I had a headache all day yesterday that got so much worse at night that I was still awake after midnight. It is not completely gone today, but better. Yes, I have been taking medication for it. I used the very last of my prescription painkillers last night. Now I only have Advil.

I took a walk this morning, thinking that perhaps a day of inactivity helped to make things worse. It felt good to get out; it's a pretty day, though getting hot again. I walked to Walgreen's and then took the long way home. It was only a half-hour, but I definitely do feel better.

This afternoon I went back to Home Depot and bought some cellular window shades. I was on the point of buying them on Friday, but decided I had to measure again. I got them cut to fit today. They will go in my dining room and I hope will go a long way toward making it cooler there. At any rate, with the windows facing west, the sun beats in in the late afternoon, and blinds are very much needed just for the visual relief.

At Walgreen's I bought a wedding card, ribbons, a yoga strap and two decks of playing cards. $22

The shades were $142.

The playing cards are going on top my niece's wedding gift, since the couple really enjoys playing cards. Also, I needed to cover a bare spot after I wrapped!
The gift is a theater-style popcorn maker.

I was really happy to find a yoga strap. When I first went to physical therapy I looked around for one but couldn't find one at a reasonable price. This was $8, and I couldn't believe my little Walgreen's had it. This will make my stretching exercises so much easier -- probably executed more correctly, too.

I bought three big chicken breasts on Friday, and this morning I pounded and pan-grilled one of them. I cut half of it into strips and added them to a salad I had for lunch. The other half I'll have with a side of spaghetti some time later this week. The second chicken breast I put in the little crockpot, and I'll make that into sloppy chicks. Will probably freeze that. The third chicken breast I'll cook tonight with cherries and wine.

I also made a dozen sour cream cherry muffins yesterday. Boy, were they messy, especially the topping, which went everywhere. But they were good. I ate two and froze the rest.

Since I have a trip coming up this weekend, I thought I should take my car to the shop. It needs an oil change, and I'm going to have them look at the muffler, too. The last time it was in the shop they said it should be replaced soon, and that's been a while. So I'm going to make an appointment tomorrow.

I'm doing a lot of spending, but they are all things on my list to get done when the slush fund and e-fund were above $2K and $20K, and I'm there. None of this is impulsive. I just hope the hit to my funds isn't too bad when the credit card bills come in!