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In the middle of the night…
You can be your most creative self, providing you have numerous cups of coffee and your cigarettes. Those are very necessary requisites. I wouldn’t know what to do without them. I don’t think I would be able to think straight if I didn’t have them at hand. Of course, that’s because of the physical dependency on these substances and if I tried very hard, I could possibly do without them. I would have to move to a deserted island, though, and be forsaken of them. Maybe my brain would then learn how to be creative all on its own without stimulants.
I’m not to the point yet where I’m ready to quit. I’m too much of a coward and unwilling to go through the horrors of withdrawal symptoms. I’ve tried that before and it wasn’t pretty. I have to find a good way of quitting first before I’ll try it again. I do think about it regularly and I know I’m going to try to quit again. But I want to do it right and not make a halfhearted attempt.
How’s that for a confession? It helps to be up in the middle of the night to think clearly. At least in my case it does. I’m always most clear when everybody else is asleep. It’s when I’m most able to formulate my thoughts, or so I tell myself. It’s very possible that I’m capable of this during the day also, but just don’t try it. Actually, I think I do okay after I’ve taken my afternoon nap. Maybe I’m most able after I’ve slept for a while like I have now.
I’m sitting here in my warm gray cardigan with my socks on. I decided that I was a little cold. I do have the bedroom windows open and it’s a little chilly outside, but I like it. The cold air feels good. I would like for it to rain now and I would love to hear the sound of a good rain storm, but we have not been so fortunate. No rain has fallen, even though it was promised. Everything is just as dry as it was.
Yesterday was an alright sort of day. Because it was Friday, I enjoyed it simply for the day it was. The day before the weekend. The domestic help came and cleaned the apartment and was done in the shortest amount of time, leaving me lots of of time and space to myself to enjoy it. The Exfactor also came by briefly for a cup of coffee and brought washing powder and cat food from the store he shops at. They are good brands that are cheaper than what we can get at my supermarket. You have to make every penny count.
The laundry is drying in the bathroom, making the whole apartment smell good. I didn’t want to hang it outside because of the promised rain. I put clean sheets on the bed again and enjoyed going to sleep between them last night. It’s always a pleasure to sleep between freshly laundered sheets. I just wish I could manage to stay asleep between them and not have the urge to get up in the middle of the night. At least I do know that I have enough duvet covers. There’s no shortage of them and now that I’ve got a new thicker pillow on my bed, I no longer need four pillow cases all at once for all the pillows.
My sister is in Italy this weekend, so I won’t be going over there on Sunday. It won’t be nice enough weather to sit in the garden anyway. I have to amuse myself some other way these coming days. Doubtlessly I’ll manage that. There’s always the dog to take for long walks and to check out other people’s gardens.
I think I will get myself back to bed now. It is early in the morning and time to sleep some more. It will be with much joy that I crawl under the duvet again.
Have a good weekend.
Ciao,
Nora
>Those rotten chores…
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I’ve done my chores and the washing machine is churning away so I don’t have to feel bad about sitting here and taking the time to write this. I’ve even done my administration and ordered new food for the dog on line. Yes, I have done my duties and didn’t have a nervous breakdown.
I only was in danger of having one for half a minute and then I dared it to. I faced it head on and decided it wasn’t going to get to me. That I was stronger than it and that I was not in need of a tranquilizer simply because I had a number of stressful activities to take care of.
I proved to be right. Opening the mail and facing possible bad news was not half as bad as I thought it was going to be. It was what it was, unpleasant. They wanted my money. I dislike that intensely, but it doesn’t help if I have a breakdown over it.
In my spare moments I watched tennis at Roland Garros. There were some Dutch people playing and they needed my attention, not that it helped. We don’t do all that great, not when faced with formidable opponents like Kim Klijsters and Marty Fish. It was fun to watch anyway and they were nice moments to have a cup of coffee and a cigarette.
I couldn’t finish watching any of the matches, so I don’t know how they ended. I had to do my chores and walk the dog in the windy day. There are rain clouds, but no rain has fallen out of them yet.
The dog had been stealing the potholders off their hook in the kitchen and playing with them. They had drool all over them and they’re in the washing machine now. He has also been stealing the magnetic little animals off the refrigerator and I found them throughout the apartment. I put them up high, but he still got to them.
