I woke up feeling “normal” this morning. It has been a good day. Very little cough, no temperature, I have had a bit of an appetite, and my energy level is starting to return. I think Round Two of Covid is in the books and done! It is good to be back.
I will continue isolating until Wednesday. I still have one more day of Paxlovid to take and will want to wait a few days to make sure I don’t have a bounce back case. I absolutely do not want to give this crud to someone else.
I pulled a dumb move today. I have an icky smell around my kitchen sink and pulled everything out from under it to see if I have a leak (I do not). I found an unmarked spray bottle filled with a clear liquid. I assumed it was water as I used one to spray Jim’s cat when it would jump on the counter. I took the lid to the bottle off and took a big sniff. It was ammonia. Oh my! It cleared my sinuses right up. I never filled a bottle with ammonia so it must have been left from when Jim lived here. I threw it away! Yuck!
I went down to check on the chickens once the rain quit this early afternoon. It is plain ass cold outside again today – low 40’s. I remembered going down there before the storm rolled in last night to check on them but couldn’t remember for sure if I had closed their windows. I had, thank heavens. They were all warm and dry. I turned on their heat lamp for tonight as it is to get down to 38 overnight. When this little cold spell moves on out I will start letting the chicks go outside during the day. They are growing leaps and bounds in their big house and I am sure they will enjoy a new adventure getting to go outside.
We had a bit of a storm come through last evening. Got some light pea- size hail and not enough rain. It rained again overnight. I think we got about 3/4 of an inch all together. When I got up this morning it was foggy and misty. We got a bit more rain this afternoon. Am sure we didn’t get enough to get us up to an inch but it will be enough to help the grass turn green. The wind has been in a big hurry all day and it felt even colder than the low 40’s out. Come on spring and return to my prairie.
I have some green chicken cooking in the crock pot for dinner. It will be my first “real” meal since last Sunday. I hope I can eat some when it is done. This is the first day I have gotten hungry since I got Covid. Things are returning back to normal in a good way.
I called the city office today to find out why I am not seeing my water bill get automatically deducted from my checking account. They didn’t answer so I left a message. I looked at the clock a bit ago and realized they hadn’t called me back. I thought that was a bit weird as they are usually very prompt in returning calls. Then I remembered today is Saturday. For some reason, I thought it was Friday. I guess when you stay home and do nothing the days start to run together after a bit.
I looked up the bounce back cases and it can happen between two and eight days after stopping Paxlovid. I have one more day of Paxlovid to take. The article I read said you can take a second round of Paxlovid if your symptoms warrant it. You have to isolate for five days again and then take precautions for another five days.
I sure trust I won’t have a bounce back case as I have guests coming in the 24th and I want to be free and clear then. I have things to do and people to see next week and I am done with Covid!
Kathy did another Covid test today just to make sure she is still negative. She is! So grateful she didn’t get this crud. As far as I know, I didn’t share and share alike with anyone.
My rancher guys should show up sometime this week to burn. They like to have the pastures burned by April 15 which is the start of cattle grazing season but this year’s burns are delayed due to the dry conditions and high winds. This little bit of rain will help create more favorable conditions for them to burn in.
Sitting in a good head space today. It feels so good to feel good again. I am reminded yet again to not take my health for granted and to be grateful that I am still in relatively good health. I really need to get serious about getting an exercise program going and sticking with it. I am not in good physical shape and I need to fix that. Kathy is inspiring me as she has been working out regularly since she moved in and I can see the difference it is making for her. The trip to Europe will be a lot more fun if I am in great shape by then.
Grateful to be feeling good again grateful Round Two was relatively mild, and grateful for the rain the prairie received overnight.