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Post by desposito on Apr 8, 2024 19:05:51 GMT -5
I washed a few dishes and took care of the seedlings, then I ate dinner--I think I will be going to bed early yet again!
Good night all!
Diane
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Post by desposito on Apr 9, 2024 8:23:32 GMT -5
Good morning!
My plan had been to try to mow the front lawn this morning, and to go to the library tomorrow morning when some books are due. However, the whole of my left leg from hip to toes hurts, so, definitely from my fall. So I went to the library early and dropped off my books in the drop off slot, and also brought a bag full of paper recycling to their parking lot bin.
Hopefully by tomorrow I will feel like I can do mowing.
Today I need to just force myself to finish the decluttering because it's (mentally) holding up everything else I have to do. And I'm sure my shopping friend will call today so I have to factor in that time. My goal is to have the house completely back to baseline by tonight.
Diane
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Post by desposito on Apr 9, 2024 10:47:00 GMT -5
I'm making slow progress upstairs, now all the things that are left are difficult to deal with.
I stopped and did half an hour in the yard filling up the rest of the yard waste can since it goes out today. It's already warm outside although it's only supposed to get to the lower 60s today.
Diane
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Post by notanotherdecade on Apr 9, 2024 14:14:53 GMT -5
Some good news, I booked an interview and made enquiries at another work place.
Some minor decluttering of food containers, it was Ridiculously hard, but using the container concept helped send a few bits to the recycling bin.
A good deal of the backlog in washing up has been tackled,
PEEP, with minor visible results.
It seems ridiculous to claim it as an accomplishment, but I'm going to include making a salad and cooking up some veg.
It's already late, time for dinner and make a point of putting away the laundry before settling for the evening .
EDIT.. Note to self..DO NOT BUY AMY MORE TOILET PAPER!!!. There is no more space in the stash area for it under the bed, and the impulse purchase of a big bag of 32 rolls will have to find a home somewhere...actually I am writing this while i explore the shelves, and there is some material that can be relegated to the rag bag to make room for the loo paper (all i need is good bout of diarrhoea to help clear up more space😁
.. Laundry m! away and a couple of random items, that now seemed senseless to keep are in the bin, a little more washing up tackled, didn't quite manage to clear it all.
If I don't get called into work tomorrow I may head outside into a rare bit of sunshine in the morning to shake off the blues.
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Post by mylittlescholar on Apr 9, 2024 16:36:22 GMT -5
hi everypony!
ouch, Diane! I hope the bees appreciate you.
I posted on the WIT thread this morning to help me stay focused.
DONE: caffeinated watched the last Delta Heavy rocket launch--that program has been going for 50 years! got a lesson in rocket science from DVD filled med minder took meds called for refills scheduled next pdoc appt sent bill to client sent link to recording to client filled out paperwork for appt this afternoon revised and printed medications list revised and printed providers list looked up paper on PubMed scheduled a trip to see LR w/ DVD and LR updated log
checked online balances checked email checked and updated calendars had a protein drink
NEXT UP: what to wear? shower hair face dress pack
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Post by desposito on Apr 9, 2024 17:04:24 GMT -5
Hello decade and scholar!
Decade, I always have a large stock of toilet paper too, after the experience during Covid. Some things you can do without if there's a shortage, but that's not one of them!
Okay, I'm almost done decluttering, in that all the clutter I can put away is gone, but there are several projects sitting out. For example, new shower curtain and old shower curtain rings to put together and hang, pile of some new boxes to cut down, container of stuff to cut up for compost, item to return and old cartridges, both of which have to be packaged in boxes before I can bring them to the UPS store, bag of bags to sort through (don't need as many as before with no dog poop to pick up) and a calendar that I can't hang up until I punch holes in the pages. So, still looks a little cluttered but all those things are waiting for me to take care of them so I'm going to consider myself done for today, there's no sense in putting them away somewhere and then just having to take them out again--if I even remember they're there.
I ordered bird seed from Walmart this morning and about 45 minutes ago got an email that it was on the way. It's usually delivered with 5-10 minutes after that email, so I went downstairs, where I wanted for half an hour, no order. So I came back upstairs to another email saying "we were unable to deliver your order so it was returned to the store. We will either try again later or cancel it."  What? I think this happened once before--why would they be unable to deliver it? Unless the driver was unable to lift a 40# bag of bird seed, but if that were the case wouldn't they have realized that when it was being put into their car? Luckily I don't desperately need it but another thing I'll have to follow up on.
I'm really tired now, so I will stop and have dinner.
Diane
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Post by desposito on Apr 9, 2024 19:16:59 GMT -5
Good night, see you tomorrow!
Diane
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Post by notanotherdecade on Apr 10, 2024 4:31:09 GMT -5
Oh well, plan B already, the early rain scuppered the idea of some time in the sunshine, so, no excuse for avoiding the chaos of the house..
As usual the kitchen and front hall will be targets.
