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 |  Writings about things that have occurred in my life. Not in Chronological Order |
| Things that have happened in my life, good or bad. The entries will not be in Chronological order |
Weekend Road Trip It was time for a small, short road trip. I remember the days my father would take us on a road trip around New Mexico. When I think about it, those times were few and far between, but we still saw some beautiful sites in the Land of Enchantment. Yesterday was a day much like those old days. First, it was an outing to the local 'Really Free Flea Market. Not to look for anything, but to donate. I had 4 boxes of 'stuff' to get rid of. An old Router that we no longer use. Several USB Keyboards. I would have had wireless keyboards to add to that if I'd gotten up off my 'duff' and checked them out. I have at least 3-4 here that are not used. I just need to verify the USB Transceiver for them is the correct one. Some of them are Mouse-keyboard combo's. Either way, I managed to unload a bit of things we don't need or use, and some were put to good use quickly. How do I know that? Before I could unpack the keyboards, a young woman was asking about them, and grabbed all three. After that, we went to the Okay Valley Orchard for everything related to apples. A bit of Apple Cider, some berry and apple jams, you know, the general things related to apples. Next up was the Great Pumpkin Patch about 5 miles away. Funny how I asked several young children if they'd seen Charlie Brown, and all I got was a strange look.  It was good to get out though, good to mingle around and such. I found myself wishing we'd brought our young Akita with us, he would have had a ball, loving all the kids, and being loved in return. We didn't get much there, just a couple of gourds. Still, like I said, it was good to have a day out.Till next time, y'all be good, take care of yourselves, and love those who love you. And of course, keep on writing! |
Wants vs. Needs We all have wants. We all have needs. Fortunately, right now I have few needs, but many wants. Examples. Needs. I have few needs in my opinion. I have a nice roof overhead in this 100 year old house. We are slowly upgrading areas of it. It was re-roofed about 5 years ago, the AC/Heater was replaced 2 years ago (the original one was about 60 years old), and we have the two doors and several windows being replaced once the company can get the materials on hand. The meals we prepare here are hot and enticing. A nice bed, recently purchased from Mattress Firm (more on that in a minute), a van that is not new, but only 7 years old, and in very good shape. I can get out when I want to, and do. My bills are paid each month with leftover funds that I'm starting to put into a savings account. I started drawing Social Security this month, and plan on keeping that in savings every month and live off my salary, which I've been doing all this time. So I have few needs. Wants? That's another story. I want a new laptop, this one is about 3 years old, a bit big and difficult to travel with due to weight and size. There's nothing wrong with it, but I try to replace it every three or four years. This one is due. I'd love to buy a motorhome. The model I've been looking at is a Rialta made by Winnebago on a VW chassis. But they stopped making them in 2005. It's small, a perfect size to travel n, but not live in. I'd need a larger one for that. It's a nice starter motorhome though. Clothes. Most of my daily use shirts are 5-7 years old, and in good shape. I want to replace them, and slowly will. Those I replace will go to either Goodwill, or a similar charity. There is still a lot of good use in them. Now on to other subjects. This goes along with the bed I mentioned earlier, and why we purchased a new one. I was not sleeping well for the most part. I wear a Fit-Bit, mainly because this one monitors my oxygen level (it was low in March due to that cough, but is fine now after the sinus surgery). The Fit-Bit monitors my sleep and gives me a sleep score each day. I know it's not something to 'bank on', but it does give me a reference to work on. Before we purchased the bed, my scores were in the low 70's to mid-60's. That's a 'fair' score according to Fit-Bit. I'd get scores below 60 at least twice a week ( a 'poor' score). Since getting the Beauty Rest bed, my average score is at least 5-6 above what I was seeing before. But I'm still not sleeping well overall. Most days are good, but one the one day I take the Dexamethasone, it's insane. I take it on Saturday, and suffer quite a bit of Insomnia on Saturday night. This results in a low score. Last night I went to bed about 1:30 am, at least 3 hours later than normal for me. Normally I fall asleep in five minutes or less. Last night I tossed and turned until 3am, then slept until only 5:30. This steroid (I shorten it to Dex) also causes me to experience leg cramps. You know the kind. Cramps that cause your calf muscle to turn as hard as a rock. I've discovered how to get rid of the cramp though. Just get out of bed, and stand on that foot. Lean forward if you have to. The cramp is gone. Get back in bed. The problem with that? The cramp returns shortly, which is why I ended up getting up so early. We have raised the head of the bed, and the feet a little less. This is to help stop snoring, and improves the quality of sleep. It works too! Life is good, it's always good, no matter what. I've been where some of you are now. I scraped by payday to payday, robbing Peter to pay Paul (as my father used to say). I won't go into details that you don't want or need to know about, but I've been there. I'm so grateful for what I have now, my career, life, and health. Yes, despite all that's going on in that part of my world, I'm grateful for my health because it could be so much worse. Okay, enough of all this. My wish for everyone, is that you live life to the fullest, and thank God for providing what you have, and if you struggle now, that you'll find that place in your world that allows you to live better than you are now. Till next time, y'all be good, take care of yourselves, and love those who love you. And of course, keep on writing! |
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