Well, got off my tail and got the gas space heater set up in the solarium. Mostly for the dogs. Should be cheaper to run than the electric one. And less likely to be chewed up by them. I only have it set to the lowest setting but puts out a lot of heat. Now, let's see if the dogs are smart enough.. Yeah, I'm not counting on that.
Inside, I built a fire in the fireplace tonight. The living room has been pretty cold and I couldn't figure out why. Then I realized that while it's insulated, there is no real active heat source in here. So, built a big fire to heat up the thermal mass of the fireplace and the room. One good fire heats the thermal mass enough to last a couple of days. I used some wood from the back yard but then added scrap wood from around the table saw. Just pieces too small to be of that much use. The embers should smolder all night. I think this was the biggest fire I've ever built in this fireplace.
Got the table saw moved back into the work shop. So there was scrap wood where I was moving it from and where I'm moving it to. Still a bit of cleaning to do in the front room. Get that done tomorrow.
One more day my gums were too swollen to wear the lower dentures. They fit now but can't take any pressure yet. At least they fit. I think I should be able to tolerate them by tomorrow evening. I may try them in the morning but if they impact my speech too much I'll just put them in tomorrow evening and keep doing that and on the weekend until I'm accustomed to them. It's an adjustment. Used to be they didn't even fit you for dentures until at least 6 weeks after extractions, so I'm still ahead of the old curve. Had some cramping in my jaw today where the two teeth that still had any anchor remaining once were. Not bad. Naproxen fixed the pain. I know it's because the bone in those spots is healing but it was still annoying to have cramping start five days after my teeth were pulled. Oh, well.
I think getting my teeth pulled is starting to improve my health. Not a surprise there. If my body was attacking my teeth as a foreign objects, it has probably been throwing toxins into my bloodstream. In any case, not being able to chew properly has had an effect. So, this was the last and one of the biggest steps physically in what I had declared my "year of healing". I feel different from prior to last week. More relaxed, though some of that leads to being tired. But not in a bad way. Of course some of that is from my gums healing. Having that many teeth pulled is a big adjustment for the body, even if a positive one in the long term.
I've finally gotten tired of being alone and celibate. Still doesn't mean I want to jump into a relationship headfirst. I've been posting on single's sites but no good responses. Most of the women responding to me either weight twice what I do or look like they could be my mother. And/or they expect to have a relationship by the end of the first date. Looking for something platonic doesn't work out any better. So, I guess I will go ahead and start getting out for karaoke, socializing a little bit and/or just looking for lovers.
On the other side of that, I have been solitary for so long that it takes an effort to get out again. I've become a bit agoraphobic. Most of it is just a strong disdain for drama and dependency. I've written before how people here don't believe in emotional partnership, only dependency and ownership. There's no attempt at any form of balance and I can't stand it. The only way I could go for something like that would be in a very specific form. Which I may pursue once the house is further completed if nothing else positive comes along before then.
Inside, I built a fire in the fireplace tonight. The living room has been pretty cold and I couldn't figure out why. Then I realized that while it's insulated, there is no real active heat source in here. So, built a big fire to heat up the thermal mass of the fireplace and the room. One good fire heats the thermal mass enough to last a couple of days. I used some wood from the back yard but then added scrap wood from around the table saw. Just pieces too small to be of that much use. The embers should smolder all night. I think this was the biggest fire I've ever built in this fireplace.
Got the table saw moved back into the work shop. So there was scrap wood where I was moving it from and where I'm moving it to. Still a bit of cleaning to do in the front room. Get that done tomorrow.
One more day my gums were too swollen to wear the lower dentures. They fit now but can't take any pressure yet. At least they fit. I think I should be able to tolerate them by tomorrow evening. I may try them in the morning but if they impact my speech too much I'll just put them in tomorrow evening and keep doing that and on the weekend until I'm accustomed to them. It's an adjustment. Used to be they didn't even fit you for dentures until at least 6 weeks after extractions, so I'm still ahead of the old curve. Had some cramping in my jaw today where the two teeth that still had any anchor remaining once were. Not bad. Naproxen fixed the pain. I know it's because the bone in those spots is healing but it was still annoying to have cramping start five days after my teeth were pulled. Oh, well.
I think getting my teeth pulled is starting to improve my health. Not a surprise there. If my body was attacking my teeth as a foreign objects, it has probably been throwing toxins into my bloodstream. In any case, not being able to chew properly has had an effect. So, this was the last and one of the biggest steps physically in what I had declared my "year of healing". I feel different from prior to last week. More relaxed, though some of that leads to being tired. But not in a bad way. Of course some of that is from my gums healing. Having that many teeth pulled is a big adjustment for the body, even if a positive one in the long term.
I've finally gotten tired of being alone and celibate. Still doesn't mean I want to jump into a relationship headfirst. I've been posting on single's sites but no good responses. Most of the women responding to me either weight twice what I do or look like they could be my mother. And/or they expect to have a relationship by the end of the first date. Looking for something platonic doesn't work out any better. So, I guess I will go ahead and start getting out for karaoke, socializing a little bit and/or just looking for lovers.
On the other side of that, I have been solitary for so long that it takes an effort to get out again. I've become a bit agoraphobic. Most of it is just a strong disdain for drama and dependency. I've written before how people here don't believe in emotional partnership, only dependency and ownership. There's no attempt at any form of balance and I can't stand it. The only way I could go for something like that would be in a very specific form. Which I may pursue once the house is further completed if nothing else positive comes along before then.
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