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Post by catcats on Feb 27, 2024 22:09:31 GMT -5
Danny15---You were very sick indeed ! And so were the others !! Nine days in bed is a very long time. It was , at least, good that you were able to get in supplies before you were totally "ruined." I remember , a long time ago, when I had the flu and my mom did too. We were not able to drive to or help each other. It took me about 2-3 months to not feel utter exhaustion. I was amazed. Hoping you feel less tired before that long. You are right though, the Flu can absolutely be a terrible thing. I hope all the others in your family have recovered too. Please try to keep resting. Today I did the daily things and made my first ever split pea soup with ham. It tastes OK, but I prefer other soups in my repertoire. I took the trash to the curb. And I finally brushed and de-knotted Mocha. Had to stop as he was biting a lot. I will try to do more tomorrow, but did get a lot of fur off of him. Latte needs some work too. My best to everyone. catcats PS---Diane---The raccoon !! They really are adorable ! Hope he does no more damage though. Cute only counts for a while when damage occurs !!
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Post by ohblondie on Feb 28, 2024 9:06:53 GMT -5
Had a meeting last night that went til 830. Not too bad. Came home and had leftovers. DH wasnt a fan of my open face sloppy joe casserole - so that means more for me! No idea what to make for him tonight.
I had a drs appt early this am. She yelled at me, nicely, and rightly so. I am not taking very good care of myself. I need to value myself as much as I value others....
Today I am washing sheets. I am so excited and looking forward to crawling into a fresh bed tonight. Today I will also unload the dishwasher. I will ask DH to take out the trash. He is also heading to the city where I work to pay our overdue tax bill. He can do that on his way to work.
OK - enough distraction for me - off I go
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Post by ohblondie on Feb 28, 2024 9:07:33 GMT -5
Danny15 - Iam so thankful you are feeling better. Wow that hit you so hard!
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Post by desposito on Feb 28, 2024 9:23:34 GMT -5
Good morning!
I slept better again, although I slept past 6 without meaning to, I meant to press the snooze alarm but obviously pressed the "off" button because I woke up again at 7. I didn't get to sleep until later than usual because there was a tornado that did form last night but it was pretty far north of me--but I stayed up to watch the coverage to make sure it didn't turn our way. We also ended up getting about 15 minutes of really hard rain, which did cause dripping in the one wall where I have heard it before. So, yet another thing to worry about.
The temperature is 27 degrees outside, almost 50 degrees colder than it was yesterday afternoon, and the "feels like" temp is 14. I will put extra seed out for the birds today since this has to be hard on them to go from 75 degrees yesterday to a high around 32 degrees today. Tomorrow will be back in the mid-40s.
My brick blockade is untouched this morning, so either the raccoon didn't come back last night because of the weather, or else she (I've convinced myself it's a female looking for a nest) gave up on this spot. Catcats, I always seem to be able to separate my love for an animal from whatever they're doing, whether they're biting me, peeing outside the litter box, or ripping apart my door frame! I never blame them and I still think they're adorable, but of course, I do have to find a way to stop whatever destructive thing they're doing. And to me, raccoons are just over the top adorable. I told a friend about the raccoon and the first thing she said was--raccoons out during the day might have rabies, weren't you scared? And the answer was, no, that did not enter my mind. It was still early even though it was light outside and the raccoon immediately started leaving when I opened the door. But fear was the last thing on my mind, I was hoping she would leave more slowly so I could look at her longer.
My ear still feels funny, but is not getting any worse. My voice was hoarse again this morning so there's still obviously inflammation there, I'm hopeful it will resolve on its own.
Today I feel I'll be able to get things back to baseline since I dealt with some of the hard things yesterday. Then over the next two days, probably, I will have to get to the library, and Walmart. I guess if either of those things waits til Saturday it's okay.
Diane
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Post by desposito on Feb 28, 2024 9:26:12 GMT -5
Good morning ohblondie! You got two posts in while I was still typing my long winded one!
Diane
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Post by desposito on Feb 28, 2024 11:12:49 GMT -5
I just went out to bring the garbage can back to the gate, I also put a bowl of unfrozen water out for the birds--it is SO cold and windy out there, I'm so thankful I don't have to go anywhere today. There are now about 8 birds sitting around the bowl drinking the water--I'm sure the room temperature water feels nice and warm to them.
TO DO:
Call decluttering client Start load of laundry Restock water in fridge Delete 10 hard emails
Diane
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Post by desposito on Feb 28, 2024 12:24:46 GMT -5
Next:
10 minutes on plants Start dishes soaking Fill out a Walmart survey Delete 50 emails
Diane
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Post by ohblondie on Feb 28, 2024 12:34:39 GMT -5
Dishwasher unloaded and dirty dishes loaded Sheets washed and in the dryer
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Post by catcats on Feb 28, 2024 13:21:19 GMT -5
Diane, I am glad that your raccoon girl did not chew any more on your door frame. Your story reminded me of something that we saw on a camping trip well over 50 years ago. It was nighttime and we looked outside and there was a WHOLE ROW of little pairs of eyes and when we briefly shone a flashlight , we discovered a raccoon family lined up on a low, horizontal tree limb ! It was a precious sight. They have the cutest faces one can imagine.
catcats
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Post by desposito on Feb 28, 2024 13:26:12 GMT -5
Oh catcats, how I would love to see a whole raccoon family! Not only do they have cute faces, but for some reason the fact that they pick things up with their hands just make them one of my favorite animals to watch.
I'm going to move the laundry to the dryer, then take a 20 minute reading break, then it will be time for lunch.
