Pretty good, save for that toe.

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Just sleeping was difficult.  The knuckle just hurts, like it had been hit by a sledge hammer.  Swollen in there.  I thought, perhaps, massaging it would help.  No... no not at all.  That just made it a lot worse.  I... still massaged it, for short bits, through the night.  Sometimes you have to do what hurts in order to ease the pain.

Everything else is pretty good.  Hmm, I may take generic tylenol, but just one tab.  Because of the way I am limping, my lower right leg is beginning to cramp too.  In trying to not put too much weight on it, on the way down this morning, I almost slipped and fell.  Now I see why the VA wanted rails.  I was holding onto that, which saved me a pretty serious tumble, from near the top of the stairs.  If, again, I pulled the leg which didn't help with the cramping.  Still, better than the options.  Thankfully I do have some serious upper body strength... given age and illness.  Was able to break the fall, catch the stumbled about halfway into, or through, the fall.  I was going, but could catch well.

I forgot to turn the furnace down.  Which... last night... ended up being okay.  It kept it about 64 up there.  With kicking my sore foot out, to let the cool help from time to time, as it feels feverish from swelling?  But, when it is too cold, that bring misery.  At 64, it was just cool enough to help, without causing my tootsies to freeze.

I didn't sleep all that well, due to the pain.  But... better than I thought I would.  I think massaging, lightly, occasionally, may have helped too.  Well, in time, it helped the pain.  But it hurt the sleep.  Choices.  I wasn't sure, until later this morning.  But, yes, I think it helps.

Oh, if things work out?  I'll have the heloc, or whatnot, going by next week.  I may see about getting help in that week, or next.  As well, if I can, I may start pushing, pulling, and striving on my own, until then.  I haven't been doing anything.  In part because life has been difficult, in part because I didn't believe, in part... for other reasons.  Now?  I'm... beginning to believe it may go ahead.  So... will start lining some things up.

Too cold to get electrical in.  But could start collecting quotes.  As to a new furnace and ac?  That too is probably not a good time, though... maybe.  At least the furnace?  But, I could begin getting quotes.  I don't want people in my home until... it's fit to have people in it.  I hate asking others to work in it as is, but I don't have a choice.  The main one will get pay, and a hefty gratuity for all his help in the years I have lived here.  Plus, extra if I can sell it for a grander amount, by a lot albeit, than anticipated.  If I find a good cleaner, who will work for less, I'll offer her perhaps a percentage, single, of the sale price.  A gratuity for putting in effort, a reason to work hard for less.  I may ask my friend to attempt to line up that effort.  Have him... manage the secondary work efforts.

It's... an opportunity to be boss.  Not the pay of it, but... there will be a good payoff.  I'll be contacting him today, roughly beginning setting up some things.  He already works one to three jobs, off and on.  One is permanent, but more or less part time, one is full time, the other(s) are when, if, as possible.  Why?  Because he can.  A fine young man.  Married already.  He... has... potential.  Serious potential.  Would really like to see him make it, and create a small brood.  This... he, they... are what America needs.  He may not like me, always.  I don't care.  I agree with him, often.  :p  But, if I can help him get just a bit further ahead, make is woman more comfortable for what lies ahead, and catch a break I never knew?  I'll do it.

This is a risk, extra work, but an opportunity financially and learning to be a contractor, boss, and learning some things about interiors, homes, exteriors.  Opportunities, like this, at his age, are... rare.  Only because I see his potential, and actual value.  

On the good side?  I see the woke fever may be breaking.  Financial potentials might be changing, to the good.  Life for real Americans is... potentially, looking up?  We'll see.  If Trump does half of what he says, and makes it permanent not just a write off for the next enemy president?  Maybe.  We'll... just have to see.  But... life is based on hope.  I... hope.  Hope, though too, means War.  Death and the rest come with War?  Sometimes.  Sometimes a little pushback, and... it will be done.  Amen?  Later.