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mdlbearNot too bad of a week, with a few rough spots in the middle. C had some good days, but nights ranged from okay to terrible (as measured by how many times I had to get up to help, and how much back pain resulted from it). I am, however, getting better -- no meltdowns or anxiety attacks this week. Back problems, but so far nothing that can't be handled with heat and naproxen.
N came up for the weekend last week, and we had a couple of good practice sessions. She thought I sounded a little out of breath, so in addition to scheduling an overdue doctor's appointment, I've restarted my voice lessons. Which will mean that I'll at least get some singing in every week. I really need to practice more often, though.
And walk more, of course.
We aren't done resetting the kitchen after last week's visit from the exterminators, but we're getting there. My desk isn't completely back together either -- I rotated it 90 degrees, and the wiring is still something of a rat's nest. We also had the septic tank pumped -- it was overdue and needed it badly. And somebody is coming later this week to fix the icemaker, which has been broken for several weeks. This place is almost as decrepit as I am.
I acquired a "new" router -- another Netgear WNDR4300. I had to fight with it to get DD-WRT installed on it -- apparently you need an older build for the initial flashing, and unbricking it requires going back to the factory software. Blarg. The main motivation was to see if I was right in remembering that my laser printer (Samsung, no WiFi) worked better with a DD-WRT-based router. Remains to be seen.
1006Su
/ cleanup 12ish? another 7ish. Plus the two or three yesterday
* Up 6:55; S=6:46;
* brunch with C
* 15min: various tweaks to the desk arrangement.
~ 2pm wake N if not awake already
* practice: Weird Load, Stars and the Moon, Staying Home Tonight, We'll Go No More
A-Roving, Lady be Gay. C requested The Falcon, so I went and found chords
% based on my singing, N is concerned about my health. I sounded out of breath. Need
to make appointments with Nancy, Dr. Rochier.
% wouldn't surprise me if it's my permanent congestion and the associated coughing
% N pretty much read me the riot act about self-care. Too many people depend on me.
* don't let N go without taking her mail
* song updates. In some cases need to make the correct key the default
1007Mo
& Up 3:30ish; S=4:22;
/ made it to toilet in time; didn't need cleaning. Looking better. Bandage came off,
of course; can probably leave it off until V gets here.
* homework for 7c -- last minute as usual
* PJ/.config.make -- make export for=WHO. Could use preprocessing with a modified or
extended ljpost to format using a template, but it's a start
/ cleanup ~7:30.
% did laundry, made coffee, took meds
* -call-/email Nancy about restarting lessons
* song updates
* fridge repair ?Whidbey Appliance Service; 360-240-9050 8-5 M-F; from 2017
the ice maker was last repaired in 2018/12 by someone scheduled by C.
-> Bayview Appliance and Mattress Center 360-321-2080
* pay Bob's Septic Service 360-321-7696 jolin@whidbey.com $195 (179+tax)
6104 S. Maxwelton Road Clinton, WA 98236
: still looking forC's hearing-aid box, the green
letter-opener from my desk cup, my -double-walled water glass- (which I didn't
remember being a dragon glass; if it isn't we found the other dragon glass) ...
* SL: low salt potato chips, paper towels, cereal, Maldon sea salt flakes, almond milk,
shallots, English muffins, lunch meat (I skimped and just got salami and pepperoni),
carrots, celery, butternut squash, canned garbanzos, pot stickers, mini corn dogs,
-minced garlic, bell peppers; Rite Aid: wound dressings, pantsu, +bark thins
% 10ish combination of sleepy and decision paralysis
1008Tu
& awake 1ish; cleanup. both QLs; heating pad. back to bed 1:30
& cleanup 1:50ish; power failure -> back 2:40
& order a box of wipes; change schedule to 1/month
* 11am Thel (Home Health)
% I'm not feeling too bad right now, but less than okay. Three cleanups and a power
outage last night, one this morning, and an hour or so arguing with the home health
nurse. I think I've handled the last 24 hours pretty well -- no meltdowns, no bad
interactions with C at all, and no back pain I couldn't handle with naproxen, a
heating pad, and sleep (in that order). (from 7c)
* 15min: desk significantly more stable after installing an angle bracket at the end of
the window-sill. Still a trifle shaky on the opposite end.
