Sotto Voce

I'm typing this in a whisper, as it were, because of a strange thing that happened last night. I had started typing my entry, venting, pretty much, about K and her illness and whole situation, and the Hubs as well. The phone rang; it was unexpectedly the Sibs, to whom I had already spoken twice in the previous hour. K was watching a movie in the room, so I took the phone and went into the living room to talk briefly. When I came back, I realized I had left everything on the screen where she could easily have seen it.

I felt awful, so awful that I couldn't continue the entry, so I just erased it. I must remember to minimize the screen if I get up. She's not a snoop by any means, but if she passes by the computer and sees her name -- okay, her initial -- she's human, and it'll catch her eye and she'll read it, anyone would. (We are both very good about never looking for each other's diaries, and trust each other.) She doesn't need to see my venting. That's for your eyes only.

Anyway, today's had its ups and downs, but it's relatively calm now. I think she may have the flu, actually, but she can't reach her doctor until Monday. She's been on a very strong antibiotic since Monday, and although her sinuses are better, she still has a terrible deep cough and feels sick all the time. It's the mood swings that are hard on both of us. I won't even go into the Hubs, who was working outside all day so he's in a good mood. He even just suggested that we go to an antique book fair in the city tomorrow. Wow. But I can't do that much walking, not yet. I need to walk as much as I can this spring and summer to build my stamina back up.

So anyway, here's what I mostly did today: I cleaned. Yes, ladies and gents, I cleaned my house. I don't know if I really can keep this up, but I'd sure like to. I made a list of what needs to be done daily, weekly, monthly, and I actually got everything on the list done today except for dusting the family room and washing the kitchen floor, which I'll do tomorrow. (K will take over the floors again when -- or if, if you listen to her -- she's well again.) My new vacuum is very nice, but it's not the greatest thing since sliced bread. It is very easy to move from room to room. It was not very easy to move the old vacuum up into the attic, because that sucker, pardon the pun, is heavy.

I also did errands on top of errands this morning, stocking up on cleaning supplies (of course) among other things. I've also decided to take a little better care of my non-facial type skin, so I got some shower scrub and gel. (My sister's call last night was to remind me not to use exfoliating scrub on my legs and arms every day. Yes, thank you. I am 55 years old. I know how to bathe.)

I also love my new mouse, which scrolls. I've had scrolling mice before but never used that feature, but I love it. I also just signed up for Netflix, which I probably won't last that long with, but I'll see how it goes. I signed up for the one DVD at a time but unlimited throughout the month, and unlimited download access, and then when I submitted all my information and was in, a message said "Sorry! Downloading is not compatible with Apple computers!" so I feel just a bit ripped off, but I probably wouldn't have done that much anyway. But they could have said that up front, I'm thinking.

So, a very random entry here, which I shall now post before my sister calls. (Haven't connected with her yet today.)

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