Good morning!

Tatoulia, the school service is a little different because we pay a base rate plus a per pick up. Pick ups are Wednesdays, but we can cancel any pick up by the Monday before or add extra. My school is small enough and with a tight enough budget that this cost is worth the building manager's time. That's why I usually stop by the municipal lot on my way to school.

I did get permission way back when I cancelled my trash service to drop a lunchbox sized amount of trash in my classroom can every week. I almost never need to do that though.

Yesterday Dh stayed home all day and worked on our driveway. The heavy rains have washed gullies into it and he needed to regrade and add rock.

I worked on pottery and did some laundry, and then we spontaneously contacted some friends and invited them to meet up for dinner. Shockingly, they were free, and we had a great time. I'm feeling a little better today. But my weight has crept up a lot this week.

Our friends' son is married and lives in the same city as my youngest. The "kids" are less than a year apart and were raised like cousins. He hosts a monthly social activity he has been inviting Dd and her bf to, so I updated them and he is now going to be tasked with examining his social circle with an eye toward inviting some single friends for her to meet. I told my friend "I don't want him to set her up, I would just like her to start socializing with a higher caliber of men." Her personal track record is poor. Literally no one in her life has ever been sad after she breaks up (we are sad for her when she is sad, but no one has ever said "I will miss him." - my friend said the social event group won't miss him either.)

This morning I am going to work in the garden and around the house, and then I need to go to the downtown studio to finish some things for class.

That sounds like a fun evening, SubC! And that's nice that your daughter does have a good social circle. I am sad for her, too. I do hope she finds someone that is worthy of her time and affection. For the most part, I've been able to choose appropriate men. There is one I look back on with a fresh set of eyes. He was manipulative and mean. Otherwise, I've been really lucky. I've also had long stretches without anyone, and those have been great, too. I've been handling the long distance thing with the BF pretty well and so far our leap of faith is going strong. I am looking forward to seeing him in December. I have purchased my plane tickets and have all of our hotel rooms set (I've requested the same hotel rooms as last year's trip). I haven't bought our train passes yet and will do so in December. He will wait to buy his tickets since he is in an unsettled area of the world right now.

I have my recycling gathered to take out, I am doing better on small daily tasks such as sweeping the floor and wiping down the counters even if they are clean. I generally don't do too much of this since the cleaners perform a thourogh cleaning each week but I'm doing it to give the place a fresher smell. I generally only wipe the counters with spray once an evening. Ditto the bathroom vanity.

Going to the gym today. Picking up the cat's meds. That's it for an agenda. Not bad!

I went to the ymca today and it felt good to be there. I'm doing two loads of laundry now. We just finished up a thunderstorm, which was fun since it moved through quickly. It has definitely cooled down the atmosphere.

I have a lot of work to do tmr and I'm trying to decide whether I should log in tonight for a couple of hours. I try to stay firm about not working weekends.

I'm going to do the dishes and clean the cat boxes. I took the recycling out already. The I do need to gather up the garbage. If I do it now, it's like a gift to myself because I'll be tired from work tomorrow and won't want to do it. I don't want to do it now, but I like the idea of setting myself up for a pleasant evening tomorrow.

Hope everyone is doing well.

Hi Tatoulia!

Did you resist work?

Nothing in my house gets wiped when it isn't dirty! Far too many things don't get wiped when they are!

I am still struggling to keep up, although the baseline isn't too bad I guess. We managed to host Dh aunt and uncle on short notice last week. Without me crying. And when I look at the tally threads, there are still 200 fewer items in my house than there were at the beginning of 2024.

I hope your bf is safe. D2 got a plant. Honestly, that seems about right. He wasn't a bad guy. But I feel like a plant is an adequate replacement.

I dropped trash off at the gas station on my way to work in the studio today. (I also bought gas)

I have the boys tomorrow, so I need to get to bed.

Good morning?,

Where is everybody? I am lonely.

I'm struggling with the heat a lot more than I have in previous years.

Today I am hoping to finish putting away all my linens. I have washed the new towels and might clean out the closet they go in.

Good morning again. I hope everybody is doing ok.

I didn't finish the linens yesterday. Dh asked me to help him with a project that took all morning.

Bean is coming to spend the day with me today - just the two of us, and his family will arrive for dinner.