Diane
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Post by ohblondie on Feb 28, 2024 13:36:32 GMT -5
checks from house sale picked up - i will take my mom to the bank tomorrow to deposit them i went through some clothes and some are folded and put away and some are in the donate bag
i paid a bill that i thought i had paid
back to work
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Post by desposito on Feb 28, 2024 15:12:08 GMT -5
Next:
10 minutes PEEPing
Send email to attorney with questions on updating my will Wash some dishes Delete 10 hard emails
Diane
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Post by ohblondie on Feb 28, 2024 15:18:42 GMT -5
Took out the trash brought in some things from the car put more items in dishwasher emptied a big reusable bag to go get my dad's dirty clothes. I will wash them tonight.
I am happy with the way the glam room is coming together. Being able to take baby steps and overthink each step helps. Dollar tree bins are helping - though I hate I am using them. Creating space for each item/category helps as once it is full - I have enough!
Now I need to face up to my addiction to SUGAR! I have been hitting the dollar tree and buying and eating candy all day long like it's my job! No wonder my dr yelled at me this am!! Once the weather clears - I need to commit to a daily walk - no matter how tired I am. I can even do it at night - my street is safe enough.
I just begged out of a meeting. I did not want to go so I didnt. i am tired of my messy car being seen all over town. once I am done working i will go empty more out of it
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Post by danny15 on Feb 28, 2024 15:37:41 GMT -5
Gosh I have missed reading and posting here! You guys really pick up my spirits!
catcats yes, the very long, lingering fatigue is something I am dreading. Years ago my brother had the flu (he is a very healthy active guy) and he could not believe that 2 months later he was still exhausted. DD1 and DD2 and I are all grateful the sickness was staggered and we were able to help each other. How awful it would have been to be at the worst at the same time. Like I kept thinking how would DD1 and I have been able to take care of the cats and cleaning litter boxes and washing bowls if we could barely get out of bed. Poor DGS had it the worst for sure. He missed several weeks of school and was so upset to be feeling so awful every single day. Hard for a teenager to be physically down for that long.
It was foolish to skip the vaccine this year. I have no problem with vaccines, I just kept forgetting. Or I would think of it and then think, oh I don't want to deal with possibly feeling a little sick for a couple days, it can wait. Then, oh it's getting close to the end of winter, we can skip the shot.
ohblondie I know your excitement of crawling into a fresh bed!!! It seems silly but one of my greatest pleasures is settling into bed at night, reading for a bit and then tucking down into warm, soft blankets. It is a real blessing that I do not take for granted!
desposito my heart glows when I read about your selfless love and care for all animals! Especially how there is no fear or blame because your first thoughts are always for the welfare of the animal. DD1 and I like to watch all animal shows on tv. The other night we watched a zoo show that featured the pregnancy of a slow loris and we kept saying how stinking cute her little face was with gigantic eyes! I said wow, Diane would LOVE this little sweetie! Kind of like with books, I tend to think of you when I see unusual animals or wildlife or little birds waiting for their seed.
Today I didn't get out of bed until after 2:00 p.m. I was awake at 9:30 but kept dozing off. DD1 came in to check on me and I thought about getting up. Then I thought, to do what? Work on pulling together tax papers? Yuck. So I snuggled down deeper and thanked God that I have the great privilege of not having to get up for anything pressing. When I finally did get up I felt mentally refreshed if not completely physically refreshed.
Weather here is going to be stormy with quickly falling temps. I checked the outside basement drain (it's clear) and put down a row of paper towels along the bottom of the garage doors to keep driving rain from creeping in. Later DD1 and I might move some frozen food from the basement fridge to the first floor kitchen fridge. It's been making weird noises and I'm thinking it may pass on to refrigerator heaven before long.
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Post by desposito on Feb 28, 2024 16:42:16 GMT -5
Hi danny! I know what a loris is, and yes, those eyes!
I can separate animals from what they're doing because when they do something "wrong" I know their motivation is not to do something wrong--it just conflicts with what I or someone else wants. It's not like people, who will do terrible things even though they know it's wrong and they don't care. The raccoon was not trying to vandalize my house, she's looking for a warm, safe place to have babies (or, maybe just to sleep during the day). A cat not using the box is not using it for a reason--dirty box, inconvenient box, perfumed litter, insecurity which necessitates marking territory--etc. The cat is not trying to annoy me. And as for biting--well, the times I've been bitten by animals the animal was afraid or in pain, with one exception, and that was a headstrong dog I had in my early 20s that I didn't know how to train properly. And most of those times it was my own fault since I could have been more aware of the situation and more careful. Or learned more about training before getting a headstrong dog breed! So I have a lot of patience with animals. People, on the other hand...
And speaking of people--I'm getting a refund for the medication the pharmacy sent me! This is a big relief, $120 is nothing to sneeze at. At first they told me it was sent out on an autoship. I had a horrible moment thinking--could I have put it on autoship? Because I have Chewy on autoship--it's on my list of things to do, cancel my Chewy autoship. But Chewy is the only company I have ever put on autoship, and I would not have put medication that was new and that I wasn't even sure was going to work, on autoship. So I said--check my record--why would I be calling in orders for the medication, which I have done for the past 4 months, if it was on autoship? Then they said--well, sometimes clients have their vet's office help them sign up for the website, could they have put it on autoship? Um, no. So they said "in order to resolve the issue" they would send me a refund. So, that's one problem I don't have to worry about any longer.
I'm reaching the part of the day when I run out of energy. Before it completely disappears, I want to do a hard job downstairs--wash the dishes in the sink on the first floor, which I've been avoiding because they include the dog's food and water bowls.
Next:
10 minutes PEEPing Wash downstairs dishes Wash Dycem pieces that were under dog furniture Find last 2 seeds that have to go in the fridge
Diane
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