FINALLY lil bunny boy is nibbling on hay and acting perkier. We're still going to take him in just to be on the safe side. I was afraid this morning he might be a goner. Neither roommate nor I got much sleep. Hope the vet returns the text/call soon so we can get on our way, get back, and have naps.

11:00+am here.
I am still not dressed. 😉

Hugs and well wishes to Bunny Boy CriticalMass.
Hope he gets in to see the doctor.

Hi Tatoulia
Yep, getting all the work done before relaxing is best.
Hate having tasks hanging over my head, makes it hard to enjoy off times.

Good luck grocery shopping!
Wishing you shelves all filled with lovely and necessary things.

The whole idea behind post cards is that we are supposed to use them to send greetings to friends and family.
Happy you are now getting to use them as intended! 😀

I never went through customs at an airport, just at the Canadian border.
The man would ask my Granma what our business was and she would always say 'We are going home" no matter which way we were going across the border.
She was telling the truth too. 😀

I am glad you know how the medicine works with your body and can adjust taking it as needed rather than as directed/suggested.

Guess I really should get dressed now.
Rain clouds are bunching up overhead but will probably just move on over to the mountains to drop their rain. 🙁

Ok it's afternoon but I'm just getting up. Coffee clinks!

I read everyone's posts and felt like we'd had a great visit! Please know that I feel a range of emotions but don't always comment on everything.

I hope bunny gets to see the vet today! SubC what a scary time to be pregnant. I know your daughter will do the appropriate things. I'm sorry about the breakup. Breakups stink. Even more so now.

Tillie, I like to get my work out of the way, too. I used to work with my office door closed til about 4Pm then walk around and say hello. Everyone would joke about it. Where I work now, I don't have an office or even a desk, so trying to get people to not bother me is tough. I do try to explain that I like to get my day behind me before socializing.

BF and I are going grocery shopping today. I haven't seen him in a long time. Maybe Tuesday? We have things mom needs and things my upstairs neighbors (both of whom are in the medical field) need.

My dance class yesterday was very good! I enjoyed it and I'm pleasantly sore today. My office held a Happy Hour yesterday at 3, they will be hosting one once a week for the next four weeks. One guy had a particularly amusing piece of art on the wall behind him, which one of my colleagues and I texted about at the same time. So that was amusing. Various members of senior management some and it was very well done.

I did all of my laundry yesterday but it has been so cold and raw and rainy that I let the kitty have the clean blanket back instead of putting it away. Today there is some sun but honestly waking up after noon is a bit of a shock.

I only took my regular meds last night as the Xanax builds up in my system pretty quickly and I had taken it two nights in a row. Once coming back from Japan I got lost in customs and by the time I completed (in NY) I was with people speaking Spanish and French and the customs agent couldn't understand how it was that someone from the Japan flight was still in line and mixed in with different flights. I said I got lost. Another trip home from Japan, I started to wonder if I could be dropped off at rehab. I need the Xanax when stressed, but it builds up really fast and for a long time. So I should be good for a week or two.

I will take stuff for donations to my car for now. I don't know what else to do. It's fun distributing my postcard collection by sending them out to mom and other people. Time to let them go.

Just popping in... Roommate's little boy bunny is sick. Around 10:00 last night he stopped eating and was uncomfortable. Possible excess gas and digestive stasis. Have given meds and warmth and everything I can think of, but he's still not feeling much better. The vet opens at 1:00. She has requested an appointment. Animals have such crazy timing to get sick...

Good Morning Everyone
"Clink!"

Hi Subclinical

Hoping Birdie has matured and is more motherly.
Fingers crossed for Pansy X.

Dd1's plan B sounds like a great decision.
Sorry for Dd2. Would be so much easier for her if she were able to get out and socialize after breaking up. 🙁

Maybe I should take advantage of lower gas prices and top off the tank even though it's only 1/4 down.