It’s a completely new activity for him that he’s just discovered. Stealing things from the kitchen. I suppose that up till now, it was just a place to go eat and he hadn’t really explored it properly. I guess next will be the dishtowels. I’ve got to go to the pet shop and buy him some new indestructible toys. He wrecked his rubber rabbit to the point that I had to toss it out.
He really enjoyed tearing that rabbit apart and it took him a long time. It was worth the price I paid for it. I may get one like it again. It was the best toy we’ve had so far.
I’ve got to put away the dishes and hang up the clean laundry. I’m glad the day is almost over. I have to walk the dog one more time and then I’m going to put on clean pajamas and vegetate in front of the television. I may even read my book. It will be an evening spent leisurely with the minimum amount of activity.
You wouldn’t have thought that officially this was my day off. I had no appointments today and nobody coming over.
I hope you’re all having a good day with the kind of weather you most want.
Ciao,
Nora
>On a cloudy day…
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I’ve just woken up from an afternoon nap and I’m drinking my second cup of coffee. It is very necessary that I have the caffeine as I’m incapable of thinking clearly without it. Or so I’ve told myself anyway.
I’m slowly becoming more clearheaded, but I should say that I’m getting a better mood. That would be more accurate. Why call things by any other name? I was a grouch before. A muddleheaded grouch.
It’s not as though I have to pretend that I never get in a bad mood, do I? It can’t all be moonshine and roses.
I’m dressed in warm clothes as today is a chilly day. It was fun choosing what to wear, but I didn’t pick anything adventurous. I went with a safe and sane outfit. Anyone would want to be seen in public with me, that’s how ordinary I look.
My closet is so bare now, that it’s easy to choose clothes. Plus, I’ve got a trove of empty hangers. They are all good ones and I will save all of them. Doubtlessly, they will be used again some time in the future. I’m saying this optimistically, but I already had a stash of hangers in the bottom of the closet.
I just remembered some clothes I have on the shelves that I have not looked at yet. No doubt they will need to get washed and ironed. I haven’t worn them in ages. They should fit me well now. Ha, that will be a fun job to go and do. One load of laundry coming up.
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I just walked the dog around the fields. It wasn’t as cold as I thought it was going to be and wearing my cardigan sufficed. It looked like it was going to rain and it has been predicted. Some rain would do us a world of good. Things are very dry and dusty.
There are mostly buttercups and daisies now. All the dandelions that had gone to seed have been blown away. The clover is disappearing again, but I think it must be because of the dryness. It must need more water.
Well, I must get to work on those clothes. Lord only knows what I’ll find there. It will be a journey of discovery. The last time I looked through them I was quite a bit heavier.
Have a good day. I hope your weather treats you well.
Ciao,
Nora
>A load off my mind…
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I’m sitting here drinking coffee after I woke up from a nap in the dark and cool bedroom. It was most pleasant and I had an interesting dream in which I remembered the name of a medication that I want to ask my GP about. I just googled it and it exists here. I haven’t used it in 18 years, but it’s a most helpful one for a woman in her middle aged years. I can’t wait to get it now. It’s Metamucil, orange flavored. If it hadn’t been for that dream, I wouldn’t have remembered the name.
The cat got a new flavor cat food. I was afraid that she wasn’t going to like it as I tossed out what was left over of her old one and poured the new one into her bowl. However, she went for it immediately and has been chowing down on it ever since. She apparently does not have very discriminate tastes. I’m hoping that she’ll continue to like this new one because it comes in a much larger, more economical bag that closes airtight.
The dog acts like he is jealous of her new food while I know in my heart that he has no interest in it whatsoever. It’s just the newness of it that appeals to him. Besides, he always thinks that he has to be in on everything thats new and available. Luckily, the cat eats her food on the kitchen counter, well away from the dog, so she is safe. She does always leave behind many footprints that I constantly have to wipe away, especially when it is rainy and they are muddy.
We are expecting a shower tomorrow afternoon, but I won’t hold my breath for it. Such things have been predicted in the past without actually coming about. We’re having a bit of a heatwave right now, though the temperatures are still bearable. It’s 81F right now, which is warm for the time of year. It’s only May, after all. Oh, and I saw my first red poppies growing. What a sight.
Today was a nice enough day. Nothing spectacular happened. It was just a plain ordinary day that went by quickly. I did laundry and an extra load to get an opportunity to wash my bathrobe which was due for it. It was full of stains and very grubby. I would have been embarrassed to be seen in it. Luckily, I very seldom am. I don’t get caught off guard that often.
