Saturday, March 20, 2021

5 Year Journal Day 281

      Today's prompt is "Are you happy with your choices today?" Sure. 

     It is now 2:40 a.m. here. Yesterday I woke up around 6:30 a.m. and did my morning routine so that we could make it to Walmart before 8:00, when the automotive department opens. We got there 15 minutes before they opened. We were the first people there. However, we were not the first people to get our vehicle worked on. An asshole drove up to the lube lane, and walked in the door before we did. We were in Walmart for an hour waiting for the tires to be balanced and rotated. While we were waiting, Caleb and I looked around. We ended up going to look at all the Spring planting and grilling supplies. Caleb wanted to buy an aloe plant. I wanted to buy some indoor plants. I bought 2 succulents, and a larger hanging plant. We were done around 9:00, and came home. 

     Caleb and I were both tired. Caleb went to his room to take a nap, so I did the same thing. Around noon I got a number of phone calls. Thinking it was just Caleb, or maybe my mom calling on her lunch break, I ignored the calls because I was tired and trying to sleep. A few minutes later, I hear a woman's voice saying "I figured out how to get in." LOL It was my friend Rachel! She surprised me with a visit! I was so happy to see her, that I jumped out of bed as fast as I could manage! 

     We sat for a short time before deciding to go to Food Lion for lunch. I wanted sushi, and it was $5 friday sushi at Food Lion. I got some sushi, and Caleb got the spring rolls he wanted. Rachel wasn't hungry.

     We came home and I ate what was a delicious spread. Then I decided to get to work on the hallway so that we could get to and from the bathroom without killing ourselves. I had Caleb pick up the big stuff, and move the dirty laundry to the laundry room to be washed. I took the linen off the guest bed to wash it so Rachel could sleep on clean sheets and with clean blankets. I shop vac'd the hallway a section at a time. Even though the hallway is not very long, it is hard for me to bend over to shop vac the floor for so long. I then pet vac'd the hallway once I got the big stuff with the shop vac. I think I need to throw away the pet vac. It is hard to push and did not seem to do a very good job of vacuuming. Caleb and Rachel took the new carpet cleaner out of the box and put it together for me while I was working. I was getting tired fast, and my body was hurting. I decided that pet vac-ing would be that last step of my day of cleaning. I tried to get the linen cleaned and dried before dinner, but that didn't happen. The quilt I washed had to be hand-wrung out because it did not spin out all the water in the washing machine. We decided to go out for dinner, and went to Arby's in Leland. It is not a short drive to get there, but that's what we all agreed to. I love Arby's food, so. 

     When we got back home, everybody was tired. I was ready to take my medication and go lay down. My whole body was hurting. I took my meds and gave Caleb his meds. Caleb fed Bella dinner, and we all settled in for the night. 

     Today, I might need to buy a new "good" vacuum cleaner, so I can get up the little tiny sand in the carpet before I use the carpet cleaner. 

     We have already planned to go to the Chinese buffet for lunch. I am happy about that. Hopefully I can get the linen dry today. I need to repackage the beef stew meat and the ground beef  I bought the other day and put it in the freezer. I need to gather the grocery bags and recycle them at Walmart. 

     I've been coughing alot tonight in my sleep. I get this itch in my throat from using the CPAP. It's really annoying because it's like just as I get comfortable enough to fall into a deep sleep, I have to cough and cough again, until I drink some water. Then, I have had to use the bathroom more tonight than I have had to do any other night in the recent past. It's like I can't catch a break! I just want to sleep!

     Rachel is freezing here, so I let her wear my Bernie Sanders hoodie. I wanted to make sure she had enough blankets to cover up with to sleep, so she wouldn't be cold. 

     It was gray outside when she arrived. It looked like it might rain, and was windy outside. I wasn't expecting her, so the house was a mess. I felt like I needed to keep my original schedule as far as trying to get things picked up, even though she was here. I have waited so long to get the place cleaned up. 

     Well, it is nice and cold out here now. I am ready to go back to bed now that I have cooled off. I have to take my iron pill and orange juice still. I need more water in my jug too.  

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