I exercised today
Actually, I walked for a mile and a half. I have been doing that periodically.
It's costing me about $4.50 per walk, the way I figure it.
When Jackie went for a bone scan Oct. 30, I paid for three months at the hospital fitness center. As a senior, that is $45. For three months. November, December, January.
When Julia left Jan. 14 I had not yet used the center. Since then I have gone 10 times, so it's $4.50 a turn.
I tried to sweet talk them into letting me go another month, but that did not go over very well. I think I have lost my ability to sweet talk.
I take my e-reader and my phone. Except today, I got in there and no phone. I was surprised because I thought I had it.
So I went back to the car and looked. Could not find it.
Went back into the center and got my stuff because I really need to have the phone in case Jackie has a problem and needs me to come home.
Went back to my car and ..... yep, there was my phone. Back into the center for the third time, which proved to be the charm.
I could go the the fitness center in town because that is free for me under the Silver Sneakers program. But that place seems to be dark, crowded, noisy and sometimes it just does not smell very good.
However, next week may see me return to the free place because I obviously don't take exercise seriously enough to spend money on it.
I'll just take some nose clips and leave my hearing aids at home.
Peace and Love
Friday, January 31, 2020
Thursday, January 30, 2020
almost done
The puzzle is almost complete
Floors done, shoe down, furniture moved back into place.....
Now all I have to do is move clothes from downstairs and odds and ends from all over the house into the bedroom and it will be back to normal. Sort of Jackie wants the curtains washed, so that will be tomorrow also.
Then I can start reloading the pantry and getting the dining room back into normal shape.
House projects are tough to do when living in the house.
I still have to figure out how to clean the den and keep it clean. Way too many papers laying around, and old magazines. I do plan to cut out animal pictures for the zoo, but I think I have over a year supply of magazines I have not yet touched.
I also have some little projects to do...and I should be doing them instead of playing spider solitaire.
I just sometimes need the mindless diversion the game offers.....decompression time, if you will.
I could decompress with a bottle of red too.
Peace and Love
Floors done, shoe down, furniture moved back into place.....
Now all I have to do is move clothes from downstairs and odds and ends from all over the house into the bedroom and it will be back to normal. Sort of Jackie wants the curtains washed, so that will be tomorrow also.
Then I can start reloading the pantry and getting the dining room back into normal shape.
House projects are tough to do when living in the house.
I still have to figure out how to clean the den and keep it clean. Way too many papers laying around, and old magazines. I do plan to cut out animal pictures for the zoo, but I think I have over a year supply of magazines I have not yet touched.
I also have some little projects to do...and I should be doing them instead of playing spider solitaire.
I just sometimes need the mindless diversion the game offers.....decompression time, if you will.
I could decompress with a bottle of red too.
Peace and Love
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
falling backward
Today seems to be a retro day
I have spent the last hour searching You Tube. I have watched John Denver and Mama Cass sing Leaving on a Jet Plane, Jefferson Airplane with Grace Slick doing White Rabbit, Janis doing Me and Bobby McGee and Piece of My Heart. The Mama and Papas singing Creque Alley. Georg Harrison performing While My Guitar Gently Weeps with help from Eric Clapton.
I guess I miss those days tonight.
I visited a friend who is in hospice care. I don't know if they knew I was there or not, but I like to think they did.
This person has been ill for more than a year and I have never gone to visit. Driven past their house. Rode my bike past their house. But never stopped.
I am embarrassed.
Granted, they are not a close personal friend, but someone I worked with for 11 years after coming to Rochelle. We always enjoyed talking baseball and especially the Cubs.
So I went to visit today. I told them who I was. And I apologized for not coming sooner. I talked about the Cubs and the fact we got to see a World Series win in our lifetime. I talked about how we used to work together and I thanked them for all the times I got some space for a late story, or extra help in laying out a page.
I wished them a peaceful journey and thanked them for their friendship.
Then I ran out of things to say, so I left.
Sometimes I hope to find some comfort in the music....the memories....the words. It all brings me back to a time when the future seemed endless.
I would trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday......freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose......with every mistake, we must surely be learning...when I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me, speaking words of wisdom.......
I did not find any words of wisdom tonight. Just memories.
