Good morning and coffee clinks! I took the weekend off!

Saturday (my birthday) I spent napping and watching crime shows. I signed up for a free 7 day trial of A&E crime and was determined to get my money's worth! Bf and I had a lovely dinner out at our usual spot. Sunday I ran a few errands, including going to Lord and Taylor to buy one of his sisters some shoes. I found four pair and it is so much fun to spend someone else's money. I had mentioned to him how little I paid for my shoes I wore Saturday night and he said, if you ever see any for sister, please let me know. I hope she likes them; I tried to get ones I thought she'd like. So that was great fun.

I saw mom a few times yesterday. We were cross with each other. She is working very hard to keep her place together for me. I would like her to do it for herself but she's doing it for me and I can live with that. She's a bit more mobile now so she's starting to undo the closet. She was upset last night and called me and once again it went poorly. But I stopped by with the chocolate strawberries the waiter had sent to her on Saturday night and she calmed right down. I hadn't brought them earlier in the day but they were in my fridge and still nice.

Ok today I continue to tackle the world around me. I did nothing all weekend but it's still very clean from last week's cleaning.

I've cancelled the party at mom's on Friday (cake, sandwiches, etc) due to not wanting to expose the residents to the 10 ?outsiders' I'd invited. I'll reschedule in a month or so, once more is known about COVID19.

I need to call the caterer today. I'd ordered a second cake for a law student who was going to join us, as I found out her birthday is next weekend. I'll keep her cake and I'll reduce the size of my cake and I'll cancel the sandwiches. I'll still have cake with mom but not the party I had planned.

Im not up to date on posts.

Coffee clinks!

At sundown a very large Hawk caught and proceeded to eat a small dove in my garden.

The kitchen is clean, even the inside of the fridge.
Need to decide what I will fix to eat the next few days.
Nothing seems appealing.
Maybe I'll just stick to oatmeal, nuts, dried fruit.
Need to get some fresh produce but don't want to grocery shop.

Been a week since I last spoke to a human.
Talk to birds, bunnies, rats, mice, bugs and many cats every day though.

Good Morning Everybody
Wish daylight savings time would just go away forever. :p

HELLO M.I.A. Tatoulia

Hi CriticalMass
What Subclinical said...
"Just try to choose one thing and get through it."

Sorry the computer is being a booger.

I think once this tooth issue has been resolved you won't feel so scattered and will be better able to sort out all your plans and obligations. (((HUG)))

Meanwhile, enjoy those bulb flowers.


Hi Subclinical
Thank you
Never occurred to me that the fat content would diminish with the age of the kid but that makes perfect sense.

Have a wonderful time today outside! :D


So glad I took yesterday off from life.
Today really must do some kitchen clean up.
Sad that I didn't get any of that rain yesterday but there is supposed to be more chances this coming week.

CM,

I'm sorry, I know that feeling well.

Just try to choose one thing and get through it.

Tillie, I forgot to say about the soap - yes I will make some for sale. But not right away - I want to make ice cream first because the fat content is highest early.

I make lye soap, so it has to cure for a month, but it is usually ready to come out if the mold the next day.

Supposed to be really nice outside today, so I will try to focus my efforts there.

Tired...

and behind...

and just too much to keep track of in my brain.

Things like ordering meds or banking online, then the computer saying it can't reach the servers of those websites. I suspect an issue with this Linux as my roommate was doing stuff at the same time on her Windows computer and not having the problem.

Found some startup things I hadn't paid attention to so I clicked on those and let the computer do its thing, and rebooted it. Perhaps that will help, or I will find something that does.

I did get through to some of the websites on my tablet.

Also a lot of tasks on my paper to-do chicken scratching notes of the last few days. Some are done, and I suppose I'll rewrite the notes so they are less sloppy.

Set the clocks forward. We have bulb flowers coming up. I put mini iris and crocus pix on IG.

Bunny club planning meeting tomorrow afternoon. I wish we were more established and there was more of a "flow" to everything - and more volunteers both for things like administration and events, and for bunny care.

I'm not good at bringing order out of the chaos we're in. The logo I was glad to get, I guess we are going to decide about some things like T-shirts tomorrow. I haven't had time to do any graphic design with the logo, though, or any crafts.