◾Starting with an easy task of cutting up the material I found yesterday into cleaning clothes, so no excuse for not wiping down surfaces.✔
◾Most of the washing up dripping on the racks now,
. The bed linen probably needs changing, so slight pause before I wrestle the sheets off to air the mattress
.After that the front hall so I can again go out the front door without fear of what might be seen by passers by.
.....of course distraction called and listening to a programme on diets led to lunch and some savoury baking, but back to the plan,, the hall mats are roughly dusted off and I'm rubbing down the shoes kept by the door (thanks to those newly cut up cloths....I know full well this will lead on to a side-quest of rearranging the shoes boxes, but as long as I make myself take the sheets off the bed,, that's ok, at least it's a simple identifiable task.
....The buns smell ready, guess a sampling comes first😋
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Post by desposito on Apr 10, 2024 9:59:50 GMT -5
Hello decade! Most of the time I'm fine without a stove, but every once in a while I miss baking.
I went out this morning at 8am and mowed the all the grass. I planned to do the front, side and the strip by the alley, but I also did the main back yard and a small area between the back fences. I'm still sore from my fall so now I'm sure I won't be able to do a whole lot more today, but this was a big thing I wanted to get over with because we have rain again tomorrow and Friday morning, and Monday. The reason I could do all of that was that it was only about 50 degrees when I went out there, it will be different once the hot weather gets here.
While out in the alley I noticed that the people next door have three big, beautiful poison hemlock plants growing behind their garage! If I thought they would come out and pull weeds themselves I would make sure they knew about it, but they have a lawn service and I'm sure the lawn service knows what poison hemlock is. If they don't take care of that area soon the village will probably give them a warning, because besides the hemlock there are patches of grasses growing as high as my waist. Luckily my alley patch grass was not very long.
I'm going to sit and rest for a while now, after that I will see how sore I am and figure out what else I can do today. I'm sure I'll have a long phone call this afternoon, but I would really love to get my hose out in the back yard, and my bird baths. I might be able to do that if I don't try to attach the hose to the side of the porch yet, I can always do that part later.
Diane
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Post by danny15 on Apr 10, 2024 10:15:35 GMT -5
The roof is finished and looks beautiful! I am so happy with the shingle color, it looks much better than the old cedar. The owners of the company are coming out to walk around this afternoon. The workers badly damaged a very large, heavy-duty furniture cover and the owner has already bought an exact replacement (I showed him the Amazon page that showed that I bought in in 2019).
There is one chimney cap that isn't exactly straight. I'm going to ask him about straightening it. I don't know what that will involve. Getting a safety ladder back out and one of the owners, with special roof shoes, going back up a steep slope from the front or 2 1/2 stories from the back and kind of bending it or maybe a new cap? I'm wondering if the owner I worked with (the one who has become a friend and been in the house) will think why would she care when the inside of her house is anything but straight? But I have always cared very much when something is new. I want to keep it that way. Like when I get one area of the hoard cleaned, even if it is a little area, I really want it to stay that way. My home used to be pretty well perfect in the beginning (before I had a sh*t ton of stuff), even inside closets and drawers (my favorite places to organize as they stay that way). I will ask.
The landscapers are supposed to be here today for the spring clean-up but the weather says showers today. So maybe they will, maybe not.
I need to get out and run a few errands. Last evening I went to a flower shop, bought some pretty flowers and greenery and went to DD2's house to arrange them for DGD. She seems a bit better. 
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Post by notanotherdecade on Apr 10, 2024 11:13:49 GMT -5
Evening, the buns turned out quite yummy, and the side-quest of shoe sorting turned out to be a short task; some of the spare insoles found shoes to go inside, and I'm debating the fate a pair of slipper-socks, that have not been worn in the longest time, but at least I have a pair of ice gripers for shoes that can make their way into the charity box, I know there are another pair around still unopened in their box, they were bought in a rare cold winter, we've scarcely had a flake of snow since then, and only now do I realise they were too small a size anyway 🙄. Ok, I need to motivate myself to keep going a bit more, ➡Those sheets had better go back on the bed if I'm to have somewhere to sleep tonight.✔ ➡ Then check what seeds need sprouting next.✔ ◾The handbag/workbag shelf is being sorted now, not sure if I can handle discarding,, the annoying thing is that the nicer ones are a bit small, I'll sleep on the decisions and maybe find a place I can hang them up where they will make me smile. . Supper time now so g oodnight, trying to be a good girl and have a healthy amount of sleep tonight, for a change, . I just received a positive initial response from another likely workplace, Not sure what tomorrow will bring, but feel almost hopeful tonight |
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Post by bree on Apr 10, 2024 11:18:41 GMT -5
