Well, yesterday was mostly a lost day. I woke up way too early and couldn't get back to sleep. I was totally useless, brains mushy. Some things HAD to be done, though, so I got dressed and put my contacts in and bagged the stuff (and wrote the check) to leave at the head of the driveway for trash pickup. Then continued to the credit union and paid the mortgage. There! That was two biggies crossed off the list.

Tried to nap when I got home. No go. Ended up reading. By the end of the day (after again trying to nap) I'd finished "Wild" by Cheryl Strayed. Saw the film at the library a couple weeks ago.

Realized I'd be dangerous on the road, so emailed ahead that I was probably not coming to the grief group meeting last night. I'd realized, too, that the longer I was upright (at the computer) the less well I felt, so went to bed and read until 8 p.m. when I turned out the light and fell right to sleep.

Woke up rested today and feeling human again. Can't figure out why sometimes if I'm sleep deprived, I'm just fine, while other times I'm totally nonfunctional.

So I had to get a bunch of stuff done today to get more or less caught up. Made scalloped oysters with the oysters I'd put in the freezer when I got sick after Christmas. Bought them to make oyster stew, but figured scalloped oysters were better at this stage of the game. Then I finished the bread pudding I'd started (tore up the bread) on Monday. Got the shaved steak separated and put in the freezer. By then the kitchen was in total shambles. Sigh. But I'd gotten a lot of the dishes out of the dishwasher and put away.

Wrote the thank you letter and the sympathy note and wrapped them in cards which I'll mail tomorrow. A friend called and that took care of a PMFF email I'd needed to send. Verified his emceeing duties (different from last year) for this year's festival by phone rather than email, and then had a very productive conversation on several other festival-related matters. (One more thing crossed off the list.) Changed the pillow cases -- I can work on moving stuff off the bed and changing the sheets tomorrow. Decluttered a couple magazines while waiting for my hair to dry. Then, late in the afternoon, went to the store and found out what a lovely day it had been weather-wise. I didn't get ANYTHING done outside today and there's lots of work to be done.

Got another long email reply to write...and the other emailing (another long chatty, plus sending some requested information to several people) will have to wait until tomorrow. Oh, and I've got to do the online paperwork for my tooth extraction in a couple weeks.

And the day is almost over. I'll get that email written, feed the cats, and head upstairs to read by 8 p.m., I hope.

Linn