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Tillie
Posted: 09 June 2020 - 12:35 AM
Well, that was pathetic...

The march consisted of about 30 white people hanging out in front of the old no longer used courthouse.
The old courthouse is just an historical building, around the corner is the actual courthouse.
Across the street were a group of people exercising their right to open carry.
No big deal we ALL carry open and concealed around here.
The Jesus freak who always stands on the street corner with a megaphone telling us we are all sinners and are going to hell.

Yep, just the usual weirdos, nothing new or newsworthy.



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Tillie
Posted: 08 June 2020 - 08:28 PM
Good Evening Everybody

YEA!!! WTG!!! Subclinical! :D
Very happy the table is back where it lives, the rug is back and the floor cleaned!
Hoping this helps with the PTSD. (((HUG)))

WOOHOO! for all the weeding done!


Been keeping busy all day.
Went out and watered the garden and since he was gone and out of my way, showered & washed my hair.
Then I washed all the linens and my clothing.
Been watering the grass this afternoon.
In between have been doing some of this & that.

Warmed up to 70F in the sunshine.
Tomorrow is supposed to be 44/77.
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Subclinical
Posted: 08 June 2020 - 02:23 PM
The den is a den again!

I put the table back where it normally lives, and I swept and scrubbed the floor (Man was that floor dirty!), and I rolled the rug back out. I would like to have washed the rug, but the hose is not hooked up and I need three or four hot dry days in a row to dry it. Maybe in July.

I finished weeding the garden today, but I haven't planted anything else.

Tillie, I'm glad some trash has left your property.

Tatoulia, I know that jangly, out of sorts feeling. I hope you find a way to get centered again.
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Tillie
Posted: 08 June 2020 - 11:03 AM
Good Morning Everybody

Hi Subclinical
WAY TO GO! on all the garden work!
Happy you spent time with your hands in the soil. :)

YEA! that the traumatic video classroom will soon be erased from your sight.

Glad some people are moving away from those disposable baby wipes.
Back in the old days I bought a stack of lightweight cotton wash cloths for that job and used only cloth diapers.
The baby never once had any diaper related rashes and nothing ever went in a landfill.

When I was a kid raising my sisters
it was always a good day when at the end of the day they were still alive and basically fed and healthy.

Angry and sad these days is understandable (((((HUG)))))


Hi Tatoulia
Would taking something at bedtime help calm your inner "offness"?
Are you getting enough good sleep?
Do you think it's the work work load stressing you the most?
Get some healthy fresh easy to assemble food.
That way you have something to eat without having to cook so maybe you will eat regularly.
Try to take some time off, time to move slower without any time limits on you.
Feel better (((HUG)))


Steven put the 3 big trash bags in the truck along with my bags of household trash from the outside can and took it all to the dump.

His truck is always a mobile squalorous hoard. Nobody could sit on the passenger side because it's packed so full of stuff and garbage.
Last few days I have been seeing him out there working on decluttering the passenger side of the truck.
(?)
The truck bed has a cap on it and he always has a massive hoard in there too.
Only a 1 foot area near the gate is clear enough to put the trash in there, if he stacks it high.
He's also been fussing with stuff in the back part of the truck.
(?)
For months now he spends many hours out in the driveway just sitting in the truck playing on his phone.
I believe because it's more comfortable than in the filthy garbage filled garage full of mice and bugs or his bedroom where I do not allow alcohol or smoking.

Todays lows are in the lower 30s and the high should be in the lower 60s.
I might water the garden later if the winds are not too vigorous.
I'm cold and the cats are cold too.
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Tatoulia
Posted: 08 June 2020 - 08:47 AM
Oh no Tillie. Oh no.

I'm hanging on by a thread again today. I don't know what to do with myself. I'll need to get groceries today. I need to figure out food. I just don't feel like myself and I don't know how else to explain it.

I hear you, SubC. Just trying to go to bed and wake up for the next day. It was cool enough to sleep with windows open last night. And that was terrific.

I just have so much work to do. I'm thinking of taking a few hours off today. Maybe go to grocery store before running errands with BF. I don't know. I hate feeling this way. So unsatisfying.
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Subclinical
Posted: 08 June 2020 - 05:13 AM
Tatoulia, I hope that you are feeling better today. It's good that you found something to do that helps with your stress.

Thank you for going to the protest. I am not brave enough to go to the protests. I'm not afraid of the police, but I am afraid if the germs.

CM, I confess to not understanding a single thing you say about computers. Mine is a magic video typewriter book. But I hope you figure out whatever you are struggling with.

When my kids were little, there were many days that I declared a success because they all went to bed healthy, happy, and fed. Not always clean, but healthy, happy, and fed. And by "happy" I don't mean "I had a great day" happy, I mean not angry, sad, or scared. My bar for success is currently lower than that for me. I will take healthy, not hungry, and not too upset to sleep. I think angry and sad are going to be with me for a while.

Mr. kitty liked to sleep on wooden chairs when it is hot. Last night he was sleeping in the rocker inside and Flat Cat was lying in the grass outside the windows staring at us.

We have bluebirds. I think they are nesting in the woodpecker holes in the dead ash trees. Nature doesn't waste anything. There are two males that have been having a little territorial spat right outside my window the last week.

Tillie, where did the three bags of garbage go?

I hope you don't get bedbugs! I don't know how you could get rid of them with Steven's room.

Yesterday I pulled weeds. The garden is almost at baseline - two more little beds to weed this morning and then maybe I will plant some more. It is getting late to plant, but I'm an optimist. I made myself a rule to weed before I plant this year so that I don't put in more than I can manage and lose control of it again. The whole garden space completely went to weeds two years ago, and I planted a little last year without really clearing the space and lost control, but this year I have almost 1/3 of what I had when the kids lived here looking good. I am eating lettuce and radishes and my peas are blooming. Working in the garden is a meditation for me. Gardening and working in clay. There is a little Shaker in me.

