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Post by desposito on Feb 19, 2023 13:50:29 GMT -5
Good morning scholar! Enjoy your (brief) alone time!
It is so mild outside! I will do one more list before lunch.
Next:
10 minutes on plants 10 minutes straightening up my food pantry Return call to decluttering client Delete 10 hard emails
Diane
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Post by bree on Feb 19, 2023 14:13:23 GMT -5
Happy Sunday cando so exciting that your flooring is getting put in! and you got so much stuff out of your house! TwinkleToes and TML hope you feel better peaceseeker hope you can find a wheelchair. could you rent a scooter while you look? everyone else hello! I have not posted on the work along thread since Valentine's Day. My week was so busy. Poor DD had a stomach bug again and I picked her up on Wednesday. One of the perks of her college is that it is close enough that I can get her home in a reasonable period of time, and far enough that she is enjoying the away from home college experience in a new city where she will never run into her mama at the local target. While in college city, I took her to an urgent care clinic, then we picked up a prescription at college city pharmacy, then back to campus to get some clothes etc for home then home. it was an exhausting day, the good news is she felt better as the day went on. of course sickness or not, after I cooked DD dinner I had to take puppy for a walk in the dark cold. Thursday I took DD back for a later afternoon class. College is so hard on these kids, missing class is a big deal thankfully she was feeling better and it now 100 percent. this meant sudden time off from work and I am so behind now! had a productive Friday but I have big stuff due this week and I am really behind. next week is a big break week for the K-12 world so I am looking for a quiet week as many will be off and in Florida with their kids. even Chaos will take a couple of days off YAY I have been keeping up with the very basics -- I have done some laundry, I have kept up with the dishes, I have emptied the trash, I went to the grocery store, I am keeping up with mail, keeping up with litter and yard dog scooping. I am trying to faithfully eat more veggies and overcome my default state of toast. Took puppy on long walks each day. so far today showered, dressed church cooked myself an omelet of egg, cheese, spinach did the dishes cleaned bathroom sink took out trash and recylcing filled up my soap dispensers that is it. I am heading to the store to get a few items that i need that I did not get at my Friday night Aldi's run. I have so much to do. at 3 pm it will be the warmest of the day, so I will to a park for puppy's big walk. I need to vacuum. I am at a stage of not even wanting to make a list I am so overwhelmed, and I love lists! But if I can just commit to this for today: grocery store dog walk vacuum then maybe I can do more.
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Post by desposito on Feb 19, 2023 15:28:49 GMT -5
Good afternoon bree! I hope you'll be working in the office when chaos is off, that will be nice!
I had lunch, and my talk with my decluttering client was very long, she has a major work project to do this week using new software so she was talking out different ways of handling it to be most efficient. I can't believe the afternoon is half over already, today went by so fast.
Next:
10 minutes PEEPing 10 minutes on plant Make shopping list Delete 30 emails
Diane
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Post by oust on Feb 19, 2023 17:17:08 GMT -5
I got the mail today and took a 30 minute walk
Inside i got to work, vacuumed, put things away, organized and watched videos.
Tomorrow more dental work in the afternoon.
