Friday

I made it though the looooong day. I got up 2.5 hours earlier than normal, so I was tired. Listening to Les Miz kept me awake on the drive there and back. The interviews that we had for a new staff member were interesting.

The gathering after work was okay. Most of those people knew each other but I didn't know them, so I felt awkward. I left with some leftover pizza though. Dropped off my package at the Post Office. Found Barnes and Noble after getting lost. They had a few boxes for me, but apologized because an order was canceled. They said to ask again though. Got whole wheat burritos and pita at Meijer. I had left the laptop in the office so it wouldn't fry and went back for it, only to find that the doors were locked, but luckily my key fob worked.

The cats were ravenous when I got home, but they calmed down after I fed them. My eyes are killing me, so I won't post this entry until tomorrow. My eyes can't cope with the computer glare. I'm going to to eat some pizza (done). Now I'm collapsing. Tomorrow it's supposed to rain, which sucks because I wanted to go to the storage place and take some pictures of stuff outside my place. I guess that I'll stay home and declutter and clean.

Yay. I tried a plunger on the kitchen sink, and it fixed my slow drain.

Rain, Rain, Go Away...

There's a big honking rain storm heading our way, so yes, I'm staying in today. Yikes, it's getting really dark. And here comes the storm. Mimi doesn't like the thunder.

Forgot to mention that the rosemary is very happy that it's outside now and is putting out shoots like crazy.

Had a nice long nap. Hmm. Now it's saying no more rain until 10 PM, so maybe I could go to the storage place. Oh hell, I need to do laundry first. I still could make it.

My back hurts. Maybe from standing at the party? And I have stomach cramps. Now I'm thinking that I'll go get the bicycle before I go to Springfield tomorrow.

Zara seems to have bounced back from Mimi beating up on her and is eating again. Good.

I ordered a book called The Art of Happy Moving from the library. I stumbled upon it in an article.

I was reading about plasma donation, and they recommend drinking protein shakes (and also eating spinach), so I'll get some at Walmart tomorrow. So I won't go donate tomorrow. I found a recipe for Spinach Apple Salad, so I'll eat that for lunch.

Talked to Mom. She didn't realize that it was Saturday and wasn't answering her phone, but when I kept calling, she was concerned that someone was really trying to get in touch with her and checked the number. I was starting to panic, but all's well that ends well. She saw her cardiologist, who told her that she was accumulating fluid in her legs because she isn't eating enough protein. Her primary care physician wants her to see a pulmonologist for her cough, but she complained that she would be seeing a doctor every day of the week. Oh, and they also want to give her another blood transfusion because her hemoglobin is low. Getting older can be the pits :(

I'm feeling kind of tired, so I think that I'll go to bed early and get up early.