Woke up at 4:00 this morning and couldn’t go back to sleep. Finally around 5:00 I got up and stayed up. Got lots of work done on masks while I was trying to be quiet so I wouldn’t wake up Jim. Took a short nap this afternoon so I can stay up for a bit this evening.
I have been hungry today. I will take that as a good sign. No cramps, headache or diarrhea today so all is well. I have been allowing myself to eat something every two hours or so. Still sticking with safe foods but getting more in than I had been. I am being very careful though as last time I had a hungry day I ate too much and it didn’t go well.
When I let the chickens out this morning there was a rush to get out the door and down the ramp. Last night I had to catch four of them and put them inside as they had bedded down for the night outside the door. Silly chickens! They are too young to spend the night outside yet. When I woke up this morning at 4:00 I heard a bunch of coyotes singing and was glad I had gotten all the chickens inside where they were safe.
We walked down the lane and the road last night. Probably walked less than a mile but it was nice to get out and walk that far. I didn’t push myself and turned around before we went too far. I will add some distance every night and start working on building up my strength and endurance.
There is a thick haze that is hanging around the prairie. Guessing it is part of the smoke from the wildfires from the west. The color of the sun while rising and setting is striking. It looks more like a full moon than the sun.
One more week of quarantine to go. I do get to go to town tomorrow morning as I have an appointment with the Cardiologist. It will be good to get off the property and see people. I have some errands to run but I will be good and come straight home and let Jim go to town later in the week to run the errands. I certainly don’t want to give this crap to anyone else.
Wrote two letters this morning and have a couple more to write. I have missed writing letters. I finally feel good enough to have the energy to write again.
Hoping I get some good, deep house cleaning done this week. My house has passed the point of no return. It is dirtier than I have ever let it get right now. Mask making is much more fun than cleaning and I have made enough excuses lately. Time to get some cleaning done. The dust bunnies are big enough to start attacking others. Tony, the cat might get lost in the maze of dust in the house.
Jim is working on building desks for the study. He has his desk almost to the point of being ready to sand and varnish and then he will start working on building mine. He so enjoys doing woodworking and building things. It is fun to watch things come together for him. He is missing his tools from Stillwater. It is hard to have things in two different places and not have what you need for a project.
Grateful for afternoon naps that make up for a short night of sleep, grateful for letters written, and grateful I am feeling well enough to start walking again.