Thursday 04/07/22 in Lady Loves the Ocean

Good Morning Thursday!!

Wow, I cannot believe I have not been here since Monday. Where did the time go? It was not intentional believe me. The days just got away from me. It’s not like I have been doing a lot that I have been extremely busy or anything. I got a message from another OD member and I realized that damn I hadn’t been writing. So here I am.

I have a dr. appointment this morning at 10 a.m. with my diabetes dr. This is just a routine checkup. For an A1c check-up and pill refill. It shouldn’t take long at all. I weighed myself this morning and I am still maintaining the same weight. So the dr. should be ok with that.

I am going to run by Walmart and the local grocery store in this small town and see what they have. This town is about 20 miles from my house. It is over by my son’s house. They have a small Walmart. And a pretty good little grocery store. Their ad had a few things I am going to pick up. Including eggs, if they have them. I have not been able to get them anywhere lately. The other things I am looking for are Frozen veggies at .99c a bag, and shredded cheese the store brand for 1.99 a bag. And I will see what they have on sale for meat. I am not budgeting much money to spend on this. So I won’t get a lot.

Walmart I need to see if they have any wet cat food. Again there is a shortage here. And it is hard to find. I give Mira 1/2 a can a day of wet food. And then she always has dry food. And I want to see if I can get some hair dye unless that has gone up in price. And if so I will leave it. I don’t think there is anything else on my list.

Our weather has really sucked lately. Monday I got out for a few walks before it started raining. Tuesday it rained and was cold. Yesterday was the same. And so far today is starting out the same way. It was in the 30s and 40s but when it rains that is damp air. And I get so chilled. It is currently 32 degrees. With a high expected to be around 45. Tomorrow is expected to be the same. Saturday there is hope for sunshine and 50-degree temps. I hope we get out of this rainy period sooner than later. It is depressing.

I got a notification yesterday from my gas and electric company. The credit from the Lep company was posted yesterday. I am on the budget so I have the balance paid off. I am at zero and I am remaining on the budget billing plan. So the remainder left will pay for 3 more months of electric bills. And I will have to start paying again on August 1st. This is a godsend. I can’t express how grateful I am. This will allow me to get some money saved and be able to pay my house insurance in May and my property taxes without straining my budget. I have some things I need to do to my home that will allow me to do that as well. I have a couple of window screens that need to be replaced. I want to be able to open my windows. The sun and weather have really worn them down. They are fraying at the bottom and sides. So this is a must-do thing. My son will help me with this.

If anyone is struggling they really should do their research and try to find ways to help themselves. With the emergency allotment on food stamps stopped people are really going to be hurting. Go to your food pantries. Don’t be shy. And if a food truck comes to your community once a month you should apply for it. If you got food stamps you can get this too. And they give you a lot of food. They ask how many are in your family and give to you accordingly. I know as 1 person I got way more than I could ever use. But a lot of the stuff was food that was not good for a diabetic or someone with Crohn’s disease. I took the stuff I didn’t use and contributed it to our local food pantry.

If you are low income go online and apply for the discount internet and free phone programs. I got both. I am a senior on a fixed income of social security only. I didn’t think my local telephone company would participate in the internet discount but they do. Thank God. And then heating assistance. This was the first time I ever applied and I was shocked I qualified. Again Thank God!!! Do what you need to do for yourself and your family. There is help out there.

My eyes seem to be doing better this time. I have been reading more. And putting drops in my eyes about every 2-4 hours. I have several books from the library here that I need to read before the end of the month. I never have a shortage of anything to read. I am also a book hoarder. I have several bookshelves of my own. I borrow the new releases from the library. It saves me a lot of money. I never pay full price for a book. I either borrow it from the library or get it from a used bookstore, thrift store, or garage sale. I love books.

I am going to stop here. I want to read a bit before I have to leave for my appointment. I will pay closer attention to coming here daily. I don’t like missing posting in my diary. I am outta here.
Later,
Sheri