UGH! Tuesday

An early appointment did not end well. So, that's that! Since I had little sleep, I decided a nap would be appropriate. It was going to rain all day, so napping sounded good. Plus, driving around in the rain is not my favorite thing to do since getting in and out in the rain is a pain with the umbrella.

When I say pain, I mean physical pain. My right hand is swollen and hurts six inches above my wrist. Remember the broken bone in base of thumb from last year? Well, it still hurts. Plus, I tripped on the steps into the house, caught myself with palm flat on another step. I think I broke something else.

This step has been a trip hazard since we moved here in 1977.  All three kids tripped on it. Friends comment since they are unaware that the step is higher than the others. I think I will measure them to give you a sense of the problem.

Since I was out of milk, a trip to Publix was in order. I think I went to sleep at 11:45. I awoke at 3:45. I am feeling wonderful. It is almost nine pm. Yes, I will sleep.

About 6 pm I had to go to WM electronics department with a small problem solved easily, then it was home in the rain. Neighbor friend came to do one little thing for me.

He had news of J. They moved from their apt that cost more than he brought home. Now, they live about 30 miles south of here with a friend. Sound familiar? They told a friend of my friend that he wanted them to fail when he asked they move after 13 or 14 months living rent free in his home. I think J knows better. She is still waiting on a fast food job that told her in November they might be hiring after Christmas and not even looking anywhere else. Sad. And, she will not come here and get her money I owe her. Oddly, he worked a mile from here and chose to live 7 miles to the south. Then, he moved 30 miles away from his minimum wage job. ??? He and his choices could be a case study in how to fail and how to never get ahead in life.

Maybe tonight I will do the online $35 order at WM to give me a $10 credit on the order. Maybe not.

Oddly, typing does not hurt my hand. Holding a spoon to eat does.  I have a very light touch on the keys. Key pounding puzzles me. The keys are easy to touch. Since I started typing on the old black manual typewrites in 1959 in high school, I really appreciate laptops keyboards. I would not be typing on this blog is the keys were as hard to depress as those keys on the old black manual typewriters.

Did you know the first QWERTY keyboard was invented in 1873?

Wednesday plans: get 5 lbs of carrots scraped and cooked and frozen in packages for exbf. Of course, we will eat from them and I will keep some for myself.  He absolutely loves the olive oil and garlic on them.

I do not regret one bit the nap that restored me! If it does keep me awake, so be it.

WEDNESDAY
I managed to take an additional evening nap and still slept six hours overnight.

Your turn
Did you ever type on the old black manual typewriters? What did you use to learn to type? Do you still pound the keys on your laptop or do you use a light touch like I do?

It's always something

I found out why I have so much pain in my right hand. I have broken a bone. No wonder it hurts! I spent two weeks getting over the pain of driving to Nashville. I kept my hand just resting on the steering wheel or in lap for two weeks. Plus, I avoid using it for daily living.

When anyone extends a hand to shake mine, I almost shake the hand and then recoil. Plus, switching to my left hand is a habit now, making the left hand overworked. I have a brace that was not fitted and hurts my hand, so I don't wear it. Hopefully, I can get it fitted at next appointment.

That is how I have lived the last two weeks, avoiding using my hand. I ask for a half gallon of milk, and refuse to handle it, asking the person to put it in the basket of the electric cart.

How can I type, you may wonder. I don't pound the keys and never have, I keep my fingers flat to keep carpal tunnel from getting worse. You cannot hear me type. Some people hit the keys on my computer so hard that I ask them to stop.

Right now, my hand hurts a bit, but I overworked Monday. Three loads of laundry were too much for my right hand.

There were few dishes in the dishwasher, but I got them out. I struggled to load it again. About three hours later, I looked in. ALL THE DISHES were just as dirty. There was no water! Remember, the guy turned off the water to water heater, so I have no water going into the dishwasher. UGH! Now, the dirty dishes have been baked by the dishwasher. I just cannot wash them, now.

Hopefully, the dishwasher is not ruined by running it without water. What do you think?

This is one more expense and pain in the neck for me if I ruined it.  I still don't have the money for the utility bill. This is wearing me down! And, my hand is so useless!

I must wash my hair in cold water and go to the free lunch today. The weather was beautiful yesterday and will be today. And, there will be music.