Friday I did get to go to that sewing group I had been invited to once then the lady who invited me wasn't able to go for awhile or something. But now it's on again, and I'm even on the group list as an official member. This should be a great help in getting more productive with sewing and quilting - having a place to spread out my stuff. So that's a good thing.

I guess some of this will get sorted, and I'll get the tooth removed and recover from that.

Just feel like I'm juggling a lot of diverse things and I get easily confused and uptight, wish it didn't bother me so. I was resolved to not sweat the small stuff. But when there are 100 small things at once, or so it feels, it becomes harder to keep the resolution.

Well, it's an hour later than it really is, LOL, so I better wind down.

WAY TO GO!!! Subclinical :D

You did fantastic today.
YEA! for finding the good hairbrush too.

You are all caught up with laundry too.
Yesterday I hated doing it but I washed a small load of laundry but it was the clothes I was wearing digging in the dirt and then spreading steer manure.
Didn't want to wash any of the lesser filthy stuff with it.

On average how long does it take for goat milk soap to set and dry?
Guess it also depends on your humidity level too.
Even here in the desert it took my glycerin soap weeks to quit being very tacky.


Well, the wind blew all the rain clouds over to the mountains East of me where it rained very nicely. :P

Thanks tillie.

Three baskets of clean laundry to put away. Empty washer and dryer, no full load left to run.

I cleared off the kitchen counters except for two items dh washes by hand and made a 4sqft clear space on the scullery counter. The pile level on the rest of it is much lower too. The kitchen sink and one side of the scullery sink are empty. I also emptied, folded up, and put away a couple of bags I had just brought home from school and left on the floor over the last two weeks. There are still more though.

I found my good hairbrush.

Good Afternoon Everyone

Hi Subclinical
WAY TO GO! for all that clean laundry!!!
Looking forward to hearing about all the babies and making cheese and ice cream.
Will you also be making soap to sell?


Really being a slug today.
Watching movies with the Roku, eating lots of things, drinking plenty of raspberry tea.
So far no rain. Just winds blowing clouds around the sky.
Took a short nap with Twinkles.
May take another nap before it's bedtime.

One kidded two weeks ago - fresh milk tomorrow.

Four more bred for sure - I can feel the kids - but none due for a couple more weeks, and two possibly bred, but I don't know.

Making some progress on the laundry.

Keep forgetting to mention that yesterday I noticed some of the Apricot buds starting to open.
Today I have several dozen full blooms.
Last year I had a million migrating Butterflies all over the Apricot blooms.
Wonder if they will return??? ;)

Wind is picking up, clouds are rolling in.
Have a chance of rain today/tonight.
Fingers are crossed XXX

Hi Subclinical
I'm still sitting here in my nightgown, drinking tea. :)

WOOHOO! you are getting things done there! :D

How many Nanny Goats have had kids?
How many more do you anticipate?

Keep up the great job you're doing of catching up.

Well, the washer is going and the dishwasher is going and the egg and milk fridge is almost cleaned out for spring. (After cleaning out, I will need to actually clean, and I start milking again tomorrow.)

Tatoulia, I can't find where you told me what kind of laundry sheets you got. I am going to need more laundry soap soon, and would like to order them if you still like them. Would you mind telling me again?

Ok, back to work.

Good Morning Everyone

Hi Subclinical
Thank you ;)

YEA! for clean dishes and so much sleep!!!
Glad you have a break from any new rain, we know how your place gets too much.
Wishing you good luck your classes all fill with bright eager students.
Enjoy your day. :)


Sun just up enough now that I can see the keyboard.
Slept well last night, not too stiff this morning.
Decided to take the weekend off from work outside or inside.
So very happy I reduced the amount of gardening/yardwork I will do.
Really has helped me physically and mentally.

Good morning!

Tillie, you did a lot!

The sun is out, the sky is blue, and it isn't supposed to rain again until Monday night.

I ran the dishwasher last night and then slept ten hours.

Registration for next year's classes starts Tuesday. So far I've only had one placement inquiry. I always get nervous this time of year, hoping the kids I want will sign up for the classes I want them in.

