Reflections of My Life

Yesterday my aide came and we did a lot of cleaning. Yes, I helped her. I wanted to wash the encasements I keep on my box springs and mattress on the bed. They are covers that completely zip around the mattress and box springs to keep dust, mites and bedbugs out of the bed (if they are there, I know there is dust and rabbit fur). So to put them on and take them off, you have to take the bed off the frame.

Now this project makes me thankful I never got a headboard for the bed. I never will now. In an apartment building behind a headboard up against the wall is a spot the pest control guy checks for bugs.....so the worst thing I have is pictures and wall hangings on my wall. Anyway, we got the bed taken apart and while she took it down to the washing machine, I vacuumed the area under the bed and both sides of the mattress and box springs. That is why I will not keep anything under my bed again either.

She left for the day and I still had the mattress left to cover and put back but the one encasement was not dry so I took it back downstairs for more time in the dryer. She told me to call her if I needed help finishing the bed but I told her I could do it. And I did. I even made the bed myself which is one thing I have had great difficulty doing. I tried to sleep in the bed last night, for weeks I have been sleeping in the recliner. But I want to sleep in the bed! I woke around 3 and my lower back hurt so bad. I stayed the rest of the night in the recliner. Today, I will not do very much besides the bunny cage.

Of course, Rabbit was happy that I was sleeping in my bed last night. So I will be weaning myself back into it. I do not want to sleep in a chair the rest of my life.
 

It rained almost all day here today. I don't mind one bit. It was breezy too but I still needed the air conditioner on. I spent much of the day in the recliner with my feet up. In between I did the chores needed to be done no matter what. Now everything is done and my home is peaceful and clean.

It is so funny the things we collect over the years. Some items I look at and wonder why I have it and where did I get it. Other things I love so much that I cannot part with them. I love rocks. And sea shells. I used to have a lot of both. Now I just have a small amount and kept the ones that meant the most to me. My rocks are all fossils and I keep them in a small pile on the windowsill. The seashells I keep in a fish dish my mother made in ceramics back in 1958 or so. That is on the windowsill also. I believe they are good for you to have them but can't remember why.

I am going through the trunk that I used to use as a coffee table for many, many years in many different homes. Now it just has photos and stuff I had no place for. I am going to distribute the photos to different family members. And the stuff will go in the dumpster or if my aide wants any of it she is welcome to take it. I already told her she could have the trunk. I need the room for my walker to go to my bed and right now it can't. No falling allowed in my apartment (my rule)!
 
I am having a quiet day today. Sonny went to a go-kart race so he is not calling me all day like usual. Twice so far. I caught Rabbit chewing the corners of my rug! Bad boy! I put a old tablecloth over that area and he has settled down now. I feel better today, though I still did not make it through the whole night in my bed. I don't know if my back is hurting due to the bed or from all the physical work I did on Friday. Whatever, I will get through it.

Here is a teapot I have that I posted a picture of it on the teapot thread. But thought I'd like to share more about it here. I bought this from a friend who sold Avon. She sold it to me at her cost as a rep because she knew I was cat crazy. It broke in moving from NY to FL and I was heartbroken. So I glued it back together best I could. When it is in the curio cabinet though, I don't think anyone would know it was broken.

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I threw out Rabbit's old cushion so this little thing that I put the cushion on has been put away for a few weeks now. Instead of buying a new pillow or cushion, I put an old sheet folded up inside a pillowcase and he is happy as can be. He didn't know the difference! This little platform is really for a dog's inside bathroom but I bought it for Rabbit thinking he might like it. He did and still does.
 
This morning I got up early to take out my garbage while I still could. Our ramp will be closed for 24-48 hours due to having the old drain removed from it and putting in a new one. It has been causing flooding on the lower level for years and it had to be fixed. I cannot go outside without it because I cannot use the stairs. The men have been using jackhammers all morning, even as it rained. Rabbit was not too crazy about that noise, but it got worse..............

the fire alarm went off! That really scared Rabbit, he was out of his cage and under the bed like a bullet. So if it was real fire, I'd be spending all my time trying to get out from under the bed! Nope, I am keeping the bed pulled away from the wall on both sides. Even though it is in a corner, I had originally pulled it from the wall so I could put the sheet on easier. The work on the ramp triggered the alarm in some way. No fire, thank you Lord!

