Good Morning

Hi Subclinical
From what al you have written
seems like you are doing alright there.
Not bringing in more is so very important.
You are involved in your career and also doing your art/craft projects.
You have been able to entertain family and friends and even put them up for over night visits.
You have been tending to your pets and livestock.
More clearing out, decluttering, cleaning and organizing will come in time but for right now
you are doing fine. :D


Doesn't look like we will get any rain or snow here.
Doesn't look like there will be any decluttering or cleaning on the hoard here.
Scooter is enjoying sniffing his fresh clean couch quilt.
Twinkles is constantly complaining about everything, because he's a cat and cats do that.
Other than cat related daily tasks I have no chores to do today, all caught up.
Thinking maybe I might go into town this week???
Didn't grocery shop last week, still have food and other essentials.

Good morning!

Tatoulia, Your evening sounds like fun!

CM, you have so many pets. I think pets are a lot harder than farm animals. I only have two pets - the rabbits. Even Mr. kitty is more of a roommate. we just throw him outside all the time when he is being annoying.

I think I am going to breed the rabbits in June. There are people posting in search of the breed, and I am not sure how old Trilby is. She will be at least two and maybe three. From everything I read, If I wait any longer for a first breeding, it will be less safe.

CM, I know you are probably opposed to breeding rabbits, but these are production animals, not just pets. If I end up with 14 rabbits I will take care of them. (I will kick myself, but I will take care of them - and I will probably neuter them)

Tillie, the biggest help on the garden is just getting a date set aside and nailed down to do it.

I had a good class yesterday. I am being more productive this session. Actually put something on the firing cart and it was only week three! And then one of the potters I look up to said something nice about it. I have two started pieces that I brought home in the back of my car.

Not doing much clearing out these days, but not bringing in either.

Good Afternoon Everyone

Hi Subclinical
Happy you had a good visit with friends. :)
That would be so wonderful to have help getting the garden all set up this year.
WTG! for the work on evaluations!!!

Hi Tatoulia
Sorry but...
WTF!!! :o
What the H is wrong with that assistant???
I just don't understand and all this antisemitism lately too.

Fantastic that you and all your friends had such a wonderful time together and the restaurant staff are all so beautiful. :)

WTG! for taking Mom to sit out in the parking lot!
A change of scenery is always refreshing.

Hi CriticalMass
Hope you and the dog had a chance for a nice walk and some bonding time.
WTG! for sleeping better and staying off caffeine in the evening too.


Did laundry and hung it out this morning.
It's all dry, folded and put away now.
Then I decided to wash the couch quilt even though Scooter objected.
It's out on the line now, by 4pm it should be dry.

Me again

Yesterday was helpful in terms of I did go to the park for a short while; there were families and frisbee golfers so it wasn't creepy.

Then I went to the library, was on Facebook, and my friend from out of state messaged me that our other friend who was in the hospital most of the spring of 2019, was back in. She'd gone for something about her dialysis port then had breathing and heart issues.

But she is doing better; that's a relief. I pray she bounces back without further incident. I'll call her in a little while.

Also while I was on Messenger about all that, the Facebook feed showed the breaking news about Kobe Bryant's helicopter crash, which was sad. So I had a bunch of adrenaline pumping through me when I left the library.

I had texted the church prayer line about my friend, though, and I went and bought a get well card and wrote in it and mailed in it, so after that I felt calmer, and came on home for the evening.

Last night I slept in my bedroom. Kitty came for awhile but didn't stay the night. I am close to finishing a book trilogy but got sleepy before the ending. I'm sure the heroine and the main villainess are heading toward the climactic final confrontation, but I'll have to read that part today.

Sleeping was better - I am cutting way back on caffeine after the crazy nights I've been having. I did have some sweets but oh well. I let myself sleep in a bit this morning, or doze as I got more wakeful but wasn't quite ready to get up.

So the day started later than I would like, yet has been okay. Wondering about doing some laundry. Today is pleasant and sunny but another winter slop spell is still predicted for tomorrow. :P But then by next weekend they're predicting 67 degrees! No objections from me on that!

What I decide to do with the afternoon will need to be something I can do while having a long phone conversation with my friend. Before that I'm actually thinking of taking my roommate's dog for a brief stroll up and down the street (if I stay within the block I don't have anxiety).

That dog and I have had such a strange relationship and I feel guilty that I went from really liking him when he first was adopted, to really being annoyed with him, to a sort of grey area. He's really a good natured dog; it's just that I'm more of a cat/bunny person and his teenage behavior issues coincided with my scary surgery and sickness a few years back.

