All I have done today is scoop litter boxes & sweep the floor.
Washed all the dishes, medicated Twinks, washed & filled kibble & water bowls.

Planning on watering a bit this evening.

Just been one of those slow laid back Saturdays. :D

Todays date... 8 18 18

I wish I could send some rain your way, Tillie! You know I would! I think thunderstorms are about to start!

I ran errand for BF today then ran to mom's with a loaf of bread. I'll take her out tomorrow. I'm doing a load of laundry and making lunch. Will write more later.

Happy anniversary SubC!

Hello Anony, Tess, CM, Mar!

Good Morning Everybody :)
"Clink!"

Hi Subclinical :)
You did good finding any place to accept tapes these days.
I sincerely feel that if your Mom asks, a little white lie would be forgivable and a kindness to her.
So sorry the school is so chaotic right now.
Hopefully they get it all straightened out before you have to set up your room.
You'd think there would more battery disposal sites just to keep the batteries out of landfills.
HAPPY ANNIVERSERY!
How many years?
Anything special planned for dinner? :D

Hi Tatoulia :)
Thank you for knowing how needed my earrings are.
How scary a late night phone call is!
So relieved that everybody is alright.
But that is nice that PayPal will alert you if something happens with your account.
Please sent any excess rain West. ;D

This morning I heard a whole pack of coyotes yapping quite close to my home.
No wonder I have not seen any bunnies for days now. :(
The high temps are staying in 90s now with lows about 60.
So nice! :D
Still a bit smoky but not at all like it had been at it's worst.
Looking forward to soon being able to spend some time outdoors doing a bit of gardening.

HELLO ANONYMONIKER

Hi SubC. I don't know what to tell your mom about the tapes. They were giving her no pleasure, they were useless to her, yet I know she'll feel anxiety if they are gone. I guess I'd try to get away with a "nothing to worry about" type of statement but I don't know if that will work.

I cannot believe how quickly school is creeping up on everyone!

My phone rang at 12:59 AM and I was terrified. I didn't answer and I laid in my bed scared and worried. Finally I worked up the nerve to check caller ID and it was PayPal. They tried to call me all day yesterday with a Fraud Alert and I called them back so honestly the call at one in the morning was upsetting. But, Mom and BF were okay so I can live with that.

Going to try to do something today before torrential rains.

Hi all.

Yesterday I took my mom's tapes to the used book store. They gave me almost no money for them - which is what I was expecting, but the point was to get them out of mom's house (she no longer has any way to watch them and couldn't even donate them where she lives) but now I feel bad because I know she is going to ask about them and be upset if I am honest.

I also went by school, but the building is still too topsy-turvy for me to cope, so I just talked to an administrator about some paperwork and told the guys who were there helping which furniture wasn't supposed to be in my room.

And I brought home some recycling, including the bag of batteries we collected in the staff closet last year - the woman who was supposed to take them lost her drop off site and my Dd says she can drop them near her home.

She cancelled her trip to see my son, but is borrowing our truck next week, so I will give her the batteries then.

My son's stuff can stay until Christmas.

The disruption at school really hit me harder than I expected. Hopefully when I go back next week it will be better.

Today is my anniversary. We have no plans except dh is staying home all day, which is rare.

Tillie the earrings sound lovely! And yes, they were a need!

I'm still at office.

Hi Tatoulia :)
Sounds like a very good eating plan.
Dinner at a pub would be fun and a birthday dinner at a nice restaurant would be perfect.
I'll bring fresh whipped cream for those breakfast waffles. ;D

Good luck with all that benefit stuff.

Twinkles is feeling even better today.
This morning he was playing tag with Scooter. :D

Went into town early and filled two big water bottles.
Stopped by the thrift shop and had a very nice visit with some actual humans.
Bought a pair of earrings for two dollars that I absolutely needed. ;P
Sterling silver with real peridot cabochons.
I love peridot.
I already cleaned them and polished off all the tarnish and am wearing them.
Didn't go to the grocery store or the dollar store because I don't need anything from there.

Hey Tillie! I hope you get out today!! Hope Twinkles continues to improve!

I like the idea of cooking together. I don't know if she actually cooks but that's a great idea to plan the menu together. She normally spends tons of money on food when she's here and I'm trying to get her to back off from that. I can't eat that much and it would be more fun to go to a pub one night for something and to a nice restaurant for mom's birthday and then try to eat at home the rest of the time. I was thinking we could have waffles with fruit for breakfast.

