Yesterday

When all my stuff was brought back after the flood, some of it was in a big white cooler. Well, yesterday I finally emptied the cooler and Jake put it outside for me. There was also a jacket which didn’t belong to me so that went in the cooler too. I just called the office and asked for it to be picked up. Even though it was empty, I didn’t want to keep it in the apartment since I have enough clutter of my own! Talking about clutter, I actually didn’t put all the "stuff" away properly but just put it on any empty shelf I could find. I will eventually have to find a proper place for this "stuff." I just wanted to get that cooler out of my apartment! So far, I have found my land-line telephone and have set up the auxiliary ones. I have as yet not found  all the parts of a very small lamp I leave on at night as a night light. I have the shade and the light bulb but no lamp!

Yesterday I went to to Raleigh to the hospital for aqua therapy. I found a place to park and remembered to have my ticket validated; thus it cost me nothing for  parking. P., the therapist, told me there are handicapped parking places right in front of the hospital which are free. Next time I go, I will try to find them. I still hate driving there and when I arrive I am shaky with all the adrenaline in my system but at least I haven’t looked so bad that P. felt she had to take my blood pressure as she did the first time! When I got home I lay down on the bed to read –since that calms me down– and woke up three hours later! To my surprise, last night I slept very well and this morning I do not feel stiff or sore. I do feel lethargic, however, so today I won’t get much done. In fact, after having my bowl of cereal and finishing this entry, I am pretty sure I will go back to bed to read and nap! The next physical therapy is on Thursday and it is much closer to where I live.

Yesterday Jake came after work to help me with a few things I couldn’t manage myself. He put the cooler outside and carried trash bags to dump when he left. I have been dumping them myself lately but this time there were also a large collection of boxes which had let pile up until they had gotten too heavy for me to take! I think I have mentioned that I have gone back to recycling? It is not mandatory here as it is in Vermont, but for those who wish to do it, there is a dumpster for both kinds of trash. Having done it for 14 years in Vermont, I feel better doing it now although it does take a small amount of extra time to bag up.

  Ok, save this and then off to bed to read and nap for an hour of two…