Still taking it slow this morning, but hopefully I'll report back with progress later.

Good Afternoon
2pm here...

Got the leaves all out of the lilac hedge.
Leaves all carted off to the side yard.
Reworked the lilac's water well.
Spread lots of steer manure under the hedge.
Also spread steer manure all around the plants in the flower beds and honeysuckle.
Sprayed the rose bush in case of aphids.
Put away all the tools and stuff.
Came inside and took a long hot shower & washed my hair too.
So happy that's all done.
Still have more to do but not very much. :D

Good Morning Everybody

Hang in there CriticalMass.


Hi Subclinical
I'm sure that this weekend you will get the absolutely necessary addressed.
WTG! keeping your head above water!


Lots of dense cloud cover this morning but no rain predicted for today.
By 9am planning to get back outside and continue on with the yardwork.

CM,

Your dentist sounds promising. I hope all goes well.

Reading, but no time for long posts.

My house is such a mess! Hopefully I will restore some order this weekend. I actually asked dh to get lunch out today because there was literally no counter space to prepare it.

Tired. Busy. (Barely) keeping my head above water.

Thanks, Tillie - I had forhotten about good old fashioned salt water! ;)

Good Afternoon

CriticalMass
A very good and mild antiseptic for a mouth rinse is
a mild salt solution in a glass of warm water.
This is what I instructed my patients to rinse with after their oral surgery.

Thanks for the update. Now I have a very good idea what your situation is and how to remedy it.
Those roots should come out clean and easy. :)

Enjoy the bunnies.
I am so very proud of you for the DDS visit! :D


Hi Tatoulia
Guess it was just time to re-think and re-do your bedroom landline.

Happy you are now more like water off a duck. ;D


Such a lovely day to work outdoors.
Enjoying looking out at all I got done.
Without hardly any rain or snow this Winter everything is dry.
Can not unwrap the faucet insulation and hook up the hoses because we could still get sub zero temps.
Can not water and wake up plants because if we do get a deep freeze they will all burst and die.
It's only March 5th. still too early.

With these lovely warm days I have been seeing Yellow Jacket wasp Queens around.
I set up a wasp trap to hopefully trap them and have fewer nests this year.
HEY! I can dream ;P

Tomorrow is supposed to be nice so I have plans to clean around the bottoms of the lilac bushes and re-work the water wells around them.
That will involve a lot of crawling around on the ground in the dirt.
It's all coming along and getting done.

Have a chance of rain this weekend. That would be so nice.

Aww, Tatoulia, that is good to hear that our support system is helping you sweat the small stuff less! :)

Tillie, I think things are moving quite well in a positive directon for me and my bedraggled tooth, so I shall attempt to set your mind at ease.

I saw the new dentist and was quite favorably impressed. We even talked a little of the possibility of fillings in the future because he does offer nitrous. And said he would start with an easy one if I decided to do it.

But one thing at a time.

The tooth fragment came really really loose about an hour before the appointment! I had my roommate and another dental phobic BFF praying about it. I tested it gently with my fingers. And it came out easily! That was a huge relief to go in to the appt without that thing shifting and hurting.

I was in and out with my X-rays and referral at 3:12 p.m. even counting the time talking to the dentist. And thd referral was sent electronically to the oral surgeon's. All I had to do was call. I have consultation appt there Monday morning.

I've no reason to believe this won't go smoothly, quickly, and efficiently and I can celebrate being done. The dentist even said it looked like the roots would be easy to get out. And there's slight infection but no need for antibiotic. I'll bombard it with peroxide, antiseptic mouthwash, etc, anc take probiotics, Vitamin C, etc.

My bunnies are playing together and getting more and more used to being with each other with no drama. I'm sitting in the pen enjoying them.

I'd better get that cheesecake ready.

Tillie I would love to join you today! Sounds like a fun time and it would be a good workout for me!

Sunny day again! Pretty nice!

The cleaners accidentally, naturally, pulled my old phone out of the wall in my bedroom. It has always hung by a tether. I was able to move my mattress today and take a look at it, I tried attaching the four things but couldn't find the correct combination. I seem to recall in the past that only two were required but I gave up very quickly because it is so old and decrepit. I'll have an electrician look at it. Or, I'll put my snazzy trim line away, so if I ever lose power, I can plug it in the kitchen. My cordless has an extension in my bedroom so I'll still hear it but it won't match the true, loud ring of my cordless.

