Complications

Since my last post, it has become impossible for us to order groceries.

The service we paid for to have our groceries (and other supplies) delivered to us has, apparently, become overwhelmed.

We can't log in on the website,  because we get a message that says we have to join again.

We are NOT paying another membership fee, and then, when Dave tries to call, the wait time is an hour, and he ultimately gets disconnected.  He tried multiple times over several days last week.

Our regular order to Chewy.com for pet supplies is also just hanging out there, and still hasn't been shipped.  We needed it early last week.

SO... I posted a message on Facebook, and local friends have stepped up to help us.

Friday, someone went and got the pet supplies, which we needed most desperately.

When Chewy finally ships, we will have extra, and that's just fine.  We started out with extra, and went through it in the past 4 weeks.

We can do without a grocery run for a while, if we need to.  We can do without fresh produce, dairy products,  eggs, etc, and get by on what is in the freezer.

That was the plan, after all, and here we are, implementing it.

I've gained 5 pounds in my 26 days (yes, I started counting) of quarantine, so if we are eating less, that's probably a good thing!  HAHAHA!

Seriously, I am not worried about our food supply, unless one of those famous Oklahoma spring storms knocks our power out.  THEN we will be in trouble.

Another factor in my weight gain is the fact that I have been far less active than usual.

We have been getting out and taking walks as often as possible.  We were off work on Friday, so took an extra long walk around the neighborhood.

Yesterday, we went to the new park south of down town and took a nice long walk.  The flowers are blooming, and it was quite nice.

There were a lot of people there, though, and it was breezy, so we wore our surgical masks.

The masks were a gift from a girl at the dance studio whose dad is a dentist.

It was frustrating to not be able to smell the flowers, or the herb plants, that have been planted there.  This park is going to be very pretty, once the perennials and trees start to mature.

Anyway, I have also put out a call to my friends on Facebook asking for at home exercise ideas.

I have some good tips to go on, as well as some links to videos and on line classes.

One benefit of working from home is that I can stand at my desk if I want to, and I can lift hand weights, and get up and do jumping jacks if I feel like it, and there's no one there to laugh at me... HAHA!

I'd also like to get my bike cleaned up and tuned up, and get ON IT this spring.  We didn't ride once last year, and this year, we should have plenty of time, so that will help.  The only issue is that Dave's tires are crap.  They've dry rotted and won't hold air anymore.

We will have to get his tires replaced if he wants to ride with me.

Other than our park walk, I got some exercise yesterday cleaning the house.   It felt good, and productive, to be doing that, at least.

Last Monday, I went for my blood draw.  I wore a mask and gloves, but the phlebotomist was NOT masked, OR wearing one of those paper lab coats.  I found that a bit troubling, since she's very close to the patients who come in for service.

My results were "in range," according to my nurse call the next day.

My monthly doctor visit on 4/21 has been canceled.  He is not seeing patients unless they have to speak to him about something going on with their treatment.

I will still go to the clinic for my port flush and monthly injection.  The good thing is that I don't have to pay a copay if I don't see the doctor.

I've been seeing some interesting articles about how it's normal to have weird emotional reactions to this situation.   I find myself bursting into tears, and I had a full blown rage attack when Frank broke another of my vintage mugs.

(side bar:  Frank has now broken at least 12 pieces of my vintage dishes or glass ware in three months---it's like he's on a mission, or he hates me)

I screamed until I couldn't scream anymore.  NO, I did not lay a hand on Frank, I just flipped all the way out.  I am glad that it was hot out, and the windows were closed.

Dave was on an errand, going to his office to print and fax something for my assistance program for the big medical bills I get at the beginning of the year, so he wasn't here. 

That was good, because my outburst would have terrified him.

When my friend dropped off the pet supplies, and we thanked her from a distance through the screen door, I sobbed for a few minutes after she left.

On the upside, though, I have been sleeping a lot better.  Could be the new bed, could be the shift in the kind of stress I feel.

Today it's supposed to be rainy.  We've been watching the Lord of the Rings movies, starting on Friday.  We have one more to watch tonight.

I have gone through the freezer to take inventory, and will make a meal plan based on what we have on hand.

But first, breakfast!

Enjoy your day, and your holiday, if you celebrate it.  We don't celebrate Easter, but we did, at the very least, acknowledge the Pagan holiday (that has the bunny and eggs themes) back in March on the equinox!
It came during a time of stress and transition to working from home, so it wasn't much, but I did know the date, HAHA!