CriticalMass

(((HUGS)))

CriticalMass

(((HUGS)))

Good Morning Everybody 🙂

It is a very cool and quiet morning here.
Cats have had their canned food breakfast and are now settling down for the first nap of the day.
I am drinking tea and surfing the web.
Have a short and easy "To-Do" list written up for today.
The quail sleep overnight in the trees on my property. They just all got up and started their day.
The lizards are warming themselves in the sun, getting ready to hunt for breakfast bugs.
The bunnies are all tucked into their beds waiting for evening when the fading sunlight will help to hide them as they graze.
The humming birds are busy noisily defending their territories from other birds.
Tiny green finches are starting to arrive to eat the cat nip seeds.
The robin is taking a bath.
Guess I should get off the computer and start my day too. 🙂

Enjoy the season! 😀

Hello all!

Today it is beautiful out can believe school starts in little over a week I feel like my summer has just started.my mom the past 2 days said she cleaned off the stove, and today wash washing some of her bedroom furniture that she got from their house maybe this is a start of something fingers crossed still wish my dad could live there who knows maybe there will be a miracle. I do think I see a tiny very dim light at the end of the tunnel so we are headed in the right direction.

Tillie got to keep the cats happy

Hope everyone has a great Day!

That's wonderful news Greta 😀
With gentle encouragement I hope your Mom continues to do things little bit by little bit.
Make sure you enjoy these beautiful last few days before school starts! 😀

This morning I got up and got dressed then went into town.
Did a bit of visiting and a bit of shopping.
There was a sale on at a shop that had exactly what I needed and now I have what I was desperately needing in the "unmentionables" department 😉
Later today, when it starts to cool off a little I plan to go outside and water and play with the cats. Then make sure they are all inside at sundown when the baby quail will be here. 🙂

That's wonderful news Greta 😀
With gentle encouragement I hope your Mom continues to do things little bit by little bit.
Make sure you enjoy these beautiful last few days before school starts! 😀

This morning I got up and got dressed then went into town.
Did a bit of visiting and a bit of shopping.
There was a sale on at a shop that had exactly what I needed and now I have what I was desperately needing in the "unmentionables" department 😉
Later today, when it starts to cool off a little I plan to go outside and water and play with the cats. Then make sure they are all inside at sundown when the baby quail will be here. 🙂

Still having to just pop in and out - my 93-year-old friend who fell back at the end of June, was in hospital then rehab then back home, began having trouble again. So she's going to have surgery tomorrow for a hematoma on the brain. Prayers for successful surgery and recovery would be most welcome. And thanks! When all this settles down I'll get back to my decluttering plans, which are still there, and will proceed ASAP. Good day all.

Hi Anonymoniker 🙂

Great plan writing down positive affirmations.
Try writing them down on one piece of paper each and taping them up all around the house.
Like one on a mirror, one on the tv, one where you will see it soon as you wake up, etc... 🙂
Good plan making the yard decisions ahead of time too.

Hi Anonymoniker 🙂

Great plan writing down positive affirmations.
Try writing them down on one piece of paper each and taping them up all around the house.
Like one on a mirror, one on the tv, one where you will see it soon as you wake up, etc... 🙂
Good plan making the yard decisions ahead of time too.

Today at sundown the cats and I spent about an hour watching all the baby quail wander through the property.
They are sooooo cute. 😀
We were all inside the house watching from the windows since the cats are cats. lol
Went to the store today and got some food.
Pulled some weeds.
Did some other stuff but didn't really do much today except sorta hang out around here.
🙂

Today at sundown the cats and I spent about an hour watching all the baby quail wander through the property.
They are sooooo cute. 😀
We were all inside the house watching from the windows since the cats are cats. lol
Went to the store today and got some food.
Pulled some weeds.
Did some other stuff but didn't really do much today except sorta hang out around here.
🙂

Hello all!

Today it is beautiful out can believe school starts in little over a week I feel like my summer has just started.my mom the past 2 days said she cleaned off the stove, and today wash washing some of her bedroom furniture that she got from their house maybe this is a start of something fingers crossed still wish my dad could live there who knows maybe there will be a miracle. I do think I see a tiny very dim light at the end of the tunnel so we are headed in the right direction.

Tillie got to keep the cats happy

Hope everyone has a great Day!

