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Post by desposito on May 17, 2024 9:42:54 GMT -5
TO DO:
Call decluttering client
10 minutes on food pantry Restock water in fridge Delete 10 hard emails
Diane
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Post by bree on May 17, 2024 10:07:38 GMT -5
DD is home! My house looks like a cyclone with all the dorm stuff here and there. i took off today too and the plan is to deal with the stuff and go have a fun lunch somewhere. i was thinking of working part of the day but the truth is that life is too short. work is very busy but I'd much rather be able to freely be with DD and do our stuff instead of having to check emails etc. I will never regret choosing time with DD over work ever! ohblondie oh my!! I hope locusts don't show up next!!! I bet you did get them from the hotel. You might do this, but whenever we travel the first thing we do is lift the mattresses to check for bed bugs. We also keep our clothes in the shut suitcase off the floor though I hang stuff in the closet. I hope you can nip this in the bud. Diane that is great you have a new number for comcast. I can relate to your calls! The move home from college went smoothly, easier to move out than to move in! no frantic target runs cuz we forgot something. My sister came in her SUV and so we had room to pack it all up in my car and hers and get home. Now I think I'll put most of her dorm stuff in the spare room which is wasted as a storage room ...but I want to keep all the dorm stuff in one place so we don't forget about it. DD is not sentimental so I think we can go through all of her home clothes too and donate/sell a lot of them. mylittlescholar and CourageouslyLion SeeksSerenity thanks for your support! It is hard to deal with the manipulators and unfortunately I have many in my circle. crazy making. my most amazing manipulator line was from someone who had an elderly dog and wanted to rehome (IMO evil &$%er behavior to begin with). They asked me to find a new home for the dog and said this: If you don't find a new home for MY dog, I will have it put to sleep and it will be all your fault." there is a happy ending, the dog was not rehomed, and lived on for a bit before succumbing to old age. The good news about that line was it was so outrageous it really alerted me to manipulators and I became better at dealing with them. Even in that case I said no it will all be on you, it is your dog!!! so far today I fed the animals, took puppy to daycare, did the dishes, and started a load of laundry for DD dorm bedding. She did a load of laundry last night. Last night was fun - DD came with me on puppy walk, then we got snacks and treats and hung out watching some TV ...just peaceful, restful companionship. Puppy was beyond delighted to see DD and my sister who helped unload all the stuff. the cats in their own way were glad to see DD. my house does smell like dog!! I checked with DD. ugh. Right now DD is sleeping in so I am going to work on some personal paperwork and sort it out. I did end up doing a stash and dash yesterday before I left, but I did do a quick vacuum, cleaned bathroom, cleaned kitchen so it looked presentable, and her room had all her fresh bedding.
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Post by desposito on May 17, 2024 11:16:18 GMT -5
Good morning Bree! You sound so happy to have your DD home!
my house does smell like dog!
Oh, I wish my house still smelled like dog. I had a couple of throws that I had put aside in the basement when I washed all her linens that I didn't have room in the washer for and they were sort of forgotten. I saw them the other day and put them in the washer and they smelled so doggy, I started crying, right there in the basement. I thought, this is the last thing in the house that will smell like her. Although, that isn't true, the vacuum cleaners still have a dog smell to them. I should clean them out so I'm not sad every time I vacuum, but then there really will be nothing left that smells like her.
Ugh, now I'm crying again.
I went outside briefly but it is very hot. I washed out the bird baths and the water bowl, and also all the plant pots that were from the seedlings I've been planting outside, so I can reuse them. There was rain last night so I don't have to water until much later in the day. As soon as there is a little shade at the back of the house I'm going to take a storage bin outside and drill holes in the bottom. I want to shovel up the remaining soil from the soil delivery, there isn't much of it but it's sitting between the new huge plot and the metal planter so I can't walk in that space. I already have a big storage bin outside but it's bright blue and I don't want it to stand out against all the natural greenery back there. I will put the blue one under the porch with all the miscellaneous pots and stuff that are now kind of sitting out in the open. But that won't be later this afternoon, it's too hot to work in the sun.
Next:
10 minutes on seedlings Wash the last of the dishes Empty dishpan and clean it out Delete 10 hard emails
Diane
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Post by mylittlescholar on May 17, 2024 12:06:58 GMT -5
Good morning everypony!
(((Diane)))
I need to pull myself together and get ready for LR who will be here in 30 mins! I am still in my jammies.
I woke up early, but got caught up in an artist forum I just joined. I'm a bit groggy from the antihistamine I took last night.
NEXT UP:
what to wear? wash up and get dressed do face flip laundry do dishes
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Post by bree on May 17, 2024 12:11:08 GMT -5
aw Diane I am sorry I led you to tears....I know the smell, the mess, the fur ...all so precious really. when my very first formerly feral cat died, I had just vac'd the day before and I remember thinking it is a good thing I did because I did not know if I'd ever be able to vac up the last sign of him...
I have been doing some laundry, doing some emails, DD got up and we will soon head to one of our fav places for lunch. I am not being productive really, I guess I am taking a vacation day!
Diane I am so glad she is home. It feels normal now.
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Post by desposito on May 17, 2024 12:12:49 GMT -5
Good afternoon scholar!
Next:
10 minutes PEEPing 10 minutes on paper Fridge: Check tomatoes Delete 50 emails
Diane
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Post by desposito on May 17, 2024 12:18:44 GMT -5
Bree, I get wanting your home to smell nice and fresh, especially if you have non-animal people coming in. I guess that everyone I know is an animal person and their home probably smells a bit like animals too--I don't think I would want anyone in my home that was insulted by a mild animal smell. I'm not talking dirty litter pan/dog poo odor, no one wants to smell that. But actual animal smell. I guess cats don't have the body smell that dogs do, though--horses do, I like that smell too. But we probably wouldn't have a horse in our house.
