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Post by bree on May 30, 2024 9:22:37 GMT -5
Good morning. I am still a deer in the headlights but now a deer w a stomach ache too!!!
I need to try and calm down as I have BTDT on so many work things at this point.
Yesterday was busy and a bad eating day. We had a work event that had really good food. It was late in the day so I ate a lot hoping to make it dinner.
Then ii went home but just fir sbout a half hour as I had a professional event which had some snacks too. Sigh
DD walked puppy for me last night and did the dishes.
When I arrived home I cleaned the litter and took the trash to the curb. Puppy was in high wildness so played fetch in dark to use up some of her energy before bed
Today at work. Had a 9 am. Now at my desk w so much to do. Have a team member suddenly out on medical leave. No one to pick up slack but me. I feel like just crying at some level. I am just tired I guess. I really want to keep this job for at least 1.5 years for some financial retirement benefits and of course for income to live on. But I am just tired today and feeling lonely. I need to decompress
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Post by desposito on May 30, 2024 10:17:17 GMT -5
Good morning bree! Hang in there! Just concentrate on one thing at a time and hopefully after you get some things accomplished you will feel less stress. I hope you don't have any toxic meetings today!
Next:
10 minutes on first floor Go out to bring yard waste bin back to yard Collect laundry to start later Delete 10 hard emails
Diane
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Post by desposito on May 30, 2024 11:57:45 GMT -5
In the middle of my last list I had the urge to go outside so I spent an hour in the yard. I planted the last two plants from the porch, and brought four plants outside--three to sit on the porch and one sunflower that I thought was outgrowing it's pot so I figured I'd better plant that one right away. So far I've planted about 8 real sunflowers--some of them were from pots of dirt left outside so they are from the bird seed--I just moved them to the back of the yard, I have no idea if they will grow or what they'll look like. The ones I started inside are lemon queen sunflowers, which supposedly have multiple flowers--I don't know what they'll look like either, but I liked that there was more than one flower. The flowers sound smaller than a typical sunflower but larger than the plant that was under my porch. So they will all be surprises.
I did some weeding too. Yesterday the handyman did a huge pruning of the mulberry trees, so last week I cut up the last of the branches from the last pruning, and now I have another large pile of branches to cut up again. I dragged a few of those to the porch area where I sit and rest, so they'll be ready to start cutting up next time I go out. Oh, and I moved a clump of violets to the back because I wanted to plant something else where it was growing.
After the load of dirt was put into the big, huge plot I was surprised that weeds didn't start growing up right away like they did the last time. However, it just took a while--now there are little plants all over the place--different ones than from the last load of dirt 2 years ago. Last year it was mostly lambs quarters, which I had never heard about back then and was happy to know about, and something called penny cress. This year there are 5 or 6 kinds that I can see--two are grassy, two are just little plants with normal leaves, and one I recognize as ragweed. I have also noticed a couple plants that look like they could be velvetleaf, which I think is pretty--it grows tall with huge heart shaped leaves, and interesting seed pods that look like little cups with jagged edges. I'm pulling out the ragweed right away and most of the grassy plants--I'm letting a few grassy ones grow so I can see what they do. The other small plants I'm pulling out when I'm in the area but I wouldn't mind letting a few of those grow so I can see what they are, if for no other reason than to educate myself. And who knows, maybe one of them will be a plant I want to keep around (in small numbers) like the lambs quarters.
While outside I saw one bee, a few tiny bee/wasp kind of insects, and one cabbage white butterfly.
Now I'm cooling off and will finish my last list before eating lunch.
Diane
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Post by ohblondie on May 30, 2024 13:17:01 GMT -5
I got up early and went to the Laundromat and washed three big loads....big big loads.
As things dried, I folded them into a keep pile and a donate pile
Tonight I am going to bag all of the donations I can. Tomorrow I can drive them to the mission and drop them off.
