A Miracle

[susandennis]

The Mariners won. They nipped their 5 game losing streak and their 6 road game losing streak. And they didn't win by default. They actually played a decent game. It was lovely. Now on to Boston. Boston, you are welcome.

It is harder and harder for me to get up from the floor. I got no floor getting up from strength any more. There are times when I need to get down on the floor. This could be a problem.

The table cloth on my terrace table needs replacing. I went to Amazon and looked at round table cloths and couldn't find anything close to what I wanted plus the ones I didn't want were like $30 and $50 and up. WTF??? So then I looked at oil cloth fabric and PUL waterpoof fabric and found stuff I liked but not at prices I liked. Then I realized, well, duh! I can make exactly what I want (elastic around the rim so it doesn't blow off) out of my scraps! For FREE! So that's my new project. I got a good start on it.

Amazon Fresh finally opened up their new pick up spots for therestofus. It's been beta testing for a small number of Amazon employees only since it opened at the end of March. Until today. Free to prime members. So I fired up the website and placed an order. Their inventory is really small. Only one kind of cat food - a bag of dry. I got some grape juice and a watermelon and a salad. The later is a dollar cheaper than even at Grocery Outlet. Weird. If you are an Amazon Fresh member (for $15 a month) you can pick up your order in 15 mins. If you are just a regular run of the mill Prime member like moi, you pick a 2 hour window. I picked 1-3 and was there at 1. I was the only person there and they were at my car in no time flat. I wish they had more stuff.

The other thing is they use paper grocery bags with handles. It's been 5 years since Seattle eliminated free bags at stores. And long before that I just got in the habit of using my own bags. So I haven't had the 'what to do with these bags' issue in many years. I have a jillion uses for them but just no place to store them til I need them. I'm going to have to get creative.

I have a bear to finish and a new one to start and TiVo to catch up on.

Comments

[allanh.livejournal.com]

It is my understanding that there is a measured correlation between the ability of any animal to get up and its overall health. This is one of the specific things that drove me to start working out with a trainer 3 times a week in January of 2016...I simply couldn't get up from the floor without having a chair or something else to grab onto and haul myself up.

Now, a year and a half later, one of the exercises my trainer makes me do in every session is at least one set of "get-ups", where I get up from the floor, sit back down, lie down on my back, and then roll over onto my stomach and start the process all over again. Over the last four or five weeks, they've gotten progressively easier, though the improvement was slow at first.

You might want to consider finding a local trainer who can work with you on upper body strength, letting him or her know that you're having problems being able to get up from a prone position. See what they suggest.

[susandennis]

What you are saying is right and true and makes good sense and is great for you but not for me. When I weigh the time, effort and energy that going to a gym to work out with or without a trainer, it just falls short of what I'm willing to donate. My life will likely be shorter and less healthy and I'll miss all those floor things. I'm willing to pay that price.

[roasted-beets.livejournal.com]

Then you really don't have to worry about becoming diabetic, either.

[susandennis]

That's what I'm telling myself. My doctor is pretty understanding of what I want but I think he's going to get less tolerant with diabetes. Maybe not. I don't want to lose him. But you are exactly right. The decisions are mine. And up to me to understand the consequences of them. I totally get that.

[roasted-beets.livejournal.com]

Do doctors really fire patients? My doc has tried to get me to have a colonoscopy for 11 years now. I vaguely agree and then never set it up. They call sometimes and I say I'll call back. I know it's passive aggressive but it doesn't take up much of my time. I really only go if I get hurt at the gym.

[susandennis]

Ha. I don't know if my doctor would actually fire me but I'd be so embarrassed to go back after defying his orders. I guess we'll see.

I told him from the get go that if he found cancer there would be no treatment so no colonoscopy, no mamograms, no nuthin. And he's very gracious about it. I did go for a bone density test once.

[roasted-beets.livejournal.com]

People ignore doctors all the time. He's used to it.

In the end, it keeps them in business.

[susandennis]

ha. good point.

[kayre]

There are a couple of different non-invasive "poop tests" you can do instead of a colonoscopy. Because I'm not at high risk my doctor is okay with that (since I told her no way in hell am I doing a colonoscopy unless there are symptoms).

[rsc.livejournal.com]

The only thing to think about is, from what I have gathered, diabetes can become pretty unpleasant long before it actually kills you. So in the worst case (which of course we all hope won't happen) you might have to choose between unpleasantnesses.

[susandennis]

yeah, you, of course, nailed my real fear. i absolutely do not want death by a thousand cuts. and that's what diabetes seems like to me.

[kayre]

I have one of the garden stools below. Note that it folds very compactly, and also that you can flip it so the seat becomes a kneeler, and the sides are then handles to help you get up. I put heavy duty felt pads on mine so I can use it indoors. Even if I need to sit on the floor rather than kneel, I keep it handy for the getting up part.

https://smile.amazon.com/SueSport-Folding-Garden-Bench-Kneeler/dp/B01IELDETK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1495757360&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=folding+garden+stool&psc=1

[susandennis]

What an amazing gadget!!! I've never seen anything like that. You put the pads on because you have hardwood floors? I have carpet, will I need pads, you think?

And thanks!

[kayre]

Yes, hardwood and vintage tile floors- I use it mostly because it's easier on my knees, but the handles are a lovely bonus. On carpet you shouldn't need the pads.

[susandennis]

Excellent. I am totally buying one of those. Thank you!

[howeird]

Laughing out loud because your poop test comment is followed by a stool sample.

[kayre]

OMG :D

[howeird]

When I couldn't find a vase I liked/wanted to pay that much for online, I went to Goodwill and found 4. Maybe that would work for your tablecloth. That way you would have a spare for the one you're going to sew. :-)

[rsc.livejournal.com]

At our dances, sometimes the caller will have a small group demonstrate a move, and most of the other dancers sit down on the floor to let the people behind them see. I don't -- I just step out of the way. I know I could get up again, but I'd rather not.