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Post by TML on Feb 19, 2023 17:29:13 GMT -5
cando I am glad you caught the toilet problem and that the day ended on a good note and cookies 🍪 TwinkleToes I hope you are feeling well soon! mylittlescholar you got so much done! Thanks bree ! Diane I need to do some laundry too. I have not done much today - except self care and kitty care. I have been hydrating with lots of tea, water, and some liquid IV golden cherry electrolyte drink. I also took a long shower and did skin care (lotion and etc). Today I was not even tempted or wishing i could have gluten food. I am Day 58 of gluten free. I had some sushi rice (as part of my BRAT diet). I had a sushi roll with more veggies than protein. I also asked them for the gluten free soy sauce and they gave me a few extra packets for my fridge for other meals. I also ordered some new stretch bands from amazon. I saw these new yoga stretch bands that are cloth and not rubber. They are supposed to be easier on your skin plus I saw in a yoga class video how to use them to work on my knee stretches that I hope I can do while I read a book. It is passive stretch that I can incorporate with my PT exercises. Some of my friends are losing weight and getting healthier and I am ready to use their wonderful examples and work on my health in my life. I also put my phone on mute today except for the nursing home and a small number of friends/relatives. I spent all day yesterday on the phone with mom and then on the phone with the phone company trying to take care of her issues. Today I am letting the nurses deal with Mom (yesterday they were losing it and about ready to throw up their hands). I know she is doing okay and they said they would call me asap if she/they needed anything. I am not sure if I am going to get anything else done today besides turn on the washer but have to wait and see. I am feeling better - I need to stick with the no soda too. I have been no diet coke for two days and instead have just been napping when I am tired and making sure to hydrate before nap.
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Post by TML on Feb 19, 2023 17:41:28 GMT -5
I need to do some tiny things tonight or at least start small.
1. Get trash bags 2. Start Washer
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Post by desposito on Feb 19, 2023 17:46:02 GMT -5
Hello oust!
TML, I hope the nursing home doesn't decide your mother is too much to handle! What kind of care is she getting, it is considered assisted living?
I took the dog out again and started another load of laundry. I don't know if I'll shop tomorrow or Tuesday but whichever day I won't want to be running up and down the basement stairs. Wednesday and Thursday are supposed to be rainy so I have to shop before then. My hip is still hurting so I don't know how the walk will go.
Now I'm going to go online and look for clothing again.
Diane
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Post by desposito on Feb 19, 2023 18:59:15 GMT -5
Ugh, that was another bad internet session. I'm going to make dinner now.
Diane
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Post by oust on Feb 19, 2023 19:42:47 GMT -5
Hello Diane!
Just finishing up my day Put the last few things away washed the dishes checked on the plants washed and dried my hair, it feels much better.
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Post by reve on Feb 19, 2023 19:47:13 GMT -5
Diane - alas, the bag wasn't sealed and had banana peels and salad leftovers! I'll worry about it after this busy week is over. I can always root out a spare reed diffuser and leave it there.
Done Load of laundry Laundry from machine to dryer Watered plants Made lunch for tomorrow Achieved dining table zero Organised flowers and a card for bf's grandmother in hospital
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Post by catcats on Feb 19, 2023 20:49:39 GMT -5
TML and Twinkletoes, get better fast. cando , you are amazing, all that you get done ! I bet your DH was sick and tired of exchanging toilets that day !Today, after Mass, I came home and took out the trash and took recycling to the front curb. Wrote out 2 pieces of mail, although I don't think it will be picked up tomorrow. Difficult day with side effects from one or two of the 3 new BP meds. Didn't do much. I got pics of my baby grandson from my DD yesterday , and I was looking at those. Good health and productivity wished for all !! catcats
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Post by bree on Feb 19, 2023 20:55:27 GMT -5
Diane I need to shop for clothes too out of necessity. I hate to shop! A standard pair of pants that were good for work or play just wore out so I need to replace because I don’t have many wearable clothes to fill the gap
So I did it! Went to grocery store Put groceries away Took puppy on 1.5 hour walk in park. Despite the balmy weather, it was just about deserted which I prefer as puppy is excitable around other dogs and humans. She just loves people. Sweetheart.
I had a humble dinner then I vacuumed! Vacd living room, upholstery, stairs, hallway, entryway, kitchen, dining room, and about half of my bedroom
I was then inspired to dust the living room furniture Started a load of laundry too
Now I think I will call it a night. I am going to bed earlier these days because my house is so cold to me. I can warm up under a comfy pile of blankets. I am doing an experiment. I want to see if keeping the heat at 65 saves me some money so I am trying to hold to it until the next bill comes so I can compare. If it is a two dollar savings, heat goes back up!!
