Good morning :)

My plan for today is to rest & relax and not do anything more than the usual daily maintenance/tidying up around here.

Might work on a craft/hobby or get out in my seriously neglected garden.
Maybe prepare a proper meal for myself.

HAHAHAHA....
Like that is going to happen.

I will continue to do what I have been doing since the beginning of March.
Handle things one at a time as they come up.
And they do tend to come up frequently every day. :D

Hi LR2014 :)
Thank you (((hugs)))
Yes it is hard to schedule and then remember all the appointments and different people, their names and jobs.
Hope you feel better real soon. :)

Well, all my plans were knocked out of whack.
Physical therapist here this morning and Nurse here about 1:00pm.
I had to make a trip to the drug store to get him some stuff.
Anyways.....
As if I don't have enough to do, now I have to deal with MRSA.
When I cleaned his bedroom before he came back home I just removed all trash/garbage, dirty clothes and dishes/food containers.
All his "stuff" was left in there all around the edges, just a clear spot through the middle of the room for walking.
Hard/impossible to eliminate contamination with so much stuff in there.

Happy news is that finally I got some housework done in the rest of the house! :D
Bathroom all clean.
Floors all washed.
Carpet all vacuumed.
Lots & lots of really dusty stuff all nicely dusted.
One load of rags & rugs washed & hanging out to dry.
Some stuff sorted out and put away where it belongs.
I feel so much more at peace in here.

I should sleep well tonight. :)

Tillie, I remember the days (when taking care of an elderly parent) when the therapists and other health care workers were coming in and out, in and out. (I'm not complaining about therapists nor any of the other health care workers, by the way . . . they were very helpful.) I remember that simply keeping track of who was coming and when was a chore in and of itself! Hugs! I hope you get rest in the midst of all this!

Empty shelf space. What a nice ring that has to it, Tatoulia! Keep up the great work!

I am a bit under the weather today, so I'm having a slower day than originally planned. The upside of it is that I'll probably get around to posting several short things here during the day. Next task for me is to wash out the bathtub.

Hugs to everyone.

Hi Roxie :)
(((hugs))) take care Sweetie.
Tea toast. ;)

Hi Jess :)
Thank you.
WAY TO GO!!!! having the dryer vent cleaned! :D
Hope your shopping and bathroom cleaning went fast and easy.

Hi Tatoulia :)
You have done FANTASTIC! getting to where now you can maintain cleared & cleaned areas while still moving forward with your progress! :D

Hi :)
To everyone else.
When you get the chance, please let us know what you are up to.
(((hugs)))


Spent all of yesterday in the car driving around Reno to get him to three Drs. appointments.
By the time I got home I was completely exhausted.
The physical therapist will be by this morning.
MY plans for today are...
To clean this long over due, neglected filthy house.
Sweep and wash floors.
Clean and sanitize the bathroom.
Remove thick layers of dust that's coating everything.
Vacuum the carpet.
Wash & wipe off as many surfaces, items and areas as I can.
Wash rags and throw rugs.
Due to all the neglect since I have been busy dealing with his issues, my home is really a biohazard.
BUT... I will fix that today. :D

TTYL ;)

Hi Jess. I'm just a girl with a hoard! Same old story! Decreased massive amounts, still more to go, but enough gone that I can report empty shelf space and I'm working on maintenance things like vacuuming and dusting. Stopped acquiring and am working hard on letting even more stuff go.

Keep up the good work!

Roxie, I hope you feel better really soon ((hugs))

Tille, I'm glad to hear the truck is working. Sounds like you have an awful lot going on but no surprise to me you are handling it with great strength. And you still come here to support others. You are awesome! Please remember to take care of yourself too! ((hugs))

Hello Tatoulia! I'll have to keep reading up since I've been away so long. I'm not sure what your story is but I hope things are going well for you :)

Today I had a the dryer vent professionally cleaned. Noticed it was taking longer to dry the clothes. Guy told me what else to look out for in the future so now I feel much better about that situation.

I also need to grocery shop today and clean my bathroom. Not too bad!

Oh Roxie, I hope you get some strength back and that you aren't tired all the time. Do you think the adjusted medication is making you tired? Do take good care of yourself. Coffee clink.

Hi Jess :)

Tell those spiders that they are not allowed on the porch or inside the house.

I have a spider relocation program where when I find one inside I scoop it up in a glass and put it in the yard, where it is free to do whatever spiders do.

We have to draw the line somewhere or we would all end up living with bugs, birds, bunnies, snakes and all sorts of wild creatures in our houses. :D

Hello :)

Hi LR2014 :)
Thank you, hugs back.
Only one quick trip into town to get a new battery and now the truck is running! :D
Already have it 1/3 full of trash for the dump.
Looks like tomorrow all I have to do is wash some dishes, no car trips anywhere, YIPPEE!!!

