Another Day In My Life

I awoke at 10 AM! This is unheard of for me. I have not been sleeping well this past week and figured I needed the extra sleep. I dutifully sipped my coffee while holding 3 dogs in my lap and balancing my laptop. It occurred to me, that despite the extra sleep I still felt …… not myself, other-worldly. A little nauseous and dizzy. I gulped down the coffee and was prepared to get a start on the day before me, late though I was.

I did it again! I am out of my special pills (actually, they are capsules). I knew I was not going to have enough to fill two weeks when I put them in the pill taker boxes. I dutifully called the refill in, noting that it was out of refills. Not to worry, the pharmacy will notify the clinic and they will call in a refill along with any accompanying messages, such as, it is time for a visit. Then I simply forgot about it. The refill was accomplished yesterday. The day I took my other pills, less the three magic capsules that keep my head on straight. I was in a hurry, my mind on peg hooks and eyehooks and that delicious piece of space left by the old water heater. 

I would kick myself if I could maintain any balance! I found 3 capsules in another part of the container and took them. Showered (no experiments this day), dressed and readied myself for a trip to Walmart to get those magic capsules!

Walmart is a 25 mile trip door to door from here. My prescription insurance dictates which pharmacies I can use and this is the closest. The two local ones are not on my list. While not ideal, I can usually pair the need for refills with other necessities and make the trip worthwhile. I won't mention that HeWho loves to run errands thinks nothing of traveling to stores 60 miles away, sometimes twice in one day. I am frugal!

So, in my weird state of mind I am traveling along the interstate when it occurs to me that the speed limit is a mere suggestion to the other motorists on the road. Kind of like a sewing pattern or recipe is to me. The suggestions are okay, but if I think I know a better method or ingredient, I will apply it.

Being the time of year that it is, I am careful to stay a mere 6 miles over the posted speed limit of 70. This is a busy interstate. One of the main shipping routes running east and west, it is always busy with trucks. Mostly I stay in the slow lane, since the other drivers seem to be in a race. I do have to pass the big trucks that slow down to 60 or so on the inclines.  Nothing annoys me more than someone flying up to me and just hanging on my rear end until I pass and go back into the slow lane. 

Not once did I spot a state trooper today. I was traveling along at 76 mph and the other vehicles were but a blur as they raced past me. They had to be going at least 85!

Not my only annoyance today. I keep my radio on an easy listening station. Today when I started the car, I noted that the sound coming from the passenger side speakers was full of static. The drivers side was fine. It did not occur to me to change the station until I was on the return trip home. I had made a mental note to have HeWho must have done something to my radio the last time he drove my vehicle take a gander to see what the matter was. Changed the station and it was clear ……. duh! I really need the magic capsules in my system at all times!

And the beginning of my day, I almost forgot ….. While in the warm shower, Martha, the boy cat, opened the bathroom door and let all the nice warm air out while I showered. When I pulled back the curtain the chill air hit me. When I asked him why he did that, he just sat there staring at me and swishing his tail across the floor.

Tomorrow will be better. I hope.