SUNDAY

Breakfast with Keith and Mary. Mary had been a bit depressed and had been putting off things she  needed to do. She said she pulled herself out of it by making a list of new year resolutions. and then doing them and checking them off as she did. We talked about it and I committed to doing the same. This is what I crossed off my list: 

1. Writing out the envelopes to send family and friends my new address;

2. Printing out the letter I wrote for the above; 

2. Stripping my bed, washing the sheets, and re-making;

3. Adding recent receipts to my checkbook;

4. Adding the meds to my morning and nighttime pill holders;

5. Putting in order my pile of "to be filed," then filing it;

6. Shifting around some things into more convenient places;

At lunch, Mary said she had accomplished all on her list and felt much better. I did, too, and I hope it lasts. I sat with the regulars: Mary, Kathie, Cheryl, Keith, and Dee. After, I put on my straw hat and sun glasses (temp was in the middle seventies) and called Muckie. We had a good, long talk, but always with the sadness in the background. Her weight is now down to 102 and she's had various diabetic problems. We talk freely about her cancer, which is now in the liver. I think that means the end is near, but I'm not sure if that's always the case. We talked about Betty, too, and I had to tell her I hadn't seen her for several months. 

Later, I took my book, Amusing Ourselves to Death, out to the patio of the clubhouse and read for a while. Met the new gang later for dinner, which was a pretty good shepherd's pie. Back upstairs, I showered and washed my hair, then watched something or other until bedtime, in my case, 9:00 pm. Unfortunately, I had what could be called a "troubled sleep" and got up at 5:00. I may  have to resort to a nap today.