That last class was a catastrophe.
Sounds like an episode of some situation comedy. 😉

Have a wonderful Saturday cranking out all sorts of your famous ice cream! 😀

My plans for today should involve lots of various house cleaning tasks.
Yeah right, not gunna happen. ;p

He stays out in the garage until 1, 3, 6 am.
Then comes in to bed and stays there till late afternoon and complains if I make noise.
I like to do things early morning and by waiting till afternoon I lose all my mojo.

CM,

It sounds like you are putting a lot of thought into this. That is good.

I made it through a week of video teaching. The class I taught for the last time yesterday practically ran itself in the classroom. Online yesterday it went so badly that I thought "if this class weren't already being cancelled, I'd be cancelling it after today." Just not online compatible. We spent 20 minutes admiring someone's new puppy. About half the class completed the minimum on the project. One kid broke a lamp.

So, I just do this seven more times....

Dh had to go to his office yesterday and get the rest of his important stuff. They are locking the building on Monday until further notice. He thinks he will lose two people and he is really torn up about them. He also thinks he will probably be furloughed without pay soon.

But he is still playing golf this afternoon.

Our expenses have gone down from not eating out and not driving to work. Although - I can't believe how low gas has dropped - dd1 filled her tank for 79 cents a gallon with her loyalty card last week.

Dd1 had a borderline test for gestational diabetes this week. They told her she can come back for a more accurate three hour test or assume she has it and go on a low carb diet and walk for half an hour after every meal for the next 15ish weeks. She picked B. She has another ultrasound in three weeks, so they can look at the baby's growth then and see if there are any concerns.

Dd2 and her new boyfriend broke up, so now she is feeling more alone. This is really hard for her, because she is an extrovert.

Birdie had boy girl twins yesterday evening. They are very cute of course. I haven't checked on them yet this morning. I'm a little nervous because last year she was a terrible mother. But things seemed to be going more smoothly this time.

I was worried that Pansy wasn't bred - she's getting older for a first fresher and I thought she might be sterile, but I *think* i felt movement yesterday. That would put her due last - around the end of May.

Good Afternoon Everyone

Keep up the good thinking CriticalMass.
Time enough to decide later.
April is your genealogy logging. 🙂

Gorgeous day here today.
Not hot or cold.
The wind is only now starting to very slowly spin my little garden windmill.

Watered everything.
Washed/sanitized with bleach both litter boxes.
Washed the inside the house trash cans.
Laundry dried nicely, brought in, folded & put away.

Pretty little green and yellow Finches frolicking in my garden.
Told Scooter they taste like olives and he doesn't like olives so leave them along.

Watching the Lilacs start putting out their leaves. 😀

NASTY cold here. Wind chill 17. Ugh.

If I go ahead with the storage game plan, my further thoughts, some based on your advice:

1) Due to the quarantine I would have a pretty clear calendar, an unprecedented opportunity to focus on this.

2) I agree it would be wise to check about the weather, which is notoriously crazy in KS, rain in the spring and tornadoes being exhibit A. Our planting date is April 15, and even that can be delayed some years when Ma Nature forgets to check her email. Extended forecasts aren't super reliable, but they may at least yield a sense as to the most likely window of opportunity.

3) The Badger would be called in if needed. My roommate may even be able to help. I don't always do so well with helpers but if I have specific tasks where I need an extra set of hands that's when I can use them and also be less likely to annoy them by getting confused and flustered.

4) I really need a big victory. I have waited far too long for one. Small projects just end up being reshuffling right now, due to my ADHD confusion and the lack of organized space to put the results of sorting. That feels like a pointless waste of energy.

Not saying there might not be some small sorting jobs that'd be possible and feel good; always I must keep an open mind. But a big win would really light it up for me.

Still, no commitment has been made, there is still time to discern.

Good Morning Everyone
"Clink!"

Such wisdom from experience Subclinical.

