waking up at 5am = BOO
Donuts though = YUM
I want a cheesy breakfast quesadilla BUTTT I am supposed to go get cholesterol tested soon. Oatmeal needs to become a habit. bleargh.
Also today is lunchtime boob squish and I DO NOT WANNA.
Also Also - quick trip to NYC for friend with cancer's birthday dinner that led to bad GPSing on my part coming home yesterday (see video on FB) - woke up today with sinus drainage and soreish throat. 99.5% sure that is allergy and general FALL tep drop nonsense that I get every year. post nasal drip at night = soreish throat in morning. STILL. everything is tinged with COVID panic.
Firefighters are good for that kind of thing IME, as long as you open the door for them so they don't attack it with axes.
First, good that roomie got helped, and ouch. This did remind me of waking to the sound of firefighters outside my window discussing whether they should break in to check on me. I was living in an apartment outside Philly and someone in the building had called that they smelled gas. The firefighters had knocked on my door and I hadn't heard the since I was asleep in the bedroom. It was on the first floor and they could see me lying in bed and were discussing breaking the window. Fortunately the knocking on the window woke me and there was no gas leak. I did appreciate their concern.
That sounds beneficial all the way around, Zenkitty. I hope her flight goes well.
Yes. Very good idea for all.
So, I skimmed. The very long 3 day drive from NY is finished. Now to get settled in at home again.
It was hard leaving NY in many ways. I stopped to see my sister at a wide distance as she probably has bronchitis. High fever. Coughing, sinus issues, gastric issues. Her son made her go to urgent care and get tested. She wouldn't let him drive her because she didn't want to share a car even masked. It is so different in NY than FL. I have left an area where the numbers are extremely low and everyone is wearing masks and being careful and have entered the surging state where people are non-compliant with common sense. Not so bad in my county and city, but where my son and DIL live people don't care, and her parents go out to hear live music in crowded bars a couple times a week at least. I am really uncomfortable. DH did talk to my son and let him know how concerned I was about the risks in coming home.
Trip was just long. Didn't sleep the night before we left. Didn't sleep the first night in Harrisburg because the pets were anxious. Second night one cat escaped out the motel door and we spent 20 minutes trooping through brush and trees and finally captured her. Twice because the first time I grabbed her she wriggled and scratched so much I dropped her. The second time I snagged her from a tree I handed her off to DH immediately because he wouldn't drop her for nothing! This resulted in my getting a dozen or more bug bites, maybe spider bites, anyway I am bit the hell up and have much itchiness and scabs and oozing and all manner of discomfort. Slept well in Santee at least and got up at 5:30 AM to head the last leg of the trip. I did snooze some on my charging stops and one rest stop. Just 20-30 minute naps, but sound asleep! So that added to the time.
I'm cautiously optimistic about leaving eldest son and gf in NY. They have a cute apartment. He makes decent money. It is a new adventure. He is looking forward to making snow angels, but I know snow isn't all fun and games. Keep telling myself that I lived through it, as have millions of others, and he can survive it too.
Hi! Feel like I have been gone forever.
I had the 5 something wake up part, but no donuts. Can't do it either as I have done more than the Covid 15 and have to turn things around.
everything is tinged with COVID panic.
True. It is such a stress overload. Sorry about the required boob squish too. May the day improve for you.
Ah, the boob squish. Hope that goes as well as those go. I'm due for one in Jan.
That's a lot, Laura. I hope you can relax a bit today and Bactine up those bug bites so they're not as bothersome.
I've had breakfast and coffee, and now I need to decide which of the multitude of possible projects to work on today. Only outing I need to make is for a blood draw this afternoon, so, theoretically, I should be able to make good progress on something.
I just don't want to go outside at all. I'm in my jammies here. DH is still sleeping! After 10AM! So I haven't set up my work environment yet. My desk, work computer, and phone are set up in the bedroom. So they are still in my travel case. My work environment is remote anyway so I am logged in on the laptop, but it isn't as comfy.
I'm making my shopping list. Not sure whether to get delivery or send DH, but I'm not interested in going anywhere not required.
I may go to one of my favorite doctor's offices after hours because I brought fall leaves for the office manager. She has had a really tough few months. She has had multiple staff members with covid positive family members necessitating quarantine, and even had one of the doctor's out. She bought what looks like a super soaker to disinfect the office every day, but the stress of trying to stay safe is really taking a toll. I did the wax paper ironing of the leaves before I left NY. I hope they survived. I haven't gotten to that box yet.
I hate Mondays. Though at least my early am meeting got moved to Tuesdays?
Puppy demanded to be let out at 3am. Grrr. I thought we were over this—he made it through the night for at least a week! Plus he's been out three times this morning—I think he just likes it outside and knows I'll let him out if he cries at the door. Hmph.
Not thrilled with today's Mondayness and lack of doughnuts, but at least I have a caftan to wear
All of that travel and family stuff sounds brutal, Laura! Glad you made it home, hope everyone is OK.
My brother and brother-in-law and their fancy house got featured in a magazine.
They are so fancy!!
woke up today with sinus drainage and soreish throat. 99.5% sure that is allergy and general FALL tep drop nonsense that I get every year. post nasal drip at night = soreish throat in morning. STILL. everything is tinged with COVID panic.
I have found that I often have a sore throat the day after I do stuff, but I think it's from mouth breathing under a mask for an extended time. It definitely feels different from a sickness sore throat, if that makes sense? Anyway, it's not COVID and I have stopped worrying about it.
I also don't have doughnuts, but I did have chocolate babka for breakfast, so that's something.
