Daily Update, February 25, 2025

On Tuesday, I finally got an email from Cross Stitch World's help department. they told me I did have the tenth picture. It was just not with the others when sorted by size, because while the rest were all Small, one was Medium sized. It's a relief to know it's working, and I wasn't short. I like Cross Stitch World because it feels like I'm being productive even if I'm just earning game cash to buy more patterns with. {Smile}

Late in the morning, I ran errands with relief nurse. My favorite was a stop at the public library, where I picked up a couple of manga to read. {Smile}

I tried salsa dancing after playing on City of Heroes: Homecoming for much of the evening, but I was too dizzy. I had to stop for safety a bit over half a minute in. So, I did the six walking exercises I didn't do last night. Then I tried salsa dancing again but was even worse. So, I did my arm resistance exercises. then it got too late before I got to more, especially since i was concentrating on trying to fix the dizziness. {smile}

After breakfast, I found the email and the missing pattern was right where they said it was. So, I played Cross Stitch World feeling happier with it again. I also browsed the web until I got ready to go out and run errands. When we got back, I had lunch. After that, I played more Cross Stitch World and started writing up Monday's daily update before going into City of Heroes: Homecoming and starting with paperwork. Then I found Ulty, and learned that the teen supergroup was meeting in half an hour. I spotted Pierogies and Kitten and joined them for a few low-level missions while I waited for the meeting to start. I was slightly late to the meeting, but hopefully not bad. We started with a little roleplaying, deciding what to do. I suggested they help with the finale to that second story arc for my character, since the group seemed small for something someone had put much work into. Folks liked my suggestion, so we did it, and everyone seemed to enjoy it. After the finale mission, we went to the base and started roleplaying. We'd barely gotten started when I got called to dinner and left. {Smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World and finished writing up Monday's daily update. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and checked with Ulty. The supergroup meeting had adjourned, so I started on paperwork. Then I said hi to Pierogies and toured a supergroup base with him. Then we said goodnight. I said hi to Ulty and another friend next and joined them in a farm until they left for bed. Next, did the paperwork the farm had made. After that, I said hi to Phonso. He was doing the new seasonal missions, so I joined him, and got all the badges on my 8th and 9th best badge collectors. That's all the ranked badge collectors; after that starts a large clump too close together to easily rank or keep track of when they shift position. After I said goodnight to Phonso, I tried salsa dancing, and did other exercises when that didn't work out. I played Cross Stitch World and wrote and made notes in this during breaks and afterwards. I also chatted with Kitten on the chat server until bedtime. {Smile}

Daily Update, February 24, 2025

On Monday after breakfast, I phoned my financial adviser. We had a good talk. Things are progressing, if not as quickly as I could wish. {Smile}

My relief nurse and I ran a couple of errands before lunch. First, we went to the post office. Then we went to Safeway. {Smile}

I did my leg exercises - eight of them, yes, including the new one, though few repetitions of it - after playing on City of Heroes: Homecoming much of the evening. After a longer break than I meant to take, Id d8 of my 14 walking exercises. After that, it was a bit late to do more exercise that night. {smile}