Tomorrow I have the monthly brunch at the downtown pottery studio, and will likely stay to do work for a bit in the afternoon. I may ask Dd if she wants to go thrifting after. Dh is playing golf. Then Monday is Bean and Buddy and my class.

Hello again!

I had a good day with Bean yesterday.

When his parents (and Buddy) came to get him, I was able to give dsil a thing I had salvaged to do a project for the boys. He wants to do the same project, so the thing is gone.

The back of my car is full of mixed recycling to drop on the way to brunch today - it has really piled up with the not teaching.

I have a tentative plan to go thrifting with Dd this afternoon, so I will pack up one bag to take for donation (of already counted out stuff, only one bag because it is hard to drive up to the donation area, and we might not go.)

I will always believe in you, Lila! You can do this!

I do have the small cooling gel pads for the cats! For some reason I thought thru were weight activated! Good to learn that my little one is feeling the effects.

Off to the gym! I gave my cleaners the week off due to the heat (I pay them anyway because it's in my budget already and it's not kind to affect their income that way). So I need to change my own bedding today.

Thank you Tatoulia!

After I posted I went into my bedroom determined to do SOMETHING. In 30 minutes I:

- vacuumed up some dust bunnies (then my hand vac ran out of power, so it is charging. My stick vac died a couple weeks ago).

- stood there looking around talking to myself
- put some "random items" in a box into another box with "random items"
- put the newly empty box on my bed as a donation box and got my trash can set up next to it
- dusted off the lid of a rubbermaid tote I pulled from under my bed

- found a box that has been sitting in there for almost a YEAR with a bundle of fresh thyme drying inside it. So I took it to the kitchen, put it on a cookie sheet, and stripped off the dried thyme leaves. It took forever and I had to pick out all the tiny twigs. I had an empty glass jar in my room too, so I put the thyme in there and put it in the spice cabinet. WIN!

(however, was it worth having a box in my room for 10 months and spending 20 minutes getting the leaves into the jar, only to get about 2 tablespoons of thyme? No. I will not do this again. If someone gives me fresh herbs, I will use them, freeze them, or throw them out).

Now I am taking a break but will go back in. That did not make a dent and took half an hour.

still trying...

- gathered receipts from the floor, 3 side tables and the chair and sorted them, checked against my bank (was on a trip), submitted one "mistake" and got refunded, send a few emails etc, and threw the receipts out

- cooked the trout from the freezer with asparagus and frozen fries, ate late lunch

I am struggling to get things done. I just want to watch tv and rest. I do have one load in the washer... sitting there all afternoon. Will dry.

Lila, you are making a dent. Even if it feels like you can't see it.

I am feeling a little swamped after having the boys here. I sent Dd home with 8 dozen eggs to share as party favors at the "mom's only" birthday celebration she is hosting for herself tomorrow. My fridge was unmanageable.

I told her I needed to keep fewer chickens because I have too many eggs and it would make sense to have less work instead, and she said "don't do that! We will sell eggs for you! I don't want to run out in winter!" So I don't know how that is going to go..

She brought back clothes that are too small for Buddy and told me she will be bringing back toys that have been shared with Birdy, but anything bought new for Buddy is getting handed on to dsil's pregnant cousin. That is causing me a little bit of unreasonable anxiety.

I just read a thing that said July 2 is the exact midpoint of the calendar year. I didn't really do a summer solstice reflection this year. Maybe I will do some planning based on that.

SubC, sounds like Dd needs to be given the extra chickens! Then she won't run out of eggs in winter, and you won't have to work so hard!

I have anxiety about kids' clothes coming back, too. I hate it. I saved a lot of clothes for my grandkids, and as they outgrow them, dil is giving them back in big bags. I just stare at them and leave them in a pile. But I think I will make a rule that anything that comes back, I have to get rid of at least half of it. That's a good start for me. Let me know how you end up handling it. Maybe we can both make some progress and inspire each other.

After the Chaos of Receipts, I have not done much else. I moved the wash to the dryer and put in another load of wash. I took some packing out to the trash. Opened the big box with the furnace filters in it (my goal is to change the filter... but UGH, one step at a time.)

At what point will I just get so sick of my room being in chaos that I just go ahead and toss everything and figure if I need it I will replace it someday?

Probably never, but the thought crosses my mind.

