Birds Gone and More About Dark Spot Reduction

 The birds are gone. I had not peeked at them for about weeks. I either forgot, felt too5 bad to go to that end of porch, or did not want to walk in wet grass. On Thursday, Tommy said he heard lots of birds in the planter. Finally, on Friday I decided to look. There was not a sign of a bird. The nest was empty. It was not disturbed. I guess they flew away. Now, I am sad there are no little furry peepers. 

Tommy tells me he sees hummingbirds on the flowers even though I put out no hummingbird feeders. 

I still feel awful from the first med or the second is having the same effect. I had things to do today. Nothing was done. We only left the house to get bananas. Tommy just told me he got up at 9 am to wake me since I said I wanted to go out. Then, when I indicated I did not, he came in and slept in his chair. He finally awoke after 2:30. He is feeling 'yucky' and does not feel like he can do anything. Hopefully, both of us will start feeling better.

Happily, the work week will be dry next week. There are things to do!--doctor lunch, car shopping, car selling 

At the store, besides bananas, he got more Cheerio bogo. Life bogo, Quaker's Old-Fashioned Oats bogo, and Fritos, Betty Crocker Brownie Mix bogo.  

Rain was somewhere close by our neighborhood. Flies were sticking. And, it takes Tommy so long to get inside that he lets flies inside. I do not blame him for how long it takes. Then, he cannot shoo them back out because he has both hands on the walker. No blame there either. However, then he chopped met and cooked it. Good! Then, two hours later the meat was sitting to 'cool' with flies landing on everything around me. He and meat were in the kitchen with flies. I was furious, but he said it had to cool. 

I was going to make spaghetti, but not with that meat. It is his. He is putting out another package for spaghetti. It seems he has no concept of sanitary!

I wanted tuna salad anyway, so I made and ate that while he was cooking meat. I will eat chicken breast, and he can eat the fly infested ground beef. He is okay with that. 

This new bed has developed a hole in the center that interferes with sleep! It has to go. It also made my knee hurt last night after weeks of not hurting. 

This popped up after I wrote about dark spots. The Safest and Most Effective Ways to Get Rid of Dark Spots (msn.com) Lots of these treatments I have never heard of. There is information for darker skin. 

Do you think it is necessary to leave meat out two hours to let it cool? 

Exhaustion

 This has been a hard week, and I gave up. This will not be edited. I was taking an antibiotic that absolutely almost destroyed me. My bones, skin, muscles, and joints hurt and felt tight. I was stammering and feeling wobbly all over the house. Finally, on Friday night, I took no more. The doctor gave me something else, another antibiotic for the uti. 

On top of this, I had to deal with woman who wants/wanted to buy my car. They insist that I give them full control of my car to take it 60 miles here to their mechanic. The car is almost perfect. Yet they want to take it from me, find something wrong or make something wrong and then try to get me to lower my price. 

These exalted Christians are abusive and make a deal with me and back out. I was feeling ill from the antibiotic. We got on the interstate and she took both hands off the wheel twice going 70 mph. Her father reached over into the front seat was touching the steering, "trying to adjust it for her." He took out something in a bottle, not water, and looked me in the eye, defiantly, and tried to drink with me yelling not to do so. He said meekly, lying that it was not water. Either lying or bringing water in a bottle for juice to set me off. I had said only water, nothing else consumed in car. He likes to push the boundaries. I have met him before. His wife was the friend who died of cancer last Nov. or Dec.

She saw the car in my yard and asked me about buying it. I have not advertised anywhere. So, I was not out pushing the car for sale. 

While on the interstate, she was pushing all the buttons on the dashboard to test things. She even set the alarm. I was terrified. Yes, I did yell at her. Then, I told her that if she took both hands off the wheel again, she would put it on the shoulder, and I would drive.  I was exhausted when I got home. The father in the back seat now, told her that the steering wheel was as tight as a new car. 

They said they would have to let her husband check to oil. ???They demanded to know the last time the oil was changed. The car is 16 years old, brand new tires. You would think this was new car. They will try to get me to come down on price, no matter what is right or wrong. Men who know cars say it is fine shape and worth $6000. Maybe I should add another $500 to make people think they are getting a deal and getting one over on me. 

Between a new antibiotic and getting rid of them, I will get better.

This will be my ad:

2008 Impala LT, silver

52,303 miles

Low-mileage Michelin tires

Moon Roof

Clean interior, one small scratch side

Handles well, smooth ride, tight steering, no oil leaks, new battery

$6500 FIRM, Cashier's check

Now, to put this on Facebook Marketplace. 

Okay, exhausted, almost midnight, cannot sleep. That woman frazzled my nerves.

