Hi friends,
I think that I will probably not join the chat group tonight. I still have more to do to get ready for the plumber to come and give an estimate tomorrow, so I would like to keep working tonight as long as I have the energy.
Clay did not show up to mow on Wednesday and with all the rain we have had, the grass was getting really tall. Two boys from down the block and around the corner came over and asked to mow so I hired them. As this was there first time, I stayed outside and trimmed some bushes so I could supervise their work without breathing down their necks. Since I was outside most of the day, I got behind on the inside work.
I hope that the plumber will be able to focus on the areas I am asking him to fix and not be bothered by the clutter in the areas I have not yet dealt with.
I noticed that where the toilet leaked before I shut it off damaged the linoleum and baseboard in the bathroom. I was not going to redo the flooring in that room, but I think that I might as well get an estimate for that room as well. (It is a tiny room and the subfloor will need to be check anyway.) I may as well go ahead and have them put in same tile I am putting in the entrance.
Now I am going to shower, dress and go get a sandwich. I need to get out of the house for a while and also don't want to mess up my clean kitchen by cooking.
Have a good discussion, all, and I will check in again after the plumber is finished.

Good morning, everyone!

bitsy: I relate a lot to what you wrote yesterday. It is sometimes hard to know when to go to the ER and when not.

diane: Looking forward to hearing how your day went yesterday. I hope you had fun!

vi: We're thinking about you as you get all this moving done! Looking forward to hearing updates when you finally get the opportunity to post. I hope you get the chance for some rest and relaxation soon.

Roxie: I'm hope you are feeling better today. I'm glad to know that if you do end up having to be back in the hospital, you will have the comfort of knowing that you have friends who would take care of Sloopy. I hope you were able to get someone to make a run to the grocery store for you. Many hugs!

Me: It took more time and effort than I expected yesterday, but I finally did get the toilet unclogged. Didn't end up doing any work in that other bathroom. Did spend a little time cooking, and I made a run to the grocery store. The best thing about yesterday is that I got to bed early last night and slept better than I did the previous two nights.

I got out fairly early this morning and worked on cleaning out my vehicle. (It's not clean, just better.) It's supposed to be very hot this afternoon, so I knew I'd better do that while I had the chance. The rest of my plans for today may vary some, depending on whether I have a family get-together midday or not. (Sometimes we do on Sundays, and sometimes we don't.) If I end up being at home midday, I will probably work on dishes, laundry, that bathroom that I didn't work on yesterday, and also on sorting some things I got out of my vehicle this morning.

Have a wonderful day, everyone. Hugs to all.

Roxie,
I hope your chest pains have subsided! It is hard sometimes to decide when to call 911 or go to ER.
I have been having chest pains more often lately but have been chalking it up to anxiety attacks.it's kinda scary but if I be real still and take a pill for anxiety the pain goes away. my regular doctor said that I need to schedule another stress test. Anyway please post again soon and let everybody know how you are.

today I paid a couple bills and worked on the stuff in the car some. we have had to have the car jumped twice this weekend.I have to get it to mechanic Monday.

Last night about 10:30 I started getting a chest pain. It continues. But it is only in one spot, not all over my chest area as when I had the heart attack. No other symptoms, so I'm convincing myself to ride it out. If the pain spreads, I'll call 911, so keep your fingers crossed for me. I'm really tired of starting to recover then back to the hospital with more problems. 🙁

Hugs all around. I've visited several areas of the boards and enjoyed all your postings.

diane: I hope you do have fun (and also manage not to melt).

Tillie: I definitely had an LOL moment about your story about the cats and the potato.

Me: I did get the dishwasher run and got some laundry dealt with yesterday. As far as housework today goes, so far the main thing I've done has been to dry some laundry. Some of my plans for the rest of the day include getting some cleaning done in one of my bathrooms and getting a newly-clogged toilet dealt with in the other bathroom. (Oh, what fun!)

I hope all of you have a great day!

Already 80 degrees at 9:45 so trying to talk myself into staying home today, since by 11 when it opens it will be 90, then I read your post Tillie. Thanks so much, now will get my butt out the door and get there early, try to see everything before I melt.

