Well, this has been an interesting time. I’ve ordered some parts on ebay, and two of the three have arrived. I’m expecting the last part either this week or early next week. I’m also supposed to be getting parcels from both Shandy and Pam, my sisters.
Joey disappeared a couple of days ago, and I thought for sure that he’d been picked up by the pound. Turns out, I guess, that he just got lost. He’s back with us now and not at all keen to go outside again. I’m not sure if it’s because of his “adventures” over the past couple of days or the fact that we have several centimeters of snow. He’s not saying.
Things are looking up on the home front. It seems that City Hall and Social Services have gotten together to help out the “working poor”. I can get a bus pass for a discounted price once I’m registered with City Hall. The nice part of that is that I don’t *have* to stay in any more. I can practice “going out”, even if it’s just riding around on a bus for an hour or so. I also have a guaranteed source of transportation to do grocery shopping and other errands, and getting to appointments without worrying about having enough cash for bus fare. Now, instead of needing $4 to go out for a coffee (and a short one at that), I only need $2 and I’m not restricted to having only 30 minutes between start and finish of my errands. Less of a time stress means that I’ll won’t feel quite so pressured when I’m out shopping. I went out yesterday, had lunch, did all my errands and came home for a nap. While heady, trips “outside by myself” can be exhausting.
I saw my pdoc yesterday and mentioned my mood swings. He explained that it could be a natural function of the meds I’m on. He’s considering the necessity of putting me on a mood stabilizer so that my swings aren’t quite so extreme. If he does that, we may be able to decrease the amount of peroxatine I’m taking. I just have to get some bloodwork done and we can put that option either to bed or on the shelf, depending on the results I get. I’ll admit, I’m not too fussed on getting another med to take, but if it helps me get of the peroxatine, I think I’m okay with it. I’ve been on it for about 3 years now (although it seems like it’s longer than that) and I’m getting bored with having to take meds all the time.
Bored? Yeah, I know, it sounds weird, but the daily routine of taking meds gets a bit trying. There are times when I feel like I don’t need them (and that’s when I take them most religiously) and it’s a chore to be tied to the pill bottles. Mind you, I take vitamins at the same time as I take my meds, so it might not be such a bad thing after all, given the state of my cupboards between shoppings.
That’s another thing I did yesterday. I picked up some tin foil cookie sheets and muffin tins. I can get started on my Christmas baking – banana loaves, cranberry muffins and tollhouse cookies. I’m not sure if I’m going to be making shortbread this year, but I might. We’ll see how far we get with the rest of the stuff first. I need to have 13 loaves and 13 dozen of each muffins and cookies. I think we’ll make the muffins and cookies first. Then we can figure out how we’re going to make the banana loaves. I have a recipe for them, but I’m not sure that it’s going to fit into one loaf pan. I might have to divide one recipe between 2 pans. Failing that, I’ll make it in a cake tin and be done with it.
We also have quite the selection of ‘additions’ that we can put in any one of the baked goods – walnuts, raisins, cranberries, chocolate chips, bananas – or any combination of those things. It’s going to be tough to decides. We’ll also have to decide what we keep and what we give away. Teachers this year are getting baked goods for sure. And the neighbours. I just need time with the kids to get everything done.
I’ve finally finished the back of Memere’s sweater and I’m working on the front. I still have the sleeves and collar to do, too. I’m hoping that I’ll have it done by her birthday (if not sooner) so that I can work on Petra’s. It’s only taken me about a month to get Memere’s done. I didn’t work on it every day, so maybe that had something to do with the amount of time it took to finish it. The sleeves should be easier because I can do them in the round until I get to the armholes. That’ll save some time later. I’ll be doing Petra’s sweater in the round, I think, too. Less time needed to sew seams. I don’t like sewing seams. I always think they’re too loose and end up doing them a bit too tight.
Well, the girls are finally up. Time for me to get some housework done and maybe some breakfast into me.
what happen to the old power supply ? or did you blow it up ? and where is my sweater OH sister of mine ?
The old power supply gave up the ghost, Pam. The fan seized and the innards overheaded, I think.
And I’m working on Mem’s sweater still. I’ll get to yours soon enough. Maybe in time for next Christmas. *g*