Even though it may be inconvenient to not use the ramp today and possibly tomorrow, I am happy for them to be fixing it. I have been worried about the storage room getting flooded. It has not yet, but it could. I had no plans until Friday anyway........hair appointment and if the ramp is still off limits, I will crawl down the front steps to get there! Not missing it for anything!
 
Sure hope the ramp gets done before your hair appointment
Don't want you getting skinned knees or bruises trying to go down the stairs.

Be sure to tell the lady who is doing your hair what you want before she starts.

My friend came to cut my hair.
She usually asks how short I want it.
This time she didn't, started cutting away, soon she's using the clippers on the sides,,,,??

Too late to say stop.
Looks like I'll be wearing some sort of head covering when out & about.🤠
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Do have a forelock to cover some of my forehead.
 
Sliverfox said:
Sure hope the ramp gets done before your hair appointment
Don't want you getting skinned knees or bruises trying to go down the stairs.

Be sure to tell the lady who is doing your hair what you want before she starts.

My friend came to cut my hair.
She usually asks how short I want it.
This time she didn't, started cutting away, soon she's using the clippers on the sides,,,,??

Too late to say stop.
Looks like I'll be wearing some sort of head covering when out & about.🤠
👒🦲
Do have a forelock to cover some of my forehead.
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I would be screaming! Short hair does not look good on me so I can't imagine someone cutting it too short! Did you tell her about it?

The salon I go to always ask what I want. I am getting a color and cut and my original stylist just left to get married and moved to Maine so she left instructions on cards for each of her customers. I am hoping she put on Sonny's card to trim inside his ears. LOL

My hair has a certain layered look around the face and I will know if she is cutting it right. This salon is the best one in my city and they do a good job. I will be watching though.
 
Sliverfox said:
I can always blame the thin hair on my genes.

Picture of my great grandmother shows hardly any hair. :oops:
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I was lucky in the gene department. My mother, her sisters and my grandmother all had thick hair. I was worrying the last time with my hairdresser and said something about my hair thinning out as I get older and she laughed. She said that is one worry I shouldn't have right now because my hair is anything but thinning out. I used to have great hair, great skin and eyes, now I am down to just the hair, so don't want to lose that yet.
 
I think if it would've been me at that silly meeting with those cranky chicks I would've said well, if you wanna be in charge here...*hand her the basket*...knock yourselves out. I then would've gotten together with my building friends and figured out some way to meet for coffee that didn't require the presence of those two. Let them have their own club of 2. But then again...I'm not all that level headed. LOL
 
I have never had trouble sleeping. But now I am having trouble sleeping in my bed. I keep ending up back on the recliner after just a little while in bed. I thought it was because I needed an incline so I added a pillow. I took a nap this afternoon and that worked. Now, not at all. So back to the recliner for tonight.

I have been talking to a psychologist this past month. It has made me really think about things in my life that I have not thought about in years. I suppose that is what happens when you discuss things with a professional. It is not the same as talking to a friend. A long time ago when my first husband broke up with me, I went to a psychiatrist. He wrote a note that I think I still have in one of my journals. It was something about what I want with blanks for me to fill in. I didn't feel that I really needed him for very long. It was just the trauma of the break up.

Now I have many things on my mind, though I am not suffering from depression or anything like that. Just worries I have and a lot concerning my son. With him, I have no control over what he does or does not do. So I have found it helpful to discuss him with someone who knows something about a mental condition that he has. It helps.
 
MarciKS said:
I think if it would've been me at that silly meeting with those cranky chicks I would've said well, if you wanna be in charge here...*hand her the basket*...knock yourselves out. I then would've gotten together with my building friends and figured out some way to meet for coffee that didn't require the presence of those two. Let them have their own club of 2. But then again...I'm not all that level headed. LOL
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I have thought that is exactly what I should have done.
 
katlupe said:
I have never had trouble sleeping. But now I am having trouble sleeping in my bed. I keep ending up back on the recliner after just a little while in bed. I thought it was because I needed an incline so I added a pillow. I took a nap this afternoon and that worked. Now, not at all. So back to the recliner for tonight.

I have been talking to a psychologist this past month. It has made me really think about things in my life that I have not thought about in years. I suppose that is what happens when you discuss things with a professional. It is not the same as talking to a friend. A long time ago when my first husband broke up with me, I went to a psychiatrist. He wrote a note that I think I still have in one of my journals. It was something about what I want with blanks for me to fill in. I didn't feel that I really needed him for very long. It was just the trauma of the break up.

