Another beautiful day on the prairie today. Temperatures are in the low 80’s with bright blue skies and lots of sunshine. I love fall days like today. The chickens seemed happy to be released so they could go outside this morning and enjoy the day too.
I made it out to paint for a bit this afternoon. It is ladder work and I found I get tired easily right now. I got about 1/4 of the job done and decided I better take a break. At least I felt good enough to get the project started. I may go do more painting yet today or it may have to wait until tomorrow. Once I get a project started it is easier for me to get back to it and finish it up.
Jim is in town doing a drug run. He had some prescriptions that needed filled and I had one refill that needed picked up as well as a new one my doctor called in today. The UTI needed attention and I have to start a new antibiotic for that today. Crossing my fingers that it doesn’t stir up even more C Diff. I take the last pills of the antibiotic I am on for the C Diff tomorrow.
Jim and I were joking that if it wasn’t for drugs and doctors we wouldn’t have a social life these days. He is picking up a few groceries while he is in town so we don’t have to make another trip in another day or two.
I took a short nap this afternoon. I still seem to get very tired in the afternoons and need to nap. It seems easier to give in and take a nap then to fight off the tiredness.
I need to start a knitting or embroidery project to keep myself busy. The mask making filled my days with something to do and I miss making them but am not ready to go back to them yet. I have lots of free time right now and am having trouble getting motivated to get anything done. The windows are open in the house and it is so dry the dust seems to move right on in. Seems pointless to do much cleaning right now as it won’t stay clean very long. I don’t have anything urgent on my to-do list so have lots of empty space right now. Good time to spend healing my body.
I am slowly coming into acceptance that it is going to be some time before I am back to my normal level of wellness. I am racing the chickens to see if I can get well before they start laying eggs. At least it puts a date out there for my mind to work on and it feels like there will be an end date.
I just read that Oklahoma City is out of ICU beds due to the increased number of COVID patients they are admitting. Jim and I continue to shelter in place and only go to town when necessary. We still haven’t eaten at a restaurant or even picked up food to bring home. With my slow healing rate I can’t take any chances. I think many are hitting COVID fatigue and are starting to get out more than they should. I totally understand that and it is depressing to think we still have months of this to deal with.
We should receive our advance ballots the end of the week or the beginning of next. It will be good to drop our ballots in the box and get that done with. I’m sure looking forward to the election being over. I have election fatigue.
I’m still trying to process this year and all the trauma it seems to have brought to all of us. I remember hearing stories about the depression from my mother and grandmother and saw what an impact living through those days had on them. I have a feeling out grandchildren will be telling their grandchildren about these days in the distant future. I get a strong sense that these days will be in the history books of the future. I wish I could read now what will be written in 50 years about these times. I wonder how these times will change me and my children and grandchildren. I’m sure it will take years for those changes to be fully appreciated and understood.
Grateful Jim went to town for me today to pick up my prescriptions, grateful for the painting I got done today, and grateful I am moving into acceptance of what is for now.