It is now 0559 and I have been awake for about 30 minutes or so. Yesterday was so hot outside that my central air conditioning could not cool the house enough for me. I went shopping for another portable a/c. I currently have one in my bedroom. I am heat intolerant. I nearly had a heat stroke when I served in Korea. I was working out in the field and I felt like I was about to faint. I had to be brought to the first sergeant's tent and take some of my layers of my uniform off and lay down on a cot in front of a fan with cold water.
I am tired. I didn't not sleep well last night. My mind wouldn't settle.
Yesterday I went to bed after completing my blog, and stayed in bed until Caleb asked me for his medications around noon. After giving him his medications, I began to see how I could take advantage of the sale at Four Visions, Torrid, and Amazon. I had to put everything on a payment plan. I only bought what I needed. I did not end up buying the dresses I wanted from Torrid. I was able to buy Caleb a cheap new mattress and mattress frame. I also bought us a portable a/c since the window unit in the living room has literally fallen to pieces. I got started on cooking the chicken, and then went back to bed. I was tired, sore, and way too hot. The chicken thighs were cooking in the slow cooker. I made chicken tacos out of them. I thought they were good, but Nana and Caleb didn't like them too much. Nana said they didn't taste like the tacos she was use to. I told her it was likely because I used the Old El Paso chicken taco seasoning, not the original which was intended for ground beef. I was just happy to have made dinner again.
I think it was Monday and Tuesday that I could not cook dinner because I was not feeling well. Caleb made P.F. Chang's Beef and Broccoli with sticky rice for us on Monday night. I could not eat dinner on Tuesday, and that was the night I only ate a bag of grapes for dinner.
I spent almost all day in my bedroom yesterday and in bed. I might have to do the same thing today because the heat index values are going to be around 100 degrees. I have leftover chicken taco meat to eat for dinner, but I also have a chuck roast to make.
I don't know how today will turn out. I am already very tired because I could not relax last night. It was still too warm in my room. I had to take my top off last night because I was drenched in my own sweat. I wear a sports bra, so it was no big deal to just walk around in that with my shorts on.
I had to wait for the sun to start going down before I could wash dishes, but I got some washed. I had Caleb help me put away the groceries that were still out, and then I tried going to bed.
I think I might just take my medications and supplements and try to go to sleep again.
...I began writing this some days ago and never got back to it. It is now 0346 on Monday. I was sweating alot and had to use the bathroom. It's still warm in here from yesterday. We are expecting extreme heat this week on Tuesday and Wednesday according to the Weather Channel app.
Yesterday I was feeling better. I was feeling good enough to update my moleskin notebook where I keep my notes. I also worked on updating my spreadsheets for the bills and created a new one to plan out how I will get out of debt. I decided that we needed standing fans yesterday and that I could not wait for Tuesday to place an order with Walmart pickup service. I need drinks to have in the fridge. It's so hot! I have been drinking coconut water like Nana drinks for hydration. I just have one can a day. I also have been drinking Spring water and coconut milk. I swear I can't get enough cold drinks! I have been trying to cut on on the Breyer's cookies and cream ice cream, but I ended up adding some to my Walmart order. I really want ice cream in this heat, and the no sugar added Klondikes are not doing the job. I shouldn't be eating anything with sugar in it, but I am craving cold stuff. I binged on red seedless grapes through the night last night. They were nice and cold, sweet, and juicy.
I will be going to pick up the Walmart order later this morning. I don't foresee myself doing much else today. I have lots of cleaning to do, but I get too warm and very sweaty. It's so uncomfortable and I just want to be where I can feel the cool air. The coolest place in the house right now is my room due to the portable air conditioner I have running in there.
I need to take a shower, but I don't want to exhaust myself. We have appointments this week. I have my appointment with my pharm-D on Wednesday by phone. I will send her my spreadsheet that I have updated with all my biomarkers on it on Tuesday in preparation for our phone call on Wednesday. Caleb has a dental appointment on Thursday that is in person, and then a therapy appointment on Friday that is virtual due to his therapist having gotten injured.
I am planning to make breaded fish fillets, a leafy green mixture of collard greens, kale greens, and spinach, with maybe sweet onions and tri-color bell peppers, and a side of sweet potatoes for dinner tonight. Something just really made me want leafy greens while I was grocery shopping last time.
I kept telling Caleb yesterday to make sure we filled the trash bins and recycling bins before they all got taken to the road for pickup this morning. I don't think he did what I told him to do, but I will check when the sun comes up.
