Lights

Larry put the Christmas lights up. We’ve been separating the individual lights and wrapping them as neatly as possible on a plastic box we bought for lights. It was a pain to untangle them. Last year the lights were not unplugged from each other and just wrapped into a big ball. They were way easier to hang he said.

Lisa

 I’ve been getting robocalls from Lisa with apple support. I’ve been ignoring the calls but today I looked it up to see if it is a scam. I thought it was because I don’t think Apple calls to tell people about activity on their cloud account or anything else. It is apparently a scam hoping people will contact the number provided.

Under Forty

One of the regular yoga ladies was absent today. She had warned the instructor that she doesn’t go anywhere when the temperature is under forty. If that was my rule, I’d probably move to a warmer state.

The Weekend

The weekend is great. I’m sure that people think being retired is like weekend all the time. But it isn’t because the garbage runs, and groceries have to be bought, etc. So appreciating what I have includes the weekend. When I worked, the weekend had all the chores crammed together. Now, I have the weekends.

Bulbs

It was a beautiful day. Usually the first nice day after Thanksgiving is reserved for stringing Christmas lights but I planted tulip bulbs today. Larry started hanging outdoor Christmas ornaments.

Thankful

I was thankful yesterday, but I’m thankful today, too. I’m thankful for everything I had yesterday, and also that I don’t have to cook today! I hope things are as good for you!

Vacation

We stayed at an Airbnb and liked it so we decided to try it on our own. The thing is, you can choose a house, apartment, or room. You can see pictures and read reviews about the place and host, plus it is cheaper and more convivial than a hotel. I’m looking forward to our next holiday.

Coming Along

I got the mincemeat pie made, baked the sweet potatoes so I can candy them tomorrow. I got the jello salad finished, and the cornbread dressing is ready to bake tomorrow. We took a ride to watch the big machinery cutting and dragging trees. I hope the turkey is thawed tomorrow. Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving Plans

Today I shopped for stuff for our Thanksgiving dinner. There’s only two of us so it shouldn’t be a big deal. It pretty much is, though. Some years some ingredient can’t be found. This year it is sweetened frozen strawberries. I got frozen strawberries and will have to thaw them, cut them up, and put sugar on them to make the strawberry jello dish that also requires bananas, crushed pineapple, sour cream and pecans. I only make it for Thanksgiving and Christmas so it has to be right. Larry made cornbread for the dressing and both of us crumbled it up. So the shopping is over and the dressing is underway.

Misunderstood

Today I went for my second yoga class. I intended to sign up for a year but it turned out that what I thought was a yearly price was per month. I asked what I could possibly do to get that much benefit per month. She said she didn’t know. So I paid for ten classes.

Fireplace

Today a guy who moonlights as a handyman convinced our gas fireplace to respond to the remote. So we are enjoying our fireplace for the first time this season.

I walked

Today I managed to walk thirty minutes and my blood pressure came down some. It’s the first time it’s been decent in over a week. So that is an encouraging thing that will help me to do it again tomorrow.

Better

My plan was to walk at a brisk pace for thirty minutes. I managed twenty minutes. I wasn’t tired, but I figured if I walked that loop again, it would go over thirty minutes. I should have walked the rest of the time on the porch. I didn’t think about it in time. Maybe tomorrow.

Not Great

The second day of my healthy decision isn’t great. We have sloppy snow out there so I mostly stayed inside. I thought about walking around with my camera, but thinking about it isn’t actually exercise. On the up side, I didn’t fall. Sloppy snow is easier than icy snow so that part was good.

Trying to Change

I turned in my volunteer stuff and took my first yoga class. It meets twice a week. The doctor said physical therapy, exercise class, or yoga. I can’t decide about increasing activity.

The Change

I am having difficulty with some changes in my life. I’ve started taking blood pressure pills and can’t see any difference yet. It hasn’t been a week yet so maybe I’m impatient. I also scheduled a yoga class for tomorrow. This is going to interfere with volunteering. I can still go, give out newspapers and cards, and fill the ice cart. But I’m thinking about not volunteering any more. I’ve volunteered at the hospital two days a week since January 2011. I’m tired of it, evidently.

Flexibility

I whined to my doctor that I’m having trouble putting on my right sock. I can bend over and get it on,  but I used to put it on my left knee. I can do the left sock. The doctor said either physical therapy, exercise class, or yoga. So today I called a local place about yoga. They have a class once a week. I plan to look at the place tomorrow and maybe sign up for a class.

Lazy

I had intended to plant bulbs today but didn’t. It is supposed to rain tomorrow so I don’t know when I’ll do it. Some of my Monday chores are inside so that’s all right. I’m not usually against bad weather, but digging and planting in mud isn’t good.

Bulbs

I’ve gotten my shipment of bulbs to plant. The two hundred bulbs arrived at the right time to plant but it has rained and then turned freezing. I hope to get a nice day really soon.

Today’s Annoyances

My blood pressure is still high, the television is still showing crazy people, religious people knocked on the door and stayed too long, and I had my second field of vision test. The field of vision test was the same as three months ago so I don’t have to go back for six months this time.

Dentist Visit

I was supposed to have a tooth pulled today. The dentist said I’ll need a bridge which will cost over $4,000. That was bad enough but my blood pressure was so high that I have to go for a physical before I go back for the dental work. Lousy day.

Election Tomorrow

I’m tired of the election hysteria. Tomorrow is the day, but there’s early voting and absentee voting. I wonder if some of the people on Facebook think they’ve voted if they click like. Oh, well. It will soon be over for the next little while.

New Series

Grace Hamilton’s EMP Lodge Series is good. I read the first three and have started the fourth. I’ve been reading post-apocalyptic books lately. It’s good to have something different to read.