With just 2.5 weeks until I head east for Christmas, I went
into full list mode. The weather was also going to get frigid cold so I was
front loading the week’s list to get as much done in the first couple of days
as possible. And I planned to make full use of my expensive parking, running
errands over lunches too.
Monday was Christmas trees. I ran to Menard’s over lunch and
got 2 trees – 1 for the deck and 1 for inside. It was so beautifully warm out
that I put the deck tree up after knitting and then struggled with my old, lame
saw to make a fresh cut on the inside tree. It was after 9:00 when I schlepped
the tree down to the laundry room where it’ll stay for almost 2 weeks before I
put it up on the 14th (I always put it up the weekend before
Christmas while watching It’s a Wonderful Life on NBC.)
I started Tuesday with a fasting blood test at the student
health center. Lunch found me at Trader Joe’s, where I easily spent $100 on
mostly Christmas chocolates, which was the last thing I needed for Dottie and
Ginny’s stockings. I was exhausted but forced myself to swim after work. It
felt good to swim but it killed the rash on my hands. It felt so good to go
home, lube up my hands and sit.
I had planned to run more errands – Big Lots and Joann’s –
over lunch on Wednesday but the weather had turned cold earlier than forecast
so I stayed inside and called it good. I had a haircut scheduled after work and
then got some online shopping done so still crossed things off my list despite the
weather. Sharyn called right after Survivor to thank me for the socks I’d
mailed her and we had a wonderful chat. But the best part of the day was
getting the results of my blood test, which showed no problem at all with blood
sugar. The rush of relief was unreal! I need to work on my LDL and
triglycerides but at least it’s not diabetes.
I talked to my doctor’s
office on Thursday about my results and at that time asked for another round of
the oral antifungal meds because my hands were still a mess. I thought the
pharmacy was open until 6:30 so I dinked around after work and got there at
6:12 – 12 minutes after they closed. I was pissed as I headed home to grab a
quick dinner before book club. I’d only finished the book that morning and the
questions were all aimed at 12 year olds (it was yet another young adult book)
so the conversation lagged. To top it all off, the library commission had sent
the wrong book for next week. Sheesh. And my hands were killing me.
Friday was a new day! I was at the pharmacy when they opened
at 8:00, hit Starbuck’s, fed three feeders (last day covering the 2 extra –
yay!) and was at my desk by 9:00. I had a nice lunch with Layton and picked up
cat food next to the Chinese buffet (cross that off) and the afternoon didn’t
drag. I skipping the market and headed straight home. By day’s end I had
rebooked my return flight on the 26th ($68 more seemed well worth
not having to leave for the airport at 4:00 a.m.), ordered all Aaron’s presents
and had a plan for a productive weekend.
Since we’d be knitting at Christmas on the Prairie from
2:00-5:00 on Saturday, I was determined to get tons done before I left for the
bank to do the Friends’ deposit. I slammed through my list, neatizing the
entire house, sweeping the back room, doing the dishes and cleaning the
bathroom. After stopping at the library to pick up more money, I hit the bank,
the thrift shop bag sale (mostly got clothes for Lori but a few things for me)
and Burger King for lunch. Check, check, check. The afternoon was perfectly
pleasant and then it was home to make turkey soup for dinner and watch The
Wire. It was a very productive and fun day.
Sunday was chores, a bit of cooking, shoveling (we got 4” of
snow – it was gorgeous to watch falling) and calendars. I went through boxes of
pictures looking for just the right ones for each page. It took hours! Then I
had to scan, upload and order prints. I had planned to cook dinner but ran out
of time. Good thing Andrea stopped by with homemade soup to save the day. I
also managed to finish my last pair of Christmas socks so it was another good
day. Now to work on the list for next week. I fear there will be yet another trip to the clinic for my hands. Bummer.
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