Reflections of My Life

I made a big mistake with my new bed. When the delivery guy asked me about the legs (sorry if I already told you this) because they have 3 different lengths. I told him I wanted it on the highest one because I have trouble getting up from something that is too low. I do. He reminded me that my mattress will add height to it and it might be too high. I looked at it and said no put on the highest one. Too low is always miserable for me. Well once I got the mattress it is too high! (stupid me!)

I ordered a step stool that is made for people like me. It is supposed to be here today but maybe not, due to our weather. It is at my post office now but does not say out for delivery. So maybe tomorrow. I have to struggle to get into the bed for now. And that has its after affects on my back and shoulders. Not immediately, but later on.

I am thankful this morning that our power has not been affected as of yet. The other side of our main downtown area had a transformer explode and the residents there were without power for awhile. I think it was fixed pretty fast. So it just shows you anything can happen within this electric world we live in. There isn't much you can do with a completely electric apartment. Most alternatives would set off my fire alarm. And they are not really safe to use indoors. If I had a patio I would have a gas grill on it (if they allowed it). I can't go outside in a power outage because my elevator would be down too.

I am thinking on this prepping thing right now. Doing my research for apartments. I know what I would do if I had a house because I lived it before coming here. I think I started to work on this awhile back but got sidetracked (as usual).
 

I don’t know about your bed but it looks to be the same as ours except we have a double size.The legs should be in three sections and can be adjusted to different heights. I know you shouldn’t try to do it but maybe Sonny could help you. Ours is to high also. SIL said he would help us lower it. Does yours have the adjustable night light under the bed?
 
Pappy said:
I don’t know about your bed but it looks to be the same as ours except we have a double size.The legs should be in three sections and can be adjusted to different heights. I know you shouldn’t try to do it but maybe Sonny could help you. Ours is to high also. SIL said he would help us lower it. Does yours have the adjustable night light under the bed?
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No light on mine. The legs to adjust but that would mean taking it all apart and turning upside down. So I decided to just use a stool for now. Maybe sometime in the future I will have someone help me with the legs.
 

Sun is shining in my windows this morning. Don't know how long it will stay but I will take however much sun I can get. I do love winter but not storms like this. At least not here where I am dependent on others. I remember how back in 1999, we had a tornado hit our small homestead and took down over 300 big trees. Still had our power because our ONE solar panel did not have a tree fall on it. Our house did. I think it was 6 that fell on it. As you get older though, that life is difficult.

Today I cannot drink more than my 2 cups of coffee or I won't have any cream for it tomorrow. Trying to order from Walmart but their first delivery time today is at 6 PM. Then the internet kept fading out and they said we were having technical difficulties. So probably not ordering anything. I don't know if this will post now.

It didn't but I came back here when I knew the internet was back and my post was waiting. I managed to place my Walmart order and they gave me 3 hour or less delivery for free! I took it. So waiting for that.
 
It is extremely difficult to get groceries when it has stormed. I try to get them before it gets bad. Had trouble getting someone and finally the other day the guy shopped for and brought my stuff. Not sure if it was the Spark person or a Walmart employee. I had called because it was already 2 and no one had even begun shopping or anything.

The gal said their last order was at 3 pm. I explained I had ordered the night before. So I wonder if the Walmart employee did it.
 
MarciKS said:
It is extremely difficult to get groceries when it has stormed. I try to get them before it gets bad. Had trouble getting someone and finally the other day the guy shopped for and brought my stuff. Not sure if it was the Spark person or a Walmart employee. I had called because it was already 2 and no one had even begun shopping or anything.

The gal said their last order was at 3 pm. I explained I had ordered the night before. So I wonder if the Walmart employee did it.
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I know they were not delivering anything yesterday. So today they offered that fast delivery they usually charge five bucks for, for free. I took it and glad I did. My order was here pretty fast. I just may pay for that fast delivery in the future.
 
Cold again this morning. Going to fix an early breakfast because I know food warms you up. Today I have a doctor's appointment so best to get my day started early. It is in the afternoon so no real hurry. Sun just started shining so maybe this day will be a good one afterall.

