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Post by mylittlescholar on Jul 10, 2024 16:26:26 GMT -5
DONE: close the rest of the windows
take meds
take dinner out of freezer check in w/ DVD make lunch
make bed boot laundry put clean dishes away
hang up sweaters scoop litter
drain water jug into fridge jug
put by front door
return dispenser that I washed yesterday to it's table
ON DECK:
rest wash flatware fill med minders
flip laundry hang delicates to dry
BIG PROJECTS DUE: write lesson plan for Thursday send draft to AT to review write syllabus for Thursday send draft to AT to review call Property Mgmt Co #1 and take notes call Property Mgmt Co #2 and take notes update DF
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Post by desposito on Jul 10, 2024 17:29:42 GMT -5
Good afternoon scholar! Are you looking at rental properties for your parents to move to? Or is this still for your brother?
My shopping friend called again, this time she was ready to order the various things she needed so that is finally done!
I did go out to the yard for a short time--it was too hot to do any work, but I looked around at everything. Lots of bees on the monarda, I saw 2 butterflies--and--a dragonfly! I was so happy, this one kept flying around the edges of the yard for the entire time I was out there! I don't know if it was looking for something, or if it was eating mosquitoes while flying around, but it stayed in the yard. I got to see it fairly close up--I think it's so funny that they're shaped so much like helicopters!
Now it's just about time for dinner. I was making some progress on paper and I was almost enjoying it, so I hope I feel the same way tomorrow so I can continue. After I eat I will do PEEPing, especially since I actually made the work room better--maybe by tomorrow I can be totally at baseline!
Diane
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Post by desposito on Jul 10, 2024 19:30:13 GMT -5
I had dinner and did some PEEPing upstairs. I'm going to go downstairs early so I can get a bit more reading in--I have so many library books on the way that I have to read faster!
Good night, see you in the morning!
Diane
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Post by puppybox on Jul 10, 2024 19:51:14 GMT -5
Twinkle you’ve been working HARD! I commend you for having people over when you have a doom room or 2. . Hopefully you can close the door to them or at least one. Sorry I didn’t read everything everything precisely as my eyes don’t want to look at small print today. And womble and Diane and Scholar I see you working too.
It rained. A lot. Tip top of hurricane Beryl. My great aunt was named Beryl. She would have been insulted I think. I was out in it for 3 hours. Wet. So so wet. And a dog or 2 before and after the wet. Practiced 🎶. I really want to improve this summer. It’s hard to practice technique much when you have long pieces to learn during orchestra season.
I am very pleased with my de-squaloring progress yesterday.
Want to get similar amount done today.
Can’t do any donations to the bins because it’s raining again. Have to be careful not to spend time churning.
What to do….?
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Post by puppybox on Jul 10, 2024 20:24:53 GMT -5
Gathered up clothes that were in bedroom and folded them. Maybe I’ll just get rid of a bunch of stuff. I wish I had another dresser but I don’t. Couldn’t get one until I got rid of other furniture . Maybe that should be a goal. But it’s pretty ambitious for me.
I’m uncomfortable from overeating and it was hours ago now and it won’t go away. And I don’t have milk for tomorrow morning. Grump.
🛑deal with pile in bedroom 🛑deal with whole east side of bedroom floor.
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Post by mylittlescholar on Jul 10, 2024 21:01:36 GMT -5
Diane the sad situation is my brother needs more intensive care, so he is moving home with my folks. I will be managing the property management co as selling the house will trigger a big tax bill.
I don't really want to keep going, but have a deadline.
DONE: rested flipped laundry hung delicates to dry
ON DECK:
rest wash flatware fill med minders
BIG PROJECTS DUE: write lesson plan for Thursday send draft to AT to review write syllabus for Thursday send draft to AT to review call Property Mgmt Co #1 and take notescall Property Mgmt Co #2 and take notes update DF
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Post by mylittlescholar on Jul 10, 2024 21:38:46 GMT -5
I am proud of myself--did an incomplete lesson plan and sent along what I had instead of fretting over perfection. I am out of spoons at the moment, and have time tomorrow to work on it some more.
we had a break from the heat the last two days, but it got back up to 98*. Gonna go sit under the tiny air conditioner!
