MOODLING

I'm finishing up my second day of vacation.

But on Sunday afternoon I broke down and went to Urgent Care.

The doctor there said that he didn't think I had shingles.

He thought the pain was too low

And it should be traveling around to my back and since it didn't 

and since I had this for a month, that shingles would have been cleared up in that time.

He asked why I thought it was Shingles and I said that I knew he'd hate this but... I had "Googled" my symptoms.

He asked "and what are the symptoms"

I told him and he said it was nerve pain and that I must have hurt myself.

"Had I done anything that could have hurt myself?" He asked.

I refrained from being a smart-ass.

I wanted to say Yes - Every. Single. Day.

But I didn't.

I just kinda mumbled off a few things

but he REALLY wanted to know why I hadn't gone to my own doctor.

I told him I didn't have one.

So he went into a lecture that I won't repeat here.

Ultimately I ended up leaving with no new 

information about my pain except it's something I'll just have to deal with until it's gone.

No medicine was prescribed so I only left with a lecture about my age and how I needed to have annual check-ups or I could get ill and die.

And then I paid $100. And left.

Jeez.

Monday was a good day.

I was feeling better.

I rearranged furniture and sorted through things in preparation for the big garbage pick-up that I have scheduled for Friday.

I'm getting rid of my big sofa.

I loved that sofa.

I even wrote a post about it once.

But the Naugahyde had cracked from Blue walking on it.

Then Jimmy ripped the crack open and finally Hattie started pulling the stuffing out of it.

I tried duct taping it and covering it with a quilt but....

It had to go.

So yesterday I dragged it out the backdoor.

There's an iron railing just outside the door and by pulling it out and balancing it on the rail, I was able to use that to flip it over and have it land on end.

From there I could waddle-walk it over to the fence where it's low and push it over much in the same way as the railing and flip it over into the yard.

I was careful not to "hurt" myself further.

I must say that I think I have finally found the perfect spots for all my furniture.

(I also moved two hutches and a 15 drawer cabinet) 

Yep. I'm done moving stuff - forever.

Tuesday I felt bad again so I decided to "Moodle".

Jean had suggested I do so and I Googled the word and decided to do just that.

moodle Pronunciation: /ˈmuːdl/

To dawdle aimlessly; to idle time away

I did nothing.

Well, OK, I did get on the computer for a while.

I read some blogs.

I changed my header again.

I listened to a few YouTube things on illustrating children's books.

I researched some garden trellises to block out my neighbors window.

I did several loads of laundry.

I went through some old papers and magazines.

I ignored a message from work.

I watched TV and napped through some of it.

I Moodled some more.

I fed the dogs and worked on some photos I had taken a few weeks back.

I don't think I'm cut out for Moodling.

I hope to get more done tomorrow!