Wednesday June 3rd 2026

I have dill pickles now on my shopping list!

Brother-oh-boy did I ever have a nightmare this morning after I woke up early and went back to sleep. It was a familiar one in which I am in a city I know, but could not get out of the 'bad' neighborhood to find a way to where I was going! I couldn't find my phone to call my mother to come and pick me up, then I did find it but when I referred to the piece of paper with the phone number on it, and then tried to enter the numbers on the phone, I either forgot or lost track of the numbers I needed to press, and I then lost the piece of paper. It was quite frightening and frustrating....and I was going up and down streets I felt would lead me to where I wanted to go (home) but when I reached where I thought a direction would lead me, there were various obstacles and reasons why I had to find another way. I am quite aware of the symbolism of the dream, but it rattled me. When I woke up, I was shaking.....both from the nightmare and from pain in my hips, thighs and knees, It took nearly an hour to shed some of the residual feelings it left me with. I made coffee, took my meds, got dressed and took Tinker out for a rather uncomfortable (legs, knees and hips) walk, and the 'bad' feelings (fright) and shaking gradually calmed down. It is now 11 AM and I am still trying to compose myself. I need to go out for a few items and when I come back I have to start in SOMEWHERE to get some necessary things accomplished. I guess I will figure it out, unlike in my dream, where I couldn't figure things out! Talk about revealing my inner state of mind! YIKES!

Scrolling on the laptop a bit to distract myself, reorient myself, and go in another direction! Jumping Jehosophats!

Once I am a little less rattled, I do have to dig in and DO some things! I'm sure I will be back by here later on, and hope to be able to tell you how I have pulled myself back together!

Hubs likes to drink pickle juice. He'll eat the last pickle then leave the jar in the refrigerator so he can take a little swig every now and then.

The virtual diet program sent me Mg tabs to take for leg cramps should that be a problem. I've taken a couple (and I do think it helped). Today I had another carb-fest. Someone brought sweets and put them in the nutrition room. What was I supposed to do? 🤷‍♀️So I will not be checking my ketones today. Tonight we're having a movie night at the church and watching Rookie of the Year. Is that the one where the kid has some kind of surgery and can throw an incredible fastball (until something happens and he can't anymore)?

Saturday a group from the church is going to a baseball game -- Oklahoma City's AAA team, now known as the Comets. Hubs and Twin A and I plan to go.

Dang, I wonder why that last post needs to be reviewed and approved??

Ado ~ Like I told Tweety, many, MANY of my posts come back (when I click on submit) PINK! And the notice about needing to be reviewed and approved. Don't really know or really understand....or even CARE anymore, why this is so. It is a very, VERY common thing in my on-line life here at allnurses! Like I said, maybe the programmed reviewer sees my posts like a Soap Opera and it doesn't want to miss ANYTHING! 😅😂🤣

I did my errands, and walked Tinker a 2nd time. I reviewed some of my lists and scratched out some, sending them to the Shredding pile. I've decided not to feel bad that I haven't really done yet what I consider to be "HIT THE GROUND RUNNING!" with regards to all the things lined up for me to take care of and accomplished. I have done a little bit here and there, and I have a few ideas of what to do next. Things that can be stored when I get there, and won't have to be dealt with until if and/or when I am ready!

It is already 5:30 PM. I ate a chicken leg and thigh I got at the grocery store and MY GAWD it was SOOOO salty, I called the store and told the manager to tell the deli to IX-NAY on so MUCH of the ALT-SA!! Now I guess I will be thirsty for the next several hours. I prolly shoulda just ditched it, but the meat closer to the bone was not as salty as the meat right under the skin.

I have the dill pickle sandwich slices (and juice!) in the fridge to chill. Honestly, I'd rather just drink all the juice than eat the pickles, but I will eat some of the pickles every day because they also are soaked in the juice.

Welp, there are a few picky-pooky things I'm going to dawdle with for now, and let the chips fall where they may for the rest of the evening. I may even get to accomplish more, going about it that way, as that attitude takes some of the pressure off myself!

And to the program of reviewing and approving, I say......to be continued..... 😁

PS: Yep, it wants to 'review and approve', just like I said! ❤️ I just love it!

Oh, dianah ~ stop being so sensible!!😘

dianah! 🙃😆🤣

Well, folks I have been picky-pookying like crazy, and have gotten a lot accomplished just as I predicted!

The End

(For Now)

I was told they often don't know what triggers a response that makes it need approval. I was told that it might be that I often use ellipses.....hmmmm

Today could have been bad but at the last minute they sent us a nurse that was not expected and needed somewhere to go. We didn't have a secretary so it was a relief to get the help.

No so for the night shift. 20 minutes into our shift they said they had to pull a nurse from us because of an "emergency" on another floor.

Staffing is poor tomorrow, what else is new?

yep. My post needs approval. 🤪