I also need to finish filling up the garbage can as it will be picked up in the am
I feel like I am chasing lots of loose ends, that I have many projects going on, projects that need small steps to complete them.
And despite what I do do, it is never enough. And I need to make something for dinner ... Because I am home all day not working
Well, today I brought my mom to visit my dad, that is a priority.....
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Post by desposito on May 30, 2024 13:56:04 GMT -5
Ohblondie, the June challenge thread will be up tomorrow, maybe you can pick a couple of projects, figure out the steps to finish them, and post there? I haven't posted much in the last couple of challenges between dealing with my house repairs and also growing all the seedlings for the yard. However, no more maintenance projects until the end of June, and most of my seedlings are out in the yard already--so I'm really looking forward to the June challenge thread. You don't have to make a long list of goals if you don't want to, you can pick one project and just work on it til you finish, then pick another. There should also be the Purge-a-thon starting June 1st. The challenges help me SO much, I immediately get motivation when I make a plan and post about it, and when I know other people are posting too.
Speaking of which, I still haven't quite finished the ONE goal I said I would finish by tomorrow, so I need to get on it!
Next:
10 minutes on food closet organization Update all to-do lists Start load of laundry Delete 10 hard emails
Diane
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Post by mylittlescholar on May 30, 2024 15:06:34 GMT -5
hi everypony!
I had the luxury to lie in bed and watch art videos yesterday. I am out of practice doing the boring mundane stuff, so this morning I focused on my routines. I am having laundry resistance, which is unusual, I don't mind that chore.
DONE: slept in checked in online w/ LR, DF, AT AT called me for advice which felt good! put dry dishes away last night washed dirty dishes this morning made the bed got dressed did face/makeup updated log
checked online balance checked bills to pay checked email checked calendar--going to a meeting at my folks w/ DB's provider. did I already report DB is in a wheelchair now?
NEXT UP: break hang/fold/put away laundry pack for DPs'
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Post by desposito on May 30, 2024 16:01:49 GMT -5
I need to move my laundry to the dryer but I've been glued to cable news and don't want to leave the room...
Diane
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Post by desposito on May 30, 2024 17:37:21 GMT -5
Okay, I tore myself away and moved my laundry to the dryer, put some birds seed out on the porch, and checked to see if there was any mail, not yet.
Diane
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Post by reve on May 30, 2024 18:54:30 GMT -5
Evening all! Loving the lists! Diane, those urges to get things done are so good!
Done: Load of laundry Laundry from machine to dryer Handled mail Stacked and ran dishwasher Achieved dining table zero Achieved coffee table zero Achieved floor clothes zero Achieved laundry zero Set out clothes for tomorrow Sprayed down shower
Additionally, the grass is cut, boyfriend has treated the lawn with moss killer, and he is going to fix the entrance hallway lamp in the morning.
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Post by desposito on May 30, 2024 19:48:47 GMT -5
Good evening reve!
Almost time to get ready for bed--good night all, see you tomorrow!
Diane
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Post by ohblondie on May 30, 2024 20:12:57 GMT -5
Cooked some small mini steaks from the freezer. They were small, about the diameter of a burger but so thin DH finished the pasta salad and the potato salad in the fridge. They were from Aldi and they were quite good
Garbage and recycle bins are out for collecting tomorrow. They are full, not overflowing like last week but full.
On the free FB group for my community, I gave away a ton of rose of Sharon from the side garden. This one couple just about wiped me out. But there is still more!
I returned a cooler to the organization from which I borrowed it from, returned my son's clean jeans. I have been folding even more clothes and putting them where they belong. Well in piles ....
I ran and emptied the dishwasher and started reloading it. I should go prep the coffee for the AM
Again, I am keeping the little things moving along but no progress on the big stuff
Someone is giving away a dog that would be the perfect buddy for my sweet Callie. But. Need to do lots more clearing out before I can take that step.
