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Post by desposito on May 21, 2024 17:50:51 GMT -5
I went outside to bring the recycle bin to the street--this is the first week I don't have a full yard waste can since they started picking those up, so I'm just putting recycling out this week. It's still so hot out, I should water but I think I'll wait until tomorrow since the handyman will be here and I won't be able to settle to doing anything inside.
I did clean the bathrooms, but after that didn't have much energy left. It's time for dinner now, and that will probably be it for today.
Diane
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Post by mylittlescholar on May 21, 2024 17:55:10 GMT -5
DONE: started online check in
changed into work clothes--I'm listening to that audio book
booted laundry scooped & swept organized the bags that live in the car pulled a cloth and window cleaner for the car put them on the porch booted up the dishes
more online check in downloaded some photos put them in a document printed the out
We are going to meet DA for coffee/dinner in half an hour. do I need to change?
NEXT UP: flip laundry flip dishes
what to wear wash up and get dressed do face
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Post by reve on May 21, 2024 19:36:37 GMT -5
Seeing lots of awesome lists here today! Well done everyone!
Done: Vacuumed downstairs Emptied dishwasher Handled mail Cleared air dryer Wiped down side of fridge Threw out expired food Achieved coffee table zero Achieved dining table zero Achieved floor clothes zero Sprayed down shower surrounds
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Post by mylittlescholar on May 21, 2024 20:41:51 GMT -5
just got back from coffee w/ Da. she seems to be doing better, yay.
ALSO: took dinner out to defrost
put thin duvet inside of "new" duvet and made the bed
NEXT UP: break more dishes art break
fill med minder more laundry make dinner clean up from dinner
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Post by phoenixcat on May 22, 2024 9:35:48 GMT -5
Thanks Diane for the helpful hints and the website link. I will be armed with a list of possibilities for my next trip! And maybe some ideas for my hot, hot, hot area too!
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Post by desposito on May 22, 2024 17:22:43 GMT -5
Today while the handyman was working outside I mowed all of the grassy areas. And, as usual, it knocked me out. It was very warm outside even though it was supposed to be a lot cooler--I need to just stop looking at the forecasts because at least half the time they are wrong. Besides the mowing, I carried several buckets of water to the various plots, and I planted a couple of plants. I wanted to do more but everything was hurting so I had to stop.
He is coming back tomorrow, but tomorrow will actually be spent staining the front porch and painting the basement windows, so I can spend more time inside--which is good, because it will be even hotter tomorrow. Maybe what I'll try to do is weed/plant, then go inside to cool off, and repeat that a few times.
I did eat a meal after he went home, and I called my decluttering client, but I will probably not get much else done tonight. I will have to check seedlings and spend some time with the bird, but I think I will have an early bedtime.
Diane
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Post by reve on May 22, 2024 19:22:48 GMT -5
Evening all!
Done: Load of laundry Laundry from machine to dryer Folded and bagged clean laundry Achieved dining table zero Achieved floor clothes zero Cleaned bathroom baseboards Set out clothes for tomorrow
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Post by catcats on May 22, 2024 22:15:52 GMT -5
Hi Friends ! My knee has improved somewhat with PT. I have finally agreed to move in with my DD and sell my home this summer. My cats can come and there are 2 small dogs and a cat there already. I had never wanted to leave my home, but there are several reasons why I will at this time.
The newest thing--this week-- is that I have been diagnosed with breast cancer . I had a Mastectomy 29 years ago, and now it is on the other side. My surgical appointment is next week. I have good support from my DD and my dear friends. It is all happening at once and feels very overwhelming right now. Also not how I wanted to spend my 89th BDay next week. That's life though.
Prayers and/or good thoughts are appreciated.
My love to all.
catcats
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Post by bree on May 23, 2024 9:55:12 GMT -5
oh catcats I am so sorry to hear your health issues. You have my prayers for sure!!! I will pray for a successful operation and complete recovery and peace of mind as you face all these changes. I am glad you have your DD to move in with, and I hope it goes well for you and little brothers. It sounds great that you will have a first floor room and I bet it will be nice to have company. I have not posted this week. life is hectic, work is busy, and the weather has been very hot. I am walking puppy later than normal due to the heat, and we head to the fountain where she can take a quick dip. I have been keeping up with litter and basic cleaning. DD is home so she is helping too. I had a big scary report due yesterday, I have mentioned a big scary project that I was procrastinating on as it was so overwhelming. I submitted it and got very good reviews!! So today I had a meeting with Chaos and naively expected some positives from her but she was really cranky and micro managing and questioning all this stuff w/out any positivity at all. and this one project that i have been trying to do for over one year but I have to keep submitting due to work craziness needs another round. I am so weary of how often we have to re do stuff sometimes due to Chaos not moving stuff along for months and sometimes due to mgt. but grateful to have a job, there are rumbles of layoffs but I think our team is ok. we finally got all DD stuff from college out of dining room and upstairs. I am trying to keep alot of her stuff in the spare room so it won't get lost or overlooked when it is time to move back in. It is good to have DD home but we did have an awful fight this weekend, and it really just made me so sad, things seem ok now....maybe it is just part of the tranistion from college back to home. still kind of sad. I have a meeting with socio in a few minutes. One colleague actually did a formal complaint!! hope it makes a difference. I have to get on the program with cooking. I am fine with simple stuff but I want to cook meals for DD. She actually likes to prepare food and is into the aesthetic of it too. I have some menu ideas for us. ok off to meeting with socio and chaos ![lol](//storage.proboards.com/1879832/images/70gKR226h9rBn4CaD0Tc.gif) . sounds like a fable.
