08-12-2023, 05:55 PM
This isn't simple enough that I want to put it into the Prayer Request forum.
The move is done. The new apartment is still loaded with boxes and I'm still throwing away stuff I should not have moved. Most of it right now is aging networking gear for computers. Nobody is using that stuff any more; it's obsolete. Our household was more or less forced to become wireless altogether. It's okay. I'm getting used to it.
The old apartment is almost totally cleaned out. We have one more trip for important tools and such. I have been trying very hard to sell our refrigerator. It's too tall for the space in our new apartment and we can live with what they provide here. I may have sold it, but I'm praying the guy carries through. Otherwise I'll have to just give it away.
My bike is too big for the apartment, but I dare not park it outside overnight. Since I'm no longer planning to take long rides any more, I've decided to pray the Lord will show me someone who needs it, and I'll replace it with a folding bicycle that will fit more nicely.
Right in the middle of the move, one of my teeth became super sensitive. But then, my dentist is moving away, and finding another that takes my insurance has been tricky. I finally got an appointment for Tuesday. As it was, I had gone to the VA ER the other night because of the pain, and the doctor said it looked like a serious infection in the gum below the tooth that was causing so much trouble. She ordered a round of antibiotics, since a dentist won't work on it much until the infection is knocked down, anyway. So, the timing turns out to be about right. Meanwhile, the pain can be blinding, causing something like what people describe as migraines. It flares up in waves every few hours. It is getting better as the treatment is working, but slowly. Eating is the hard part, because it's nearly impossible to avoid bumping the bad tooth while chewing.
So, between the massive hard work of moving in this heat, and not being able to eat much, I've lost some weight. Not that I was eager for it, but I'll play along and see what happens. The new place has a real gym, so I need not ride across town to an outdoor gym, but I probably will do that weekly just for the fun. And I'll ride that folding bike to get there. Pictures when I get it, but I have to unload the old one first.
The move is done. The new apartment is still loaded with boxes and I'm still throwing away stuff I should not have moved. Most of it right now is aging networking gear for computers. Nobody is using that stuff any more; it's obsolete. Our household was more or less forced to become wireless altogether. It's okay. I'm getting used to it.
The old apartment is almost totally cleaned out. We have one more trip for important tools and such. I have been trying very hard to sell our refrigerator. It's too tall for the space in our new apartment and we can live with what they provide here. I may have sold it, but I'm praying the guy carries through. Otherwise I'll have to just give it away.
My bike is too big for the apartment, but I dare not park it outside overnight. Since I'm no longer planning to take long rides any more, I've decided to pray the Lord will show me someone who needs it, and I'll replace it with a folding bicycle that will fit more nicely.
Right in the middle of the move, one of my teeth became super sensitive. But then, my dentist is moving away, and finding another that takes my insurance has been tricky. I finally got an appointment for Tuesday. As it was, I had gone to the VA ER the other night because of the pain, and the doctor said it looked like a serious infection in the gum below the tooth that was causing so much trouble. She ordered a round of antibiotics, since a dentist won't work on it much until the infection is knocked down, anyway. So, the timing turns out to be about right. Meanwhile, the pain can be blinding, causing something like what people describe as migraines. It flares up in waves every few hours. It is getting better as the treatment is working, but slowly. Eating is the hard part, because it's nearly impossible to avoid bumping the bad tooth while chewing.
So, between the massive hard work of moving in this heat, and not being able to eat much, I've lost some weight. Not that I was eager for it, but I'll play along and see what happens. The new place has a real gym, so I need not ride across town to an outdoor gym, but I probably will do that weekly just for the fun. And I'll ride that folding bike to get there. Pictures when I get it, but I have to unload the old one first.
