Gradually recovering

I'm still in pain from all the moving and snow shoveling. (I've been so tired I've been spoonerizing my words, and saying show snoveling.) Everything hurts: my fingers, thumbs, shoulders, arms, back, legs, feet, toes. Even getting in and out of my van is difficult. I've hardly been changing clothes; hurts too much to move. I'm not sleeping well, so my body is not healing as fast as it should.

Delly and Jason have been wonderful and very accommodating. They parked their cars in the street so I can park in their driveway. I slept on the living room couch last night and Casper stayed awake near me, guarding me from all the cats. I thought there might be some cat fights, but nothing occurred but some growling and hissing. I was grateful he was not causing problems. The night before I heard Casper banging on the door to get out of his room so I went upstairs to keep him company so he wouldn't wake my friends. I slay down on the hardwood floor, but found a comforter in the open closet that I could lay on and cover myself with.

Tonight we are going to try to sleep in the van with the heater. It's cold and damp in there. The heater will dry it up a bit. There is an outlet on the porch we can use. I'll be making a big chef's salad for dinner, but before then I'll shower, get some clothes from the van and do some laundry.  But right now - it's 10:37 AM - I think I'll try to catch another hour of sleep. It might help.

Tomorrow I'll buy some groceries and see what else I need from storage. I'm gearing up to do two things over the next week or two:
1. Take a day trip to Niagara Region Ontario to get the part I need for my solar panel.
2. Confirm at least one housesitting assignment, and maybe a series of them.

Meanwhile I'll work on updating my web site, writing some letters to people who owe me money, promoting my Generosity Experiment book, and getting my 2009 taxes done. (Hoping for a refund.)