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Post by ohblondie on May 23, 2024 16:32:15 GMT -5
I haven't posted but I have been busy!
I hit Aldi yesterday and grabbed some burgers and chicken for the weekend. I had to go to a pampered chef party so I bought some marinade/sauces. I will try some on the chicken. We already have an invite for the weekend so I can bring the meat. I also bought pretzel rolls for the burgers. I will have my annual burger this weekend.
I called the trash company and they are picking up the mattress monday - even though it is celebrated as Memorial Day, they will pick it up. Regular trash is picked up tomorrow - my cans are overflowing!
OK - time to flip my son's jeans and work in the kitchen.
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Post by desposito on May 23, 2024 17:19:43 GMT -5
Hello, I am finally able to post today, after another tiring day. The handyman painted for most of the day but still did not quite finish the basement windows. It was so hot and humid outside, he was so uncomfortable, I kept bringing him cold water and telling him to sit in the shade for a few minutes. I did what I planned to do, I would do a short job in the yard and then go inside to cool off.
I soaked a clump of clover plants until I could dig some out, then transplanted them in the back of the yard. I have no idea if they are the red clover or the sweet clover, I'm guessing sweet since they were very near where a sweet clover plant grew last year, but there was also red clover about 4 feet away so it could be that too. I know these plants will not bloom this year, so I wanted to keep some of them but not in a prominent place.
Then I moved some milkweed, and planted a zinnia plant. I also potted up a dwarf variety of lupine that I bought from Etsy, I had put it in a small plastic pot since it was so small when I got it, but it was ready to go outside. In reading about them it seems they are good container plants so I put it in a 12 inch plastic pot and will keep it in the yard. It's a perennial but needs some protection over the winter, so I can easily bring the whole pot inside to the enclosed porch for the fall.
The rest of the short visits outside were spent watering, because everything is now so dry. I watered all the plants that are newly planted and a few of the established perennials, but there are still a lot of established plants to go. I used the soaker setting on the hose while doing other things, so each plant took a while but means they got a good, deep watering.
The next rain is forecast for tomorrow afternoon, I really hope we get a good soaking.
It's possible the handyman will come back next Tuesday or Wednesday, but if the weather doesn't cooperate it will be the following week. So, now I have at least four days to rest.
I ate a meal and now hope to look at my lists to figure out priorities for tomorrow.
Diane
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Post by desposito on May 23, 2024 17:27:38 GMT -5
Catcats, no wonder I haven't seen you here for a few days--you have so many things to deal with right now--you might know that I'm not a praying person but I will be thinking good thoughts and wishing with all my heart that all goes well and that your support system makes things as easy for you as it's possible for them to be.
Sending hugs to you, my friend!
Diane
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Post by desposito on May 24, 2024 7:48:03 GMT -5
Good morning! I'm still tired from yesterday--I was awake from 2 to 4am--I still got close to 7 hours of sleep, but I feel sluggish this morning. We have 2 possible times for rain today, around noon and then much later in the day, I really hope we get it even though it might come with bad storms. If we don't get the noon rain I'll have to go out and water.
It'll be very warm again today but the next several days will be 10 or more degrees cooler so that will be a relief. And a chance to catch up on yard work.
Yesterday I saw a dead insect on the sidewalk and thought for a moment it was a cicada--it was the right size and general appearance, but when I moved it upright to look at it I could see it was not. Some kind of beetle. Still no cicadas seen or heard here.
Diane
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Post by desposito on May 24, 2024 9:27:05 GMT -5
TO DO:
Call decluttering client 10 minutes on plants Restock water in fridge Delete 10 hard emails
Diane
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Post by desposito on May 24, 2024 10:32:16 GMT -5
I just saw this quote on the daily "MUTTS" email. I do believe I want to print it out and frame it in my home.
"The soul is the same in all living creatures, although the body of each is different." Hippocrates
I had no idea Hippocrates had such a Buddhist way of thinking!
Next:
10 minutes on plants Check credit card accounts for accuracy Go through mail and put bills on calendar Delete 10 hard emails
Diane
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