Good for you getting out of your comfort zone, Tep. I hope the shooting range is a good experience for you.

I think maybe I will compromise by puttering around the house and cooking (with a generous sprinkling of sitting on the couch) rather than doing stuff out in the world. The puttering and cooking need to be done at some point, after all, and the gym and grocery store will still be there tomorrow.

I forgot to bring with me yesterday the one allergy med that I have to take every four hours, so I missed a couple of doses and today my sinuses are complaining. I am telling myself that taking it easy today will mean feeling better tomorrow; I hope it's true.

Bummer of a cold, Laura. Hope it passes soon.

Steph, I do know what you mean. I see rifles as functional in a way that handguns are not. I've never shot either one, but grew up around folks who go hunting and therefore had rifles. But I married into a gun-owning family. It sometimes feels like C & I are the only adults who aren't armed.

RE productivity and the lack thereof: I need to get some stuff moved over to our house today, and take a load to donate too. Really what I need to do is start going through my own belongings and getting rid of what we no longer use. And need to straighten things up a bit since we didn't have the housecleaner in this week.

Handguns fascinate me. I'd love to be a better marksman, but loud noises. You know. If I could shoot enough to comparison shop, I might very well own one.

Oh, I forgot there's a bike race downtown today! Probably for the best I decided not to drive anywhere as my street is closed off (I could get out of the cul-de-sac heading out of town if I had to, but it's a hassle). And I got to see bikes going really fast as I walked to the convenience store for the tuna and mayo I decided I really do need to buy today (I have a lot of celery lying around that wants to go into egg salad and tuna salad).

Well zombification last night was just delayed, I guess. Couldn't settle for hours last night=cannot get moving today. Otoh, toilet and tub got scrubbed last night. Otooh, I should've done laundry. Showered even though I'm going to the pool later just to try to kick my brain into gear.

Egg salad in the fridge, tuna salad in progress.

Not very productive here. I did a little work work. Then have spent some time sitting on Mom's porch watching the backed up traffic. They are doing a bridge repair a mile ahead so it is mucking up traffic quite a bit. Step dad put a sign up to let them know it was only another mile. It has been appreciated by many.

I feel like I can visit with my germy self as long as we are sitting outside. I hope that isn't false security. Keeping my distance and not touching anyone.

I think that's right, Laura. Just the not touching goes a long way! Feel better.

I did laundry and dishes and put together my hammock! Now I think I have to do some yardwork in front. But ugh. I would like to sit in the hammock!

You haven't tested the hammock to make sure it's okay?

Tuna salad made and partially consumed. Yum. I still have approximately 5 cups of chopped celery. Not sure what to do about that.

I think that's right, Laura. Just the not touching goes a long way! Feel better.

And everyone wash their hands. Honestly, biggest thing you can do other than not cough on people is have everyone wash their hands.

I possibly have a potential partial solution to a thing that has been wreaking havoc in my life and brain for a while. For something that is really less than a sure thing and won't fix everything, I am feeling an enormous amount less stress for the moment.

I even put away about three loads of clean laundry I couldn't face. And cleaned the kitchen partially. Why do I always forget that extreme stress can be physically and emotionally debilitating?