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Post by TML on Feb 19, 2023 21:20:50 GMT -5
Diane it is a full nursing home. I took care of Mom for 9 years at my house during her assisted living years. She fell and could not rehab so she had to go to assisted living to rehab as the visiting nurse/PT would not sign off mom to be home alone and my cna helper was leaving as her and mom were driving each other nuts. One month after mom got in assisted living I got in the huge car accident and then was stuck in a nursing home myself for a while after trauma center/ICU/surgeries/hospital and etc. I came home eventually in a wheel chair and have recovered so that i dont even need a cane most of the time (I still do in crowds for stability and i need a walker with seat if i need to stand around to much) but there was no way I could take care of Mom then. She was too much for the assisted living place and she picked out a nursing home she liked. I am better and i keep trying to recover more and more but i will never be at 100% with my mobility again. Though 100% was a pretty high bar as I was going to be certified for yoga training.
As far as I know they can’t send her back to live with me if they can’t manage her with 3 shifts and multiple nurse/CNAs on staff at a time.
My problem is she wants attention. Usually when things are going okay for me I talk to her daily or a couple of times a day with me calling after her dinner and then later in evening. When my life is going pear shaped I dont call her but maybe every other day or every 3rd day and I try to let her know that I just need some time for whatever reason. The problem is she decides to ratchet it up and then starts calling me all hours of the day at work and middle of night with omg issues that only I can address that are life and death (not). The more she does this when I am having other issues the less I want to talk to her as it is drama overload and it makes me upset that every (and I do mean every) time I have a crisis of any sort she decides to just pile it on. Even if I still call her regularly like usual and she gets a whiff I have something going on where she is not center stage she starts in. One year she deliberately walked across her room without her walker at 4 am in the nursing home and fell (I think she just planned on a fall and ER check not breaking her hip and surgery) because I was going to be at friends house for Thanksgiving. I had to drop off the pies and I spent Thanksgiving day at the hospital while she had hip surgery and then spent the rest of my Thanksgiving break with her at hospital and getting her back to nursing home and settled in. I had told her I was really burnt out and needed a few days of rest and to see some friends and I would see her on the Thanksgiving weekend but not on the Thursday/Friday.
When I had the car accident and was in the nursing home she had an omg crisis that she needed to move now from the assisted living center (she didnt like their new cook) and I needed to be doing something about it (me bedridden, couldnt even turn over by myself, and seriously not even sure I would ever walk again, plus multiple other injuries that were healing slowly). It got so bad that I had to do what I did today just put my phone on do not disturb and let the facility know to call me if they needed me for anything. I check to see if she calls and then call back when I feel up to it. My last nerves can’t deal with her calling me adhoc and starting in on me asap especially the fake crying and how she knows she should not be calling me (voice quivering with tears) but this is an emergency of some sort (which it never is). I can tell by the tone of her voice when she is fake crying as I have seen her do it often enough to manipulate people and then perk right up when they leave the room to do what ever it is she wants.
I don’t have any siblings and some days I wish I did so they could help me and other days I think - I inherited my dad’s disposition which I am grateful for always. However what if I had siblings that inherited Mom’s issues and I had a herd of drama llamas to deal with.
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Post by mylittlescholar on Feb 20, 2023 16:08:57 GMT -5
((( TML))) I know this routine so well. what helped me the most was learning all I could about narcissism.
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Post by ohblondie on Feb 21, 2023 13:16:41 GMT -5
cando we are learning that my dad has many indicators of a UTI and they seem to be changing 1st it was he was tired or angry or crotchety then it was - something just aint raight then it was he had a stomach ache or vomitted this last time he was really weak and his legs dont work the visiting nurse comes in every few weeks to change the catheter. I want to figure out how I aqn ask to have a quick urine test at the same time. A quick dip the strip in the urine...... this is the second time the bacteria has gotten into his bkood. the first time it cleared up fine. this time - I cant get the doctor to call me back.....
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