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Post by ohblondie on Feb 22, 2024 13:29:21 GMT -5
Dads clothes in dryer Socks and underwear in washer (DH was on his last pair and at least he told me before whining he had no more clean) Eating lunch This phone outage is impacting my internet somehow. I dont have AT&T service at all and I have connectivity issues I mailed out that package over lunch dropped off DS's valentine candy (the little dollar store box) he was at lunch Later today I will get my mom's prescription and drop it off as well as my dad's clothes
back to work
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Post by ohblondie on Feb 22, 2024 15:09:03 GMT -5
5 minute mini tasks today I just organized my pile of jeans. One small pile of denim and a pile of non denim like khaki or colors. I also have a pile of ankle pants that I roll in the summer and wear with sandals or in the winter tuck into boots This should make it easier to get dressed in the am, and to put clean clothes away
Now on to work for awhile.
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Post by catcats on Feb 22, 2024 16:00:48 GMT -5
Bree, I will pray for your DD and you regarding her problems at school. We sure do hurt when our children hurt. And thank you for the prayers for my DGD and baby DGGD. I think it may be all right, but I hope I am right.
Diane, prayers for you and your dear doggy as you face this sad day. You are such a good dog owner and have been wonderful to her every day.
Not sure if I am getting sick.
catcats
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Post by bree on Feb 22, 2024 19:25:06 GMT -5
Thanks catcats I am glad to hear things are looking up for the baby. Diane I hope it brings you some comfort tonight to know that our little work along group is holding you in our hearts
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Post by desposito on Feb 22, 2024 19:58:08 GMT -5
Hi everyone, I'm just checking in to say that it is over, and honestly, it could not have gone better. I'm so relieved.
This is the time I usually have to start getting ready for bed, and it's such a strange feeling to no longer have the complicated routine to go through. I have no idea how I will sleep tonight--everything hurts--my head from crying, my neck from stress, even my stomach hurts.
Thank you all for your sweet messages and thoughts, they really did help me. I know many of you know exactly how hard this is.
Diane
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Post by ohblondie on Feb 22, 2024 21:36:48 GMT -5
Oh Diane, my heart has been heavy all afternoon.....
I got my mom's script and dropped it off while I knew she was at dinner Brought my dad's clothes to him, hung them up and fed him dinner. I don't think staff are getting him up and dressed during the day and he is in a hospital gown in bed all day. With nothing to drink. I was short with an aide and I feel bad as she is a decent aide.
I worked in the Glam room. Found a box of kitchen stuff, what the hey? Found a box with socks stockings and undergarments shoes ed in it. I found a shoe box boots came in and organized the socks in that. I do go through socks and will use those. Now I am in the hunt for two more shoe boxes. And I just tossed a whole bunch of them. Three smaller boxes, properly labeled will be much easier to deal with and I will know where everything is. So that is two larger boxes out of that room
I hung up some clothes and created a couple of outfits for the next few days of work.
I also found the missing receipt in my car. Now to gather the returns
Ok. Back at it
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Post by catcats on Feb 22, 2024 21:55:08 GMT -5
Hugs, Diane. I know that we, as a group, are holding you in our hearts tonight. You did send your pup over the Bridge in a calm and easy (for her) way. It was a great kindness. catcats
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Post by CourageouslyLion SeeksSerenity on Feb 22, 2024 23:38:00 GMT -5
Diane
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Post by def6 on Feb 23, 2024 8:31:48 GMT -5
Thinking about you today, as I work in my room to declutter Diane dtesposito
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Post by desposito on Feb 23, 2024 9:00:40 GMT -5
Good morning!
Thank you Lion, def, and all of you who have been so kind in your posts. I will say more about the vet visit later, I don't want to do it now because I don't want to cry again, my sinuses are congested and killing me today and I need to give them a break. As I said, it was as good as an experience like that can be.
I thought I would sleep well last night from exhaustion, but no, I had another night where I couldn't fall asleep and then woke up every hour or half hour until 4:15, when I couldn't fall back at all. After so many months of being hyper-aware of the dog and her problems, it will take a while before I can relax and not think every little while about how she is and what's next in her care. I may not have even realized some of the things I was doing--last night I coughed a lot and kept trying to stifle the sound because it would upset her. I had to keep reminding myself that I can cough out loud now.
So right now I'm going to try to distract myself by working. Needless to say, I haven't been paying attention to the house so I am no longer at baseline, the downstairs is okay because I knew the vet was coming but I moved some things into the kitchen to get them out of the way so not even the whole downstairs is uncluttered. Staying busy will help.