All I know is mom will be thrilled!!!!!!

Yes she has a very good doctor. Phone call re brother's benefits went well today. Will have a decision next week.

Hope you get outside. I'm at office. No idea what the weekend holds for me!

Good Morning Everybody :)

Need to get out of this house for a little while today.
Going stir crazy.
Today will be a bit cooler than it has been, the smoke is not too bad.
Will just run a few errands in town this morning and then return back here.

Anybody have anything fun planned for the weekend?

I've been thinking...
Wait until your friend arrives and together the both of you figure out a menu/meal plan.
Maybe she would even like to cook up something for you.
This is what I used to do when I used to have company staying over.

OH! Tatoulia
So sorry you got sick like that from the heat! :(
But I am very grateful that people took care of you until you recovered. ((((HUGS))))
How fantastic that the friend is coming to visit.
What a wonderful doctor to tell your Mom the unvarnished truth.
There is no reason what so ever for your brother to visit your Mom in her apartment when the building has so many lovely rooms where they can meet.
Fingers are crossed that tomorrow you & BF go to the museum! :D
OK, this weekend second go round on the cabinets!
Badger, badger, badger, wolverine. ;P

Yay!!! Family friend booked a flight for mom's Birthday! So excited. Almost a week, which is more than I'd like but hey!!! This is going to be great.

She won't have much to clean this time. But she can still do my fridge. I'll have to figure out some things to cook because we cannot eat out three meals a day. I can't even eat three meals a day.

I'm hoping you get your rain, Tillie. We've been having either torrential rains or hot and humid. Today was hot and humid. I had a conference this AM and decided to take a cab to it, rather than a train then a bus then walking. After the conference (excellent) we had a lunch/party about a mile away. I got a ride from someone. I got sick at the party as it wasn't air conditioned and it was 100F inside the tent. All around miserable. I left early and walked back to office where I got really sick. Luckily someone came in the office and he got me a glass of ice water and someone else came in and talked to me til the color came back into my face. BF picked me up and I napped in the AC.

I feel fine now. Just had an English muffin and a lot of water. I drank tons of water at the party and every time anyone got up from my table I asked for a glass of water.

I am getting garbage together. Just brewed my iced tea for tomorrow. I had coffee this AM and it tasted so delicious.

Mom has recovered from sister visiting yesterday. (Disastrous). OH! Big mom news. She confided in her doctor regarding my brother and he was very sweet, said that mom needs to understand she's done all she can do and that she can't do anything for him. He also told her not to let him into her apt. Last time she saw him she (at my insistence) waited did him in the lobby (there are several beautiful common rooms including a beautiful living room) and he was angry but that's the way it went. So that was reassuring for her.

I will hopefully finish straightening out brother's paperwork tomorrow. I just found out BF not working tmr so I'm hoping for some time at the museum with him!! After my work. I'll be out by 5.

Ok this weekend: second layer of kitchen cabinets. We can do this!

Hey :)

Well, I did get up and washed my hair.
Was moving real slow, still am.
Working very slowly I managed to do all the laundry.
But not any cat stuff, maybe tomorrow I'll get around to that.
Got all the other every single day cat related cat tasks completed.
Have not yet walked out across the street to get the mail.
Maybe before bedtime I'll do that.
It's gotten kinda cloudy and humid and it's hot.
Think that's why I have no energy or enthusiasm.
It's 4:30 now, hope we can have some more rain this evening. ;D

Good Morning Everyone :)

Hi CriticalMass :)
I have found that with the paste type medicine if I smear it onto the top of the cat's paws
the cat will sit there and lick it clean off of the paws.
Cats don't like their paws messy. ;D
Well wishes for a speedy recovery for your roommate. (((hug)))
Sorry that that meeting room is so annoying.
Hoping it can be moved eventually to a more pleasant location.
Yes, please do wear a dust mask if you get into the storage. ;)

Hi Tatoulia :)

Hi Subclinical :)
So sorry that you have to play "catch up" in the house today.
I think teenagers are better at cleaning up after themselves when left home alone than grown men are. (((hug)))
Yes, stairs and ladders are fantastic for exercise and really firm up legs & bums.
Have fun tonight at your class! :D

Cloudless blue skies with only a very scant hint of smoke this morning.
Only plan for today is to wash my hair.
Twinkles is acting better. He is back to talking a lot and hanging around with me and the other cats.
Well, it is 11:00am so guess it's time to get up. ;P

CM, I hope girl kitty likes the paste medicine and doesn't fight you too much!

