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Post by bree on Mar 9, 2024 13:06:14 GMT -5
Happy Weekend all thanks to all who commented in the weekday thread especially Diane and danny15I am ....depleted! It has been a rough rough time some progress on the DD front. She finally agreed to talk to a counselor! very glad. a mother's words are often wrong! or at least perceived that way. DD made a big decision. It was not easy and there is not a right or wrong. I think it was probably right and I think she will always have some regret because it is not a yes or no thing. def closes a door. hope a new and better one opens for her. I am hoping too that she leaves crisis mode! She is home this weekend for another matter, some stuff she had to do locally, and so it is good to see her in person. I am truly depleted. So I am trying to clean my bedroom. I want a nice bedroom! pretty. clean. not a storage cell. I just threw out a bunch of stuff. no donating, no Good will, just trash. (DD has the car!!) my tooth just broke!! right before my trip. left a message for dentist...no pain at this time. this has been a really really hard week at work too, regardless of DD crisis, and I am just one tired puppy but I think my depleted state will help me toss stuff! I threw away DD schoolwork, Disney stuff, presents that I rec'd that I ever really liked ...hard stuff! |
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Post by catcats on Mar 9, 2024 13:24:40 GMT -5
Hang in there, bree !! You will come through this well---I know it !! God bless you and your dear daughter !! catcats |
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Post by desposito on Mar 9, 2024 13:26:48 GMT -5
Good afternoon bree--that's great that you're getting rid of stuff--sometimes having life problems reminds you of what's important, and lets you know that the things you're hanging on to are not the most important things. I hope this coming week is better than last week!
Diane
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Post by TwinkleToes on Mar 9, 2024 13:44:52 GMT -5
I did 50 things … I am struggling with depression this afternoon. Trying to push through but it’s so hard
I checked the clothes in the dryer and had to turn it back on because they were still damp
Unload a box and bag from my diding room. Both had been in there for almost two weeks just waitin* to be put away. Put toilet paper in all of my bathrooms. Talked to my sister. Twice. Put away some stuff that was on top of my kicthcen table.
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Post by TwinkleToes on Mar 9, 2024 13:48:12 GMT -5
Hi, Bree and Catcats!
Bree, I am so sorry it’s been such a rough week. It sounds like you are reclaiming some peaceful space for yourself in Your bedroom. That’s wonderful. I hope te upcoming week is less eventful and less stressful for you.
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Post by desposito on Mar 9, 2024 13:52:24 GMT -5
My new microwave arrived! I have managed to lug it up the stairs, in the box, because I didn't want to lug a slippery metal microwave up instead. I haven't opened the box yet, but since it's almost time for lunch, I'll have to open it if I want to use it.
And this experience has made me look very closely at the GFCI outlets. I always saw 2 buttons and figured that one button was for for the right side of the outlet and one was for the left. But when I looked carefully at the two little buttons, one says reset and one says test. So, if either side has something plugged in that causes a problem, both sides go out. I had no idea! After the microwave caused the downstairs outlet to be disabled, I pressed "reset" and it didn't reset. So then I pressed "test" and a light came on and said if the light flashes, have the outlet replaced! The light didn't flash, so I pressed reset again, and it reset. I have often had to reset these outlets, especially if a shower causes condensation in the bathroom--but I never noticed that it was always the left hand button--and I never saw the test button go on. I wonder if that only happens with a power surge? I will have to ask the handyman about that--learn something new every day!
Diane
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Post by desposito on Mar 9, 2024 13:54:33 GMT -5
TT, I hope the fact that you're getting so much done helps you feel better. Sometimes I feel stuck, and I don't know why, until I realize that it's because things are hanging over my head that I'm not dealing with. Once I deal with them I always feel so much relief.
Diane
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Post by desposito on Mar 9, 2024 15:31:15 GMT -5
I opened and set up the microwave, and made lunch in it. So far, so good.
Next:
10 minutes on filing 10 minutes PEEPing Move laundry to dryer Delete 50 emails
Diane
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Post by TML on Mar 9, 2024 15:46:14 GMT -5
Hi Everyone!!! Thanks for getting us started lennon !!! TwinkleToes that done list is impressive! Diane I am sure the birds appreciated the food and water! I am slow to start today. Next up on my list is to get two donate boxes and start filling them up. I need to lighten the load - the ship is taking on water (not really but you know what i mean). |
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Post by desposito on Mar 9, 2024 16:13:37 GMT -5
Ahoy TML!