Good Morning 🙂

TTYL 🙂

I have been a busy woman today. I have both air conditioners on full blast so worked in big bedroom for about an hour, then went out in little room on garage that is insulated, smelled like a really bad sweaty arm pit, the potatoes I put in there months ago had long sprouts, some were 2 feet long, also many potatoes were rotten and smelled terrible, good I got them in garbage cart before pickup this morning. At first I was going to try to save the towels and totes they were in, then said, toss it all, such freedom. Worked about 2 hours out there reorganizing, screws in cabinet doors, I took off when painting months ago, then labeled some, and put things away in them. the floor has been found again. Actually more like 4 hours. Then went into yard, finished taking off the filthy stuff off front by fence and steps. Put up a white metal panel to cover the area, much better. Staked up a huge shrub that was in the way, gives me more shade now as well as covers up area. Green plants are so healing. Took lots of dead stuff off it. Want to pound a t post in, just ran out of energy. I worked from 6am to 3:30pm with probably 5 breaks, 2 food breaks. It was only 90 degrees today normally I would whine about 90, but felt so much better than 97-100 which have had for past week or two and is predicted for next 10 days. I tell you, this is the weirdest weather, coldest winter now hottest summer. I still have to get out and water, put t post in attach ties.
already did dishes, wiped counter, washed hung out towels from under dripping sink yesterday.
Tomorrow is my favorite street art festival of the year in Bend. It is supposed to be 97 tomorrow. I will go when it opens at 11, but will heat up fast, will be good inspiration for my creative side. disappointed it will be so hot

What am I doing today? Right now, I'm smiling about robins and cute, itty-bitty kittens.

I went out early this morning to check on things out in that rural area. Worked on cleaning out a water tank and on killing some small, invasive trees. While I was in that area, I visited a friend that I hadn't gone to see in a while. Enjoyed that. Didn't get back home until early afternoon. Have plans to attend a special event tonight.

I have about an hour or so before I need to start getting ready for an event tonight. I plan to spend some of that time on laundry and on dishes.

Happy Friday to all.

Good morning 🙂

Reading your posts makes me happy. 😀
Been outside watering. Left all the cats inside.
Had a Robin out there with me, following me around, even standing on the hose.
Walking around in front of me as I moved around, taking her time, enjoying the company. 😀
She's been eating lots of ripe juicy berries off the mountain laurels & wild currant bushes.
Did some pruning on the lilac hedge and some weed pulling and killed two nests of wasps.
Will just be sorta hanging out around here the rest of the day, already did all the daily stuff.

T.G.I.F. hope you all have something fun planned.
Lunch in the yard, run through the sprinkler, hang out with a wild bird, play with a baby cat, read a book, finger paint, make mud pies, splash in a puddle, etc. 😀

Mostly I just spent time on the computer and on the bed with Sloopy yesterday. Last night Sloopy made poopy for mommy. I was so proud. lol

Sloopy seems comfortable with me most of the time and seems to prefer to hand out by my lower half. She's eating at will. I just turned to look and her little ears are sticking out of the blanket. They ever so slightly curve inward like a Scottish Fold (I'm sure she's not). You can clearly see tabby markings although she's black. It's love, what can I say?

Hi, everyone. My last two days have been rather busy (been away from home for a lot of that time). I've tried to read posts off and on as I had the chance, and I've been thinking about all of you!

Roxie: I'm so happy you were able to get the little kitten to eat. Thinking about the two of you together makes me smile.

diane: Your tossing out good stuff just for practice reminds me that our attitudes on these things can change. I remember how shocked I used to get when I would see things that seemed to be perfectly good items (furniture, in particular) tossed into the big garbage dumpsters here. Now I don't freak out so much when I see it. Being able to do that myself with a piece of furniture about a year ago (well, with the help and encouragement of someone else) was a big deal to me. The world did not come to an end. Yea for all the things you've gotten done the past few days. Sorry about the leak! (Bummer.)

Tillie: Later in the day, after having read your recent posts, I started thinking, "I'm glad I'm the hoarder and not the hoard-ee!" Many hugs.

Vi: I like trying to picture your new place. With so much of your clutter gone, it will look so nice! I may be in "vi withdrawal" until you get your computer hooked up at the new apartment.

Me: As for my goals for yesterday, I spent time on each area that I listed except the living room area. Got laundry put away. The maintenance men eventually did come yesterday and were able to find and fix the cause of the leak. (Yea.)

I didn't set any new goals for today because of some away-from-home activities that I had scheduled.

It's getting late, and I'm getting tired. I'll probably post more updates tomorrow. Hugs to all.

thanks tillie, good to hear from you again today, was worried about you
Enough with this hot weather
I am just watching opb, not sure I will get any more movement out of this body today.
I did throw several things away that were good enough to donate, just wanted to practice tossing good things to see I will survive, and really want to get rid of stuff, so need the practice. Sure appreciate you ladies/women/youngens/friends, makes dealing with the heat a little easier checking in and seeing what you are thinking

hang on Sloopy

Thank you all 🙂 (((hugs)))

HI!!!! Everybody else 😀

great you are both working your butts off Vio, so much to do, happy you have help today.