Tillie, I am so glad you got rain!

Here it started raining half an hour before I reached home last night and is going to continue pretty steadily for three days.

I pretty much need to be inside today anyway - dh clearly ate take out food because all the silverware and coffee cups are dirty but hardly and dishes and only one egg pan. Also the compost is moldy and we are out if orange juice and awash in empty beer bottles.

Plus almost a week of laundry....

I only gained a pound at my mother's house, so I guess I should spend a few hours a day going up and down ladders.

Today I will clear surfaces, unload my car, and run laundry and dishes. I have my last evening class tonight and I need to get started on plans for the classes I will be teaching - open house in 10 days.

Quick drop in-have a conference today.

CM medicine tip: have kitty on a chair or couch or otherwise up high and have the paste ready. Don't try to stoop to floor level, too hard. Get her up higher at least knee high and then administer.

Love you. Things will get better. Standing right by your side.

Hello

Lots going on with you all, I can tell - have to skim but hope to reread in detail. This year really has been insane and I hope it slows down.

Right now I am pretty well over my cold, but now my roommate has it. I feel terrible for her because she has such severe allergies and immune problems so it is already hitting her so much harder. :(

Kitty girl is slower to recover from her UTI than we'd hoped, but hers was worse than boy cat's. We discovered the pee last night. It was on the case my keyboard goes in. My keyboard that I itch to play often like I used to before moving to where I am with no good comfortable place to set it up. The case can probably be cleaned.

As for kitty, vet has a stronger antibiotic on order for her. Hoping since this one comes in a paste it won't mean waiting hours for the cat to finish eating food with meds mixed in. Catching the kitty and giving the paste will require strategy though.

Had clutter club today - I still hate the conference room. I don't subscribe to the supernatural parts of the feng shui concept, but I definitely believe that the layout and other features of a building or a room influences the humans (and animals if any) who occupy it, for better or worse.

In the windowless space, about a 10th of our former space, it's like the voices of everyone talking at once because I suspect most of us have ADHD traits - all the chatter like dozens of ping pong balls bouncing every which way. We did have some good discussion during the times we were focused, but I just would be willing to bet we could have done so much better in the old relaxed atmosphere.

Be that as it may. I do have some motivation and ideas, it will take a little time to implement them. I will wear a dust mask if I go to the storage unit.

Just wish life wouldn't be so relentlessly filled with crises.

Hi Tatoulia :)
Twinks is back to his old self.
Took his medicine like a good boy.
Just before I got online he reminded me that nobody had had their evening snack yet. ;D


When I was posting the last time, some nice clouds were moving in helping it to cool off outside.
So I took all 4 litter boxes out into the back yard to wash them.
Soon as they were all empty and I had added the hot water, laundry detergent and bleach the wind started to rage and then there was lightning, thunder and HUGE fat rain drops.
A real gully washer!
There had been absolutely no rain in the weather prediction for today.
So I quickly finished up scrubbing and hosing off one litter box, brought it inside and toweled it dry & filled it so there would be a box inside for them.
After this wonderful surprise shower ended I finished the other boxes.
It was so nice to have the rain. ;D

Welcome home, SubC! I am grateful you are home safely. You did such a great job and I'm in awe of how well your family worked together. Great work and very inspiring.

Tillie I am so pleased that dear Twinkles is home. I hope the kitty is able to relax some. I have a timid cat. Not with me, not with BF but she's still got her flight or fight instincts from being a stray at a very young age.

I fell asleep tonight. When I woke up I assumed it was 3:00. Nope, just 11.

Conference tomorrow. I'm going to get back to bed now.

Thank you all for getting me through the cabinet. I'm amazed it wasn't worse. I'm looking forward to the next layers of the upper cabinets.

I hope the family friend will come out again. It would be great fun and I have scads of vacation days.

Hello Subclinical :)
Welcome home.
Thank you for checking in so we won't worry that you got home safely :)

Hello Tatoulia :)
That would be so nice if your friend could come visit!
Imagine her surprise seeing your place now. ;)

The second pass on an area already gone through is always surprising in that there are usually some more things found that can go find a new home elsewhere.
It's like peeling the layers off of an onion.