My roommate herself was pretty frustrated early on because his breed is different from what she was used to and she was sick and it was a nasty cold winter but in order to keep the dog from being a complete maniac with all his energy, she was having to get out morning and evening in the frigid weather and walk him a long distance to even hope he would be worn out enough to be calm at home.

He has actually become pretty chill after 3+ years, which surprised us. So I think I'll walk him out in the sun and think about what I want to do with the afternoon when I return.

I'm glad I feel more normal and rested than I did last week. I did read through posts so now I know how things have been going for the rest of you.

Ps I just want to clarify that I quietly asked the waiter if we should move into the bar and he gave me the death stare. We are frequent guests at this restaurant and we chose it precisely because we knew they'd take care of us. In fact, when I was going back and forth about how mNy people, they told me just to grind my appetite and not to worry about the numbers. So it was great.

SubC I agree with you 100%. I do agree with you. I can't reconcile that with my belief in the jury system, and I won't try to. I work with a lot of inner city kids and it is true that I consistently catch a break. And it's wrong. And I know it.

And your example is perfect and true. No argument here.

(this is irrelevant but I'm not using the placard until we have a new one).

At work last week I asked the assistant to set up a meeting with all of the managers in a particular department for me. She came back with a series of questions regarding whether she should include a black manager. The only black manager in that department. I was incensed.

I have a lot to do today. I had a busy weekend with BF's family in from out of town which meant late nights. One night we stayed at least an hour past the time the restaurant closed, with more and more people showing up to join us. We had a blast, ordered every dessert on the menu at one point. The restaurant was very good and never said a word about how late it was or the fact that we kept ordering more things. Someone even showed up after it was closed and they got him a chair and brought him a drink. A very good weekend with everyone here. I'm full and stuffed. We also went to church on Sunday, which was good.

I have errands to run today in addition to meeting a friend for dinner and doing errands with BF Tonight.

CM I don't find that you are blathering at all!! I feel that I am the blatherer in the family!

Okay I'm off to take care of a few things and will report back later.
Tillie I did take mom for groceries and as I suspected, she did t want to go in. It wasn't too cold so I could leave her in the car for a bit.

Lots to do. Let's see me do it!

Good morning.

Critical Mass, please keep "dropping in and blathering" I like to hear what is going on with you and worry when people are missing.

I am struggling in this grey darkness along with you. I hope you can get outside.

Remember that you do have people. You have us, and your roomate and the bunny club and your church.

If you got your room in order, could you have your bunnies in it at night?

That grey cat picture wants to be a meme.

Tatoulia, I hope you will forgive me, but I'm going to use your expired parking tag as an illustration to try to help you understand how I feel about the system. What is right and good is that your mother should be able to go to the grocery store. But the law is that that tag has to be current. So maybe Boston is still Mayberry and you are white and middle class and your car is nice and the cop would see your mom and ignore the expired tag or give you a warning. And that cop would be not following the system. And if you got a ticket, well, you could pay it.

I live near a different city. The car is a beater, mom is out of food, it is too cold, gas to leave the motor running is expensive, and the tag hasn't been renewed because someone would have to get time off work. Good chance the driver is black or brown. Cop looks the car over closely, ticket goes on, can't be paid, and things spiral into suspended licenses and arrest for driving without one. And that is exactly how the system is made to work. Each step following the law.

And so I do not confuse the law with justice.

Justice might have been approximated in mental health court, but apparently someone wiser than god didn't think the case belonged there.

We had a good time with our friends yesterday. The house still looks pretty good, although there are lots of dirty dishes.

I got to introduce them to my bunnies yesterday too. I didn't realize they had never met Trilby, and a Winter was a hit.

He is also a gardener, and he made a plan to help me with my garden this year. He understands that my biggest challenge is making time and getting started, so we made a date. On March 1st, he is going to come over and help me clean out my greenhouse. He will bring his seedlings to put in it, and if I have seedlings started I will put mine there too. If I do not, I will start my seeds that day. His wife is coming too and she and dh are going to hang out and cook for us.

So now, I need to do my seed order!

I have three more evaluations to do this morning and eight to upload before I can go to my class.

I am feeling stronger today.

Not My Circus
Not My Monkeys

LOL CriticalMass :D

Love that big gray kitty and the bunnies look so huggable too. ;)

Hi CriticalMass
Yeah, I get it.
The fear of having an anxiety attack is as paralyzing as having a panic attack.
The only way I know to work on this is to keep pushing the boundaries, little by little.
I did this just this past week by going into the two drug stores.
"New" places and people are always so anxiety creating.
But I did it and nothing bad happened to me and at Walgreen's when I bought some powder (that was not corn starch) the checker was very nice. :D
So glad I forced myself to push my boundaries.