After the phone call, I browsed the web and played Cross Stitch World until the trip out. Then after lunch, I played Cross Stitch World and began writing up Sunday's daily update. Then I hopped into City of Heroes Homecoming and said hi to Ulty. We teamed up, along with a friend of hers, and did a couple of my adolescent hobbit's missions. Then Ulty's friend left, too tired to play anymore. Ulty and I finished the story arc and started another. Then Kitten joined us. We did most of the next story arc, up to the big finale, but my relief nurse called supper early. It was too late to start that finale anyway. It's a long mission: the first long mission many characters get. So, I said goodnight and went to dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I went into City of heroes: Homecoming and started on paperwork. Then Dennis said hi, and we teamed up. He was with Kitten already, so it was the three of us. Dennis wanted to a particular taskforce for his character. He recruited enough folks to fill the team, and we ran it, After the taskforce, the strangers left, and we worked on a hunt and a mission Dennis needed for a particular badge that gives a ray gun he wanted. After that, he was ready to leave, but Phonso said hi and wanted to do the new seasonal mission. Dennis did want to do them and stayed for a few before leaving to walk before bed. Kitten, Phonso and I kept running missions. Then Phonso recruited more to do a different version of the mission. On the first try, Phonso told me to do it. I didn't have the right choice, and instead of telling him like I should have, I chose something else. On the second try, we found only the team leader got the right choice. We almost didn't manage - it's a tough version of the mission. One member missed the big reward because they'd gone to the hospital, so weren't in the mission when we finished. I got it, though - the third and last character I really wanted it on. I can get more if the opportunity is offered, but I don't feel I need to like I did for the three who have it now. They're special to me. After that, I started my exercise and began making notes and writing in this. Then I browsed on the web, including reading web comics and browsing on Amazon before I did more exercise. After that exercise, I browsed on Amazon some more, finished making notes in this, and read some more web comics. {Smile}

Daily Update, February 23, 2025

On Sunday after breakfast, my main nurse took me to church. We got there enough before the announcements to settle in first. It was a nice service. They had a big lunch afterwards, with a variety of main courses and desserts in particular. I ate with my main nurse, Auntie Barbara, Michelle, and a few other parishioners. {smile}

Afterwards, we went home to put and expected food delivery away. Then we went down to check a concert my nurse's daughter was playing in. However, it was almost over, so just picked up the girl, and dropped her off on the way home. {Smile}

I did my head exercises, my arm swinging exercises, and my arm resistance exercises after playing on City of Heroes: Homecoming for much of the evening. After a break, I did my standing arm weight training exercises, and one of my sitting arm weight training exercises. After another break, I did my other three sitting arm weight training exercises. My exercise went distinctly too close to bedtime, but at least I got it done. {Smile}

After I got home, I played Cross Stitch World, then began writing up Saturday's daily update. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork. Then I spotted two different low-level trials. I checked and found my sixth best badge collector needed badges from both. I managed to catch the lower of the two trials. I got all three badges on her. Then I switched characters for the later short, large-group event. Then I ran the later long, large-group event on the same character. I wrote writing a little more of Saturday's update while waiting for it to start. I also started chatting with Pierogies while it was waiting to start, too. Pierogies didn't want to join them while working out hardware difficulties. We talked a little more afterwards, while I did some paperwork, then said goodnight before I left for dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I played Cross Stitch World and finished writing Saturday's daily update. After that I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming and started with paperwork. Then I spotted a pair of high-level taskforces that my sixth best badge collector needs another badge from. I joined, and discovered that Divi was already there, so we caught up a little before running the taskforces with the rest of the group. I still didn't get the badge, but that's common. Afterwards, I did a bit more paperwork. Then I found a note from Nox on the chat server and answered it. They came back later, and we talked a bit before they went to bed. In the meantime, Dennis said hi. I joined him for some missions and badge hunting. Then he said goodnight. I did some paperwork and played by myself on a low-level character. Then I started making these notes, with breaks for exercising, browsing the web a little, and reading. {Smile}

Daily Update, February 22, 2025

On Saturday, I wasn't up for much until I took a nap in the afternoon. then things started happening, but just normal things even then. {Smile}

I didn't do any exercise. I just rested since it's the day after physical therapy. {Smile}

After breakfast, I started playing Cross Stitch World, and ended up playing right through lunch, partly because I got frustrated with the game. I bought a set of ten cross stitch patterns with game money, as I've done many times, and always got all ten. Not this time; I got only nine. I submitted a complaint through their Help and waited for answer. I'm still waiting. I'll try again Monday if they don't respond by then, since this did happen on the weekend. {sigh}

