5 Year Journal Day 274

      Today's prompt is "How do you get out of a rut?" I make a small change. I do something different from my rut. I just do it. 

     It is now 11:41 p.m. here. Yesterday was productive. I woke up earlier than usual because of my tooth pain. I called the dental office as soon as I thought they might be open to see if they could see me earlier than my appointment time. I got Caleb up and we did our morning routine quickly and hit the road to Wilmington. I got my temporary crown replaced and we went to Chick-fil-a for breakfast. After that we drove back home. I called the VA while I was driving to figure out about the appointment that was scheduled for tomorrow outside of the clinic. The appointment was a dental appointment that must have been made as a space holder to authorize my dental work. I also called Verizon to dispute the charges on my account. Unfortunately my cell service dropped just as someone from Verizon answered the phone. Once my phone had a good signal again, I called back again. I was able to get things fixed, so that I would no longer be charged and the charges were credited back. 

     We got home and I was ready for lunch. It was about noon. I made myself some soup and ate. Then I was tired, and crashed in bed. I could not get up for my 1:00 MOVE follow up appointment call. I was was too exhausted. Part of it was from the running around, and part of it was from the explosive nature of the diarrhea I was suffering all morning.

     When I woke up from my nap, I was still tired. I wanted pizza, so I went to Food Lion and bought some frozen pizzas. I also bought some soda. Yes, I bought diet Mountain Dew, but I only bought one 12 pack. I only drink from the can, so that was the smallest option. I shared with Caleb,  and I did not drink it all at once. 

     We ate dinner early, and I took my medication. I fed Bella a full meal of chicken livers, steamed, mashed carrots and sweet potato with ginger root, and kibble. Everybody was happy and ready to rest by the time I got to bed. 

     Tomorrow, on Tuesday, I do not have any appointments. I will try to stay at home if I can. I still have work to do at home. I need to collect the travel pay forms and submit each one to the VA for payment. I need to go ahead and amend my federal taxes, and mail them in.        

     I went ahead and emailed the travel pay forms via secure message to the VA. One less thing I have to worry about. I went ahead and updated my health notes spreadsheet with my morning glucose readings, and my other spreadsheet with my weigh-in information. 

     I don't want to do any more work right now. I want to take my iron pill and orange juice and make myself some flavored water and miralax drink and go lay down.