For example, a friend gave me one of those wax melt warmers a few years ago, with like 2 different scents of wax. It is kind of cute and nice and makes the house smell nice. Then I went and bought like 6 more scents. So I have all these packages of scents, plus the warmer, and I literally never use it. I used it less than 5 times in all these years. Yet I think, I will want it when I am in my new house. So it sits.

Maybe the compromise is to box it up and move it to the storage room for now, so I can clear my bedroom and stop staring at it gathering dust.

Dd will definitely not take the chickens. And her zoning only allows 4.

I am not unreasonably anxious about things coming back, I am unreasonably anxious about things I have given Buddy being given away. Or even really cool things other people gave him. Like, what if he doesn't have any special things for his babies?

I am no help on the wax, because I would give it all away. I don't want to add chemicals or particulate matter to my air. I do warm empty glass vanilla bottles and simmer cinnamon on the woodstove, but that's it. Amusingly in contrast, I do raku firing, which I'm sure exposes me to all kinds of nasty stuff. But only me, not my babies. I shower and wash my clothes as soon as I get home.

I worked pretty much all day, from 8:45am to 4:30pm and then took my dog to visit a few friends. Now I am tired and wondering how I am ever going to get everything done. So many things on the list and still not done.

Good morning!
White rabbits.
Happy July!

I'm getting a slow start this morning and my house is a mess from the boys yesterday. I technically had class last night, but I ended up having nothing ready to fire, so I just went, did prep work, and met my classmates.

Lila, I don't think the list is ever done.

My daughter said something yesterday that made me think of an old friend who used to base decisions on net happiness. Looking back, my house was a complete wreck for years in part because the happiness I got from doing stuff with my kids and pursuing hobbies was much greater than the happiness I would have gotten from spending that time to get a clean, orderly house. I think you can lose sight of your values in chasing goals.

I realized I got caught up in the milk again. I currently have too much milk. I tend to try to optimize the milk. But I need to remember that the milk serves me, not the other way around. If I want milk to drink, I should drink it. And I should find time to make the amount of cheese and ice cream and popovers and waffles etc that make me happy. And if the milk is still coming in faster than it is getting used, I should just feed it to the chickens and give them cracked corn and lower my feed bill. Even though milk is worth more than feed. Because when it starts stressing me out and stealing my time and happiness, it is not. - it becomes another "cost" in my life.

So, I'm home today. And I'm a little tired from yesterday. I'm not sure what I'm going to do, but I'm going to try to spend the day doing things I enjoy that will bring me a sense of satisfaction and progress. And maybe exercise and eat healthy food.

Ok guys, I took EVERYTHING out of our walk in closet except the shelves, hanging bars, and wall hooks. (Things that would have required tools) Even Dh stuff.

Then I washed the inside of the closet - ceiling, walls, shelves, bars, floor.

Then I repaired and polished my favorite summer sandals (because surfaces have to dry)

Then I called my mom for support. But she wasn't home, so I'm snacking on some blueberries. Dad said sh3 would be back in less than half an hour.

Here is my plan:

1) I put back most of Dh stuff.- there are a few things that were super buried and I'm not sure he still knows he owns them. Also, he does not get to keep his nasty, filthy, dust collecting plastic shoe baskets. I don't care how much he likes them, they are going.

2) I get to keep my prom dress and my wedding gown. Every other item of clothing has to fit or be only a little tight (like I can fasten it if I suck in, or it's a little tight on the arms/chest/butt, but it isn't comfortable) because I don't think I'm going to lose much more weight. Which is ok. I am 2/3 of the way to my original goal, I feel better, and Dh says I look good. AND it has to be something I am actually go8ng to wear. As in, I can see myself wearing it during some activity that I actually do. Same for shoes.

3) I am going to turn all the hangers backwards and stick something in every pair of shoes. My goal is that anything still unworn in a year goes (with very few exceptions- I have an outfit that I pretty much only wear to things like funerals. If I'm lucky enough to not wear that, I will still keep it, because I don't want to have to buy clothes for a funeral.)

4) make decisions about things that are not clothes or shoes that have been living in my closet (sheets, swim gear, purses,... who knows. I can't see my bed!

That was a long day.

The bed is clear. 40 items are going to get consigned or donated. (I am letting go of vintage clothing from my grandmother that is beautiful, but I am just, not, going to wear. This is hard. My mom is helping me.)

There were additional items that went to the sewing bins or dress up area, so I am not counting them.

I kept one skirt that I love that is too tight. I could not face the swim wear, so the whole basket went back in.

