days_unfolding

I’m getting a lot better about putting things away. I washed a beach towel with my towels, and instead of leaving it in the bathroom, I walked over to my closet and put it in. Unusual for me because I pile things. I need to keep it up.

I was awake long enough for my warm pajamas to come out of the dryer, toasty warm. Yummy.

This morning, Mimi was complaining about my closing the bathroom door when I showered. They’re getting back to normal.

I'm cold again upstairs. I don't see a heat vent up here. I leave the door open for the heat to rise through. I need to buy some tea to help me warm up (ordered). Mimi is in a sunbeam. Solar-powered kitty. I think that I need a space heater for the upstairs.

I'm getting "brain zaps" due to my lack of venlafaxine. I didn't see the order on CVS' app, so I submitted it again. I wish that they'd fill it quickly.

Made a couple of phone calls. I'll now have an extra garbage can. Yay.

Hmm. yshaloo mentioned someone who does pet portraits. I kind of would like a wall of the cats that I have had. I wonder how much they cost.

Zara was annoyed about my getting into bed to nap during lunch, but she came back. I really love the warm comforter, and so does she. She is now perched on me.

I've been reading the Alexander McCall Smith books, the 44 Scotland Street series. It was a serial like the Tales of the City. Each book ends with a party in which one of the characters reads a poem that he wrote. In the one that I just finished, he said that parties end like life ends, but maybe we wind up going to another party. That hit me really hard and I started crying.

I called CVS, and they sent a fax to my doctor. I hope that she will respond quickly. I need my meds.

Got the garbage out. I had more than a can’s worth, but I’m waiting for the second can to get it all out.

I received Lawn Care for Dummies. I might bring it with me to Michigan to read in my hotel room.

I'm working upstairs. Zara comes to find me when she wants to be fed. Because she's the boss, I come down and feed them. Mimi chimes in, but Zara initiates the process.

I'm thinking that I should get up early to walk on the treadmill. That would get my blood moving and warm me up.

I finished my to-do list for work. Awesome. Now I think that I'll do a bag of clothes and call it a night. Actually, I think that I'll have to skip the clothes. Oh, and I want to sweep the kitchen/dining area. And I need to post.

Crud. DailyLook sent my box to Michigan, so I need to call them tomorrow to have FedEx go pick up the box. Sigh. I changed my address in their system. Oh well. I can't be the only person to whom this has happened.

Oh. I need to call about the CPAP because they want it back because I haven't been using it. I got it right before my mom died, and I never got it set up. They can have it back. I'll do a CPAP later.

I started setting up my CPAP so that I'll have it ready for tonight. I'll work with the mask when I get home though. I have a problem in that I don't have a bedside lamp though, so how will I be able to see to put on the mask? The outlet by my bed doesn't work, although there is one right above the bed that works. I bought a long extension cord the other day to use the CPAP at Mom's house.

I had my appointment with my therapist. She gave me some advice about dealing with Mom's confusion. The most important thing that she said is that I won't be able to make her happy, which is what I was wanting to do. She also said that I shouldn't try to take care of her at home. She also said that I should give the cats the run of the house and lie to Mom about it.

I've decided to do homework tonight and get an early start back at the old place tomorrow. I'll need to skip Italian.

I ran into a snag with the CPAP in that it takes only distilled water. I'll get some tomorrow. I'm completely congested, so it might be just as well that I can't use it tonight.

Still really tired. I called my Mom's finance people, but they haven't called me back yet. I also called the people with my CPAP and told them that I was still out of town.

I mailed the bills. I need to figure out how I can stop Mom's mail when I'm gone next week. I went and got Mom's stuff from the nursing home. It was a lot of stuff. Then I went to see Mom. She's no longer talking about how she's going to die, but she says that she can't handle this world. She wants to talk to Ken, who is a minister.

I'm in my usual post-Mom "all I want to do is go to sleep" mode. I have stuff to do, but I guess that I'll get up early.

Woke up a little after 9 AM. Put laundry in the dryer. The girls are restless and very hungry. I looked at some U.K. webcams. They're having a gloomy day.

Speaking of Web cams, here's the jellyfish cam. It's mesmerizing and relaxing to watch.

Part of my Pottery Barn refund has gone through. I hope that the rest will come soon. At least, I know that they got the package.

Napped. Woke up before the alarm. Had lunch.

Yikes. The snow removal guy is charging me $60 to do my new place. A snow blower would earn its keep fairly quickly. I paid the snow removal guy and told him to wait until the storm blows over because there's no point in doing it twice.

Ran over to the storage unit. On my way there, I noticed that the local hospital supply place was open, so I went in to ask about my CPAP. They said that CPAPs were supplied in Springfield and that they were running three months behind on supplying them. I told her that I was moving, and she recommended finding a place in Champaign-Urbana.

I discovered that plastic tape works better in the cold than paper tape. I got more plastic tape.

Then I went to Walmart. It was the most busy that I had seen it, given the snowstorm and Christmas this weekend. The packed aisles were giving me the heebie-jeebies. They were cleaned out of bread. I must have been hungry because I bought a bunch of cookies. I also bought a lot of cleaning supplies. I'm ready for the cats and I to be stuck here for a few days.

Zara wants food. Now.

I checked when the storm will start. 9 AM tomorrow. Now the forecasters aren't saying "blizzard," but they are saying "blowing snow".

Napped with Mimi. Now Zara came by to say "Hi'.

Decided that I wanted to go back to sleep. But I staged boxes, tape, and bubble wrap for the morning. I hope that it won't be too much of a mess outside because I need to throw some stuff out.