I wore my Capri leggings and a cotton tank top and my sandals. It was as summery as I could get. That’s the least amount of clothes I’ll wear in public. It is funny to go out so skimpily dressed. You feel like you’ve not got enough clothes on. Fortunately, you notice that everyone else is similarly dressed.
Well, I’ve got to take the dog for a walk. It is that time of day again. I’ve also got to take my medicines. If I want to stay sound of mind, I better not forget that. I hope you’re all having a good day and that the weather is treating you well.
Ciao,
Nora
>Smelling the coffee…
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It’s in the middle of the night and I have slept enough for now. I don’t want to waste anymore time doing it until the morning when it will be Saturday and I will have more than enough time for it. I’m not expecting any people to come over or packages to be delivered like there were yesterday. The domestic help and the Exfactor were here and the package of books that I ordered arrived, causing dents in my otherwise peaceful day. I didn’t have the long, languid days that I had on Wednesday and Thursday, when there was nobody here and I could do as I pleased and I got more accomplished in the end.
True, my apartment is very clean and I’m all set for the weekend, except for a load of laundry that needs to be hung up to dry and some more dishes that need to get done, as always. That’s a never ending battle because I do eat and dirty them. I keep an eagle’s eye on the growing amount of them so they don’t get out of hand and become an overwhelming stack. It’s like the laundry, the minute there’s a full load, I have to wash it so I always stay on top of things. There’s a full load quickly when I change the bed. My sheets are getting worn out from washing them and I will soon have to invest in new ones.
The books that got here have found their place on the bookcase ready to be read when I finish the one I’m reading. They take up a bit of space because one of them is a big, fat paperback. It will take me some time to get through that one. It’s with some amount of trepidation that I look at it. The others are more normal sized and less intimidating. I also have small books on my bookcase that I could read in a short amount of time, but I’ve not been interested in them yet. I guess I’m still looking for a bit of a challenge, but I may want to read them as a break from the bigger ones. I may give that a try. I have a bunch of those by Edna O’Brien, but they are a completely different genre than what I’m reading now. I have to give that some thought.
There’s not much else on the program today. The Exfactor went to the tobacco shop for me yesterday, saving me the trip over there today. I did miss out on a chocolate bar, but I have chocolate pudding. I’ve been having cravings for meatballs and pork chops and bacon at night before I go to bed and look through the cupboards and the refrigerator to no avail to find something that will take care of my craving instead. I must be in need of protein and have to find a way to get more of it in my diet. It’s very hard to be on an all vegetarian diet and I know I’m not getting all the nutrients I should. I think my body is telling me something.
It’s going to be 24C (75F) today. It’s a fluke because tomorrow it’s going to be a lot cooler again. We’ll just happen to be in a high pressure system today. I won’t know how to dress. It’s been a long time since it’s been so warm. I won’t worry about it just now, though. I’m going back to bed to sleep some more. When I wake up later in the morning, I’ll see how warm it is outside and I’ll know which clothes to put on.
Have a great day.
Ciao,
Nora
>Lanterfanting…
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I had the best of intentions this morning. I wanted to take the dog for a long walk and get started on my chores. I figured that after a good night’s sleep, I would be more than capable of doing such things that were after all quite simple. All they required were a little bit of goodwill and some energy.
Well, it turns out that the latter is what I was short of once I had gotten dressed. Suddenly I felt pooped and not at all able to carry off my tasks. It seemed that I had lead in my legs and the thought of going for a long walk just defeated me. I didn’t think I could pull it off. Apparently I didn’t have the energy that I thought I had woken up with in the morning.
Nevertheless, I set off with the best of intentions, willing to give it a try, but after we had walked for a while and it was time to choose which direction to go in, I chose the direction that led home again. It was with much relief that I walked into the apartment. I fed the dog and fixed myself something to eat, hoping that it would restore my strength and take away the tired feeling and then I had a cup of coffee, hoping that it would keep me awake.
The last thing I want to do is go back to bed and mess up my schedule, but I do feel a touch wobbly and like I need more sleep. I’m fighting off the feeling now and telling myself that if I drink enough coffee, it will go away. All I have to do is try and stay as alert as possible. It’s a bit like having jet lag and having to adjust to a new time zone. I will try and save up my need for sleep until tonight when I can sleep as long as I want. With the combination of the old and the new sleeping pills, I should be able to sleep well.
