I took a slow day today. I am still creaky and moving slow. No fevers today and I was able to eat some food. Progress!
I think tomorrow I will be able to work which is a good thing. I am going to get an early night's sleep. Last night I actually slept the whole night and I was so happy. After two nights of less than a full nights' sleep I needed some sleep.
Until tomorrow...
I am still in recuperation mode from getting my COVID vaccine #4. No fevers today. I just have an upset stomach, have chills and feel tired. I spent the day watching Marvel Comic movies. I watched Thor and Iron Man 2.
My joints and muscles hurt a lot. Less than yesterday but still a lot. I have a hard time going up and down stairs so I am trying to stay on one level.
I am trying to feel better by tomorrow.
Until tomorrow...
This will be short. I barely slept 20 minutes at a time last night between sweats, chills, fever, body aches, pains, and a massive headache. I am hoping tonight is better. I spent the day in bed watching movies. I have no appetite. Lucky is whiny. I am sorry I am complaining. I just had a 100 degree temperature. I know this will pass, I just want it to pass faster.
Until tomorrow....
This is going to be quick. I just took my temperature and it is 99.3 degrees. It has been normal all day but it just spiked. I need to get a cool cloth and cool water.
The vaccine went well. I got up in the morning and left for my appointment at 10 am. I drove part of the way down to the site and then walked a short distance. I got there and the form I filled out online would not print so I had to fill it out again. The same guy that did my 3rd vaccine did this vaccine. They were super nice and I was only there for just over 30 minutes.
I got home and did a little work and then put my feet up and watched TV. I started to feel crappy around 2pm. I have horrible aches all over. Of course my arm is sore. My neck is sore. I have no appetite but I ate a little anyway. I have been drinking water and green tea like crazy. I am drinking the immunity boosting tea my sister-in-law gave me. Figure it can't hurt.
That has been my day. I am going to sleep now.
Until tomorrow...
Today was a busy day getting ready for my 4th vaccine tomorrow. If history repeats itself tomorrow I may not feel well for a few days so I need to be prepared. I did laundry and put clean sheets on the bed. I put fresh towels in the bathroom. I have plenty of clean clothes and comfy clothes. I made some sheet pan roasted veggies. I ordered food to be delivered. I charged my devices. I am ready.
I am going to drive part way to the vaccination site and park so I don't have to walk all the way home.
I made some more of the Vanilla Chocolate Clouds so I could have some candy to munch on.
The sheet pan veggies made a great dinner.
I want to get to bed early so I am rested.
Until tomorrow...
I started out this day with nothing on my calendar. I had the whole day free from appointments and things to do. Then the dam broke.
First, I called the pharmacy about getting my 4th COVID shot. I called because people all around the country are reporting that they are having problems finding places that will give them the 4th shot. I called to ask and the pharmacist seemed puzzled as to why I was asking. He said there were no appointments for two weeks. Or at least that is what I thought he said. I went online and filled out the pages and there was an appointment on Friday, two days away. Either he mistakenly said weeks instead of days or I heard weeks instead of days. Either way, I am getting my 4th shot on Friday morning. Wish me luck. I am still nervous but cases of Omicron have really subsided here and I don't plan on being in the pharmacy for more than a few minutes. I will wait outside like I did last time. I already filled out the paperwork online. They are much more organized than they were for shot #3 when I was one of their first patients.
I did get good news about Lucky! She does not have a UTI. She is doing good. Little Miracle dog. I think the doctor calls them all Miracle dogs. I used to think he called Happi that as a special thing. Now I am not so sure.
I was already to bake something and then a work thing happened and I spent hours sorting that out. Plus I realized that I didn't have my new health insurance card so I had to print one out before I went to get my COVID shot. Next thing I knew it was dinner time. It was a weird day. I thought it was Thursday all day and kept thinking it was trash day. So confused.
Tomorrow I have to get myself ready for the possibility that I may not feel well for a few days. I need to do some laundry and put fresh sheets on the bed. You know things that make you feel good.
Until tomorrow...
Today was a busy day again. I had work zooms and a webinar. The webinar was sort of boring so I did other things while it was on.
I made Hot Cocoa today for the cooking course. It was hot cocoa from scratch and was super chocolatey. I put milk froth on top but I didn't have a frother. I used a hand blender instead.
