My Daily 86 Words

  Home from Brookings with a fresh look. A good haircut does wonders for the spirit. Hollie had a blood test for her upcoming physical and we went to see Megan’s office. It’s a beautiful building and we like thinking of her showing up in the morning to do   her favorite work. Now I’m tired and after a rest I will walk around the block. I have left over T-Bone steak and potato salad for lunch. It’s always a treat go with Hollie. We have fun while doing errands.

  Yesterday had a lot of sitting in it. Started watching the Voice, followed by sitting through the board of supervisor meeting and the sitting while Michele visited. Too much sitting. Today I will do better and will start with stretching. That   helps loosen up my back. I will walk to Walgreen’s for my eye drops and push myself as   I have not been out for a week. The house is neat and the floors are vacuumed and dust mopped. It’s   cold and clear outside this morning.

  The want-to turned into a do-it and it was a relief to act on thoughts. I did the zentangle lesson and enjoyed it, did two puzzles in the book and read the first story in the book Michele loaned me. That’s more than a month of nothing put together. Today is board of supervisors meeting on the computer and a walk to Walgreens’ for eye drop prescription, Still time to do more with my renewed interest in living. It’s a cold fresh morning after the rain.

  Sunday was an unwell day and Monday is a rainy one. I have finally found a “want to” in my mind. After days of not wanting to do anything, I want to use the dictate ap to answer e-mails from collective journey folks. I may not do it today, but at least there is a flicker of a notion to want to reach out. Hollie brought split pea soup and it was a transfusion of goodness. Along with crunchy croutons, it was the best thing all day.

  I was grumpy yesterday. I became impatient with Rosalie when she insisted on recounting a meeting that I told her I was not interested in knowing. Later Kelle wanted to call and I said no. I didn’t want to hear her trivia and I   have nothing to report. Even my dreams are replays I’m so dulled out by the constant nothing. Plus I had to do another loss of church for the services and the socializing. So, I’m deeply disconnected and not doing anything about it.

  I had a good walk yesterday and it felt so free after four days in the house. I took pears to the museum and had a check in visit with Karen. Otto has covid and was waiting for her test results. There are no safe   places. Max won’t be back either. Our county won’t get the immunization rate up to the needed number to be safe. Guess I’m stuck with a mask forever. We have our routines for shopping and errands that make us as safe as possible.

  Much better night and so a better day is coming. No broken sleep and no dog poop to deal with. I need sleep. Today I will get out of the house in the warm and breezy day. Just a change of scenery will be beneficial. Hollie made bacon, cheese, and green onion biscuits. Odd and delicious combination. I enjoy her experiments. Ii picked an orange pepper for my salad. Still tomatoes and zucchini from the garden. With a better mood might come better use of time.

  Yesterday did not improve appreciably. Just weary and old. I will have another similar day.   Up at 4 with dogs and can’t go back to sleep. Just want a reasonable night’s sleep without barking and pooping. It’s a nice morning and promises to be a warm day. Wish I was looking forward to something new and interesting. Probably just put in time. I did follow through on nutrition. Too bad it doesn’t make a difference if I eat well or pig out on junk.

  Not well again. Three days and nights of discomfort. JuJu has been pooping on the walkway to the bathroom. I can’t see it and there I am washing my feet and cleaning the floor. Then I can’t go back to sleep to 3AM makes for a long shaky day. No plans. No promises. No 86 words. I’m weary and although we had a successful shopping trip, I have no interest in today bodies napping, eating and watching tv..

  Never felt well yesterday. I tried but I simply wasn’t okay. Still have a headache this morning that coffee didn’t fix. It’s beautiful outside as was yesterday. Hot, in fact, and calm. I hope to feel up to walking. I don’t like losing time to poor health. I feel that I do everything I know how to stay well and productive. Max will come over to pick pears. I like sharing our crop. Still no creative ideas and ignoring the obvious ones.   Onward to Tuesday.

  No, I watched TV and ate. No stimulation there. Thought about church and why I am not participating. Did walk and rebound to the extent of 6K steps. That was my product for the day. After breakfast and a shower, I will walk to the   museum with a bag of pears. I’m looking forward to having a plan even if it is that simple. I can do better but it feels useless and I fall easily into the do nothing zone. An idea might jump into my mind.

  Clear and damp outside. I will get out for a walk. In spite of the rain I was able to get steps on the rebounder. It’s not the same but I’m happy with the exercise. I did not do anything creative or productive. Oh well, Maybe today. I just keep putting in time and that really is not enough. Good nutrition again and that is one of the ways I want to live. I also want to find a stimulation for my mind. Read or write ..

  Rain and it’s welcome. An indoor day on purpose. Yesterday I had two walks. Ended up at Rumiano’s for chips and cheese. Good to get out and exercise. The best thing was a visit with Megan. She is happy at work but not so much at   home. Issues with Ben are boiling up and he may leave. She is doing well and he seems jealous but doesn’t do anything to better himself at work or in the relationship. She has a strong sense of who she is.

  Kind of smoky again. The rain tomorrow will be welcome for the smoke and dust. I had one walk yesterday that was slow and sloggy and I didn’t go for two. Sometimes I am just slow. The main thing is posture so I don’t slouch and push the walker. When I get tired I forget to check myself. Today I will put a little effort into laundry and adding straps to the mattress to keep the sheets from bunching up. The good nutrition is already helping my energy.

  Hollie took JuJu on our walk to the market. She is good on the leash. We bought a lot of produce. We filled the basket on the walker so the walk home uphill was a bit more exercise than the usual walk. I enjoy the fresh food from our farmers. It makes cooking more fun. Kind of smoky this   morning and I will walk before the wind starts up again. Had a GI shower this morning. Only way to shampoo with the small water heater. Now breakfast.