I have to do my chores, but I don’t quite feel up to them yet. I have to gather the wherewithal to do them. I know what I have to do, but the lead isn’t out of my arms and legs yet and I’m yawning something awful. I am determined to get them done and I hope that in doing them, I will wake up more and regain my energy. I have to do laundry, for one thing, and I hope that the smell of washing powder will revitalize me. I’ll inhale deeply over the box.
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The Exfactor was just here for coffee and conversation and it has quite perked me up. It was like I stood under a waterfall of fresh water and I’m completely woken up. We talked about interesting things and had several cups of coffee and the dog was the cause of much diversion too. Isn’t it funny how you can become enlivened by the presence of another person? I guess it has to be the right person. Someone who is perky enough themselves, which the Exfactor definitely is. He is a most talkative guy and never short of subjects.
The best part was that I got another package of clothes and I had sort of forgotten what I had ordered, being not quite in my right mind when I did. I had completely forgotten about that package arriving this afternoon. To my great surprise it also contained a cute little summery cardigan, which I decided to wear right away because the weather is perfect for it. I’m amazed by my own choice of it and should order these kinds of things more often in that kind of mood, although not being in my right mind is not a preferable state to be in. It does go with the many shades of color life comes in. It causes surprises.
Now I’m more than ready to continue with the rest of the day. I can take the dog for another walk and do my chores. I feel quite up to it. I will even do the dreaded dishes, which I still think should be replaced with disposable ones. I don’t think the ecologist in me will get away with it, though. Besides, I’d have too much trash. I do feel responsible for my share of the landfill. It’s very difficult to be irresponsible nowadays. It must have been much easier to live in the 50’s.
Have a good day!
Ciao,
Nora
>On a cold Friday…
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For a change it’s a not so beautiful day today. It is overcast and cold and I’ve had to turn up the thermostat after airing the apartment earlier. We were promised sunshine later this afternoon, but the cloud cover is still in place and it looks like it’s not going anywhere soon. That’s too bad, because things always look much more cheerful when the sun is shining. Actually, right now it looks like it’s going to rain and, although I would not mind that so much, I would prefer some brightness in the living room and not have to sit here with the lights on.
The domestic help has been here and has cleaned the place and it smells of cleaning products in here. She’s even done the dishes, which I’m grateful for. There weren’t that many and I’m surprised she did them. I don’t dirty that many dishes by myself and have the tendency to use the same ones a few times, at least the glasses and the cups. I don’t like doing the dishes and wish to spare anyone the job of doing them. There’s nothing worse then seeing a stack of dishes on the kitchen counter, no matter how neatly they’re arranged.
My newly ordered denim skirt got here this afternoon and after the domestic help left, I got the chance to try it on. It fits perfectly and I was just guessing as to the size. It’s a mini skirt, but not too short, so I don’t look ridiculous. It fits very comfortably, so it’s nice to wear. I’ve got it on right now and I have lots of things to wear with it. I have to dress warmly today, because when I walked Tyke, I needed two layers of clothes under my black leather jacket. I do have to keep in mind that it’s only February and that it’s normal for it to be chilly.
I slept until 11 o’clock this morning. I woke up a few times before that, but all those times I wasn’t ready to get up. I couldn’t quite face the day until I was completely done sleeping. When I got up, I had two leisurely cups of coffee before I got dressed and did my chores. There’s nothing nicer than sitting in my armchair taking the time to get my head together. I feel it slowly happening and after the second cup I’m ready to tackle anything. I do play ball with Tyke while I sit there, but it doesn’t require much effort. All I have to do is aim right so I don’t hit the furniture.
The afternoon is going by quickly. It is time to finish doing my chores before the news comes on. I did a big load of laundry that I have to hang up to dry and I want to change my bed so going to sleep tonight will be extra nice.
Have a good evening, everyone!
Ciao,
Nora
>An early morning tale…
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I am sat here with my usual cup of coffee and I find myself quite contend. I feel that there’s not much that can go wrong now this early in the morning before the day has properly started. I’m still yawning a little bit, but another cup of coffee will take care of that. It’s nice to be up and sit here and enjoy the early hours of the day. All is quiet around me and the animals are asleep.