I have learned to adapt due to being on this thread and being friends with everyone. I cannot believe that there was a time where this would upset me. Now I just see it as evolution.

Quick drive by............

CriticalMass
You are driving me crazy!!!
Remember I have worked in dentistry since I was 16.
Fingers still crossed this gets taken care of ASAP with minimum stress to you. (((HUG)))


WTG! Tatoulia!!!
Getting things taken care of, fixed and working on the reducing.
Reducing items and ounces. ;D


Got the front yard grass all raked/thatched.
Raked leaves from half the north side of the house.
Half is where the window to my room is and the other half is where his window is and an awful lot of clutter along that area, so I don't even bother.
Soon as I rest a little going back out to do some more by the lilac hedge.
Already dirty, tired and sore so may as well. ;P

Eee-yikes, the 3rd quadrant of the tooth (half of what remains) is very detached now. Not much pain, but I'm going right now to get some topical pain gel. Going to ask dentist to be SUPER gentle. If X-ray shows I could ease that part out myself like I did the previous, I will, because it's driving me nuts.

Great garden work, Tillie! Sprouts! And 10" iris stalks? Amazing! I did see a fully bloomed crocus yesterday. Bright purple.

Cm that was then, this is now.

SubC I'm proud of all your pottery work!!! Great job!

I will take your suggestions and donate/distribute my extra bags. My home is an unexpected breeding ground. They've pushed out rubber bands natural habitat.

I need to reduce. Today. TODAY. I am craving fresh space.

I have scheduled the plumber for my hot water heater and BF is sending a back of all trades to help with my faucet and ceiling fan. So I'm doing what I need to do here and I'm feeling better already.

Hot water guy comes on Wednesday to assess the situation.

Hi, just touching base.

SubC, yay for a little boy! Prayers for continued health for mom and baby and safe delivery when that rolls around.

Tillie, sounds like you and kitties have had relaxed productive days.

Tatoulia, thanks for the good wishes, and back at you for goid health. Slow and steady wins the race with weight. I'm not stressing over mine, it will surely go down with spring activity. Trying to dip into the candy dish less, LOL.

Welp, it's dentist day and I feel surprisingly chill about it. Big girl panties on. That, and the thought that it's only an X-ray. And that I will be articulate and pleasant but firm in advocating for my needs.

When I was a child, teen, even very young adult, I was not permitted to have a say, or didn't know how to say it in a convincing confident way. That was then, this is now. Things are different. My mantra for the day. Will let you all know how it goes.

Good Morning Everyone

YEA! Subclinical
happy they turned out nicely. :)


Looks like it's going to be another day like yesterday.
Planning to get out and do some more.
A bit stiff and achy this morning but not too bad.
So relieved that I reduced the amount of gardening/yardwork.
I CAN do what I have but no way could I have kept up doing all the rest like I used to.

My thrift shops take bags too. And the food bank is happy to have them.

I brought my plates home today. I like them. +9 plates.

Also +1 dish I brought home earlier, although I may not keep that one.

Still so much to do!

Good Afternoon Everyone

Hi Subclinical
Yes, fewer boy items to bring out.
But it will still be fun and exciting to make all new memories surrounding the clothes and toys. :)

Hi Tatoulia
My thrift shops would happily take the bags.
They enjoy bagging up purchases in totes and reusable bags.
Last Summer I got my purchase bagged in a new insulated bag.
It's about little bigger than a 6 pack and high quality, a casino give away.
I keep it in the car.

Good luck with the Dr's competition.
YOU CAN DO THIS!!! ;D


This morning it warmed up early.
Fresh air, sunshine, no wind at all.
So me & the cats went outside.
I did a whole lot of cleaning up in my flower bed area.
Very happy with the results.
Scooter helped for a little bit then went back inside to rest up.
Twinkles sun bathed.

