security

They are removing our metal lockers at work this week.  Those who need to a locker will have a clear box with a 4-digit code that expires in 8 hours.  Gonna have to keep everything in my car or in my pocket now.  

so tired

I'm dragging tonight,  working closing shift. My back and legs are tired and I am feeling drowsy.  I didn't sleep well last night.  I had a bad case of restless legs after working closing shift. 

I suspect the UTI and the medication I'm taking for it is wearing me down as well.  Tomorrow is my last dose of antibiotics and I hope the infection is cleared.  

still sick

I'm nearly finished with my first round of antibiotics,  Macrobiotic, and my doctor has sent me a second prescription at my request.  

Maybe  TMI, my first urination of the morning was still brown and cloudy. I've been trying to drink lots of water but obviously I still need to drink more.  My morning dip stick test still came out positive for a UTI. I feel better but I'm still very uncomfortable. 

sick again

I've got another UTI. I woke up with symptoms yesterday morning. The soonest I could see any doctor was 4pm. I was scheduled to work closing shift last night and I realized,  while waiting for a doctor to see me, that there was no way I could work  on my feet while feeling that bad, twitching, burning and trying not to wet my pants; so I called out for the night.  I also took Cystex and drank yarrow tea all day, hoping that it would not ruin test results so I could get a prescription for antibiotics. 

I also realize I've been doing a lot of urinary health no-no's this week:
I took a warm tub bath. 

I've been snacking on gummy bears which, for reasons I do not know, seem to be an irritant. 
I had a few glasses of red wine - one glass a night - this week, another huge irritant. 

the very bad memorial day weekend

The electricity fluttered and the went out for a while Friday. Since then, we've had no internet service. That meant no TV or music either. Lumos ISP could not make a service call until Tuesday. Looks like our modem died.  

Half of the duct work has been taken down in our basement on Sunday so we were hoping for cool weather until we can have a functioning AC again. We had arranged for a friend of the exterminator, who is also a neighbor, to install new ducts on Tuesday. 

Tuesday, we got an new modem and we are finally back online after a holiday weekend with no communications. The modem death was probably a blessing because it forced MonsterMustDie to work on cleaning out the massive hoard he has in the basement so that someone could work down there.

Meanwhile, the person who was supposed to replace the ductwork ended up ghosting us on the project. I spent Wednesday making calls to set up appointments for estimates from the few companies that said they might consider a project as small as replacing ductwork. That's $69 or more a pop just to have have someone show up and look around and 1. decide if it was worth their time to it and 2. give us an estimate for work to be done at an undisclosed date.

Last night, we were saved by our friend Bob who, after owning and modifying multiple homes over the years, had a good bit of experience in that installing ductwork. He came over to the house with tools, went with John Stephens to the nearest building supply store, and the two of them replaced the ducts last night.