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Dec. 22nd, 2015 10:27 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
the_rckI’m still dithering about Christmas Eve and Christmas. The difficulty is that, unlike Thanksgiving, I know that I could probably do it. I’d be uncomfortable, but I’m not sure it would be worse than that. I’m not even sure I’d be more comfortable at home; I just wouldn’t have to pretend I was comfortable. On the other hand, getting things back to normal would be really nice. I just don’t know.
I also have to decide whether we’re getting to Cordelia’s dental appointment today by cab or by bus. Cab is most likely, but it’s an awful lot more expensive. My guess is that we’ll pay upwards of $12 each way for a cab while the bus is $0.75 each way (I ride free. Cordelia pays half fare). But I haven’t taken a bus since March. No, I take that back. I did it once during the first week of radiation. And taking the bus means dealing with a fairly steep hill, downhill on the way there and uphill on the return trip. It also means walking about four blocks between the bus stop and the dentist. On the up side, if we take the bus, we can stop for bubble tea, but I don’t know if I can do all of that walking. I’m going to have to eventually, but I don’t know if today is the time. It’s relatively warm out, so there’s that.
I’m also trying to figure out what to do about my socks. All of my knee socks now slide down my legs and end up bunched under the arches of my feet when I walk around. I like knee socks. They work really well with my pants which are just a trifle too short. I have tried sock glue, but my skin doesn’t like it at all, so I’m not sure there is a good solution.
Scott had to go to work early this morning. We weren’t thrilled about that, but I’m hoping that he won’t have to do it any other day this week. Of course, it’s entirely possible they’ll ask him to work 3 a.m. to 7 a.m. on Christmas and try to convince us that those hours are part of Christmas Eve.
I didn’t actually get anything done yesterday, so I need to do some work today. I think I’ve got enough time this morning to make the Christmas porridge. It might be better, though, to wait until after the appointment— I’ve got an hour and a half before we need to call the cab or leave for the bus stop, and the porridge takes slightly more than an hour. I’d have to put it in the fridge quite hot or leave it on the stove, cooling, for three hours. Neither of those sound appealing. I guess I’ll settle for doing the dishes and putting away laundry. Maybe I should try to wrap some presents. I just loathe wrapping things, so it’s hard to get myself motivated.
I also have to decide whether we’re getting to Cordelia’s dental appointment today by cab or by bus. Cab is most likely, but it’s an awful lot more expensive. My guess is that we’ll pay upwards of $12 each way for a cab while the bus is $0.75 each way (I ride free. Cordelia pays half fare). But I haven’t taken a bus since March. No, I take that back. I did it once during the first week of radiation. And taking the bus means dealing with a fairly steep hill, downhill on the way there and uphill on the return trip. It also means walking about four blocks between the bus stop and the dentist. On the up side, if we take the bus, we can stop for bubble tea, but I don’t know if I can do all of that walking. I’m going to have to eventually, but I don’t know if today is the time. It’s relatively warm out, so there’s that.
I’m also trying to figure out what to do about my socks. All of my knee socks now slide down my legs and end up bunched under the arches of my feet when I walk around. I like knee socks. They work really well with my pants which are just a trifle too short. I have tried sock glue, but my skin doesn’t like it at all, so I’m not sure there is a good solution.
Scott had to go to work early this morning. We weren’t thrilled about that, but I’m hoping that he won’t have to do it any other day this week. Of course, it’s entirely possible they’ll ask him to work 3 a.m. to 7 a.m. on Christmas and try to convince us that those hours are part of Christmas Eve.
I didn’t actually get anything done yesterday, so I need to do some work today. I think I’ve got enough time this morning to make the Christmas porridge. It might be better, though, to wait until after the appointment— I’ve got an hour and a half before we need to call the cab or leave for the bus stop, and the porridge takes slightly more than an hour. I’d have to put it in the fridge quite hot or leave it on the stove, cooling, for three hours. Neither of those sound appealing. I guess I’ll settle for doing the dishes and putting away laundry. Maybe I should try to wrap some presents. I just loathe wrapping things, so it’s hard to get myself motivated.
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Date: 2015-12-22 04:39 pm (UTC)Another option: I wear long underwear all winter long, and that goes a long way to hold up my socks. If it wouldn't be too hot, maybe long underwear or tights would help?
Anyway, just a thought. I am guessing that neither of these ideas will actually be the right solution.
Hm. Can you buy elastickier socks?
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Date: 2015-12-22 07:57 pm (UTC)Basically, the problem is that I can buy either pants that are much too long and need alteration or pants that are about an inch too short. This applies to every type of pants I've tried.
This means that, if I don't want part of my leg naked to the air, I need tall socks. For a while, I was okay with crew socks, but the brand we generally buy has started making their crew socks shorter, short enough that they don't quite get to the bottoms of my pants. So I shifted to knee socks. Those don't come any more elastic than what I've been buying, so I'm not sure what I can do.
Knee socks stay up pretty well when I wear my normal winter clothes-- I usually wear a dress with stretch pants underneath, and stretch pants are tight enough to hold up my socks. Because of the health issues, I haven't been wearing those this year. I'm wearing much looser pants.
Sadly, the wardrobe change may need to be permanent. The pants run about $25 a pair, and the shirts are a bit less. A dress of the sort I like runs about $110 (and has to be specially made for me because I haven't found anybody who sells them already made), and the stretch pants are $20-$25 each.