I have noticed more and more over the past week how the continuous heat and humidity is causing people to be very moody and just plain ole grumpy. Most of the homes in our town do not have central air conditioning. We have two window units in my 2 story home. We have been trying to watch our budget more and save on electric. However, I am ready to cut on the air conditioners and say to heck with the electric bill even though we are using box and ceiling fans.
When I get up in the morning perspiring and then go in the kitchen to get a cup of coffee and a family member is upset about an electrical problem with a light switch and start taking it out on me, I knew it was going to be a bad day within the first 10 minutes. This type of stress I do not need or want in my life. I felt so sick after listening to him rant and rave about the situation. I should have been a simple matter of unscrewing the light plate and taking it off, then unscrewing the wires on the light switch and replacing the wires exactly on the new switch. Well, apparently the lights would not come on nor the the power to our big chest freezer in the garage. Discovered that one of the switched was incorrect. So off to the local Lowe’s Hardware to get correct one plus new ceiling tiles that needed to be replaced.
After returning home and replacing the new switch to the correct one, the main part of the kitchen has lights working again. Unfortunately, the other switches in the back of kitchen still are not working. We have had to run an extension cord for the garage to under the back door and to an electrical outlet.
It is unbelievable how quickly a family member can cause so much stress and lose control of their temper at me over a simple task. Their constant negativity and cursing has cause me to be stressed all day. The hot weather and humidity is only adding fuel to people’s tempers.
I can’t wait to get a nice cool shower and relax tonight. I have been thinking about the new diet I started at the beginning of the week. It has been hard to follow, my fault, because it seems so many things are becoming obstacles trying to prevent me from getting started. I am determined to not fail this time. I may be slow getting everything done each day, like 6 small meals. This means I will have to eat 6 times a day and have food prepared in advance. Also the exercise program I haven’t even started either. I don’t own a regular straight back chair. I guess I will have to use my rolling office chair and my front door to accomplish the routines.
I still have to go back to my doctor and tell him about this lifestyle eating plan. I am being very careful about what I am eating, but today I didn’t get to eat like I am suppose to or do any of the routine exercises. Not going to give up, I will keep struggling along till I get the hang of this program. I know this program will work, I can and will lose weight to help with my health in general and my diabetes.
Lately the weather man has been wrong three times this past week about rain. My poor flowers and shrubs are dying. With the price of our city water, I am trying to water every other night before dusk. It is so sad to see my beautiful hydrangea looking so pitiful.
My next door neighbor loves her yard looks well manicured that she has it cut twice a week. The man who mow her lawn has the mower set too low. The lawn is drying up and turning brown as if it was scalped. We are mowing only every 1 1/2 weeks. The grass had only gotten up about an inch or so, that is not very much for that time frame.
I got my electric bill in and I was shocked that it had risen by $45 from the previous month. We do not have central air and use box fans and small window air conditioners. With the ever increasing heat and humid, the temperatures seem almost unbearable in my house without the small units. I am having a hard time balancing the finances since one of my family members has not worked one of his full time job since the middle of May and another family member moved out. I should be thankful that we do have roof over our head and I have managed to pay all our bills each month. Also, that should stop complaining when we get 3 or 4 days straight of rain like in the past months. I do have small window air conditioners that I can sit in front of to cool off. Thank you Lord!
Praying for relief from the heat.
I have often wondered how people can tattoo or pierce their bodies in different places. I remember having to fight with my parents about allowing me to get my ears pierced. Back then, that meant a single hole in the middle of the ear lobe. Now a days people are piercing with rings and bars in their eyebrows, nose, lips, tongues and belly button. It seems painful sometimes when I see young people with so many places on their bodies pierced. However, some of the body jewelry is very pretty. I saw a little butterfly belly ring that was so pretty I thought for a second about buying it. I am not sure I would be brave enough to get my belly button pierced though. Would you?
I was watching a TV show the other day that featured an old hotel that was being remodeled to be a condo hotel. The developer was taking three of the old hotel rooms and remodeling it to be one condo. The floor plans and designs being incorporated into the old hotel were very impressive. The views from the hotel overlooking the beach and the ocean were breathtaking. I sure wished I owned one of those condos for a very relaxing vacation and much needed time from the family.
I know all young women are concerned about having a healthy complexion. My youngest daughter is concerned with her facial condition. It seems each month her face is breaking out in more acne. As a young woman, she is worried about facial scarring. I told her about her oldest sister using Proactiv acne cream products to clear her acne. The last time I saw my oldest daughter I was amazed how beautiful her face was without all the pimples. My youngest daughter said she is going to try it too.