Everything else in my closet is clean, fits, and is in good condition (well, there are a few comfortable old sweatshirts that I wear for grubby work that are not in good condition). I kept four belts. That might be too many. I did not turn the hangers around or stuff the shoes. I have sheets in the wash that are not put away, but there is space for them.

I also exterminated the dust bunny colony under our bed.

I need to go do chores. I am really tired.

Good morning!

(Still, barely)

I am feeling somewhat agitated and scattered this morning. Very pleased with myself about my accomplishment yesterday (I keep looking at my closet) and inspired to keep making progress on my life, but also pulled in too many directions!

Do I prioritize the overgrown garden, keep working on the house, cook a bunch of things with milk and eggs, go get groceries and maybe drop some of this stuff off, go out to the studio, start a big basement project...

Also, I am tired, because I stayed up until 11 last night waiting for Dh to get home because I wanted praise (I got it, and he is happy to let his shoe baskets go)

I know that what I do is less important than doing something, so I need to just get started!

Hi SubC! Thanks for asking after the cats. I know you miss your little friend.

Mom's cat has been doing okay in the heat, mainly under the bed with a tiny foot peeking out. My old grandma cat has looked okay, but I worry about her soI wiped her down with some cat wipes yesterday. She didn't want the cooling pad and I wonder if she even weighs enough to activate it. Usually only mom's cat likes the friskies little soups but I also gave them to my cat. Trying to keep everyone hydrated. My cat drinks a lot of water because she's in kidney failure. Sorry these sentences are disjointed.

Much more livable weather tonight. I have the windows open and the ceiling fans on. My little old cat is snuggled up against me. She is the dearest thing. I wish that the people who had her for 16 years were aware that she is very well loved and cared for. I did write to the shelter after I adopted her and asked them to tell the family that she's home, relaxed, and happy.

What a relief to have the windows open. It's been a miserable few days.

Everyone, take care of yourselves.

Good morning!

CM, I am becoming concerned about you. It has been nearly three weeks since you posted here. Is everything alright?

I felt somewhat awful yesterday and wasn't able to do much. I finally realized that I had missed taking my vitamins a couple of days on vacation and then five days in a row when we came home. My vitamins include massive amounts of iron to treat persistent anemia, and I think my hemoglobin levels had dropped to the point where there wasn't enough oxygen getting to my muscles and brain. I took them yesterday and 24 hours later am already feeling a bit better. Taking another dose now.

I suppose the heat didn't help, but the heat index is only a degree cooler today, and it has been hot for so long that the concrete porch floor feels warm on my feet this morning.

My almonds arrived yesterday, and I did manage to put them into airtight containers, wash the big plastic bag they came in for pottery covering, and set the cardboard box in the recycle area to collect single stream. I also cleaned the sticker residue off of some used books that had been waiting weeks for that chore and shelved them, and made custard mix. So the day wasn't a total loss.

I didn't get any pottery done though, so now I'll have to fire the bisque load myself if I want anything for Monday.

My new sheets are supposed to arrive today, so I might start cleaning out the closets. We'll see..

Hello friends, it's my day off finally.

Tatoulia, have you heard of gel cooling mats? I had one for my dog, you can get them online by searching gel cooling mat for dogs (they do make small ones) and they are self cooling and draw heat from their body. You do not have to plug it in or refrigerate it or anything. I mention because they are not weight activated. They really work well for dogs - a lot of my friends who travel with their dogs in summer have them. Just an idea for sweet grandma cat.

SubC, what kind of iron do you take? I too am very anemic and tired. Someone told me about a liquid called SOS tincture so I bought a bottle and am taking it to get my numbers up, but it is too expensive to take long term. I want to switch to pills when the bottle is gone.

I'm sorry you miss your kitty. That is the hardest thing about pets. I have found it very traumatic to lose my animals. When I was thinking about adopting my new doggie, I looked at her and thought, she is going to die. Even if she lasts 10 or 12 years, she is going to die. Can I really handle falling in love with someone else who will die and leave me breathless with grief? Obviously the answer is yes, it is worth it. I guess after losing so many humans in my life, all parents, grandparents, closest friends etc, I am grief- exhausted, but it is what it is. We love them and that is the price. Sorry I ended up saying more about me than about your loss. I hope though, that you can feel you are not alone.

