Things

I am still feeling a little vertigo but only when I move suddenly. {So, stop moving suddenly, I can hear you say!} I was supposed to go for a massage today but I called Beth’s machine at 7 am and told her what the problem was and that I didn’t feel quite safe in driving. This makes me think about how sad my sister got when she decided that it was no longer safe for her to drive. One of the side effects of chemo for her was that she lost sensitivity in her feet. And one day, she told me, the car she was driving slowed down inexplicably. He foot had moved off the acellerator and she didn’t know. She still had mobility because apparently, since both she and her husband were unable to drive –he has Parkinsons–, they got some money from their local government for cabs paid into their account every month. but it was not the same freedom as being able to drive herself.

I am still enjoying the idea that there is nothing I have to do. Yesterday I filled up four balcony boxes with fresh potting soil. I bought a bigger bag than I needed, I thought, but I have still to go back and get more because I want to have a couple of hanging plants where the birdfeeders were. This reminds me of when I bought the big bag of potting soil back. There was a salesman coming up the path and the lifted it for me when he saw me struggling to get it out, so, in return, I did listen to his monolog for a few minutes! He was trying to get me to invest money with his firm.

This morning I got a notification that someone new had asked for a credit report on me. {I get this notification from American Express} Well, I knew who it was because, after all, I had just bought a new car, but I popped over there {have I mentioned lately I LURVE on-line banking?) and, as I thought, it was the car agency and the loaning bank so no problems there. However, I did find a neat little toy where one could see how certain things affected ones credit rating. It was very interesting. Oh, and I found out that a bankruptcy stays on one’s record for 10 years, not 7 as I had thought.

Well, as I still feel a bit woozy when I move suddenly, today’s chores are ones which can be done sitting down. We have shoes all over the living room floor so today is the day when Fred tells me if he wants to keep them or Freecycle them and I will either put them back in the closet or bag them. I also can sit here in the work room and sort out the appalling amount of paper I used in two semesters of Italian, and get that ready for recycling.

Oh, someone asked me if I would be taking any more courses. Well, not this summer since I will be recovering from surgery, and probably not in the fall because the classes start while I am still in Italy. But next winter, yes. I am thinking of calling the University of Vermont and getting a catalog…

Ok, on with the day…

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Jonathan Winters

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