I made a chuck roast the night before last. I made it in the new slow cooker with potato medley, baby carrots, sweet onions, and celery in beef bone broth, with lots of minced garlic, garlic powder, garlic salt, and onion powder. It turned out delicious enough that I wanted the leftovers! Nana even said it was delicious!
I found something I have been looking for yesterday, my Bissell nozzle cleaning tool. I need it for the carpet cleaner and the pet vacuum. It was right where I left it, but I swear I did not see it the other times I looked for it. It was right in front of my laptop. I left it there so it would be easy to find. Don't you know that I searched high and low for that thing?! LOL I'm glad I found it again.
Nana was not feeling well yesterday. She had a bad headache in the morning, so I made her breakfast of scrambled eggs with spinach and an english muffin with cream cheese, and left her alone most of the day so she could rest. I was so focused on what I was doing all day. I was back and forth n my computer doing things to plan out how I would pay the bills next month.
I don't know if I mentioned this already, but I was able to purchase Nana a scooter on a payment plan. Shortly after, everybody was having Summer Soltice sales. I had to restock my apothecary supplies including my hape'. I saved several hundred dollars by buying during the sale, but the total was still high. I bought that stuff on a payment plan too. I bought the standing fans yesterday on a payment plan as well. I bought some dresses for Nana to go out in on sale from Old Navy. She doesn't know that I did that yet. It's going to be a surprise for her.
I tried reaching out to Mathew, Jeanette, and RJ by text message and got no response from any of them.
Hurricane season is upon us and I am trying to prepare to the best of my ability. I had to exchange out my glucose/ketone monitor yesterday for the new one I had waiting. I was using one called a ketomojo that was provided to me by Virta. The new one is a Virta brand that takes different tabs that was also provided by Virta. I am grateful I had it waiting here for when I ran out of ketomojo tabs. Virta switched what brand they were using a long time ago, but I had so many ketomojo tabs that I didn't want to go to waste. This new packaging is less wasteful, but harder to store. I can't store the new tabs with the new glucose/ketone monitor in its case. They won't fit in the containers they are in, so I had to find a reusable medication bag to store my diabetes supplies in.
I am trying to make sure my prescriptions are fully stocked and/or reordered, as well as Nana's and Caleb's so that in case we have to evacuate, we have our medications ready. I have made sure to have plenty of dog food available, and calming treats too. I am trying to figure out how we will pack everything we need in the minivan. Nana's scooter is going to take a lot of space. we might end up having to take her wheelchair instead. I bought a foldable scooter. We will just have to test it out and see how much space it takes. I have to pack medical supplies that are not small like my blood pressure monitor and my CPAP. We all will need clothings and personal hygiene supplies. As long as there is room, I will pack food and drinks. I just have a feeling there will not be enough room for eveything I intend to pack. Like I said, though, I will have to do a test run and just see to be sure I get it right when the time comes. I still have to fit all of us in there. We have traveled together with the dogs before, but I was not packing for evacuation and survival. I want to go ahead and plan where we will go in case of a hurricane. I don't have alot of money, and won't be able to afford to house us in a motel for very long. I am trying to pay down my credit cards so that I have them accessible during emergencies.
It is now 0439. I am surprised that Bella did not get out of my bed yet. Normally she follows me when I leave the room, or goes to sleep in Nana's bed. She must be really comfortable where she is.
It wouldn't be a bad time to take a shower. If I wait until later, there will be no cold water. I take a very hot shower to wash in, and then do a cold shower afterwards to cool off so I don't end up sweating as I get out of my hot shower. With it being so hot during the day, cold water is hard to come by.
I just tried one of the hape' from my hape' sampler kit called, "Mint Dream hape'" and it has a nice cooling effect. It might just be one of my new favorites. I bought the kit several years ago, and have yet to try every one in there.
I'm thinking about getting my medications and supplements out. When I take my medications and supplements is when I drink the most water during the day. I am still thirsty even though I had a zero sugar ginger ale and some water already.
I had to place an order for a new portable a/c to have in the living room. It gets way too warm in here for me. I had the chance to buy a bigger hvac when my old one died, but I did not have the money to cover the cost. It was covered by my home warranty system to replace it for the same exact size. It would have been thousands of dollars more to get the bigger size, plus other costs.
I would like to begin reading my books and taking notes for myself. I have my own personal library here of books I have wanted to read for years, but never had the energy. My intention was collect information and my thoughts and write abook regarding what I found out. I hope that I will be able to do this soon.