I feel like minor royalty in her realm, as if I’m the head of a very small state in which only I rule. All my subjects are sound asleep and all is well with the state of affairs. Oh no, I don’t have visions of grandeur. Only the need to have peace and quiet in my life. What better way to achieve that than to be in charge. It’s only a very small kingdom I rule.
My Wednesday personal helper is going to be here this morning and I must take a shower before she gets here. It will be nice to get that out of the way and to be clean and refreshed. I will have to put on some clean clothes and I will have to magically make an outfit appear out of the closet. No doubt I am capable of that. I always manage to come up with something.
In about an hour and a half I will take my medicines. I’ve cut my anti-psychotics down by half and starting this Friday, I will have cut down my anti-depressives by a third. My psychiatrist thinks this is doable. We’re going to keep me at these doses for a while and see how I do on them before we make any more changes. We’re going to cut down the anti-depressives more before we do anything else with the anti-psychotics. I feel good so far and I have a lot more energy. I’m not so sleepy and lethargic during the day.
Since today is Wednesday, I don’t have an awful lot to do. It will be a fairly quiet day, but those are welcome too. It turned out that I did have a load of laundry to do, as I pulled some clothes out of my closet that needed washing. I’m going to change the sheets on my bed and that will make going to bed tonight an extra pleasure, although it always is. That’s one thing I look forward to every night. Going to bed and listening to the radio while I fall asleep.
Maybe today I will get a chance to sit down and read my book, something that I’ve found impossible to do lately. I’ve felt that I’ve been too distracted to give it the proper attention. Since I’ve stopped reading in bed at night, I’ve found it hard to sit down in my armchair during the day and do it. Something is always pulling my attention away from it, if not my own thoughts that meander all over the place, but nowhere important. It’s a very good book filled with interesting details and really requires me to sit down and give it my full attention, which is something I can’t seem to do now, but I’m going to give it a try today.
My bookcase is filled with good books that I still need to read if I ever get around to them. I end up sitting in my chair and daydreaming about nothing in particular at all. None of my thoughts are very deep and heavy and I’m not solving any of the world’s problems. I just let my mind wander and touch down here and there like a butterfly flitting from flower to flower. It’s the most uncomplicated way to spend time. I’m glad I’m relieved of thinking depressing thoughts that weigh down heavily on my shoulders. That’s all behind me now. I’ve passed that stage.
Well, I’m going to read some blogs until it’s time to make my move. The day is young yet. The sun won’t be up for awhile. I’m switching to cold milk. I’ve had enough coffee. I’m very thirsty and it will be most welcome.
Have a nice day!
Ciao,
Nora
>In the niddle of it…
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I’m in the middle of doing chores and really don’t have the time to sit down and write a post, but while the washing machine is churning away, I figured I could ignore the dishes and sit here for a bit. I can see the dishes from where I’m sitting behind the computer and I’m glancing at them as I write. I will not be intimidated by them. There are not that many of them and I’ll have them done in no time. I’m saying this with all the courage I have in me at the moment and that is more than I had earlier in the day when I was more cowardly.
I’ve done some chores already and did them more speedily than I had anticipated. I’m more efficient than I thought I was. Apparently I had put enough thought into it ahead of time that I went to work in an organized fashion and got them done in the shortest amount of time. Either that or I had them blown up in my mind to a size that was completely out of proportion to their actual size. I think the latter must have been the most true. I do worry about things ahead of time too much.
I had one single sock in the dry laundry, but I know where the other one is. Tyke had stolen it and used it as a security blanket. It had floated around the living room for a few days. He had not chewed any holes in it and I finally took it away from him and put it in the next load of laundry. I’ll have to give him an old sock that smells like me. I don’t really know if I have one. He’ll have to wait until I truly have an old sock. Maybe the next time I have a hole in the toe of one, but my socks seem so sturdy. They are industrial strength socks.
I’m slowly reorganizing the bookcase in the bedroom and finding new places for all the things that Tyke shows the least bit of interest in. It means getting rid of things too. A lot of it is paperwork that needs to be better organized and it’s a good reason to do that. I need to make a box with vital documents and have those safe in a cabinet where they are also handy. I used to have them in a file system, but it has fallen apart due to old age. You always have to decide what to keep for posterity and what can just go. It’s also important to stay in the here and now.