Also yesterday I cleared the floor in the dining porch and put the chairs back (they were stashed in the little bedroom, which has become a storage room.) Today I will vacuum the carpet where the chairs were (the little bedroom is the only space in my house with carpet) and put the "school table" back in there where it usually lives. Then I will clean the floor in the den and roll the braided rug back out and my house will be classroom free.

I am behind on dishes and laundry again.

And I have taken on a sewing project. Dd asked me to make them baby wipes, so I have to go through my fabric stash and find all the little pieces of flannel.
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Tillie
Posted: 07 June 2020 - 08:47 PM
Good Evening

Hi Tatoulia
Jays are fun birds to watch.
Last time I watered my grass a yellow Jay kept zooming through the water catching a shower. :D

Happy you felt well enough to join the march.

Scooter is still asleep on the white cotton sheet.

WTG! for all the work work you did!

Reason I decided to focus on sandwiches and salads is because I don't feel like cooking.
It's usually a good time of year for it except today with it being so cold again here.

YEA! for finishing the crosswords!
Pencil puzzles help our brains.

There will be a protest march here by the county buildings tomorrow.
For some reason a group of 2nd amendment rights activists say they will hold their own directly across the street from them.
These are the same yahoos that frequently report to the Sheriff UFO interference, conspiracies and abductions.
We all know who they are. :P

Steven's dead friend's crazy hypochondriac widow is not allowed to go to the hospital or clinic any more.
She is infested with bedbugs now.
That's the place Steven has been in when all the relatives were there fighting and the Sheriff was called and another time when she had people coming by to remove his dead friend's hoard of expired zombie apocalypse food.
I am now wondering if this is the reason/motivation why he just removed 3 large bags of garbage from his bedroom???
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Tatoulia
Posted: 07 June 2020 - 07:11 PM
I watched two blue jays pull apart a neighbor's window box today. They don't have any flowers in it. I was sitting at my dining room table and just watched them.

Bf came over and gave me the NYTimes magazine so I did the crossword. Finished it in one sitting (rare). Didn't love it but that's fine. Last week's was an A+ even though it was harder.

So there was a march in Boston today and I marched. It was nice and peaceful and large. I saw a bunch of my neighbors who were watching it. Now I'm showered to get all the COVID19 off of me.

Cm you are doing a great job with your approach for your roommate's thyroid treatment. Go easy on yourself!

My cleaners come in Wednesday so I'd like to spend some time Tuesday shredding papers.

I'm laying down peacefully right now. And the my little buddy is on her freshly washed cotton tablecloth. I ended up doing three loads of laundry.

I'm hungry but don't feel like cooking. I had thought we were going to run errands today but then the protest was going to keep us from being able to travel in a car. So I joined ?em.

I did a good deal of work work today. I'll feel better facing tmr knowing that I got some work done over the weekend. Still a heavy load.
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Tillie
Posted: 07 June 2020 - 05:34 PM
Good Afternoon Everybody

Hi CriticalMass
Another thing that is really bogging down people's computers these days is that so many people are at home all the time.
Working online, playing computer games, streaming Netflix or just surfing the web.

Yes, make no big plans until Roommate is out of her radiation quarantine.
I remember living with Steven's was very time consuming for me with logistics and him trying to break the rules.

WAY TO GO! storing the DVDs better.
Little fixes like that make things much easier.
Good luck with your little bedroom organizing plans.


Hi Tatoulia
Thanks :D

WTG! getting Miss Kitty's winter things washed and stored away.
I recently put a white cotton sheet on the rocking chair and both the cats just love it.
Scooter is napping there right now.

Glad today you have better weather.
No more walks when it's too hot and humid.
Hope you feel better real soon (((HUG)))

Lucky you having a thunderstorm.
YEA! for showering without cat help! ;D

Warmer inside now but I still want my socks on.
The wind is very robust, knocking branches off the trees.
Saw an Oriole this morning. Impossible to miss seeing that bright orange bird.
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CriticalMass
Posted: 07 June 2020 - 04:04 PM
Hi all

Another hot day here. Both my roommate and I said about an hour ago we weren't going to take naps. Shortly thereafter she went into her room, and I was getting sleepy. So in a few minutes I'm going to take a nap too. LOL.

I thought of a place I could stack some small tubs of DVDs in my room that I had piled awkwardly, so I did that. It's a relief, because where they'd been stacked was blocking access to the art shelves I'd been happy about getting organized a few months ago.

Think I'll work on another area where office supplies are kept - things aren't efficient because some items are shoved back more out of reach than they need to be. It'll be an easy fix and I'll be glad to have done it.

Little things, that don't consume vast amounts of energy in the hot weather, but that hopefully will constitute small successes and encourage me to tackle the more challenging areas of my room.

Tillie, I confess I'm terrible about not shutting down my computer till I'm forced to. It's this frenzied brain of mine that wants to open so many tabs and also mutitasks between research online and writing I do in the word processing, and/or graphics and photoshopping or art. Plus still just trying to organize the file directories and things in this new-to-me laptop.

I did check when this Dell model came out - 2011. Not much newer than my dearly departed Toshiba. It was considered a "mobile workstation" not just a laptop, and was supposedly quite a powerful machine for its time. Refurbished, I wish I'd asked more questions as to whether there were upgrades done before these are sold and what those were. I may still be able to find out more about that.