My condolences on losing your class. (((HUG)))

The wind is not blowing and hopefully it will remain calm.
Plan to do some watering since it never rained.
Going to take litter boxes outside and scrub & sanitize them.
But first I will hang linens out on the clothes line. 🙂

CM, I understand your goal, and it sounds nice, and you may succeed at it.

But my experience is that I often run out of energy or life intervenes, and my staging areas become too permanent.

My biggest concern is - where will things go when you are ready to get rid of them? Are places near you accepting donations? Is there a accessible dumpster you can use? I think that until you have a plan to get rid of excess immediately - "I will stop and drop at x or y location after working every day even if I just drop off one item" you are putting yourself in danger.

Is everything in your room a keeper? Sometimes you can start with a very small staging area. If you choose the smallest area or set that you can reduce and have a surface to sort it on, it will be smaller when it goes back. Even if you sort out one sheet of paper, the remainder can go back at the end of the day better organized and you have started a good habit and marginally increased your space and organization.

I know the boost of a big change feels good, but I feel like establishing the habit and refining the process small scale to see how much time and energy you really have to invest would be a good idea before you invest money in the process.

You might want to keep a daily journal for a month of how much time you spend and factors that would have kept you from going to the storage unit that day. Once you know "I can work on this for x hours a day and there were only x days that would have kept me home" you can make a more informed decision about the value of a second unit.

Today I say goodbye to the second class that I am losing. 🙁

Howdy Ya'll

Love all your long posts telling about your days. (((HUG)))

Hi Tatoulia
A Broadway dance class sounds like it will be a lot of fun.

YEA! for finding TP on the store shelf.
So rare these days. 😉

Sorry about the laundry pig.

You have been doing so well saving money and paying off the loan and other expenses like the water heater.
So proud of and happy for you. (((HUG)))

Hi Subclinical
YEA! for the golf course opening so you can finally make ice cream! 😀

Wishing Magnolia and her babies all the best.
People will still be buying critters, especially the fancy ones.
But winning ribbons might be cancelled.

I am happy the video classroom is evolving nicely.
Forced to sit all the time would be frustrating since you enjoy moving all around the classroom.

The new cat seems to be moving in nicely. 😉

Hi CriticalMass
OK...
If you do get the unit then you must treat this like a job.
No days off, no sick leave, no excuses, no outside interruptions.
Nothing but sorting, decluttering and straightening.
No matter what the weather, too cold, too hot, too windy, too rainy, too sunny, too cloudy, you must work.
You are allowed to eat, sleep, bathroom breaks and showers.
Any questions?

For now you have your genealogy project. 🙂

I am doing laundry.
All the clothes I dirtied today.
Tomorrow is supposed to be warmer and I really hope the winds stay away.
The wind blew over my poor Hyacinth flower stalks and by late afternoon I had finally managed to get them to stand up straight again.

Hey all.

Funeral was quiet and we were just over and back by noon. Didn't stay to talk with cousins after. I can put my photos up on Facebook for them later.

I promise, Scout's Honor, that if I get a staging area storage unit that is ALL it will be, one month only. I can't afford more. Set up a table or two in the staging one, put books and small boxes of stuff on them. Roll nice new shelves on casters over, put books in tubs on them (likely eliminating books in the process).

In original unit, get rickety shelves gone. Clear a path. Roll new, neat shelves back into their designated places. Focus heavily on eliminating "goat path" and "things shoved in all wonky and stacked precariously" issues.

Continue to evaluate items as to whether to keep or not. Put like with like. Find any straggler items that no longer are part of my life; get rid of those. Set up for continued progress with details after the big picture is revamped.

You see, it was going well when I first moved to this unit. I had some decent organization going on. It was the hurrying, and whatever fires to put out in my life, that got me behind again. Right now it's pretty much gridlock in there. Very discouraging and demotivating. That's all I'm after - a means to bust the gridlock, and not let it get to where stuff is falling and things are stacked crushing other things. Yuck.

