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I managed to mismanage my time yesterday afternoon. I got a lot of chores done in the morning-- three loads of laundry and changing the sheets. The mismanaging part started with me intending to pack some sort of protein-ish thing that I could eat while out. I hoped to buy something downtown, but I meant to pack some almonds or something to have a backup.

Part of that was me dithering about when to leave and whether or not to wait for Scott and let him drive. As it turns out, I should have waited because he left work at 4:00 and really could have gotten me there by the time I had hoped to arrive.

I got downtown and started looking for where I wanted to get food. Then Scott's sister texted me to ask about the surgeon I had for my lumpectomy. Scott's mother saw the same guy yesterday. I ended up going to Starbucks and buying a coffee and a cheese danish which wasn't really what I needed, but I wasn't quite sure where else to go to talk to Scott's sister.

We ended up talking awhile. It sounds like the plans are set for Scott's mother's treatment-- lumpectomy, surgical biopsy of another site that they think is just scar tissue (pathologist in the OR), then radiation. They don't plan to check lymph nodes. Scott's sister had the impression that it was because of her mother's age. I'm a little puzzled by that; I could see asking her if she wanted the checking done or not based on the odds of finding anything and the repercussions of that part of the surgery and of whether or not she'd be up to dealing with chemo if they found something. Unilaterally deciding not to check seems weird unless there's some other reason.

At any rate, the 20-30 minutes of talking to Scott's sister threw me, not so much the time involved as everything else. I set out to try to intersect the bus going to Skyline but was off by about 10 minutes in terms of how long it would take me to get to where I meant to do it. That bus is so crowded that I wanted to get on as far out as I could, and I ended up missing it. The next bus actually going to the school wouldn't have gotten me there until 5:30, and Scott was actually at the school by a few minutes after 5:00, so he came and got me.

The meal part of Music and a Meal was pancakes, turkey sausage patties, and applesauce. I didn't dare touch anything but the pancakes, and I really desperately needed something that wasn't pure carbohydrates. They had coffee, but I decided against because it wouldn't have been a particularly good substitute for the protein I wanted/needed.

There were small musical performances at either end of the cafeteria between 5:00 and 7:15(ish). We could only hear bits even though we were sitting pretty close to one of the performance areas. Cordelia only participated in one set, at about 7:30 with all of the choirs together. We were all able to hear that, and they sounded good.

I liked not being trapped in the auditorium, and the set up gave families more flexibility about when parents arrived, but sitting at the lunch tables for two plus hours wasn't great. Last year's set up meant that late arrivals didn't get food because they stopped serving at the point when the performances started. Last year's event also ran longer.

I started feeling more functional after I got home last night and was able to eat some almonds.

I've got a moderate sized to-do list, but some items on it will expand to fill as much space as I let them. My current plan is to knock off some of the things that can be done more quickly-- filling and running the dishwasher, getting the trash/recycling to the curb, a phone call. Of the more time consuming things, I'm planning to start with my absentee ballot. I know how I'm voting on some things, so I'll fill those out and then start researching the others. Michigan no longer allows straight ticket voting, so I'll have to manage to fill everything out without that short cut to save my hands.

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I finished filling out my absentee ballot. Even with thumb/wrist braces, it took me a long time, long enough that it wouldn't be feasible standing in an polling place. I need to get it to the post office tomorrow, but my body's conspiring against me-- I'm having an allergic reaction to the dust I put in the air when I swept our bedroom today, and I'm starting up cramps.

I was hoping that the c-pap filter would help the allergies, and it is helping some. I also used a neti pot and rinsed things. My sinuses aren't willing to calm down to let me sleep, so I kind suspect that I won't get to do that tonight. Maybe if I set up in the living room... I'm hoping not to have to do that, but Scott's still sick and desperately needs sleep.

On the plus side, I've gone from being 12 prompts behind on letsgetshitdone to being 8 prompts behind. I haven't finished anything, but finishing wasn't ever my primary goal. I started one Amber story, one Labyrinth story, one Narnia story, and one that's meant (if I ever finish it) as a gift for someone who reads here. So the tally for the month is three written, one abandoned, and four started.