I woke up this morning and couldn’t go back to sleep. Finally got up and came out to my favorite chair. I opened the blinds and discovered an almost full setting moon to the west and the sun rising to the east. One of those magical days on the prairie. Since I am moving soon, I especially enjoyed it and attempted to load it into my memory banks.
Day whatever with Covid. Not sure how to count days. Tuesday I started showing symptoms with a day of explosive diarrhea but tested negative. Wednesday the fever and cough started and I tested positive.
Still having periods where I feel like it is over and then when I least expect it I get whacked over the head and crash. This is such a roller coaster. I’m never quite sure what to expect next. Felt good most of the afternoon yesterday. Had trouble sleeping again last night and woke up feeling crappy again. Finally am feeling better early afternoon.
I was running around a 100 – 101 degree temperature this morning but it has broken and is back to normal now. The sneezing is less although still violent when it happens. All in all I am on the mend. The cough comes and goes with no apparent pattern or reason. My oxygen levels have been staying above 95 so I am good there. I figure if everyday the good times get longer and the bad times shorter, I am good.
Kathy and I decided this morning we are done – just stick a fork in us and pull us out of this. We are both tired of being tired and sick and ready to get on with our lives. Kathy gets to come out of house arrest tomorrow if all continues to go well with her. She still has times of coughing and feeling short of breath. She got symptoms on Saturday and tested positive on Sunday so she is three days ahead of me. I have had a bit milder case than she had though. Crossing our fingers and toes that Jason doesn’t come down with it too.
Grateful for this beautiful weather so we can get outside in the afternoon and get some fresh air. We have been airing out the house every day so it isn’t germ invested.
Heard from the EFIS guys and there is a chance they will be here over the next couple of weekends to do the job. What a relief that will be to get that job done. As soon as they get done, I will have the guttering guys come and take care of that and the hail restoration project will be complete. Thank heavens! The EFIS guy is working with me to get this taken care of and I appreciate that.
The tax lady called me yesterday to tell me my taxes are ready to be picked up. I was surprised they got them done this early. I had called last week to see if they got my email and never heard back so I wasn’t expecting them to be done this early.
I started a to-do list I am calling “When released from house arrest”. I need to find some humor somewhere in my day and that makes me smile when I see that list. The first thing on that list is to pick up my taxes. I’m anxious to see the results. I usually get a refund but I never know from year to year how well the rentals do and if I have to pay or not. I didn’t have a good year for the rentals last year so should get a refund.
Still haven’t managed to do any exercises. Not sure how hard to push myself. Thinking it is better to rest than to do them right now. I will get back at them soon. I was sure yesterday I was going to be able to do then today but then I had the rough morning and decided not today. Maybe tomorrow? We shall see.
Having trouble tracking what day of the week it is. When you do nothing for several days in a row it is hard to sort things like day of the week out. Time does pass regardless of how I spend my time.
I got my trash service bill. He bills quarterly and I realized it may be the last one I pay if we close June 1. The reality of the move is starting to seep into my awareness. It still feels too big to absorb yet. Have my fingers and toes crossed the close will proceed as planned and no big hurdles or hiccups will happen that will delay or stop it.
I was sitting with a moral dilemma for a bit today and decided I had to do the right thing as I couldn’t live with myself if I didn’t. Someone did something upsetting to me a while back and I could have paid them back big time. I truly believe the universe balances those things out on its own and I only need to worry about doing the right thing from my perspective. It sure was tempting for a hot minute though but I couldn’t do it. Just not made that way. Sometimes I wish I could but I can’t play that game.
Still able to hold myself at or above neutral level. Staying home does help that as I am not dealing with many people these days. Covid is reminding me once again that allowing things to come to me and not pushing them works. It has taken me a lifetime to get to this point and I still have a habit of pushing sometimes. Grateful for another reminder today about allowing.
Just found out I have the mower sold for sure. That is a relief. They will get it around the time of the move. One more thing that was easy to take care of. Grateful!
Grateful Kathy and I are improving, grateful it looks like the EFIS project is going to be completed soon, and grateful for this beautiful day on the prairie.