Don't know if I ever shared how I did the staging storage unit thing once before, when I had to get stuff out of my former roommate's place. I was able to sort, and get the "keepers" all into the main unit then. That was in 2015 before I moved over here. And I had quite a bit of crap in that main unit, but I was able to get a lot of it gone over time, and quite a bunch when I switched to this place closer to where I reside now.

As for the stimulus money, the remainder would just sit in my savings most likely. And I won't even allow myself to dream that it's for a place of my own this time around. Because in all likelihood it will end up being needed for a car repair or something. Also, who wants to move until the coronavirus is good and gone. We are all having to accept that it's hard times, and sit tight and be thankful for what we do have. If I don't get my hopes up I won't feel crushed.

So that's my story and I'm sticking to it! 😀

Tomorrow is payday, and the weather's turned cold, possible freezing drizzle to come. I will figure out what errands I really need to run, do some things by phone. Looks like temps will be high enough later that roads won't be dangerous, it will have turned to rain. I only need a few groceries etc. I've postponed for lack of money. Then hope to be able to hunker down awhile.

Hello all!

Online school is still evolving. Not bad today. I miss being able to look them in the eye, and I hate sitting at a table for hours. In the classroom I pace around, sit on the tables, sit on the floor, even stand and walk on the tables. With the computer, I am stuck in my chair.

Dh ordered something groceries online today for Sunday pick up.

They have decided to reopen the golf course - but not the club house, and no food or drink, and they raised up all the cups in the holes, so instead of going in, your ball will bounce off and that counts - so people aren't reaching in the cups. So Dh is going to go play on Saturday and maybe I will make ice cream.

Magnolia had twins today. They are by my new buck and very pretty. Of course, the boy is prettier than the girl, but Maggie is a fancy goat with papers, and so is their dad, so hopefully the little buckling won't be too hard to sell. Who knows the WSU things are now though...

New cat slept in the sun on the driveway today, but ran away when I came outside.

Tillie, hurrah for a beautiful not windy day!

Tatoulia, you sound like you are doing really well. I'm glad, and proud of you.

CM, thinking of you and hoping you found some peace and comfort today.

I love your supportive students! Great job, SubC!!!! Great job!!!!

Cm I misread or didn't read all of your entries. I am pleased you went to church. I love Gregorian chants. I am in favor of scanning your photographs and papers as a goal. I am wary of having you rent another storage space. Please pray on it. Please pray to determine if it is truly the lack of a staging space that is stopping you from making progress. I will support your decision.

Both my mother and brother will be eligible for the stimulus, thank goodness. And my sister and her BF. So they will all be really happy. I was grateful that the IRS reversed its position on tax returns. I was going to have to help my mom and my brother in that regard.

My mother has asked that I hold her money for her, as she doesn't want to fritter it away. She also offered to "repay" me and BF for all we've done for her. So silly. I wish she could still travel but if we come out of this thing, maybe we could eat out a few times. Something to make her happy.

I am saving money every day. And I split it between my emergency fund which I pledged to start and my small loan. So much fun to do this! I am so pleased with the amount I've already saved this year.

Our office will be doing a zoom happy hour. They split it up alphabetically. My group will be next Friday. It's with senior management and then your letter grouping. Let see how that goes! The first one is tomorrow at 3 PM. but it's not my group.

I'm taking a Broadway dance class tomorrow. I forget what time. Maybe 12 or 12:30.

I've done some laundry but not all. I couldn't do any today because someone had loaded it up and it's the piggy person who leaves it there all day, expecting other people to put in dryer, etc. maybe tomorrow I'll have a shot. I did do a few yesterday. I am doing my towels much more frequently. It's comforting to me.

I went to CVS tonight and they were just loading toilet paper on the shelves. I bought one four pack and one six pack. I use a lot of toilet paper and plus I like to make packages for people of TP, water and soap. I made a package for my cleaning fairies yesterday. And I think I'll make up a few to distribute to some neighbors. I know one neighbor is going to want ginger ale. So I'll get her a ginger ale.

