Another Tuesday Outing...

 

We have another outing.  At least it wasn't super early this time.  We'll head out soon.

I slept better, but not so much on the waking part.  It's cloudy & may rain tonight.   Mornings like this aren't good for me.  Then again nothing much regarding my sleep has been all that great for some time.  

We have things to handle & I'll get through them, but I'm already tired.  I wish I had something that would make all of this easier on me, but I don't.  I'm doing what I can & it's seems to be less & less.

I need to get around, take care.

Cya...

Another Outing...

 

We'll be heading out soon.  This is a postponed venture for my birthday.  It having anything to do with that day makes me nervous.   It'd be nice if this went  drama-free.

We're going to see a move, it's been a bit.  Then we'll grab something to eat.  This will wrap up my birthday stuff.  That will leave another outing on Thursday for my roomie.

This is being a busy week.  That's it for now.  Take care.

Cya...

Busy Week & Mid Month...

 

It's going to be a busy week.  Besides our normal errands & shopping,  we'll have an outing tomorrow & an appointment on Thursday.   The following Monday will be another out of town appointment.  This is going to packed, add to that the car's acting up.  

It was a brighter, but cooler morning.  It could've been nice if every bit of racket hadn't happened.  The street department was doing something loud for a while.  Outdoor cats were fighting & buses ran.   I needed a good morning, as if that was going to happen.

It's Fall, the light & weather are weird, ragweed is awful, we just got our 1st dose of the Shingles vaccine & there's a lot to do while the car is being a pain.  I'm anxious & spent.  It's trying everything I've got.  The only way I ever get crap-free day is by doing nothing & not leaving the house.  Even that screws up half the time.

Here's hoping for an easy week.  If not, at least a salvageable & solvable week.   If the car screws up, let them be able to find & fix it without breaking the bank.  It'd be nice for things to work.

Cya...

Lunch Outing...

 

We went out for lunch yesterday.  It was a birthday outing for me.  We liked the place & the food.  It went well until we were ready to leave.  The car had a bit of an issue.  This is getting old & causing me too much stress.  I need things to work.  They don't have to be great, just do what they're supposed to do.  Or at least screw up enough the mechanics can figure out what's wrong with it.  

Later that night, we had the remainder of the dessert we'd gotten for my day.  Almost immediately after, I got sick.  It was  weird, I never felt nauseous.  I just felt it coming on, got to the bathroom & threw up.  I was a bit weakened afterwards, but not queasy.  It left me with a very rough throat.   My stomach was rumbly after that.

That's it for now.  I have a telemed appointment this afternoon.  Take care.

Cya...

Issues & Outings...

 

The 1st of the month stuff begins.  We'll start handling the bills tomorrow.  We have a lot of outings & appointments this month.  We're going out for a birthday dinner for me.  Tomorrow is my telemedicine appointment.  That's just the beginning of this month.  The next week has 2 things happening out of town & the following has another.   There's some in town stuff to deal with as well.

Of course on top of all this, the car's still being difficult.   They can't figure out what its deal is.  I hate needing cars sometimes.  What I really hate is being so poor, the only car we can afford is in this condition.  Having enough to get a decent car would be very nice.  Maybe there'd be less apprehension.

That's all for now, take care.

Cya...

Surfacing...

 

We had a decent outing yesterday, most of my labs are in & it's been more springish.  I've felt fairly good during the last couple of days.  But once the sun went down, I didn't.   I've been fairly nervous & rattled.  

This has been a rough season.  I haven't handled the dark, cold & wet well.  For the last few years, my major SAD issues haven't begun until late February to early March.  

Everything started earlier this time & it's been hard.  I don't think I was registering how severe this had been until we had a few days of light.  I started to relax some & the mess of seasonal anxiety rose up.  This entire Winter has been fraught to nerve wracking.  Suddenly, not having to hold it together so much, things are rising up & slipping.

Hopefully with more light & warmth this will pass sooner than later.  I need to be past this.  Life's rough enough without all this seasonal baggage.

That's all for now, take care.

Cya...

Rainy Eve...

