I was so beat that I didn’t even feel or hear him leave this morning. He said it was 57º in here when he left, but I was dressed warmer so I never woke up.

Our tentative plan is to get water and dump the trash on Sunday, then take this old junker into town on Tuesday for more propane.

Later…

Today’s been a pleasantly relaxing day. I still would like to spend time alone here, but I didn’t feel as smothered. This is because we weren’t always together. Sometimes he was in the RV when I wasn’t and vice versa.

I updated my journal on the laptop, read and let the rats run around in here. Blondie was so cute at one point, drinking from my water bottle. He climbs everything and everywhere – fan grids, water dispenser coils, etc.

We discussed various incense-selling ideas for when we reopen the store, and I came up with a good one, though I still doubt we’ll sell any. My idea was to order 50 20-packs to make the $50 minimum. Then, instead of listing specific scents for sale, we give them a choice. We say here are the 50 scents we have, you choose what scents you want towards your variety pack of say 6 scents, 5 sticks each (I’ll have to make sure I burn no more than 15 sticks in each pack), to be shipped upon receiving payment.

I may print out the book I was working on at the library after copying it on a floppy, so I can hand-write it just to have more to do. It’s just that I’d hate to write something by hand that requires so much editing! I also don’t know if I want to try to concentrate on writing stories with Tom always here to interrupt or distract me. I can’t wait till he gets a job! I am so sick of his constant presence and I’m sick of him waking me up when he goes outside in the early mornings till I get up! He’s been getting up around 7 AM and I’ve been getting up around noon.

I’ve been having strange dreams. On top of the usual nightmares where I’m stuck in places – jails, hospitals, camps, etc. – I’ve been having strange sexual dreams as well.