Tuesday, May 05, 2026

Shopping Day

Okay, it's Tuesday, and you know what that means. It's food shopping day. I didn't get up at 6:30 this morning. Instead, I waited until Paige came here to sit with Joan, and then I went shopping at 11:00. And at 11:00, there were always more people shopping than at 6:30 a.m.. I prefer the list people; however, I also prefer sleeping past 6:30 in the morning when it's possible. 

These last two days, I've slept more consistently than I had for the last 3 months. By that, I mean I have slept 10 or 11 hours without waking up. That's very unusual for me. This morning I woke up after having slept only 5 hours. I don't know why. I had my clock alarm set for 9:30, but at 6:30 I'm just automatically woke up. Maybe my brain has been trained after all of these months to wake up automatically at 6:30. How my brain knows when it's 6:30 is beyond me.

So, getting back to the food shopping, the cost for today was 211 PLN. That is about normal in this year 2026 with high inflation, greedy companies wanting to make more money, and the general population can do nothing to bring the prices down. Basically, we're screwed.

Joan had a good time with Paige today. They get along very well, and although Joan hates waking up early, for her, anything before 9:00 is early. She's falling into the habit of going to bed between 8:30 and 9:30 in the evening, always commenting that she has to get enough rest before work tomorrow. It's useless for me to keep reminding her that she hasn't worked in 19 years. The only thing it does is cause friction between the two of us, and we both can do without that. I just don't know how to get her brain to let go of the idea that she still works. I suggested to her that we go see a psychologist, and maybe she can help Joan. But like exercising, she just doesn't want to do it. I cannot force her.