Almost 100% better

 I don't know what hit me yesterday but so help me if it was the cheese, crackers and chocolates I had I will be very very put out for the remainder of my days.

As I said, not 100% better but close. Was able to fix the last two eggs scrambled then got a shower and we made it out to the pharmacy and then grabbed a Jersey Mike's sandwich (I only had a quarter of it) and now am guzzling water. Really want a soda but trying to be mindful about my coming procedure and ongoing issues. 

I am hopeful/praying there is a medicine that will bring me back to something of normal diet without issues. I really did jinx myself or maybe it was a window to the future for me with having to eat smaller meals and lay off the sodas and spicy Mexican food. That would make me a very cranky old lady for sure. Or I just say screw that and keep living my life the way I want. Not good in the long run though and ultimately not very smart. That's the selfish addiction mentality that alcoholics and smokers use.

Meanwhile, the weather is picture perfect for winter here. It was partly cloudy but cold yesterday, kitchen thermometer hasn't gotten above 60 inside which means it got maybe to mid 60's outside and dropped down to 40 overnight.  Brrr. I was cold most of the day yesterday until after dark, go figure. 

I related the 'spoons analogy' to Jon about energy in a day is measured by spoons for chronically ill people. He hadn't heard of it before (thought I had told him before but he may have forgotten). Yesterday was zero spoons and today was maybe 9 out of 10. 

I really want a soda. Jon is snoring in the front room so he's getting in his habitual mid-afternoon nap. He took two or three yesterday but mostly because I was laid out and not active either.  

I don't know if anyone else has this ability but I can sit and think about what my body is doing and do a sort of 'check engine diagnostic' to see how much energy I have to do something or whether it can handle eating something or whatever. It's more like, 'okay last time I ate this two days later I regretted it'.  Is that going to happen this time? Or knowing how much energy it takes to go down to the garden, do I have that much now or am running low (feeling lazy)? I managed to get Rocky out for his 'grass time' when we finished lunch so he's snoozing under the bed covers. I am using very little energy to sit slouched in my desk chair and type so maybe will go down to the garden later. Which will probably be too late considering it's 2:00 now and it starts getting dark around 5 and Jon usually takes an hour nap. It's not critical to get down there, I ducked over there while Rocky was eating grass and got some pictures and checked on things.

Wind blew the crate over again but the only sign of intrusion was one of the tomatillo plants was eaten. Very small seedling so not a problem. Yes those are lemons on the bush there, I've picked a few of them over the summer. Cilantro going crazy in the far back right, green onions up front on the left, and can barely see the plants in the raised bed at the back but more onions, three cauliflower, a potato and the rogue tomato I transplanted from the opposite wall. 

So. Feeling much better today and will likely sleep better tonight too. Got some great sleep last night, woke up every two hours but didn't have to use the bathroom until morning. That was a great night because I was exhausted.

Can't say have a great New Year but will see what happens.