In the Fall I leave the leaves laying where they fall.
They cover my plants and provide insulation to protect the roots.
I got all that raked out/off the plants, out of the flower beds.
Uncovered daffodils sprouting, hyacinth, catnip and chives.
The Iris leaves are about 10 inches tall.

Hello everyone!

I've been a bit MIA and I'm not sure why. My cleaners just left, so I'm happy.

Cm I am proud of you for finding help with your creepy tooth. Standing right by your side!

A grandson is on his way! Congratulations, SubC!

Tillie, we've been having very milk weather. Today is sunny and windy. Still very nice. My bedroom window is open and one of the ones in the back. It's cool but nice!

I had my quarterly check up at the dr on Monday. He didn't order any tests this time. He's disappointed in my weight gain so we have a competition for our next visit. He made me get my second shingles dose and I've been a bit under the weather.

I'm getting my hair cut & colored tonight.

I furiously shredded papers before the cleaning ladies got here.

I have an insane amount of tote bags and reusable bags. Any ideas of what I can do with them?

The day wasn't any slower, just me.

Today I am dragging and regretting the things I didn't do last night.

Sigh.

Forgot that I will be emptying fewer bins with a boy. Oh well.

Must get moving!

OH BOY!!!
LOL :D

Sounds like you had a good day.
Nice it was a slower more relaxed day too.
Still you got a lot of important things taken care of.

Now you can rummage through those bins of little clothes and leave the dresses packed, for now. ;)

Slowed down a little today.

Started with yoga
Did a load of laundry
Planted my seeds
Taught my classes
Talked up next year's classes at the open house
Skipped swimming and spent the evening relaxing.

My Dd is having a boy. :) (I would also be smiling the same if she was having a girl - I just like knowing more about him.)

Good Morning Everybody

Hi Subclinical

WAY TO GO!
You got to a lot of important tasks!

Great start on the seeds too.
Having dirt in the pots is a must.

Rather than longer days it would be nice if the hours we do have didn't rush by so quickly.


Yesterday afternoon the cats & I went outside for a little bit.
I did a little bit of leaf raking around the lilac hedge.
Quit long before I was sore and exhausted so it was just fun.

I hope all goes well CM. Proud of you for taking those steps.

Glazed my set of plates today. Ran a load of dishes and two loads of laundry. Put away last week's laundry. Changed the sheets. Put out fresh towels. Picked up some essentials at the grocery store.

Almost started seeds fir the garden - I put dirt in pots but haven't actually planted them. Too tired.

Wish my days were longer.

Wishing you all the best CriticalMass

We will all be holding your hand cyberly.

(((HUG)))

What a relief this will be when you are home eating your cheesecake. :D

Update

Made a few calls, ended up finding a dentist whose office is only a mile or less from me. From the website I got that he's a young guy, and sounds congenial and not out to push for more than a person feels ready for. He's even a sci-fi geek, it says. LOL

I remember as a child and teen having to endure a drive to the other side of town dreading the dentist, and another seemingly endless miserable drive back, all numb and yucky feeling, sad and angry. Now the city is about twice the size and where my old dentist's place was seems practically "inner city."

A place this close by will be a welcome change. I think I can even deal on my own. Just to get the x-ray and referral for extraction.

Had to fill out a form online, did that, sent it back. Appointment is 3:00 p.m. Thursday.

Tomorrow is my payday, so that timed out well. Wish I could have an extra payday or two! I have to pay this dentist $90-something and the oral surgeon a similar amount just to get the ball rolling. Then at the procedure itself will come the BIG bite, pun intended.

So be it. I'll get some yummy soft foods right before then (cheesecake comes to mind) and be ready to celebrate Good Riddance Creaky-Cracky Tooth!

Next couple of days will be pretty full, so I may or may not check in. Hoping that later on when the healing time comes, I can rest and maybe do simple tasks like small batch paper sorting, cutting out things to sew, whatever.

Overwhelmed by a zillion details. All crunching into one another and causing further gridlock. It's a Monday all right.

Like trying to look up the oral surgeons but my computer screen freezing. That happens with the NEW computer now. Apparently Linux operating system chokes on my multiple tabs open more than Windows on a geriatric computer used to do. I am not amused. Typing this post on my tablet while waiting for laptop to unfreeze.

