5 Year Journal Day 240

      Today's prompt is "When was the last time you worked out?" I don't know.

     It is now 3:28 a.m. here. Yesterday was a busy and productive day. Caleb woke me up around 10:30 or so. I ate breakfast without checking my blood sugar again. I took my meds and began drinking my caffeinated drink. I burned a gray candle to help me on my tasks for the day, and also some sage. I had Caleb put the Christmas tree in the shed, and I began working on the living room again. I don't remember the sequence of events all that well, but I can give a summary of the outcome. Caleb moved Bella's chest of drawers that we use for all her treats, medications, and tools to the new location. Caleb and I moved the lateral filing cabinet to a new spot. Caleb moved the sofa to its new spot. Caleb and I moved a large bookcase to its new spot, and Caleb moved the other large bookcase to its new spot. We cleaned under everything as we were moving things around. I did most of the shop vac-ing and picking up trash. Caleb did most of the moving furniture. Caleb also got the front yard cleaned up. Ms. Dee from next door was outside doing yard work and began to help him. I was able to leave him at home with her to continue working on the front yard while I went to the pharmacy to pick up his medications.

     Caleb made lunch and dinner. They were both fish fillets and tater tots baked in the oven, and were delicious. 

     It was not as easy as it sounds though. Caleb was argumentative in the beginning and did not want to work. he wanted to go for a walk, and I told him no. I did not want him to go for a walk because we had work to do. When he goes for a walk, he returns tired and cranky, and really won't do any work. So, I could not have that. I needed him to help me alot yesterday. I will need him to help me alot today too. While most of the big jobs are done, there are alot of little jobs that still need to be done. I need to move the two smaller bookcases to their new positions. We also need to move the couch one last time and make sure everything is clean underneath it. While the couch is moved, we need to clean around and underneath the incline trainer. Then we need to move the chair so we can clean underneath it too. I have to shop vac the chair and put it back together. 

     That will conclude the work on the living room for the most part. Caleb still needs to clean the tv stand cabinets out. I will need to populate the bookcases properly, but that can wait. The hallway will be the next area of concern. Thank goodness it is mostly dirty laundry that we found when we were cleaning up the living room. Caleb will need to pick that up and bring it to the laundry room for washing. I will then be able to shop vac the hallway.

     Once the the hallway is shop vac'd, I will need to pick up the trash in my room and re-organize the baskets that I have collected at the foot of my bed. I need to make sure the area is clear to walk through so the cable guy can fix the box. 

     I also need Caleb to collect the dirty laundry from the bathroom so they can be washed. I will need to clean the bathroom from top to bottom at some point. Secondary to all this is cleaning up the kitchen which has gone without cleaning for the passed couple of days due to me focusing on the common area. 

     I am sure we can complete the "cleanliness is close godliness" project by Sunday night, just in time. I have to go to Wilmington on Monday, and will be gone all day, so I will not be able to clean then. Early on Tuesday morning is when the cable guy comes, so everything has to be ready by then. 

     Caleb just woke up. Coraline is playing on the tv again. Bella came out of the room. I forgot to give her Bravecto. I need to do that. Caleb just gave it to her. So we are good on that. 

     Today we have alot to do. I have to get the laundry started because I have not done that yet, and I have a huge pile to wash. I also do not know where some of my socks are disappearing to. I need to buy more compression socks. 

     I have put all other things on the back burner. The bills have been paid, and the grocery shopping has been done. Gas is in the Mazda. So, it's time. It was rainy the day before yesterday and gloomy. It was gloomy and dark yesterday. I still managed to push through to get things done. I am starting to feel more like myself before I became disabled, now that I am working all day on this project. 

     I am now looking forward to Rachel coming over to visit, and Aunt Lisa too. I will have to clean up the guest room, but I will get to that too. 

     Once the inside of the house is back in shape, I will have time to go through my dad's things on the porch and prepare for a dumpster to come. The same company that moved the old furniture away will haul the trash away. I want to make sure I don't throw anything important away. I also want to make sure I throw all the trash away that I can't put in the trash bin. We are really loading the trash bins this week, but it is long overdue. 

     I have been rubbing my eyes alot lately. They itch and I can't exactly scratch them. I have rubbed my right eye sore. It is even red. I need to be more mindful and apply eye drops and eye ointment as needed. 

     I have not been good about my oral hygiene. I have been going right to my bed after my night time routine ends with feeding Bella. I need to get back on track.

     I am thinking about getting Caleb a student desk where he can sit or stand and it has wheels. I saw one for $80 at either Bed, Bath, and Beyond or Michaels. I have to figure out how I am going to pay the bills first though. I still haven't figured out how I will be able to afford to pay the inspection, taxes, adn registration for the Mazda before the end of February yet. 

     I might have a $99 bill coming my way when the cable guy comes. That is the charge if I have done something to cause the problem with the cable or wifi. Because he is coming to check on 2 cable boxes, and 1 wifi, I hope maybe I won't be charged. The wifi is working fine now, but the cable boxes have not worked since sometime in the Fall of last year, before the holidays. We missed all the holiday specials, and I am going to lose all my Harry Potter recordings, Lord of the Rings recordings, and The Hobbit recordings that I saved on the DVR. 

     I have a mess at my work station by my computer. It will have to wait until the bigger projects are done. I am going to make better use of my lateral filing cabinets. 

     Caleb finally went back to bed. He is so talkative when he wakes up. It's hard to handle. I like my quiet time. 

     I have run out of things to write about. There is not alot going on and I have lost touch with people I normally talk to. I haven't been expanding  my mind with any of my studies lately. I have been trying to keep up with what President Biden is doing on a daily basis. I know he signed an executive order today, as I watched the last few minutes of it. I missed the speech beforehand, so I don't know what it encompasses. 

     I can't wait to finally get my new medication cabinet put together. I have to do that too. I also have to put together my pet carpet cleaner. Both of them are still their boxes. 

     I need a shower but I don't know if I have any clean clothes to put on. I don't have enough socks, since I keep losing them. I am comfortable in these jeans and I wish I had more that fit me. Different sizes and different brands fit differently. I need to go through my stuff and figure out what fits, and what will never fit so I can get rid of stuff I can't use. It's on my list to do. I still have not changed from my old diabetic shoes to my new diabetic shoes. I need to do that, and put these away for yard work or something. 

     I see the neurologist on Monday. I am sure we will be talking about my medications. There is no need to change my medication now that I can see that I can control my weight. If I kept gaining, it would be another story, but I have lost weight the passed two weeks. I weigh in again on Monday when I wake up. I hope I have lost weight again. If that is the case, there is no need to change my medication, which is something that causes me great distress. 

     I also have my labs taken on Monday. I am having my potassium measured to make sure it is not too high because of the spironolactone medication I have started taking. My A1C will also be measured. I hope I am doing ok. I know I have not been doing great because of the holidays.

     I am also seeing the nurse at the Women's Clinic on Monday. She will just be checking my blood pressure. 

     Last but not least, I will be getting a Covid-19 screening done on Monday. I am not looking forward to having a long rod put up my nostril. I hope it goes quickly and does not hurt. 

     I am trying to prepare myself for Monday's appointments too. It's going to be a long day away from home. Caleb will be staying with Alisa until I get back home. I have to figure out how I am going to feed myself while I am there. I have not gotten that far in my planning yet. I need at least something to snack on. I also have to figure out dinner. I can probably come up with a crockpot meal. I will be tired when I get home. 

     It is now 5:36 a.m. here. I took my iron pill and orange juice around midnight when I woke up then. I should probably be getting back to bed. I have a long day ahead of me again.