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Post by puppybox on Jul 10, 2024 22:43:41 GMT -5
Way to go for continuing past your discomfort Scholar! Deadlines are stressful.
I started some laundry. Regret using spray and wash as it’s so toxic and despite fan trying to blow it out it reeks. It reeks so much when I walked the dog and came back and could smell it in the HALLWAY. I did nothing weird or excessive with it. My stains better come out at least. Took our bag of garbage and a very big thingy I have had for years as “found art” but I never hung it so it was just stupid and then a dog recently partly broke it. But I still wanted to keep it. Art!
I got through the stuff on floor to the closet and then i found my Missing fan in the closet. Pile on floor on left remains. I walked the dog and now I’m lying on couch.
Nothing is finished but I will do a little more in all areas a bit randomly
At some point I cut up an oversized T-shirt I’ve had since 1995. I’m not very skilled at cropping it. Will be nice Pajama top for summer. I wish I was good at stuff like that.someone could have turned it into a better tank top than what I did.
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Post by TwinkleToes on Jul 11, 2024 6:50:23 GMT -5
puppybox, I am tackling one of the doom rooms today because I can’t shut the door on it. I might have to just bag and box everything and move it into the garage. I am not sure. Congrats on all you have accomplished! There is something extra satisfying to me about accomplishing anything in a closet. I tend to ignore my packed to the gills closets. @mylittlescholar, I am proud of you, too, for sending that lesson plan. Perfectionism can be so paralyzing! @diane I desperately need to do some yard work but it’s so incredibly hot I can’t bear it.
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Post by TwinkleToes on Jul 11, 2024 6:54:59 GMT -5
Okay … so today is another day I need to be in “beast mode” and get a lot accomplished. Battling through depression, anxiety, and arthritis makes me feel some days like I am swimming through quicksand. However through therapy, I am learning coping mechanisms that are healthy and positive. I need to employ some of them today.
I am going to start my day with some self care and brief Bible/prayer time. Be back later to update. I am cheering for everyone here! We got this! Remember … do what you can, when you can, however you can.
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Post by desposito on Jul 11, 2024 8:08:18 GMT -5
Good morning TT, let's have another productive day! I will be working on paper again, plus some houseplant care.
Puppybox, you sound like you're making some progress. And you found a fan! Good time of year to find a fan. And good to get rid of the found art thing if it doesn't work for you. I did that once with a big frame-type thing I found in the alley--with lots of compartments--I pictured hanging it and filling up all the compartments with my little tchotchkes and miniatures. It sat in my basement storage unit until I moved, then the person who helped me with the last of my stuff had to put it back out into the alley. I hope someone took it and will actually make use of it this time.
Scholar, wow, your brother moving in with your parents--will they have help? Caretaking is hard at any age. So by property management, do you mean realtor? Or someone to care for your brother's house until it's sold? I guess I thought of a property manager as someone who managed a rental property where someone would be moving.
I need to go to the library again, so I'm waiting for it to open. I did my hour in the yard, it was cool enough but very humid so I didn't actually feel cool. Still didn't need to water though, that was good. Of course, the rain made the weeds grow faster. The soil delivery had lots of seeds of that flat grass that spreads out runners everywhere, so when I don't look at an area for a few days the dirt is covered with those. Each time I go out I forget to grab some containers to collect seeds--it's time to collect from the forking larkspur and the cinquefoil--I have never tried growing cinquefoil from seed so next spring I will try. I'm going to throw the forking larkspur seeds everywhere, I would love a yard full of that, and so would the bees.
Diane
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Post by TwinkleToes on Jul 11, 2024 8:16:26 GMT -5
I may pull weeds this evening if the weather stays as it is right now. Tomorrow, it’s supposed to be 100 degrees Fahrenheit!