If I were ON MY OWN, I could get more computer work done. Then maybe I wouldn't have to leave tabs and documents open so much, and go days without getting back to them. Might even be able to finish a day's work the same day, and shut the computer down so it could clear the cache. Ha.

The only other way would be to jot down a stack of notes of where I left off everytime I have to shut down, thereby increasing the amount of my paper clutter. That's if I could even get it all written in a short time. Then have to reread it and get back up to speed next computer session. Can you say "counterproductive"?

But with all this new money I'll be owing, I may be stuck here till doomsday, it feels like sometimes. You see, my roommate was very lonely before I came to stay here. And we do have lots in common. So it's like I'm a younger sister.

At times that is okay, we do have fun. If only I weren't years behind where I want to be on so many many things. Frankly, I often don't want to be interrupted, I don't want to have to truncate the day so I can watch TV with her - though lately I have found a few hand projects I can actually do then, which does help.

I ran into similar issues with my former roommate, with her and our friend Larry watching TV but I finally just opted out and kept on my computer trying to get writing and stuff done. In some ways I regret that since Larry passed away.

That roommate was more detached in a way that made me anxious, though. Like she would forget to leave the door safety chain unlatched when I was still out of an evening. I felt kind of forgotten and scared. This roommate is way more conscientious about that sort of thing.

It's all so ironic in a way. That ex boyfriend I mentioned the other day - he was a lone wolf, to an extreme I've never seen in anyone before or since. When we were dating, I was the clingy insecure girlfriend wanting to spend tons of time together. (I've changed quite a bit from that, thankfully.)

But now I sort of get where he was coming from. I want to get together with people, but not at the expense of my creative and intellectual pursuits. And of course I also need time to get my physical space de-messified which will help immensely with being clearer headed and productive.

Sorry for the complaining. I just now did a hard shutdown of the laptop. It was too stuck for too long. I'll deal. There may be workarounds I don't know how to implement yet, being a Linux noob. Or magic cusswords I don't have in my vocabulary yet. (Kidding, sort of.)

Finally, as regards the tooth - I'll restart the laptop and resume the quest for an oral surgeon. I think soft foods and small bites chewed on the good side are the order of the day. So far there is no toothache pain, only sore mouth spots where sharp edges rub. Peroxide helps those. I just want to be getting that IV with Versed and coming to knowing the whole mess is sorted and all that's left is recuperation and moving on.

Good Morning Everybody

WAY TO GO! Subclinical
getting out there in the rain and doing that job you most did not want to do!

I understand. I get it, I have lived it.
Women are supposed to be miracle workers, do everything to perfection at all times.
Work out of the house all day, come home and continue working.
But somebody always finds one little thing we didn't do or didn't do perfectly to bring up to us.
(((HUGS)))

Hope that warm shower washed away all the stress.


Hi CriticalMass
Oh please, please, please find an emergency appointment to get that spooky tooth taken care of.
My fingers are crossed XXX
Very glad at least bingo was fun. :)


Didn't get any more snow yesterday and none predicted for the future.
Thoroughly enjoyed the snow I did get.
No plans for today or all the week. Just the usual daily things.
Last week Twinkles did not get brushed much at all so I promised him more brushings.
That cat really knows how to pout. ;p

Okay, I completed the task I least wanted to do today. In the rain even.
And started some laundry.

Now for a nice, warm, destressing shower.

CM, I hope that you get that taken care of as quickly and easily as possible.

I hate that we as a country don't provide basic medical, dental, and mental health care for everyone.

Tillie,

Thank you. Seeing it written out like that and having someone else acknowledge that it is a heavy load means a lot. I tend to feel like much of it "doesn't count" because it is things that hold value for me but very little to other people. Even when the kids were little, I felt like I couldn't complain or ask for help because I *chose* to have three kids.

The larger world pays me (not well) for my knowledge and skills, but my family has always been "that's nice. I need socks."

Off to seize the day and beat it into submission....

Hi

Quilt Bingo was fun today. I didn't win anything but I just go to have fun and don't need anything either.

