Done yesterday (20090430)

[mdlbear]

0430 Th
  * up 6:30; W=190.2; drugs, nose; coffee, C, dishes
  * Colleen called: xfered between bed and wheelchair w/o walker
  * 11:15 disassemble bed.
  * Ali will come over 9ish.  Maybe she can help
  * clear -and vacuum- both bedrooms
  & recycled 13" Calphalon non-stick frying pan :( - multiple flaked spots
  * there's some stuff to roll out, but it's basically cleaned up
  & call from Colleen - walked 73 and 83 feet
    ! the usual mix of happy, proud, mudita, and optimistic
  * 1:02 done
  & call from Colleen - walked 60'; multiple sit-stands
    ! calm, optimistic.
  * 3pm: Emmy: Dentist.  (Justin)
  * Jilara will come over to pack up Kat's stuff.  Maybe she can help.
  & Jilara will take the LJ4 when she gets back from the Frozen North
  & 5:12 roll up dragon rug (media/sewing alcove)
  & 5:50 roll out sewing drawer-towers since they're going anyway
  * 2-6pm Carpet cleaning (Th 2-6pm window) 1-800-STEEMER (1-800-783-3637)
    (downstairs bedrooms and hall: $124)
    *- Add the recliners and upholstered chairs in the LR 4@55
    7:08 they're done.    -> 12-24 hours before completely dry.  
  * 8pm Apria: wheelchair, bed delivery.  Came at 2ish and 6ish, too.
  * go out and buy some (short) Elfa rails  container store open 9am-9pm
    available space is 64" high X 7' wide.  Go for 4 rails 2' apart.
    the wallmount standards come in 63" -- perfect. (or 37")
    hanging standards are 36" or 60"; looks like track+standards will work
  & visit Colleen.  Take some stuff home.
    ! starting to feel like it's really going to happen.
  * install track and standards for "headboard" shelves
  * 10:45: drugs, nose; C
  * bath 11:45; bed (hospital bed)

Thursday was a hell of a lot more work than I expected. I did get about half a day's working from home in, mostly while waiting for things to arrive, but it was still a long, stressful day that seemed unproductive even though, objectively, it really was.

In the end, the bedroom and guest room got cleared out, the carpets steam-cleaned, and one of our two hospital beds installed. It fits beautifully, and looks like it will work. Damned if I know what I'm going to do with the bedframe, though. Colleen suggested putting it in Kat's room and giving the YD the double-sized futon; that makes a lot of sense. I was up in the bed (it's an Ikea loft bed) and it's shaky enough that I wouldn't want anyone to sleep in it even if they weren't prone to seasickness. The YD might be amenable, since the queen is really too big for her room, and a futon frame would give her a huge amount of space.

Apria screwed up completely; two different drivers arriving at three different times, even after a couple of phone calls on my part telling them that we wouldn't be ready before 8pm. (Steam cleaning didn't get finished until 7pm.) And only one bed at the end of it all.

I'm going to need twin-sized sheets and mattress pads. I installed some Elfa standards as a replacement for the headboard -- those look as though they'll work out well. The Container Store's 30%-off sale runs until a week from Sunday :).