About trying to make those keep/donate/toss decisions on things that have been boxed up and out of sight.
It's just so hard.
When My dear friend died, I boxed up her house and put it all into storage.
I was homeless for about 9 months, finally moved into a tiny place and brought all the storage stuff into my new home.
Since I had never lived with these things I did not know what I wanted or could use myself.
So little by little I unpacked the stuff, removed items I didn't want and put to use the things I had a use for.
But there was stuff I was undecided on so I packed it back up.
Every time I went through the boxes I was able to make good decisions on the items.
Keep/donate/toss.
So I went from <30> boxes down to <20> then <10> etc. and so on over a couple of years.

I honestly believe we need to LIVE with that storage stuff for a while before we know what we want to do with it.


Got a little rain sprinkles today.
Really want lots of snow.
Up hill from here they have gotten so much snow that people have died in avalanches this Winter.
The drought is not ever going away... :(

It's weird, Tillie - I can relate to you AND to Steven. LOL! His traumatic brain injury, my friend's strokes, and my ADHD are similar in their manifestations.

And I too am frustrated in having to wait until someone else is away before I can really start my day, even though it is a lot less of a wait than you have, and she is making so much of a sacrifice. I feel so guilty for being the recipient of her generosity, without which I would be in some homeless shelter or who knows what - and yet I have the nerve to feel sorry for myself and, yes, even complain (been working on that but sometimes I let something slip).

However. I do feel better now that this day has gotten underway. The sun is out as promised, and soon I'm going to go somewhere, the library again but before that I may go to this one woodsy park near downtown. It was a magical place in my childhood that my dad would take me to - with a fairy house (water pump house about 2-3 feet tall to Muggles) and forest and pond and the river nearby.

The trick now is, of course, I don't have my dad with me, so I will have to gauge whether it feels safe or creepy. It can be either or both. On a sunny Sunday there will probably be families and I won't go far from my vehicle or may just sit in it and read a book. It'd be nice to walk just a bit.

I remember years ago my ex boyfriend and I would go walking on Sunday afternoons in another park nearby. But it was often sad because I wanted to feel more of a connection with him and he was a distant, lone wolf type of guy (speculation between me and my friends range from he was actually gay or on the autism spectrum or something...). It is nice now to create other, happier memories. Which is possible if I can avoid creepy people and drama.

I miss walking through neighborhoods that are safe but that I get agoraphobia in nonetheless, if I get too far from home. That came over me nearly 20 years ago and put paid to the long walks I used to take. Maybe I need to come up with a strategy now to reclaim it. It is a weird thing - not really connected with fear of crime so much as just not trusting myself to be able to ride through the anxiety till it passes.

Well anyway. I'll give that some thought. I put a few new things up on IG, the bunnies together and some quotes I made with an app. My roommate, bless her, had had a difficult time sleeping last night too and we swapped war stories earlier.

She also said some things about the dolls that were positive, that I could use them to connect creatively people, which is true. I think I needed to hear that - I must relax about the whole thing, instead of making it an internal battle - keep, get rid of, resist, clutch, rinse and repeat. Probably after I get that other clutter cleared I can lay the dolls out and evaluate which ones truly "spark joy" or whatever.

Anyway, it feels good to feel better. Our weather picture is still mixed. Tuesday is the worst, and of course that's the day I have quilting and holy hour. Hope streets aren't nasty.

That blasted groundhog better come through with a promise of Spring on the 2nd or I'll get Badger to nip him!

Good Morning Everyone

Hi CriticalMass
I too wake up so early and start to worry about all the things I consciously refuse to worry about in the daytime.
So often staring into that deep dark scary abyss.
My future is so bleak.
((((HUGS))))

Insomnia post

I don't want to make it official that I may be in winter depression - and I'm not even 100% sure I am. But something is "off."

Did get some sleep till maybe 3:30, then it was worry time. Prayed about the most troubling things, and got up and went clear to the other end of the house to hug bunnies. I miss living on my own for many reasons, and one is that I used to not have to be so far from my babies. Hearing their little rustlings in the night was comforting for so many years.

Things I buy, like dolls or creative supplies, I buy because I like, of course, but then that goes against my goal of simplifying. The spending over time adds up, but every time I've had larger amounts of money these past few years it quickly gets siphoned off by some car repair or other crisis. It thus feels futile to even try to have a long term financial plan.

