A rough start.

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Things hurt that haven't hurt in a while.  I need to get back on meds, know it, but can't seem to do so.  Sleep is off, everything I do costs a lot of effort, effort I don't have to give.  Still.  Until I can get unstuck, this is the way of it.

Breakfast water is heating.  Sassy has been fed, and then her litter cleared.  I'll refresh her water when I get in to work on the waterers.  I have roast, for lunch.  And a salad to have with it.  I'll skip veggies this time.  Well, other than the salad.  I'll be cooking a few other things today.  Those pork meatballs, and probably browning then baking chicken.  I'll set the meatballs aside for later this week.  Oh, but to get the stew for it, I'll be making corned beef, one last batch.  I bought two more while at the store, for later in the year.  I miss those, missed them a lot, this time, apparently.

And, before long, today or tomorrow, I need to separate the veggies in the mixed pack.  They last better when parted.  The celery is still good from the last pack, and would have gone bad, in the mix, and then made everything else get bad too.  Odd how that works.  As is, a ten dollar veggie mix pack will offer... about seven to eight meals (or dishes really, as two could be had in one meal session).  So, yes, for me, well worth it.  Plus, no prep on my side.  Unless I chop the celery for rare soup additions, or in casseroles.

It seems expensive, as with the mixed prepped salad... with shaved carrots, cucumbers, and cherry tomatoes, for $11.  But, that gives me about seven to ten salads, depending on if I have them as the main meal mostly, or as a side.  Plus, no waste.  Same with the veggie pack, now I almost never waste.  Whereas when I would buy the parts, sometimes they would never be formed into a meal=ready variant, and would just, often, go bad.  And, two salads, and four veggie packs, last pretty much the month...  So, $22 plus $40, at $62 takes care of most of my fresh veggie needs.  And, with nearly no waste?  I can't beat it.

I am down to just doing chores every other day.  They usually still have a bit of food left, and water too.  Now that water doesn't freeze, they don't have a thirst craze, or need for twice a day waterings.  Until the heat hits, then it might be more like at least once a day, plus with frozen water bottles out with them.  But just until they acclimate, then occasionally as a treat.  At some point, the acclimatize.  But that first few weeks... yes... a little extra care.  And, occasionally, or on the hottest of days.

Well... on to... setting up breakfast, and waking.  Later.