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Have a new faucet in the bathroom sink! Took a couple of hours for the install--guess it's not a plug/replace mechanism. They had to add new plumbing under the sink and such. Result--it's in! I was feeling a bit nervous about the state of the apartment but it was fine. I had cleaned up enough to make it look OK. It could have been cleaner but it is what it is (or was--the plumber left the bathroom dirtier than ever since he had to drill and such which spread a lot of debris around the space). I look forward to getting moved even though the move to Stevenson House will be disruptive. I'll feel more at ease there I believe.

I had a tasty lunch at CG's and then picked up my medications at the pharmacy. Costs were much less than normal since I had emerged from the donut hole. However, the kid-proof container for one of the medications almost made me lose it. I finally got it open with the help of a screwdriver. The 2nd level lock on the container would not break loose, until I used the tool to pop the attachment points. Crazy making stuff! After I managed to get the top off I fell asleep for a few hours. The stress of the morning (plumbing, people in and out, worry about my apartment) and afternoon (medication top, continued sinus drainage and congestion) events made me tired. I did the right thing and took a nap.

Tomorrow other stresses--dental work and resistance training--plus more cold weather on its way. It's never over until it's over!

Dreamed last night that I was involved in some kind of situation where I needed to be clear thinking and needed help in doing so. In the dream, I approached several people (many whom I knew in my past real life). They all walked away from me and left me to deal with everything on my own. I remember being very disappointed by their actions, and feeling really sad and adrift. The details of the dream got lost in the morning set of events with plumbers et al.

Watched a movie this evening--Rabbit-Proof Fence. It was a story about some aborigine children who were taken from their parents and sent to a gulag-like facility to be retrained to be more Australian-like. The three children in the story ran away from the facility and made a 1,500 mile trek to get back home. They were being pursued by soldiers, trackers, and more but they made it. The action took place in the early 1930s. The oldest child and the youngest were still alive when the story was published (by the oldest child's daughter) and filming was underway. Beyond what is shown in the film is an equally moving story of how they lived to be sent back to the gulag as adults and how the oldest child ran away carrying her daughter and repeated her trek back home again. Incredible spark of the human spirit!