Now I have many things on my mind, though I am not suffering from depression or anything like that. Just worries I have and a lot concerning my son. With him, I have no control over what he does or does not do. So I have found it helpful to discuss him with someone who knows something about a mental condition that he has. It helps.
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About 7 years ago I went through a simalr period. From bed to sofa to bad to recliner and I could not fall asleep for any reasonable lentgh. I have chronic IBS[;and the ill feelings were in an uproar at the time. I was wondering if your experiencing bodily pain or illness?
 
Paco Dennis said:
About 7 years ago I went through a simalr period. From bed to sofa to bad to recliner and I could not fall asleep for any reasonable lentgh. I have chronic IBS[;and the ill feelings were in an uproar at the time. I was wondering if your experiencing bodily pain or illness?
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I have osteoarthritis and lymphedema and it does bother me more in hot weather. The weather is cooling off so I am hopeful until my appointment at the lymphedema clinic at the end of Dec (that was the earliest appointment they had). I can sleep in the recliner the whole night. But I want to sleep in the bed. I will keep trying.
 
Oh no Katlupe, I know what its like not to be able to sleep in a bed. That happened to me for 3 months when I broke my shoulder with multiple fractures and splinters everywhere inside. I didn't have a recliner. I had to sleep in a stuffed chair and I got so darn tired of it. Can't they put you on a waiting list and get you in sooner due to your discomfort?
 
Lara said:
Oh no Katlupe, I know what its like not to be able to sleep in a bed. That happened to me for 3 months when I broke my shoulder with multiple fractures and splinters everywhere inside. I didn't have a recliner. I had to sleep in a stuffed chair and I got so darn tired of it. Can't they put you on a waiting list and get you in sooner due to your discomfort?
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I am on a waiting list if someone cancels, but there are people in front of me first.

I am going to wean myself back to my bed. Doing little naps during the day and see how I do with that. I do not usually take a nap but I did it yesterday and actually slept in the bed. So I will see.
 
I ordered a memory foam cushion.......a long one, about 7' long. I knew it was probably overkill. But I figured if I messed it up, I'd have more. I need to either buy a new chair that will fit in the small space between the file cabinet and the recliner or make the rocking chair more comfortable. The reason is that Sonny comes over and watches television with me and falls asleep in the chair. The chair presently is a wood rocking chair, nothing fancy. You see the same one everywhere. I bought those puffy cushions for it when I moved here and all that does is slide off the chair (even though the advertisement for it said it did not do that.....they lie). I threw them out since I do not sit in the chair.

Last week when Sonny got up to go, since he did not have a shirt on, I could see the marks down his back from the spokes on the back of the chair! I looked at chairs online and nothing I saw would work for me. So I bought this memory foam cushion and figured I would put it in the chair as one piece and find a cushion cover or king size pillow case to put on both ends of it.

It came today and it was b***h getting it into the chair! I felt like I had fought a gorilla! As you can see in this photo it does not cut easy. I started with scissors but graduated to a serrated knife which worked much better. But not a straight line. Since I plan on getting some kind of covering for it, that won't matter. It is comfortable and I left some at the top to rest your head. Sonny is much taller than me so I want it to be comfortable.

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Katlupe,, is your mattress too hard or not hard enough?

I remember my father putting a thin piece of plywood under his mattress.

I fall asleep in our recliner than can't sleep at night.
I get up & read an hour or so than back to bed & sleep.

I think the recliner is,its warm,, sort of wraps around me.
Now that its cooler out I turn on the heated mattress cover.
Been sleeping better.

That's a neat idea using the memory foam in the hard chair.

I wonder if a twin size cotton mattress cover would work for a covering?
 
Sliverfox said:
Katlupe,, is your mattress too hard or not hard enough?

I remember my father putting a thin piece of plywood under his mattress.

I fall asleep in our recliner than can't sleep at night.
I get up & read an hour or so than back to bed & sleep.

I think the recliner is,its warm,, sort of wraps around me.
Now that its cooler out I turn on the heated mattress cover.
Been sleeping better.

That's a neat idea using the memory foam in the hard chair.

I wonder if a twin size cotton mattress cover would work for a covering?
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My mattress is just right, very comfortable. My bed is fairly new, I bought it when I moved here 3 years ago. I think I need to be propped up more than I have been.

A mattress cover might work. I hadn't thought of that.
 
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