I am still drowning in lettuce and spinach and eggs, so will probably try making a quiche, good idea Tatoulia. I might just cook down all the spinach with some garlic and freeze it to eat later.

So far today I:
-fed and walked the dog
- cleaned up the dog yard and took the poo to the trash on the curb
- Took a few boxes to the curb
- put a few fallen branches in the green bin on the curb
- emptied the bathroom trash, put in a new bag, and took it to the curb
- washed a few dishes by hand
- melted some crystallized honey in hot water and poured it into the other jar of honey
- went to make coffee and saw I had forgotten to clean it out last week, left grounds in there that were moldy. So I washed it and ran vinegar through it, then water, then made coffee
- read outside
- took some frozen roll dough out and put it in a pan in a 200 oven to rise for later
- took out a frozen trout to thaw for my dinner, and a frozen salmon filet for tomorrow
- took out a bag of frozen plums from last summer to make plum bread tomorrow

Gee I am on a roll. I plan to make some egg salad today to eat with asparagus. I love the combo of eggs and asparagus!

Will continue to do things and update.

Lila, I hope you had a good day off.

Today, finally, my energy level is back to normal. My boys are coming this afternoon.

I take generic iron tablets. - ferrous sulfate. I have to take them with food. They still bother my stomach, but only for about twenty minutes, and I can distract myself from it.

Glad you are having time with your boys, SubC!

Today is my second day off and this time I am staying home.

I am conflicted about my bedroom. It is a disaster area, very dusty in places, I can't find anything, and there are clean clothes draped everywhere again. But when I go in there, I feel immediate overwhelm, even if I look at a small area I feel great anxiety and walk back out.

How can I get myself going on this? I NEED to find things. Even thinking about it stresses me out. Do you think I have to just push through and force myself or something??

Good morning!

My dd2 flew back to Colorado last night. My parents' house is so much chaos with Bean, Birdy, and buddy and everyone coming and going!

Spent the last two days at the beach. Walked in the mornings and swam in the ocean and played with the boys in the sand. Also took them to the boardwalk and Bean and Birdy rode some rides. They loved it!

Today Bean's family is going back to the beach and we are going to the zoo with Birdy.

For now I am the only one up and I am making coffee and watching the hummingbirds at my mom's feeder.

The beach sounds so fun and the hummingbirds so peaceful! I'm glad you are enjoying your time there. The last time I did a trip like that with TotsFam was when there was only Tot! Three kids later and it may be another year or two before we go again. A newborn is happening in the fall.

I have been working my butt off. I was given two new projects, one of which is last minute and must be done pronto but involves building a team, scheduling, training the team, creating ads, making announcements, etc etc. I think it will be a good thing but it is definitely a surprise - we suddenly had people willing to volunteer so now it is my job to make it happen. I am also being considered for more hours so they will present that to the powers that be next week, and we will see what they say. I expect it to be a vote of yes, but am slightly nervous that someone will object. Trusting God to provide what I need.

Of course no decluttering or anything has happened since I got these projects on Wednesday. But I do plan to finish putting the master bathroom back together and finish cleaning it today. That may be the only thing I have time for. Although I will walk the dog if my son does not.

I did finish loading the dishwasher and it is running, have my basket of laundry ready to put in, cleaned up the dog yard and took the bag to the garbage.

Now I will do a bit of work work, then I need to get ready for a funeral of a friend of mine who passed from cancer. Have to stop by my work after that to do a few tasks and pick something up a friend left for me, and then MAYBE go visit someone before coming home and working some more.

Good evening!

Lila, I am sorry about your friend.

Dh and I are home safe and sound and have heard from most of our kids and parents. (Bean's family is on the road this evening) the animals are doing great and as usual, the farm sitter left everything nicer than I did. I do not deserve her.

The garden isn't too bad. I think I can get back on top of the weeds and there are beets and greens ready to harvest, but not much gone by.

I want to wish everyone a happy solstice! I can't believe the year is half over (in a couple of hours when it will be dark and I plan to be asleep.)

Full accounting of acquisitions tomorrow after I unpack and start laundry. Too tired tonight!

Hello everyone! Lila, you are doing GREAT! I'm sorry you lost your friend. SubC, your vacation sounds wonderful. The cool ocean.

I've not been around lately and I don't know why. I'm continuing to chip away on my end. Making good progress. Have some things to take to the cat shelter and also to the textile recycling bin. I do have some things for goodwill. Maybe I'll take the bus over to the smaller goodwill tomorrow.

