Busy Weekend Ahead

Yesterday I started the process of renewing my medical marijuana card. I found a doctor’s office that would do a telephonic appointment and submitted my paperwork online for the appointment I made. Around 11:30 am I did a “google meet” appointment with the doctor and he approved my application. So far it shows with the state the application was submitted, just hasn’t been approved yet. Not sure why it hasn’t been renewed at this point but I’ll be finding out why on Monday morning. I’ve got enough Rick Simpson Oil on hand to last for several days but my card expired yesterday so until the new one is approved I’m out of luck for a stronger product. It is probably something I didn’t do on my end, but I’ll call the doctor’s office on Monday and they can walk me through what to do. The card itself will be approved, I’m thinking the state just didn’t get to it to process it before they left for the weekend. Fingers crossed that is all it is. As soon as I finished my doctor’s appointment my husband was home for work and we headed over to help my niece and her family at the house. We were there for several hours because they are making great headway getting all the ceiling scraped off the old nasty popcorn ceilings. At one point I went outside and sat in the warm chair to warm my aching sciatic. It was 108 degrees out there with a light breeze, plus I was in the shade. I’m not going to lie, the warmth from the heated chair cushions felt good on my lower back and sciatic. We got home shortly after 4 pm so I took my ½ gram of RSO when we walked in the door. I threw a frozen pizza in the oven for dinner and my husband, who had been up since 11 pm the night before, was finally able to go to bed. I spent the evening high, relaxed and ache free like usual going to bed earlier than I normally do. I fell asleep and forgot to take my nightly sleep medication. That is the reason I kept waking up all night and spent a pretty restless night, finally just getting up at 4:30 am this morning. Right now my husband is at Home Depot picking up supplies and as soon as he gets home we are heading over to my nieces to hopefully get the ceiling prepped and textured this weekend. For myself, since I can’t do much lifting or working on ceilings, my niece told me to bring my swimsuit and use her pool for the day. She didn’t have to tell me twice, I’ve got my suit and towel in a bag ready to go. We are expecting another day of 108 degree temperatures so I might actually get in the water, if it is not still too cold. Then again with the heat, it is a “play pool” that goes from 4’-5’-4’ so the water just might feel good. Deeper pools take much longer to warm up. My little sister’s pool is a deep pool and it is still cool in August as maybe a better understanding when I say the water is still too cold to swim. It’s crazy to think it is the 6th of June and we haven’t been camping once. There has just been so much going on we haven’t even thought about it now and with the hotter temperatures, there is no way. Between losing our dog, my brother-in-law passing, graduations and graduation parties, we’ve been pulled in so many different directions I have days I’m just numb. Just as long as I don’t stay numb I’ll be okay. It has been hard to see almost an entire generation of my family now gone leaving me to be the oldest one standing in the room. The only one older is my brother and he doesn’t come around much except to meet for brunch. So that leaves me the oldest one in the room the rest of the time. Later today my younger daughter is going to come over to help at the house and swim with me so that will be fun. This morning my sciatic is giving me a break and I’m hoping it will stay that way for the day. I never went and bought any THC gummies before my card expired so I’ll be waiting for 4 pm if my sciatic wants to act up. I can always take my RSO earlier if necessary. It is all workable. All because I chose a plant over a pill. Thank you marijuana!

