Up at 2 am, on my day off, with a headache

I woke up at 2 AM with a severe, persistent, headache.  I got up and drank a Mountain Dew.  I inadvertently made a little noise, which delighted Ron, who was awake. 

He came out and said he had seen The Notebook.  He felt really bad for the couple battling dementia.  We talked a little about dementia and what we would do.  Ron accepted that would mean a placement for him.  I reminded him of the other day when he was hallucinating and said things like that would expedite his process.  He didn't like it but he understood, he doesn't want to be a burden. 

Stop laughing.  I heard that.  I told him it would be ironic if I were the one with the dementia issue.  He was utterly horrified at that and said he would have to go in a nursing home, we would lose the cats and house.  That's why I take care of myself. 

I finally went back to bed.  I slept a little but not well.  I got up at 7, still had a bad headache.  I had another Diet Mountain Dew which didn't help much. 

I finally decided to do my workout anyway, even though I felt like crap.  I got on the bike and did a 10 minute warmup.  Then I drank some electrolyte mix.  As it turns out that seems to have helped. 

I went out in the garage (I had the door to the garage propped for the cats) and started my workout.  I was doing kettle bells so I worked my way up to the heavy bells.  I started with 5 pounds on the swings and worked my way up to 20 pounds.  It was a good challenge. 

Then I moved onto the other exercises.  Torbie came out to watch me for a while, but stayed out of the way.  Somewhere in there most of the headache ran off, so I was glad I had gone out and done it in spite of feeling crappy.  I finished the kettlebell part of the workout and then did some stretching,exercises right out of my book.  I had a very good pull in my back on the last one, I felt like tension was being released.  Then I went back in the house and had another electrolyte drink.  They come in packets of 10 to a box,about $2 a box.  I have a couple of boxes. 

Ron wanted to eat so I helped him with that.  I went in his room.  Bad odor.  Not surprising.  Ron will clean himself up later and give me his dirty clothes.  The sheet was OK except for the cat hair so I got out the lint brush and cleaned that.  I need to clean the floor and make a path so the tech can access Ron's box.  I dug around and found one lonely air freshener so I plugged it into the proper receptacle in his room.  It can't hurt.  It's one of those "fresh" aromas so it's not a heavy floral or something he wouldn't like. 

I need to take a shower and then try to take a nap,then get up and clean Ron's room for a while.  I don't need to wash the sheet since I got it with the lint brush.  I will remember to do that more often.  All the cats like to sleep with Ron because he spends so much time in bed. 

I need to get some odoban or something and hit the mattress and the carpet. I have a carpet cleaner out in the garage but it has not been very effective in the past.  I won't try it today (it is very loud) but might do something tomorrow. 

I need to get some carpet cleaner solution, come to think of it.  I'm sure my old solution is worthless. 

First I need to pick up the floor, sweep, and then vacuum.  Then carpet cleaner.  My room and the computer room are fine but I want to get rid of that odor. 

And don't say "get rid of Ron". 

I need to hurry up and get my shower done.