Twinkles is home.
After the Vet appt. Steven took him with him back to work and put him in the office.
Right now Twinkles is hiding under the bed and won't come out, not even when Scooter tries.
Twinkles has a congenital condition that causes him to have issues with his gums.
Because of this he had to have all but three teeth removed.
He had been doing very well for several years but his gums are inflamed again.
Marty had the exact same condition and that is why I believe they are related and they came here together as best buddies.
Anyways...
He got a steroid shot and has amoxicillin liquid to take twice daily for the next ten days.
Other than that, the rest of him is doing just fine.

Soon as I post this I plan to empty, scrub, scour & sanitize all 4 litter boxes.
Been waiting until it was cool enough to spend the time outdoors doing this much needed cat chore.

I am home. I am very tired. I am glad the cabinet is done!

Tillie thank you!! We did it!!! I will have someone over soon. Being hot, I'm not in a big hurry to make plans. But I did just write to a family friend to tell her if she wants to come in October, I will pay for her flight. That's the friend who set all of this in motion for me. She was coming to visit and I realized I had too much stuff. She cleaned my kitchen both times she visited and did other tasks. She stays up all night then gets up at 5:30 and starts moving immediately. She can't sit still. So I've invited her so she can see mom one last time. Last time she came she cried when I was taking her to the airport because she wasn't sure she'd see mom again. I'll try to get her here.

I will work on second layer on the upper kitchen cabinets. I bet there's more I can get rid of this time. That is how I'd like to close out August.

I will check the prices for the ACs. I still have to order my electric fireplace.

Waiting anxiously for word on kittycat, Tillie.

WOOHOO!!!
WAY TO GO!!! :D

How wonderful to have that cabinet all sorted out!

I have discovered that the best time to buy a new space cooler is at the end of Summer.
Also, the best time to buy a new space heater is at the end of Winter.
CLEARANCE PRICES. ;)

So, when should you schedule inviting company over?
What about some of your girl friends?
Tea and cake would be nice. ;)

You have done so very, very much and come so very, very far in reclaiming your home.
Do NOT wimp out now!
September would be a very good month to tackle that last frontier of scary stuff.
You know how to do it after practicing on the cabinet.
Just think how wonderful it will feel to have all of this spooky stuff behind you. (((HUGS)))

Good luck getting in contact with the missing seamstress.

Hi Tillie!! Cabinet done! The stuff I'm keeping is in there all washed (most of the washing was dine during previous excavations) and the things I'm donating are bagged up and put back in the cabinet! No treasures found but I'm good with that.

I polished my silver flatware today and put it in the new silver cloths I purchased. I then cleaned the kitchen sink.

My portable AC in the living room is on its last legs. Still keeping my house very, very cooled but it's starting to leak water. I cleaned up the water and I'm watching it. So far no more leaks. I knew this season that we are on borrowed time. I'll drain it daily and try to keep it going. I don't think I'll keep it for next summer. I don't think it can keep working. I'll see how I feel at the end of the season and more important, I'll see how it is feeling.

I realize now my house is ready for visitors. The bathroom is clean, the whole house is clean. I'm fighting the clutter daily. I can realize my dream of having people over again. Just invite people to stop by. It's been a long time.

I think I mentioned the cleaners are doing my fridge next time. No old food or anything it needs an actual cleaning.

The woman making my pillows hasn't gotten back to me. I emailed her this week and she said she'd get back to me on Monday. I still haven't heard from her. I don't want her rushing my job but I also don't want her to disappear with all of my fabric. I'll send a reminder on Monday.

I still have a closet that scares me. I honestly don't know when I'll get to that but get to it I must. Shall we call that my September project?? That will be the last frontier of scary stuff.

Good Morning :)
Iced chai masala "Clink!"

Good Luck in there Tatoulia. ;D
Only Pooh kitty and Scooter actually fit in a cat carrier.
But I have to put Scooter in the dog carrier because he firmly places his feet on the outside of the cat carrier and won't let go.
So stuffing him is impossible even with two humans working together.