The thing is, I used to be able to get away with this style of computing on Windows for years up till just the last few months or so on the Toshiba, when the motherboard was failing. So I don't know. The Linux operating system is hard to know what questions to ask about when you're a newbie to it, because there are so many different ways to customize it I guess. Users who know their way around amaze me. Even with newbie questions I read on help boards, the answers - sometimes the questions themselves as well - go right over my head! I need Linux Kindergarten.

But it's behaving itself better today, so yay.

SubC, you hit the nail on the head about the executive functioning. And I sure hope you're recovered okay from the panic attack. Sometimes they come when the stress is letting up, just like a person will get sick after a long time of stress. That holding on, then finally not holding on anymore to health, because the energy is depleted. It will return.

My roommate's treatment approacheth, and I've realized that to survive the logistics of that with my sanity and hers intact, I should be very low key re goals till the end of the month. Otherwise I'm just going to obsess about what I'm being thwarted in getting done, and start to feel grumpy about it. This is not the time. Realizing that wasn't thrilling but it will be helpful. I'll lower the bar to 1" off the ground if that's what it takes.

Tillie, I'm glad you got a cool day in there. What a relief. Our heat is supposed to break a little by Tuesday.

Tatoulia, sending you a big hug and bunnies send wiggle nose twitches to cheer you.

Iced tea clinks, and now I will shut the computer down completely so it can stay happy. :D
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Tatoulia
Posted: 07 June 2020 - 01:37 PM
Great work getting the heavy drape washed up and returned! Nice to hear about your grandparents' house SubC and your daughter's shower! Great work working through your panic attack.

I am not feeling like myself and having a tough time. Yesterday I went for a walk with BF. Very difficult because of the terrible humidity and wearing the mask. Today is more of my weather.

We had very loud and scary thunder and lightning during the afternoon. Kitty didn't come out for a very long time. I was even able to shower in peace.

I'm doing work work today. I'm just so bored.

I just checked downstairs and since the washer was empty, I put in kitty's bed and blanket. Then I can put those away til the fall. This time of year she needs a pillow case or a table cloth. Cotton.

This will help relieve some of my stress.
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Tillie
Posted: 07 June 2020 - 11:06 AM
Good Morning Everyone

Hi Subclinical
Your Grandparents home sounds lovely.
Wonderful memories to have of the times you and your Cousin stayed there. :D

I try to do my best to keep Steven's squalor and clutter out of this very tiny house.
But the rest of the property is completely a mess.
People think I am the hoarder/squalorer and that the inside is as terrible as what they can see from the outside and have been very cruel to me.
The latest attacks have been someone calling and saying they are from the homeowner's association demanding to know the condition of the inside of the house.
There is no homeowner's association out here, I just hang up without saying anything.


The cats & I are very cold today.
Had to get out the little space heater just to thaw us out.
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Subclinical
Posted: 07 June 2020 - 08:16 AM
I think the only place I have ever lived in my life that had 0% squalor ever was when I lived with my grandparents at their house in a beach town in the summers. My grandmother would have people come in for a week before school got out and deep clean, repair, paint... then my cousin and I would show up with our suitcases. We had a little room that just fit two twin beds, a nightstand, and a laundry basket. You had to sit on my bed to open half the sliding closet door because there wasn't room to stand between the bed and the closet - even for a kid. We had a little hanging room and we each had a shelf and the rest of the closet was full of games and extra dishes. There was a lamp and a radio on the night stand and some art things and cards in the drawer. Just outside the bedroom door was a floor to ceiling bookshelf full of books. the bedroom door and bathroom door were across from each other but not quite at the end of the hall to allow for the bookshelf. We each had a round mirror that looked like a ship's wheel, and we would hang things on the spokes over the summer. Now I have a few of the games and the lamp and my mirror and dd2 has my cousin's mirror.
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Tillie
Posted: 06 June 2020 - 09:16 PM
Thanks Subclinical

((((HUGS))))
PTSD from online school.
Maybe changing the table around or putting a table cloth and center piece on it would help erase the memory.

YEA! for the Baby shower!
Happy she has all those goodies. :D
I remember how fun it was to constantly look at the baby things I received and think about the future.

WTG! for getting some more tomatoes in the ground!
Yep, weeds :(
There are always more weeds to get.

I washed dishes and wiped up things,
it's all back to zero degrees of squalor.
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Subclinical
Posted: 06 June 2020 - 08:57 PM
Glad your drape is done!

The shower was nice. Dd got so many goodies!

It was kind of fun to see where everyone called in from.

But I had a panic attack 15 minutes before it was supposed to start. I think it was because I set it up on my classroom table. I am still not past the online school stress.

Hot here. I did manage to sneak out and plant 4 more tomatoes before it got too bad this morning. No weeding though - and it needs to be done.
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Tillie
Posted: 06 June 2020 - 07:14 PM
Good Afternoon

Would be such a lovely coolish day if the wind was not RAGING.

The drape smells so fresh and good!
Glad that chore is over & done with.
One more thing crossed off my To-Do list.

Did a wash load of rags.
Still need to wash dishes.
Made a lettuce tomato & avocado salad and made Italian dressing.

Twinkles went out and was found under the sage bushes getting more brick-a-brack imbedded into his fur.

I accidently took a short nap.
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Tillie
Posted: 06 June 2020 - 11:27 AM
OK
The drape is washed and out on the clothesline.

I dread cleaning this drape because it is so large and very heavy.
It is fully lined with that insulating blackout material.
But it's so pretty and only cost me 5.00 and had no snags until I brought it into a house full of cats.
The insulating blackout material is very nice to have year round.

Got all the hardware and bit of wall all washed and ready to rehang the drape.
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Tillie
Posted: 06 June 2020 - 09:41 AM
Good Morning Everybody

Cool overcast morning, morning low 40 degrees, high today only upper 70s.
Extremely high fire danger later today when the winds pick up.
Tomorrow's low will be 35 degrees with a high in the 50s.

