04 Friday Jan 2019
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thinking of so many who are not well these days…
also been doing some reading on grief… it is always comforting to see that others have similar feelings and many of them can express themselves much more eloquently than I…
19 Friday Oct 2018
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this morning, early, I went across to the drugstore in Cityplace and finally got my flu shot…
I’ve been trying to get over ever since it was available… besides hopefully protecting me, it might save someone else who I come into contact with who might have a compromised immune system…
I always think of my dad when he was in hospital toward the end of his life… family and friends didn’t want to visit him if they had the sniffles… eventually we decided that if someone was going to make him sicker, it might as well be one of us, rather than a hospital staff person… it was more important to spend what little time we had with him…
only waited a short time for the shot and then had to wait the obligatory few minutes afterwards to be sure I wasn’t having any reaction…
so far I haven’t experienced any side effects…
guess we’ll see how it is in the morning;-)…
25 Tuesday Sep 2018
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today is my daughter and son-in-law’s wedding anniversary…
I remember what a great day it was, but also the weeks that led up to it…
the day went off without a hitch… our daughter looked amazing… picture taking was great fun… the sky was blue for their outdoor service… the limo stopped at Starbucks so they could get coffee… the reception was very classy and everyone had a wonderful time…
but just prior to that I had been in the hospital for six weeks, followed by weeks at home with a drainage tube which was removed just a few days before the wedding…
that was probably the sickest I have ever been and recovery was slow and difficult…
I also remember what a gem my beloved was as he visited me in the hospital and brought me daily pictures of the morning glories as they bloomed…
he took such good care of me, always…
I can only wish that kind of love for my children as they move forward in their life together…
bittersweet memories…
01 Saturday Apr 2017
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have really taken the day to rest and recover from the cold I’ve been struggling with all week…
these are some of the times when I most miss my beloved… he always did a great job of looking after me…
jammies on all day and the only thing I did was prepare meals…
for breakfast I really wanted to order something, but dragged myself down to the kitchen and took inspiration from the cute woman at the resort who made all the egg dishes… cooked up mushrooms, green onion and spinach and made an omelette with a little cheese in it as well… came out very nicely…
for lunch I chose the last bit of my zucchini basil chicken soup with chips and some Mexican chocolate… seemed like just the right combination, lol…
for supper made one of the ChefsPlate meals… still enjoying the process of preparing the meal… and it tasted great…
turkey and spinach meatballs…
as I was sitting in the living room waiting for the meatballs to finish cooking I could actually smell the hyacinth…
hurray, the cold is starting to let up…
29 Wednesday Mar 2017
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started taking Cold FX just before leaving for vacation as I was sensing a cold starting…
this morning the cold arrived… funny voice early in the day with a sore throat and my nose has been running like mad… of course it was wonderful that it held off while we were away…
when I got home from work I made zucchini basil chicken soup which was very tasty, and climbed into bed…
two more days before I can hibernate for a bit and get well…
07 Tuesday Feb 2017
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whenever I am sick I have to make sure the bedroom is tidy before I can climb into bed and sleep… strange but true…
thinking back to the many years when the bedroom was a bit of a disaster with clothes on the chair and a messy bed…
for the last few years the it is always tidy and the bed always made so that was very helpful when I arrived home just after noon today… sick…
felt silly because I am not really ill… just hot and cold, with a headache, sad stomach and very tired…
started chicken soup to have later, but might not finish it tonight… apparently it needs too much energy, sigh…
interesting how our lives and behaviours change over time… although I still can’t get into bed when I’m sick unless the room is tidy, lol…
06 Monday Feb 2017
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could barely drag myself out of bed this morning… was so tired…
really finding that I need that one do nothing day in the weekend to recover from the week…
cooked a small roast and baked a potato which gave me an hour to rest when I got home… finished off with a lettuce salad… good thing it was easy because I am still tired…
two of my Monday night friends came by and one brought a delicious bit of cake for us to try… chocolate with a lemon sauce and some whipping cream…
I licked my plate…
apparently I looked so bad they only stayed for a little while so I could get to bed, lol… I was cold and had to dig out a warm jacket… the others thought it was warm in the house…
hoping that a good night’s sleep will fix me up… really don’t have time to be sick…
15 Sunday Feb 2015
not feeling well today… every part of my body is aching… yesterday my neck and shoulders were sore, but today everything hurts…
went out and got groceries and had a nap after everything was put away… didn’t help…
know I’m sick because I had to tidy up the bedroom before climbing into bed… when I feel miserable I always want the bedroom to be organized… luckily it only took a few minutes…
picked up daffodils while I was out and have some of them in the bedroom to help perk up the space…
the sun was shining on them for a portion of the afternoon…
thinking I will go straight to bed after supper and maybe get up around ten or eleven and go out for a hot tub… then back to bed…
this is how the hot tub looked yesterday when I was adding chemicals… it has been very cold but was lovely when I went out last night…
07 Tuesday Jan 2014
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a long day…
my cold has stepped up a notch and my nose is vacillating from running like a tap to being stuffed up… the least exertion and I am exhausted…
furnace guy didn’t arrive until nearly one and he did a number of things and said the furnace needed to be cleaned… showed me where the batteries go in the thermostat… was happy he turned up because the temperature had gone down three degrees… they will be back on Friday to finish the job…
finally got some sleep around 3…
had a bit of supper and am going to climb into bed and hopefully get a good night’s sleep…
took a few pictures of some of the hoarfrost out the window earlier today…
