random thoughts – Day 1,874 – (Sunday) – bare minimum

The weekend was shot. Destroyed, due to an illness that had the same effect on plans as a firing squad.

This was supposed to be the weekend where I bought the paint for the porch walls and floor, and painted the walls. The handyman coming at the end of the week is handling the floor. Friday night, before I was suddenly and fully overcome with illness, I decided to wait until Saturday morning to get the paint.

The view from the couch.

Instead, I have been incapacitated since Friday night at 10:00. The overnight was spent being ill from all directions. Most of Saturday day was spent sleeping. Saturday night was spent sleeping. Sunday was spent laid out on the couch watching most of an entire season of Wear Whatever the F You Want with Clinton Kelly and Stacy London. Prime cut out three times during the marathon, which was annoying. 

Though I hadn’t eaten anything since supper at around 6:00 on Friday, I wasn’t hungry. The thirst was strong and I was finally able to keep down water, so that was an improvement. My stomach was making lots of noises and I finally mustered the strength to make and eat a piece of challah toast. It was exhausting.

Later in the day, I still wasn’t hungry, but eating seemed important. I dragged myself to the kitchen to make scrambled eggs, the comfort food Mom always made for me when I was sick as a kid. Unfortunately, mine never come out as good as hers. Barely one-third of the two eggs was eaten. Somehow, the trash was gathered and the litter box cleaned.

It’s been a day of dragging myself through the bare minimum level of activity. Let’s hope tomorrow is better.