Okay my dear hearts, I shall see you tomorrow. I didn't mail mom a postcard yesterday. Or I don't think I did. So I sent two today.

Good Afternoon Everyone

WTG! Tatoulia for a flawless presentation! 😀

Kind of easy to not spend much money with the stores closed.
GREAT plan to use this "interruption" in "normal" life to pay down your loan! 😀

Yes, I dare you to tackle those papers.
They have been on your someday To-Do list far too long.

So sweet they sent you pics of your Happy Mom. 😉

Hi Subclinical
What a wonderful school day that was.
And the students were so understanding and helpful.

I too worry about CriticalMass getting another storage unit.
That always seems to backfire.

Hi CriticalMass
Your church experience sounds very nice and hopefully no virus were shared.

Today you went to your Aunt's funeral and I hope it was same as last time.
Chatting from a safe distance, no hugging or cheek kissing. (((((HUG)))))

If you do get a stipend I would rather you put it away for a rainy day.
Too often vehicle issues or some other problems arise and you get tapped out.
This way you would have a nice little nest egg to help see you through the next catastrophe.

BEAUTIFUL NOT WINDY DAY TODAY HERE!!!
Bit chilly but that was alright and even felt good as I worked outdoors.
The cats joined me.
Scooter is now sleeping next to me on the couch but Twinkles is still out enjoying himself.
The hairball treatments I have been giving him are working and he feels better now.
Poor extra long haired cats especially in the Spring/early Summer when they have extreme shedding. ;p

Have plans for more outside work for tomorrow. 🙂

Good Morning Everyone

Wonderful to read all your postings. 😀

WTG! everybody for having such a positive successful and safe day yesterday.

The wind is NOT blowing but it's frigid out there.
No matter, going out anyway.

BBL 😉

Tatoulia,
I'm glad you had a good day yesterday.
Today was better.

I had a table and all my materials right at hand and my computer didn't crash, and didn't freeze very much. The worst freezing was during a teen class and one if the kids said "the audio is fine. Just keep talking and we'll ask you to describe better if we don't understand.

I do have a flip phone. I am working on a school issued chrome book. Usually if I have to use a chrome book for something I hand it to one of the kids.

I'm glad your mom is doing well.

CM,

I had two weeks warning. I had to rewrite a lot of classes along with learning new skills though. I am still rewriting classes.

I don't know about the second storage space. Is there a danger of filling both?

Tillie, I hope you get a day with no wind!

Cm I love your goal! Great idea!

I wear a cloth mask that I bought on Etsy. It's fantastic. I use it for cat chores and other smelly chores and now I wear it outside, too. I am so envious of your sewing skills!

Yay for a nice chat with Nate! I am very grateful that I can work from home and collect a full paycheck. Very few people are in this position. Bf remains working at reduced hours.

I haven't been spending money on anything. So I can double up on the small loan that I have. It's for four more years but I'm thinking two. Two more years. The interest is low enough that I'm not going to try to refinance it. I just want to get it paid down and paid off.

For March I wanted to change my water heater and do a few more plumbing type things to put my mind at ease. I thank God each and every day that I changed the water heater. I didn't get the handyman out for my punch list but that was due to COVID19. I'd made my list and BF had the guy. But then everything collapsed.

April. Does anyone dare me to tackle papers? I don't ever finish but I'm game if you are game.

Someone at mom's took her pictures and sent them to me last night. She is happy and cheerful.

I second Tatoulia's advice, SubC - go easy on yourself. After all, did you (or any of us) have any advance warning and time to prepare for all of this? Heck no! Everybody's learning on the fly. And I think people - hopefully even teenagers - are humbled by this and willing to make allowances.

We got to roommate's appointment this morning and I just sat in the car. Neither of us were real bright eyed and bushy tailed as neither of us are morning people, LOL. I worked on my novel that I'm doing for April "Camp NaNoWriMo," sketching another of the characters.

Back home and I ate and then I went to my church to go to Confession - Father had it all worked out for people with what entrance of the church to use, then he was in the "cry room" where people can take their babies during church.