DONE
Stretches Bible study and prayer Took meds Made two pitchers of tea PUPA master bath PUPA half bath PUPA laundry room Decluttered more stuff from master bedroom closet and put away clothes that were hanging to dry Dusted entire laundry room Cleaned laundry room baseboards Vacuumed area rugs in laundry room Swept laundry room floor Mopped laundry room floor - laundry room deep clean is done! Yayyyyyyy
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Post by bree on Jul 11, 2024 8:57:49 GMT -5
thursday! TwinkleToes wtg! Diane I don't see many bugs here - I did have those fat slow moving carpenter bees but unfortunately puppy was very interested in them too. But I have been seeing fire flies! we had big wild weather yesterday with tornado warnings, not common here. today it is just gloomy gray. I last posted Tuesday afternoon - Tuesday night I went to a symphony concert - outdoors - that a relative was in and it was nice, after we gathered and had some wine and snacks so I was tired weds. DD has been a big help with walking puppy. She wants to get her steps in. puppy likes her faster clip than me. one place we walk is all torn up with construction now, new athletic fields and parking lots being put in. I have not done much besides work, which is a lot! our bad vendor is doing really sloppy work on this critical project which is so deadline driven! so we received important stuff (late) yesterday and i found out they had skipped some important steps which led to our requests for changes so now we have lost more days and are dealing with a bad solution - if they had done the steps, it would have been ok. so more poor qualiity work and more delay and more stress...ugh ugh. i am dealing with a very young and inexperienced person. I get the idea they are told to say certain things regardless of my input so our conversations are weird, they will say A, and I'll ask about b, but they can only say A, so eventually I get them to address b but after much repetition. I had lunch with a friend yesterday, happy to hear from her, but she is a low talker like on seinfeld so i only hear half of what she is saying! she wants to apply for a job at my company. last night DD cooked herself a good dinner and offered me some. I was so grateful for her help. she also took puppy on a long walk. I did dishes, cleaned litter, took trash and recycling to curb, paid a bill. today I have only two meetings and I am working at home so I hope i can get a lot done. I have lots of busywork to do so I hope I can focus and stay the course. on the homefront, I will run errands at lunch and i will also plan to delve into a stash and dash box, call a plumber, and call a lawn person. that would be a good day!
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Post by mylittlescholar on Jul 11, 2024 9:55:40 GMT -5
There once was a Dormouse who lived with a view
of Cinquefoil (yellow) and Delphiniums (blue)
You really could not find a happier fellow in Delphiniums (blue) and Cinquefoil (yellow)
We are going to keep the house and the property manager will handle the rental.
I finished up the documentation for today's class this morning. I will start on the flip chart pages later. Next is a nap!
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Post by desposito on Jul 11, 2024 10:00:30 GMT -5
Good morning bree!
Ugh TT, 100 degrees--I hope that doesn't last more than a day. We have a mini-heat wave starting Saturday for four days--temps between 90 and 95 each day, along with high night time temps. And no more rain in the forecast until next Tuesday.
I'm home from the library, while there I had a little chuckle. Our library is constantly taping notices to the front of inter-library loan books that have any kind of damage whatsoever with a description of the damage--sort of saying to the lending library--don't blame our patrons for this, it was this way when you sent it to us. One of the books I picked up today was a little mass-market paperback in very worn shape, and when I opened the cover to scan the bar code I saw a note from the sending library saying "we know this book is in dismal condition, we won't fine you unless you lose the book or tear out chunks of pages!" I think what made it funny to me was the word "dismal".
I do like that they keep circulating books even if they're not in perfect shape--sometimes when an older book gets damaged they just get rid of it and don't replace that particular title if there's not a lot of demand. I would rather have the chance to read a book I wanted to read even if the book isn't perfect.
I will not say what the ratio of books in and out of my home was today.
TO DO:
Call decluttering client Place Walmart delivery order Restock water in fridge Delete 10 hard emails
Diane
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