I had to have the windows and doors closed again today. The air is no longer green, it has turned to yellow. Tonight it has started to smell like smoke in the air. I am sure these fires will slow down and end soon, I hope.
I made a new recipe today. Tofu Green Bean Stir Fry. It was super delicious with brown rice. The fresh green beans were so crisp and the tofu crisped up nicely. The sauce is what made the dish. I forgot to put the red pepper flakes by accident but will not next time.
I watched "On the Basis of Sex" today in honor of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. I had been putting off watching this movie and RBG for a long time. I still have to watch RBG. It was a great movie and I see why people liked it.
Then at 7:30pm my friend S and I logged on and watched a play that was recorded and we had a limited time to log in and watch. We synchronized our watching so we could text back and forth. I used my chromecast to watch it on my TV from my computer. It was a super funny play about some 20 somethings who were gamers and their love lives. I didn't understand much of the gamer speak but it was super humorous about the love stuff. We both enjoyed it. We are signed up for two more plays. They are all "plays in the time of Covid-19". It is interesting how creative people can get.
Until tomorrow...
Shanah Tovah Umetukah
I got my food delivery yesterday and today. A bunch of food was not available for delivery. This is why I usually get delivery during the middle of the week and not on the weekend. I will have to do another delivery soon. It was good to get some things I wanted like I got some little cucumbers and portobello mushrooms. Just something different for a change. I want to grill the portobello mushrooms but I may have to grill them inside since my propane tank ran out and my other tank is downstairs. I was going to bring it upstairs but the air is going to be bad again and everything is covered with ash.
I referred my friend's company and she gave me a $100 gift card. I went right out and bought two things I have had my eye on. A cover for my upstairs grill and a little fountain for my backyard. I miss having bubbling water in my backyard since I filled in the pond. Maybe this fountain will help me get my bubble sound while I lay on my hammock. We will see. If I ever get to be outside again with this smoke...
Until tomorrow...
My veggies and fruits showed up very early this morning. I used the lock box again and also made sure I would wake up when they arrived. I was glad I did because the delivery guy opened the lock box, put the veggie box inside the gate, closed the gate and the lock box. He did not scramble the code. If you do not scramble the code, the next person could come along and get the key out and open the gate and steal anything inside the gate. More education needs to happen.
I got all my veggies and fruits so I am ready to cook!
Until tomorrow...
The sky is clear. The air is green. The air is now a 9. Last week it was a 400. I hear it may even rain. It is so nice to finally be able to breathe outside. Lucky was so happy outside today. She went with the dog walker and rolled in the grass. I guess there was something in the grass that was stinky and I had to give her a bath when she came home. Two baths in a week.
Today is my Name Day. A name day is a European thing. It consists of celebrating a day of the year that is associated with one's given name. It is celebrated like your birthday. Well, today is my name day. A special day just for me. I am going to celebrate by eating some vegan chocolate ice cream.
Today my doorbell rang and it was Amazon. I had them drop the boxes on the steps like I always do. I was on the phone so I just brought the boxes in after the person left and didn't look at them. A while later I opened a box thinking it was my batteries and it wasn't. I was confused. It was someone else's boxes. The boxes were delivered to my address but the label was to an address that didn't exist and to a person I never heard of. I called Amazon (god, getting through was a nightmare) and they said they would cancel this order and contact this person and resend the items. They said don't bother sending them back, just keep them or donate them. What a crazy business model that it costs less to have you keep the items than have you send them back.
I know at this point you are asking WHAT DID YOU GET? I got a set of mint green towels, a very nice door mat that says HELLO, and some Bamba floor cleaner. The towels are not my color and are pretty thin so I will give those away or donate. The doormat I will keep if I can't donate to fire victims. The Bamba I can use since I have all wood floors. Not any stuff I need but I could use some of it if I can't give it away. Happy Name Day to me!
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I actually saw the sun today. The air quality was a 115. That is good. The quality went to a Yellow. It still isn't a Green but it isn't a Purple so we are going in the right direction! I let Lucky go on the balcony for about 15 minutes today because she was crying. She saw the sun and wanted to go outside.
I left the items for my neighbor to put in a truck going to Oregon to the fire area. I added some batteries that I just bought. I figure folks may need batteries since they won't have electricity for a long time. I can always buy more batteries. I wish I had more to give.
Until tomorrow...
My neighbor announced that a truck was taking items up to Oregon for people who were burned out of their homes. There was a specific list of things that were needed. I didn't have many of the things since I Marie Kondo'd my house about 9 months ago and got rid of a lot of stuff.
I had a few things on the list. I had a Lego set, kid activity books, color pencils, dog toy (Lucky didn't play with it), dog diapers (leftover from Happi), people shampoo, toothpaste, dental floss, sunscreen, soap, tooth brush and deodorant. It was a little bit. I hope it helps.
It is still orange here. Still smells like burning tires. Ugh.
Until tomorrow...
I fell asleep so early last night. I was so tired. I guess it was the workout.
I had an early video chat with my foster son and then a video chat with my Sunday Friends. One of my friends just bought a place in Hawaii! I am sad but happy for them. I now have a place to vacation in Hawaii.
Then I fell asleep. I must be pushing myself too hard. I think this bad air is really causing people to have a hard time physically and mentally. It is hard to have this lack of sun. This is supposed to be our summer. Also the air smells like burning tires. I go out and in three breathes I start coughing. They say we will be getting some wind and maybe rain soon. Not soon enough.
I got an email from my Dr. saying I need to come in to his office to get a flu shot. I am not happy about that but he doesn't want me to go to Walgreens to get it. He thinks that will be worse.
Until tomorrow...
I made my goal of working out 5 times a week again this week. I have been thinking that at some point I have to increase the amount I am working out or will have to workout longer. I think that point is down the road but I have to think about it now so I can mentally plan for it.
I have been changing up my workouts. This week I road my stationary bike for 6 miles three times. I like this workout because it is the easiest on my joints and I get to watch TV while I do it. But with the smoke in the air, I couldn't do it all week long. Plus I need to mix up the workouts. I did the indoor walk DVD one day. It is not as easy as you think. It is one mile of walking in place but it also has hand weights and kicks and leg lifts. It really gets me sweaty. Then on the last day I did Zumba for 35 minutes. I did the toning and sculpting DVD. It uses weights and really makes me sweat. I end up drinking lots of water. This way I get some cardio and some weights. I get some exercise that I sit down and some that I am standing.
Today I did a zoom with my new RA group. We did a go around to meet each other and made a list of things to talk about since it is a new group. It isn't in my town but they are nice to include me. They are all so nice. Almost all of them have had RA since they were young. I know I was diagnosed when I was in my 20's but I am convinced that I had it many years earlier. I just ignored the symptoms or the doctors did. I try to think what symptoms I would have had that would have sparked them into action. Even when I had acute symptoms the first doctor I told, wouldn't send me for tests and told me "you are getting older now, you should expect these things." It was so long ago.
Until tomorrow...
I made my second trip to the post office to get my mail. There was none because I am still having it forwarded but in two weeks, that ends. I am just getting practicing once a week. I learned the door doesn't unlock right on time so I should not show up right at 7:30am. I end up waiting in my car. I think showing up 5 minutes later is a better idea. I am still doing my whole procedure of taking everything off in the garage and putting my items like my keys in the UV machine to be zapped. I feel it is better to be safe than sorry.
I spoke to my foster social worker today to check in. She said the nicest thing to me. She said I was her best foster case. I was surprised since my foster situations have not ended in permanent placement. It was nice to hear. I need to work on my feelings of failure. Something to work on during Covid-19.
Until tomorrow...
