Time - There's Never Really Enough of It, Is There?

It's a swimming day so I'm here, dressed in my skin suit, ready to hit the pool in an hour. I always enjoy my swimming, but my skin absolutely hates it. There's a rough spot on the side of my hand that's just not healing, despite constant care. I'd bug my skin doctor about it, but I know not much can be done aside from creams I've already been prescribed. So I'll push onwards, keep with the regime, and hope that things heal up soon. At least having potential scarring won't make much difference on the side of my hand - LOL. 

It's all too easy for me to lose track of time. I have so many 
things to get done, and I just get involved and before I know 
it, I'm late for bed. It will catch up to me by the end of the week. 

I lost track of time last night and went to sleep almost 40 minutes later than usual. I'm not dragging today, but that 40 minutes will drag on me by the end of the week, I can guarantee it. But, as I keep reminding myself, we take things one day at a time right now. We do everything we can to move one step closer to our goals, and just realize that it's the only way they will be accomplished. 

I have a new phone game that I'm addicted to called 
"Arrows". I totally adore it. It's relatively quick, and 
it's challenging. It's a total winner for me, at least. 

I have a new game on my phone that I'm enjoying, called "Arrows". It can be a real challenge sometimes, but there is always a way, it's just finding it sometimes that is challenging. I'm totally addicted to it. I guess it's that sense of accomplishment when I solve a really difficult one that makes me happy. In any case, I recommend it to those of you who enjoy phone games. 

Wrapping this up for the day and looking forward to a 
good, productive day today. *hugs* to all of you! 

So I'm wrapping this up and heading to the swimming pool. I'm hoping I get a good solid workout in today, and that the rest of my day moves smoothly as well. Have an excellent day where you're at, be kind, enjoy the world and people around you, and I'll be back tomorrow. Slava Ukraini. 

Oven Success, An Old Friend, and a New Phone Game

Yesterday was oven repair day. The repair guy was over early in the morning, pulling the oven from the wall and doing this and that. He came back with a quote of between $550 and $1000, and we said to go ahead and get the repair done. So he said he would try to be back later in the day for the repair, put everything back into place, and headed out. 

When you have a built-in oven like we do, there are only a 
few ovens that will actually fit the space. When we replaced the 
old oven during the Covid shut-down, this GE oven was the 
only one that actually fit our space correctly. It's been a great 
oven, and after it was fixed today, it's still a great oven. 

In the meanwhile I got back to work on a myriad of other things that I had piled up for my "day off". One lovely thing. I took a later-then-usual trip to the grocery store and happened to run into my friend Justin. I had been looking for him for months. His wife died several months ago and I hadn't had a chance to tell him how sorry I was. She had been fighting colorectal cancer for more than two years and it was a very hard slog for everyone in the extended family. 

Hydrocephalus is usually caught when the person 
is young. For some reason, however, Justin wasn't 
diagnosed until he was middle-aged. The treatment 
procedure is the same, though. The insertion of a 
shunt to drain the fluid. Kind of scary, really! 

But it was marvelous to see him again and catch up a little bit while he was placing cans into the endcap display. Apparently he's got hydrocephalus, and will be going in for a shunt and drainage in a short time, to reduce the fluid on his brain. I'm going to assume that will also help with the horrible headaches he's been dealing with for years. He said he had no idea he had hydrocephalus, but he finally had a doctor who totally understood everything he was complaining about and who had a viable solution. He's looking forward to the procedure, although it sounds a bit frightening to me - LOL. If he feels better after he's got it done, that's what's important. 

Later in the day the oven guy returned with a new dual, enclosed fan. Within 30 minutes he had it installed and the oven back into the wall where it sits. The final bill? Less than the lowest estimate he had given me. Whoot! A total win on all sides. The oven works perfectly now and looks lovely, as usual, in its' appointed location. 

The goal in "Arrows" is to clear out all of 
the arrows cleanly, no barriers. I'm finding 
it highly addictive. It's available on Google 
Play if you're inclined to take a closer look. 

Oh, and I've become addicted to a game on my phone called "Arrows". In a way it's rather like a maze game, but it's a visual treat for me and I'm totally addicted. It's also an easy game to set aside if needed, and just pick up again when I can. I've played more than 200 of these over the past two days. It's relaxing and challenging at the same time. Highly recommended, if you're into that sort of game. So, I'm out of here. Time for breakfast and tea. Have an excellent Saturday and weekend and I'll be back on Monday. Slava Ukraini.