First I want to thank one and all who have contributed to making my birthday a happy one this year. Nothing fancy happening but what did happen and what came as a surprise was very much appreciated. So thank you Talib and Bart so much, bills will be paid on time, I will have supplies for hobbies and there will be just a smidgen of money left over for next month.
Friday started out fine, later in the evening felt overly bloated, made me uncomfortable. Yesterday was feeling it a bit still and a mood switch was flipping. Yesterday evening every small thing annoyed me more than it should have. Still have a 'dry' cough from the dregs of the allergy attack, like it happens which is another point that is making me irritable. Not sleeping well is a contributing factor and just not feeling understood and appreciated(??). We have been doing minimal laundry mostly in the sink and Jon being the germophobe is using dish soap and alcohol. Well I finally found a small bottle of our preferred laundry soap so we can wash socks and incidentals once in a while. As soon as next month rolls around we'll go back to doing full loads of laundry. So anyway, I bought the laundry soap and when I went to use it, Jon had used it already but I didn't see any socks or underwear hanging.... 'what did you use the laundry soap on?' 'Oh I washed the bath mat'....... not the external one, nothing fabric or rug like, the no slip mat that goes in the tub that is permanently discolored due to the hard water and our dirty feet. It didn't make any difference that I could see. I stared at him (mind you this is sort of the tipping point for my foul mood) I then put my head on the door frame.... in my mood I just had no words and had to calmly remind him I bought that for laundry. He is now using it on some actual laundry and was shocked at how dirty a shirt was. I need to bring up that if his pajama top was that dirty, imagine what the sheets look like that we haven't washed in two years (that are now bagged up waiting to be washed mind you).
So in other news, we may have a functional car now but have to watch gas usage again. Two trips to the doctor with one side trip to the store used a ¼ tank so am down to half tank. Maybe not a smidge of money left since might have to use that for gas before the end of the month. We have plenty of food stuffs at least and even the SDGE bill was lower than expected which was a huge bonus! Thanks to whatever payback/rebate/electric grid alternate energy thing they use.
I think the stress of the political/world situation is also taking a toll on me mentally. Like I said, a lot of small things that are normal background annoyance are more annoying and who knows, could be I'm just hungry. We're having pollo asado today with rice for Jon and tacos for me, missing a few extras but it's still very yummy (Jon is cooking it right now which is making me realize I am hungry). I can plan meals ahead now which is a blessing and a curse. Oh! Speaking of food, I bought the multi pack of chicken thighs at Costco, the ones in individual packs. I was used to the chicken breasts that usually had two. Boy was I surprised when four of them were packed in the first package I opened and last night there were five! That is such a deal! We had fried chicken leftovers! Our usual frugal meal is a chicken thigh each with potatoes, Jon had two thighs, I had one and there were still two thighs and two drumsticks I had cooked as well.
Oh the radiation sessions are going just fine, I'm now noticing some darkening of the skin so applying the aloe very twice a day. Barely discernible in low light but a definite straight line across the top of my boob area. This is the easiest part of my journey for sure.
Thank you again for your patience, your phone calls and gifts.
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