Day 8

One NEW Day At A Time

Day 8

Saturday, August 30, 2014

I confuse my own self with my numbering system.  Today is Saturday, the 8^th day since officially moving to the apartment.  But I’m basically writing about Friday.

It was a better day in a lot of ways; but also exhausting and a bit frustrating.  Living with my DN is a constant learning process.  I never fully understood how her mind works (well I guess no one really does!) … so I can not just assume that because she IS an adult she will act like one at all times. And although I believe I have handled things reasonably well all things considered .. I’m still emotionally fragile, and sometimes things are just too hard to deal with.

We both got up early because a friend was bringing casseroles to her.  After the friend came, she put one in the oven (it was frozen); and we watched NCIS reruns.  After eating breakfast, I continued to work on the few remaining boxes , plus pack back up some of my things.  As usual, I’m wrong and everyone else is right.  The apartment is not big enough for me to have MY things, only her things.  At least in the kitchen (other areas are partially in negotiation).  So I packed back up a lot of my nice things in favor of hers. 

At some point I realized the TV was going and she wasn’t in there .. so I changed it over to what I normally like to watch in the daytime.  I found out later she was napping … although when the phone rang she was certainly in a hurry to answer.  I get the feeling she thinks my poor vision means I’m too stupid to answer the phone or even speak for myself at my own bank.  That will have to change!). 

Anyway, I did finish the boxes before DB/SIL got here.  We took the pile of “returns” down to their truck, and they took me on over to storage.  We picked out what could come back (limited by truck capacity at the time) and brought them back here.

DN had already left with BF.  After DB/SIL left, I had the evening to myself. I finished all the big boxes, including temporarily placing lamps.  I put lamps in the kitchen with a clicker.  Later I nuked a piece of left over chicken .. and blew a fuse!!  Oops.  In all fairness, I had no way of knowing that the TV, a/c  and microwave were too much.  At least I knew where the box was and how to “fix” it.  I had turned on the a/c when I got back from storage, but decided I had cooled down enough so turned it back off.  The rest of the evening was very comfortable (with the brief exception of a bunch of men out in the “courtyard” smoking stinky pot).

It had also cooled down enough that I slept well, and didn’t wake up  until nearly 5:45. 

So, early or not, I need to get busy.  DB will bring more things from storage on his way over here today, though I have no idea what time (hopefully not TOO early! LOL).  I have to finish the last few boxes if I can; and I’d like to run the vacuum.  I also need to scoop the litter box and take a load of trash and recycles to the site. 

I’d better get a shower and get busy!    This could turn out to be a very productive day, I need to be ready to face it!