Peace and Love
I have spent the last hour searching You Tube. I have watched John Denver and Mama Cass sing Leaving on a Jet Plane, Jefferson Airplane with Grace Slick doing White Rabbit, Janis doing Me and Bobby McGee and Piece of My Heart. The Mama and Papas singing Creque Alley. Georg Harrison performing While My Guitar Gently Weeps with help from Eric Clapton.
I guess I miss those days tonight.
I visited a friend who is in hospice care. I don't know if they knew I was there or not, but I like to think they did.
This person has been ill for more than a year and I have never gone to visit. Driven past their house. Rode my bike past their house. But never stopped.
I am embarrassed.
Granted, they are not a close personal friend, but someone I worked with for 11 years after coming to Rochelle. We always enjoyed talking baseball and especially the Cubs.
So I went to visit today. I told them who I was. And I apologized for not coming sooner. I talked about the Cubs and the fact we got to see a World Series win in our lifetime. I talked about how we used to work together and I thanked them for all the times I got some space for a late story, or extra help in laying out a page.
I wished them a peaceful journey and thanked them for their friendship.
Then I ran out of things to say, so I left.
Sometimes I hope to find some comfort in the music....the memories....the words. It all brings me back to a time when the future seemed endless.
I would trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday......freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose......with every mistake, we must surely be learning...when I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me, speaking words of wisdom.......
I did not find any words of wisdom tonight. Just memories.
Peace and Love
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
wrong way, Corrigan
Life sometimes confuses me
We have two cars: A fancy schmancy German car and a pretty basic Japanese car.
Both were purchased from Rockford dealers; the German dealer on the south side of town and the Japanese dealer on the far north.
You have to understand that to see the irony of my situation.
I had a 2:30 appointment for a recall repair on the German car.. I left in plenty of time, and was on the south side of Rockford at 2:15. I figured I would avoid traffic, so I took the tollway up to Riverside, which is on the far north side of Rockford. I was getting ready to turn into the dealership when I realized I was at the wrong place! I went to the Japanese place, not the German place!
That's why I was late for my appointment...but only by 2 minutes.
Then when I left, I got in the left turn lane then realized, I needed to go right!
I must have been channeling Corrigan, who flew from California to New York in the 30s, then turned around to go back but ended up in Ireland. Go figure.
I eventually got where I wanted to go....and at my age, that is always a concern.
Love and Peace
We have two cars: A fancy schmancy German car and a pretty basic Japanese car.
Both were purchased from Rockford dealers; the German dealer on the south side of town and the Japanese dealer on the far north.
You have to understand that to see the irony of my situation.
I had a 2:30 appointment for a recall repair on the German car.. I left in plenty of time, and was on the south side of Rockford at 2:15. I figured I would avoid traffic, so I took the tollway up to Riverside, which is on the far north side of Rockford. I was getting ready to turn into the dealership when I realized I was at the wrong place! I went to the Japanese place, not the German place!
That's why I was late for my appointment...but only by 2 minutes.
Then when I left, I got in the left turn lane then realized, I needed to go right!
I must have been channeling Corrigan, who flew from California to New York in the 30s, then turned around to go back but ended up in Ireland. Go figure.
I eventually got where I wanted to go....and at my age, that is always a concern.
Love and Peace
Monday, January 27, 2020
buyer be aware
I sometimes get confused on sizes
I wanted some new flannel pajamas, so I bought some. Bright red plaid....very bright.
But I may have gotten the wrong size.
What do you think?
I wanted some new flannel pajamas, so I bought some. Bright red plaid....very bright.
But I may have gotten the wrong size.
What do you think?
Jackie said this should serve as motivation to lose weight.....but I don't know if it will make a difference. I look my my father. I should have gotten a large instead of an extra large. They almost reach my arm pits.
I may look like I am in a tropical paradise....but I am enjoying a cup of coffee in the greenhouse at Cypress House. It's nice to sit and soak up the sun.....wait a minute, I haven't seen the sun in 5 days! Well, it's nice to soak up the gray with greenery around.
Peace and Love
Sunday, January 26, 2020
nutty, I am
I am mentally unstable
Every time I hear about some one's illness, I have it too. Right now I am battling three types of cancer, a heart issue, and the latest virus from China.
I truly scare the life out of me with my irrational fears.
It's not just health issues.
My life is in peril from hundreds of sources, from drunk drivers to an engine falling off a jet and crushing me when I mow the back yard. Bears? You betcha. Gators? My biggest fear, after bears, wolves, coyotes and mad turkeys.