This all sounds awful but I'm trying to keep my finger in the dam holding back despair over that. It's because I've little to no belief I could support or better myself through a job, because the anxiety and ADHD and other crap have always ruined that, and having no husband or other next of kin I feel like I'm dangling over a scary abyss.

How can I be intelligent yet so disempowered...? Ugh.

Also trying not to catch my roommate's depression about her work struggles because she us so dutiful and gets dumped on, expected to do the work of approximately 3 people. Winter doldrums for her as well.

The creativity and the decluttering mojo are still present, but need to be fanned into flame. The afternoon is supposed to be 54 degrees and sunny. I pray it helps shift my mental outlook. I know this grey time of year won't last forever.

I appreciate you all being acknowledging of me despite the fact that I have mostly just dropped in and blathered about me then flown off. I do want to read what is going on with you when my concentration is better, and I will. I've skimmed a bit, so I know some. Take care.

Okay. I self medicated with mini powdered sugar donuts and am going to try to relax even though I'll be getting up officially in an hour or two.

Good Evening Everybody

WOW! Subclinical
WAY TO GO!
Your home is fantastic for your nonjudgmental friend's visit! :D
So, no Valentine's day tree.
YEA! for the goat treat though!
You did good working on those evaluations too and there is still time to finish the rest tomorrow.


Hi Tatoulia
So, did you take Mom grocery shopping?
If anybody notices the expired card and sees your Mom I'm sure they would not quibble with you.
Less is more... ;)


Hi CriticalMass
Glad you have the library to escape to when you need it.
That time you need after doing a BIG PUSH is important.
We all get that way and need time to catch our breath and regroup.
If we push on we will get burn out and totally lose our mojo.
Wishing you a bright sunny tomorrow. :D


Might rain/snow tomorrow so I won't be doing laundry but Monday is supposed to be nice so I might do it then.
Did some mending today.
My biggest problem is him staying up till 12:00 midnight or 1:00am or 2:00am and sometimes even 3:00am or 4:00am and even 5:00am.
Then coming in from the garage where he spends all his time and then sleeping until well after noon.
I can't do much until he gets up and leaves.
By the time he does leave I have no motivation to start anything since it's so late in the day.
I like to get up and get going in the morning.

Hi CM, sorry you are draggy.

Yes, I definitely get that letdown feeling after a big push. I think it's normal, like being tired after exercise. But like exercise, I think the more you do it, the more you can do.

Glad you feel safe at the library.

I have been amazingly productive. The tree has been taken down, ornaments packed away and tree taken to the goats. All the Christmas stuff is taken down to the basement and some of it is put away properly.

I have one more big load of laundry to do tomorrow. Plus two to put away.

The main room is mostly clean (mostly thanks to dh), just some school stuff to clear away.

Two loads of dishes washed (scullery is still a mess)

And I have 8 evaluations left. Very doable tomorrow afternoon.

My friends are not judgey, so I just need to clean the bathroom in the morning.

Still a bit draggy. Thursday night I had insomnia due to caffeine, I believe, plus my shoulder was achy and it was making all kinds of little referred twinges here and there. So last night I slept on the sofa just for a change. It was better.

Winter inertia sort of has a hold on me, though I think I can break it. Tomorrow is supposed to be sunny.

When my roommate and I made that big push earlier in the month, it's kind of like my mind had all it could absorb and needs a rest and regrouping period? Anyone else get that? I mean, part of me wants to really keep going, and another part of me ...can't just yet.

I'll try to do a little thing here and there. And I'll let y'all know if it gets to be time to call in the Badger.

My roommate's car is needing more repairs and though it's driveable she is not driving it more than necessary. Which means there is more time when she goes with me places, and is home. I felt the need for more alone time so I came to the library.

This is the library where that guy was playing his music too loudly that one day. The manager had contacted me to make sure I was okay since the guy was sketchy. He has been banned from the library. I'm not scared, though, because the grass fire that day and the presence of first responders made me feel more secure. It sounds like they know what to do about him and I would assume the police are aware.

The city is kind of crazy though - I had someone almost rear-end me the other day, and I was a bit reactive, though not my worst road rage-y like I used to be. Trying to learn how to do even better on keeping calm. It's not easy when I'm startled. I flip into fear which can turn into anger (which can lead to the Dark Side, says Yoda). But already being agoraphobic, I don't want to avoid going out too much; that could backfire.

Just kind of at sixes and sevens these days. Keep telling myself things will pick up.

Good afternoon!

Dark and dreary here. I'm working on evaluations and doing some procrasticleaning because we have friends coming for brunch tomorrow.

16 evaluations left to do, and then I have to proofread and upload all of them. Just discouraged myself by realizing that will literally take hours.

Good morning!