I'm glad things are looking better Diane!

we're slowly filling our little moving room with things to take and at the same time emptying out the other rooms and chucking everything into the back yard for the dump or setting it aside for selling

found a couple of good things to keep in the garage but only a few, it seems i was correct in my assessment of 10% in there.

Mister has been working his hiney off all morning! He's been so good about saying no to things that I would have said yes to. I've only pulled a few things out of boxes and have been chucking the rest

I'll check in later with hopefully more done. 🙂

Thanks Vi. Ok, so paint dried, brought gate up on deck and cut some off bottom then painted that part, went into get a different paint brush, while in there, decided to check under sink in bathroom I do not use. It had a leak that I fixed a few months ago. Since LR and Tillie have bathroom problems, thought it was a good idea, when I found all the towels soaked, I was a bit frustrated. I was in such a good mood thinking gate would be on soon, then had to stick my head under a leaky sink. Well it is a very old iron sink that rusted out around faucets, allowing water to leak, so will have to be replaced. pipes are copper, only have worked with plastic, so not sure if I can do it by myself. That bathroom does not have a shut off valve, so dried pipes and floor and wrapped towels around, turned faucets off tight, they were dripping adding to problem. Too hot to go buy a new sink now, maybe tomorrow early.
Good news---------no evidence of mice, last year there was plenty of gross evidence.
Then went back out in the heat and put gate back on, it is much harder to balance that huge gate on my foot while lining up holes, all done now, I am very happy with the way it turned out, no more dust and spider webs, no more flakey gross paint.
Life is full of ups and downs.

Diane, you are amazing! I'm so very inspired by your resolve. Keep up the good work!
LR, thanks for being around the chat on a daily basis. You RJ and Karl have helped keep me motivated even when all i want to do is sleep and forget.

time to update those of you who aren't on the chat

We have a new apartment, but it's smaller than i thought it would be. it's okay. The Kitchen is built like a shoebox, but there is lots of room for all of our kitchen things and plenty of cupboard space for food, since there's no pantry
there's a nice little dining room where we'll be putting our desks and a small living room with a brand new fireplace. there won't be room for much more than a loveseat and our fishtank. maybe a couple of chairs. the floors are all hardwood, except for the bedrooms which have a nice new shag carpet. all the light fixtures are nice too. the paint is an awful taupe color but I've been told we can paint. there's hardly any closet space but there are these neat wire shelves all over the closets with plenty of room for hanging clothes. I feel like freaking out but honestly this is for my own damn good. I've decided to stick with my plan of only taking the personal things I can fit in a box, one box only. That doesn't include my clothes and computer (and accessories.) speaking of clothes, I was going to take a few boxes, but I'll be paring those down to one box as well. I do get to take my washer and dryer with me though.
Back to packing i guess. I'll be logged on the chat room all day today, because I feel like I might start panicking again at some point over getting rid of things. Thank you all for listening. I hope to see some of you throughout the day.

TIllie, you are a wonderful woman and I hope Steven gets his act together real soon. I think diane suggested a surprise party involving his friends, I totally agree with that. Hugs Tillie, there are people here who adore you even if he's too far gone to.

Roxie, good luck with your kitten. If you found it wandering around, it's likely lost it's mother. Even feral cats tend to be fairly good mothers. The fact that it lets you hold it is really good news though and if you get it to eat it will love you forever.

Roxie, I have a great picture of you and sloopy snuggling, warms my heart, knowing kitty is bringing you joy.

Tillie, thanks for filling us in how your life is going. Terrible situation getting worse. could you say you are calling repairman if bathroom and pipes are not fixed by the end of this weekend? As for the junk he is bringing home and dumping, so sorry you have to deal with this, summer is the worst time for addicted acquirers, so much available nothing I can do. I still think having a surprise party for him, inviting his friends over for bar b q or snacks, would make him see things differently.
As for me, I have been super productive. Did wash floors in kitchen and dining room. There was a carpet remnant on dining room floor, I had just vacuumed it for over a year, when I removed it, there was like a sand dune under it, throwing rug away. swept up sand dune, then vacuumed then washed. did dishes this morning.
The front steps look so great made me see how bad the gate was, so unscrewed it, took into yard, washed it last night. Got up at 5am today, got two coats of paint on gate. Cleaned and painted the posts that the gate attaches too. Once paint dries, will cut an inch off bottom. It is a huge gate, over 50 inches wide, i think 56 inches, so the weight of it makes it hang crooked, was going to move latches, but easier to just cut more off bottom for now, got saw out. Am taking some junk off area on outside of deck by gate post, have to get ladder to get out, behind tall bush. It is filthy, amazing how much better my dirt vision is today. sanitized sink in bathroom and kitchen and floor around toilet. Cleaned toilet inside and out. Yesterday called friend and had pleasant chat. I am doing better with taking breaks, work is more balanced, not so obsessive, but still not so sure of fun. Think today will do something creative with sewing. Yesterday in chat I finally put insulation around window airconditioner to help keep it cooler. Wanted to do it days ago, but without support some things are very difficult for me, had to cut things to size, you know the decision making dilemna. As I have been doing more cleaning inside, I am seeing things I don't like the way they look, same on deck. I am asking, what are priorities? Definitely getting air conditioning surrounds tight and sanitizing. Cooked several turkey burgers last night so have some protein ready to eat. Did not eat vegies yesterday so will eat 2 times today. Almost time for a shower but want to fix gate and reattach it. I feel too vulnerable with gate not in place, so priority to do now. And before it gets too hot. 97 yesterday, will be hotter next 10 days even in 100's, this is rare to have weeks of hot weather in a row like this year, so Tillie I can relate to your heat and depression. The difference is that I can do something about my filth and junk, where you have to live in another persons hoard. Thank goodness for taking care of your nieghbors critters. back to the gate