  I’ll walk to the farmers’ market later for buy more onions. I am hooked on Walla walla sweets. I want two walks again. It fits my energy much better than trying to walk a long ways. That’s it for agenda. When the rain starts, then I’ll look around for sorting and stuff like that. I have a book of short stories that I   haven’t looked at. Michele brought it for me. Dinner last night had green beans and zucchini from the garden. Cold and sunny morningl

  Early shopping trip. Two stores and home by 8:30. Bought good food and no chips, ice cream, cookies. Or candy. New snack choice is granola. I get tired from the mask and need a lot of fresh air. I’ll get a quick walk around the block before the board of supes meeting at 10. Yesterday I took a great photo    of thee hydrangea bush that shows the leaf edges and veins. I can play with the zentangle of it. House is clean enough for today.  

  Sundays was aa good one. I cleaned the sunporch and removed the early Halloween decorations from the windows. I took two walks and both felt   wonderful. Today the smoke is bad again and I will wait a while in hopes the wind will come from the west. I do have floors to take care of and I have a plan to zentangle the hydrangea bush in front. I saw how to do that on you tube   I feel better when I stay away from snacks.

  Maybe today is my new war cry. Yesterday’s plans may happen today. I don’t know how to assess my energy or motivation so I make it up ass I go along. I took two walks. I was dragging my feet early and that scares me.. I must be able to walk. So I will push myself and do it daily. The sunporch also cries for cleaning. Lots of bugs. I cleared one of the raised beds of weeds. No church. I’m done. Don’t even read any e-mails.

  I did have a better day! After the rain stopped, I cleared some of the dead plants off the garden boxes and that felt good.   I invited Max to come and pick pears and he did   with gusto. There are so many that   his portion didn’t show. Today I will   push myself out the door. I haven’t been out for a walk   in days. I may go back to the you tube for the guided zentangle lesson. I know how but thee lesson might inspire me again.

  The visit with Michele brought up my dull mind and the need for planning something stimulating as winter approaches. She is so full of   house changes, family interactions, and projects at the museum. I know I need some outside activity to look forward to doing or I will sit and watch TV until my dullness turns to stone. First, I know core exercises and they are doable in my small space. I can tackle the computer. I can pursue the you tube classes. I can improve.

Oh golly, two events already today/!  We were at Walmart at 7 am. Very few shoppers and we zoomed around and filled our lists and  home before 8. The other event was leaving JuJu home by herself for her first time. She sat  on the back of Chuck’s chair and was fine. Maybe her horrible abandonment issue is gone. There was a time when she would have chewed a  hole in the door. Now a day to plan for mood elevation and some positive changes

  Yesterday started with a positive note and deteriorated rapidly. Just no energy or interest. I take the easy rut and stay there. It’s damp and cold out and I will try to push myself out of the house later as maybe the smoke will lessen with the damp air. Megan texted that she is still in the learning process with the new job. She likes the clean desk now. I went out and picked two pears for breakfast along with a onion and spam sandwich .

  Jake gets his nails cut later today. He has been clinking on the floor with his claws. It’s late because the groomer was in quarantine.   It’s smoky so I may or may not walk. I didn’t yesterday and really missed it. Long conversation with Rosalie about everything. I enjoy the way our subjects change and off we go. We are wondering when law enforcement with release information about the shooting in her neighborhood. Minor   housework k and some garden clearing is in order. That’s all.

  Smoky fog again. It did warm up yesterday afternoon and I took a walk around the block. It felt good to get out of the yard. Labor Day means nothing any more. It used to be the day before school and the memory lingers. I want more than laundry and housework today if I could just figure out what fits into the isolation and low energy. I cleaned my walkway and gate of dust and cobwebs. I could mix up more weed medicine. It works.

  I wrote this once and somehow lost it. It’s going to be that kind of day. What I already said was brown sun because of close fires. Gasquet airport if a staging area. No walking in smoke so I will do the best I can with thee rebounder. I would like to get 4 or 5K steps to start the week. I will water roses and enjoy them. Golly, I wish I would come up with a new idea or two.. No church. Don’t miss it.

  Gray fog. Not so brown this morning. I’ve been awake since 4:30 so it will be a long day. Giants beat the Dodgers in 11 innings. Onward to this evening. Blah blah is all I have to say about yesterday. I did manage 5K steps on the rebounder but not enough vigor to raises my heart rate. News is horrible. Local red divisions are getting scarier. Only safe place is right here in the house and yard.   The snack   haabita is not abating because I don’t care.

  Smoke and fog. Good day to stay in. I turned the heater on for the first time in months.   Yesterday I managed to get 4K steps on the rebounder. After our morning foray on stores, I came home almost ill.   I had sore joints from the insult of running from the car that was not noticing me. Now that I’ve had a good night’s sleep, I feel better. I guess I’ll check out Netflix and stay away from news and Facebook. Good food is on the agaenca.

  Got the onions. No pesto roll. Brandon wasn’t there. Had another running from death incident on the way   hone. Another woman driver who couldn’t see my pink hat and red walker. I was achy after that   with sore hip joints and knees. Just not a runner. Today we are going for errands in the car because the smoke is bad today. Hope for a visit from Michele who was scheduled yesterday but I asked for time. There is always weeding and watering chores. Megan likes her job.

  September 1. Finally the exhausting month of August is done. Make way for a new season. There is a smoky sun and it won’t get better any time soon. Yesterday I doubled my steps and today I plan to do it again starting with a walk to market for onions and other produce plus a pesto roll with jalapeno dip. I promised Kelle I would. I’ll be mindful that my weight is up to 150 pounds and that is 10 too many .Back to basics now.