Hi Subclinical :)
Wishing you a pleasant drive home today. (((hug)))


Beautiful morning here. Scattered clouds, blue sky and minimal smoke.
There's no laundry to do, no dishes to wash, nothing needs watering.
Going to take advantage of this and play today. ;D


HELLO ANONYMONIKER

Safe travels, SubC!

Good luck twinkles! BFs cat Tigger needs to go in a dog carrier too. Giant mackerel tabby who is now 19 and probably could go in a normal sized carrier now that the aging process has shrunk him.

I'm ready for the cabinet. There's not much left. Tess keep your spirits up.

Hi Tess, sorry about your plans.

Tillie, good luck to twinkles!

Tatoulia, good luck with your cabinet. I will be driving home today and I will check for an update when I get there.

Hello Tess :)
WAY TO GO! planning on doing a few chores since you aren't going out! :D
Hope your evening has been pleasant.

Hi Tatoulia :)
Thank you (((hug)))
Yes, I did laundry today!
All caught up.

Keep telling yourself that it is just a cabinet and not a wardrobe leading into Narnia.
It has a limit to how much space is in there and you will eventually get to the end. ;D

I was outside dealing with the sprinkler this evening when Steven came home.
He stopped and civilly spoke to me.
Twinkles has an appointment at 3:20 tomorrow.
So by 3:00 I will have the carrier and Twinkles all ready to go.
Twinkles is so large that he does not fit in a regular size cat carrier so I put him in the carrier that I used for my Cocker Spaniel.
Alright, I could actually stuff him into a small cat carrier but he would be all squished up tight and going to the Vet is traumatic enough without that added indignity.

Hello everybody! SubC I'm so happy for you and your parents! What a wonderful, loving thing you did for them! Tillie I am so so sorry about Steven. So so sorry. I hope you were able to do laundry today!

Tess, keep up the good work! I like to stream pandora and start puttering. We are so glad you are here!

Very tired tonight. After work I fed kitty then napped. Now we are enjoying a glass of water together.
I am home tomorrow, which means I have to go into the cabinet. And finish it.

Hi everybody!
Reading all your posts is a mood lifter for me. And a motivator. It makes me feel good to see all of you doing so well.

I had plans with my guy tonight. I was hoping to have a talk, but he had to cancel on me. For legitimate reasons. That's ok though. It gives me a chance to get some work done at home. It's garbage night and I want to do laundry.

Hope you all have a good night!

That's so wonderful to hear Subclinical! :D

What a wonderful happy success. ((((HUG))))

Mom is very happy. She is so proud of us. She says she was very worried about the project, but it was so much easier than she thought it would be.

Dad is absolutely delighted.

Good Morning Everyone :)

Hi Subclinical :)
FANTASTIC!
Job well done :D
How is your Mom feeling about this?
Hope she is feeling relieved that she no longer has to risk going up into the attic ever again.
Have a pleasant rest of your visit there and a safe trip back home tomorrow.

Hi Tatoulia :)
That's sweet, she made you toaster pancakes. :D
That's wonderful that your repurposed clothes hamper is making it easy to help keep your bedroom tidy. :)
That's true, the cleaning ladies are a part of your support system.

The air is a tinge smoky this morning but might clear out in a little while.
If it does then I will do some laundry.
Need to water the lilac hedge today, that's pretty easy to do.
Steven has not spoken to me for days but I know he got my note about Twinkles needing medical attention.
I would discuss this with him but I am always reluctant to initiate conversation with him.
It is never pleasant and leaves me angry, frustrated and generally miserable.
If I leave another note he will become violent toward the note.
Screaming curses and slamming/throwing things around out there in the garage and/or his bedroom.
Dude needs some serious help...

Tatoulia, I think the cleaning people are a great support for you.

And I am glad you got all your brother's paperwork done.

Tillie, how is the kitty?

We took all the donations and empty plastic bags to drop this morning, and dad took all the burn stuff down to the barrel. All that is left is loading my car tomorrow and the dump run.

Tillie! Cooking all the hamburgers at once was a great idea! It reminds me of many years ago when I was in the hospital and when mom cane to drive me home, she'd made me pancakes. They were in a large ziplock bag and separated by wax paper. So I could just pop one or two in the toaster and have pancakes! Too bad the burgers can't go in the toaster!

The cleaning ladies are the way for me. Every two weeks ensures I'll have a clean home. I didn't have them work on bedroom since I need cat to have a place to be. I dusted the bedroom last night and will vacuum tonight or tomorrow. The thing in the bedroom which has made the biggest difference is the hamper. It's hidden behind my door and it is perfect. I use it faithfully. I've also learned to put my shoes away.