Plan for today is to wash the livingroom area drape.
Then all drapes & curtains will have been done.
Should also wash dishes.
There are only a few, rinsed and stacked neatly beside the sink.
I am tired.
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Subclinical
Posted: 06 June 2020 - 05:44 AM
Good morning, coffee clinks.

DD's online baby shower is today.

It's supposed to get hot early, so I don't know if I'll get any outside work done.

Yesterday I got all the remains of school out of the den. Now I need to clean the dining porch (Which is also covered in school remains) so that I can start putting the furniture back in place.

I did not play in the creek. The creek is running high and muddy. Not safe.

Tatoulia, the charity wasn't dd's idea. It was her boss. She has a great boss. Her company is not as community focused as yours, but they treat their people really well.

I don't feel like I am accomplishing very much, but I am trying. I am also resting a lot. My body and mind are tired.

My cousin posted a thing about executive function and all the ways the current situation taxes it. It was meant for teachers to help kids - who are still developing executive function, but since those of us who hoard tend to have weaknesses in that area, it applies. Basically, if you are making any progress at all, even not buying markers, that is good. Because just dealing with life right now uses up so much of our capacity.
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Tillie
Posted: 05 June 2020 - 11:43 PM
Good Evening Everybody

Hi Tatoulia
That looks like a lovely place to visit your Mom.
Very happy for you (((HUG)))

WAY TO GO! for getting your charitable donation money matched!
Glad they have rectified that oversight.

Hope BF's worries resolve themselves in the most positive ways possible.
These are such hard times with so many unknown answers.

YEA! for laundry!
We aren't worried that you won't get back to sorting and organizing.
It's been one heck of a whirlwind week.

I think one way to help eradicate racism is for young people to make and share a meal together.
Helps them see that we are ALL the same.
We eat, we make plans, we can work together.
Breaking bread together is a good way to bring people together.
This is what we did to relate to other young people who thought differently about Native Americans.
I see you are hungry so I happily give you half of what I have to eat.


Hi CriticalMass
Very happy Bunny Boy only had a tiny touch of a belly ache! :D

Glad Roommate is able to do things again and had a nice walk with her Dog.

I find dresses are cooler to wear in hot temperatures.
No waist band and cool breezes blow up your skirt. ;)

Do you remove temporary browsing history and cookies?
Those will slow down & make any computer "boggy".

WTG! for laundry and scratching off some other things from your list.

Glad you had a good Dr. visit and have the new meds.

Season 4 episode 29 "Dark Shadows, the beginning".


When I was leaving WallyWorld yesterday there was a tall African American man standing guard at the door.
It was obvious that he was a hired security guard even though he wore no uniform.
We smiled to each other as I passed and he wished me a good day. I told him to stay healthy, he said he would.
He was probably wondering why WallyWorld hired him for this location.
So few people here, the kind that smile & say hello to strangers.

Also, at the end of my road sitting beside the irrigation canal was a Mallard Duck.
He was so pretty!
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Tatoulia
Posted: 05 June 2020 - 08:15 PM
Hello everyone! Great to read your posts! Tillie, I bet you looked beautiful in your dress and hat! How nice to see (and hug) your friend.

SubC and CM, I am in awe of how much you are able to get done despite feeling sad or anxious! Good work! Your daughter is terrific-getting those penalties and donating them!!! Fantastic thought process!

I have only been working, nothing much else. I saw mom from the patio and I think I posted her picture. She is so sweet.

I have figured out why I'm so behind at work. On the days I used to go in (Tuesdays and Fridays), I stayed late, usually til 7 or 8. Now I finish each day at five except for Fridays, because Happy Hour starts at 3

Our company issued a very thoughtful email on the death of George Floyd and has put its money where its mouth is with a pledge of $50,000 each year for at least the next four years to a charity. I forget which one but in the vein of social justice. Other initiatives are also taking place. I mentioned that my donation to the NAACP Empowerment Fund wasn't eligible for a match and the CEO forwarded it to the head of our charitable foundation so she rectified that immediately. In an odd twist of fate, the person who heads up our foundation is the last person I hugged. So long ago. First week of March.

One of my close friends had testified before the legislature about being the parent of African American boys (she is Black, her late husband was white) and she told our CEO about this and he called her for more information and hence the announcement from the board. It took them only a few hours.

We can, from now through Labor Day, take one day a week to help fight racism. I'm pumped. I am deeply involved with my neighbors and I'm glad I'll be able to do more to support them on a community basis rather than just on a personal level.

I have not a lot to show for myself here. I did change my sheets yesterday and I did one load of laundry today. Now that everyone's home full time, I do find that doing laundry in the afternoon makes more sense.

Not a lot to report here. BF seems worried.
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CriticalMass
Posted: 05 June 2020 - 07:23 PM
A hot, slow paced, but otherwise okay day here. Last night roommate's bunny boy started having his tummy trouble again, so I was getting medicine into him and planning on sleeping on the couch to be able to check on him in the night. Then he started nibbling hay. Was fine by morning.

I did sleep on the couch, but didn't keep track of the time too well and it was 2:00 a.m. all of a sudden and I was still on my tablet. Ooops... so a little tired today from less sleep and the heat. It's in the upper 90s here. Tuesday they say it will only be in the 80s. Hope they're right.

Glad you had an enjoyable shopping trip, Tillie. I can picture those cute kiddos. :) And you in your dress and hat feeling confident - that's fantastic. I sometimes think about wearing casual dresses for everyday - it might feel good in a way. I haven't for a long time, so if I did, I'd need to get used to it!

Right now, though, I'm in my shorts, tank top, and flip flops. My roommate got up and walked the dog in the morning, which she switches to doing when the weather gets hot. She is off post-op restriction now, so I don't have to go unless I want to. She said they had a nice walk of over a mile.