**** Caution: if you are squeamish about dental stuff do not read further ****

While I was there, I noticed that my half molar tooth, which lost another bit of filling a couple days ago, is doing this weird shifting thing that makes me wonder if the piece of filling caused it. Or maybe the shifting was what made the filling piece fall out. In any case, it feels unstable, a miniature San Andreas Fault in my mouth.

So, much as I dread it, I'm going to have to call oral surgeons tomorrow and ask about prices. Then probably go in further debt to my roommate and lose some days of productivity recuperating. But then it'll be OVER - the dread and uncertainty. This tooth is a ticking time bomb. If it breaks apart in some ghastly way when I haven't had the chance to be proactive, I would be faced with the prospect of the Needle From Hell.

I'll let you know how I get on.

Hi Subclinical

WTG! for 23 of 25 pieces done!!!

With school, pottery, garden, bunnies and goats plus eating, sleeping and just life in general all going on right now
it's no wonder the counter and desk have been put on the back burner.
So many of the main activities are very time sensitive too.
You are only one woman, there are only 24 hours in a day.
To have it all done all the time would be impossible and we know you will deal with it when you have the time. ((((HUG))))

Good luck with the boy goats tomorrow.

Tatoulia,

I hope you found your ice cream.

Tillie,

I hope you get any kind of wet. It is supposed to rain all day here.

I got 23 of 25 pieces on the firing carts. Not bad.

I also gave boy bunny a "full soda" grooming. Girl bunny needs one too.

Tomorrow I need to do the baby goats' horns. Not my favorite job, but important. I will try to get it over with early in the morning.

I have my last class session in the afternoon - glaze week. I am hoping to get all of my plates glazed tomorrow. Plus maybe a few of the other things that are fired. I'll have to go back outside of class time this week. The things that went up today, I have a week to glaze after they come back, but I also start a Saturday sculpting class in not quite two weeks. Plus it is time to start making things for the spring sale.

No garden today, so I need to hit that tomorrow. Must start seeds!

Dh has started to complain about me not cleaning my counter off anymore. He has a point. It is getting very bad. Also my "desk", which is piled and shoved to the side of the room. My intentions are good.

Good Afternoon Everyone

Hi Tatoulia
Your yesterday sounds relaxing and fun! ;)

WTG! for walking and pizza!

I only ever see peppermint stick ice cream here around XMas time.
Good luck locating some in your big city.

I guess we all have hard candy wrappers on the floors of our cars.
It's sort of like being in a club. ;)


No new snow but the sky is full of big snow clouds.
The snow has turned into slush and will probably turn into ice tonight.
So relieved I don't have to drive anywhere.

Hello everyone! I'm lazing around and will shower and wash my hair soon. Bright and sunny here. It's been pretty cold so I'll see what it's like outside.

Lots of good walking yesterday. I brought take-out pizza to mom last night and we had a nice visit. Yesterday I walked around the city including shopping for a new dress for my birthday. I had great success. I also bought new underthings since that is a birthday tradition for me. I had the whole day to myself and it was lovely.

Today I may take the car out (candy wrappers and napkins on the floor!) and look for peppermint stick ice cream. There wasn't any in the store near me.

It's hard not to have stuff in our cars, Cm. a lot of us are guilty of that. When I drove luxury cars, there wasn't one piece of trash in them. I kept them nice. No eating in the car, etc. people could have a beverage but if they left their coffee cup or water bottle, then they'd lost their beverage privileges. When Mom would ask, can I leave my coffee cup here? I'd answer, sure if you don't ever want to have coffee in my car again.

When I bought the car I have now, I said, I'm going to run it into the ground. So here I sit.

SubC your evening sounds so lovely! What a nice evening with your husband!!

I haven't see BF since Thursday. I've been busy taking care of mom and it's been cold and then yesterday was about me and wandering around Charles Street.

Tillie I get the snow us pretty! I'd love to see the little kitty tracks in it!

Good Morning Everybody

Hi Subclinical
Good luck with the pottery today.

Your evening out sounds so wonderful!
Beethoven and dinner.

Had to chuckle ;)
Thought I was the only one who has hard candy wrappers on the car floor.
Honestly though, they really do help with the stress fidgeting while driving. (((hug)))


Woke up this morning to find the world covered in
SNOW!!!
So pretty and welcome watching the sun rising on this clean white world today.

