Reflections of My Life

katlupe said:
It is hard to watch for sure. The thing with Sonny is that he doesn't try to do anything to improve. Just goes with the flow. More meds is always his thoughts.
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Kat, I remember that you wrote that Sonny is embarrassed to wear the oxygen tubes to his nose. In Germany an optician makes a pair of glasses with the tubes from the oxygen tank integrated in the temples. This is much more inconspicuous. Perhaps there are also opticians in the USA providing such a device.
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Just got back home from shopping. The store was not that busy for it being the 3rd. Everything all put away and I am eating a little something (Cajun turkey deli meat, guacamole and salmon cream cheese spread........all low carbs). Then I will clean my bunny boy's cage. Sonny just called so I know he made it home okay.

Every time I go to YouTube anymore they show me videos they think I might like.........online games, sports, weird types of music that I would never put on, etc. I cannot understand why they show me these things. I have to go to each one and click the "do not show me this channel again" but the next time there are more videos about the same thing by someone else. If it wasn't for the subscriptions I follow I would just quit going there. They are kind of like fakebook now, trying to force stuff on me. It makes me back off. So from now on I will just go to subscriptions and not the home button.
 

George1959 said:
Kat, I remember that you wrote that Sonny is embarrassed to wear the oxygen tubes to his nose. In Germany an optician makes a pair of glasses with the tubes from the oxygen tank integrated in the temples. This is much more inconspicuous. Perhaps there are also opticians in the USA providing such a device.
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That's an amazing invention, @George1959 !
 
Not sure how much snow we got during the night but it looks like a lot. The snowplow was here once already and it does not look like they were here. Just keeps coming. I can enjoy it from my windows.

If my friend comes by, I will walk with her this morning. Right now I don't feel like it but I know it is good for me. My downstairs friend has started walking on her floor also. Not in the morning like I do and she does not count the laps. She walks for half an hour. I don't go by the time, I have to go by my pain. It is not half an hour I am sure. We are walking slow and talking while we walk. Either way you do it walking is helpful.

So yesterday I bought a package of cubed steaks. My mother used to make them as sandwiches. On soft white bread with butter only. They were so good! Obviously I cannot bite into a sandwich due to my teeth, so I am going cut them up in small pieces before I cook them. Then dip into butter and eat with a piece of a cornbread chaffle. Maybe it will be something new to add to my food rotation.

Tomorrow I want to make the 2 Krazy Ketos' recipe for keto chicken tenders. That is why I bought a package of boneless, skinless chicken thighs. Their recipe was for chicken breasts but I don't care for that as much as the thighs. Everyone raves about that recipe and some people make it in big batches and put it in the freezer.

Last night I made salmon and green beans for supper. The salmon is kind of expensive at $10. a lb. I couldn't make up my mind to buy it or not. Sonny said if I really wanted it to buy it. So I did. There were 2 pieces in the package. I cooked both of them and put one away for another meal and ate one. It was so good! I am glad I spent the money. Now if ordered salmon in a restaurant, I would not even think about its cost. Nor would I get two meals out of it most likely. Plus mine was better than the restaurant version would be.
 
I had a pretty busy day catching up on housework. Ended up walking out to the dumpster after all. The snow on the pavement was gone. Actually it felt good to be outside. Anyway, the first time I went out I had to put my garbage in a regular garbage can that is near the dumpster because the dumpster was covered with heavy snow. Later I had another bag (because I cleaned Rabbit's cage thoroughly and put new stuff in it), so I go out the dumpster still has the snow but someone put their garbage on top of the dumpster. I had to clean the snow off to get it open. Then I put their garbage in it too. I guess I am not exactly over the hill yet if I could do that. With my bad arm too.
 