Anyway, I eventually followed that by reading comics, despite really knowing I had been needing a nap since right after breakfast. Eventually, I did nap. Then my main nurse helped me clean myself up. Then I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I started with paperwork. then I caught the later short, large-group event, followed by the later long, large-group event. I left the latter one early when I was called to dinner, with only a tiny bit of paperwork on the way out. {Smile}

After dinner, I played more Cross Stitch World, then wrote up Friday's daily update before I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork, then said hi to Ulty and Jenny's player. I joined them in the teens' supergroup's base. They mentioned a character who'd been gone when I joined. The player had trouble with "real life." He's finally back, and to his surprise and mine, it's an old friend of mine from the chat world that led me to City of Heroes: Homecoming. We caught up a bit personally, but kept fumbling the roleplay, until folks left for bed one by one. Dennis and Dragons had separately said hi while we were still trying to roleplay, so when it finished collapsing, I joined Dennis, and we teamed up. We ran a Valentine's mission Dennis needed help with, and a follow-up mission to finish the arc. Then I ran into Dragons, who joined us. We three ran a couple of Dennis's missions. Then Dennis left. Dragons and I ran two quick high level individual missions, the first mine, the second Dragon's. They're predictable enough in how long they take, I wasn't worried we'd run over time with them. I still had to made notes in today's daily update, which I did with a break to read a web comic and do some paperwork in City of Heroes: Homecoming. {Smile}

Daily Update, February 21, 2024

On Friday, my main nurse took me to physical therapy. I didn't do quite as much on the exercise machine or with my salsa dancing, but I think I did okay, considering my recent illness. At least as importantly, my therapist didn't seem disappointed. I will have to get back to home exercise soon. {Smile}

Then we did some errands. First, we went to Safeway. Their pharmacy was closed for lunch, so we didn't pick up he medication I needed, but we got other stuff. Then we went to the bank to deposit some things that had accumulated. Last, we went to Dodo Mortuary to check on Mom's death certificate. We actually caught both my contact and the owner in, which made for quite nice service. We got the certificates ordered, and both the certificates and Mom's engraving paid for. After that, we went home to a late lunch. 

My exercise on Friday was physical therapy. That was a pretty good amount of exercise, even if it might be less than usual. {Smile}

Between breakfast and physical therapy, I wrote much of Thursday's daily update. then, after the errands, I read articles and web comics, then finished Thursday's daily update. before going into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I looked for the villain supergroup meeting, but didn't see a sign, so I did some paperwork. Then I talked with Nox on the chat world and played Cross Stitch World while I waited for the meeting. Just when I starting to give up on the meeting, my friend in the supergroup arrived. I joined him, and others joined us soon. My friend suggested two alternatives for what to do together that day: they could help my character with some content like we'd tentatively planned earlier, or we could some content only available for a limited time. I said I was more interested in the limited time content, and that's what we did. We did the new seasonal content to get everyone the easy badges. Then we did some older seasonal content. Those took me close enough to dinner, I just did a bit of paperwork to fill the time. {Smile}

After dinner, I went right back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. I did some paperwork on my second-best badge collector, then finished a project that got her a few more badges. I also talked with Nox on the chat server for a fair while. Then I tried to pick a low-level character to work on but couldn't settle on one. I began talking to Ulty and Jenny's Player, then joined them in a farm where we chatted, and I helped Jenny's farmer. Two friends of theirs joined us near the end. Then everyone else left. I did the paperwork the farming had produced. then I played Cross Stitch World, talked with Mysty, and made notes in this. {Smile}

Daily Update, February 20, 2025

On Thursday, I had online counselling just after breakfast. It was a particularly productive session. We're getting a better understanding of my anxiety with the help of her questions. {Smile}

Then around lunchtime, my tech friend came over and put the replacement drive into my computer. She also taught me how to use a freestanding hard drive I have, especially the tricky unplugging part at the end of using it, since it's not supposed to be plugged in most of the time. {Smile}

I didn't get to my exercise again. Well, the next day is physical therapy. That will get me back to it. {Smile}

