5 Year Journal Day 299

 Today's prompt is "How are you?" Write a rhyming couplet (two lines of verse that rhyme and have the same rhythm).

I am awake.

I am awake.

     Lol.

     It is now 3:24 am on Sunday. I woke up about an hour ago. I started the washing machine, then began to shop vac the living room floor. It's loud so I'm surprised Caleb didn't come out of his room. Yesterday I woke up around 10:30 am and started working right away. I had breakfast and took my morning meds first of course. We went to run errands . I had to go to UPS to turn in the AT&T cable equipment we used for U-verse, go to Walmart for blueberries, yogurt, and sugar-free sweet tea, and go to CVS to pick up more of Caleb's meds. We came home, and it was already lunch time. I had a quick frozen meal of chicken souvlaki, and began to clean the kitchen. It was a disaster area, and it took me all afternoon to get it ready to cook in. I bought fish the day before. 

     I cooked snapper for dinner. It tastes good with some Creole seasoning on it. I had Caleb help me get the trash out of the kitchen and out of my work area. He also began to clean up in the living room. He was able to remove a full contractor bag of junk from the living room floor. Our living is very small, so that just tells you how messed up it is. I have to walk over Caleb's messes every time I leave the house. I can't wait for it to be fully cleaned out. 

     The check engine light came back on today. The dealership reset the light so it was off for a little while, but it is back on now. The fuel cap was not the reason for the light being on. Now, it is going to take longer to figure out what is really wrong with the Mazda. I am not looking forward to spending more time at the dealership. It is hard to sit there for hours just waiting with Caleb. He gets bored, and I want to be in the cold air conditioning and sleep. It is too warm in there.

     Today is going to be another day of cleaning. I need to wash some laundry and get the bathroom clean. Caleb needs to continue working on getting stuff off the living room floor and getting trash out of the house. 

     I was able to get a dish strainer full of dishes hand washed, and the dishwasher fully loaded and started yesterday. I cleaned the stove top and the counter top. I began removing things off the island to clean it. I swept the kitchen floor. It needs to be mopped pretty badly. I finally had my candles , incense, and sage burning while I was cleaning. 

     I want to go lay down. I guess I will go ahead and take my iron pill and orange juice and do that.