* call to schedule septic tank pumping -> will call back -> I think he wanted _me_ to
call back. Crap. -> ETA: he called me next am.
/ 6ish cleanup. Dressing stayed on for once
1009We
/ 3:45ish cleanup; couldn't get back to sleep
* Up 4:45; ; shower
% throat extremely dry
* schedule singing lessons -> Mondays at 6pm
~ septic pumping follow-up call -> he called me ~7:30. So it worked out okay.
: Frost on the grass - it apparently got down to 29\degrees last night
* L'
* pm set reminder alarm tomorrow at noon for 1pm appointment
* Septic tank pumping -> came around 2pm -> 2:40 -> they bill on Thursdays ~425+dump fee
% applying heat to sore shoulder. (Trapezius?)
* (1009) order CPAP supplies: disp. filters, cushion (month 0 mod 3)
-> didn't get tubing etc. last time, so tubing and mask as well.
-> 360-679-4171; profile pulled up automatically from phone number.
* make appointment with Dr. Rochier for annual checkup 1023We 2pm
/ C shower (V)
* Surety Pest Control followup
@ top three DDG search results: Where The Heart Is Windward Lookingglass Folk
(the videos were recorded at Conflikt 8 (2015) by Chaoswolf)
1010Th
& awake ~3-4; cleanup. Very little cleaning required,
% but changing her dressing was bad for my back
-> took a naproxen and sat in the recliner with the heating pad on and the lights
out. That probably made it easier to get back to sleep. Which I did.
* up 8am; S=7:35
: N goes to NY
: can't find my goddam reading glasses. WTF?
/ 1pm C Whidbey Vision Care.
: problem with the bag's pinch-valve, which is poorly designed.
-> what my glasses were doing next to my CPAP gods only know, but that's where I found
them. Probably took them off and put them on the wrong shelf while mostly asleep.
* made dinner: pot stickers and fried rice. Rice made fresh, so there will be leftover
/ C has been out of the hospital for exactly 1 month. (She keeps saying 6 weeks. Nope)
1011Fr
* Up 6am; W=185, S=5:48;
% do I need to be concerned about my weight loss? I'll keep an eye on it.
Stress eating wouldn't surprise me. Or sodium level.
: the "o" key on my USB thinkpad keyboard seems to be dying. Or maybe just needs
cleaning -- I'll try that. -> yup. Appears to have worked.
* C needs to call to get time and date of doctor appointment this week
* ordered dressings and Cavilon barrier spray from $A
* order shelf hanger and standards for LR (extend existing)
* 1pm home health (Thel) for wound care
-> good!! lesson on how to change her wound dressing. Wonder whether someone had a
talk with her. Or maybe she just thought through the problems we had last visit.
Not complaining in any case. Mostly about being super-paranoid about
contamination, but the bit about how to un-wrinkle the adhesive part of the
dressing (by pulling on a corner while smoothing down) was invaluable.
-> C said that she called Carla after the last visit
* 3:30 turn pork roast if L not home by then
* pay water bill
* practice: Stars and the Moon, I'll Go no More A-Roving. Stars... in particular is one
where I can't do my usual thing of picking the melody, and the chords are strange
(i.e. not anything like what I would have thought of).
@ The End Of Capitalism Is Already Starting–If You Know Where To Look
@ Why I Married My Best Friend on Facebook
1012Sa
* awake ~1:30ish (don't remember exactly)
* up 7:57; W=198.2, S=8:57;
% so yesterday's weight anomaly was water/salt. Possibly dehydrated. But 7 pounds?
That, or I read the scale wrong. :P
* mondly: caught up on daily, weekly, and monthly. Need to get back to categories.
/ didn't need a dressing change this morning or this afternoon. (one this afternoon
might have been a good idea, but it looked safe)
@ armaina | There Is No Cheating In Art (thnidu)
@ The Downsides of Being Very Emotionally Intelligent
: new router isn't letting me change anything. Growf.
unbricking with tftp worked; the timing is a little tricky and not quite what the docs
say. DD-WRT Forum - WNDR3700: Restore Factory Firmware in Five Easy Steps
-> maybe not. Light went green for a while but now orange again
/ changed C's dressing
/ diarrhea just as she was going to sleep. needs another dressing change
-> naproxen and heat before going back and cleaning the shower. it's 11:52
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