Friday Heat Is On

We are looking at a high of 108 today and 107 tomorrow. It is supposed to cool off by early next week back down to 103 degrees where we should be at this time of year. The highs over 105 usually don’t start until the end of this month so we’ve got an early reminder for a couple of days. Let’s face it, summer has arrived in Phoenix and there is no turning back from the heat. I don’t mind the heat, it feels good on my bones. It is when the humidity starts climbing I get uncomfortable. We live in the desert so we are used to a dry climate for most of the year. The only time it gets humid is around the end of June, going into July when we are entering our monsoon season that runs through the end of August. So it is only a matter of weeks before it starts. Yesterday I managed to get my house cleaned and straightened after not touching it for over a week. I even remembered to take something out for dinner, which it seems lately my brain hasn’t been thinking about cooking. We’ve been eating fast food more these past two weeks than we have in the last six months.  We normally prepare and cook our meals at home and save money by not eating out.  After seeing some of the prices at some fast food places we walked out and went somewhere cheaper. Today I had planned on spending the day with my two grandsons but my son called me last night to let me know there is more “baby mama drama” and she decided to pull some stunt and not drop off the boys for his time. So back to court they go. I feel horrible for him, today is his birthday, he is my youngest son and last born. I’m proud of him stepping up and realizing what it means to be a father when they split over a year ago. I don’t think she likes the fact that he is succeeding in moving on without her. He’s made the necessary changes and adjustments in his life where she has not. I’m just upset because she is hurting the boys by keeping them from their dad while trying to hurt him. She’s got another false accusation going, I see a definite pattern on how she works. So today when my husband gets home from work I’ll join him in going over to help my niece at the house. I’ve still got a full closet I have to clean out over there with holiday outfits with the price tags still on most of them. Today I’ve also got to renew my medical marijuana card as it expires tomorrow. I’ll renew it for two years and be done. It shouldn’t take too long to do. All I’ve got to do is submit paperwork online to the approved doctor’s site. Wait for them to call and talk to the doctor. He’ll approve my card and send the info to the state where I’ll go in the portal and upload the card right to my phone. At least that is how it worked two years ago. I’ll let you know if it has gotten any easier or harder once I’m done. For me it is worth it to pay the money to have my medical card. It allows me access to the stronger, high potency THC products and saves me on the 16-19% state taxes that you pay for recreational marijuana. As we all know, I use the higher potency THC products daily. I wouldn’t be able to buy Rick Simpson Oil or the Brix 1000 mg THC gummies without my medical card. I didn’t make it to Sam’s Club yesterday, I don’t see making it there today either, unless I go once we get home and by then it is going to be too hot to want to go anywhere else. It’s that time of year where if it doesn’t get done first thing in the morning before the hottest part of the day, it will be done the next morning. This morning I’m not doing too bad, my back has loosened up from the heating pad and my sciatic is giving me a break. I’ll count that as a win! I’m still watching the dispensary for the THC gummies to go on sale so I can stock back up on those. I have a feeling I might want to have them on hand towards the end of the month with monsoon season approaching. Time will tell how my body reacts to the humidity this year. That’s okay, I have enough different products to turn to to help if the pain becomes bothersome. All because I chose a plant over a pill. Thank you marijuana!

109 In June?

Yes, that is our expected high for today. We’ll eventually drop back down to 103 by early next week so it is not going to stay this hot, yet. No, that comes towards the end of this month into July. We’ve also got our monsoon season just around the corner. Each year we wait to see if we will only get wind and dust or rain along with all the wind and dust. It all varies on the daytime temperatures, dew points and stuff like that. If everything comes together we have huge, fast moving thunderstorms that will blow through different parts of the valley. You watch them form and wait to see exactly where they are going to hit. First you get the outflow winds with a dust storm that can put your visibility down to zero. The rain comes right behind the wind. It is an incredible sight to see and we have awesome light shows with all the lightning. Of course this year we are in extreme fire danger throughout the entire state from such a dry winter. Absolutely no campfires or charcoal grills allowed from now through October. With the hotter temperatures they are reminding people to hike early in the morning to avoid getting overheated in the direct sun and heat. All the 24 hour cooling centers across the valley are open for anyone needing to cool off and rehydrate. These temperatures are no joke and can kill you if you stay out in it long enough without water. The electric companies are not allowed to shut off your electricity in the Phoenix area for non-payment when temperatures are over 90 degrees. You still have to pay your bill, they just can’t shut off your utilities in the middle of the summer. It is something they started a couple of years ago to prevent heat related deaths. We take the heat seriously here in Phoenix, if you don’t, you’ll find yourself sick from the heat. Yesterday I put in an online order at my favorite dispensary, Zenleaf. It was time to stock up on more Rick Simpson Oil at 35% off a gram. I came home and proceeded to heat the vials under hot water for about 90 seconds. I then put ½ gram sized doses on waxed paper and put the tray in the freezer. Done and done for the week. I’m still watching for the THC gummies to go on sale so I can have those on hand for the days my aches become bothersome. I swear I spent the day yesterday in a numbed fog. We’ve been so busy and constantly on the go for the last couple of weeks that it finally caught up to me and I was whooped. I managed to get most of the stuff in my living room sorted and ready for my children to pick up. So that is finally done. That is about all I had the energy to do. Today I plan on staying home to get the rest of the house cleaned. I know I need to make a quick trip to Sam’s Club at some point today or tomorrow. I’m almost out of coffee creamer and we can’t have that. This morning my sciatic is giving me a break and the heating pad is working just fine on my lower back as I type. To me, that is a win for the day. Waking up with minor aches or stiffness is still nothing compared to all the horrible pain I lived with daily still taking opioids. I’ll keep managing my chronic pain with marijuana. My head is clear, I once again have a complete thought process and memory. The best part? I’m not in constant pain anymore. The horrible pain that I had in my neck and shoulders that would radiate throughout my entire body is gone. As a reminder, my neck is made of titanium from S2-S7, I have two metal rods that go from the back of my head into my shoulders and a body full of arthritis. That pain in my neck and shoulders has been numbed to a pressure like feeling there now. On days we have a change of weather I can feel the pressure-like feeling become more pronounced like something laying across my upper shoulders. That’s it, no more excruciating pain to deal with. Now I deal with the aches of being 64 and beating my body up over the years. I’ll take it with a smile. All because I chose a plant over a pill. Thank you marijuana!

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