There was Gregorian chant recorded music playing throughout the church so no one would overhear anyone's Confession. And even the pews near that room were roped off so no one would sit close to it. It all worked great. The music, and the experience of seeing the church yet knowing we won't get to have church for some time yet, was heart tugging and comforting at the same time.

Then I came back home, did the laundry load I'd planned, and took quite the nap. Still feel like I could sleep more, as sort of a mental reset. Must be aware now that my body WILL try to fight sleep and must be strict about a decent bedtime.

In other news... my roommate had mentioned that I am probably eligible for that economic stimulus - I had thought being on disability I might not be. And a lightbulb went on in my head. All this frustration about the storage unit being in disarray and no staging area to deal with it -

SO....

Perhaps I could use some of that money to rent another unit for one month like I did before, use it for staging, buy any tubs I still need, and put the donations near the front if need be (so they don't have to live in my van till there are places to donate them), also the "papers to go through" boxes near the front so I can get to them and deal with them. Maybe that could even happen in the evenings while I'm doing this and the papers would be gone, but if not they wouldn't be in bundles in random places.

So I'm going to think and pray about this idea - it could be the answer to prayers already and to much anguish and ongoing despair. Because back in 2017 or whenever I changed to this storage unit near to home, I was so optimistic at first! I thought I was going to be able to finish everything up rapidly and be able to move to my own place.

Of course, there was 2018, when my old wreck of a van crapped out and I got too addicted to buying Barbies as a way of comforting myself. But whatever I may need to do to deal with aftermath of that time I could do so much more easily if the truly junky and disordered space didn't hinder my efforts.

Well, it's certainly something to think about.

Oh SubC, I would've been in tears too! That is so frustrating and upsetting. I hope it helps to know that you are not alone, this is hard on teachers everywhere. And your efforts are appreciated by all-parents, students, school administrators, and of course, us.

There is a whiteboard feature on webex. I have not had success using it but it's out there and getting student help will be key! Tell me, what are you using for a camera? Would using your smart phone (if you have one-I can't remember if you are one of the flip phone users whom I do admire and feel a twinge of jealousy). You might be able to pair your iPhone with your screen. But I'm not sure if that helps with projection out tonight others or just with what you see.

Is it possible to hardwire the computer rather than using wireless? Would that offer better stability?

Fun to see the doggie during class!

One of my favorite teachers online is Mrs Murphy. She's on twitter and she's a hoot. She lets her students make memes of her for a final project each year. If you use Twitter, I highly recommend looking up Angelina Murphy or the magical Mrs Murphy. You can also google her. I'm sure you have enough to do but she's an inspiration. Fearless. So be fearless and know that your students don't love you for your IT skills.

Please know this will get easier. And a lot of this technology is out of your hands. The glitches, etc are happening to everyone.

Hello everyone. I am not up to date?I do not know how SubC'a day went yesterday. I'll finish reading in a bit.

The wind is scary, Tillie. CM yes make masks! My masks are cloth ones I bought on Etsy! They are wonderful!

My presentation yesterday went very well! The woman in charge of the presentation did a a very good job. You would e never guessed that the person doing the introduction and the person making the presentation weren't in the same room. It went without a hitch!

I'm going to take advantage of the sunshine and get out for a few minutes. Cleaners came today. The house is so nice.

The wind was at about 10 mph this morning but has been increasing every hour.
So, no going outside today, again.
My sinus pain/headache is much better today, going out in the blowing dust/allergens would not be good.

Twinkles insisted on going out and he's still out but he is basically a good boy and obeys the "stay in the yard" rule.
But he did kill that poor little bird a few weeks back >:(

Good Morning Everybody

Hi Subclinical
(((HUG)))
I am sure it went well for the very first time of video school.
You had to have this to learn what was working and what wasn't.
Always need the test run.
Next time it will be better and you will see ways to still "tweak" things around and it will get even better still.

