When you're in downtown

It was actually a nice walk through downtown. I walked more down Wisconsin Avenue and kind of headed towards the east side.  The problem with downtown is that sometimes you do come across people trying to hustle you.  Yeah.  I'm all hustled out. I'm just too tired for that nonsense.

When I walked back to where I was parked, I had the right to walk but I didn't.  There was a car that was in the walkway and I figured I'll just wait.  I didn't feel like walking in front of their car.  The guy saw me and smiled.  Then he said something to his wife and smiled.  They looked at me and I thought why are you looking at me?  Do I look like an idiot?  I felt like it.  I wasn't going to say any obscenities.  I thought if you're in a big hurry, just go. 

My mom thought it was more of a feeling guilty that the driver knew they were in the wrong. I thought am I dressed funny?  I had originally had a zip up sweatshirt that I tied around my waist, so I thought do I look a schlub?  I probably did but this is how my mind goes fifty different directions.  People can just really suck.  That's all that it was.  

We did try to get hustled outside of Dollar General. I just shook my head at the guy. I didn't even understand what he said.  I left my phone in the car and I can go into stores without my phone.  I'm not that attached but I figured I should get it in case I needed to clip a digital coupon but I didn't want to because the guy was still standing outside.

My mom had said that I could take off tomorrow and not have to drive her around. I told her I didn't mind if she needed to go to a store tomorrow.  I think when we were at Dollar General and we were sweating and getting grouchy with each other waiting behind all of those people, I realized she was probably right. I love my mom.  I know being stuck in the house trying to push 16 hours of work in an 8 hour day is insane and then we're running around to get our stuff for the week on the weekend, that yeah, maybe I need a break.  Sigh.  If she wants to hit Dollar Tree tomorrow I'll be ok.  I saw what she meant.  I feel bad that her eye sight is bad because if she could, she would take the bus and do some of these errands.  I hate that for her.  

I was looking at some exercise band for your arms.  I hate even talking about it because I don't go by what celebrities say but I did like the idea of working on something for my arms. I can use the credit card I got for our lifestyle thing but I wanted to hold out until we get the second deposit on July 1st.  It'll give me time to think about it.

I have pulled out my stepper and I hadn't for like a month between company and being sick.  I hated the pilates kit I got from Amazon and dumped half of it at Goodwill because it was absolute junk. I still like the ring that came with the kit though.  I'm keeping that.  I just wanted an alternative that can make things better.

I found my referral for the sleep doctor and the therapist.  I just shredded it.  I know.  That's terrible.

Today, it occurred to me why part of me doesn't do the freeway as much.  On Sundays, a lot of times there's baseball games and there is construction on the freeway. I make better time taking city streets home. I do get on the freeway but I do get off right away.  I always take the freeway over to the east side on the weekend mornings or on a day off.  I think people need to go to driving school.  The reckless driving is a lot in this city.

I got a notice that my insurance will be going down 12 bucks now that my mom is officially not a driver anymore, even though she retired herself 15 years ago.  I had higher coverage before the semi hit me.  My premium doubled, like went from $75 to $158 when I got the new rates.  I had to lower my coverage, raise my deductible to get a lower monthly premium.  I'm not afraid of driving.  I can't afford to get hit.

And the sleep thing?  I'm so mad he put down that I said that I snored.  I don't know honestly.  I was guessing maybe I did.  I was still getting over a sinus infection and it is possible that my issues is my sinuses. I know if I went to a sleep doctor that maybe that would get confirmed but I'll be damned if I run up one more medical bill.  

I have lost some weight since getting sick and have kept it off.  I am hoping with more weight loss that things will just be better.  I'm more determined now to break through this plateau that I'm stuck at.  

I'll be back on my usual walking route tomorrow.  Yeah. I need a break before I return to my regularly scheduled program of insanity come Tuesday.