Over the past few days, I have been experiencing lots of back pain from the stenosis in my lower lumbar region of my spine and having to take painkillers because regular non-aspirin or Naproxin Sodium is not working to reduce the pain. The unfortunate thing is the painkillers make me irritable and drowsy. I have had to sleep on the couch because my waterbed mattress has two leaks for over a week. We have located one of the leaks and put a patch over the small hole. If we could only find the other leak, then we can fill the mattress up the rest of the way. Getting the water heated so my arthritis does not hurt as much.
Being in pain in my lower back and having to take painkillers plus getting someone to help me lift the heavy mattress to check for more leaks has caused me to feel very depressed. I seem to always be the one helping them when they need help, but when I need help all I get is mumbling and negative remarks. This adds more to my depression. I try so hard to be a good Christian and serve the Lord by helping others. There are times I feel that because I am a Christian that people especially family members think I am a doormat to walk on and hurt my feelings and I am not to say a word to them about my feelings or how I am feeling physically or mentally.
Having a Bi-Polar disorder is not easy to live with. I am on medication and feel I have done better for longer periods of time. However, when certain situation arise and negativity is around me, it puts me in a tail spin of depression. I just wish my family members were more understanding and more cooperative.
My next door neighbor, Kelly, called and asked me if I knew where to get Halloween invitations this time of year. I told her about a website online that has great invitations for all types of parties. She told me she is planning ahead of time for a Halloween party. She wants invitations that go with her Halloween party theme.
She asked me if I would not mind them using part of my backyard to create a Haunted Trail. I thought her ideas are so cute. She plans on having dunking for apples and making a pumpkin pinata and filling it with candy. She has two very cute little girls. I just pray the little girls are not scared in the Haunted Trail.
A friend of mine has a Mac computer. We are often comparing certain features her Mac has versus my Dell computer with Internet Explorer and FireFox. On problem we both are running into is enough memory. I have increased my RAM memory once this year already. I will have to get me an external hard drive to help my situation. She wants to increase her Mac memory soon. She told me she is going to do some comparison shopping for it.
The wedding was so beautiful! Cyndi and Charlie and all the kids are now joined as a family. What a wonderful day it was. I am exhausted to say the least after getting up so early to make all the trays and get all of it across the street and cleanup afterwards.
I forgot to take my medications and shot this morning being in such a rush. After getting back home and putting away the extra food no one wanted to take home, I felt so tired. I knew I wanted a nap this afternoon to catch back up on my sleep. However I was feeling unusually tired, that is when it hit me that I had forgotten my shot and medications. I took my blood sugar and the reading was 390. I took a shot and my medications immediately. I laid down for a nap but the telephone kept ringing and waking me just after I dozed off each time. This was stressing me out. As soon as I decided to give up on the nap, the phone stops ringing for the next 30 minutes. I am afraid to turn off the ringer in case a family member needs to call me for an emergency. My mom’s health is not good at her age now. Anyway, I eventually got an hour’s nap and felt better when I woke up. My attitude was much improved too.
One day, my daughters will get married and hope and pray my Mom will be alive to see them marry. As I watched Cyndi and Charlie today, I thought about my oldest daughter and her desire to find a husband and have children. My oldest daughter will have a beautiful wedding too.
A couple that attends my church is getting married tomorrow. I am so excited for Cyndi and Charlie. They both have been married once before and have done some serious thinking about whether to get married again. Cyndi has 3 young boys and Charlie has 2 boys. This is a big step again for both Cyndi and Charlie. I know they both are ready this time. I see so much love between the two of them and towards the children. They talk about wanting one more child that God would bless them with.
I offered to make chicken salad sandwiches. Next thing I know, I making vegetable and fruit trays also. Two days ago, Cyndi called and requested peanut butter and grape jelly sandwiches for the children coming including hers and Charlie’s. She also asked if I owned a punch bowl. I have several, but they were buried in the basement in some box some place if you know what I mean. So I will have to wash the bowl only, since there are small children and I do not want my cups broken. I have a complete set of cups. The bowl and cups are over 50 years old.
Somehow, I have to make all the sandwiches in the morning, so they are fresh by myself. I have any ingredients that had to be diced, chopped or sliced all prepared separately. All I have to do is mix them together and make the sandwiches and cut them in half. The vegetable have to be arranged on the serving trays and a dip container. The fruit has to be arranged on its serving tray and the fruit fluff dip put in a container in the center. I pray I have bought and prepared enough food for the wedding and get it all over to the fellowship hall across the street from my house in time. So off to sleep I go for a while. Wedding is at 10 AM.
