It has been a two trip to town day. I went in this morning after Kathy’s doctor’s office returned her call and told her they called in her Paxlovid. While I was in town this trip, I stopped and got chicken feed and washed my car.
I got pellets instead of crumbles for the girls. Hope they will eat the pellets. It was my mistake. I realized when the guy loaded them into the car – they looked wrong. I will try a bag and see what happens. I might have to take them back and exchange them if the girls are picky.
Sent a few texts and made a few phone calls. No one has called me back though. I get frustrated when that happens. Customer service sure isn’t what it used to be. It seems rare to find a company that will communicate promptly these days.
Went back to town this afternoon for my exercise class. We are doing a stretching class this week. I used a towel for most of the exercises today. I’m still struggling to think what I am doing is doing any good. They feel too easy for me. There are a series of 16 different types of exercise and we rotate through them doing one type each week. When we get to the end of the 16 we rinse and repeat. Maybe when I go through them the second time I will discover they are working?
Pickup up my Walmart order when I was done with class. They were out of cottage cheese and yogurt again. I forgot that most every Monday I can’t get the yogurt I like as they are out of it. It must come in on Tuesday because they usually always have it on Wednesday. Came home and got everything put away. I didn’t need many groceries this week so that didn’t take long.
Kathy is doing a bit better today. She ran a pretty high temperature last night but said it had broken this morning. Hoping the Paxlovid will help her turn the corner and she will start feeling much better by tomorrow. Her cough will probably hang around for a bit though. She had to take this week off from work. She is hoping she will be able to go back to work next week but we shall see.
Tomorrow I get to stay home all day as far as I know now. I will do my 15 minutes of exercise and hope to get down to the barn to sort and clean. I ordered some wrapping paper to wrap dishes in today. When that comes in I can start downsizing the kitchen and start the give away process.
I took a Covid test this morning just to be safe. I still have a touch of a sore throat but it doesn’t feel like a Covid sore throat. This feels more like sinus stuff. I talked to the tax coordinator to see what the protocol is for me doing taxes Wednesday since Kathy is sick. She told me to test Wednesday morning before I come in and to wear a mask. I can do that. I took a mask to exercise today but the trainer said she was OK if I didn’t wear it. I sure don’t want to give Covid to someone.
Trying to figure out the best way to get rid of the items that I no longer will want/need. I don’t want to have a garage sell but some of the items are more valuable and I would love to recoup some funds. For example, I have a heavy and tall extension ladder that is in like-new condition that I will not be taking. It is too heavy for me to use. Several contractors that have done work for me found it useful and used it. I would love to sell it but not sure the best way to do that. I have had limited success using the buy, sell or trade sites on Facebook. People are interested but seem not to show up or hound me with unlimited questions and then don’t do anything or respond to my answers. Suggestions anyone?
Jason grilled steaks for our dinner last night. We only ate two and I had thawed four so we will have the other two tonight/. I like steak but it isn’t my favorite meal. I asked Jason if he could manage to eat steak twice in row and he said he thought he could manage that! Tough situation to be in – right?
I realized today that the next two to three months will feel like the in-between stage for me. This used to be very uncomfortable for me but it is easier for me now. I feel a bit like I am caught between worlds. It can create a sense of urgency to do something – although I am never quite sure what it is that I am to be doing. I will need to remind myself occasionally that I am in the in-between stage and there is nothing that needs to be done urgently. Time will do its thing and moving day will arrive soon. I will enjoy every sunrise, sunset, moon rise and moon set between now and then. I feel like I have a fresh set of eyes looking out these days as I know the time I have with this view is limited.
I heard of another friend that made her transition this weekend. She was younger than I was. Dang! Gone much too soon and much too young. Life sure isn’t guaranteed to any of us. A good reminder to live big – in all ways and at all times.
Grateful for Paxlovid and trusting that it will help Kathy have a smooth recovery, grateful for exercise class that gets me up and moving, and grateful to have to eat steak two nights in a row. I am blessed and privileged.