Yesterday morning Sonny's aide called him to ask him to come get her because her car was in a ditch. So he cleaned off the huge amount of snow that was on his car to go to her. As he drove up he saw police vehicles and blinking lights. Then he saw her car totally smashed up in the ditch and the other car also totaled.

Now this is a country road going up a hill to a stop sign. She said she could not get up the hill so she backed down it and then stepped on it to get up. When she came to the stop sign she went through it and hit another car coming on the other road. Her fault of course. Sht did get a ticket for failure to stop. Then she went to Sonny's house to do her work and after that he took her to get a rental car.

So glad I do not have to drive on bad roads anymore.
 
Back from my doctor's appointment about an hour ago. Had my supper and now need to wash dishes. I will call the Lymphedema Clinic tomorrow for an appointment because I got my order for it. She faxed it so they would have it by tomorrow.

My doctor mentioned using a vibration plate (which I have!). She said they work really well for Lymphedema. I told her it hurts my knees. She said once you use it about 3 or 4 days consistently the pain should let up and then go away. She said it will not do any harm to my knees. So I am going to get out of my storage area tomorrow and try it again. I am hoping to switch from compression stockings to some kind of wrap. Now Medicare will pay for it.

Then I had x-rays on both of my knees at the hospital. The x-rays were murder! I cannot lay down flat and that is what I had to do. Then lay on each hip and bend my legs a certain way. Man, did that hurt. I thought I was going to die. My hip was hurting so bad I wanted to scream. Then I was done. But I had to get off that table. When she moved the table I got incredibly dizzy. She helped me sit up and right then I felt like I was going to faint. The room was spinning and I was scared to stand up. I bent my head down till it stopped. I couldn't wait to get out of there.

Oh well, time for a creamy root beer. :giggle:
 
I am having trouble adjusting to sleeping in my new bed. First thing is when I get up from it, I am dizzy. Not as bad as the x-rays. Don't feel like I am going to faint but just dizzy at first. I sit on the edge of the bed and it goes away in a minute. The other thing is the next day my back and shoulder hurt all morning. So I figured the mattress is not right for me so I ordered a memory foam topper. I got it yesterday and put it on the bed today. Much more comfortable!

But adding the topper added 3 more inches and made the bed higher. So I was going to find a handyman I could pay to change the legs on the bed for me. Figured it would be too hard for me to do myself. Have to turn the bed frame on its side to do it. Guess what!! I decided I could try it and not have to pay someone to help me.

I did it this morning. It was a lot of work. Had to take the whole bed apart....the sheets, the comforter, the pillows, the topper and the mattress. Then turn it on its side and screw the 6 legs off and then put the thing that screws onto the bottom of each leg. Then put it all back together again. Well, this little old lady did it with no help from anyone. Proud of myself now! :)
 
katlupe said:
I am having trouble adjusting to sleeping in my new bed. First thing is when I get up from it, I am dizzy. Not as bad as the x-rays. Don't feel like I am going to faint but just dizzy at first. I sit on the edge of the bed and it goes away in a minute. The other thing is the next day my back and shoulder hurt all morning. So I figured the mattress is not right for me so I ordered a memory foam topper. I got it yesterday and put it on the bed today. Much more comfortable!

But adding the topper added 3 more inches and made the bed higher. So I was going to find a handyman I could pay to change the legs on the bed for me. Figured it would be too hard for me to do myself. Have to turn the bed frame on its side to do it. Guess what!! I decided I could try it and not have to pay someone to help me.

I did it this morning. It was a lot of work. Had to take the whole bed apart....the sheets, the comforter, the pillows, the topper and the mattress. Then turn it on its side and screw the 6 legs off and then put the thing that screws onto the bottom of each leg. Then put it all back together again. Well, this little old lady did it with no help from anyone. Proud of myself now! :)
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You did it. Proud of you Kat. I’m still thinking of doing mine but I will need help as it is a queen size bed.
 
Wonderful,, that you did the job yourself!