I was part of the JPMorgan Corporate Challenge Wednesday night. My company had a good team. I walked it. It was very good but insanely humid. I developed a sore throat and swollen glands that evening so cancelled my plans for Thursday and just slept all day. Yesterday (I took it off), I went to the museum to see an exhibit that was slated to leave this weekend. Very nice time. I then extended my walk home. Today I need to run some errands and go to the YMCA.

I've been working on eliminating things and I'm just so happy. I'm hoping to get a bag together for goodwill tonight so that I can justify going there tomorrow.

Welcome home, SubC!

Hi Tatoulia!! So good to hear from you. I am glad you are happy and chipping away!

Does anyone have suggestions on what to do with large amounts of:
salad greens (young red and green lettuce) - bags full
spinach, fresh and young - bags full
fresh apricots, big ones, a whole box full
eggs - 4-5 dozen

I am tired of just salad, the lettuce is a bit bitter when cooked (I tried sautéing it), there are more apricots than we could eat and more eggs than I can eat soon (TotsFam already had bought a couple dozen for themselves so they won't use much of these). I still have apricot jam from last year.

Suggestions welcome!

I have done nothing today but read. I have lots to do and will come back and report later.

Good afternoon.

I have a confession to make.

I have been shopping.

And ordering. There are too many deals and specials on things I want.

I ordered seven children's books because with my bonus points that expire tomorrow they were less than $20 including tax, shipped to my house. (All are used in "very good" condition, some are hardcover.) I like that they are used and come in the mail, I hate that they will arrive in some random number of plastic mailing envelopes (even if the envelopes are "recyclable"- they actually get "down cycled" not made into new envelopes.)

I also ordered silicone jar covers so I can freeze things in mason jars and not worry about them breaking in the chest freezer if the jar falls onto another jar. I should just crochet/knit covers - I have yarn, but I am still struggling with crochet. I ordered 8 - two discounted packages of 4, which gave me the minimum for free shipping after my 15% first time buyer discount, and then they offered to let me order two more at 20% off shipped in the same package. So I did. - 16 pints of ice cream.

I did not order a silicone baking sheet, a dried hot pepper grinder, or shoes. I do actually "need" shoes, I borrowed dressy white sandals from my mom for my in-laws' anniversary party, but I didn't find exactly what I want.

I also did a bulk order of roasted almonds. I tried buying my roasted almonds at the grocery store for a little less, but they taste like oil and made me eat too many (like potato chips) and were contributing to my weight gain. Also they were coming in one plastic package for every 1-2 lbs. These come in a big, lightweight, plastic bag that is useful in the pottery studio and a cardboard box. The nut place then sent me a coupon that will make walnuts cheaper than at the store, and again less packaging. However, since I have to buy (and store) a six month supply, I am planning to use that in July right before it expires.

Meanwhile I am also filling my house with berries, eggs, milk, and lettuce. Beets soon. The inner squirrel is running wild.

Lila, I'm not the cook in the family so no ideas on all the food. I guess if I had extra eggs I'd make some quiches. Quiches are a perfect breakfast, lunch, and dinner item as far as I am concerned.

SubC, what I am about to say may seem blasphemous. I pay for shipping. I don't want the extra stuff that I'd have to buy to get free shipping. For me, it feeds into this idea that we need more, more. So if I have something I want to buy on line, I buy it and I pay the shipping. Multiples were one of the things I struggled with back when I was buying and hoarding. So if I see something I want to buy and it's on sale, I buy it, pay the shipping, and call it a day. Would you give that some thought for the future? Again, it's blasphemy but I'd rather spend the 8 dollars on shipping vs having to bring my total to 150 or some such. It's been absolutely freeing for me.

I don't know if you were here before I cleared out my house, SubC, but I used to hate it Sun the heat and humidity. We are in the midst of terribly hot weather here and as uncomfortable as it is,at least my house isn't dirty. So that's been a big benefit for me. The power of being on this forum.

I did manage to get a 2 mile walk in tonight. I went by a fountain that is designed for people to play in all the kids were out even though it was nearly 9. I walked around it and definitely cooled off from the mist. The kids were having a blast!

I gave my cleaners the week off. I still pay them but I cannot see having them come in during this heat. It is just too hot.

Okay dear friends. I'll ttyl.