Tyke purposely rolls his tennis ball under the sofa and then stands beside it and barks so that I have to get the African walking stick and get the ball out from underneath. He’s a little stinker. I saw him do the same thing with the ball and the CD rack. He’d get it stuck underneath there and couldn’t get it out without my help, but he pushed it underneath there himself on purpose. He really made the effort to. That dog is much smarter than I give him credit for.
Every time I think the washing machine is done, it goes and does something else. European washing machine sure take their time to run through all the cycles and I put it on a short program too. I want to dry the laundry tonight so that I can change my bed again soon. I have a shortage of pillow cases, because I use four at the time and I can’t find the right size unless I go to Ikea. I haven’t been there in a long time and I should talk my sister into going.
I discovered the window in the spare bedroom was open and had been open for god knows how long. It does explain why it was getting so cold in here so quickly. One of the domestic helps must have opened it and I have a suspicion which one it was. I kept feeling a draft by my legs when I sat behind the computer, but I thought it was because of the cat flap. Since I closed it, it is a lot warmer in here and the heater hasn’t gone on all day. It goes to show you how much energy I could have saved. I’m glad I discovered it before it got really cold again tonight. I would have turned up the heater with it open and have been none the wiser.
I think the washing machine is done and I will go hang up the laundry. It’s dark outside and time to turn on the lights. It’s time to be cozy and cuddle the animals.
Have a good evening!
Ciao,
Nora
>Slow time…
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Although I really slept well last night, I took a four hour nap on the sofa this afternoon, which seems pretty incredible to me too. I can’t believe I slept for such a long time and needed a cup of coffee immediately when I woke up.
It did me a world of good and I felt very satisfied and sated afterwards and in a good mood. I must have really needed that sleep, which goes to show you that I tire easily from doing the most ordinary chores and that I don’t always get enough sleep at night and need to catch up on that every once in a while.
The first thing I did this morning was go to the patio and clean up Tyke’s poop that had been covered up by the snow that now had melted and revealed everything. It was quite a unpleasant job and I had been putting it of.
After washing my hands thoroughly under hot water, I took the laundry off the drying rack and folded it and put it away and took the next load out of the washing machine and hung it up to dry.
This is one of the jobs I like to do and I think it has to do with my sense of order. I like hanging up things neatly and putting them away, knowing that each thing has its place. When I get frustrated, I know it is because my closet is not in order and I need to clean it up.
Next, I got the mail out of the mailbox and was rewarded with my new health insurance policy which I had been waiting for. I had taken care of changes on my policy on line, but because there had been problems with the website, I didn’t know if the changes had gone through properly and I was expecting all sorts of problems. I had called the help desk of the insurance company, but their computers were giving them problems and I only got a vague promise that it would be taken care of.
It’s nice when something does work out right. This had been bothering me very much and was one of the reasons why I had been so nervous, because I anticipated all sorts of difficulties which I would not be able to put to rights and which would end up costing me precious money. I guess I do have to trust in the competence of other people and happy endings. Let this be a lesson to me.
I stripped my bed with Tyke’s generous help and put clean sheets on it, which makes me look forward to getting into it tonight. I think Tyke looks forward to it also. I put the used sheets in the washing machine and am hoping to add some other laundry to it. I have to go around the apartment and look for some.
I cleaned up the kitchen, which always needs cleaning, and picked up the leaves of the ivy plant in the living room. I had given it too much water and nearly drowned it, and as a result it lost more than half of its leaves over a period of time. I am waiting for the soil to dry out and won’t water it for a long time now.
That’s one thing I always do wrong. I always over water my plants. I’m good with outside plants, but I don’t do well with indoor plants. I don’t have a green thumb for them at all and don’t have any feeling for it whatsoever. I’ve already nearly killed another plant and I’m waiting for it to come back to life. I think I should have fake plants, though I would probably try to water them too in a subconscious attempt to kill them.
That’s when I succumbed to my need to take a nap and I turned up the thermostat and laid down on the sofa to sleep for a while, which turned into a long while. It took up most of my afternoon.
Oh, now Tyke wants to play with me and the ball and I’m supposed to get it away from him. That’s an endless exercise in frustration unless he decides to kindly let go. I’m just going to ignore him until he drops it beside me. I think that’s the best method.
Have a good evening!
Ciao,
Nora
Another Splendid Day 