Daily Notes- August 27

Art Supplies.  I just need a space with a good light source.  That's really the biggest problem with this house. Natural Light.  The optimum spot is the island in the kitchen. An opening in the ceiling facing south brings in lots of natural light.  A skylight.  The word often alludes me. I find myself defining words but not actually able to capture the word itself.  Skylight.

The living room area is very dark (faces North).  House lights on for any sort of activity.  Morning, noon and night. Always need lights on.  Right now the only light source is the computer screen.  I write the Morning Pages in the front left side of the "living" room part.  The part where I am now is supposed to be the formal dining room.  Had a big light fixture hanging from the center of the ceiling.  Hit our heads on it.  Now we have a ceiling fan there.  And it's where we watch tv and use the the computer.  No formal dining room.  No formal dining going on here in Maine.

G has gone off to the lab for some tests.  He is scheduled for some other tests early tomorrow morning at the big hospital.  His lung doctor again.  Not sure what he is looking for.  There are quite a few things wrong with G's lungs- he has only one functioning lung--  and none of them can be fixed but they just keep looking and they never seem to find anything new.  It's okay to be interested in what might be happening in G's lungs, but if you keep finding nothing then just stop.

Something the Pharmacy thought was "super exciting" happened to me yesterday.  I was one of the Lucky One Hundred who got called in for the Shingles Shot.  I wasn't prepared as I thought the phone call was about a prescription pickup.  But they convinced me to take advantage of my chance to have a shot.  So I reluctantly said yes.  I got the shot and immediately thought I was going to faint.  So I was taken back to the injection room and given water and had a lovely chat about dementia in people and dogs with the Pharmacist. Then he checked my pulse and said I was good to go.   I managed to get my shopping done and get home safely.  I didn't have any of the problems the pharmacist mentioned but when I went to bed and rolled over onto my left arm--I did experience quite a bit of pain.  He told me that was common.  So I had to figure out how to fall asleep on my right side.  It took awhile.

This morning I feel okay.  Riley is here on the dog bed next to me.  Sitting like an Egyptian Dog statue.  I think he and G had a good night's sleep- even though the phone did ring at 7:30am with a reminder of G's lab tests today.  Riley has his own schedule and WALK was on it for this time period.  And Riley is now very put out about not being on his walk.  I told the dog that not everyone gets what they want. Like he cares about "everyone".  G should be home soon.