Hi Tatoulia :)
You made me LOL since I can sooooo relate to that "Jerk" comment. ;)
Thank you for being here. You have been a great support and comfort to me.
(((HUGS)))

Wishing the Easter Bunny would bring me some peanut M&Ms and carob coated malted milk balls.
He can keep the Peeps. :D

Hello everyone! Nice to meet you, Jess. I've been here just under a year and the early days are a blur so I'm not sure if we've met, but I'm glad you are here.

Tillie, I know this is a tough time in your life. I wish I could do something other than sending you strength. I know that when I used to have to take care of my brother on a daily basis it was just so hard. He was resistant to help from anyone or anything other than from me, and it took a lot out of me. Plus he was a jerk 99% of the time. I love you and I support you.


I will write more later. I'm glad to see so many people posting! Missing Diane and Dianne.

Much love to all.

Whew, Tillie. Sounds exhausting. So sorry about the lilacs. Hope things went well with the truck work. Lots of hugs.

Good morning :)

When I got back home after his appointment yesterday I was exhausted.
Could barely stay awake.
Didn't do anything around the house.
The house has been very neglected these last weeks.
Dust is thick in here.
Won't be cleaning house this weekend because with the help of a friend I will be working on a truck to get it up & running.
Need the truck to make trips to the dump and metal recycling place since I am the one who now has to disassemble his hoard.
This next week I will be busy driving him 150+ miles round trip to more medical appointments.
Don't know when I will have the time to clean the house.
Dishes and laundry have been being kept up and that's about all.
Will wash out the cat's litter boxes sometime today.
Had a freeze over night and lost all my lilac blooms. :(

Wish I had more energy and fewer aches & pains in this old body of mine. :)

So, what are you doing today?
Hope you have some fun planned you can tell me about. :D

LR, Tille, Roxie - Thank you! It's good to see familiar people still posting and working on things :)

LR I promise I don't remember a spelling error at all! lol Even if I saw one I wouldn't hold it against you, I swear!

So, my husband has been out of town for work for the week and I have a little more cleaning I'd like to do before he comes back tonight. I'm proud of myself though for keeping things in good order while he was away. It's harder for me when I don't have an audience.

I want to do the floors and wash the couch coverings. Also, in the spirit of honesty and working on myself I'll say that I did not sweep the porch yesterday like I intended. I got the fridge and some laundry done though.

Upon some reflection I realized I've been avoiding the porch because of the spider webs. They creep me out but also I feel really bad busting up their little spider homes. BUT I'm learning I can't put the imaginary feelings of spiders ahead of keeping up with the house.

Good luck with your tasks today everyone!

And speaking of OCD, Jess.you must be doing better on that front (the OCD front) than I am. After I saw your post this morning, I'd started thinking about an OCD-related discussion you and I had had. I found the post, reread what I wrote to you, and then I discovered a spelling error I had made in that post. Oh, no! I was mildly obsessed with trying to figure out how I could correct my over-a-year-old spelling error! Too funny.

Hi, Jess!!! Great to see you again!!

Oh, this is "What am I doing today" so...

Today I am doing laundry, cleaning out the fridge, and sweeping the front porch.

I want to decorate our front porch now that the weather has broken. Nothing too crazy, just a couple planters to make it look more pretty and inviting.

Hi guys! Does anyone remember me? I'm going to do some reading to catch up.

I think when I posted last my husband and I were moving into our first house. Things are good! I regularly see a therapist for my OCD and have learned a great deal about coping with the issues that come with that. I've been able to take on something I was afraid I couldn't handle - We got a dog!! He is wonderful :)

Thank you Roxie and Tillie for sharing even more of yourselves. Although the information itself is upsetting, I love all of the friendships on here and it is great to catch up on your lives. So much to work through.

Wishing everyone on here a wonderful, safe and healthy day. Do what you can and know when to stop.

Whoa, what a loud color I used. Hit the wrong button.

hello everybody

Thank you :)

Yesterday the hospital basically dumped him on me after his 20 day stay in their care.
Gave me a briefcase full of written material and a suitcase full of pills and prefilled syringes.
There is a lot about his medical condition I have not written about here.

Anyways...
now I am a full time nurse and baby sitter with a patient who just does not "Get it" and wants to do all the things that would undo all the progress he's made.

Today I will be taking him to the local lab for a blood test to monitor his Coumadin levels and
arguing with him, again, as to why he can not have a pizza or a bag of chips.

Also, back to the electric issues
Found the problem and fixed it.
Going back up on the roof now to do some preventative maintenance to keep this from happening again.
Need to wash some dishes.
Should do some general cleaning in here but may not have the time or energy.
Cat just vomited on the carpet. Soon as I post this I will clean that up.

My lilacs are slowly starting to bloom and I have been spending time out there smelling them.
Heavenly!

:D

Page 4
It was so very big Sylvie couldn't lift it. So instead she rolled it across the field, just the way you roll big snow balls in wintertime. (In the picture, Wiggy is "helping", as small dogs are wont to do.)
to be continued (and Sylvie will face a challenge)

Just checking in. As you know, I am trying to establish maintenance routines. What I'm trying to incorporate is dusting bedroom furniture and vacuuming bedroom. Just dusted bedroom--also helps to keep me from piling stuff onto dresser. I'm glad to start this as a routine. Have also been going to bed at a decent hour, not napping and getting up on time. It is a relief to actually get something out of my days again.

