TREE TRIM

Today started out with a quick and early trip to the post office to pick up Lucky's medicine that was delivered to the wrong address. I took Lucky with me for a fun ride in the car. I gave her the antibiotics and she was sound asleep for hours. 

After a solid chunk of work hours, it was time for the tree guys. Five guys showed up and took care of my white birch in about one hour. Two guys climbed it and the other three took care of the branches and put them in the chipper. Then they cleaned my backyard better than it looked before they arrived. They even took a giant ivy root at my request and put it in the chipper. When the root was first dug out and wet it weighed about 80 pound but now that it was dry the guy said it only weighed about 25 pounds. I could have picked it up! 

The tree looks great. It is thinned out and made smaller. I keep cutting it back every couple of years. 

I spoke to my doctor about my RA doctor's appointment a few weeks ago. I am making a plan for my next appointment. 

Until tomorrow...

MEDICINE NO SHOW

 Work has been non-stop. Busy every day, all day. 

I waited for two days for Lucky’s medicine and it didn’t show up today. I called the company and found out that a few weeks ago they were bought over and when their databases merged, some customers addresses got messed up. Her medicine got shipped to another address. I will get it tomorrow. 

Lucky wanted to play tonight. She grabbed her toys and we played her favorite « catch me, catch me ». Where one of us runs around and the other tries to catch the other.  I think she had fun. 

Until tomorrow…

SAVED $250 TODAY

 I woke up early so I would be ready for the tree trimmer. I have a large white birch in my back yard and every couple of years it needs to be thinned and shaped. I have a tree guy who used to be a forest fire fighter come and cut it. His guys do a great job.  Anyway, I waited and waited and they didn’t come. It was raining on and off and I kind of thought they might not come but I got no phone call. I finally called and he said didn’t you get my message? He left a message at some random house where some people are probably very confused. 

The tree guy ended up coming later to see the tree in the rain. He remembered the tree once he arrived. He wanted to charge me X to trim the tree and I said WHAT? You charged me Y last time. It was $200 less. So he said okay I’ll charge you Y. He is coming back on Thursday. 

I called the chimney sweep while I was on a roll. I also asked about their drier vent cleaning. He said he would charge me A. I said how about you charge me B. He said how about we meet in the middle?  Basically I saved $250 between the two services! 

It was such a cold and rainy day. Lucky stayed inside.

Until tomorrow…

BUSY MONDAY

Today was nothing much. Just a lot of work. 

I cancelled my foot doctor appointment because I haven't been to physical therapy yet. 

Lucky was a ball of energy today. Her medicine for her upper respiratory infection is in transit and should arrive tomorrow.

That was basically my day. Like I said, boring. 

Until tomorrow...

VEGAN CHILI

 Today was all about taking care of Lucky and doing Laundry. All the "L"'s. 

Lucky is doing better today. She slept a lot but is not making that noise as much. It was rainy so I kept her inside. I also cancelled the dog walker for tomorrow. I think until she gets her medicine she should stay stationary.  

I did three loads of laundry and washed dishes. Big fun here! I tried to relax since my neighbors had a fire engine at their house at 5:45 am. I got up to make sure everything was okay. I could not fall back to sleep and of course it was Day Light Savings Time so it was SO early. 

I made vegan chili for dinner. It is very good but it was too watery. I ate it with rice so the rice soaked up the liquid. I guess I should have cooked it longer. I was in a hurry. 

Until tomorrow...

ANYONE SAY HAIRCUT?

 I took Lucky for a walk between the rain drops and I thought she was doing good but 3/4 of the way around the block she got ill. I carried her home. Then she seemed fine! I can't wait to get her medicine. I think she has been licking her legs and paws and that made her sick. 

I did errands today like putting away the Halloween decorations (they needed to dry from the rain). Once I got those tasks done, I decided to cut my own hair. Don't get too excited. I just gave myself a trim. When I went to see the hairstylist down my block she said I needed a trim and then my hair would look better. I have cut my hair many times before when it was short so how hard could it be?! I watched a youtube demo and bought the right items. I got in front of a mirror and I did it. I won't say it is perfect (there is a piece in the back I do need to trim a bit more) but it looks pretty good. I only took about 1-1/2 or 2 inches off. It looks healthier now. Those inches will grow back quickly. My hair grows very  fast. In 2 years it has grown past my shoulders from a haircut that was about 2-1/2 inches long. If it looks healthy I am happy. 

Until tomorrow...

BACK TO THE VET TO GET A DIAGNOSIS

 I took Lucky to the veterinarian again. I was so concerned with her heavy and loud breathing even when she was awake and sitting still. The vet said she has an upper respiratory infection and needs antibiotics. The antibiotics need to be ordered from a dog pharmacy and will take a few days. Meanwhile I am giving her human cough meds. It seems like it is the same type of infection she had before. 

 I took care of a bunch of errands: getting bird food for Sunny, dropped off my ballot, and dropped off two packages. I returned my Oofos shoes and the scissors that I got that were not what were advertised. I am getting replacement Oofos in another size and my money back on the scissors. I already bought another pair of scissors. 

It was a busier day than I expected when I a client called with an emergency. Even though I am trying not to work on Friday's, I will take emergency calls and emails. I got other emails and responded that I would respond back on Monday. 

Until tomorrow...

WHAT A DAY

I love my business. I keep saying it. I love my business. Today was a crazy day. I had clients with a COVID outbreak, someone going on pregnancy leave, and person going out on medical leave all on one day. Talk about keeping me on my toes. Do all the emergencies have to happen on one day? 

I had a chance to take Lucky around the block at lunch time and again, she practically ran. Then tonight she was very energetic. I am very happy. 

I had a quick dinner so I could watch a virtual live book discussion of a book I read "Ear Hustle". It is about a podcast that was started at CA State Prison San Quentin. It was very interesting. 

Until tomorrow...

LUCKY RAN ON HER WALK

 It rained today again. I worked most of the day. 

At about 5 pm I asked Lucky if she wanted to go for a walk. It had stopped raining. She jumped up and practically danced to her leash. We got outside and she ran down the sidewalk. We ran into a friend and I thought she would be excited but she just wanted to keep running around the block. Run she did. I was gasping for air. Then she came inside and ate. It it was good to see her snapping back a bit more. 

My eye was worse this morning. Luckily the eye wash arrived. The medicine should arrive tomorrow. 

My scissors also arrived today. I bought scissors to trim my hair. I was going to go somewhere to get my hair trimmed but then I found a website that shows me how to trim my own hair. I bought two pairs or scissors and one pair didn’t come as advertised so I am sending them back. 

More rain tomorrow.

Until tomorrow…

TEAR DUCT BLOCKED

 Happy November!!  

I woke up with a blocked tear duct. My eye was scratchy for the last few days but I thought if I used my eye wash I could beat it. It didn’t work and my eye lid is swollen and itchy.  I checked the eye wash and it is expired by a few months but I need to use it until I can get some more delivered. 

I called the eye doctor and ugly the medicine refilled. That will be delivered in a couple of days. I also made a eye doctor appointment. I need new lenses. 

It is raining so Lucky does not want to go outside. 

Until tomorrow…