We are slated for a high of 110 today and at approximately 9:45 it's 95 degrees. That's pretty darned hot. Of course, I have every intention of hiding in the house as much as possible.
I went out this morning and wrestled that last half of # 12 insulation panel into place with prayer! Yay me! Yay God! I also got another half panel done on #13. Maybe I'll go out again. I don't know. I was out there 12 minutes to accomplish what I've done. I could probably get another half panel in if it's not a huge fight. Of course, to make it fit "right", it is, by definition, a huge fight. You want it in there tight to minimize any leakage of air, hot or cold.......... It left me a little breathless, but not yet dripping with sweat. It is the "dripping" thing that deters me. Many times, when I get REALLY hot, it takes me hours to get cooled down again.......
My groceries were delivered on time and the order is correct. Yay! The first time I did this, the delivery was "free". This time there was a mandatory tip of $2.15 added to the bill. I worried needlessly about how much extra it would cost! Both times I slipped the driver a buck or two. Saving myself from going out in that heat was well worth it, believe me! You can travel a long ways before the a/c in the van actually overcomes the heat. A LONG ways. So, everything has been put away. I even indulged in an iced mocha latte yesterday afternoon because there was extra milk.
Speaking of an iced mocha latte, the doc told me to take 20 mg of Lisinopril in two 10 mg doses, one in the AM and one at 2PM. That was double my previous dose. I should also say that one dose is supposed to be a 12 hour dose. It seemed pretty important to jiggle those crazy late afternoon/early evening blood pressure readings down! 181/101 is even kinda scary--I get visions of tiny capillaries in my kidneys exploding, never to work again........... But, I've been taking just half a dose at 2PM. It seems to be enough, no big deal. I will take as little as possible for as long as possible, just seeking to get the job done. Believe me, if it were not doing the job, I wouldn't be having an iced mocha latte in the afternoon!
I got Roomie the Roomba going last night. Poor girl, she kept getting herself painted into corners. I'd listen for her, hear nothing, and go rescue her and set her free only to have it all happen all over again. But the carpet looks better. I'm gonna get her going again today. Honestly, probably the best time to let her do her thing is when I'm not here. She invariably gets herself tangled up in the plastic line that connects the oxygen concentrator to me. So, it would be good in that respect if I were not here and the cord was put away. However, she has such a penchant for going where angels fear to tread that I'm not sure that's as wise as it might otherwise be. She got tangled up in the living room. She got marooned under the dining room table. She got hung up on the client chairs here in the office. And, of course, remember that time she got wedged under the bed and I had to search for her before I could even rescue her? I'm not sure about turning her loose when I'm not here for reasons like this.
I went back over my caulking job this morning. The crack may well have been sealed. I DID work to get the stuff down inside the crack yesterday. However, I felt a lot better about it after I went back over it and laid down more on the surface. No more ants are going to come in from there! It took me forever to figure out how to make the caulking gun work. But, with enough experimentation, sometimes I can work things out...........
So, for today, my main goal is to attack the Master Bedroom closet. I want to see what lurks in there that can go to the donation center. I really don't go anywhere but work, the grocery store, and the drive-thru at the bank. I'm not sure where I'd wear all those "professional" clothes that are hiding in there. I've chipped away at them a little bit in the past, but I think it's time for a full-on attack. Besides having nowhere to wear those clothes, the truth is most of them will hang like Omar's tent on me these days. That's good, but if a dressier occasion ever occurs in my life, I'm gonna be hard pressed to find something to wear............
Well, I'm abandoning hope of going back into the garage this morning. Maybe I can go back out there for a few minutes this evening. But, right now, I've got the shakes which means I need to eat. By the time I cook something and eat, it's bound to be too hot out there! So, I'm going to go make myself something to eat and get on with life. Have a BLESSED day!
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