I need to stop for a reading break, my back is hurting now.
Diane
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Post by desposito on Mar 9, 2024 19:06:25 GMT -5
So, around the time the dog was declining I was down to a couple of large bags of bird seed--I usually order another bag when I'm down to two, because sometimes it does go out of stock. Then I didn't think about it for a while, and I was almost down to one bag so went to order. I looked up the bird seed on the Walmart website like I always do, and they only had 20 pound bags, which cost more per pound. So I waited a while, and every day I checked the website and they didn't have the 40 pound bag. So I ended up buying one 20 pound bag so I wouldn't run out. A few days ago I had even sent an email into their customer service asking when they would have them back in stock, I got a reply saying they didn't know, just keep checking the website.
So the bin is almost empty and I have one 40 pound bag left, and checked
the website again this morning--no 40# bag, only the 20#. So on a hunch, I went to my order page, found the 40# bag, and clicked on reorder. It came up, letting me reorder, so I ordered 2 bags--which they said would be delivered today. So I thought--okay, how long before I get an email saying it's out of stock? But no--a little while ago they delivered the two 40# bags. I'm very happy to get it, but wish they had put it on their website so I wouldn't have had to waste several dollars buying the smaller bag, and to worry about when it would come back in stock. This seed is not the really expensive "no waste" kind, but it's also not the kind that is mostly cracked corn, there isn't a comparable kind of seed for the price so I keep buying the same kind. Now I feel like I need to keep three bags in stock so I don't run out--although when the weather gets warmer I will be using less of it.
I carried the bags from the outer porch to a corner of the inner porch, and that was too much carrying for today, my back really is hurting now. And I'm sleepy, so I'm really looking forward to bedtime.
I did go outside with a very large old towel and wrapped the whole 2-3 foot hose on the rain barrel, hopefully that will keep it from freezing.
It's almost time to make dinner.
Diane
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Post by desposito on Mar 9, 2024 20:23:01 GMT -5
When I went to make dinner I realized I needed to make veggies and thaw out rice and beans, so I just had cheese and low-salt Triscuit crackers instead. They were very tasty.
I just don't have any energy left today, my back is better because I've been sitting, but now my neck hurts.  Maybe I'm already stressed out about my Monday doctor appointment.
I'm going to go to bed early and read.
Good night everyone, see you in the morning!
Diane
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Post by TML on Mar 9, 2024 21:02:41 GMT -5
I am still doing laundry…. I say that a lot. One of my friends said my mantra is “I need to clean the house”. It seems I am always cleaning and while it does get better slowly slowly slowly it is just taking forever. Now I have issues in my kitchen electric plugs so to get them fixed I have to clear off all my kitchen counters. So that means taking it all and tossing it into the dining room. It is stuff like this that slows me down even more. I do need the plugs to work but i just started to get everything back together since I had to clear out all the floor space to get the kitchen floor fixed. I finally have the kitchen items all back in the kitchen as of today. Now I have to start moving stuff out again - at least not all the floor cabinets this time.
Before I go to bed tonight I need to make the bed, do one more load of laundry, feed the cats again, and I need to get 2 donation boxes going and work for 10 min in the bedroom.
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Post by catcats on Mar 9, 2024 22:20:15 GMT -5
Thank you, lennon, for starting us off !! Dailies done. Mail processed. Vacuuming done throughout and it really needed it. Cardboard shreds from cat scratch pads everywhere. Package from Amazon unpacked. Refrigerator light bulb came and it is in .Yay !! Talked to BFF in CT. Some PUPA. My best to all. TT, keep going; you are doing fine !! catcats |
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Post by desposito on Mar 10, 2024 8:21:29 GMT -5
Good morning everyone!
I did not change my clocks yesterday, I thought of it in late afternoon but figured I could do it today because it doesn't matter for me--I don't have any kind of schedule, especially since the dog is gone--even my 6am wakeup can be adjusted gradually since I don't have to be anywhere.
I woke up every hour on the hour last night until about 3, then I slept through for a few hours.
Today will be near 50 degrees, maybe I can do something in the yard for at least a short while.
Diane
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