This is not a new thing. But it seems to be getting worse as I get older.
I know I need a new hip and three knee replacements. At least I know that every time I get a twinge of pain somewhere.
I try to take the "whatever happens, happens" philosophy.....but that does not work for me.
Is that chest pain The Big One or the day old taco I ate cold. I'll tell you what I think....
FDR said, "The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself." I think he was speaking to me and telling me not to be afraid.
It does not work.
It's almost time for the UPS flights to pass over the house on their way to Rockford. I just hope they don't drop an engine while I try to sleep.
Peace and Love
Every time I hear about some one's illness, I have it too. Right now I am battling three types of cancer, a heart issue, and the latest virus from China.
I truly scare the life out of me with my irrational fears.
It's not just health issues.
My life is in peril from hundreds of sources, from drunk drivers to an engine falling off a jet and crushing me when I mow the back yard. Bears? You betcha. Gators? My biggest fear, after bears, wolves, coyotes and mad turkeys.
This is not a new thing. But it seems to be getting worse as I get older.
I know I need a new hip and three knee replacements. At least I know that every time I get a twinge of pain somewhere.
I try to take the "whatever happens, happens" philosophy.....but that does not work for me.
Is that chest pain The Big One or the day old taco I ate cold. I'll tell you what I think....
FDR said, "The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself." I think he was speaking to me and telling me not to be afraid.
It does not work.
It's almost time for the UPS flights to pass over the house on their way to Rockford. I just hope they don't drop an engine while I try to sleep.
Peace and Love
Saturday, January 25, 2020
holy cow
I am tired, again
That seems to be my every day mantra. I am tired. Maybe I should have it printed on a t-shirt.
I started cleaning today. We do have someone who does that, but it did not make sense to clean in the middle of a construction project. So I am doing the undirty work.
It's amazing how much dust is in the house. I used a mop to wipe down the walls in the bedroom, closet and bathroom where the flooring project was. I got a lot of dust off the walls. So I did them again. I may do them a third time tomorrow.
Then I used furniture polish to clean the closet shelves and the bathroom vanity cabinets, inside and out.
Did a couple of loads of laundry.
Cleaned the master bathroom and washed the floor when done.
At the end of this, as we are getting ready to go out, I walk across the living room floor and my foot gets wet.
"What the hell?" I yelled.
Corki had drunk a lot of water. When she does that, she often urps it up. This spot was also little orange.
"I stepped in water because Corki threw up," I said.
Someone living in the house then replied, "I know. I stepped in it too."
"Why didn't you tell me?" I asked.
Then came the reply of the day: "You told me not to bother you." I did say that because I wanted to finish cleaning the bathroom.
Showing me something on Facebook is bothering me. Telling me there is a napkin on the floor is bothering me. Something like the dog threw up water so watch where you step is not bothering me, it's telling me important information I need to react to.
And the orange? Someone in the house had Cheetos for lunch.
Time for bed.
Peace and Love
That seems to be my every day mantra. I am tired. Maybe I should have it printed on a t-shirt.
I started cleaning today. We do have someone who does that, but it did not make sense to clean in the middle of a construction project. So I am doing the undirty work.
It's amazing how much dust is in the house. I used a mop to wipe down the walls in the bedroom, closet and bathroom where the flooring project was. I got a lot of dust off the walls. So I did them again. I may do them a third time tomorrow.
Then I used furniture polish to clean the closet shelves and the bathroom vanity cabinets, inside and out.
Did a couple of loads of laundry.
Cleaned the master bathroom and washed the floor when done.
At the end of this, as we are getting ready to go out, I walk across the living room floor and my foot gets wet.
"What the hell?" I yelled.
Corki had drunk a lot of water. When she does that, she often urps it up. This spot was also little orange.
"I stepped in water because Corki threw up," I said.
Someone living in the house then replied, "I know. I stepped in it too."
"Why didn't you tell me?" I asked.
Then came the reply of the day: "You told me not to bother you." I did say that because I wanted to finish cleaning the bathroom.
Showing me something on Facebook is bothering me. Telling me there is a napkin on the floor is bothering me. Something like the dog threw up water so watch where you step is not bothering me, it's telling me important information I need to react to.
And the orange? Someone in the house had Cheetos for lunch.
Time for bed.
Peace and Love
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