I remember when worry dolls were popular in the late 80s-early 90s. It's a good idea, putting worries on something and then letting go of it. Post-it notes could also work.

Are you enjoying "Dark Shadows: The Beginning?"? We are up in the 60s episode number-wise. Only time for 1-4 episodes a night, usually 2 or 3. Still, we're a quarter of the way back to where the Barnabas Collins episodes begin at 200-something.

My computer is still having problems being laggy. Today it even has had moments of being slow when I type. I am hoping to research what might help. Need to see when this model was issued, that would be a starting point. The computer shop is open since people are working from home.

SubC, that's a great idea your daughter's company had about donating the safety fines. I'd have liked to see the look on the sub's face, LOL.

Tillie, that's so cool about your dad wiring the space shuttle launch panels. You honestly could write a book about your life. I'd read it!

Did a couple small-medium laundry loads.

Scratched off some finished items from the household To-Do list, some of which were joint projects with roommate and others just my stuff. I rewrote the remaining items onto a fresh list, and I'm also putting a few of my decluttering in my room to-do items in a list on my phone app. Those are the ongoing decluttering things or ideas for rearranging in my room, is why they're temporarily separate from the other list. Should be quick projects then I'll delete them as I go.

The protests aren't making me feel panicky as much - I hope it's obvious in what you know about me that I'm a behind-the-scenes type. I would rather pray and talk to people quietly and support those who I think are doing something positive, than go out in public in big crowds not knowing what might happen. I was bullied in school and physical confrontation scares the crap out of me. I suppose I have PTSD from it.

Anyhow, my baseline anxiety level has lowered to tolerable. What I was experiencing when I wanted to buy all the colored markers and maybe several dolls the other day, that feeling is now going away. I know. I'm a nut with sometimes poor coping skills, and I don't mean to make light of the bigger issues. I feel them very deeply. And sometimes I desire to escape, and I feel guilty because I CAN escape and a lot of folks can't. I just was in a rather frantic state of mind.

I haven't taken the evening xanax dose yesterday or today, which I had been doing in the extraordinary circumstance. Yesterday I did have that Zoom appointment with my doctor, which I had kind of dreaded but it went reasonably well. I set up the laptop in the bunny pen, and she asked to see my bunnies so I held them up. And she is agreeable to another step down of that side effect laden antidepressant which I've been eager to ditch if I possibly can - slowly. The pharmacy is processing the order for lower dose pills.

Hope Twinkles enjoys his spa treatment.

I won't tell anyone about your illegal liquor bottle upcycling, SubC. ROTFL!

Hi Tatoulia!
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Tillie
Posted: 05 June 2020 - 06:40 PM
Bet you also pull the labels off of pillows too Subclinical ;D

What a rebel!

YEA! for that uphill hike up the road!

I once made the mistake of planting a few Daisies in my garden.
They took over!
Pretty but too "energetic".

Did you take any time to play in the creek?
I would have, ;D

WTG! for taking care of the paper mail!
I didn't get any mail today.
No news is good news.

Spent time twice today working on Twinkles fur.
Looks pretty good unless you check out his belly because he won't allow me to work on his belly. :p
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Subclinical
Posted: 05 June 2020 - 02:39 PM
Took care of the paper mail. Walked it up to the road and now I need another drink of water (it is two tenths of a mile round trip, and up hill both ways ;) there's a creek in the middle)

On the way back I picked some daisies. They grow wild here. We picked so many for my dd's wedding 4 years ago! Today I put them in my kitchen in a fancy old liquor bottle that belonged to my great grandmother, even though It's molded right into the bottle that it's a violation of federal law to reuse it. Just feeling like a rebel today.
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Tillie
Posted: 05 June 2020 - 02:08 PM
WAY TO GO Subclinical! :D
Very glad to hear you took breaks as you planted tomato plants and weeded!

Bet that shower was refreshing.
I remember how in Michigan we'd take a shower just to dry off from all the humidity. LOL

Enjoy the rest of the day. :D


Was out to start watering the trees but saw the Lilacs were whining to be watered first.
So did that and am now slowly watering the trees.

Need to rest up and cool off from being outside.
Soon the Twinkles project will begin.
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Subclinical
Posted: 05 June 2020 - 01:17 PM
So nice of twinkles to give you a little project.

It is only in the Upper 80s here, but the humidity is awful.

I took 4 nice long water breaks and quit at noon - weeded and planted 4 tomato plants.

Then I had a shower, ate lunch, and took care of some email.

Now I need to take care of some real mail and then either tidy up or get into a project.
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Tillie
Posted: 05 June 2020 - 11:35 AM
Good Morning Everybody

Hi Subclinical
Very glad you are feeling better today.
Don't over do outside when it starts getting too hot.
Take care of yourself with lots of cool rests even when working indoors.

Construction work can be extremely dangerous.
My father, an electrician worked construction.
He wired the computer control panels for the space shuttle launch pad. :D


Going to be another 100 degree day and then we are predicted to have a cool spell.
Today the trees need watering and Twinkles needs some serious brushing.
He has spent a lot of time laying out in the brush under the sage bushes getting all matted up with sticks & twigs.
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Subclinical
Posted: 05 June 2020 - 05:03 AM
Construction is scary. Dd worries about her guys all the time.

They had one subcontractor who kept getting fined for safety violations and when they were negotiating the next contract, the guy in charge was complaining about all the fines. The guy from dd's company told him "we just want you to be safe" and the other guy said "I don't believe you, these restrictions are impossible. You just want to make extra money off us" So dd's guy put in the contract that any money collected in safety fines would be donated to a charity. I love dd's company.