Reminds of when I tore apart on old wooden frame bed, that was upstairs.
Had asked hubby to help,,he was too busy,,,, then left to help someone else.:mad:

Anger fueled taking that bed apart!
By time he got back, I was rolling the full size mattress across the floor , heading it towards outside.
 
Sliverfox said:
Wonderful,, that you did the job yourself!

Reminds of when I tore apart on old wooden frame bed, that was upstairs.
Had asked hubby to help,,he was too busy,,,, then left to help someone else.:mad:

Anger fueled taking that bed apart!
By time he got back, I was rolling the full size mattress across the floor , heading it towards outside.
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I bet he was surprised! Sometimes we just have to figure out how to do something ourselves.
 
Sliverfox said:
Wonderful,, that you did the job yourself!

Reminds of when I tore apart on old wooden frame bed, that was upstairs.
Had asked hubby to help,,he was too busy,,,, then left to help someone else.:mad:

Anger fueled taking that bed apart!
By time he got back, I was rolling the full size mattress across the floor , heading it towards outside.
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😍 You rock, Sliverfox!
 
Kat, I was listening to a podcast with a surgeon who specializes in lipidema, which I believe what you have. He was discussing how his and his fellow partners’ likenesses have been cloned by ai and they’re selling fake products. You could listen to this on Kim Komando’s radio show today on youtube. It’s in hour two.
 
Jules said:
Kat, I was listening to a podcast with a surgeon who specializes in lipidema, which I believe what you have. He was discussing how his and his fellow partners’ likenesses have been cloned by ai and they’re selling fake products. You could listen to this on Kim Komando’s radio show today on youtube. It’s in hour two.
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There has been a lot of keto & carnivore doctors who have also been cloned by ai. It is a big thing now. I am not seeing what good ai is or why it is being forced on us. All the pictures I use for the different boards..........pets, good morning, coffee, etc. I feel might be ai. I am thinking of deleting them all from my computer and not use those anymore. I am confused by the whole ai thing.
 
I am feeling much more positive and happy again. I think it took me a bit to get used to not having my bunny boy. Living alone is not so bad but when you have a pet to take care of you are not really alone. Now that I am used to it, I am starting to remember that I planned on my own self-care when he wasn't with me anymore. Getting my new bed was part of that plan.

Going to the doctor was another part. I have gone to her before but never scheduled any x-rays (for my knees) or future appointments with the Lymphedema clinic. I always had to worry about how long I would be gone. There was no one to care for Rabbit if I couldn't get home in a decent amount of time. I never spent one day away from home as long as I had him. He would not have understood that.

I am not an antisocial person, though I am an introvert. Part of the problem living here is that the other people immediately start talking about others who live here. I do not care to listen to this. I try to get along with everyone but have to bite my tongue when they are talking at me (not to me........I refuse to add to the gossip). I have always defended the people other people don't like. I don't why but it is just part of me. Even in school I was friends with the popular and the ones nobody liked. The ones they said had "cooties" because I knew they didn't.

So I stay inside my home and research what I need to do to improve myself. Whether it is physical or psychological. As of this morning, I will not be referring to the place I live as my "apartment" but instead I am calling it my "home". I think that was a bad habit. Home sounds more like what I am trying to establish. Apartment sounds like it is not permanent or like it is not as good as living in a house. Mine is because I have been making it cozy, homey and my safe place.
 
MarciKS said:
Haven't heard from you since Saturday. Hope you're doing ok. How's the bed?
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I have been here but maybe not posting as much. Been so busy. Yesterday I was going all day and exhausted when I finally went to bed. The bed is great! I can put my head and feet up at the same time. I am hoping to take some time in the day to get in there and put my feet up for at least a half hour. I am not a napper so not so easy to do. But I can read. I do not want to spend all time watching videos when I am in the bed.
 
Talking about the height of your new bed, I measured how high the top of the mattress was down to the floor and it was 27 inches. We have trouble getting into because it’s so high.
Googled proper heights and for us seniors it should be between 20-23 inches from the floor. My SIL said he will take off 4-5 inches from the adjustable legs. I know this will help for the 3 am potty runs..🚽
 
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