Nobody is a pro the first time doing something complicated/technical for the very first time. 😉

Happy there were good things about teaching online too.
Focus on having seen their faces and that good dog too. (((HUG)))

July is a long ways away so your Brother's plans will probably change.
Or things could be better and a visit in July might be fine. "?"

Yesterday was very hard.

So many technical difficulties. The wireless kept crashing in my "classroom" and I ended up sitting on the living room floor improvising. And having to say "hang on a second" every time I had to go back to get other supplies. I can't read them stories with pictures because the resolution goes out on the camera. The teens couldn't read my "white board" (one of them demoed a digital alternative and my homework is to learn how to use it.) Dh said it went well and my expectations are too high and everybody has technical glitches.

All my kids logged in but one, although one logged in sick, said hi, and then logged out and went back to bed. I'm pretty sure just regular kid sick.

At the end of the day I was exhausted and disappointed and I cried.

Last night we moved the project table into the living room where the WiFi is better. today I try again.

I was good to see them. There were funny things and happy things, and it was interesting to see how being online changes the dynamic with some of the kids. K brought her dog to class. It was very well behaved.

My brother must be very worried. He emailed me to see how we are doing. We generally communicate through our Mom. He is still planning to go see Mom and Dad in July. I told him he was crazy.

Good Evening Everyone

Hope both Subclinical and Tatoulia had very good days at work today 🙂

Hi CriticalMass
YEA! that you found those pictures! 😀
And things were not falling on you is a BIG plus.

Your April goal sounds perfect, spot on.
That along with fresh air exercise and taking care of fur babies.

I called Nate this evening.
We had a wonderful conversation.
They are doing well and both their jobs are deemed to be essential so no money worries.

When I went to the store several people were wearing masks. I will make myself and roommate ours asap. She has a doctor consultation in the morning but I can just wait in the car, and I think weather will be nice enough we can put the windows down and ventilate on the return trip.

Had success finding some family pictures at the storage unit today because the sun was out and I used my flashlight to look in the tubs in the back. So much easier. Also nothing fell over, yay.

Seeing the pictures again has really lifted me out of the dumps. And I found some of my aunts to take to the funeral.

I want to dedicate myself and my time to things like scanning family pictures and genealogy that have meaning, and cast a cold eye on cluttery possessions. Does that count as a goal? 😉 Must pursue making the scanning software work if at all possible.

Tomorrow I'll do that laundry and prep what I need for the road on Thursday.

Hi Again

Wind is still going strong out there. 😛

Maybe tomorrow won't be windy.

Thinking that maybe next week I should go grocery shopping for fresh veggies & fruit???
Rural areas are supposed to be hit harder later, after the bigger cities & towns.
So far so good in this county.

Plus maybe the store will be better stocked by then and have more of what I want.
Would also be nice to see a friendly face or two.
Besides with him going out all the time I'm not really quarantined anyway, unless I start locking him out in the yard. 😉

Good Afternoon Everybody

Wind is terrible again today.
The dry dusty wind day after day has given me a sinus infection with a sick headache. 😛

So I need to stay out of the wind and use the neti-pot.

Cut my fingernails again.
It is important to keep our nails short, scraped underneath and scrubbed often with a nail brush.

Really hoping that soon the wind will settle down and I can go play outside.

Do a Youtube search
"wild goats in Welsh town"

The lack of humans about makes it a free-for-all

Hi CriticalMass

Yes, it's all about Steven's behavior that is stressing me out.

Making those face mask would help.
This virus delivers a large viral load just through people's mouths.
If everybody covered their mouths and noses it would reduce the spread.
And having your mouth and nose covered would reduce the chance of inhaling someone's virus.
People working in the medical field need more protection but the general public would benefit from wearing a homemade mask. 🙂

My previous post about us making plans, setting goals is to address the new "normal" we all are facing.

We need to be gentle and forgiving of ourselves and others but we must also keep ourselves busy and optimistic.
(((((HUG)))))