I feel better today. Outside work planned for the morning, then inside when it gets hot.
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Tillie
Posted: 04 June 2020 - 08:25 PM
Covid19 in my county is now up to 10.
Last three active cases are men 20 30 and 40 years old.
They all work out of this area, maybe next county over, maybe a construction crew?
All are quarantining at home so must not be too sick.
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Tillie
Posted: 04 June 2020 - 06:07 PM
Hi Subclinical
The boys are 10 and under! ;D
Yes, a group of boys is always fun.

Glad you are feeling a little better and WTG! for laundry and dishes!

Native Americans have something like your three post it notes.
They are called "Worry Dolls".
I make them with a match stick thick stick about one inch long.
Dress them in tiny bits of cloth with strands of yarn or fuzz for the hair.
Paint/draw a face on them.
Make them as plain or as fancy as you want.
Then you tell your worries to a doll, bury the doll and allow it to do the worrying for you so you can attend to the things you can actually do something about.

I have a group of Worry Dolls in my dollhouse, only dolls I have. ;)


When trying to decide on what to eat this next week I settled on sandwiches of all kinds.
Just had a delicious one.
Dill rye bread
Swiss cheese
Cotto salami
Avocado and tomato slices
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Subclinical
Posted: 04 June 2020 - 05:10 PM
Oh Tillie! I wish I could see you with your hat in your go-to-town dress.

Six boys! How wonderful. I always loved it when my son was growing up and my house was full of boys. But I hope they aren't really all babies! Poor momma!

I felt a little better - still very tired, and did two loads of wash and a load of dishes.

I have 18 post it notes left. The post it notes are not My "to do" list, they are the things I am stressed about. So sone if them are "to fo" and some of them are a whole bunch of things to do, and at least three are things that are basically unpredictable/out of my control.

Those three are Mom, school in the fall, and getting to see my grandson.

I am trying to do something to improve at least one of the others every day, and then not think about them.
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Tillie
Posted: 04 June 2020 - 04:48 PM
Good Afternoon Everyone

Hi CriticalMass
YEA! for getting your shopping done!

Please just "shop at home".
Play with the dolls you have.
Organize your art supplies.
Do what Subclinical suggests.
Rest, get lots of sleep, do some cooking.
Spend quality time with the Fur Babies.
Plot and plan for your Roommate's new quarantine routine.

Fight through the urge to shop by doing good wholesome productive things at home. (((HUG)))

Hi Subclinical
Hope you are feeling better and spending lots of time sitting and sipping water. :)


Hot out there but beat the heat when I went early to the store.
Same as last time with very few people, glad they have that hour a week for only old people.
Got to see a dear Friend and we even hugged because we just had to, it was emotional.
She has the 6 most gorgeous little dark brown Hispanic baby boys.

Last time I went to this WallyWorld the shelves were almost stocked up back to normal.
But I think this week of marches has interfered with shipments from Sacramento/Oakland area.
There was an awful lot of empty shelf space, again.
But they did have very nice avocados for 25 cents each.

I wore my best go to town dress and my straw hat that has a scarf tied around it.
People actually stopped me to tell me how lovely I looked.
Made me feel good about myself, which is rare.
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Subclinical
Posted: 04 June 2020 - 09:58 AM
Good morning.

I feel absolutely awful today. My dd and my Dh say it's letdown from the stress/adrenaline withdrawal. My legs are weak and shaky, my head aches, and my stomach is queasy.

There are many things I want to do/have done around the house and especially in the barn, but for right now my plan is to sit around sipping water.

Tatoulia, I love the picture of your mom on the patio. Such a spot of brightness and cheer.

Tillie, I hope you get your groceries smoothly.

CM, maybe you can find a spot for pretty/fun things you already have in your room. Can you clear off just a little piece of shelf and set up a scene with your barbies or a vignette of crafty things for inspiration? When they were doing construction on my house, the vibrations made dirt fall from the rafters onto everything and there was so much dust kicked up. I covered everything in the basement with sheets. When I cleaned up, it was nice to actually leave the sheets on for a while and just see the one small space where I was creating order. Maybe you could do something like that to reduce the visual clutter.
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CriticalMass
Posted: 04 June 2020 - 01:40 AM
Just wanted to say I did get my shopping done just fine. The daytime was perfectly normal.

I think the stress is making me want to buy lots of pretty and fun things, though. Feeling cooped up, literally or symbolically, is not a good thing for me. It's what got me going nuts for Barbies in 2018.

Nice pic of your mom, Tatoulia!

The butterscotch bunny is my boy.

I should try to sleep...
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Tillie
Posted: 03 June 2020 - 09:54 PM
WAY TO GO! Subclinical
Good luck sorting out the stuff that filled the back of your car.

What plans do you have for this next week?
Hope you plan to have some fun times. ;)
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Tillie
Posted: 03 June 2020 - 09:40 PM
I just love that picture of your Mom sitting there in her little pink sweater!!! :D

YEA! you get to actually get to visit her tomorrow!!!

That will be so good when you can have real visits.
Sorry you won't get to see your little Sister (((HUG)))

WTG! for doing laundry and saving some to do tomorrow.
I already washed my new things and those pillowcases bring back memories of my Granma's linens.
The line dried smell, the feel of the quality cotton and the beautiful embellishments.
I always pick them up whenever I see them in the thrift shop.
These two were 2.50 but were 1/2 price so only cost 1.25 today, not even a dollar each.
And they are in mint condition.