 

It's Christmas Eve & my roomie's birthday.  While I'm glad we handled things yesterday, it did cause an issue.  Turned out the place we'd planned on going, wasn't open.  Mondays are their day off.  Our bad, we should've looked better.  

We had a backup plan.  It went well enough.  It's probably not a place we'll frequent.  We still want to try the other place that was closed.  Other than the restaurant snafu & the gloomy weather, it was a good outing. 

It's dark & raining this morning.  It'll probably be all week.  Great holiday weather.

That's it for now, take care.

Here's hoping the holidays go well for all of us.

Cya...

Cloudy Outing...

 

The holiday week is here.  We've got some shopping & then we'll run over to Fort Smith.  It's been hard ever since COVID for us to keep our holiday outing schedule.  Between COVID & the movie strikes, there hasn't been a lot we've been interested in seeing.

It looks like the holiday week is going to dreary & wet. Sunshine would've been nice, but that's not happening.  The dark of the year is crap.

That's all for now, I have to get around.  Take care.

Cya...

Outing & True Colors...

 

We went to see a movie yesterday & it went well.  The only real annoyance was all the stoplights.  I hate blinking yellow turn lights.  It was a pretty good day for us.

As the year ends, there are memes thanking the year for showing the poster the "true colors" of people around them.  It makes the round every December.  

If you pay attention to what people do more than they say, they're almost always telling you who they really are.  Sometimes you get surprised & can only roll with it.  I'm sure a lot of posters are referring to the election this year.  I wish it hadn't gone this way, but I'm not surprised.  There are too many people who can't handle the thought of a woman in charge, especially a woman of color.  There were too many people who couldn't get off the butts & vote.  Finally, fortune doesn't usually lean my way.

You don't have to be a mind reader to know people's "true colors", just pay attention.  Whether it's politics, life or movie reviews, people can't help outing themselves.  Sometimes we try too hard to see people as we'd like them to be & not as they are.

Take care.

Cya...

Quick Before...

 

I'm posting before we lose the net again.  It happened again yesterday for over 8 hours.  We have to seriously look at other providers.  Optimum is just too horrible.  

My roomie has people in town & they have a memorial to go to this morning.  It'll be a quiet morning.  Hopefully with internet.   The warmer nights are here.  They'll probably stay throughout the season.

That's all for now, take care.

Cya....

Recoup again...

 

I got decent sleep the last couple of nights.  It needs to happen a bit more before I'm anywhere normal.  It takes longer for me to recover from stressful things these days.

We had an outing yesterday & it went well enough.  They only offered a later viewing.   I didn't seem too bad at 1st.  As the day wore on, it was noticeable.  If a showtime is later, we'll have to adjust our plans.  Yesterday wasn't hard, just a little tiring.

We have to handle trash & run to the pharmacy.  That should be about it.  

That's all for now, take care.

Cya...

April Beginning...

 

We'll handle 1st of the month stuff today.  April is not making things easy.  Besides all the pollen & iffy light, it's cooled off again.  Not freezing, but notable after being warm for a bit.  The whole thing is trying to give me a cold or something.

We went out yesterday & did normal people things again.  It's still not like it was, but we're getting better at it.  We enjoyed the movie & the food.  Probably won't do anything much next week.  There's an appointment & we haven't noticed any films we'd like to see.  It'll give us a bit to recoup. 

That's all for now, take care.

Cya...

Early Out...

 

We'll be heading out soon, so this will be short.  It got cold again.  At least it's bright.  Still, not a person in this house wanted this crap back.  Not even the cats.  I'm over the damn cold.  It didn't kill the grass or the bugs.  It just made me miserable.

That's it for now, take care.

Cya...

Mid March...

 

It's mid March, almost Spring.  I hope this year will be brighter than last Spring.  We're planning more outings, trying to get us back to some level of normal.   It's not as easy as it should be.  COVID did a number on everything including options & prices.

We went out yesterday & it went well.  It was still a little odd.  We haven't been inside that restaurant since before COVID.  It should've been a familiar experience, but it wasn't.   Things like this should get easier in time.

