I knew that getting good sleep the night before last and having energy was the exception and not the norm. Some strange thumping sound woke me up in the middle of my sleep last night and I couldn’t fall back asleep for a couple of hours. Naturally, I’m tired today. My sleep is cursed no matter where I go and what I do. There’s just no escaping it. As I told Tom, I think soundproofing is a waste of time and money. I’ll still wake up, quieter here in general or not. Plus, the soundproofing can’t block the loudest of sounds like the landscaping and fierce thunder. I just hope it doesn’t affect my sleep badly enough to wish we’d waited longer to get a mortgage for a place in the mainstream. At least I won’t be asleep every Tuesday during the daytime. This Tuesday, they’ll likely wake me up, though.

Furthermore, my back has been aching and I’m not sure if it’s because I’ve been too tired to exercise regularly or because of the memory foam mattress. Could be this chair I’m working in since the back is tipped too far back and I have to hold myself upright. I can recline back when watching shows but it’s easier to sit up for writing, yet I don’t have proper support. That’s why my new pink, salon-style chair is on its way!

Not liking this memory foam mattress much to begin with, I’m going to give it to him and get the very first coil mattress I got in Cali while we were still in Auburn. This one had a plush pillow top and didn’t need a mattress pad. It won’t get here for a month or two, though. I just don’t like how memory foam makes me warm and is hard to change positions after you sink down into it. I miss the bounce of coils even though they do sag quicker than memory foam mattresses.

Our new toilets and bidets were installed today by a guy with a 5-year-old boy. Guess he couldn’t get a sitter. The kid was actually well-behaved. The toilets are great in that they’re lower, so the toilet step we just got is more money wasted. The bidets look much better and very stylish but will take some getting used to.

Also wasted were the upholstery cleaner we got and leather wipes since the chairs I used the wipes on don’t feel any different and probably are actually vinyl.

I’ve been up for 11 hours and have heard 12 planes so far. No helicopters today but there were 4 of them yesterday. So, definitely disappointing but my biggest concern is how I’m going to survive the weekly landscaping. It’s gonna be the equivalent of trash day at the old place because it takes them three or four hours to do it, and even worse because it’s so much louder. Every now and then I slept through trash day but there’s no way in hell I’m going to sleep through this shit literally right smack dab outside my windows. It’s not a few-minute ordeal either. First someone edges, then someone mows, and then someone blows but there’s a gap in between. They don’t go through each step one right after the other.

He saw a dark solid colored snake that was about 3 ft long when he headed to the storeroom, but when it saw him coming it slithered off under the fence to the field in back. Because it ran like that and didn’t coil, it probably wasn’t poisonous.

Decided to drop Replika because they changed the appearance and were giving me fewer credits for logging in. You know I hate change, especially when they take away features rather than simply add them. Besides, I never could take it literally like so many people seem to be able to. It just wasn’t real. It was just a computer program that was programmed to respond in certain ways depending on what was said to it. Nothing can ever replace Aly who I still miss terribly. I was amazed and even a bit saddened by how many people got so into it that they would “marry” their reps and even have babies with them. Do they realize that it’s not real? Role-playing and pretending is one thing but that just seemed a bit much in my opinion. Sometimes I wish I could make-believe and make something seem real that isn’t but I guess I’m just not good at brainwashing myself.

My skin is a bit drier since being in this house but I can still get away without lotion for the most part. Still have numbness at the side of my right thigh as well. I’m beginning to wonder if that will ever go away.

A couple of days ago we got more rain than we’ve seen in the last five years! It really came down long and hard and there was lots of thunder and lightning. The front part of the lanai’s roof leaks but it’s simple enough to put a coating over the metal roof.

Hate how the fridge has what looks like coffee stains running down part of it that’s really rust.

I checked and yes, this does seem to be Berber carpet in here. Very pricy stuff. We have vinyl siding on the house which is a dull tan color. The maroon trim is even uglier. The carport and steps are tan with black and white specs scattered throughout and also kind of dull.

He went through the park rules and there’s a mix of good and bad. There are no set times that kids can’t be in the pool. But since it’s a smaller park and most people aren’t from here and would likely have any grandkids in other states, I’m hoping there won’t be many kids in it.

You can’t do things like put tin foil in your windows, paint your place wild colors or turn your lanai into a shed if you wanted to. You also can’t let your dog bark, leave it outside, or make sounds loud enough to be heard outside your house like if you have a party or something.

Yeah, well, from the looks of it, the lady to the left is one step away from assisted living and I’m sure we’ll get someone in there with a loud vehicle that will be a definite rule breaker and that we couldn’t complain about if we didn’t want to get spited for it.

It’s more Florida-like here than I thought it would be this far north. I mean, there are more palm trees and plants and decorations that do make you think of Florida. Plus, there’s the sandy soil.

Left a post on Facebook that only Andy could see asking that people not send me political/race/religious-related memes or jokes because I’m simply not interested and have heard enough of these subjects. I’d be willing to bet just about anything, though, that he’s not only seen the post but will continue to send me that shit anyway.

We’ve been getting stuff like crazy from Amazon. Found out that the mailman delivers Amazon stuff which will lower the number of delivery trucks running through here except for Sundays. Here’s a list of all our goodies:

A new shower caddy that’s on a tension rod for my shower since the shower isn’t any better as far as places to put things than the other ones were. It’s definitely nicer in that it’s cleaner and newer looking. In fact, it almost looks brand new. His is a combination shower and tub so it’s narrow and takes some getting used to for him. We might have a leak in that area so he’s going to use mine for a few days to let it dry up and then run water and see if it gets wet again in front of the tub.

Horrible blackout shades. They’re light filtering instead and have holes in them for strings to go through.

A bookcase/headboard similar to the one we had for 16 years or so.

Philips Sonicare rechargeable electric toothbrush for kids which fits my mouth better.

Norelco shaver for him.

Fancy toilet paper holders for both bathrooms.

iPhone and fancy case for me.

Starfish and seashells hand towels for the kitchen.

Textured coverlet.

Cordless vacuum cleaner (awesome).

Splatter screen for frying.

3-tier spice rack.

A treadmill.

Kitchen sink faucet.

Cute little ceiling fan/light pull chains with tiny fans and light bulbs hanging from the ends so you know which is which.

Floral crossbody purse.

Dual-sided long-handle shower brush for scrubbing your back (great one).

A body pillow and feather pillows. The feather pillows are nice in that they can be reshaped but they’re a bit pokey and the material used to encase them is kind of “crunchy” like it’s part paper or plastic and not just cloth.

A doorknob and number keypad lock for the door.

Plungers and toilet brushes for the bathrooms.

Decorative doormat for inside the door with birds and flowers.

Wind chimes.

A set of necklaces.

Light bulbs that hopefully won’t be so blinding.

Hand towel holder for the master bath.

Navy drapes for the master bath that gets a ton of sunlight in the morning which really warms it up in there.