As I promised, Sunday was set aside for chores. Cleaning the bathroom, sweeping, dusting, vacuuming, gardening, making sure the kitchen cabinets are clean, mowing the lawn and laundry. I wore myself out cleaning the house, while Hubby took care of the front yard and set up our holiday decorations. He even ran to Home Depot to pick up new Poinsettia’s to complete the decor. This year he staked down our holiday tree in the front yard so it won’t blow over.
Monday will have to finish the vacuuming, I couldn’t move anymore. I had to take a break and promptly fell asleep on the sofa while watching football. My goal was to be finished so we could watch the American Music Awards without feeling guilty. We had already decided burgers from BCG were on the menu so cooking was not going to be an issue. By noon, I was tuckered and hubby had to run to HD, so we decided BCG was going to be for lunch and we would snack for dinner.
Loved the AMA’s and Pink slays me! She is one of my hero’s. She is brave, strong and lives for herself. Christina Aguilera always amazes me with her voice, and Kelly Clarkson is just beautiful. I loved watching the boy band from Korea, BTS reacting to all the musical acts. And Tracy Ellis Ross wearing her mother outfits during the show was stunning. What a wonderful legacy for Diana Ross. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this awards show.
Since I tired myself out, I sat all afternoon and dedicated myself to finishing projects. I added buttons to the dragon cowl that the Grandson requested be his, and I told him it would be ready for him when he came over on Thanksgiving. 
I knit up two chemo caps from the first skein of yarn spun by my cousin that she sent me to knit up caps for donation to the Cancer Support Community. I still have enough yarn from that skein to do another cap or maybe I’ll make a cowl. I do notice my neck gets cold, not necessarily my head.
I still have 4 or 5 more skeins of the cousins hand spun yarn to go after I finish this current skein.
Another thing I noticed in the afternoon was I have my first “mouth” sore from the chemo. It’s actually at the back of my throat, and I can see the sore. I started drinking honey/lemon tea to help ease the sore. It seems to be working. Hubby was worried about the acid of the lemon making the sore worse, but I know what to do.
I also saw on the news, a clip about an interactive “art” installation that opens on Monday in LA – Happy Place. I want to go! It’s hard to plan ahead as we never know how chemo will effect me day by day, but we can project which days will be better than others. I would really like to try to get there before phase 2 starts. VIP tickets are super expensive, so no professional photographer to accompany us, but regular admission should work. Check it out here
Life is learning your limits