September 13, 2023

I slept better last night. My light was out by 9:30 last night and I didn’t get up until 6:30 this morning but I was still woke up every few hours. I wasn’t bothered by the mask at all and maybe my movement is what is causing me to wake up. I didn’t have a problem getting back to sleep so if that holds I don’t mind waking up a few times. And maybe if I didn’t look at the clock every time I turn over it might make for a better night.

I spent some time this morning working on Hall accounting. The Treasurer and President struggle with the financials and I’m very aware that I left them in an awkward position when I left. They asked me to answer a few questions that the accountant had, which meant I had to do a deep dive into the books. I sent everything off to the Board and the accountant before lunch.

This afternoon I’ve been pressing the fabric that I brought home (and washed) last week. I’ll clear a bin for some of it as I know the pattern it is going to be used it for. The others I’ll add to the drawer that holds either my florals or my neutrals.

I was just finishing up the pressing when the accountant called me and asked if I would make the changes to the financial file that I had uncovered when I was doing my research. I’ll have to get approval from the Board before I start any work but I don’t mind doing it. My fingers were itching to make changes when I saw errors but that wasn’t what I was supposed to be doing.

I have a few bits and pieces that need to be pressed from a few projects I’ve been working on so I’ll get back to that for awhile. I said to Pat this morning that I didn’t even feel like sewing because my room was in such a mess. I think it’s time to fix that – maybe tomorrow.

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

I was a little disappointed that I didn’t have the best sleep of my life with my new CPAP machine. After a few hours of sleep I got up and made some adjustments to the mask and was more comfortable for the rest of the night. I was still awake every two or three hours though, which has been my norm for awhile now. I hope that as I get more used to the mask and machine I’ll sleep better. I’m switching to a smaller pillow tonight; that might help keep the mask in place when I switch from side to side.

Despite a less than spectacular sleep I was off to the Guild bee this morning. After the Business Meeting last week I brought home a small kit and instructions on how to make the luggage tag that we’ll be using for our Hands Across the Water event. These tags are fancier than the ones I made last year for my Twelve Days packages. I wasn’t able to figure out what I was supposed to do so I took everything back to the Guild today and got some one-to-one instruction. Turns out my kit was missing a piece so that’s why I struggled with it at home.

I managed four tags before noon. It was really busy and noisy at the Guild and I was more than ready to come home after lunch.

I think it will be an early night for me, unless I find something really good to watch on TV.

Monday, September 11, 2023

I had my CPAP appointment this morning and I had Pat come along as I was afraid I wouldn’t understand how to operate the machine. The technician was really good and before we even talked about a machine she went through the results of the test I had done in February. I definitely have a mild case in three of the areas that they monitor but I am beyond the normal range. Seriously, they needed a test to know I wasn’t normal!

The machine is quite compact and most of it can be kept in one piece except for cleaning. When we got home from the appointment we got it set up in the bedroom and the distilled water stored in the bathroom. We did a test of how it will feel when I sleep and I think I’ll be okay. The best news was that with the type of mask I have I can breathe through either my nose or my mouth. I made notes as to how to put it on at night, how and what to remove if I get up to the bathroom in the night, and how to disconnect and turn the machine off in the morning. I’m sure it will become quite routine after a week or so but I’m a bit nervous for right now.

There is a lot of cleaning involved on a daily, weekly, and monthly schedule. I’ll also receive some replacement equipment every year.

I wonder if I should go to bed early tonight while I still remember what I’m supposed to be doing? I also wonder if I don’t sleep well is it is because this isn’t working or because I’m nervous about it.

I’ll let you know tomorrow.

Sunday, September 10, 2023

Sunday is my day to clear my desk of paperwork and there was a lot to do today. I thought I was making great progress until I realized I’d moved on to clearing the rest of the room before I had gone through and dealt with all my e-mail. I had some updates to do on my website and I’ve got a pile of things that need to go to someone else at some time in the near future. There was no Hall accounting to do today but I worked on the form I volunteered to update for the Guild.

When I finished all I needed to do at the computer I quilted the last card. I thought I would clear off my cutting table but when I saw the stack of fabric that needed to be sorted out I decided that could wait for another day. I got all the new fabric from yesterday into the laundry so I’ll have lots of pressing to do the next time I spend some time upstairs.

This afternoon I stitched down the binding on both cards so they’ll be ready for the mail as soon as I take some photos and put them up on my website.

We’re off to a concert at the Hall tonight. This is the first time in a long time that we’ve been there together – and only the second time that I’ve been there and not had to work. I will be picking up some papers to work on next week but there will be nothing else for me to do tonight.

Tomorrow I go to get fitted for my sleep apnea machine. I’ve been a mouth breather for as long as I can remember so I’ve been practicing to breath through my nose. I hope this works out and that it helps with my energy levels during the day. I’m doing much better at conserving my strength and stopping myself even if I haven’t finished whatever it is that I’m working on. As an example, I still haven’t taken the fabric out of the drier yet; in the “old” days it would be out and on the ironing board by now.

One last “normal” sleep tonight.