I have to get mom out today. She wants to go groceries. We have a few problems with that. She insists on staying in the car, and I won't leave it idling. She'll get cold. And if I can convince her to come in and sit down, we'll our handicap placard expired on the 15th. It is a lot of work and trouble to get her in and out of the car. But take her, I will.

SubC yay for a good day!

Tillie I am working to continue to simplify. It really is true that you can enjoy the important things once the unimportant are gone.

Good Morning

Thinking I should dust today.

Good Evening
6:35pm.
Had a good day hanging out with the cats.
Did some beading.
Ate a bunch.
Twinkles and Scooter were snuggling together on the couch quilt.
So cute ;)
Didn't rain or snow :(
Just cold and dark all day.

Good Morning

YEA! Subclinical
for a good day ;D

Still feeling alright, must have been an eight hour bug???

Slept in this morning till 8am.
All caught up on housework, kitchen, laundry, bathroom, etc.
Overcast with a chance of rain/snow today.
Planning on playing with beads and generally just hanging out.
Will do cat related stuff and brush Twinkles again too.

Just have a second. Thanks for all the news!

Today was a good day.

Good Evening Everyone

Hi CriticalMass
Thank you for that update :D
Happy the bunny club meeting ended on a positive note!
You are such a sweetheart with the lady you sit with (((HUG)))
Stay well, get enough sleep, eat well
when Spring comes you will be ready to conquer the world.

Hi Tatoulia
Get all the sleep your body is craving (((HUG)))
Good luck getting that meds snafu all sorted out.

My mantra is simplify. ;)


Felt fine all day today.
Did a bunch of little chores around here so now I'm all caught up on things.
5:30pm now and I plan to be showered and in my bed by 8pm.


Everybody stay well and healthy.
So many nasty viruses out there right now.
Stay hydrated, eat nutritious food, no junk
and most of all get all the rest your body needs.
Love, Tillie

Oh boy Tillie I hope you've fought off whatever it is that is trying to make you sick! I'm still feeling iffy myself and I'm off to bed.

CM you sound excellent! Two months til spring! I spend my time praying for Feb 1 when it will be light out til 5.

I worked and was BF for a minute and mom for a minute and now I'm heading to bed.

I'm having issues getting my meds from my new plan but I'm trying not to stress about it. It will figure itself out.

Thank you for the constant support on the cleaning fairies. Having my home completely cleaned every two weeks is remarkable.

I still have to reduce. I say this a lot and I chip away but it's really important to me to keep repeating it.

Just a few things...

We've had off and on spells of cold weather with precipitation in liquid or solid form. It was sunny this morning but is overcast this afternoon, with rain. Supposed to be in the 40s tomorrow and Saturday, but then in the 50s Sunday and Monday. Then back to the cold and wet, looks like. Of course, those 7-day forecasts change before 7 days are up!

Would love me some 50s weather, though.

This weekend we had the board meeting for the bunny club. We went into it semi-discouraged, because we've had so many expenses and difficulty making progress on planning fundraisers and keeping track of things.

But then we did finally manage to get hold of our graphic design guy from the university! So now I have the computer files for our new logo. We'd like to get some items to sell, and we need the logo for all manner of things such as letterhead to look professional.

So we all left the meeting feeling upbeat and hopeful.

I got called to sit with my lady yesterday. We had a good time. Later she got a little tired and started fussing with some old mail about life insurance policies and asking repeated questions in a loop. But finally we got onto some other subject. I was tired when I got home, not just from that, from just general tiredness and some nights of staying up later than I should.

This week it's been a little harder to get traction on my projects, but I've done a bit here and there. Just picking at this and that.

This is definitely deep winter, but I'm managing to avoid the doldrums for the most part. Really do think we were meant to hibernate quite a bit during this time of the solar cycle, but modern civilization seems to think otherwise.

I constantly think "Only two months or so until Spring!" to keep my attitude positive.

I'll get more done soon, and tell about it. And read back through posts I've missed.

Good Morning Everybody

Hi Subclinical
Hope your predicted work schedule changes to a more favorable arrangement over the next months.
WAY TO GO! for what you have done, especially the swimming. :)
Many people lose energy and motivation during January and February.
I have too.
Just keep on keeping on doing the basics till your mojo returns. (((HUG)))


Hi Tatoulia
A place that only dries people's hair...
I miss those old soda fountains and can dry my own hair. ;p

YEA! for Cleaning Fairies!!!
So happy you have them. They help keep you honest about taking care of your home and free you up to do other things without dreading a messy home.

So true about the older glass baking dishes being the real treasures.


