Quiet day at home. Kathy’s tire that was supposed to have been fixed Wednesday was flat again this morning. She took my car for her horseback adventure. It feels good to be able to be at home all day in the quiet house.
I sent a text to Michelle to see if she is going to bring Ellexia out but I haven’t heard back from her. I may have the day at home alone.
Got the kitchen cleaned and put back together again from yesterday. This house seems to clean up easy. I still need to mop the dining room and kitchen floors and then regrouping will be done.
I went to bed at 7:00 last night and was able to sleep off and on all night. I’m still tired today so may take a nap today. I don’t have anything I have to do today at home so why not nap if I can.
I started setting out the clothes I am going to take to Peru. I am doing laundry today so I will have everything clean so I can start packing. Need to remember to figure out what I am going to wear the day of travel so I remember to pack that too as I will be at Nicole’s house the night before we leave. I can leave what I wear on Tuesday at Nicole’s house and pick it up when I pick up my car after the trip.
Some friends stopped by to see me late afternoon yesterday on their way home from their Thanksgiving dinner. I love when dear friends stop by. We had a short visit as it was getting late and they wanted to get home before it was dark.
My basement overflow drain backed up again. I put some baking soda followed by vinegar and then lots of hot water down the drains to see if that will help. I’ll check it again later to see if I need to get someone out to clear the drain. I need to remember to leave a name and number for Kathy in case it needs done after I leave.
I usually set up my Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving but haven’t felt the call to do so yet. Kathy said she loves Christmas trees and ask if she could put one up. That works for me! I do not like Christmas and all that comes with it. I’m go grateful I will be gone for two weeks during the Christmas season. Thinking I should have planned to not come home until after the first of the year.
It is to be in the mid 70’s today. Not bad for the end of November. It will be dropping into the mid 50’s for next week. We had to open windows yesterday as it got so warm.
I got the information from my health insurance company about my new plan for next year. I am reading it and trying to figure out where I am allowed to go to get a third opinion on the ablation for my thyroid cancer. Most of the information for the plan is on-line and not in the printed format. So if I find someone I will then have to go on-line to see if they are in network. I can’t tell if I am prohibited from going out-of-state like I was this year. What do people do that can’t get on-line?
Need to call my bank and credit card companies to let them know I am traveling to Peru so I can use my cards while I am gone. I always notify two different debit card companies and two different credit cards in case one has issues. I also need to get cash to take to pay for the remaining balance for the retreat. They were to send me the balance due but so far have not. My other two prescriptions are ready for me to pickup too. I think I will wait until Tuesday to go to town and do all my errands. May be fewer people out and about by then.
My ColonGuard kit came in. It has to be returned the day I collect the sample and can’t be mailed on a Friday or over the weekend. If possible I will try to get that taken care of either Monday or Tuesday before I leave. It looks easy enough to use and there is no prep involved. I do need to remember not to drink the bottle of preservative you pour over the sample when you are done. There must be ten warnings about that in the instructions. People must think it is the bottle of stuff you usually need to drink as part of the prep for the colonoscopy.
Feeling a bit of post-holiday let down today. Yesterday was so fun with all of us here. The quiet is a bit loud today. So grateful I am leaving on a trip next week and have something fun to look forward to. I need to figure out something fun to do in January too. As of right now I am putting the ablation on hold until I can have a face to face meeting with the Endocrinologist or can get a third opinion. My next appointment isn’t until February 2 so thinking that opens January for me to escape to someplace warm and fun. I read that the ablation is not time sensitive and it may be safe to put it off until the blood works shows you need to act.
A bit depressed today. Tired. Sluggish. It is a beautiful day on the prairie so may go out and take a walk when it warms up some more or else take a nap. All is well on the prairie today!