Good Morning 🙂

Been spending a lot of time lately just enjoying summertime around my home.
The plants, flowers, night skies and all the creatures.
Wearing summertime dresses and going barefoot through the grass.
But today I think I should get my list and go get some groceries since we are running low on important items like cat treats.
The house is very dusty living here in the desert off a dirt road with the doors and windows open all day and night.
If I dust today it will be all dusty again by tomorrow morning.
So, maybe I will just wait and dust tomorrow. ;D
Procrastination.
I should at least get dressed and brush my hair while I ponder what I will be doing today.
Brain fog.

TTYL 🙂

Today i.made a list of things to do when.i feel.down, such as gratitude, positive affirmations, exercise...and to clean.something...even just one thing! Im next going to.make a list of the Cognative Behavior Therapy steps on decision.making. I think.having these written down.to refer to when i get stuck.and overwhelmed will help me?!
Also im going to walk around my yard and evaluate my next load to the dump. Making the decisions ahead helps me avoid panicking while making the pile....again sorry for all the typos! 😀

Today i.made a list of things to do when.i feel.down, such as gratitude, positive affirmations, exercise...and to clean.something...even just one thing! Im next going to.make a list of the Cognative Behavior Therapy steps on decision.making. I think.having these written down.to refer to when i get stuck.and overwhelmed will help me?!
Also im going to walk around my yard and evaluate my next load to the dump. Making the decisions ahead helps me avoid panicking while making the pile....again sorry for all the typos! 😀

Most of the time the quail wander around in small groups of their extended family. Grandparents, parents, adult children and their spouses.
This time of year these smaller groups join together with other groups and then you see coveys of fifty to one hundred members.
Their new babies have hatched and you can see half grown babies all the way down to the teeny tiniest new hatched babies.
I think they gather together like this because there is more safety in numbers and the babies are the most vulnerable.
Anyways, last night a huge covey of quail came through here. All different sizes and all different ages.
I figure there were about ninety birds all together and only about thirty were adults.
It's been a good year for quail and cottontail bunnies here. 😀

Good Morning 🙂

Been spending a lot of time lately just enjoying summertime around my home.
The plants, flowers, night skies and all the creatures.
Wearing summertime dresses and going barefoot through the grass.
But today I think I should get my list and go get some groceries since we are running low on important items like cat treats.
The house is very dusty living here in the desert off a dirt road with the doors and windows open all day and night.
If I dust today it will be all dusty again by tomorrow morning.
So, maybe I will just wait and dust tomorrow. ;D
Procrastination.
I should at least get dressed and brush my hair while I ponder what I will be doing today.
Brain fog.

TTYL 🙂

Hi 😀

Things went well at the dentist's. Got my teeth cleaned. 😀

Hi Roxie 🙂
Nice! that you are going to have family visit!
For fun the cats and I have been spending time outside. There are lots of grasshoppers right now and it's fun to chase them down trying to catch them. 😀

Hi Oodles 🙂
Wishing you all the best with whatever plans you make for caring for your daughter. (((HUGS)))

Good luck & God speed tomorrow Bitsy.

Hi LR2014 🙂
Did you see how pleasant the weather is this time of year around lake Tahoe?
😀

Hi Greta 🙂
WAY TO GO! for the house selling! 😀
Yes, this must all be very stressful on your Mom. (((hugs)))

Hi Tatoulia 🙂
Thank you for being here with me. (((HUGS)))

Hi Karl 🙂
WTG! for clearing the area and making room for the game. 😀

Hi CriticalMass 🙂

Hi Jess 🙂

Hi to all others, including you lurkers 😀

Hi 😀

Things went well at the dentist's. Got my teeth cleaned. 😀

Hi Roxie 🙂
Nice! that you are going to have family visit!
For fun the cats and I have been spending time outside. There are lots of grasshoppers right now and it's fun to chase them down trying to catch them. 😀

Hi Oodles 🙂
Wishing you all the best with whatever plans you make for caring for your daughter. (((HUGS)))

Good luck & God speed tomorrow Bitsy.

Hi LR2014 🙂
Did you see how pleasant the weather is this time of year around lake Tahoe?
😀

Hi Greta 🙂
WAY TO GO! for the house selling! 😀
Yes, this must all be very stressful on your Mom. (((hugs)))

Hi Tatoulia 🙂
Thank you for being here with me. (((HUGS)))

Hi Karl 🙂
WTG! for clearing the area and making room for the game. 😀

Hi CriticalMass 🙂

Hi Jess 🙂

Hi to all others, including you lurkers 😀

Thinking of you, Bitsy.