Last Monday, my friend came to visit me for a little while. She does not stay long but seems to need to visit people. She visits me and two of my other neighbors on my floor. She lives upstairs. She came here that day and as soon as I saw her I asked her if she was okay. I thought she looked sick. She said she was okay that it was just her Parkinson. I had to help her out the door when she left. That afternoon, I learned she went to the doctor and her and her boyfriend (who lives with her) both had COVID. It kept bothering me that she must have felt sick and still went visiting.

Now today, she sends me a message asking me if she could come down to visit. I said I thought she had COVID. She said it is all gone. I told her no, she couldn't come. In my mind, I thought it was too soon to go visiting people. I was nice, told her that I could not take a chance on catching it myself or giving to my son or Sonny. She said ok. I guess there is a chance she will be mad at me now. But what else could I have done? I am not catching it for a few minutes of small talk.
 
You did the right thing. There is no reason that she should be offended. I can't imagine she did not feel well last time, then right after test positive. You have reason to be upset. She needs to test to make sure she is no longer positive. Now, you should even avoid the others she visited to be safe. I am still masking up when I go out. Not just for covid but there is a stomach virus going around as well. Better safe, than sorry. When you live alone it can be scary to be sick with no one to take care of you.
 
No Kat you did the absolute right thing. Anyone with a pinch of sense wouldn't have gone visiting when they felt poorly in the first place... and now your neighbour should understand that she can't possibly be free of Covid completely after less than a week.. and that you're absolutely right to be wary.

if she has any sense she'll keep well clear of people for a month..
 
hollydolly said:
No Kat you did the absolute right thing. Anyone with a pinch of sense wouldn't have gone visiting when they felt poorly in the first place... and now your neighbour should understand that she can't possibly be free of Covid completely after less than a week.. and that you're absolutely right to be wary.

if she has any sense she'll keep well clear of people for a month..
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I think they even went to the store shopping.
 
This morning when I gave Rabbit his breakfast banana, the piece that was in the refrigerator from yesterday was all mushy. So I threw it in the garbage and gave him a piece from a new banana. I forgot about that being in the garbage can. When I started to clean his cage, I take the garbage can with me (it is small).........all of a sudden out of his deep afternoon sleep....he is zooming every which way around me! All around the cage smelling everything I am doing, then I remembered about that banana in the garbage! Oh yeah, he can smell one a mile away! After I finished the cage, I ended up giving him a banana treat just for being so entertaining while I cleaned his cage. He can always lighten up my day.
 
Today I did my re-certification for my apartment. Same old stuff every year. Signing a bunch of papers so they can check all the same things every year. I know they have to do this but it always makes me feel like they do not believe me or think I have a million dollars hid away. Like I would live in this apartment if I had a million dollars!

It is always the reminder to me that I am still married and own a house. So they always have to check on the house to make sure that I am not making any money off it (oh please, give me a break! How could I make money off a house that my husband lives in?). I haven't gotten a divorce because I am not paying a lawyer or all the fees associated with it. I don't plan on getting married ever again so why bother? If he wants one he can pay for it. I doubt he will though.

My day was all jumbled up because of that meeting. I made it too early and my friend and I could not do our walk. I find that morning walk really helps me even though every morning I wake up and say I can't do it today.
 
katlupe said:
Last Monday, my friend came to visit me for a little while. She does not stay long but seems to need to visit people. She visits me and two of my other neighbors on my floor. She lives upstairs. She came here that day and as soon as I saw her I asked her if she was okay. I thought she looked sick. She said she was okay that it was just her Parkinson. I had to help her out the door when she left. That afternoon, I learned she went to the doctor and her and her boyfriend (who lives with her) both had COVID. It kept bothering me that she must have felt sick and still went visiting.