I did a lot of hard work and the cleaners are part of my support system.

Iced tea clinks?off to work soon!

Hi Tatoulia :)
Of course you should keep that chair.
It's comfortable as well as sentimental.
Just make sure to sit there often. :)
Good job working on that paperwork.
WTG! for finding ways to flush that excess salt out of your system!

Many, many people need to have cleaning ladies in at least monthly.
Without this added help too many people fall back into hoarding, disorganization and other unhealthy living conditions.
The cleaning ladies not only keep your home clean but by being there regularly helps keep you honest about not acquiring too much or leaving everything just lay out, not put away. ;)


I cooked the hamburger tonight.
I cooked all the patties so I can just heat them up as I need to.
Just the smell of the cooking beef was so satisfying, more so than actually eating the hamburger. :D
Hoping tomorrow will be clear enough to do laundry.
This afternoon was not very smoky bad at all, YEA!

WOW! SubC, you and Mom SubC and Dad SubC are amazing! I am awed and humbled!!!!! Wow!!! Congratulations! I want to echo Tillie's comment that you made great choices of which items to keep. Great, great work! I know my mom has my dad's baby shoes and I will take them some day. I have so little of his. Nothing really. Just two things that remind me of both my parents. In fact, despite my designer friend's nudging, I am keeping my parents' chair and even sat in it tonight and I was reminded how comfortable and perfect it is. It is all wood, made without nails, and so comfortable. My mother could sit in only this chair after a terrible accident when I was an infant. That's why when I need a new mattress, I make mom go with me. Her terrible and poorly healed fractures guarantee that I'll get the best mattress.

Tillie I didn't realize that the other cats were brought in by Steven. I hope twinkles is ok and I hope he'll get the vet appt soon.

Thank you everyone for supporting me in the brother's paperwork. I actually got all the info I needed today during a phone call, and I have all the paperwork I need to fax tomorrow. So a very successful, and painless, endeavor.

I am envious that your jeans fit, Tillie! I didn't get to weigh myself this AM due to cleaners' arrival. I'll check it tomorrow. The sandwich was delicious but so salty! I just had a delicious plum. So tasty. Last week I took your suggestion and had carrots and green beans to help reduce the salt.

Missing ANONY,CM,TESS,MAR and everyone else. If I missed your name, unintentional.

I feel like I'm cheating by having cleaning ladies. But let's face it, I'm never going to keep up. They are my best defense against clutter creep. And dirt. And they are lovely and fast and thorough.

I'm haven't checked the upper shelf of the cabinet. I'll go take a peak and see what's there. I'm much stronger today.

WOOHOO!!!

WAY TO GO!!!

HAPPY DANCING!!!

What a wonderful job you all did! :D

You are a real treasure for your parents Subclinical.

((((HUS))))

Tatoulia, it's great that you are adapting to the cleaning ladies!

The attic is empty!

We will have to take my car to goodwill tomorrow or mom will have to take two loads. Dad has two truck loads to burn and a dump run to make (no trash service) my car will be full going home but little will stay at my house.

I am tired. My dad is cooking. I sent my brother a photo and he sent back a thank you note.

Good Afternoon Everybody :)

HELLO ANONYMONIKER :)

Hi Subclinical :)
Hope today has been enjoyable.
How wonderful to be stuffed with your Dad's home cooking.
Hope those cookies are leaving you alone. ;D
WAY TO GO!!!!
Getting Mom to let go of some of those things from your childhood!
I can understand you wanting to hold onto your Grandfather's tiny boots.
Maybe someday one of your kids will want to keep them too.
Your other treasures are scant and practical. (((HUG)))
Good luck with all your plans.