It'd be great if the bright & warm days got here & stayed.  I'm not doing bad with SAD at the moment, but I don't have a lot more in the tank.  Winters exhaust & deplete me.  I need this thing to be done for the year. 

That's all for now, take care.

Cya...

Not The Same...

Since COVID, we've been slowly trying to rebuild our lives outside of the house.   It's not been easy.  The pandemic lasted forever & COVID is still here.  Past that, we've had our own issues to contend with, but we are trying.  We keep hitting snags in the process.  

Even before the pandemic a lot of places we frequented were either going out or changing to the point we no longer liked them.  A lot of businesses never picked back up after COVID.  We've tried some other places, but so far they're not the greatest fit.  

A serious issue concerns pricing & quality.  We hit a place yesterday for something to bring home.  We used to go there fairly often, it was on the way out.  The last time we tried to go it was closed.  The time before we ordered 2 dinners & left paying just under $18 & that was an uptick on price.  This time, we'd just eaten & this was going to something smaller for midday before dinner.   We got 1 dinner & left.   That single dinner was $13+.  That's a 50% markup on price.   To make matters worse, it wasn't the same quality as before & the portions were about a third smaller.   In the end, it wasn't bad, but it wasn't worth the cost.  So another place off the list, next.

I get inflation hit, but seriously $7+ for a basic Hardees burger is not reasonable.   If restaurants keep upping their prices while downgrading size & quality, they can't be surprised when people walk away.   A lot of us just can't afford those costs.  Especially not when the quality is just so-so.

I guess we'll keep looking for the next thing.  Still, we are trying to get back out there.  It's just not been as smooth as we'd liked.

Take care.

Cya...

Outings...

 

My roomie & I have outings today.  Her's is the earlier of them.  After that, we're going to see a movie.  Hopefully, things go easily today.   Neither of us need any drama.   That's about it for this morning.  For some reason this week has caused a bunch of anxiuosness.  That didn't need to happen.

Take care.

Cya...

Little Steps...

 

We took a step yesterday back towards our old normal.  We went to see a movie.  It was nice to be out of the house.  We saw Meg: 2.   The movie was  what we expected.  We picked up food on the way home.  It was a good excursion.  We needed it.

That's it for now, take care.

Cya...

Do Little...

Do little is the phrase of the day.  I have no intent on doing much today.  This will be the only day this week we don't have to be on or going out somewhere.  I plan on soaking it up.  

Yesterday was dreary & wet.  Weather channel says we barely got .5" rain.  Other sites had us just under 2".   We only need a little over 4" to meet the monthly average for June.  This is only the 4th, I think we'll make that average.  We have a lot more rain called for in the forecast.

I was happy to wake up to bright skies though.  I got to open up the house again.  This place is just easier to deal with when it's open.

Tomorrow will be more bill stuff & shopping.  Thursday will be Tulsa & Friday over to Fort Smith.  It's busy week for us.  Looking forward to Saturday already.

Cya...

Final April Friday...

This is the last Friday of April 2019.   I wish this season would remember it's supposed to be Spring.  How can anything bloom, if it's always gloomy?  

It's at least sunny this morning.  Too bad more rain is in the forecast for the weekend.   I have to get around.  I need to  shower & do some stuff, before I head out to Fort Smith.   

That's about it for this morning.  Take care.

Cya...

Long Day...

Yesterday wasn't a hard day.  It wasn't actually diverting.  But it was a long day & not something I'm used to doing.  I started off tired, had a long day, then drove over to Fort Smith.  There we had dinner with some friends & hung for a while before driving home.  I'm not used to driving  at night in a heavy drizzle.  Add allergies to all that & I wound up pretty exhausted.

I slept way too deep & had a problem waking up.  I'm a little stiff.  The sunlight is still off. We may get more rain.  Sunrise is all the way back to 7:22.  The time change happens in about 3 weeks, by then sunrise will probably be about 7:45.   So far the gloomy drear hasn't been getting to me too badly.  There's been enough light otherwise.  I hope that holds for a while.  

That's all for now.  Take care.

Cya...