Saturday October 12th 2024

[Joe NightingMale, MSN, RN]

Hi abbnurse

Stars I hope your SIL can find some relief from her pain and that you will able to get some more respite relief

Dianah happy birthday to your DH.  Hope the aches and pains fade away

Another good day at work, nothing tricky or unexpected, not too busy. A good way to end the week.  Rest of the day was pretty quiet, ran an errand and exercised

End of the day was marred by an anxiety attack.  Started feeling a bit anxious in the afternoon, and listening the the news really amped it up.  I've been doing very good in recent weeks with anxiety, but I've probably been pushing some of it down and yesterday it finally popped up. Was able to get to sleep but wasn't as restful as it could have been, probably should have taken the Xanax last night.  Took a little this morning and feeling calmer.  Will have to be more mindful not to push anxiety away

All of which was pretty odd, because things have generally been going very good for me lately

Today have the usual bird watching and lunch with dad.  Then will go out with the over 50 group to a place that I think is a combination of a bar and indoor miniature golf

Will be considerably cooler than yesterday, temps only up to the upper 60s

[No Stars In My Eyes]

Yeah, Joe, listening to the news these days IS very stressful! I am appalled at the hate and cruelty, and the tremendous amount of destruction in storm and war areas. There, now, I didn't mean to make you stressed by saying all that! But those things with all the political mayhem 'twixt candidates also has me disgusted. All I can do is turn it all over to God, because I have NO CONTROL over the world's idiocy. And Xanax does help, but I usually only take it during the day if Nannie is being a honkin' P.I.A ! I do remember my psychologist telling me to take a deep breath and "feel your feelings..." which is not easy at all, but, she said it was necessary to acknowledge them. *sigh*

Tweety, I was glad to read you came through the storm with only a flooded Florida room and a few leaks. It was scary watching the TV stories and maps.....and at the time I did not have access to my laptop, so I felt LOST! So, when is George moving in w/ you? Did his cat pass away? Has he thought about where he wants to live now, or is he waiting for repairs, etc al, to his apartment/condo? I guess so many people are facing those same conundrums. GADS!

dianah, Happy B'day to your DH, and his beard 😉 which is not a neck-brace! (Remember that?)

Hello to Ado, Crunch, and abbnurse, and whomever I may have forgotten to mention.

I am pleased to report that Nannie had started falling asleep in her recliner within 30 minutes of finishing her breakfast. I am quietly sitting in my spot on the sofa, tapping away on my (always silenced) laptop, so she continues to fall more deeply asleep! Got my finger crossed it happens so I can go back up to my room and figure out which drawer fits best in which space of the little dresser. My clean, dried and folded clothes are STILL piled in my rocking chair 🙄. Nannie told me I looked good in my pale blue blouse, and I said, "With all the wrinkles?".

I confess that some days I hardly care how I look. SiL trimmed my hair the other day, and I am thankful, BUT, I could actually do a better job, having lived with this hair for so many years. I have to figure out a way to angle a mirror toward the mirror over the sink so I can see the back of my head, and resume cutting my own hair. Bless her heart, SiL is a real, licensed hairdresser, but this "do" she gave me is CHOPPY. It's okay, though, as my hair grows pretty quickly and I will be able to even it out a bit, to MY satisfaction. Right now I look in the mirror and say, 😲" GAAAH!"  (Oh well! )

The nice thing about being older is not giving a fig about a LOT of things! 

Nannie is talking and sewing in her sleep. Busy, busy lady! She needs to give it up and allow herself to sleep, sleep, SLEEP, SLEEP< dammit!  Well, it being Saturday, I suppose I could take her along to pick up my refill at the pharmacy, but jeez, I don't wanna. I think I have enough of the things on my brain/list to put it off for another day. SiL had mentioned taking Nannie tomorrow, and I told her we'd see....

Last night she told me it was L5 where the nerve is being pinched, according to her MRI report, but she has yet to hear from the doc's office for a follow-up. We suspect the insurance company will require her to get shots first, before any other tx is approved. I remember having to go through all that before they FINALLY paid for the cyst to be removed from pressing on my nerves (L-3+4, I think). But it is sheer torture to have to go through everything the insurance company says, prior to an actual procedure which will take care of the problem. Makes me want to arrive at the insurance office and kick some shins so they can have pain they will have to wait too long for to recede!