Had to water the garden this evening, the heat had everything wilted.
Tomorrow I plan to grocery shop.
Not out of cat cans and cat snax yet but want to make sure to have enough to last.
Plus I need fresh produce and some kind of food for me.
Planning to be there early when it's just old people and still not hot out.
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Tatoulia
Posted: 03 June 2020 - 08:29 PM
SubC I just posted the picture I took of mom when she was on the patio last week! Thank you for calling her lovely. She really is.
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Tatoulia
Posted: 03 June 2020 - 08:27 PM
That is my mom! She's with her dear cat who passed away last summer. Sweet little devoted cat. Thank you for looking at my pictures! Yes my building was painted as part of that big project we did. I think two summers ago! They did a good job restoring the brownstone.

Yay for the garbage !!! You are working really hard!!

Tillie!!! What a great day you had! Well done! I would absolutely love those pillowcases. They sound very sweet.

Other than mailing postcards, I didn't leave the house today. Too humid.

I did one load of unmentionables and one load of mentionables. Didn't change my sheets. Will do tomorrow.

I get to see mom for a few minutes tmr! And not this week but soon they are opening up the place so I can visit her, by appointment only, on her patio. So one step closer to the cat, but still so far away.

Love you all.
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Subclinical
Posted: 03 June 2020 - 07:03 PM
Tatoulia! Is that your mom? Is that your mom with the kitty? Your mom is lovely. ❤️

Also, did they paint your building?

CM, I love the flower and Barbie pictures. My favorite bunny is the sandy one.

Cleaned out my room today. Two full big trash bags and the back of my car is full of mostly stuff I need to sort through.
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Tillie
Posted: 03 June 2020 - 06:10 PM
The eighth positive covid19 infection in the county is a 30 year old male who works out of the area.
He is quarantining at home so he must not feel too sick.
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Tillie
Posted: 03 June 2020 - 03:00 PM
Good Afternoon Everybody

CriticalMass
I soooooo want to hold and hug that big white Bunny!!! :D
Those flowers are gorgeous.

I almost always take the lesser known/traveled back country roads.
Mainly anything to avoid that deadly highway.

WTG! Bunny boy for feeling better!
My sister had a horse that was always getting colic and those times were always stressful and painful to see the horse suffer.

Relieved you didn't have much going on there last night (((HUG)))

Stay safe and stay healthy :D


Hi Tatoulia
Enjoy your little load of laundry :D

It got hot here early but it's getting hotter still.

Got my water bottled filled.
The hospital auxiliary thrift shop was open,
only one car parked out front.
They request people wear face masks and have hand sanitizer placed all around.
I felt it was safe to be in there.
I had a BLAST!!! ;D
bought a 7 inch tall ceramic Tardis
a wonderful tea towel with Owls all over it
a pretty pink washcloth
two embroidered vintage pillow cases with crocheted trim.
a pretty white blouse
"The Revenant" DVD
A massive 3 wick scented pillar candle
a jar Yankee candle
Yankee votive candle
2 hand crafted tapers
another cinnamon scented jar candle

Was so much fun to do that and the social distancing was great.
Plus it was nice to talk to a few humans.
Last night Steven was ranting that I should pack heat when going into town which is ridiculous.
It is VERY peaceful out here.

I put the ceramic Tardis in my garden with the Chrysanthemums.
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Tatoulia
Posted: 03 June 2020 - 12:42 PM
Great plans on the animals, CM! And yes, the side streets will be much less traveled. I hope you are getting your water Tillie. I believe it is humid today but I haven't opened a window so it's pleasant in here!

Doing one short load of unmentionables that then I will hang to try. I would like to do other laundry but don't want it to take over my day.
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CriticalMass
Posted: 03 June 2020 - 11:50 AM
Boy bunny is back on track, yay! He has had worse episodes than this. One thing I'm realizing is that he does take longer to come out of the episodes. But some of my bunnies in the past also did, I just remembered yesterday.

With this little guy it just requires patient nursing and diligent observation to do everything we can once he's back to normal to keep him balanced. I'm wondering if we can give him some probiotics - but the trick is getting them through the stomach acids to the intestines. Our bunny club gal had one trick I need to talk to her more about.

Congratulations SubC on the twins and that you got a nice girl baby to keep. :)

Tatoulia, yes, she is going to board the doggie because normally he would want to sleep on her bed and won't be able to, and some other reasons I can't recall. He will enjoy and get lots of exercise, too, so win win. We've been making sure he's up to date on shots for that.

The cats will have to make do with me. I pray they can also coexist peacefully with one another! And of course I'll be taking care of all bunnies and the fish as well.

I'm glad things were relatively peaceful in Boston. Wichita had some more trouble at that spot a couple miles from me but I have no need to go that way for an indefinite time. I can go to other library branches if I need the library.

The Newmarket Square shopping center and the Dillon's across had protestors but it was mostly peaceful. Around 10:00 there were rumblings but sounds like nothing major and people mostly dispersed by 11:00.

I am going to go that way cautiously, I think, in just awhile, since it's payday and I'd planned to. I'll have my list, get in get out, be aware of surroundings, etc.

One crazy advantage of being an agoraphobic driver: I have awareness of lots of side street routes for when the big streets are more trafficky than I like! So I can use that knowledge to my advantage in situations such as this.

But like I say, I'm not going to meander around like I might ordinarily. And I'll keep track of the time. This morning has been full of interruptions; I would've preferred to get away sooner, but I think I'll still have plenty of time.

I just checked on Facebook and saw that my childhood neighborhood friend, Sgt. Yarberry, has indeed retired from the police force. I'm relieved. Such an officer of integrity, and a good man. Don't want him to have served so long only for something bad to happen right before he could retire.

There's been so much news I haven't said as much lately about decluttering goals, only mentioning them in passing. But I do still have them and intend to pursue them! ;)

I put a big white bunny from the shelter and a few new flowers on IG to keep everyone's spirits up.