Ok. Time to do one more thing
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Post by ohblondie on May 31, 2024 9:08:59 GMT -5
Garbage has been picked up. I tried to run one last thing to the can but it was empty. The item is quite large so I have permission to pop it in a dumpster
I pulled coffee mugs out of the car and got them in the dishwasher
I bought a big glass jar, like a cookie jar, at a garage sale. I filled it with the powdered tide and it is in the basement by the washer. I refilled the oxy clean powdered container and tossed the empty box
I purchased a grey coffee travel mug to gift to a friend who is stepping down from our organization. Another friend is going to personalize it for me. I went digging in the car and found the mug so now I can drop it off.
I have even more items to gift for free. So excited
Ok. I drank my coffee, off to an appointment
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Post by mylittlescholar on May 31, 2024 9:49:34 GMT -5
Good morning everypony!
I have been dilly dallying this morning. I got up at 5:30am ostensibly to prep for babysitting 3 today/tonight. Gotta leave in two hours so I had better get with it.
DONE: made coffee & toast checked in with art community updated log checked bills checked online balances charged electronics checked email
updated calendars checked notifications brought DVD his coffee
NEXT UP: check on a particular bill decide what to wear shower hair face dress pack reply to LR
boot laundry put dishes away discuss dinner plans move some furniture vacuum while we are at it bring 3's stuff downstairs and stuff ready to go upstairs put painting stuff away make room for 3's tent
PACK: meds hat check library card books to return
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Post by desposito on May 31, 2024 10:06:22 GMT -5
Good morning. I have had a traumatic morning so far.
I got ready to leave for Petsmart so that I would be there when they opened. They are a very long block closer than the Walmart, so it took me a little less time to get there. Instead of the huge comfortable flight cage at the Petsmart closer to my old neighborhood, this store had small glass compartments right on the floor--birds do not like being near the floor, they like to be high up so they don't feel vulnerable. They had exactly 6 birds, instead of the 20 or so at the other store. Four of the birds were very young because they had all their head stripes, two of the birds were a little older, but still young, because they had lost half or more of the head stripes--so, not much choice. I ended up getting one of the older ones. While there I asked the person helping me a couple of questions about parakeets that I knew the answers to, what they told me was not impressive. So, I feel depressed that this store "cares" for them in this way and doesn't know much about them.
But, I guess I knew this trip would be somewhat depressing, the whole idea of buying a bird makes me feel so bad. But I had to do it, and now it's over. I felt I had to go today because the next days are either very warm or rainy, plus this has been dragging on for too long.
The new bird is in the separate cage, in the opposite corner of the room from my bird. The birds at these stores are not tame, so of course the poor bird was scared being grabbed and put into a carrier, then grabbed again here to be put into the cage--so no bird sounds yet from the scared new bird. But, when I put the bird into the cage he/she (not sure yet) flew back and forth in the cage making definite bird wing sounds, and my bird made a couple of loud chirps, so I think he recognized the sound. Technically I should have the bird in an entirely different room for a while to make sure it's healthy, but I think it would be even more traumatic for my bird to hear a bird in another room. This way they can at least talk to each other until I feel I can put their cages next to each other.
Now I feel so stressed out and sad, but I'll just have to get over it. Walking home was not comfortable because the sidewalks on that street have a sort of cobbled brick surface, so I had to tilt the cart to roll on only 2 wheels on the way home so it would be less bumpy for the bird, that meant I couldn't lean on the handle of the cart like I usually do. But it was still way less work because I didn't walk the extra 2 plus long blocks like I do on a usual Walmart trip, not to mention that I walk around and around the store and then have to push home a heavy cart.
I'm going relax for a little bit.
Diane
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Post by phoenixcat on May 31, 2024 11:04:16 GMT -5
Diane as hard as it was - that bird has a better chance of a good life than if anyone else walked in that PetsMart door. You may not have made a difference in the way you wanted but you made a HUGE difference to that one bird. He or she is VERY LUCKY!
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