Hi Tatoulia :)
YUM! That sandwich sounds delicious! ;P
WAY TO GO!!! for a successful cleaning ladies day!
((((HUG))))
It will be so nice when they clean the fridge, making it so fresh and bright in there.
I will be doing mine completely next month, regularly scheduled task after Summer heat passes.
Is that cabinet all sorted out?
If so, then we can start doing a second pass on the cupboards and organizing them better to put cabinet stuff in so you don't ever need to open that cabinet again. ;D LOL


Was able to get some well needed sleep this morning but that meant waking up late and having to scramble to keep on schedule.
Today I am slow watering the laurels and trees.
Takes an hour for each tree, six of them, three laurels = one hour total.
Meantime I have been ding lots of other little tasks that really needed doing.
Tried on my jeans today to make sure they still fit.
They did so I am all set for next Winter. LOL

Steven needs to make the Vet appointment and take Twinkles.
I used to always take the cats to the Vet but Steven would always rant and rage about the cost of treatment.
So I quit taking them and make him take them.
This way he cannot rant and rage at me about the cost and I will not let him constantly tell the cat how much it cost.
Remember, I have one cat.
All the others are here because Steven insisted on keeping them.
All are rescues that I have to care for in all ways.
There would be so many more but I had to get seriously ugly in stopping him from doing this to me.
I love them all but there are only so many that I can properly care for and give attention to.

WOW SubC! SubC's Mom and Dad! Wow!!! Oh boy you are doing tough, tough, tough emotional and mental work. Actually caused me a bit of anxiety! Great job! Great job. Let your mother and father over feed you just this once. It may be a coping strategy for them. WOW!!!

Tillie I'm worried about you and Twinkles. Keep me posted as I say a prayer for both of you. I have NO laundry to be done. Well maybe cat laundry.

No shrimp po' boy! BF made turkey and mortadella sandwiches on wheat with mayonnaise, mustard, cucumbers and tomatoes. Delicious.

I had been awake for two minutes (no exaggeration) when cleaners arrived. They did a great job. They love working and are so cheerful. In two weeks they will do inside of cabinet and my fridge. My fridge doesn't have any excess or rotten food because I keep that up pretty well. It's cleaning the shelves, etc, that haven't been done since my friend was visiting a few years ago.

I'm waiting for the floors to dry so I can check on laundry. She took the covers off the cushions of my small couch and threw them in the laundry.

My nerves held together! Not upset while they were here. And they are cheerful. The main cleaner is so grateful for the work.

Tess I echo what the others have said. You are doing great and we are proud of you. And we are here for you.

Hi Tillie,

I hope twinkles is alright and the smoke isn't making him sick!

My parents are over feeding it me. Dad makes delicious, healthy, but huge meals, and mom has filled the house with cookies and fruit set out temptingly.

I did go up and down the ladder a lot yesterday though. Today I am a bit sore.

My "treasures to keep" include two boxes of canning jars, paint brushes for my classroom, a pottery tool, a book (to read and pass on), and tiny pair of leather boots that my grandfather wore when he was a small child. She couldn't bear to throw the boots out, and no one will ever want to use them, and they are a thing I felt sentimental about.

My biggest accomplishments yesterday were getting her to part with MY baby shoes and to throw a bunch of art I did when I was a kid into the burn pile after taking photos.

Today we are going to go through the excessive supply of pillows at the bottom of the linen closet and hopefully get the rest of the empty boxes out of the attic.

HELLO ANONYMONIKER

YEA!!! Subclinical! :D
That's great that you have been able to accomplish so much!
WAY TO GO!!! Subclinical's Mom!!! :D
And WTG! Subclinical's Dad for helping out too!!!

So, what kind of treasures besides the quilt did you get? ;D
Bet you sleep well tonight.

Hi Tess :)
WAY TO GO!!!
Yes, it was me asking. That was an impressive list.
You should do all this just for you and nobody else.
You are the most important person there and deserve to have a nice home.
Plus, when your home is in order you are free to socialize, entertain and date to your heart's content. ;D

Hi Tatoulia :)
Yes, it is magical communing with the bats. ;)
WTG! for keeping up with the usual tasks.
What kind of sandwich? Did you get to have another one of those shrimp Po'boys? :D


I didn't cook my hamburgers today but will do that tomorrow.
I washed my clothes and hung them on hangers in my room.
Can't wash sheets, towels, etc. yet because if I hung them out they would be smoky smelling.
Not too much in the hamper since I was able to hang out laundry one day last week.
Twinkles is sick and needs to go to the Vet. Some sort of oral infection I do believe. He doesn't want to eat and spends too much time sleeping.

Hi Tess!

Good job on getting through the list! And getting back at it after being sick.

Tatoulia, what great progress on the cabinet!