Can’t believe it’s already Wednesday! danny15 congrats on your roof Our eclipse experience was cloudy, but it was still pretty cool. I find it sort of comforting that so many people all over, still get together, and are amazed by the wonders of the skies. I am having a rather challenging week. yesterday at work, I had to do some big stuff and was way out of my comfort zone. The day went pretty well, but it was stressful. Chaos was back from vacation and kind of snappy and didn’t understand how much work we all did last week… it was hard because it was spring break here and most people were out of the office and we stragglers were left behind. Had to get a lot done with very limited resources. The day went well over all but I was drained. I went to the park with puppy. Then It was getting late and the phone rang and I saw that it was DD and my heart kind of sank because I know she only calls late if something bad or stressful is going on so I talked to her, she was worried about registration for next year and she’s making some decisions. I’m not sure if they are the right ones -she’s in a major that is very challenging for her and she refuses to change. I kind of wish she would because really she just needs that degree, that piece of paper, at the end of four years And I think she could have a more balanced life and a more fun life If she switched majors- now she’s just constantly holed up studying all the time and very stressed out, but she’s adamant to stay in that major. After that call, even that was so late, I popped in the car and bought junk food of all things. My cupboards are pretty bare and so I went to the store to get a few things I needed but II picked up some basic junk food, comfort food, bad food and ate it …so today when I woke up I felt awful. Fat and sick and sluggish I also did not fall asleep until about 4 am finally taking a Benadryl. If I did not get the DD call I would not have brought junk food and I probably would have slept properly and I’d probably be in the office today. I want to be there for her but I need to learn how to handle it better it totally derailed my night as I get so sad and worried about her. Parenting a young adult is so much harde than I anticipated . I’m working from home today. I have several things I need to accomplish. It’s a good day to be home. It’s raining out and I don’t have any meetings, so it’s sort of peaceful. I have to run out on lunch and do a few errands. I’m going to take my junk food that I didn’t open yet to the Food bank because I don’t want to eat it and I don’t want it to go to waste So next, I will run some errands, come back, work on this big important project and try to get five memos out to get information that I need . I would like to try to get some housework done, maybe throw a load of laundry in I’m very grateful that I had the flexibility to stay at home today. I’ve switched out a different work at home day because that day is booked with meetings and I have to go in anyway. |
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Post by ohblondie on Apr 10, 2024 12:14:18 GMT -5
Day 1 - Retirement
I got up and made some coffee
I went to a meeting at school at 9 to find out it was 10
I turned in my receipts for my trip (I am usually such a procrastinator and lose them)
Got my dad's clothes in the dryer (I washed them last night)
I got the dishwasher loaded and started
I dropped off cookies and coffee cake and a muffin for my son at his shop
The shop is babysitting my office plants for me until I am able to get a spot at home for them
I went to my meeting - very productive
Came home
got everyone's souvenirs together
DS dropped off his jeans - I gave him the few small things we picked up for him and he was most excited about the pen shaped like a rifle. Being a soldier, we thought he would appreciate that. we had some other WWII museum items for him. He was most appreciative
The house smells like a dead mouse - I a not surprised as we did have to treat the house for mice
I set up wax melter thing in my BR to help freshen the smell (I had everythi9ng in my stash)
I also clipped a fan to my headboard and got it plugged in. I am always so hot at night
I also tidied up the nightstand organized the book basket and started to toss receipts and stuff in the small garbage can
I have three items on the grocery list but I dont want to go to the store for three items. But one item is coffee - so I might just stop and get a can of coffee for now
step by step I am going to get things together
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Post by bree on Apr 10, 2024 12:44:21 GMT -5
Congrats on your retirement ohblondie!!! how fun that you don't have to get up for work tomorrow~ |
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Post by danny15 on Apr 10, 2024 13:03:33 GMT -5
~~~~~~~~~~~~ It was getting late and the phone rang and I saw that it was DD and my heart kind of sank because I know she only calls late if something bad or stressful is going on I still get those call from DD2 and she is 42.  so I talked to her, she was worried about registration for next year and she’s making some decisions. I’m not sure if they are the right ones -she’s in a major that is very challenging for her and she refuses to change. I kind of wish she would because really she just needs that degree, that piece of paper, at the end of four years And I think she could have a more balanced life and a more fun life If she switched majors- now she’s just constantly holed up studying all the time and very stressed out, but she’s adamant to stay in that major. It is so hard to see our kids go thru unnecessary suffering when we, in our well-earned wisdom, could really help them if they would listen. They need to make their own mistakes but, boy is that hard to watch! After that call, even that was so late, I popped in the car and bought junk food of all things. My cupboards are pretty bare and so I went to the store to get a few things I needed but II picked up some basic junk food, comfort food, bad food and ate it …so today when I woke up I felt awful. Fat and sick and sluggish I also did not fall asleep until about 4 am finally taking a Benadryl. If I did not get the DD call I would not have brought junk food and I probably would have slept properly and I’d probably be in the office today. I want to be there for her but I need to learn how to handle it better it totally derailed my night as I get so sad and worried about her. Parenting a young adult is so much harde than I anticipated . Been there, done that! The messed up sleeping for the night, eating junk and comfort foods. But at least our DD's know that we will always be there for them, anytime day or night, and that is still setting a foundation for them that they will always appreciate and will use for their own kids. When I see how my DD2 is always there for her kids (then calls me to release stress about how hard it is) I am very proud of her.I’m going to take my junk food that I didn’t open yet to the Food bank because I don’t want to eat it and I don’t want it to go to waste  
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