Being Patient!?!

Donna told me that I just have to be patient to put this "not feeling the greatest" behind me. I am trying to be patient! I am feeling better today than yesterday...so continued progress. Still just sticking close to home. I'm still not going to run any races! I did do a little more today around the house. Still trying to get ready to decorate. I can't believe that almost a week of November is behind us. I have shifted some things off of the tables in the living room, dusted a bit, but haven't done any furniture polishing. Still have more shelves to clear off before I even think about what I may put on them. Still emptying Kleenex boxes at a rapid rate. My cough seems to be some better, but...I also haven't talked much today...talking tends to bring on the coughing. I have taken lots of breaks and at one point this afternon I had to have a little nap. Again, I am losing track of days and time...today is Wednesday. I should just be getting home from Bible study. This week I will depend on the notes and video of tonight's study so I won't be behind. I continue to do quite a bit of reading, though this afternoon I started getting fidgety while I was reading...maybe sign that I am getting better and am ready to do more than just sit here and read. I think I will try to do a little stitching, though my head is still a little "thick" and not sure that I want to do the concentrating that my needlework needs. To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!

No Sense of Time!

Being sick has gotten my sense of time off...no daily routine! I was surprised when I just looked at the clock and see that it is after 7pm. I am feeling better but still moving pretty slowly and have jags of coughing every so often and am a bit hoarse, but still much better than yesterday. I'm still lying low. My energy level still isn't back yet so I don't mind staying at home at all. I am so glad that I voted early. Sounds like a record turn out of voters both early voters and Election Day voters. My eyes have stopped feeling sore and tired (a good thing) so today I decided to read, and, am well into this book. Tonight I plan to have one eye on the TV and the other on my book. Not sure how long my eyes will stay open! To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!

After All These Years!

Since we started hearing about Covid back in 2020, Woody and I managed to avoid it...mainly by pretty much isolating ourselves. Well, my isolating has pretty much ended so I guess it was inevitable that I would get it and it looks like I have. I have not tested as I see no reason to test since it is easy for me to isolate in my own home. I will stick here until I feel better...and, so far I don't have a big desire to be out and about. I am still not doing a lot...don't feel like it! Kathy made a Walmart run for me...needed cough medicine, cough drops, Tylenol, and saltines...needed those last for my chicken noodle soup. I don't always have crackers with my soup...but I always did when I was sick as a child and Mother would bring me a cup of chicken bouillon...she always brought me saltines with it. The cough medicine definitely has helped. Still don't want to be up and about too much so pretty much resting and waiting for this to go away!!!! To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!

Sunday Favorite

Down For The Count!

Well, I seem to be sick. It's been so long since I have been sick that I wasn't sure as "this" began. I thought yesterday that I had just worn myself out with my undecorating for Fall. But not long after I blogged last night, I started feeling chilled and realized that I was running a fever. I felt really achy and had a headache and my nose was running...I've gone through lots of kleenex! I have done a lot of water and tea drinking. Still don't feel the greatest, but feel better than I did last night! I'm just going to lie low for the weekend. I've done a lot of resting...maybe that will help my body adjust to the time change. I have started changing clocks...always a pain especially when we have to move them back. Well, I'm ready to rest again...haven't felt like stitching or reading...my eyes have felt "tired." Just sitting and resting. And, when I wake up in the morning, I will be an hour closer to Arizona! To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!

Wow! Measurable Rainfall!

Finally...measureable rain since I got a new rain gauge more than a month ago. We got 4/10 of an inch. I am pleased with my rain gauge...I can actually read it from inside. I will have to bring the gauge tube in before it gets too cold...don't want it to freeze. I've had a busy day...a big woosh on surfaces throughout the downstairs and all my fall decorations are off the tables, etc. and all put away. I do still have Fall still on the front porch so will finish putting those away after Thanksgiving. I can easily get to my Fall decorations that I might like to use on the tables for Thanksgiving...some pumpkins and turkeys and leaves may come back out for that special day. I have put our a few Christmas things...very few...but it is a start! I just know that if I don't want to be stressed about getting things done, I need to start early and move along steadily but not too much at a time. Already today all the up and down and carrying things mainly up that my back was protesting. I did manage to make as few trips up and down as possible. I am glad that I actually got all the Fall decorating items put away that I took upstairs. I have several surfaces cleared off...ready for a good dusting and polishing before Christmas gets placed. I put up one Christmas needlework picture and a couple of Christmas pillows...so far that is it! I had to rest for a while this afternoon after my busy morning. I am going to attempt to stitch tonight and just sit...and enjoy what I have gotten out, since it is in the room with me! I will keep you posted on decorating progress...I know early...but for my peace of mind...it's worth it...plus I am really looking forward to getting to see my Christmas once again! To be continued! Be safe! Be well! Be cautious!