Wow! Twelve bags is a lot of manure!

Had a great time downtown with dh yesterday, but was out until midnight - three part Beethoven concert with choir, opera, and piano soloist sections. Dinner included in the second "intermission". I brought home my plastic fork to wash and take to school.

Today is the deadline to get my pottery on the firing cart for class, so I'll be working on that this morning and driving down in the afternoon.

It was 24 yesterday, but supposed to get up to 55 today. We are finally getting some sunshine, but I almost wish it would stay cold so the snow would sublimate instead of melting.

CM, you are doing fine. Just keep doing the best you can. Priests are supposed to support you, not judge you. Yours sounds nice and there is a big difference between a piece of furniture you haven't had time to unload and boxes of stuff!

The floor of my car is currently covered in hard candy wrappers because I have been stressed and trying not to bite my nails or eat too much.

Alright...
The dishes are all washed and the kitchen is all wiped up/down, whatever. ;P

Then I decided to try getting some more fertilizer bags out of the car trunk.
Figured I am dirty already so went for it and they are all out of the trunk and stacked along side the house in the carport just in case it rains.
Sure doesn't look like rain. :(

Plan now is to rest (my poor aching back) and shower soon.
Done for the day...

Hi Everyone

Hi CriticalMass
Your weather is just like mine today.
Warm & windy.

Very good to hear the med adjusting is coming along well.

OK, the new vehicle has stuff in it temporarily.
Last one had the stuff always in there
So you are doing so much better! :D

Wishing you lots & lots of time to get the fabric sorted out and started with the doll clothes and quilt squares. (((hug)))


Baked corn muffins, made avocado salad, cleaned up veggies for macaroni salad for later in the week.
Raked lilac hedge clippings off the grass.
Removed from the car trunk 6 bags of steer manure and stacked them where they go.
Must rest my back before the next 6 bags, maybe tomorrow?
Still need to wash dishes. :(
That will be soon as I rest up here. ;P

Sunny warm day here, predicted high of 73 (!) and 69 for tomorrow. Beats some years we have had Quilt Bingo with snow and frigid temps. Today is quite windy; we rarely get a warm day without wind on the Great Plains.

Tatoulia, send me cybercake as well - white cake with vanilla is my favorite. :) My birthday this year is the day before Easter. I usually get myself cake. If not a whole cake, a slice or cupcakes.

Tillie and SubC, keep on taking life at the pace you need rather than a driven pace.

I'm coming along with my medication reduction. Sometimes doing 2 days at the lower dose then 1 at the former. My system seems to be adjusting fine. I think I did retrain my brain in more positive ways these last few years, with the meds as "training wheels" so to speak. Now I feel like pedaling and balancing without them - or for now anyway, relying on them less and less.

Clutter goals are nagging at me... Tuesday, when I had the flat tire, I hope Father didn't pay attention to the stuff in the back of my van. The most prominent was the partly assembled chrome wire shelving which my roommate and I had put together a few weeks back. The former priest saw my old beater van full of hoarding and heard me bang on about how I'd had a spiritual awakening and wasn't going to be materialistic anymore... *gulp* anyway, this week's happenings made me feel some embarrassment.

I knew it was a gamble to put those shelves in there before I could actually put them into the storage unit (and pull out and divest myself of old rickety ones). I'd said when I got this pretty van that was NOT going to fill it with stuff. I've done better but not kept to what my goal was.

But I can get it better. And I can STILL achieve the goal of being more spiritual and less materialistic!

My sewing is another pile-up area. I have those T-shirts to cut up for doll clothes. Going to take a set of patterns to the copy shop to get xeroxed (which it gives permission for as they're superimposed; I need 2 sets made to be able to cut all the pieces out). One is a pattern for knit leggings; that should work great to use fabric fast for the 18" doll size, then the smaller pieces can be for Barbie sized.

And quilting - I've got a list started for easy and quick stash busting block patterns. So I hope to be cutting and piecing assembly line fashion soon. Just hope my wrists and heels of my hands, neck, and back can take the cutting part.

Well, best be signing off to do stuff and go to Mass this eve.