Friday, March 19, 2021

5 Year Journal Day 280

      Today's prompt is "Do you have any new friends?" Yes, I made a friend at the pharmacy where I go to pick up Caleb's medications.

     It is now 1:22 a.m. on Friday. Yesterday was a busy day. We started by going to CVS to pick up Caleb's refills, and then going to Walmart to buy ingredients for chili and hygiene products. I wanted to deep condition my hair, while cooking and cleaning. We came home after going to Walmart. I ate the rest of the leftover fried chicken from Thursday for lunch, and then I went to apply the deep conditioning treatment to my hair. Once that was complete, I began to clean up the kitchen so I could prepare the corned beef brisket dinner I was planning. I cleaned up my prepping space and utensils, and began to prep the vegetables. It was baby carrots, 1 yellow onion, ginger root, red potatoes, gold potatoes, a huge head of cabbage, and the meat, with some water, and extra virgin olive oil. I did not get it started until later than I wanted, so it would not be fully cooked until a minimum of 6:30 p.m.

     While the food was cooking, I started to put away the rest of the groceries. I bought some facial cleansers for Caleb. He has been breaking out alot lately. I bought hair care products for me. I bought beans for chili, and some cleaning products.

     When that was done, I started cleaning the stove top and surrounding counter tops. I wash with antibacterial soap and hot water first, then bleach the surface to bring it back to brilliant white like new. 

     At some point, when I was taking a break, I called my dad. While on the phone, I found the headlight assembly I need to fix the Volvo. We talked for a little while, mostly about the VA, the Volvo, and local people around Lumberton. 

     We were expecting severe weather in the afternoon, and so we stayed home after venturing out in the morning. We were supposed to prepare for a tornado. I figured I would spend the day cooking and cleaning. While I did hear some thunder, I do not think a tornado was nearby. 

     I decided to have kimchi for dinner so I could take my medications and go lay down. Dinner was not ready when I was ready to call the day over. I took my meds and went to lay down until Caleb came and woke me up to ask if dinner was ready because he was hungry. It was then about 8:30 p.m. Dinner was definitely ready, and smelled good. I made Caleb a dish, and myself one too. It turned out good. Caleb is known for eating the meat, but not the vegetables, so I told him to leave the rest of the meat alone. No one wants to eat the vegetables without the meat! 

     Yesterday I went ahead and renewed my contract for air conditioning maintenance, and paid with my 3rd stimulus. I was wondering how much it would cost to update my insulation in the attic. Stacy replied to a Facebook post I made on Oak Island Locals group , so I gave her a call. Stacy and Bruce will come by on Monday to check the attic and give me a quote. Hopefully I can afford it. It would save me money this summer and every summer to come. 

     I don't want to spend all my money, and then have nothing left. I also don't want to spend it all on little things and not get anything major accomplished. I still have to go to Walmart and have them balance and rotate my tires, which will be about $70. 

     My dad says he will buy the headlight assemblies needed to fix the Volvo headlight system. That is going to cost almost $300 for the set, and that is not including the installation. That is only the parts. 

     I meant to get the laundry started, but I didn't ever do that. I will have to do it today. Caleb needs to empty the dishwasher. I have a few dishes to hand wash. The laundry needs to get moving. I need to exchange my current mattress protector for the new one I bought, so the old one can be washed. I want to clean up my room and the bathroom. I have stuff all over the floor in my room from where Caleb has spilled the laundry baskets on the floor and neglected to pick the stuff that fell up. I started cleaning the mess I made yesterday. 

     I want to get the the hallway cleaned up too. It is a high traffic area, and needs to be cleaned using the new carpet cleaner. I need Caleb to pick up his stuff first. 

     Caleb woke up. He is watching Willy Wonka now. 

     I guess things are going pretty good now that there is money in my account. Without that stimulus I would be struggling to buy groceries and gas. Gas prices are going up everyday it seems like. I have not yet gotten my travel pay payments for going to my VA appointments. They owe me more than $100 by now. It adds up. 

     Billy called me yesterday. He was at the courthouse for his court date. He is still messing around that with that crazy woman, Nikki.  

     I got side tracked looking at Facebook. It is now 2:33 a.m. I guess I better take my iron pill and orange juice. If I want to get up early enough to be the first at the Walmart, I should probably go back to bed. I think they open up at 8:00, so I would have to get up around 6:30 to be able to do my whole morning routine and get there when they open. 

     Caleb is still up and talkative AF. Ugh. 

     


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