What a difference a day makes. The temperature is 58 for the high today after reaching over 90 yesterday. It is cloudy, misty and windy on the prairie today. No measurable rain yet but am holding on to the promise of rain to come over the next two days.
Jim is still here. He is having trouble heading south. He says he is going tomorrow but we shall see.
I took a long afternoon nap today. I made the mistake yesterday of not taking one and had trouble last evening staying awake until it was bed time. I was tired this afternoon and decided to indulge in a nap again. It is becoming a habit these days. Hopefully as I get to feeling better I will be able to stop this habit.
I sent a note to my doctor asking about ending my quarantine. He said I could stop it the day after my ten day supply of antibiotics is done as long as I remain without symptoms. So Thursday I will be able to rejoin the world if I choose to do so. I don’t have anywhere to go so probably will continue to stay home but it will be nice to know I can go somewhere if the desire strikes. I am to contact the doctor immediately if I start having diarrhea, run a temperature or have stomach cramps. Evidently C Diff can reoccur after a round of treatment and the sooner I get starter on a second round the faster it will go away. I sure trust I won’t have a reoccurrence and I am done with this crap. I am ready to start feeling better and get on with my life.
I didn’t get a morning energy boost like I did yesterday but I felt good enough to get some more house cleaning done this morning. Had a bit of a headache this morning but thinking that is due to the weather change. The wind is blowing all sorts of stuff around and my allergies are not happy.
I lowered the heat lamp in the chicken coop when I went down this morning. Not sure they need the additional heat but they are only four weeks old and not fully feathered out yet. The coop is big enough they can get away from the lowered lamp if it is too hot for them.
Jim and I walked down to the mailbox this afternoon after my nap. It is cold out! The wind was strongly in my face coming back up to the house. It did feel good to get out and stretch my legs briefly but it felt even better to get back into the warm house.
Almost have the last tea towel in the set finished so I can get that mess cleaned up. Didn’t get the elastic or ribbon in the mail today so my mask making has come to a halt. May have to start a knitting project to have something to do until the supplies show up. This mail thing is becoming a problem. It takes at least two weeks to get stuff now that used to take three or four days.
Need to figure out something to fix for dinner. I am starting to get hungry again but nothing sounds good to eat. I am getting tired of chicken noodle soup but it is safe and doesn’t bother my stomach. Another sign of progress that I am getting hungry.
Nothing on my calendar for the rest of the week. The empty space has been healing for me. I have no real desire to rejoin the real world yet. I kinda have enjoyed this cocoon of peace and quiet I have been living in lately.
Grateful for the potential of rain this week, grateful for long afternoon refreshing naps, and grateful for a walk down the lane this afternoon.