It has been another quiet day at home. I did go to Jacalito’s for lunch. I was only able to eat about half of what I got but it was good. My appetite hasn’t been great the last couple of days.
I was going to go to Emporia and buy some groceries but I hadn’t made a list and couldn’t really think of much I needed. I went to the Dollar Store this afternoon and got some bread which is all I thought I really needed.
My blood pressure has been good today. I have learned if I take a blood pressure pill shortly after I get up and then another one about ten hours later I can keep it under control. My pulse has been a bit fast at times today though. Geez, balance is hard for me to find.
I did have a bit of dizziness this morning. I would go to get out of bed and get a bit dizzy. I would lay back down and go back to sleep. Did that two or three times until it stopped. I think I just needed more sleep.
I do feel better this evening than I have for a bit. Maybe whatever this has been is almost over. It was a good sign that my blood pressure didn’t jump high today.
I baked an apple crisp this afternoon. I had gotten some apples when we went to KC last week. I love apple crisp and on a rainy day like today it was a nice late afternoon treat.
No plans for tomorrow. I don’t think I will attempt the rally. It has been a very quiet week for me and I don’t think I can handle a crowd. The last rally I went to wasn’t well attended. I struggle with the negative chants and signs. We have got to stop the negative name calling from both sides. Hate and fear has gotten us into this mess and love is the only thing that will get us out of it.
I have a happy hour to go to Wednesday and then a dental appointment at the Vo-Tech on Thursday afternoon. I do need to go talk to the Captain at the Detention Center on Tuesday. It has been over a week since I made contact with him and I am overdue to do so. I don’t want this program to go south due to lack of my follow-up.
Trusting I will get the results of the heart stress test on Tuesday. I struggle to understand why it takes so long to get the results. Maybe they took a quick look at it and things were OK so they didn’t get the whole report written up.
These five days at home in the quiet have been good for my soul. I feel more grounded and full than I have for a long time. There is so much chaos and low energy out in the world that I think some must have latched on to me. It feels like it finally let go today.
Grateful for these quiet days at home, grateful for warm apple crisp on a rainy day, and grateful for a day for a day of no high blood pressure.