Before counselling I read a couple of articles. After counselling I played Cross Stitch World right into lunch. Then my tech friend came before lunch was quite finished, so I finished lunch quickly while she got started. After she left, I read web comics and wrote some of Wednesday's daily update before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I found Kitten with Pierogies, and recognized the low-level character Pierogies was on. I got the low-level character who'd been working through a favorite set of story arcs with that character. We finished the last story arc in the set with a bit of time to spare before dinner. Pierogies left, ready for a break. I did a little paperwork and said hi to Dennis when spotted him as I was leaving for dinner. Dennis thought he might be on after my dinner. {Smile}

After dinner, I dashed right back to City of Heroes: Homecoming. Since I didn't see Dennis, I started with paperwork. Then I finished writing up Wednesday's daily update. Next, I went back to City of Heroes: Homecoming, where I settled into playing by myself on a low-level character. I broke to get snacks and such and came back to find Kitten and Dennis trying to get me to join them. I joined them for some Valentine's missions, different ones than I have been concentrating on. After a while, Phonso came, asking about the new seasonal missions. He joined us while we finished the mission we'd started, then we switched to the other kind of mission, except Kitten dropped out. Dennis only did one mission before heading to bed, but Phonso and I ran several missions, until both his character and mine had all five badges. Then Phonso left, and I did some paperwork. After that, I went back and forth between making notes in this and playing Cross Stitch World until the notes were done, and Cross Stitch World reached a good stopping point. That's when I went to bed. {Smile}

Daily Update, February 19, 2025

On Wednesday, my blood sugar was high before breakfast. That's often true after illnesses, but I'm disappointed when it was well within target the day before. However, between then I resumed mostly normal eating patterns without resuming normal exercise patterns yet. Not that I've established the new normal for my exercise yet. {Smile}

My main nurse finally sold Mom's hospital bed. someone came and picked it up as I was getting up. It's nice to get the space back, and the cash doesn't hurt either. {Smile}

I got a call from the gal who's fixing my computer. She reminded me to accept the quote she'd sent before I got sick. Then we arranged for her to come over the next day with the stuff for my computer, and finish fixing it. {Smile}

I didn't try to exercise yet. I was still a bit tired. If I don't start the next day, there's always physical therapy on Friday. {Smile}

After breakfast, I mostly read comics and maybe some articles until lunch. I played Cross Stitch World over lunch, then read more comics. I found a comic series I really like with lots of episodes to catch up on. Then I got the call about my computer. After that, I wrote up Tuesday's daily update, then began making notes for this. Next, I cleaned myself up with my main nurse's help. After that, I hopped into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork, then began playing by myself. Eventually, Pierogies came in and joined me. Then Dennis came in and joined us. Pierogies wanted to show us a map where we can explore the scenery beyond the edges, but the nurse called me to dinner too soon. {Smile}

After dinner, I went right back to City of Heroes: Homecoming to find that Pierogies might have been waiting for me to come back. He showed me the map, and we explored outside the edges together until he left for bed. After that, I did some paperwork, then played myself on a low-level character for quite a while. I also talked with Nox on the chat server, and with Ulty in City of Heroes: Homecoming. Eventually, Kitten came in and we teamed up. We did a few missions together. Then I did minimal paperwork before I left the game to make notes in this. I got distracted from making notes by an article and a video or two. I also chatted a little with Kitten on the chat server while working on those notes. When they were done, I left for bed. {Smile}

Daily Update, February 18, 2025

On Tuesday, I got up feeling reasonably human again, though distinctly less ambitious than usual. I called the monthly meeting to let them know that I was recently sick, and that my relief nurse was still sick, so we weren't coming. {Smile}

I didn't feel quite up to any exercise. I figured a day off when getting better wasn't a bad idea. {Smile}