Tommy Won't Let Me Talk

Tommy received a large check for income tax refund. But, it was not what he expected or the number he turned in to IRS. I knew he sat down to do this. And, I was aware I should not talk. But, I just keep talking to him. Then, he fusses at me. Maybe I can remember from now on. I just still feel so bad, ill actually. My brain is not working! This is a med that makes me feel awful, almost worse than what I have. 

My black eye is worse today. All these frozen spots hurt so, burn, itch. I look like I was in a fight!

I keep opening my mouth to talk and shut it quickly....lol. I suppose he does not care about the pretty earrings on the girl on the news story. 

Today, even though I was too tired, we went to the place to pick up food for the five little girls. We got two boxes and gave them the lion's share once again. I kept 9 lbs of apples, gave them 12 lbs. Kept 6 lbs. of peaches, gave them 6 lbs.

I kept two 2 lb. bags of navy beans, gave them 2 lbs. They got all the canned food, about 20 cans, 6 of those canned salmon. We kept the milk, two gallons. All five are now in school or at sitters, so mother can work, and the girls eat at school and with sitter. The next time I don't feel like going, we won't. Summer was the lean time for them. 

That above won't go away. I didn't do it. 

If I cannot stand the Gala apples, I will give them those next week. The peaches are delicious. 

Last evening, I went through the red box. It was all Christmas stuff that I bought on sale. Some items were gifts. Now I have some place to put the piddling rest of the Christmas stuff away. 

In a bit he is going to take all the plastic tarps out that make the trunk look so full. Tomorrow, he will bring in a box of paperwork. This is part of my declutter, obviously. 

I made another call today about the dogs and one about the yard next door. Maybe this will work. 

I took a nap, mostly rested. But, I wasn't talking! He found one error in his tax calculations. So, he has his original calculation, IRS calculation, and a new calculation. He will call IRS tomorrow. ???

Just now, he refused to watch a movie with Marlon Brando because he cannot stand him. I never heard of anyone who could not stand Marlon Brando. He is not my favorite actor or even close, but I watch his movies. 

Yes, we are talking since he is through with the math project. 

Do you like Marlon Brando?

Has the IRS ever shorted you on your refund?

Do antibiotics ever make you sicker than what you have?

Sunday, Getting it Done

For the last few days, I have been recovering from the effects of taking an antibiotic. I was exhausted, nauseous, and just plain miserable.

Sunday, I washed four loads of clothes, and there was one on Saturday. I hung up the black pants I washed, and all the panties. I did use the dryer because there were too many towels in the towel load. At least, the use of the dryer is less. If I were hanging clothes outdoors, I could save all the cost of electricity. Since the humidity is very low, drying will be easier indoors than in rainy or just plain humid weather.

I used cold water in the washer, used 1/8 of the amount of ALL recommended by the manufacturer, used Oxi-Clean, and then vinegar in the wash.

For dinner on Tuesday, I put a steak, potatoes, carrots, onions, celery, black pepper, and bell pepper in a turkey bag and into the oven.  I won't be eating any of the steak. Carrots, celery and black pepper were the only costs of this meal. Carrots were bought in five-gallon bag. Celery was dehydrated quite a while ago. I use little black pepper, so the cost is negligible.

Tuesday is the day that the county agent will be answering questions. I am writing down my questions today. Prepping these questions will result in better gardening.

Sunday, I did not use ac or heat. When I was chilly in the night, a sheet and light blanket sufficed on my body with another just over my feet. When I was too warm, I took the extra blanket off my feet. I sometimes just cover my feet if what I am covered with is not quite enough. This evening, a sweatshirt and long pants is sufficient as I move around the house. Hopefully, the utility bill will be lower this next month. I have a few months a year where the bills are not elevated by heating or cooling.

For dinner on Sunday, I made tuna salad and had it with leaf lettuce. Earlier in the day, I had banana and milk. When I grate apples and add eggs to my tuna salad, it will be a two meal deal. My mother always grated apple into our tuna salad. I suppose besides more nutrition, it helped to stretch one small can of tuna to feed four little children and her. I have had people strenuously object to my putting apple into tuna salad, but did like it after one taste.

When I cleaned out the refrigerator on Sunday, I found my Miracle Whip. Yay! I knew it was in there, just not where. I had felt too bad to lean far to find anything. Throwing out an empty milk carton when I finished it opened the view. I love found food.

This does not mean I actually cleaned the shelves! There is something on one metal shelf that dripped through to another shelf. It is a mystery puddle. Meat leaked on another shelf. The crispers are okay, thankfully.

I checked the bottom of my shoes I patched with Shoe Goo.  It seems that stuff picks up bits of trash even after being allowed to cure for three days. Anyway, I put another layer on and am allowing it to cure.

Not a lot was accomplished today, but it was more than most days around here.

Your turn
Does antibiotic use ever make you feel awful?