Nannie is not asleep very deeply yet, so I guess I will go on to scope out the newsfeed here on-line, to keep myself quietly occupied. I just don't want her to wake up and start asking if we are going out somewhere today. It is warm and sunny, with not much humidity at all, so the weather can't be an excuse not to go.  😐 I'm just going to have to do what I tell SiL to do......and that is: "Just Say No", a la Nancy Reagan .... 

[nursej22, MSN, RN]

Good Morning, just home from a longer than usual bike ride. We went to breakfast at a new place, and it's such a nice morning, that I set out on a different route that had less traffic, but was about 5 miles longer. I passed some cows, deer,  tractors, and pumpkins. It was quite nice. I took this picture at the point where I turned around. I had a breakfast burrito that was a little too spicy for my liking, but the coffee was tasty.

We took dd to lunch yesterday, but she and dh talked mostly about fund-raising and personnel related issues, and I felt a little left out. Oh well. But now he has a man-cold, so I stopped to get him some cough suppressant and Afrin. 

I suppose I shall have to cut the grass today, and do some planting for dh. He has purchased a bunch of Spring flowering bulbs and they need to get in the ground. 

Dianah, I hope your achy-ness has abated, by now. HB to your hubby!

Joe, that panic stuff is can leave you feeling so helpless. I am glad you have something to take for acute episodes. 

Annie, I like to get away, but coming home is nice, too. 

 

[No Stars In My Eyes]

Having reread my entry, I am puzzled to figure out how I can cross one finger! It was supposed to say fingerS, doncha know.

[dianah, ASN]

Hello all!

Achy-ness is gone today, and I feel better all-round -- not so tired.  I did some upper-body exercises yesterday, and I think they may have helped, as well as just tincture of time. 🙂

No Stars, I DO recall when you asked if dh was in a neck brace, and it was only his beard you saw, LOL!  Made me grin to think of it again!

We had a nice late-ish lunch of Vietnamese soup (pho) with oldest ds; it's always nice to catch up with what is going on with him.  We dropped him off after lunch, with two bahn mi's (Vietnamese sandwiches) for future use 😉 .

After we got home, dh proclaimed war on the ants, who had continued their plunder of the cat food storage area in the kitchen.  Yes, I say HAD continued, for they are NO MORE in the kitchen!  I sprayed outside, he sprayed inside, and he took all the cat food supplies to the garage and de-anted them.  While he was doing that, I drove to Lowe's and picked up a storage bin and lid that would seal tightly.  It had to meet certain measurement specifications, per dh -- have a certain "footprint," in order to fit where the old container (without a lid) stood).   When I brought the new one home, he rearranged the pet food supply corner, and all is well (and ant-less) now.  I also swept the garage while his car was out on the driveway, been wanting to do that for awhile.

Tweety, so sorry that George lost some of his books and artwork.  What a freaky thing to happen, in the middle of the storm!  Water below and water above...  How long does he expect repairs to take?  I know, I know, one can't really predict...  but still, just wondering.  How do the dogs do with Chappy there?  At least your guest room was ready for use.

nursej22, what a nice country road for a bike ride!  Too bad the burrito was too spicy, that's a disappointment when your taste buds were ready for something else!  Good coffee, though, is nothing to sneeze at!

As I have posted before, tomorrow we have band practice at a local park.  We will go over a few hymns for the graveside service, to be played in the 15 minutes or so as people gather.  Then we have two songs to do during the service -- one in the middle and one at the end.  We are invited to a luncheon to follow the service.  It is an honor to play for our dear friend, who is missed by many.

Days are definitely cooler -- by that I mean, temps are in the 80's, and we are so glad for that! 

Have a good evening!

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

Quick note.  Working three days.  Hospital is filled because nursing homes are evacuated and have no power. People are waiting three hours for gas because so used it up evacuating and needs more and on generators.  Power will be out many more days I'm afraid.  

Best friend is moving in for the long term and has to empty his condo and we will go from there.

His cat hasn't eaten or had anything to drink but seems comfortable but hasn't passed.  Poor thing needs to be euthanized but no vets are open. It's heart breaking.

Take care and I've been reading the threads.

Thanks for all the support and well wishes.  Overall I'm blessed.

[CrunchRN, ADN, RN]

Oh Tweety. I am so sorry. That is really tough.