I started the day with my first blood test since I got sick and was happy to get it right in my target range. Then, after breakfast, I read lots of web articles and a few webcomics until lunch, with maybe a little Cross Stitch World over lunch. After that, I wrote up Saturday's and Sunday's daily updates before I went into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started with paperwork, then checked on the teen heroes' supergroup meeting. It wasn't for a while yet. I said hi to Pierogies, and joined him for the middle long, large-group event. Then I did a bit of badge hunting with him until the teen supergroup meeting. We started with some light roleplaying, visiting both in character and out of character. then we did a mission in character, followed by more visiting both in and out of character. They were just getting ready to do a second mission when I got called to dinner. I left with apologies before the mission began. {Smile}

After dinner, I wrote up Monday's daily update and started making notes in this before I went back into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I got the character I'd been on earlier, talked to the contact I was afraid I'd outlevelled. I got the hunt he gives even folks who are too high level. When starting it, I learned the teen supergroup meeting was still on. I finished the hunt and got the start of the contact's story arc. Somehow, I hadn't outlevelled him after all! I went to meeting next, where we visited both in character and out of character until the others all left for bed. I'm afraid the last to leave and I got stuck with me trying to explain something they just weren't understanding, but hopefully we can sort it out sometime. I suspect I was failing to understand something too, and that was preventing better communication. Afterwards, I did some paperwork, including some on another low-level character. Then I talked with Nox on the chat server, really getting into things for once. It was so great to really talk with them after barely saying anything while I was sick. I was just too tired and sleeping too much during the worst of it. I think they enjoyed it, too, since we were at it quite a while. Eventually they left. Then I tried a comic one gal recommended. I really like it! Then I finished my notes in this and went to bed earlier than usual. {Smile}

Daily Update February 17. 2025

On Monday, my relief nurse was back, but by the time I got hup, he was feeling kind of sick himself. I was feeling good enough to get up for a regular breakfast - mine are light, but still meals. Then I went right back to bed and slept until lunch. {smile}

I got up for lunch and felt enough better to stay up this time. I even caught up on my medicine in the afternoon. That included my insulin before I fully realized the possible problems of taking long-acting insulin at too different a time of day, since I usually take it at bedtime. I checked online. Two sites said to check with your doctor or medical team. So, I called my doctor's office, but they were out for the holiday. With at least one son still at home, I admire him putting family first on school holidays, which he consistently does. So, I called my usual pharmacy. They said to wait and start at the proper time the next day, better too far apart than a long overlap. I'm actually happier asking this of a pharmacist, since this is their specialty: medicines are all that they do, so they learn them well. {Smile}

Then I began to get back online, first reading web article and webcomics online. Maybe I played a little Cross Stitch World, too. I discovered I lost my phone a while before dinner, and didn't find it until a while after dinner. Not even calling it with my relief nurse's phone helped. The thing would not ring. I eventually found it in the closet in the bedroom the nurses use. Apparently, that's yet another spot to add to the of spots with bad reception in this house, at least for Cricket, my provider. I'm wondering about trying another provider just for better reception. 

I chatted on my computer, and when I found it, on my phone. Eventually, I got into City of Heroes: Homecoming. I started out with paperwork, then played by myself until Phonso invited me to a Valentine's mission. We ran that repeatedly. getting all badges but not the big reward for two different characters of mine. After that, I did some paperwork and read webcomics. I also made notes for the past three days before heading to bed a little earlier than I usually do. {Smile}

No, I didn't do any exercise... I was just glad to avoid going back to bed between lunch and bedtime. That's enough for one day. {Smile}

Daily Update February 16, 2025

On Sunday I was definitely still sick, so I didn't even try to go to church. I just stayed home with my main nurse I knew the folks at church would appreciate not needing to deal with some of the symptoms I was still having, as well as not catching it themselves, too. I was getting better, but symptoms continued into the afternoon, and even when they calmed down, I was far too tired to do much beyond eat and sleep. {worn smile}

I certainly didn't try to exercise that day. The illness and the aftermath were more than enough stress for my body to deal with without exercise added to the mix. {rueful smile}

P.S. I promise I got better, but I'll need a break from writing before sharing yesterday. {Smile}