Yesterday I went to CVS and walked down every aisle looking at all the stuff.
Found nothing to buy.
Then went to the thrift shop and all but one person there was out sick with something horrid.
Then I went to Walgreens and walked down every aisle.
Actually found something there to buy! Thought I would have to order it online to ever get it again.
Then I came home because I was struck down with fevers & chills, sore eyes and terrible lethargy.
Drank lots of water and slept fitfully for hours.
By late last night it seemed to have passed and I feel alright this morning.
Going out in a few minutes to hang linens on the clothesline.
:)

SubC, you are doing an amazing job! And you are working through your grief and I admire you. You and I will disagree on the justice system and I'm good with that if you are! I am so proud of you for accomplishing so much when I know you are suffering and worried. The swimming sounds so nice

Tillie, I miss the mom and pop stores. When I first moved to my street, we had Braddock Drug, a corner pharmacy. He still had the soda fountain counter. Nothing finer than getting a malt after a dentist appointment. He's been gone a long time and now it's an obnoxious hair drying place. Not a salon, just a place called Blo. I kid you not.

I ended up having a busy couple of days. On Tuesday, one of my dearest friends from a different office was in. Around the end of the workday, she asked if I had time after work so we went for a long, leisurely dinner and then I walked home in the frigid cold. Yesterday I went to office for a party for someone then I came home and visited with mom. She was able to get her walker replaced on Tuesday so she's mobile! She was particularly adorable last night, wanting to show me that the seat portion (which can also store stuff) is completely empty and clean. That is a constant source of annoyance for me.

I came home to the cleanest house ever last night. It looks so great! My BF said they were here for a couple of hours but they may have been cleaning upstairs, too. They have to drop by his office to get the keys. I don't want my keys floating around for a lot of reasons but the main one is that the alarm has to be off for them to come in and then someone has to re-set it if I'm not coming home immediately.

So I'm working from home today and need to work on my laundry.

Tillie I'm glad you have a good thrift shop because that's where the treasures are. Even out large goodwill here has some nice old Pyrex and Corningware and Anchor Hocking pieces. Good, solid pieces.

Tillie, I'm sorry you are bored. Hopefully a trip to town will give you a boost.

I like to go into CVS now and then. I find the things on their shelves so astonishing. It is especially fun at Christmas time.

They are going to trial at the end of March.

It looks like I will get my least favorite choice for my teaching schedule next year - two full days and two half days. Nothing is certain yet.

I am not keeping up and I can't figure out if it's energy or willpower. Some of each?

Yesterday I finally turned in my receipts for the first semester - the check will be almost enough to buy Dd and dsil a crib - "saved" a few dollars at a time by buying things for my classroom that are covered by my class supply budget.

I picked up feed - which is still in my car.

I swam.

I took out the compost.

I taught three classes.

I did some of the finishing work on my project from the class I am taking.

Today I have 5 classes. I am prepared for three. I leave in two hours.

Good Morning Everybody

Hi Subclinical
Sending lots of positive vibes for that hearing (((HUG)))

In 10 more days you can start saying that it's a Valentine's day tree. ;)

WAY TO GO! For swimming and having some evaluations done!!!

Cluttered counters and floor piles will be conquered just as soon as you have the time to address them.
But for now you have other issues on your plate. ;)


Hi Tatoulia
That's upsetting that she fell AND the walker is broken, :(
A walker should be sturdy enough not to break, ever.
Well, at least she listens to BF. ;D

YEA! I saw your table is free of holiday decorations!!!

WTG! for all you did even on a bitterly cold day with no credit or debit machines working!

Was a most beautiful and unique sunrise this morning.
The sky was dark charcoal grey but the sun made everything like looking through pink tinted lenses.
Been using the neti pot morning and evening and the pain behind my right eye has greatly eased and the headache is almost just a sad memory.
Diagnosis... yep, sinus infection. :p

I definitely do not trust the system. I've seen how the sausage is made.

"Never confuse ?the law' with justice; The law represents authority and the system Justice represents integrity and the Truth." Gavin Nascimento ...

Ok SubC just breathe on the final pre-trial today. They will probably set the trial date. I don't know if they've offered him a plea or if he'd accept one. Just breathe and trust the legal system.

SubC you are overwhelmed. Make your bed today. Then your bed is made. It's the one thing that makes me feel okay. I think I've mentioned this before, but even at my worst, my bed was made and I had clean sheets once a week. I may have had piles of God Knows What on my floor and chair and dresser, but my bed was made and the sheets were clean. It made it more livable for me. Do you have something like that? If not, try the bed.

Okay got to continue getting ready for work. Another cold day.

