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Druggie Me and Ack! Gasoline!
Jun. 27th, 2022 04:41 pmI've been dealing with the side effects of Amitriptyline. It caused tremors and then cardiac arrythmia when I took the initial dose but it also alleviated my nighttime leg cramps and I was able to get restful, deep sleep. I woke up feeling more cheerful and energized. Until the arrythmias became a daily thing. That scared me into discontinuing the medication cold turkey until I could consult my doc (that was miserable.) So because it was so successful in alleviating the nightly cramping we're trying out a half-dose right now to see if the tremors come back or are tolerable if they do. Well - they're back and I'm not sure if I can tolerate them or not. Typing is a bit difficult. My hands don't shake but controlling their movements is hard. I need to watch myself type lest I hit the wrong keys. I'm going to give it a little while longer in the hopes that I can adapt, assuming they don't get any worse or my heart doesn't gets involved again. I really love being able to sleep at night.
I have been feeling "up" enough to start sewing again. I've cut out seven tunics and two surcoats as pre-Pennsic projects. One tunic is sort of a by-blow - I am making two undertunics for a friend who dresses in 14th century Mongolian attire. He wants horizontal slit neck openings with a button and loop to hold them closed, which I finally made. Yuck. And I think he's going to find that they are not comfortable under his deels. So I am making an additional tunic with a regular round neck opening as a "just in case" item, a gift from me. Well, they are all gifts, actually, as he isn't paying me for them. After cutting out this third tunic it looks like I have just enough fabric left for one more under tunic for either Bossman or I and there's a whole bolt of fabric I no longer need to store. YAY!
I'm 65 years old and I've just been taught the size differences between one size and two sizes larger in women's under wear. Oh my. I foolishly ordered two packages of new undies, also a pre-Pennsic thing, and didn't notice that I'd ordered them two sizes too large until I had already opened the first package. That one can't be returned. Those suckers are HUGE! I wonder if the size difference increases logarithmically or something. Then again, maybe "huge" will be an advantage while camping in the hot and humid summer.
In other news, we came home from fetching dinner (subs) to find the house reeking of gasoline. We traced the stink to the lawn mower in the attached garage. It is now sitting on the front porch. I foresee a major purchase in our future. Especially as our weedwhacker decided to start dying last weekend. This wouldn't be a "major purchase" except we are less than a month from vacation, one that involves driving 10 hours to get there. At 17 miles to the gallon it is going to be an expensive trip just in travel. So much for spending money at the merchant's booths I guess.
I have been feeling "up" enough to start sewing again. I've cut out seven tunics and two surcoats as pre-Pennsic projects. One tunic is sort of a by-blow - I am making two undertunics for a friend who dresses in 14th century Mongolian attire. He wants horizontal slit neck openings with a button and loop to hold them closed, which I finally made. Yuck. And I think he's going to find that they are not comfortable under his deels. So I am making an additional tunic with a regular round neck opening as a "just in case" item, a gift from me. Well, they are all gifts, actually, as he isn't paying me for them. After cutting out this third tunic it looks like I have just enough fabric left for one more under tunic for either Bossman or I and there's a whole bolt of fabric I no longer need to store. YAY!
I'm 65 years old and I've just been taught the size differences between one size and two sizes larger in women's under wear. Oh my. I foolishly ordered two packages of new undies, also a pre-Pennsic thing, and didn't notice that I'd ordered them two sizes too large until I had already opened the first package. That one can't be returned. Those suckers are HUGE! I wonder if the size difference increases logarithmically or something. Then again, maybe "huge" will be an advantage while camping in the hot and humid summer.
In other news, we came home from fetching dinner (subs) to find the house reeking of gasoline. We traced the stink to the lawn mower in the attached garage. It is now sitting on the front porch. I foresee a major purchase in our future. Especially as our weedwhacker decided to start dying last weekend. This wouldn't be a "major purchase" except we are less than a month from vacation, one that involves driving 10 hours to get there. At 17 miles to the gallon it is going to be an expensive trip just in travel. So much for spending money at the merchant's booths I guess.
