[OhKay]

When we first moved here, we decided that Corey would put the dirty laundry in my trunk in the morning, and would bring the clean laundry in when he got home from work. That's very helpful, but I still struggle at the laundromat. We'll see how I'm doing next week. I may have to find a way to alter how I do things, or ask Corey to go with me, which I'm sure he'd be just thrilled about.

I don't have a set weekly schedule for which day of the week I do things because weather has interfered, and appointments always do, and I don't know how I'll feel from one day to the next. The rest of my routine has been thrown upside down tho, and I'm not getting enough sleep... and I need a lot of sleep right now so I have my best chance to recover (at least a bit) faster and better.
I'm going to have to shower first thing in the morning, leave him a sandwhich or something in the fridge for lunch, and just leave to do my errands when I need to. I can't leave here and get home so late.

I'm not going to say that I shouldn't be out, but I'm aware that I have no business doing so much and being out so late. I've been handicapped for a long time, but right now, I'm really handicapped. I'm a mess.

I went to the dispensary yesterday. They didn't have one of the kinds of MJ I wanted, so I'll be trying something new again. I have to finish what I have in my bowl and what I've ground first though. I decided to buy higher dose edibles, and got some raspberry flavored gummies. I ate one last night and it did work. Eating vs. smoking MJ is usually a different high, but I didn't notice any difference.

[Mari]

Can you hire a young person for a few dollars to go to the laundromat with you?


Some laundromats for a reasonable fee let you drop off your items. Then they
wash and dry them for you and have them ready for pick up.
Some even pick up and deliver to your apartment.



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Through the years I have changed my idea of cleanliness.


~for example how often the bed linens and blankets get changed.

~how many times I can wear something to work before washing.

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What they used to call the "little clothes," the underwear and such, I do wash.

They could be washed in the sink or tub if I did not have a washing machine.


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Towels are heavy when they are wet so I would not want try to wash them by hand unless I bought an appropriate set of small towels.


M

[OhKay]

I have made the same changes as you, Mari. I don't hand wash anything tho. We just have LOTS of socks and underwear.
The main problem is that Corey's really heavy, filthy work clothes need to be washed regularly. He wears jeans, a tee-shirt, button-down shirt, and (this time of year) sometimes a sweatshirt to work every day.
I think it would cost a mint for drop-off service because you pay by the pound, and I don't like the idea of someone else touching my undies
There are no kids around to help. I think I'm going to try to take a small load to the laundromat myself and see how it goes. Depending on how I do, and/or how I end up once this relapse is over, I may have to hire someone to help me do the laundry if Corey can't/won't... maybe my upstairs neighbor. She could use the beer money lol

With Corey being home and in the bathroom all day during the week, I hadn't been able to take any mag. citrate. I was very uncomfortable, so I finally took some yesterday, and I feel much better this morning. That's something I need to somehow get back to doing regularly, too despite the schedule disruption.

I had no problem going to bed at 11pm last night, and I was up at 6am this morning, so I went right back to my regular schedule. Corey mentioned he may be back on 1st shift by Thursday. We will see how that shakes out...

I still have to do my regular grocery shopping. I can make it until at least tomorrow. I will have to do it in the morning tho so that Corey can bring in the bags before he goes to work.

[Dmom3005]

Good luck with the grocery shopping Kay.

I hope it works out that you get it done while he is still home.
If something happens and he isn't see if the upstairs tenant
will help you bring them in for a little bit of money.

Or even just to be nice.

Donna

[OhKay]

Yesterday Corey and I went out shopping to get him new boots and buy some tools that needed to be replaced. Damn is that s*** expensive! Fortunately everything he needed at Home Depot was in one little area, so I didn't have to walk through the whole store. I went with him because he needed things, and if I didn't go, he wouldn't go on his own.

When we got home, I brought up how bad off I was. I didn't ask him to help me do the laundry. I just told him I would need his help at least this week. He immediately agreed. WOW.
Maybe we will do that tomorrow? It would be a good day to do it.

I also told him I'd need to get into the shower early this morning because I would be doing the grocery shopping before he leaves for work today so he can bring in the bags. There was no disagreement there either, but I didn't really expect any. I can't bring in all those bags myself, so it just makes sense to do things that way.

I hate the fact that I can't do what I want/need to do on my own right now, and you know how I hate asking for help, but I'm facing a new reality- that's hopefully temporary- so I just have to bite the bullet.

I was up at 6am again this morning. Corey was awake when I woke up, but he was trying to get back to sleep. I haven't gotten into the shower yet because I'm afraid I'll wake him up. It's back to the 2nd shift schedule today... UGH.

[bizi]

I am glad that he is being agreeable.
bizi

[Mari]

Good that you are talking to him in a way that he hears.


M

[OhKay]

He is not being so agreeable about doing the laundry now, so I don't know when, or if, that plan will come to fruition. He says he doesn't want to do it before he goes to work while he is on 2nd shift. He expects to be back on first shift on Thursday, and I know he will not want to do laundry after work. So that leaves the weekend, which will be hell because so many of the machines at the big laundromat are broken, and it's already been 2 weeks since I've done the laundry...

Despite all that, he was b****ing yesterday that he was on his last clean pair of work pants (he's not because I have more stashed in another place). When we talked about it last night, I could feel him kinda pushing me to do the laundry myself by being rigid and unpleasant. I don't know if I should try doing a small load solo or not. I will decide that today.

Yesterday I made it through the supermarket in one piece and without any war stories to tell, but I was exhausted when I got home. Shortly after Corey left at 1pm I laid on the couch vs. in bed because I was expecting a package. I know I made it at least until 2, but I don't know what time I fell asleep. The postman didn't ring the bell until about 4:30. I didn't open the package. I just went to bed and didn't wake up until after 8pm!
Then I stayed up with Corey until 1am, and slept in until 7 this morning.

I have to go to the post office today to return 2 packages to Amazon, then I have to go buy cigarettes. It would be nice if I got around to cleaning the floors, but I would have to get that done before my nap in case I sleep really late again.

[bizi]

Change is hard especially when You are used to a routine.
(((((HUGS)))))
bizi

[OhKay]

I can't expect any help with the laundry from Corey during the week. All the laundromats will be mobbed on the weekend. That's what I don't like about waiting, and is part of why I've been considering trying to take a small load to the laundromat myself, but that wouldn't put a dent in the big dirty clothes pile we have. I don't know how safe it would be, or if I have the energy to do it either, so I should wait. Beggars can't be choosers I guess.

I'm staying in today. I'm feeling light-headed and dizzy for some reason. I have to take mag. citrate today, so I'll have to drink a lot of water so I don't get dehydrated and make that worse. I have to call the gastro an make an appointment to see if there's any way they can improve my quality of life in regards to my BR issues. I still can't believe they never ordered an X-ray to check to see if I passed those 11 markers.

I swept up in the kitchen yesterday, but all the hard floors really need a thorough cleaning. I hope I can make myself take care of that, and maybe something else that needs attending to. Since I'm not going out, I should have some gas in the tank.