I put sprinkles of cinnamon, chili powder and coriander on top. Such yummy goodness.
This was the easiest Chocolate recipe in the chapter. I have to wait for ingredients for a few days now.
Until tomorrow...
I got up early to take Lucky to the veterinarian. It was all outside and no contact. They take the dogs in but that is it. The doctor said I was a good mommy because I noticed she was bothered in her ear. She has an allergic reaction in her right ear that was caught early. They put some medicine in her ear that should help. They tested her for the UTI to see if it has gone away. Results will be available in a few days.
I have been working a lot these days. I have been very busy. It is good after so many, many months of no work.
I did get some baking in though. It ended up being late in the evening. I made the vegan milk chocolate inside in the afternoon and put it in the fridge to cool and then got busy and it got too solid. Then I had to let it thaw later in the evening so I could finish the dish.
Once the chocolate thawed a bit I could make the "clouds". Then I had to let those get cold while I made the dark chocolate coating. I dipped the clouds into the dark chocolate and put them in the fridge.
These taste so good. The dark chocolate outside with the creamy milk chocolate inside. I have a high from all the chocolate I ate today. I think I really like making chocolate. Two of my favorite things: desserts and chocolate!
I had a phone call about my ex-foster kid that was informative.
I am feeling a bit better today. Let's see how I feel tomorrow after pushing it a bit today.
Until tomorrow...
Well, all my plans to make another scrumptious chocolate delicacy went out the window when I woke up this morning and I could not move. I was so sore all over. My feet, legs, arms, hands, back and hips. I had a hard time getting up to pee and let Lucky out. I decided to lay on the couch today and rest. My body was telling me something. Maybe the walk and yoga were too much yesterday.
I took a long hot bath and laid around. I decided to watch the whole Marvel Comic Universe movies all over again. I missed a few before I started going with a group to see all of them pre-COVID. I decided to watch them chronologically and not by the dates they came out in the theaters. The movies came out in the theaters in a weird way that was super confusing if you were not a huge fan. Watching them chronologically will really help figure some stuff out. Plus, I realized I missed a few in the early days.
Yesterday and this morning I watched the first two Spiderman movies prior to my decision to rewatch the whole series. Today I watched Captain America. It is interesting to watch them again after so many years.
I made a comfort dinner: pasta with spaghetti sauce, fresh spinach, black olives and vegan cheese. It was very good.
Tonight I must have deleted at least 800 emails from my phone. I haven't done it in a while. I used to do it on my commute to clients and at doctor's offices while I waited. I had a lot of junk in my phone to delete.
Until tomorrow...
Lucky and I went for a walk and met some neighbors to have distanced catch-ups. I found out my next door neighbor is having new windows installed soon. Lucky is used to our walk where we need to avoid people, so we go back and forth from sidewalk to sidewalk on different sides of the street. We weave in and out of parked cars to avoid people who have no masks on. I don't want to get too close to them. Most people are polite when they see me in a mask but some still walk too close. We try to walk on unpopulated streets but sometimes we need to mail a letter and that is a populated street at all hours. Lucky has favorite neighbors who she wants to visit because they give her treatos or lots of attention so she wants to walk certain directions. We do our best.
I decided to plan out the Chocolate Chapter of the cooking course now that I have most of the ingredients. Today I made the most amazing Vegan Hazelnut-Cranberry Nougat Cups. They are dark chocolate cups (which I bought) holding a creamy filling made from vegan white chocolate, hazelnut paste, pistachios, cranberries, almonds, and cocoa nibs. Think of a creamier Ferrero Rocher candy. These are so decadent and creamy. I have eaten four already and I have to get them out of the house before I eat them all. It is like having a box of fancy candies in the house and you want to eat them all.
I also met with my Arthritis group this morning virtually. We had two guests who did a mindfulness meditation and a RA yoga. It was nicer than I thought it would be. I have been to many of these things over the years and the yoga is always too hard on my joints for me to participate. I am not a huge fan of meditation because I just sit and make To-Do lists which is the opposite of what you are supposed to be doing. I went to four day retreat once where I did reiki, energy work, etc. I loved all of it but I was consistently told that I needed to relax. I am not good at relaxing. I have a constant dialogue running in my head. I enjoy this group a lot.
Until tomorrow...
