so.. I survived last week.. just barely..

              I always feel like I've totally run out of steam by Friday.
and then the day just seems so long.. lasts forever.. 

Thursday we went down to the garage to look up numbers from the circuit board on the heater..
then upstairs to look those up on the computer.. many trips up and down.. 
until we found our part number.. and then searched for the best price..

Saturday was lazy.. the day after work always is - lazy.. 
that's why I don't accomplish much.. 
I do a little bit here and there..
but I never catch up to want I expect to accomplish.. 

Sunday ? well that's when everything went wrong..
Saturday night we had dinner.. but it was different for each of us..
he made chicken legs and wings with baking soda and bbq dorito crumbs..
I had ranch dressing.. and he made blue cheese dressing with a little bit of lemon juice..
now, when we ate.. my legs and wings tasted like powder.. like the baking soda.. no bbq..
when he ate.. his legs and wings tasted fine - until he dipped on his blue cheese dressing..
then, to him, they tasted like ammonia. I don't like blue cheese so I couldn't confirm that..

Sunday morning, I woke up at 6am freezing cold, and had to pee..
I didn't get up because I was freezing cold, and hoping I'd fall back to sleep..
well, I never did. I got up at 7:30 to pee.. and then grabbed a big blanket and went back to sleep.
when I woke up at 10:20 my throat and mouth had a film on them..
I lay in bed until 10:50 then got up to take a covid test..
my legs were very weak.. kept seeing 'white'.. this wasn't good..
I went pee again.. and tested while on the toilet because was the lowest - other than being on the floor, upon which I would have to get up again.. 

I spent the entire day on the couch.. eyes closed because it hurt my brain to have my eyes open..
I was in and out of sleep all day long.. I didn't get up off the couch until about 7:45 at night.. 
he made some pasta (I hadn't had any carbs in 4 weeks) but I didn't have much of an appetite..
no pasta?! me turn down carbs?! who am I?! 

today I am lots better..
not quite so dizzy..
not constantly hearing my heart in my head..
able to walk across the room without falling.. 
I did my load of laundry..
washed dishes..
cleaned up (most of) the kitchen..
threw out some trash (there's more still).

tomorrow is the 1st of the month.. 
I gave Charlie Brown a dry wash today.. 
I'll trim Gwen's face.. and wash my own hair..
quite possibly go back to work Wednesday (oh, the dread..)
Wednesday is the busiest day of the busiest week of the month.. 
59 appts.. 56 of which are back-to-back chaos.. 
then I get through Friday AND Saturday back-to-back.. so.. yeah.. yay.. 

work is just as busy as always.

   last Wednesday through this past Monday, we were short one employee (Covid). last Friday another went home sick. so we were back to our original staffing. today everyone is here. *phew*

most of our new fishies died, including our original o.g. guppy. R caught the darios on film attacking each fish. so no more mollies, half the goldfish are gone, and no more guppy 😢  so, we’ll set up another aquarium (we have 2 empties) and get more fishies and some plants. I’m planning to put a spider plant and porthos to start. I can cut a baby from my existing plants. 

my diet restrictions aren’t giving any success. I cut out sugar almost 15 weeks ago, and no carbs for 3-1/2 weeks. I’ve started having protein shakes. so hope that doesn’t make me gain. 

I’m doing a 5k run mid October. I’m so out of shape that will be fun. but I’ll run as much as I can instead of just walking it all. 

Charlie got his bath and is still slightly itchy. but I think he’s at the end of whatever he’s having. Gwen and Dude have started itching but they are way long overdue for their baths. 

I keep wishing to get more chickens but it’s late in the season now so I’d have to get teenagers or adults and set them up in the shed for awhile. possibly go to a shelter, but it’s never a “close” shelter that has them. 🙄

money is going well but I’m still restricting. because if I spend it, then something goes wrong and I’ll need it. 

I was trying to feed a new stray feral (orange) but it just attracted mice/rats. have a tray of goodies on top deck hoping to attract ravens. I see nobody but they’re disappearing. hope it’s not more mice/rats 🤨

excuses. excuses.

    I tried to write a post on Monday and had no cell reception for internet. last week was a short week from the holiday but it didn’t go any faster than normal. every day is busy busy. it was our first week without the other vet. we still had many back to back appts with no downtime to breathe. any file prep or faxing or record-sending had to be done AFTER 6pm. so long days from here on out. 

Today one girl went home early so we’re back to short-staffing and boy does it show! and the good doctor is on my case today. I had to fight back tears in the morning. we have back to back appts and things run behind and can’t find an extra hand when you need it. 

R and i had planned to go to “spooners cove” Tuesday but his friend had to work early the next day so couldn’t be out “late” in the day. spooners cove is just as far as Morro Bay was.. so we really kind of regretted doing a trip like that again anyway. I did my Avon stuff that day anyway since last weekend (I was off work Sunday only) went much too quickly. 

I’m just trying to get through today for another weekend. during which I’ll sleep and sleep and sleep. I need to bathe Charlie Buckets because he’s getting really itchy. I keep putting it off. yesterday we were off the hill for groceries and fish. I was tired after that. I didn’t even bathe myself 

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catch-up time

 so I finally made it to the holiday… just barely… our other doctor left last Friday (that was her last day with us) she started a new job in Santa Clarita on Tuesday just after the holiday. I also added her as Facebook friend since we were no longer boss/employee 😁

we changed to weekly meetings a little over a year ago. now we are doing DAILY blips of “what worked” “what didn’t work” “what can we do better” 🙄 so I have to talk and “think” every night after work. there were also a few things we’d discussed at a prior meeting, that we were supposed to think about and respond at that meeting. 😡 I don’t think about work on my days off. that’s MY TIME! so now I gotta figure that out over the weekend for next time. and this is a short weekend. I work Saturday. so I only have Sunday to rest and relax and recover. 

Tuesday, the last day of holiday weekend break, we went to Morro bay. it was optimal temp. no sun, not too hot or cold. saw 3 st bernards, a poodly doo, a xoloitzcuintl, and a golden doodle.  I was busy watching the goldendoodle try to chase sea gulls - and missed the pothole in the sidewalk. I didn’t fall but came very very close. was fine for that day but at night I iced it because it was sore. I have a purple swollen ankle to show for it now.