Dishes, and missed again.

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Don't take it personally.  Trust me when I say, a free meal, I wouldn't have to cook myself, or clean up after, is... golden.  Saying hello to real people, without going into some sort of personal debt is also golden.  I... do like to see people.  I don't get to, often.  Even though I may be strange, I am more simple than it might seem.  A few minutes of talk, an hello here or there, perhaps news or information, local, regional, or larger, is always interesting.

I don't miss things lightly.  I miss things because I am a broken device which can't sleep, or wake, walk well, or am in some level of pain.  Currently, walking very well is a bit beyond my ability.  My feet burn.

On the good side, the swelling is finally coming down a bit more regularly.  The heart medicine... was required.  At least for a while.  Two of them.  If I have been able to drop three others.  I tried to drop all of them, and did, for a while.  But, once water flooded in, the waterpills alone just won't pump it out.  Not with compression socks or other compression, or any other trick I know or which as been successful.

So... I am restarting medicines, from waterpills to the two heart pills, plus gobs of potassium on a replacement schedule, as well as minerals and vitamins which have helped before.  No cramps, that's how I know at the very least that the minerals are working.  Do you know what it is to have it feel like your calves are being ripped into, with no means of relaxing that, for days?  I did mention that I used to scream.  These days, I just... lay there in silent screams... when that happens.  I have found ways to limit, pretty much eliminate, that.  It doesn't work with all pains, but... that one.  Which was the most frequent of the lot.

Life is improving.  I'll bet I'll be more able to be on my feet for longer before the week or next week is done.  I may try to get out, for short bits, between.  Will see.

Yes, I did miss.  I may well miss another thing.  Though, I think the upcoming thing is more for married men and their families.  I don't mind.  I'm just not one.  That is for other folk, and I get that.  They don't, not always.  But I see it.  And... leave them to it.  If I end up with a woman, and trust the local said org, I'd consider being party then.

I've only been back on meds for, say, three days.  So it'll take a while.  Usually it takes several weeks, at best.  But my symptoms aren't the worse of symptoms.  No heart or other organ issues, just water retention, foot to lower leg pain, and the like.  Well, lots of fluid everywhere.  So it's just pumping action, so it may get better a bit faster.

I have ordered new bedding.  I have extra mattresses, but want a better platform.  Trying some things, workout/yoga type matting.  Though it may end up going back.  If it stinks, off-gasses, or the like, I'll just send it back.  Hoping it will be more comfortable.  Currently, I have a rug, a single and folded mattress.  Would like to just used the folded as a single, so I don't have to mess with the fold.  And then probably use the thinner mattress on top of that.

I do love sleeping on the floor, now that I am used to it.  It makes it so that, unlike many elderly, if I fall I can still get back up.  It adds some sorts of strength I had forgotten.  As well, it really takes care of lower back pain.  I had been trying hard, and softer, mattresses, with and without plywood or such under, to deal with what was becoming excruciating regular back pains.  Nothing, but sleeping on "the floor" helped.

Oh, and I finally got to reviewing dishwasher advice.  One from a grand dame I have looked to advice before.  One to a fellow who had covered another appliance of some sort.  Take your pick.  I sort of saw things from each that I liked.  One is very long winded, the other is much shorter and sweeter.  Plus, she makes me grin.  I must have... dated her sister or something.  :p

Cheaper detergent?  You know what?  I'm game.  I don't believe, but... as I have said?  I don't need to believe to try.  If the risk is small, the rewards might be small, but... I'll go with that anyway.  It's... not always about the pure reward, if that has it's part.  It's about saying no to bright flashy scams?  And such.  Yes.

Well, there you go.  I'm hoping to be on my feet long enough to put things in, get them going, sometime tonight.  If I can get it more regular, and well, I may go back to eating on my china.  I... really like real plates.  Glasses though?  Other than for coffee, not so much.  But... maybe?  Though, maybe not.