Women!

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She doesn't realize the questions she asks.  No, not all... bad.  However, when she gets a bit heated, tired, she can really go sideways.  "What is this?".  What?  "This!", while looking straight at me, while in the kitchen, but asking about something unseen, out in the back yard, or driveway.  I just... grumble and move along.  I may or may not answer, after sorting the nature of the question for five minutes (or not), especially when she gets into continuous ask and guesss mode.

I try not to get too short.  I can tell she is just exhausted, but trying to make sense of a fading world.  I go through it myself.  I just, usually, don't involve others.  I simply spin down as I try to regain or maintain a grip... until I realize nothing will make sense until after I cool, and more than likely sleep, too.  My brain can't function.  She... can't see it.  But for 82, she really does pretty well most of the time.

She asked if I have gotten to my room.  Cleaned and sorted.  I told her absolutely not.  What she has been having me do has been all I could do.  Then what, she asked, have I been doing up here for eight hour stretches?  Sleeping!  I told her.  Sometimes just resting, but mostly sleeping.  No choice.

She keeps not understanding and I keep telling her there isn't a choice.  Fact is, I'll be taking this and, most likely, next week off.  From her, and most of my plans.  I can do very small things.  But in this heat, at my health, on these meds, not much.  No choice.

I've rested a bit.  A package is in, so I may get that, and more water or tea.  It is overcast, so slightly cooler, or I couldn't.  But... that'll be that.  Maybe a body shower, then back to bed.

She is working herself too much as well.  I can't make her back off.  But I can and do advise it.  I definitely try to make sure she knows I appreciate her work.  But that... she needs to take care of herself too.

The place, inside and out, definitely looks better.  I am hoping, in a week or two, to pitch in more.  If it begins cooling.  I can't do much, inside or out, when it's in the 90s out there (mid 70s inside).  I can live, but more rest, sleep, until it cools.

On to the post.  Then back to resting or sleeping... maybe a shower.  Later or good night.