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My right toe started feeling gout-y yesterday and last night it turned to gout rage. Gout can be really really painful - it just throbs. I'm laying there trying to sleep and it's like my whole body is a flickering neon sign saying TOE TOE TOE TOE!! I loaded up on ibuprofen and wrapped an ice pack around my foot and finally got to sleep.
It was a little better this morning and at least I can walk in crocs so I went swimming when I got home the Voltaren I ordered from Amazon yesterday was here (thank you, Amazon! really). It may be psychosomatic but it makes my foot feel better so I don't care. I'll ice it down a bunch today in hopes the stupid gout will get the message and leave!
Voltaren comes in a largeish tube with a fascinating top. Very easy to grip. Intuitive to open the first time - the lid becomes kind of a screw driver to get the little piece of plastic out. Clearly the designers knew their arthritic audience and tried - successfully - to help.
Yesterday, I ordered dinner from a place I'd never ordered delivery from before using Door Dash which I'd never used before and both of them were 10/10. The food was delicious - hot and crispy. The driver was smart and followed my instructions to the letter with no whining and was very gracious when I traded the bag for a $5 bill on top of his tip. "I really appreciate this so much!"
It was a delightful experience from beginning to end. The restaurant is only open Wednesday through Saturday but we will be doing some more dinners on those nights. I like a lot of the stuff on their menu.
Julio is no longer intrigued by the airhorn noise. BUT he's also spending less and less time fucking with the blinds so I am able to have them down and keeping the sun out a lot more now which is excellent.
I got the final semi official amount of the HOA assessment. I own .838% of the building and my part of the assessment is $20,796.40. It is due October 1. The money transfer from my investments was complete so I went ahead and told bill pay to send 'em the $. There is a meeting on the 31st to vote but the governing rules say that a majority of the ownership has to vote no. You could not get a majority of the ownership to vote on anything. So I do not expect the numbers to change. On the one hand, that's a shitload o' cash. On the other hand, my building will be fixed and safe to live in. And the value will be more solid. I'm grateful I have the money. (They have several different ways to pay if you don't lump sum including very low interest loans.)
The baseball game is at 11 am today.
I need some groceries but I don't really need/need them today. I still have half of last night's dinner to eat. Maybe I'll go tomorrow and maybe I'll even wait until Saturday. I need to go to Amazon Fresh so I can return some stuff.
There is a yarn shop kind of near where I swim. Near but not really convenient as they don't open til 11 am - long after I'm gone. BUT they are moving their shop to over by the Fancy Grocery. And, I'm hoping they will open earlier but even if not, 11 is a good time to grocery shop anyway. I just discovered that they collect knitted goods for Mary's Place (a large organization that helps women and children with safe housing). So now I've got a destination for all these hats and scarves I've been making and I can make more!
It was a little better this morning and at least I can walk in crocs so I went swimming when I got home the Voltaren I ordered from Amazon yesterday was here (thank you, Amazon! really). It may be psychosomatic but it makes my foot feel better so I don't care. I'll ice it down a bunch today in hopes the stupid gout will get the message and leave!
Voltaren comes in a largeish tube with a fascinating top. Very easy to grip. Intuitive to open the first time - the lid becomes kind of a screw driver to get the little piece of plastic out. Clearly the designers knew their arthritic audience and tried - successfully - to help.
Yesterday, I ordered dinner from a place I'd never ordered delivery from before using Door Dash which I'd never used before and both of them were 10/10. The food was delicious - hot and crispy. The driver was smart and followed my instructions to the letter with no whining and was very gracious when I traded the bag for a $5 bill on top of his tip. "I really appreciate this so much!"
It was a delightful experience from beginning to end. The restaurant is only open Wednesday through Saturday but we will be doing some more dinners on those nights. I like a lot of the stuff on their menu.
Julio is no longer intrigued by the airhorn noise. BUT he's also spending less and less time fucking with the blinds so I am able to have them down and keeping the sun out a lot more now which is excellent.
I got the final semi official amount of the HOA assessment. I own .838% of the building and my part of the assessment is $20,796.40. It is due October 1. The money transfer from my investments was complete so I went ahead and told bill pay to send 'em the $. There is a meeting on the 31st to vote but the governing rules say that a majority of the ownership has to vote no. You could not get a majority of the ownership to vote on anything. So I do not expect the numbers to change. On the one hand, that's a shitload o' cash. On the other hand, my building will be fixed and safe to live in. And the value will be more solid. I'm grateful I have the money. (They have several different ways to pay if you don't lump sum including very low interest loans.)
The baseball game is at 11 am today.
I need some groceries but I don't really need/need them today. I still have half of last night's dinner to eat. Maybe I'll go tomorrow and maybe I'll even wait until Saturday. I need to go to Amazon Fresh so I can return some stuff.
There is a yarn shop kind of near where I swim. Near but not really convenient as they don't open til 11 am - long after I'm gone. BUT they are moving their shop to over by the Fancy Grocery. And, I'm hoping they will open earlier but even if not, 11 is a good time to grocery shop anyway. I just discovered that they collect knitted goods for Mary's Place (a large organization that helps women and children with safe housing). So now I've got a destination for all these hats and scarves I've been making and I can make more!