Don't touch your face!

So, another thirty days of isolation.  I sure hope it’s helping with the spread of Covid 19.  We pretty much haven’t changed our routine. We stay home a lot anyway.  I do miss not popping into a grocery store often.  Now we wait until we have to go. How about you? Oh! Eating out ..... we both miss that.  

I never knew how often I touched my face until this virus came around and we get reminders all the time.  How often do you find yourself touching your face?  You're doing right now,  aren't you?  Stop!  Don't touch your face...unless you've just washed your hands.

Cooking has suddenly become a daily routine! Sunday I roasted a chicken for Jim.  Can’t remember the last time I did that.  So he’s all set for at least a week.  We had mashed potatoes and steamed  broccoli, cauliflower and carrots.  What a messy kitchen!  All the grease from the chicken, yuck.  Jim cooked some bacon outside for egg sandwiches etc.  He used the George Forman grill and he cleaned the grids. But again all that grease! Once the kitchen was all tidy and the grease was taken care of it started to smell better in here. Especially when I diffused some tangerine oil.  

Monday started with clouds, not one sliver of sunshine.  Jim emptied the black tank. Boo peed on the big throw rug. Now we need to find a big washing machine.  I fixed us a dinner of Spanish rice, leftover broccoli, cauliflower and carrots and some beets. Jim added some chicken to his.  My meals are small. I’ll bet it was a cup or so.  I was told to eat low/no fat and five plus times a day.  Hopefully this will help with the gallbladder issue.

The hummingbirds are back!  We searched high and low for our feeder and couldn’t find it.  I do remember it was hard to take it apart to fill and clean. I may have donated it and planned to purchase another.  Anyway, Jim ordered one from Amazon and since it isn’t a necessity it’s taking longer for it to arrive.

Speaking of necessities do you have what you need? We’ve got supplies for meals. They may get weird but they’ll be edible.  I am running out of produce.  I expect we’ll make a grocery run soon.

I’ve decided to start getting produce delivered again. Imperfect Produce has a full range of goodies and you can use this code to save http://imprfct.us/v/linda_4120.  Might be worth a try now that they’re tacked on the extra thirty days of staying home.

I’ve been trying to send two cards a day to my family and friends. I hope it makes them smile.  If you’d like to be added to my list, let me know. Heaven knows I have a lot of them!

My goal again this year is to make 500 cards.  

30 March 2020...68 cards

Handmade Cards Because:

No one displays an email on the mantle

Or shows off a tweet on the fridge

Or saves a Facebook post in a box of treasure

I love the look of these vintage cards from Pinecone Press. The fishes are my favorite. 

All is right in our world

My New Normal

Appears to be suffering on a regular basis.  Once again I found myself in the emergency room. Friday, in the wee hours I found myself passing another gallstone.  Let me tell you, this is not pleasant.  Pain got me out of bed twenty after two.  I paced, I sat in my recliner, reclined, sat up straight,  bent over at the waist. Even did childs pose on the floor with a pllow. Trying anything to relieve the pain.  Meditation when I could block the pain.  Around five am was the excruciating pain of passing this stone....this lasted just over an hour.  During this time I get clammy, then chilled.  I'm sure my blood pressure shoots up. Cuz this is not normal!

Finally the episode was over.  My comfort level improved drastically and around six thirty I went back to bed.  One to get some rest and two to warm up! I was so cold my teeth were chattering.  And it's not cold here.

We both got up when Jim’s alarm went off at 8 am. When I got up I felt decent if tired.  Within ten minutes my back pain had returned and it was bad.   I’ve learned that this back pain is a precursor to passing a stone.  It happened the first time and again this time.  So when the familiar pain returned, I got in touch with my doctor.  I was told to go to the emergency room, again.

The VA hospital is a good long drive from here in lockdown conditions.  As we pulled up we went through a quick screening answering quick questions and having our temperatures taken. We were given a wrist band which was checked at the doot.  Inside, at the entrance to the ER stations were set up to check us in.  The seats in the waiting room had signs on every other chair, do not sit here. This was to keep some separation between patients.  Not to worry, when we arrived there were only four people there.

I was seen fairly quickly.  Was told I shouldn’t have come etc.  They mostly talked to me, no exam. Lab work was ordered to see if it would show any damages to my liver or kidneys.  Had there been I could have gotten surgery.  But alas, I am healthy. The doctor did give me some pain meds.  I took my first dose on the way home.  Worked!  We got home around 1600.  Just in time to feed Boo.  He sure was happy to see us! 

Since the restaurants aren't letting in anyone to dine we waited until we got home to eat lunch....both of us were hungry!  The rest of the day was spent in comfort for me.  Around 8 pm I started getting twinges in my back so at bedtime I took more pain killers so I could sleep good.  And I did!

Do you pop out of bed the first time you awaken?  Or are you like me and roll over and try to go back to sleep?  Well that's what I did this morning.  The familiar twinge in my back was starting up and I couldn't get comfortable.  So I was up before 6 am.  I'm allowed to take the pain pills 4 times a day, as needed.  So I'll probably wait as long as I can before taking it again.  no refills.  But I can ask my primary care physician for more.

I’m at home and I sure hope no more stones want to come out! Covid 19 is delaying elective surgeries everywhere around the country. Mine is in June postponed from 31 March.