Day 6

One NEW Day At A Time

Day 6

Thursday, August 28, 2014

I didn’t sleep well and I have no idea why.  It’s unusual for me; but every once in a rare while there’s a night when sleep plays peek-a-boo … I doze off and on, but never get a really good restful sleep.  Today will be long, and I’m starting it out grumpy.  I still can’t access my bank account; but my DIL can .. which means the problem is with me or my computer in some way so I have to go by the bank to find out why.  Plus DN and I are to go by her bank to set up a joint account for paying the apartment expenses.  DN is wanting us to take a bus to town and get a bus pass for her, and maybe see about getting picture IDs for both of us.

All that is fine and needs to be done.  So does unpacking the last of the stuff here so I can get thr rest out of storage this weekend.  There’s not a lot left.  And I suppose it can all just get dumped into my room so it won’t be in anyone else’s way until I get it sorted. 

Yesterday DS took us shopping.  We got all the things on our list.  I spent more than I planned, more than I should have.  But some of what we got was very practical (like the over-the-door shelves for the pantry), some was “luxury” (the box to go under the Keurig to hold my coffee), some was generally needed (water, litter, a litter mat for in front of Maggie’s box, push lights for the kitchen counters).  We went to several places to get everything on our list; then DS treated us to lunch (and supper with the left overs) at Olive Garden.  Nice!!!  Plus, she treated us each to a cupcake on the way home .. also very nice!!  (and, it turns out, walking distance if I feel Really ambitious).

Unfortunately, nothing got accomplished.  We both sat down .. and went to sleep!!  (and since I’ve gotten into that habit over the lat few months, I don’t think that had anything to do with not sleeping last night).  So almost nothing got done.  DN’s boyfriend came over, and helped assemble the door shelves; and helped fill them up.  He also put a longer cable on my TV  … it’s long enough, though one a few feet longer might be a little better) .. but was unable to get a signal.  DN will try to call the cable company and make sure they understood she had ordered 3 connections.  It seems there’s at least a possibility that the man who came to add a cable to her room could have misunderstood the need and just moved the connection from one room to the other.  I have no idea what all that means .. I just know I still can’t have TV in my room.

Another thing I have to figure out is how to best set up my computer so it can be connected to a TV monitor so I can see it better (hopefully).  It’s getting hardder to see, and more frustrating.

Last night about 7:30 (to be back by 8:00 shows) we took trash to the dumpster.  It’s quite a hike from our apartment.  On the way I managed to fall.  DN told me to “watch out” … unfortunately, there was nothing she could do..  There was a speed bump, and I knew it was there.  What I didn’t realize .. and she didn’t in time … was that some moron had designed a GAP in the middle of it.  So instead of stepping up, my foot hit a sloped side and I tumbled.  I was not hurt .. not even any skinned places where my hand and elbow hit gravel.  But my dignity was severely bruised. L  I know things like that are inevitable … especially as my vision gets worse and I insist on doing as much as possible on my own.    I absolutely refuse to just sit down and let what’s left of my life be taken away from me.  I know it scared DN .. was not her fault at all … it just couldn’t be helped.  And I expect it will happen again.  I just hope I can manage to not look like an idiot in public.

I love that our windows face mostly north/south.  But it also makes it hard for me to tell what kind of day it is .. it’s already after 8:00 and doesn’t feel that late.  DN is still sleeping of course.  I wish I were capable of sleeping that much.  But I have to go do eye drops, and then see what I can work on for awhile.