Yeah, I know, I was stupid. And yeah, I'm finding out that neuropathy has no rhyme or reason.

But as soon as I ate the salad I felt one million times better.

See, I don't like to eat if I'm not hungry. But with diabetes, you have to eat little meals during the day. Now, when you used to weigh what I used to weigh, and you've lost a major amount of weight, you really don't want to eat when you are not hungry. Goes against everything I've been through while losing my weight.

But I shal prevail.

And the only air conditioner is the one in the bedroom. It's a 5000 btu and it's on right now.

My living room- dining room is 30 feet long. If I ever put an air conditioner in there, my monthly bill would be over $300. I don't have that kind of money.

So we use fans. Alan mostly sits in the chair with the big fan on his body. He is comfortable. I never do anything in the living room. Never. I don't even sit on the couches. If you walked into my home, it's like when I first moved in 15 years ago. Couches look brand new. Only Alan's recliner has to be replaced. Want to know why I never go in the living room?? Because when we first moved here 15 years ago, the people upstairs had two little children, no rugs and they would move furniture and let the little ones ride their tricycles over our heads every day. Almost gave me a nervous breakdown. So I ate in the kitchen or in my bedroom We never could eat in the dining room. They moved after one year but we got into the habit and I got so used to not sitting in the living room (unless we have company of course), that I just clean my houes and go about my business or watch tv in my bedroom. Alan is the living room guy.

I have a ceramic tile floor throughout my apartment. No rugs. So I use my swiffer wet thing every single day. I don't want to see a bug so all I do is clean. Clean clean clean, that's me. Never used to be me when I was in my 30's but my goodness, how I have changed. I'm like a cleaning fanatic.

If Alan ever put a dish in the sink and went to bed, he would hear it from me the next day.

Ever try a swiffer?? This has to be the best invention since peanut butter. No more mops. And I don't even have to buy the container with the swiffer wet things inside. You get 24 for $8.99. Guess what I pay for them??

I go to the ninety nine cents store and you get a package of 20 wet swiffer like things for ninety nine cents. Can you imagine.

I swiffer two or three times a day. I do the walls with it too.

Whoever invented the swiffer has my vote.

Oh, and you'll never guess what I just went and bought 10 minutes ago.
See, I'm like a girl scount. Be prepared. That's my motto.

I was watching Oprah and a news bulletin flashed on the tv warning of power outages, and storms heading our way.

I grabbed my purse, went to one of the local stores that sell the AS SEEN ON TV PRODUCTS, and I knew exactly what I wanted to purchase. It's called the Stick on Bulb. No electricity needed. Uses 4 AA batteries.

Trouble is, everybody else had the same idea. So I went down to CVS and there were two left on the shelves. I got them.

Now, if we have a power outage, (today, tomorrow, next year, whenever), I shall have light in my house. Two lights to be exact.

Alan said "the things you think of". And I responded "well, if we have a power outage and you can't see in the dark, YES, THE THINGS I THINK OF!!!!

Should have been a boy scout!!! lol

Melody