The cleaning people will see how much easier it is to keep up with what they did last time and see that you just need some help to get back on your feet. They will probably be happy that they are helping you. I am proud of you for being able to have them come.

Mom and I are making good progress. There will be a lot in my car, but some of it is for the kids.

We have a suitcase the size of a crib mattress full of stuff for goodwill (i'm Afraid goodwill will have to throw out a few things, but with this load, that is the price they have to pay for the good stuff.)

We have put some things away downstairs in the house.

The trunk of her car is half filled with plastic bags to recycle at the grocery store, and there is a big pile of cardboard my dad is taking down to the burn barrel.

I don't know if we will finish, but honestly, it is so much better than I had dared hope already.

WTG Tess for your accomplishments! Keep moving forward! It is a good feeling when you've mastered an area. I'm sorry you've been sick and I'm sorry you have that sinking feeling re the new relationship. Oh just reading your words brought me right back.

The Mothman Cometh! That put a pleasant spin on it! One of my neighbors has named it. I offered my condolences since I'm pretty sure that Bruce has passed. I hope the workers tomorrow get rid of it.

Tillie, I love hearing about the bats and other creatures. That must be so magical to have them flutter around you.

I am doing a final load of laundry. I took my recycling out and I went to BFs for a sandwich. I will empty the dishwasher and look forward to having the cleaners here.

Shout out to Mar, SubC, CM, Anony!!!

Hi everyone -

Someone (maybe Tillie?) asked about my list last week. I made it through. I've been doing a pretty good job of keeping my main surfaces clear. So it's an easy job for me now. Now that it's a habit, I need to expand to some new areas.

The relationship....idk if it's going to work out. He's been distant for the last few days. I know somebody from his past has been poking around. He might just be super busy, but I don't like the way I'm feeling right now. I have been disappointed all weekend. However, I am not giving up on him or the big clean. I'm doing this for me as much as for my future relationship goals. As for him, there is definitely a big talk in our future.

I got sick last week, so I didn't do much after my post. Today I've been walking around with a garbage bag picking up little things here and there, changed my sheets, and getting ready for the new week. I'm certainly hoping this week is better than last week.

Hi Tatoulia :)

WAY TO GO!!! :D
WOW! bottom shelf is ALL DONE!
Happy you & your Mom have your groceries
and a cookie treat too for Mom! ;D
Sounds like you are all ready for the ladies tomorrow.
They are very happy to clean your home. They do not mind cleaning and they can buy food and pay their bills by cleaning homes.
Win, win all around.
Just think how much freer you will feel once this cabinet is done, no longer always in the back of your mind.
WAY TO GO! (((HUG)))

So sorry that "The Mothman Cometh". ;P
It's kinda like "what now!?!"

I love all the tiny bats that live around here.
They are reddish and have a cute bat face.
At twilight in the Summer I enjoy going out in the driveway, holding my arms stretched out and having the tiny bats fly all around me, never touching, as they eat mosquitos and gnats. :D
At times the air is filled with hundreds to thousands of bats.
I would put up bat boxes to attract bats but it is not necessary here.
Neither are Owl, Falcon and hawk nesting boxes.

hello!

Mom's grocery shopping is done and I put everything away for her and took back my tote bags. I also changed her sheets and gathered up herbgarbage and took it out. Fed the kitty and gave mom a cookie. So funny. She was so happy with the cookie.

I put my meager groceries away and started a laundry. I also snuck in a load of delicates while I was waiting to go grocery shopping. Some Sundays out laundry room is absolutely crazy but today, despite the rain and gloom, it's free.

I can see the end of the cabinet and it is not terrible at all. The upper shelf has yet to be explored way in the back. The bottom shelf has been gone through completely.

There is a giant moth stuck to the inside of our house wrap i didn't know they could be so large. BF tried to get it to move but it may have died in place. I thought it was a bat at first, which actually would be preferable. Very prominent right where we walk down the stairs. Disgusting.

So, what are you doing today?

Ok I'm re working my mindset. I'm happy they are coming tomorrow. My house will be nice and fresh. Kitty can hide under the bed.

I went back in cabinet and have made more decisions and have gotten more things into donation bag. I spoke with BF and he said he'd take me grocery shopping for mom if I'd like. I had called him to say I'd be walking to grocery store and could he pick me up afterward, when he said he'd take me both ways, if I could go to the store he likes to use. Naturally that's a yes!