I hope your mom is ok!

My tree is not supposed to be still up. It's ridiculous.

I didn't take any ornaments off.

My weight is right back up. My counter is buried. There are piles on my floors.

Some evaluations are done.

"Final pretrial hearing" scheduled for today.

And swimming with dd.

Twice today we've cross-posted, Tillie. Oh, check my Instagram. You'll see I did clear my table. It felt great. And I wrapped a small gift for a co-worker's birthday.

Sorry the headache is creeping back up, Tillie. That is no fair.

SubC I didn't know your tree was still up. While walking home from the store tonight, I saw two different houses with their trees up and lighted. So you are not alone!!!

So yes I stared at my tiny pile of Christmas things a lot and eventually put them away. I also added to my donation bag and that felt good.

I fed the neighbor's cats which included cleaning up cat diarrhea so that was pretty awful. Then I took a walk and eventually ended up at the grocery store. All of their credit/debit machines were down-IT problem so I just got the basics for mom, since I was paying cash. Then I went to her house and she'd had a bad day including a fall and breaking her rollator walker. I don't know if it broke and she fell or if she fell and it broke. She was giving me a hard time about using her regular walker if the wheelchair, insisting on using a cane. I got home, told BD, and eventually went back up and forced her to use the wheelchair. It's freezing cold out and as I left, she said, thank BF for me. Hysterical. I'm the one back up there at 9:45 PM but he's the hero. And you know what, he probably is the hero of this story.

My garbage is out, I cleaned the cat's box, and I need to steel myself to go to work tmr. I've been sleeping lots late.

So I did some things on my list but not all. And I still feel terrific. So there's that.

Good Evening

Well???
Did any ornaments get removed from the tree?
LOL ;D

WTG! Tatoulia for putting away your ornaments!!!

He finally got out of the way and I was able to take a shower & wash my hair in peace.
At 2:20pm today the sun showed up for about 5 minutes then went back into hiding.

Did diddly squat today. :/

Hi.

Dh said "do you think maybe you could take some ornaments off the tree this evening?"

Ok got the Christmas stuff put away. I've showered and am going to head out. Feeling a bit shaky so I may eat first.
This was not the all day process I turned it into. Very embarrassing.

Good Afternoon Everybody

Thanks for the drive by CriticalMass :D


Thanks Tatoulia
The headache is trying to slowly cheep back up on me.
Think I may have a sinus infection. :(

Good Luck with your list for today.
WTG! for letting the sunshine in and making your bed!

Thanks for the drive-by, CM!

I am putting my pile of Christmas away. I know it's just a small pile but it still needs a home. In the process, I found a stocking that I don't need anymore, so it's in the donation bag. BF was teasing me, asking if I was putting the Christ stuff away by staring at it. Sometimes.

I sent him a picture of the dining room table and I'll do it again in a bit.

Hi ladies - I'm still alive - busy days - more later.

Have a good one yourselves! :)

Ooh Tillie I'm sorry about the headaches! I am so sorry! Not good and there's not much that can be done.

I'm just up. All of these weekend days I've been getting up around 11AM. Tomorrow will be brutal.

I've made my bed and drawn the draperies si the sunlight is shining through. I started a quick load of laundry because I can't help myself. I have a purring kitty standing on me and I'm enjoying my first cup of coffee.

I'm taking time off in March for my birthday. I'll go to the museum then. I need to do my badger tasks.

Christmas stuff away
Papers shredded
Sweater returned to the store
Put laundry detergent away
Wrangle the reusable bags. They are greatly out of control
Walk!
Mom's groceries!

That's it. Whether I bake or make a lasagna doesn't mayter to me. I want to get some spring feelings (and colors) in here.

Tillie, my mom's a pink person. Pink and blue. So I have her bathroom in pinks and would like to find some pretty, bright things for her linen closet.

I'll get back to you soon. The list has been made!!!

Good Morning Everyone

Hi Tatoulia
WTG! for all that you did get done!
Sorry those lobster rolls weren't tasting as fantastic as they should have.
Hope you do get to see that museum exhibit!
I hate the way the current "IN" colors dominate, especially when they are not MY color preferences.
Way too much black white and gray right now and I want reds blues and greens.
YEA! for having 2 more bags filling up with decluttering!!!
Hope you have another clean air day :)

Very dark cloudy cold day here, might rain or snow.
Last 4 days I had a nauseating sick headache.
This morning it was finally gone and I hope it never returns.
Brushed Twinkles yesterday and promised him more brushing today.

Hello everyone!

Tillie, I always feel better once I've shopped on line and haven't bought anything!

