Mid-Week Catch-Up

 

Bee Enjoying Aeonium Flowers

This week seems to be going fast!

On Monday, I called the oral surgeon's office to ask about the mouthwash they were going to prescribe for me as the pharmacy had said they didn't receive a prescription.  I had messaged the dental office on Friday evening and called and left a message on Saturday and while I had received a text from the dental office achnowledging receiving my message, I hadn't heard back from them.  This time, when I called, I spoke with the receptionist and she promised to check with the oral surgeon and get back to me.  Well, she didn't get back to me, but, apparently they called the prescription in, because, on Tuesday, the pharmacy sent a message that it was ready for pick up.

On Tuesday, which is my errands day, anyway, I drove to the pharmacy to pick up the mouthwash and another medication refill that was ready.  I received a $6 Extra Care Bucks coupon on my receipt so, I picked up three boxes of cereal (one HoneyNuts Cheerios and two Multi-grain Cheerios) which were on sale for $1.99 per box.  According to the receipt for that transaction, the original price for the Honey Nuts Cheerios was $5.49 and the original price for the multi-grain Cheerios was $9.19 each!  The cereal didn't cost me anything because I used my coupon.  

On the way back from the pharmacy, I pulled into a gas station to put gas to my car.  I still had a little over a quarter tank of gas, but, I don't like to get below that and prefer to have at least half a tank of gas in the car in case of emergencies.  If we have an earthquake that causes a power outage, the gas pumps won't work.  The gas station I pulled into is one of the cheapest, if not the cheapest, station in my neighborhood and the cheapest gas was $4.699 per gallon if you paid cash and $4.799 per gallon on credit.  Gas prices have gone up since last week!  I budget $50 per month for gas, so I put $50 worth of gas to the car, which, with the quarter tank I already had, filled up the tank.

Later, I wished one of my cousins for her birthday.

Daughter and I had leftover milkrice with seeni sambol for brunch and leftover Japanese food for dinner.

Today, (Wednesday), M was here to tend to the garden.  He brought me another allium bulb which has white flowers that he had thinned out from his garden.  These are the plants he rescued from the green yardwaste bin from one of his clients, last week, and rehomed in my garden:

Potted Christmas Tree

It looks pretty dried out, but, we have given it a good soaking and are hoping it will revive.

Ficus Benjamina

The top part of the plant is definitely dried out, but, there is a sprig with fresh green leaves, lower down and we think it will continue to grow.

Aspidistra (Cast Iron Plant)

This one has one big leaf (out of the picture), and two smaller leaves.  

M also brought me a small variegated fountain grass plant, which he has already planted in the ground but the time I took these pictures.

I made more milkrice for brunch today and had it with the last of the seeni sambol I had made.  Daughter had some of the leftover boiled mung beans and then, later, she ate the rest of the milkrice with chicken curry for her dinner.  I had leftover chicken teriyaki for my dinner.  We shared the last of the chocolate pudding for dessert.  

My mid-week gratitudes include:

- Getting my prescription mouthwash and the other medication refill
- The availability of gas even if the price has gone up 
- M's help with the garden and the bonus plants he brings me
- Pleasant sunny days
- Leftovers

My joyful activities have included gardening, sewing, chatting with my cousin, and exchanging emails with friends.

Plans for the rest of the week include:

- On Thursday: Medical appointment with my primary care physician to go over my lab test results, discuss my fluctuation blood pressure readings (I've kept a daily log), and sciatica pains

- On Friday: Follow up appointment with the oral surgeon.  

No plans, so far, for the weekend.  But, I have another medical appointment on Monday, so, a quiet, restful weekend will be nice.

How is your week coming along?