I want to be able to walk on my incline trainer again too. If I could just catch up on the housework, I would be able to focus on what I want to spend my time doing. I am never done cleaning. I am still trying to get Caleb to clean up after himself and not leave trash all over the house. I need him to wash his own laundry and help keep the kitchen clean. He is 16 years old, this should already be established, but he is resistant to any kind of work. I worry about his future. I already can't keep up with his messes. I'm beyond cleaning up after him like I did when he was younger. My health won't support cleaning everyday. Not only that, but I need to deep clean everything in order to prepare for killing all these bugs we have to live with.
I have washed alot of clothes. I have at least 4 trash bags full of clothes to give away, and I'm not done going through my wardrobe. I have multiple wardrobes for the sizes I was when I was losing weight that are in storage containers happily waiting for me to lose weight again. I just want there to be less clutter everywhere. I have my own messes to clean up. I am planning on gutting out the kitchen drawers and cabinets to clean them and wash everything that was in there, as well as throw away what is now expired. It's going to be a very big job, even though I have a small kitchen.
I just tried "Vine of the Soul" hape'. I like it too. I don't think there will be ahape' that I don't like, but we shall see.
I haven't been doing well keeping on top of my diet and diabetes. I have been wanting the Breyer's ice cream and all the fresh fruits that are now in season and on sale. I totally binged on the peaches I bought for Nana. They were delicious, and it has been years since I had one. I have been eating red seedless grapes too, and pineapple. None of that stuff is allowed on the keto diet. It is very restrictive. I haven't been checking my blood glucose or my blood pressure. Things got so busy all of a sudden, and then I had to recover and stay out of the heat. There were days I spent all day in my bed trying to get as much cool air as I could to stop sweating so much. There were days I could not even make dinner or clean anything. Caleb had to step up and cook us food to eat for dinner. I'm not proud of it, but I have to allow myself to be human too. We all have ups and downs. It doesn't help that I am neurodivergent for a few reasons. I am dealing with fibromyalgia, C-PTSD, major depression, and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Speaking of which, I went to check this new company that is offering adult Autism testing online, and they wanted something like $750 for the whole testing they do because my insurance doesn't cover it with them. Sooo... I will have to wait again to be tested and formally diagnosed. For now, my self-diagnosis will have to suffice.
It's nice and quiet in here. It's only 0522 now. I had to go the bathroom, and on the way I checked on Bella. She is curled up like a doughnut on my bed, just as happy as she can be in the air conditioning with no worries.
I hope today goes well. I had a cup of my special coffee yesterday and that seemed to help me get on track to be able to do some work. I was hoping to be able to do work that requires movement, but I never left my workspace in front of my laptop. Then it got too warm to do physical labor for me at least. I thought I forgot something in my coffee and only realized later that I missed out on adding the MCT oil to my coffee. Oh well! Better luck today! I normally add Ryze mushroom coffee, cacao, splenda, MCT oil, ground Ceylon cinnamon, and Ryze mushroom creamer with a splash of cocnut milk to bring the temperature down enough to be able to drink it. I ran out of the Ryze mushroom creamer more than a week ago, but I still have everything else.
I am going to try to plan some things for today besides picking up the Walmart grocery order. I have a long list of things I need to do. I am going to need Caleb's help, and that will make things difficult. He has Oppositional Defiant Disorder on top of PTSD, depression, and Autism Spectrum Disorder. I am preparing myself for what will happen when i tell him he needs to be off the wifi while we are trying to get work done. That always has a backlash.
I want to get Caleb familiar with his new online public school portal online. They say they have educational games for the students to play. I want him to check them out and see if he likes any of them. He is really into video games like Fallout and Minecraft, so I don't know how successful this attempt at educational gaming will be.
I want to help Caleb get his room clean. He began about a week ago, but it has since reverted back to the way it was. I was able to buy Caleb a new mattress and bed frame for his room. I don't know how, but he destroyed the ones he has currently, and they need to be replaced badly. I decided not to spend alot of money on them because I figured he destroys everything he has, so what's the point in investing in a "good" bed. I'm sure that what I bought him will help him sleep better. He should have less back pains. I bought him a cooling memory foam mattress. The last mattress was donated and was a spring mattress. He complains all the time about feeling the springs, so I avoided replacing it with another spring mattress.
I hope Nana is feeling better today. I want her to well enough to try my leafy greens that I am cooking tonight for dinner. I'm kinda feeling the pull towards making my cup of coffee for the day. The birds have started their morning songs outside. I will be waking Caleb up in a little while. It is only 0532 now, so... we will see how long it takes me to get my medications and supplements out and take them, plus make my coffee and drink it. Gotta prepare for the day while it's still quiet in the house!
Well, that's all for now!
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