Tillie, that is a satisfying exhaustion--I am so glad you had help. Tillie, I don't know if he will appreciate it or not, but I certainly appreciate your hard work and dedication and tireless efforts to make a clean, safe home for both of you.

Hope everyone has a great day! I plan to dust bedroom, as part of my weekly maintenance.

Thanks, Tatoulia.

Wow, Tillie . . . sounds like a lot of hard work. Glad you were able to get so much done, though.

Hi Tatoulia :)

HEY EVERYBODY,
two friends came over and together we worked very hard and fast doing a major clear out.
We got a wide path through the carport area all clear.
YEA !!! for us. :D

Tossed all obvious garbage/trash and relocated the other stuff to other areas.
Got filthy doing it.
Cory and his crew would have been impressed with how well and fast we worked together. :D

Hope he appreciates that now he will be able to get into the house when he does come home from the hospital. ;D

Happy Anniversary, LR! Isn't it amazing to look back on the year? Fantastic work!

Hello Tillie, what a tough time. Keep your chin up (easier said than done, I know). Glad to see everyone posting--you are keeping me honest and working and I learn new things from each of you. Thank you!

I am working in a bag if stuff right now--treasures for the people at goodwill. I take my stuff to get rid of it and forget to think that it will go to someone who needs it. I have been relishing the feeling of just shedding the stuff. I will, when wavering over whether to get rid of something, remember that it could do someone some good. So thank you for the re-focus, Roxie.

Everyone, stay well and know that your posts have changed me. I feel better and free and appreciate each and everyone of you.


Missing Diane!!!

Last night about 9:30 the power went all funky again.
So I went to bed and tossed and turned till the wee hours then fell fast asleep.
When I woke up the power was back on. "?"

So, this morning went up on the roof and did some connection/connector cleaning on the drop wires to the house and the house wires they connect to.
Power back on.
Fingers crossed it was the issue.

Just made a toasted cheese sandwich for lunch and am taking a breather by being on the internet.

Looks like it will still be more days before he is released from the hospital.
Tomorrow I will make the 150+ mile round trip to Reno and see him in person.
Been doing a lot of phone calls and emails every day.
He is terribly depressed, understandably.
If I could bring him Marty (the cat) I know it would do miracles to cheer him up.

Should get up now and go outside to enjoy the lovely weather here.

:)

Hi LR2014 :)

You have come so far this past year!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
WAY TO GO!!!

So very happy for you.
Yes, Dave's post about space as an item is great motivation for all of us to look around and see if there is any space we can "purchase".

Hi Dave :)

Hi Tatoulia :)

Hi to everyone, even those who haven't posted recently or never have posted here before but read. :D

Good morning to Tillie, Tatoulia, Roxie, Diane, bitsy, MW, dave, Karl, and others who might be reading or posting right now whom I have not yet mentioned. Iced tea clink, Roxie.

Tillie, I hope that the electrical issues are indeed resolved. Glad that your lilac is about to bloom.

I have been getting a lot of "inner mileage" out of dave's reminder (on another thread) to think of space as an "item." Maybe I could become an "empty-space collector." I dropped something on the floor this morning and then put it temporarily on top of a previously-clear countertop. A little while thereafter, I decided to remove it from that countertop in order to "buy" some empty space. Perhaps in the next few days I'll take the "shop at home" idea and tweak it: perhaps I'll "shop" for more empty space on the table that is next to me at the moment. Perhaps I will "shop" for more empty space in some other parts of the room as well.

PS I am inwardly celebrating the fact that I've been in this group about a year now. Thanks for everybody's help and encouragement.

Hugs to all.

Hello

HI LR2014 :D

Hi Dave :)
WAY TO GO!!!! FANTASTIC job!
You have come a long way (((HUGS)))

Been one of those days here.
Electrical issues raising their ugly head again.
Purchased some new components and installed them.
Hope that is the end of this issue.

Hospital people still trying to normalize his blood values.

Today I had plans to do some laundry and vacuum but those things require electricity. :P

Lilac hedge is almost ready to bloom. :D

Was another clear cloudless hot day here in northern Nevada.
Now time for me to get ready for bed and read the bedtime story.

Tomorrow will be a fresh new day to get back to doing whatever the day requires of me.

Sweet dreams. :)

Bedtime story, page 3

When they reached the field, Sylvie looked among the shocks of corn for the very fattest pumpkin. Way across the field she found such a fine one!
to be continued

Readin' posts. Sayin' hi.

I forgot about the "bedtime story"
Pumpkin Moonshine, page 2

The Cornfield was on top of the hill, quite a way from the house, so Sylvie took Wiggy (her dog) for company.

The hill was very steep, it made Sylvie and Wiggy puff like steamengines.

To be continued.