OK, if I'm going to do this, I better get going. I'll be sure and check back in when I get home.
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Tillie
Posted: 03 June 2020 - 10:48 AM
Good Morning

YEA! For the happy news Subclinical! :D
May your Goat herd thrive and your Chickens stay off the Fox's menu.


Hi Tatoulia
Yes, remove those pics and keep the site full of happy positive sights.
I was very impressed that the areas were already so clean, just boarded up broken windows.

Most all day yesterday everywhere was huge crowds of peaceful people marching through the streets.
Happy you had your favorite officer stationed near you.
So many police taking a knee in support and doing gentle crowd control.
There were very moving speeches given by people in the crowds.
I am happy your Mom got to see the well behaved protest march and you were all safe.

I believe the news reporters were wanting to report more than just the peaceful protests and were looking hard for the agitators.
But I want us all to keep focus on the positive movement for change. :D


Going to town to fill the water bottles before it gets up to 95 degrees today.
TTYL
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Tatoulia
Posted: 03 June 2020 - 10:15 AM
Congratulations on the twins, SubC!!!!! Wow!!!! And I'm so proud of you and your post it notes!!! WTG for finding a good system!!!!! I hope the gardening can help lift your mother's spirits even a little bit.

Cm, glad Bunny is getting the proper medication. I do think that your roommate's treatment will go well. She will just have to be diligent in following the diet (very easy and very healthy) and then be sure to keep toothbrush and other objects out of shared spaces. She must close the toilet before flushing it, and she must flush as much of her stuff as possible. Do you have any plans for the animals? I am admittedly not up to date so you may have told us. Could you refresh my memory?

Tillie I am keeping the faith! Last night was weird because it felt like the media was trying to stir up trouble. It feels weird even saying that. There was a lot of police activity by me but that was shootings and unrelated to the protest. Our protests were great and peaceful. And we got to see one of my all time favorite police officers Kim Tavares. She was outside, taking a knee, eventually got all the officers to take a knee. She's so great. Look her up. She's a singer and she's terrific in every way.

BF closed his shop but stayed in it til around 10 PM. I wanted him to come here but instead he stayed at work and had the police scanner on and we watched tv together over the phone. He eventually went home. My mom called around 9 to say there were hundreds of people by her place and they looked like nice people and they were well behaved.

I have a lot to do today. I'm not doing laundry because that distracts me from my work. I may do a bit I'm the afternoon.

Tillie I think I'll take down the pictures of the boarded up places. I just wanted you to see them. I don't think they have any other purpose so I will be deleting.
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Subclinical
Posted: 03 June 2020 - 07:29 AM
Boy-girl twins and kidding is done for the year!

(She's a keeper)
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Tillie
Posted: 02 June 2020 - 11:47 PM
Hi CriticalMass

Well, if you don't go to the store tomorrow that's alright.
I believe in a few more days things should level out and become more predictable.
The new , new "normal".

Hope Bunny's tummy is better and he's eating without prompting (((HUG)))


Tomorrow morning I plan to go to town and fill my water bottles.
The county health website has added one more covid19 infection, bringing our total up to 7.

Watching "Dark Shadows, the beginning" tonight.
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CriticalMass
Posted: 02 June 2020 - 09:54 PM
Happy for your mom with her flowers, SubC. And wtg on 5 post it notes gone! *applause*

Tillie, I know what you mean about the tiny shoes, though I think they are in more danger of me stepping on one than anything. Wherever they went when they dropped must be out of sight. Irony is that one of them I found some months ago after it had been lost, then soon afterward I dropped it again and couldn't find it! 😜 Plus our kitties are usually pretty obvious when they find a surprise toy. Heh heh.🐱

I've got some art pieces and some blank paper for future use to go through. I think one doll shoe may turn up as I do that. If I can avoid stepping on it!

Tomorrow will be... interesting. Targets closed down at 4:00 today. We have two older malls, Towne East & Towne West. East closed early as well. They have had security issues for a long time.

Then there is the further out, more upscale and busy west end area, Newmarket Square. Target, Walmart, and other big box retailers, restaurants, etc. There have been threats on social media re that center, and several stores and restaurants there closed early too.

The big Dillon's grocery on the corner across from it was where my roommate wants to go sometime, but we don't have to right away. I had been thinking a few days ago of stopping by there and Newmarket tomorrow. Plans may change... if I check the news and it seems safe, I will not dawdle.

Otherwise, more quarantine, and if I can stay calm, perhaps some decluttering and catching up focus in the time at home. Maybe even art, writing, and sewing.

And praying for everyone's safety, for healing, for solutions.
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Tillie
Posted: 02 June 2020 - 09:12 PM
WAY TO GO!!! Subclinical! :D
Finishing the evaluations and 4 more post it notes done!!!

Glad your Mom got out and got her flowers.
Hope having her pretty flower beds will give her some normalcy and comfort (((HUG)))

Have a good day tomorrow and I hope you get the opportunity to have a shouting conversation with a few people. ;D



HELLO TATOULIA
Hoping you all are well and doing fine (((HUG)))
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Subclinical
Posted: 02 June 2020 - 08:46 PM
CM, I hope the bunny feels better quickly!

I will have to find my links and go see all these pictures!

I got rid of FIVE post it notes today and one was the evaluations. They are all turned in!

Today Dad drove Mom to the Little local nursery where she always gets her spring impatiens for the flower beds. It is outdoors and there were three other women there, all wearing masks. Mom got her wagon (wiped the handle) and used it to block off The whole row. Then she carried her flats over to it and started to pull it to the counter, but the girl waved her off and said "load first, then come pay" because she was wiping the counter. So mom loaded, paid, sanitized and rode home. She said she was very shaky by the end of it, but it was good to get away from the house.

Tomorrow is my busy day away from the house - recycling drop and clean my classroom.
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