Tuesday, August 4, 2020

5 Year Journal Day 77

     Today's prompt is "What new activity have you tried?" I haven't tried any new activities due to the coronavirus.

     It is 2:20 a.m. here now. Isaias how passed. It is quiet outside. I slept through most of the storm. I see no broken windows as of yet, but I have not seen all the windows in the house yet. We are not flooded inside the house. Thank God! I will do a complete inspection later today. I fell asleep before 8:00 p.m. when the storm was expected to arrive, but woke up a little after 10:00 p.m. around the height of the storm. It was loud and I could hear things hitting the house. I am so thankful we are all safe. The electricity only went out for a second and came right back on. I am so grateful. I did not want to be without air conditioning. Bella did not react to the storm as the thunder was not the same as in a summer thunder storm. It was muted, and not directly over us. Caleb slept through the whole storm. He takes medication to make sure he sleeps through the night. He just woke up. Sponge Bob is on the tv. Bella just came out of the room.
     That was the first hurricane we have stayed home for since moving here. We usually evacuate inland. It was easier when Mathew lived in Sanford. We would just go to his house. I have an evacuation plan to go to Rachel's house now, but I did not want to leave home this time. It's more stressful to evacuate on the drop of a  dime than it is to stay home.
     I was telling Caleb how good of an investment it was for me to enlist in the Army. I said "Look at me. I can't work. If I did not go in the Army when I did and serve those years, I would be homeless right now. I would be living on the street. I am covered with health care for the rest of my life." My prescriptions are paid for. I was able to purchase my own home. I was able to purchase a vehicle. I have money to pay my bills. I would have nothing because I would have no income. I can't hold a job. I don't know remember why I was talking to him about that. I don't know. I just don't want him to think something that is not true. I don't work because I can't, not because I don't want to. I am different from most parents he may know.
     Well, I am going to be getting the free furniture on Saturday! Woop! Woop! Now, I have to prepare by cleaning the living room, finding help to move the furniture I have out, and the new furniture in, and getting a truck. So much to do in such little time!
     I finally got my package of Broke Dick e-juice yesterday! It's about damn time. I've been coughing since using the more expensive crap from Amsterdam Life. I've about lost my voice from coughing so much from the irritation it causes. Broke Dick e-juice does not do that to me, and it's less expensive! Go figure!
     I have a new craft project in mind. I need hemp twine, small clothes pins, and some pushpins to make it happen. I don't have the money now, but hopefully I can buy the supplies later this month. I will take photos once I get it created.
     I also want to buy some smooth rocks for us to paint and put out to join the Oak Island Kindness rocks project. So I will need paint and paintbrushes too.
     School starts soon. I will be putting in my documentation for home school this week. I think we are going to be ok.
     I am waiting for my absentee ballot to arrive. I don't know why it hasn't come yet. What am I missing? Maybe it's still too soon. I am very ANTI-Trump.
     I never received my Chewy.com order yesterday. It was supposed to be delivered by Fed-Ex yesterday. I guess they stopped delivering early because of the storm.
     I didn't water my plants yesterday as scheduled. I will do that once I am finished here.
     Mathew's birthday is coming up. I want to send him something, but I don't know if I will be able to afford anything. He is also getting a promotion at the end of the month. We are waiting to find out if he is being redeployed soon. I hope he stays home for a long time. He just got home from a deployment.
     The holidays are just around the corner. I don't think we will be doing much of anything this year with COVID-19 still around. It's just not safe. We will keep to ourselves.
     I might just have to buy Caleb a variety pack of candy for Halloween and call it a day.
     This November will mark 10 years it's been since I was in the Army. It's been an eventful 10 years. I will have to think of something special to commemorate and celebrate.
     I bought so many cans of beans because we were eating about 2 cans a night with our dinners. Now, I have to remove beans from my diet because I have to go back to a low carb lifestyle. I think I will phase things out of my diet instead of just cutting everything out this time. That way I don't waste food and/or money.
     I am not going to do keto, because I don't like a lot of fat in my food, but I am going to maintain a lot of keto diet rules. No more pasta, rice, potatoes, bread, carrots, tomatoes, beans, spaghetti sauce, processed foods, cereal, popcorn, tortilla chips, and limited salad dressings. I can do most of it without problems because I never got back to eating those foods regularly, so I don't feel like I am missing out on anything. I do have a lot of cans of beans, some tomatoes, a few packs of pasta and spaghetti sauce, and a number of salad dressings. Like I said, I will use what I what I have and not buy them again. My next appointment with my primary care provider is in December. I will ask for a blood lab then. So I have about 4 months to get my act together again. I told her I wanted to show progress. I have fallen off the plan big time. The coronavirus and staying at home doesn't help me any. The new Gatorade experience is going to help me get moving, and hopefully I will start an exercise regimen that I can maintain over a long time soon.
     I am proud of my recent activity level. I have been able to get a lot accomplished over the last few days. It was important to me because I keep falling behind for one reason or another. If I don't do these things, they won't get done.
     I have things I need to send out, but I have to wait until I get paid again to have the money to send them.
     I wanted to buy school supplies but my online cart was quickly over $100, and I just can't afford it right now. It will have to wait. Thankfully, the things we need to start school are already here. I can just start out with the books we already have, and the supplies we already have, along with the Adventure Academy online. I just like to buy things. It was my job to shop at one time. I'm good at it. It makes me happy.
     I hope Caleb doesn't grow up and one day hate me for raising him the way I did. He doesn't hate me now, but he might feel differently as an adult and resent me for some of the decisions I made. I hope our relationship is always strong and loving.
     Bella will always love me. That cuddle buddy of mine is so sweet.
     I need to be wearing my orthotic shoes. It's hot as hell outside and it's comfortable to wear my sandals. Ugh!
     It's now 3:38 a.m. here. I am feeling hot all of a sudden. I might need to go back to bed and cool off.

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