Sleepless in ... Kelowna

It is 4am. I have been up since around 2am. I am in a lot of discomfort but I earned it. The arthritis in my back is progressing and causing all sorts of problems with walking etc. I tried to do some bits of housework today and then I went out around 5pm to water my baskets. Oops, they were a little dry - I hope they will recover. Then my neighbour started weed wacking and I thought I had better clear out some of the weeds / grass growing in my side garden. I pulled weeds for approximately an hour and a half. I am not supposed to bend but how else can I do it - I am unable to kneel or squat. When I could do no more I could barely make it back into the house. It was raining and I had become fairly wet so at least I was cool. :)

I will try to do more but I will take the walker with me to balance on and also to sit when I need to. I should be able to sit and pull weeds too. If I can get out there later this morning while the earth is still damp, the weeds should come out easier. It is supposed to rain for the next three days though so I will have to watch for it to let up before I head out.

Rick said that he wanted the work and would be back to do it but that was over a week ago and I haven't seen him since. He likes cutting the grass but hates weeding so I will try to work away at it. There is just so danged much of it.

Paul popped in today to say he will try to get back to finish off the bathroom. He is going to school to learn how to use the computer. He also took the manual for the garage opener and says that he will install that for me too. It would be nice to have that hooked up. I was out in the garage today trying to tidy it up a bit. I need to tie up some cardboard and get that out for recycling. Also need to get rid of a lot of stuff there too. So much to do. As I take stuff back into the bathroom I am discarding what I no longer need or want. I had packed everything up in a few boxes and stored it in the dining room and my bedroom. Now as I unpack it, I consider whether or not I missed it or needed to go searching for it in the past few years. If not, out it is going.

I also did a little de-cluttering of my candle cupboard today. I have tonnes of candles and many I do not really want. I only burn Partylite candles - votives and tealites. I do not burn pillar candles although I have a few that I use for decoration. So I have a bunch to take to the trift store. Also some generic style votive glasses and so on. I am trying to keep only that which will come with me to a condo. I have decided to make the assumption that I will be moving. Even if I don't it will be good to get rid of the excess. Fortunately Esther is willing to take a few things now and then. She is planning to come here in July to spend a day packing some stuff up and then driving back to Calgary with me. That will be a help.

Well, I need to go have a little walk around the house. My body is complaining. I have pain up the backs of my legs (from bending while weeding), my back is screaming (also likely from bending for so long), my arms ache (from pulling weeds) and even my neck and clavicle hurt. My legs are cramping as I sit here so I need to stretch and move around a bit. Then I will try for a little sleep.

Hope all is well with you and yours.