Now today, she sends me a message asking me if she could come down to visit. I said I thought she had COVID. She said it is all gone. I told her no, she couldn't come. In my mind, I thought it was too soon to go visiting people. I was nice, told her that I could not take a chance on catching it myself or giving to my son or Sonny. She said ok. I guess there is a chance she will be mad at me now. But what else could I have done? I am not catching it for a few minutes of small talk.
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I agree with you! She could always call on the phone until she is better.
 
katlupe said:
This morning when I gave Rabbit his breakfast banana, the piece that was in the refrigerator from yesterday was all mushy. So I threw it in the garbage and gave him a piece from a new banana. I forgot about that being in the garbage can. When I started to clean his cage, I take the garbage can with me (it is small).........all of a sudden out of his deep afternoon sleep....he is zooming every which way around me! All around the cage smelling everything I am doing, then I remembered about that banana in the garbage! Oh yeah, he can smell one a mile away! After I finished the cage, I ended up giving him a banana treat just for being so entertaining while I cleaned his cage. He can always lighten up my day.
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Aww, that is wonderful!
 
I worked all day cleaning my apartment. Not just cleaning but clearing away all the clutter that had accumulated somehow. Just little things. Since I have been blocking my windows to keep it warm in here, there was a lot of stuff on the windowsill. I don't like that and every time I looked at it I felt like it was unbearable. Put me in a bad mood. Now it looks nice. I changed it around a bit and tomorrow I will work on the dressers and the bedroom area.

Today I increased my laps around the hall from 8 to 9. I know it doesn't sound like a big deal but I usually can do just 8. My friend wanted us to do 10. I told her I can do 9. So we did. Later I walked outside to the dumpster. It was good to get outside but was very windy. When I came back in, I continued with my mission to clean and organize my apartment. I vacuumed the rugs and the furniture.

Rabbit is always impressed when I change the furniture around. He waited till I was done and then came out to investigate. Since I bought my recliner, in 2020, I have never reclined it because I thought Rabbit could go under the foot rest and under the seat and I might hurt him if I closed it. Today I reclined it without sitting in it and I checked out that area and no, he can't go under it. So I have left it in the position all day. He has checked it out and didn't even try to go under it. Now the other problem..............my right arm hurts so bad that I have no strength to push or pull that handle to recline it. I should have bought the electric one but was worried about the outlet and wires. I will have to figure it out. I might want to recline it. Not sure if I can get in it from the position with the foot rest out.
 
katlupe said:
August 14th, 2020. Time flies. I have to look at my photos to keep track.
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I have to do exactly the same nowadays.. take photos of everything and look back to see when things happened.

Lately I've been thinking of buying new stair carpet.. and in a way I was also thinking, well I haven't had it very long so maybe I shouldn't.. and then I looked in my online photo album to see it was laid 14 years ago... :eek:
 
hollydolly said:
I have to do exactly the same nowadays.. take photos of everything and look back to see when things happened.

Lately I've been thinking of buying new stair carpet.. and in a way I was also thinking, well I haven't had it very long so maybe I shouldn't.. and then I looked in my online photo album to see it was laid 14 years ago... :eek:
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Photos come in so handy. Remember when we had to buy the film and have it developed? I didn't take photos of every single thing like I do now because of the cost. I wish I had though.
 
It is true......less clutter makes you feel good and not depressed. After a day of heavy cleaning, I woke up this morning to feeling positive and looking forward to my day. The last couple of weeks, I had so much stuff piled onto my windowsill trying to keep the cold air out that was the first thing I saw when I opened my eyes. It was like going in the kitchen with a sink full of dirty dishes. Today I will do more.
 
Oh I feel ya Kat... some things are an offensive to the eye. I cannot bear a sink full of dishes.. the wors for me would be getting up in the morning and seeing dirty dishes in the sink... also going out and coming home to them..*Ugh*.. it makes me stressed just thinking about it..
 
hollydolly said:
Oh I feel ya Kat... some things are an offensive to the eye. I cannot bear a sink full of dishes.. the wors for me would be getting up in the morning and seeing dirty dishes in the sink... also going out and coming home to them..*Ugh*.. it makes me stressed just thinking about it..
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Exactly! Years ago I joined a site you might be familiar with, "Fly Lady" and that was the first thing she taught......clean your sink every night before you go to bed.
 

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