. We'll pick him and the dgrands up around 5:15; ddil is working. DGD will spend the night with us.

Enjoy your Valentine's dinner, Cathy!

Thinking of Harriet, -- and also blessed & Dee, who I imagine are busy with their dhusbands. Saying a prayer that all is going well there. Glad to see Mr. Twins is doing well.

[Lady Maverick]

Sad News for me. Fitbit is eliminating all challenges on March 27th. Google bought FB and now they are doing away with many features.
I have continually been in weekly fitbit challenges with friends/family for about a decade. That is the reason I never considered any other brand. Now my reason for staying with FB is gone.

I just downloaded the stridekick app and will try doing challenges on that. However, I don't know if everyone in my group will make the move.

[lucylee]

Awww, LadyM. That IS too bad. Maybe your friends will join you -- I'm sure they will miss the challenge features as much as you do.

I never used the challenges and share with friends features when I had a FitBit. I could do some of that with the apple watch, but I don't.
I still miss some of the way FitBit gave info, vs the apple watch, but I'll stick with it for now, so as not to look a gift horse (hand-me-down) in the mouth.

[Nancy]

Afternoon CI ~
After I watched one episode of net flix thought it was a movie no worries.
Then Ik swept and mopped upstairs yea for progress!
Had a snack.
Trying to decide about vacuuming the living room / thinking I already did it earlier this week.

One window in the zone and that will be happy with progress on my zone work.
Over sink kit. window next up. *
Did the mirror the other day yea!
Swiffered my bathroom.

Dust bunnies removed from the kitchen under stuff three specific areas yea!

[Harmony]

Hi! I've been to my eye doctor this afternoon and the remainder of the afternoon and the evening so far I've been waiting for these drops to wear off. I still have a lot of glare and I can read here but it's difficult. I suspect I got an extra dose of the eye drops they use for dilating. Her first try had most of them running down my cheek and she tried again. So I think I got a mega dose. It was so bad going home I couldn't even open my eyes, glad I had my "chauffeur" along to do the driving back.

I had DH's hearing aids packed up and we were hunting the post office down through the northern town we passed through. When I lived up there when we first moved to the state I used to go to that post office. Directed DH into the shopping center and found it is now a bar! Nope, not going in there. So down the road we went until I remembered seeing where they moved it to, but the traffic was so bad DH couldn't get the car over to that lane to turn left. Traffic all over the place is just ridiculous and I hate it.

So we went into our own town and I was happy to see it didn't close at 4:00 but the counter was open till 4:30 and I was able to get the little box on its way safely. Hopefully it won't be too long before they send it all back fixed. It went all the way up to Denver.

I did go to study this morning, there were enough kids absent that they didn't need extra helpers. I told them I'd try another time to volunteer. They make it sound like they're desperate for helpers, please sign up, so I suspect it isn't that bad. We have a little cafe there and I was supposed to meet my friend there but I sat and waited for 15 minutes and she never arrived. She's in a different class and we haven't all been meeting together so we are missing each other. Next week we'll be meeting like usual because the new sound and visual systems are installed now and we can use that space.

DH is doing a bit better with his pulled teeth. He is chewing a little bit but softer foods.

I have 3 projects needing done here. Only one is time sensitive. But I am so glad the busyness of this week is done. Maybe by tomorrow morning my eyes will be back to normal and I can get some things done. Incidentally, I had a good report from the eye dr. My eyes were a little better than last year. I don't need to change my glasses. That will make this the 3rd year I'm using these same glasses. A little easier on the pocketbook. Especially since we're putting so much $ into our teeth right now.

Hopefully, Dee and family, and blessed are doing ok today.

LadyM, what kind of fencing are you putting up?