A very cold, blah day

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Today was a pretty blah day - all day long.  I felt restless and unsettled all day, I don't know why.  I read a bit before getting out of bed, then got up and did those dishes I didn't do yesterday.  I had to turn the thermostats/heaters back up, too.  I had turned them all way down yesterday and had forgotten to turn them up last night when we went to bed.  It was a little chilly in here!  After the dishes were done, I played on the pute for a bit, but got tired of doing that, so worked some on stitching my quilt, but quickly tired of that, I made myself an egg sandwich for my lunch.  I got dry roasted peanuts as my side, then went and got my book and just sat in my recliner and read some more while eating my lunch.  It had also started to rain sometime along in here, so it was pretty miserable-looking out the windows, too.

After my lunch, I was feeling a little better - even a little energetic, so I decided to get on that damn exercise bike for at least a mile.  And that's all I did - ONE mile.  I felt like such a wimp.  But my heart was thumping pretty good, so I thought it best that I stop.  I'm glad that managed to do that much, though.  It's been a couple of weeks since I've done even that.  I've got to start doing the Wii Fit again, too.  Maybe then I can stay on the bike longer, too.  One will benefit the other, I am hoping.

As I was riding the bike, the rain turned to snow and I got to watch it out the window a little.  Snow is just so beautiful as it falls.  Flakes twisting and blowing in the wind as they settle to the earth - even though I'm glad this has to be one of the last snows this winter, I still think it's just absolutely gorgeous to SEE happening, every time.   EVERY time.  It just makes my heart happy.  Snowfall, sunsets, sunrises, autumn, flowers, waterfalls....can't beat God, Mother Nature, what- or how- ever you want to say it, for your art, can you?
As I was sitting there after the exercise, I actually turned the TV on for company.  How weird is that?  Me, turning on the TV in the middle of the afternoon!  I started fretting about why I was so unsettled, but didn't want to worry people by starting to text and call them, so I swallowed down my fears and thoughts, and kept them to myself.  I just read with my eyes and listened to the TV with my ears, if you know what I mean.

Ron got home about quarter after six, and I was sitting there in my chair, under my quilt, once again putting stitches in it, with the TV on.  He looked at me kinda funny, but didn't say anything.  He pretty much got settled in for the evening, taking his shower, and settling into his own recliner.
Very close to 7:30, my cell phone rang.  I didn't recognize the number, but it was a local number, so I answered it.  It was a friend from church, wondering why I wasn't at the Altar Society meeting (where I am the treasurer!).  Crap!  I had forgotten!!  I assured her that I was coming to the meeting, and would be there in a few minutes.  I hung up, jumped up and started rushing around like a mad woman getting ready to leave.

No wonder I was unsettled!  I had something to do tonight and I had forgotten all about it!
I got up to the meeting (in less than 15 minutes, thank you) and the meeting went as such meetings go.

I came back home, and I guess that small bit of activity had served a little bit of purpose - it made me hungry!  I rummaged for supper, and finally made myself a grilled cheese sandwich, which I had with dry roasted peanuts (hey, I like 'em!) and some cherry tomatoes & celery sticks.  I enjoyed my supper while cuddled back under my quilt watching Criminal Minds.  Ron had made himself some of those cabbage steaks for his supper while I was gone, so I hadn't had to worry about his supper.  That's good, because he shouldn't have had to wait that long for his food!

When I put my food, I was only 150 some calories short for the day.  I am assuming it was because I had sandwiches twice today, but our bread isn't all that caloric (I get the diet potato bread) and that just doesn't make sense, so it's gotta be those peanuts.  Dammit.  Ah, well.  I guess I should have known better than to have two sandwich-and-sides meals.  At least I was still under on the calories!  That's a good thing.

Shopping tomorrow, I think, although I may wait until Friday.  I'll have to wait and see how I feel in the morning.   Yay!  A WalMart Walk!