I made some small progress at mom's today. Got rid of a few things that she doesn't need. We talked a lot about having stuff that's meaningful around. Truly meaningful, not done made-up thing. I'm also trying to get her to give me a vase she bought overseas many, many years ago. I have the plates and they are hanging in my dining area. I'd really love the vase too.

I don't have much to show for my day. I bought lobster rolls for lunch and they weren't as tasty as I wanted them to be. Big price tag, too. But I got to spend time with mom and her kitty was an angel.

BF and I did a few errands tonight but I still haven't done mom's groceries. I did get lasagne fixings (minus the meat) so I could make a lasagna tomorrow. I have the day off in honor of MLK Jr day. I'd also like to go to the Museam of African American History on Beacon Hill tomorrow. I'll see how the day shapes up.

I need the badger to stop by and take care of my Christmas stuff.

Tillie the sheets don't seem to bother me. I'll do my sheets as the real test. The cleaners come on Wednesday but I'll be at office that day.

I may be able to move some things around in my linen closet and put the detergent sheets on the top shelf.

I still haven't found the pretty baskets and buns I'd like for mom's linen area. Right now there's a lot of silver, which I'm afraid she'll perceive as black or blue. I've gotten a bit used to her color shifts. Some greys look blue to get and others look black.

It was warm and beautiful and fresh (for the city) air today. Pretty nice.

I want to get rid of more things. I have two bags started here.

Good Morning Everybody
"Clink!"

Another cold day but no rain or snow.

Spent time this morning perusing amazon but found nothing to put in my cart.
Was looking at all their 1:24 inch scale dollhouse items.
Promised Twinkles I would brush him today.
Have an overwhelming urge (itch) to declutter/minimize my things.
Steven's clutter is creeping farther out from the carport/yard area, encroaching on the back porch, back yard and small path through the driveway area and making me want to declutter.
But I can only toss out MY things and I am running low on possessions.
Will find something to distract myself.
Play with the dollhouse, beads, pencil puzzles???

Good Afternoon
Just a bit after 3pm here.

Hi Tatoulia
Do the laundry sheets make you sneeze any when you sniff at the package?
I only ask since powder detergent always makes me sneeze.

Are any of your spooky kitchen drawers empty?
That seems like a good place to store the packets.

Haven't done much today.
Watching videos and playing with beads.

Hello from extremely cold Boston! So cold. My house is full of drafts. But kitty has her blanket and for that, I am grateful.

My year's worth of laundry detergent is here. Lovely little sheets. They did a mix up and sent me the scented. I've done two loads and the scent is indiscernible. So I don't think I'll need to send them back for the unscented. I have two packets of unscented.

The box isn't very big, either. I'll put my thinking cap in for the place to store the box. The open packets fit in the linen closet.

I'm dressed and not sure if I'll head out. BF is at work so I thought maybe I'd venture out to see him. I just had a hot chocolate so I'm warm.

Ok glad the doll's head was output, SubC.

I am so sorry about the drills. Believe it or not, a few of us used to drill at my old work because we had someone cuckoo working there. And at night, after people had gone home, three of us would practice drills. It was tough because the lights were on motion detectors. But we were terrified. I wasn't working there when he was eventually fired. He called my house a few times, saying we could make millions of dollars together, which really scares me. Someone whose dad was in law enforcement was able to look up his gun permit, I think. Something like that. Everyone was afraid but only three of us did the nighttime drills. Isn't that weird?

But thinking about kids sickens me. But it's important.

I'm doing nothing today. Including all the stuff that needs to be done. I'm dressed yet ready for a nap. I've done nothing all day.

Good Morning

Other than cat tasks
there is nothing needing done here today.
Time to play! :)

Good Evening Anybody ;)

Was a good day.
Just took my sweet time doing some of this & that here & there.
Took a lot of time watching the birds enjoy their snacks.
Talked to, played with and petted cats.
Did one load of laundry, the kitchen is spotless.

Good Morning Everybody

Sorry that practice drill was nauseating to participate in Subclinical.
As upsetting as that subject is it is better still to have a plan in place. (((HUG)))


Today the forecast is for cold, just very cold.
No wind or precipitation predicted.
Plan to do a little tidying/cleaning up today.
Have some scraps to put out for the birds.
Need to keep a schedule of starting up the car at least once every week because the other day the battery was low due to the cold and not being used for 2 weeks.

It's ok Tatoulia,

I didn't buy the doll head, I donated it. They put it in the "bin of weird things".

Today was a little bad - Small group staff lockdown drill training at lunch which made me very sick to my stomach.

But then good with my kids.

Still behind.