Diane
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Post by ohblondie on May 17, 2024 12:51:04 GMT -5
I got up early and headed to local hardware store to get spray. Once we get a new mattress I will do everything. I got the spray, came home and the spray nozzle was broken. Went back to the store. There must be bug problems in my hoity toity town because that was the only can!
I went to Laundromat and I am happy I did. I could see spots on the mattress cover. Everything was washed and dried on hot
While there, I went across the street to storage and grabbed what I needed there.
Then I ran to Lowe's and got some spray. I treated as best I could the mattress and box spring in the MBR as that was the worst. I could see evidence at the head of the mattress which supports where I sustained the most bites.
I have all of the boxes in the car that I had in the bedroom.i will do one more sweep tonight
I have a list and I think I am heading to Sam's now
My sister's flight east was just cancelled. She was the one responsible for getting my mom there. My son's GF was just called into work. Now I have to drive 45 mins north to get her DD then head back to get my mom then 45 mins south to the shower. Out town parade is tomorrow and it looks like I cannot march! Bummer!!
And I have no room in my car for DD who is heading north to help. She will have to ride with DH.
Ok. Off I go
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Post by desposito on May 17, 2024 14:29:18 GMT -5
Ohblondie, I'm sorry you're having so many problems. Hopefully once the shower is over you can relax some and regroup.
I had the back door open briefly and the birds outside were chirping loudly and my bird started chirping loudly. This is the exact thing that happened last time that made me go and buy him a companion. So now I'm thinking I have to get a bird, any bird. I called the Petsmart near me, and an independent pet store a couple of miles away, asking if they had any parakeets over a year, they said no. This is partly why I can't stand the idea of buying from a pet store--are you telling me that every single bird they buy from breeders is sold before it's a year old? And if not, what happens to the ones that are older and no one wants? But I'm thinking I don't have a choice. Even if I can get my current bird tame and friendly towards me, how much time can I spend with him? When a bird has a companion bird they are together for 24/7.
I also tried calling the animal shelter not too far from here that used to have birds, but their website no longer includes them under adoptable animals. I thought maybe they have some but don't advertise them, or maybe they referred people with birds somewhere else. I pressed the number for adoption and listened to that spiel, there was no option to press another number to talk to someone, so I just sat on the line for several seconds and the phone started ringing. When it got to about 30 rings with no answer I hung up. ![:(](//storage.proboards.com/1879832/images/a_ovwCML4pZfUTz3uePk.gif) They have an "email us" option so I did that, but I remember doing that another time and I never got a response.
If I buy a young bird from a pet store, the worst thing that can happen is that they don't get along, that the young bird is too much for the old bird. But, in that case I could have them in cages right next to each other so at least they would see and hear another bird. This is what I did with the first two birds that I "adopted" from the animal hospital where I worked--one of them weighed twice as much as the other and was aggressive so I never felt comfortable putting them together. But their cages were right next to each other so they would sit on perches a few inches away from each other and talk to each other. That would be better than this--it's just killing me that he's chirping to try to communicate with the sparrows outside.
I will wait a few days to make sure I don't change my mind but I'm leaning toward buying a bird.
Diane
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Post by desposito on May 17, 2024 16:32:55 GMT -5
I went outside just to drill holes in the storage bin. It's too sunny and hot to do anything else, I have the upstairs air on right now. As soon as there's shade back there I will go out to water.
I've been PEEPing upstairs and down, most everything looks good except the kitchen downstairs.
Diane
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Post by mylittlescholar on May 17, 2024 16:48:54 GMT -5
ohblondie I hope everything works out and you can actually enjoy the shower! I hope you find the perfect birdie, Diane.
I got a lot of tidying up done... things were shoved, blankets were thrown on top, dishes got barely started, but the counter got wiped off.
I got dressed. she arrived with scrapbooking supplies for me
then we did art I showed her my sketchbook I pulled out some veggies chopped them up and LR stirred managed to tidy up as I went--I think cause I had help put leftovers away
set up for an online art class Showed LR DVD's shop and the back yard her hubby just picked her up updated the log
mini online check in
NEXT UP: rest maybe do class video appt in 2.5 hours
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Post by ohblondie on May 17, 2024 17:16:52 GMT -5
Guest bed has fresh new sheets and a new to me comforter. The sheets are super cheap. Top sheet has 1/4 inch hems all around, no deep hem at the top to fold over and barely fits across the top. Oh well. The bedroom walls are teal and the sheets are teal and the comforter a wildly patterned spread with teal and oranges and yellows and many other colors. It looks good.
Our bed is made, comforter and sheets and mattress cover are immaculate. Hopefully the spray was effective and we will make it through the night.
We are picking up DD at the airport. She will take my car and DH and I will go pickup rent from our tenant and new pillows.
Ok. Nothing can derail me now!!
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Post by desposito on May 17, 2024 19:15:12 GMT -5
Thanks scholar!
Good luck with everything, ohblondie!
Almost time to get ready for bed, see you tomorrow in the weekend thread!
Diane
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Post by ohblondie on May 17, 2024 19:26:55 GMT -5
DD landed, I met her and let her take my car and DH and I ran errands. We went to a fish fry place that we used to go to quite frequently. It was good but didn't taste that the fish fries we have gotten recently
We got new pillows and I got bed Bug proof covers I also got calamine lotion to put in the bites. They are driving me insane
I think we have everything. I will slice lemons tonight. I will get ice on the way.
Whew.
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