((((Tillie))) oh, I am so sorry you are feeling so stuck in this terrible situation. I have no ideas for you other than to consult Cory and the available books. I fear that any confrontation would endanger you or your animals. I think you know how far you can safely go. Just know I'm praying for you and hope the best for you and yours.

Good morning 🙂

(((HUGS)))

Hi Roxie 🙂

I have had some orphan baby kittens about that age that since they were still used to nursing would not eat or drink for me.
What I did was using my finger to scoop up some food and put it in their mouth.
If using dry cat food pour some hot water over it till it softens up & becomes mushy.
An eye dropper or medicine dropper works to get some water, milk or kitten formula into them.
Another trick I do is to put wet food on their feet and let them suck it off.
Good luck with your new baby and if all else fails a veterinarian can help you. (((hugs)))

What our bodies could handle as kids seems to be different from what they can handle as mature adults, right? So much I could do when young and athletic!

Hello my friends. Put my one pair of jeans that fit since lost weight. Well they fit like a tight girdle, instantly became critical of myself, you fat slob, eating all that high fat food, you gained weight. Had to stop myself several times and focus on changes I have made this week, started eating vegetables again, bought lots of good food. Yesterday went shopping and bought lots of frozen food, freezer section of frig is stuffed, would like a small freezer so could have more stuff on hand so have to shop less. It was 96 when I got home, hot in here. Turned on ac, but did not notice it was on low, so did not cool down enough. Pretty miserable in heat, so was a lost day basically. Did not cool down much last night so turned ac on this morning. This morning did a few things outside, watered plants out in middle of driveway, outside fenced yard so forget about it but with all the heat thought I better, then was going to wash car, but did not.
Vacuumed, emptied the canister, washed dishes and a few other things. No energy yesterday or today.
Tillie, loved memories you wrote, with day after day of hot weather, not much fun, was thinking of being in heat as a kid and not being this miserable, then read your writing, fun.
Driving home yesterday saw kids writing their bikes in 96 degree weather, and thought I should suck it up and get out and enjoy heat, well not happening. Two days ago washed bathroom floor and planned to kitchen floor, well today vacuumed big stuff and plan to wash floor. May have to join chat to get it done.

Good morning 🙂

Been out watering my flowers this morning.
Neighbors had to go out of town so I am watching their house & baby sitting their critters.
Going to do some stuff in the kitchen, cook/clean.
Lots of tiny green Finches enjoying my flowers today. 😀
They eat the tiny flower seeds.

Whatever happened to those endless summer days I always enjoyed when I was a kid?
The days where you played & rode bikes & explored & went swimming & rode horses & read books for hours & hours and it seemed that time stopped. 🙂

Good morning, everybody.

Karl, as I was going through a box this morning, I found an item that is likely to be helpful to me as I try to make better use of vertical space. Yea!

As minimum goals for today, I plan to spend fifteen minutes on cleaning/decluttering/organizing each of the following areas: my kitchen countertops, my dining area, a certain section of my living room, and my laundry area. I am expecting maintenance people to be in and out today, so my plans may shift depending on how that goes.

Hugs to everyone.

Quick evening update: I haven't seen the maintenance man yet, which probably either means there were other maintenance issues higher on the "severity" list than mine today or perhaps there has been miscommunication. Since it is now after office hours, it is unlikely that he will show up tonight (but it's still possible). If I don't show up at the scheduled chat tonight as originally planned, it's probably either because the maintenance guy showed up (very late) or else it's because I was tired and tried to hit the sack early (more than likely it's the latter). Have a good evening, everybody!