I also want to start scheduling reading breaks during the day. Maybe I can take them now without feeling guilty that I should be doing something else instead.
TO DO:
Start load of laundry, bed linens Move huge dog bed to DR so I can reach LR windows again Bring water out to water bowl in yard Collect some garbage and recycling to take out
Diane
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Post by bree on Feb 23, 2024 9:56:09 GMT -5
oh Diane sending hugs! I am so glad it went as well as possible ...thinking of you today. I hope you can just get a deep sleep tonight. your sweet pup was surrounded by unconditional love. My heart breaks for you. I am working from home today and I feel like I am on vacation but I am not so I gotta focus! I am just so relieved to be out of the office and Chaos is out too so no meetings! I had another wake last night. then spent a lot of time chatting with a colleague who is the most social person possibly in the world. she goes on vacation and comes back with new lifelong friends who invite her to their child's wedding. true story! so intriguing. she just came back with an invite to a vacation home in April! I need a little of her to rub off on me. inspired by her I tried to set up two social events this weekend, one is confirmed, the other is so last minute I doubt it will happen. today I need to get some work done for Big Project that has a group actively trying to derail. Even more stuff came this morning. exhausting .... I also want to clean the bathroom, go pay an important bill, do a load of laundry, return bottles, and write out the list of when my bills are due. I jsut missed a payment!! DD sounds good ...hoping and praying. she has been in a big situation which may have resolved. I dropped puppy off at daycare and did my work emails and tried to deal with work politics! catcats I hope you are feeling better
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Post by desposito on Feb 23, 2024 10:21:28 GMT -5
Good morning bree, thank you. I'm sure my sleep will level out as time goes by. I'm glad your DD sounds a little happier.
Next:
Call decluttering client 10 minutes on plants Restock water in fridge Delete 10 hard emails
Diane
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Post by ohblondie on Feb 23, 2024 10:29:23 GMT -5
Reading breaks sound like a great way to pace your day Diane. An ideal day to me includes time for reading.
I have to give someone a ride in my car tomorrow - GULP - so I will try to tidy it up tonight. It has been so cold out I have been avoiding it. Even if I just straighten up the piles, well that will help.
When I got dressed this am it was so much easier. I grabbed an outfit I had created last night. I went to my pile of jeans and grabbed a black pair. I out them on and they were too big. So I took them off, folded them and straight to the donate pile they went. (I keep the donate pile in the hall to prevent items going out accidently falling into the keep pile) And I was able to grab another pair of pants. I thought I had found the missing boot to my black boots. Now the first boot is missing. I give up. No I don't, not really. But this morning I had to give up and grab other shoes.
OK - gotta run...big meeting
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Post by desposito on Feb 23, 2024 11:12:15 GMT -5
Now the first boot is missing.
Just keep paring things down ohblondie, the boots will eventually find each other again.
The weather is crazy. It's almost 50 right now, it will drop through the afternoon and go to the 20s overnight with SNOW. Tomorrow's high is only 27 and then Sunday the high will be 55. Yesterday I saw a fly outside for sure, so temps have been warm enough to hatch insect eggs. Next week is all mild, I'm tentatively planning a Walmart walk for Monday if the forecast holds.
Next:
Move laundry to dryer Start second load of bed linens 10 minutes PEEPing on first floor Vacuum something
Diane
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Post by mylittlescholar on Feb 23, 2024 11:18:06 GMT -5
Good morning everypony!
(((Diane))) bree that is what I am working on today. I have started making that list so many times! I need to do it on my computer, so started a new spreadsheet when I switched to the credit union. ohblondie don't you hate that one missing thing? it drives me crazy. but congrats on your progress!
DVD wasn't feeling well when I woke up so I did some TLC and got him back to bed. Found my current scrapbook in the process. I haven't made a new page in exactly a year. Today I hope to change that! Cause I have some scary financial tasks to do, and it is a good day to alternate work and play in the office/guestroom/craftroom.
DONE: caffeinate updated log (hives again last night but I must be off antihistamines until my allergy challenge on Monday) checked
checked online balance--getting used to the new account layout tagged recent expenses checked email and deleted some checked calendar and fixed a couple things updated some challenges listed yesterday's half-off thrift shopping bonanza
yesterday was SUNNY and we got another walk in. had a mini crash but it was worth it. the sun is out right now, too, but I think the rain will be back again tomorrow.
NEXT UP: back to sleep? put away new supplies locate ins. info that is due to be paid today on a closed acct make space to scrapbook find out if its too late to cancel AmEx or not (huge annual fee) decide on first set of pages to start
I CAN DO THIS
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