Somehow in all
my travels the previous week I picked up a nice little stomach bug to start off
this past week. I awoke Sunday with
horrendous stomach pain along with the general feeling of being unwell. Not at all how I was hoping to get started
with my day, but sometimes that is just how it goes. I spent all of Sunday resting and slowly
eating toast with 7-Up and later in the day I was able add some canned soup to
my menu. Looking back I was pretty sure
this was starting up the day before because I was feeling like the wind had
been knocked out of my sails while at the park Saturday. It had hit me full force by early Sunday morning. By Monday morning I was doing much better,
not tip top, but much improved. One
thing I was really grateful for was not to have the added stress of being well
enough to go to work or not. Retirement is very nice in this respect. I do hope none of you ends up getting this
crud.
I did a Christmas craft for my front porch
Monday afternoon
I was feeling so much better. I worked
on some fun holiday craft projects which I'll be sharing with you in some
upcoming posts. It's that time of year
again! So much fun was had. On Tuesday I got caught up on my chores and
laundry and then placed an online Home Depot order using a gift card I had
earned by doing surveys for some
supplies to complete some projects I would like to get done before winter sets
in. It was very nice to get those
supplies for FREE!
Dollar Tree had my bread in stock so I grabbed a couple for the freezer
Wednesday was my
errand running day. Normally I do my
errands on Tuesdays, but I had ordered a book from the library so I waited
until they had it ready so I only had to make one trip. I made a loop and went to Dollar Tree where I
picked up a replacement glass for one that had broken sometime last year, I
think. Now I have a complete set of four
once again. The liquor store is
practically next door so after being told I "was dangerously low" on
vodka, apparently there is less than a shot in the old bottle, so I picked up a
new bottle. Next I stopped by our
neighborhood thrift store and dropped off my small pile of donations, which
always feels good. Then off to the
library to pick up the book I had ordered and drop off the DVDs and all of the
books I had read. Lastly I was off to
Wal-Mart to return something and buy something else before making the trek back
home before the storm hit. I just made
it too.
I made this fun quilted Halloween pillow
Thursday I went
hiking and stopped at Home Depot on the way home to pick up part of my online
order that was ready. Friday I stayed
home and just puttered around the house.
Saturday I finished running my errands by visiting two grocery stores. I had pooped out on Wednesday and with a storm
looming I decided to call it quits. Probably still not quite ship shape from being
sick on Sunday. Anyway, once I got
everything put away I hopped on my bicycle and went for a ride. The weather was perfect and I thoroughly
enjoyed myself. I finished out my day by
watching Fried Green Tomatoes that evening and then heading off to bed. Oh man, that is such a great movie. If you've never seen it, or it has been
awhile, I heartily recommend.
A great day for a bike ride
I hope it was a
great week for you as well.
Reading this was like going along with you!
ReplyDeleteLast week was my birthday, so we went to a "trad" Irish music session at an Irish pub with all the kids and two good friends. It was loud, but loved it. Otherwise, it was the usual work-on-appraisals, get the fifth-wheel ready for winter business. It's still warm/hot here in the days, but the nights are cooling off. (Oh, I read some books and worked on blogposts, too.) Glad you're feeling better.
I'm so glad you had a good week too. The Irish pub sounds like a grand time.
DeleteI was a teenager when Fried Green Tomatoes was released. My best friend won tickets to the Toronto premiere off the radio station. I remember they gave us a copy of the soundtrack and some plastic green tomatoes in a crate!
ReplyDeleteGreat memories!
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