Thursday. Rainy and cool. Sitting in the comfy chair in my office with an orange cat on my lap. Drinking my first cup of tea.
First load of towels is in the washer and in a minute, when Tali lets me, I’ll get up and get some breakfast and then I’ll go write for a while.
Yes, that’s boring. I can probably use some boring.
How’s the day shaping up at your house?
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Lunch break. I have done my duty to the cats, and also due diligence on my new medication, which leads me to believe, given the other Real Medication that I take daily, lisinopril needs to be taken at lunchtime. Since linsiopril holds out the tantalizing possibility that it may induce dizziness and I should be cautious on stairs*, cat box cleaning is hereby shifted to before lunch, rather than after.
I’ve had a pretty good morning of writing, and intend to go back to it after lunch, since I haven’t finished my scene yet.
I don’t know that I’ve mentioned this before, but Rookie da Cookie has taken to curling up with his head on the pillow next to mine at bedtime, which I’m at the moment finding adorable, and also canny. Tali sleeps tucked up under my right arm, and Firefly sleeps across my ankles. This way everybody has room, nobody gets swatted in the face with a tail (including me), and there are therefore very few midnight squabbles.
. . . and it looks like lunch is warm.
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*I remain amazed by the people who scold you for being Old and At Risk for Falling who then prescribe med after med that “may make you dizzy.”
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And that’s a wrap. For local definitions of “wrap.” One thousand six hundred fifty-five words, bringing the WIP Entire to!
+/- 10,660 words.
Time for a cup of tea and a cookie, is what I’m thinkin’…
We had three inches of rain last night, so better than I was expecting.
I learned from my critter control expert that mice will climb up 30+ feet on the outside of a house to get to a hole at the corner of the eaves, facing downwards. Said hole is patched now, thanks to the expert.
Re. Lisinopril.
I have been taking it for several years now and can confirm the dizziness / loss of balance risk. I struggled with this until I spoke to my general practitioner and she advised taking it at bedtime. Which I have done ever since and never had the symptom affect daytime activities. (This is, of course, not intended as medical advice, just sharing of my personal experience.)
Take care.
I have some balance issues, so I fixed a handgrip to the wall above my cat’s litterbox. Having something to grab onto while bending over is sometimes helpful, I’ve found.
I’m glad to hear the next Jethri book is growing apace! His is one of my favorite arcs, so I was really glad to hear you will be writing this one.
Because of my age I am afraid of falling and breaking something. I keep reading that one way to help yourself is to strengthen your leg muscles. I practice standing on one foot for 30 seconds a couple of times a day and flex my knees white I am watching TV hoping this will help.