Being left-right challenged.

 

Who can tell me what's wrong with this photo, from a FB conversation about "righty-tighty, lefty-loosey" and the use of screwdrivers?

I slept in Monday morning, 'til after 7 a.m. again.  I think I'm getting over the weekend.  Monday I did pet laundry... you know the kind:  the table cloth the cat coughed up on, the towel that lined the carrier for the last vet trip, the throws that I put on the couches to protect the upholstery...  You can only imagine how much pet hair and dryer lint combine in the trap!

I also headed over to the grocery for LeanJean6's favorites:  bananas, as well as other stuff.  The weather is giving us a break, and it was quite pleasant outdoors this morning.  The TV weather man is promising more of the same Tuesday.

Also on Monday I wished my former daughter in law a happy birthday, via instant messages.  She shared with me that after her trip to Australia (it was some time after I'd given her mom taxi service to the hospital for her procedure last Spring)... she came down with Covid-19.  She said she had a rough couple of weeks, but is better now.  Thankfully!

In any case, that made me glad that I had ordered my next set of at-home Covid tests.  I was hoping they'd arrive on a cooler day, and at least this shipment did.  Half of it came on Monday, the second part on Tuesday.

Two different brands this time, neither of which I had used before.  I opened them to see if the bits and pieces were different, too.  They are, so of course the next step is read the directions, to see how they differ.  

This one takes 20 minutes to give results, as opposed to the 15 minutes the ones I've had before did.  

This set has an expiration date of next May.  I only test when I have something people-y coming up.  

The second brand is a 15 minute results window and has an expiration date of December 14th this year.  Guess they will be next up in the collection for use, after the one remaining test on hand.  

This "ClearDetect" test has yet a fourth configuration of testing equipment / instructions.

All of them are rapid antigen tests, all with nasal swabs, just the method of mixing with the testing fluid and reading the results slightly differ.  In any case, I am now equipped to continue being "careful" whatever turns the virus takes heading into the cooler seasons.

Tuesday also brought the first of two days "checking in" on my elder sisters kitties, while she's off in Kansas to help out with the start of the school year for her two grandsons there.  They greeted me, quite vocally, when I arrived to give them their breakfast this morning.

I came home and changed before my noonish workout with the trainer.  In the afternoon sun, the lawn mowing kid came and provided the last mow before he heads off to college tomorrow.  Now I have to figure out whether to ask his dad to carry on, acquire a mower and such and do it myself, or hire a lawn service company.  All three options have different advantages and disadvantages, obviously, and while I knew this decision date was coming, I still haven't made up my mind.  Guess I'll sleep on it.  Better decisions usually come in the morning, for me.

Meanwhile... here's hoping my former-Spark buds are still out there, still working at healthy habits for us all.  In the heat we think first of hydration, but of course all of the self-care things we do count.  Remember to breathe.

On tap for Wednesday:  the permanent crown install, and another visit with sister's kitties, for me.  

Life is good.  Spark on!🔥✨💖