Biting off More than I can Chew

 

Boy, did I give myself a headache. No, I didn't take another nose dive. I took on a small job that has become a job too far. I get up, take my meds & start data entry. I work till lunch - more or less - eat, rest my eyes for an hour & head back to the keyboard until my eyes film over. I take a nap, eat something & come back for another couple of hours. I've been doing this every day for the last 9 days & I'm bushed. It didn't used to be this tough to do simple data entry. Asthma & COPD has taken my stamina away, big time. 

My COPD has swallowed a lot of my life. I don't cook like I used to because I can't stand at the stove for very long. Dishes are almost impossible to wash for the same reason. Bending over to take the laundry out of the dryer is very strenuous & folding it can take a couple of days. When you can't breathe normally, your body doesn't work like it used to. 

There are days when I can plot every move to do a project & end up sitting in the chair because nothing works & I'm short of breath. I can remember how I used to do things but lack the resources to get up & do it. Some days I wonder why I bother to get up at all - other than a bathroom run - & others, when the cat wanders in to purr & rub, why I don't have the Indian spinner outside on the porch.

Time to get back to data entry. This is the very last time .  .  . THIS summer I am going to be spinning & knitting.

Same Song, Different Verse

 

Another year, another birthday. A couple of people noticed this year. As usual, I missed my Starbucks freebie - I can plan for a year & I still manage to miss it. This year, I struggled to get to my car because I was determined to get there for a change, & found a dead battery. Mike kept moving it in & out of the drive when he came over to haul stuff in & out of the garage but I haven't been able to drive. Battery got low & then we got hit with snow & several cold days. Whammo. Dead. Dead. Dead. Missed another year. Mike showed up with my favorite Flat White & a box of Huge Strawberries on Monday. I laughed & enjoyed every mouthful. I'd marry him if he was old enough!!

And speaking of my birthday, I bought myself a gift. I'm very fond of amber & have a couple of pieces of GREEN amber. One is my favorite silver freeform ring with a spoonback. Since it doesn't close all the way, it's a great piece for sore fingers that swell. I ordered a pair of earrings & a pin to go with it. Photos - I hope - when I get them! I have a camera but misplaced it eons ago.

My fluffy cat has decided to come back again. She's been mostly wild all winter but has taken to flipping the chain on the door once more when she wants to come in. She is looking a bit ratty & unkempt but not too skinny so I guess the food wasn't too bad wherever she ended up. She must've been in & out several times a day lately & I don't know if I'm annoyed or amazed. The big black wild cat even managed a free meal yesterday too. I don't mind when he cleans up her leavings but do put my cane down when he's there first!

Knitting - winding Briggs & Little sport into centre pull balls. I hate making balls out of old B&G! especially the singles. What a chore! For some reason I bought two boxes of the stuff on sale forgetting how well it clings to itself .  .  .  .  but nothing wears as well, sigh. I must've been mad.

April Snow Showers

 Another month & still I'm limping along. My bruises are now blue & green instead of black & purple while my right knee is doing very well. The left one is still very swollen - probably bursitis - but isn't nearly as painful as it was. Very strange to see all the bruising at the back of it too. But, while I can walk with almost no pain, I can't walk very far at all. I haven't been out since before I fell. Doordash already  knows the way to my door though, I had a gloriously decadent bowl of WorWonton soup the other day for late lunch. It was so big I didn't even have to find dinner!! And my cleaning lady brings me Philippine food on Mondays. Mike - bless his heart - keeps me loaded up with good bread, sliced meat, salad & easy food. 

This week my cleaner & I went through another three boxes. These ones held kitchen stuff. We found 6 cans of coconut milk!! And I wanted to make curry & thought I had none  .  .  .  it's nice to find some of the kitchen supplies I had even though some of them had to be tossed. We found all my soap molds so I can make soap once more - I have several 'kits' with oil combinations ready to make up. And I love my Hive & Ladybug molds, they make a rounded soap with a flat back that fits in the hand nicely & lasts a long time. 

Update: Yesterday I went to the local drive-thru for a coffee. First time I've been driving since I fell on my face. It almost did me in. Had trouble holding the brake while waiting for the Flag-person. Sore knee pressed against the door as I drove. And all the dust from the bridge repairs made me wheeze. Mike had to help me up the ramp when I got back. Guess I'll be home for a while yet .  .  .  .  sigh

But - I took on a small data entry job to keep me busy. What a glutton for punishment .  .  .  And I have a couple of pension applications to do. Keeps the old brain functioning, I guess.

Knitting - no knitting again. I've been sorting thru boxes of yarn & spinning braids instead. OMG - I think the Stash has outgrown my projected age limit. But I found my copy of 'Salt Water Classics'!! I bought it & a bunch of Briggs & Little 'Sport' yarn to make some winter socks w-a-a-a-a-y back. I love the Moose touque but it's the Vamps that really speak to me.