Thinking of you, Bitsy.

Most of the time the quail wander around in small groups of their extended family. Grandparents, parents, adult children and their spouses.
This time of year these smaller groups join together with other groups and then you see coveys of fifty to one hundred members.
Their new babies have hatched and you can see half grown babies all the way down to the teeny tiniest new hatched babies.
I think they gather together like this because there is more safety in numbers and the babies are the most vulnerable.
Anyways, last night a huge covey of quail came through here. All different sizes and all different ages.
I figure there were about ninety birds all together and only about thirty were adults.
It's been a good year for quail and cottontail bunnies here. 😀

Hi bitsy, Oodles, Karl, Tatoulia, Roxie, Tillie, CM, Jess, Vicki, Diane, Greta, and Coralie! Just checkin' in.

Bitsy, it's nice to hear that you have your car "mostly cleared out." I've made more progress on mine since the last time I posted, but I'm far from being able to say that it is "mostly cleared out."

I spent a little time surfing the weather maps on the Internet this evening, looking for a place in the U.S. that has cooler weather. Awfully hot in my neck of the woods at the moment! No, I'm not going to travel anywhere; I just wanted to fantasize about being in cooler temps for the moment! Ha.

Hugs to all!

Hi to all
I haven't on here a lot this week my parents house sale was final this week which has allowed me to start the Medicaid process for dad I feel like a 1000lbs is off my back. Hopefully mom will work on hoarding I know these 5 months have been very stressful for her which can be a trigger I see she is hoarding some. One day at a time now if I would just follow that.

Bitsy I will thinking of you hope that helps

Hope everyone has great start to the week

Good Morning Everybody 🙂

Wonderful to see you all here! 😀
Was busy yesterday looking through all drawers and cupboards looking for things to unload when the neighbor has her yard sale late August/early September.
Whenever she has her yard sale every few years, I always join in with whatever I have to sell.
One day only, 8 to 3, and we always sell most everything, and we have fun together and make money. 😀
The trick to a successful yard sale is to price everything for a lot less than what you think/know the items are worth.
The people are all looking for a great deal and we are looking to declutter our stuff. Win win.
Right now I need to get things done around here before my dental appointment this morning.
It's a fresh new week, a time to start all over again with all of our plans and goals.
TTYL 🙂

Good Morning Everybody 🙂

Wonderful to see you all here! 😀
Was busy yesterday looking through all drawers and cupboards looking for things to unload when the neighbor has her yard sale late August/early September.
Whenever she has her yard sale every few years, I always join in with whatever I have to sell.
One day only, 8 to 3, and we always sell most everything, and we have fun together and make money. 😀
The trick to a successful yard sale is to price everything for a lot less than what you think/know the items are worth.
The people are all looking for a great deal and we are looking to declutter our stuff. Win win.
Right now I need to get things done around here before my dental appointment this morning.
It's a fresh new week, a time to start all over again with all of our plans and goals.
TTYL 🙂

Hello All:

I don't know what I would do without all of you here. Just having you here gives me strength. Before I found this board I would give up repeatedly & just get lost. I have one thing down & that is to re-visit here. I was heading for a lost time but surprisingly woke up this morning ready to go. PS: I am busting my daughter out of the hospital. State Law indicates she can choose where she receives her care. If it does not work out here she still has facility care pending. I had council with our local crisis center.

I hope everyone has a blessed and productive day. I am always thinking of you. Remember - we are all in this together.

always wishing all of you good days.

got car mostly cleared out.
got current car tag.
had a CT scan and an arteriogram.
am at my daughter's in beautiful North Carolina.
they say they have a pair of pileated woodpeckers that come up the mountain near their deck, but i haven't seen them yet.
i am going to have caratoid artery surgery Tuesday and i am a little nervous.

thank you all for your posts. they help me to keep on trying.

Hello All hugs & support. Welcome Vicki - TBI here as well but only enough to disorganize things. I miss everyone to where has Karl been?

It has been a week and I am finally getting back to simple tasks. Daughter still in hospital sounds like she is headed for facility care. After successful clean out I have her apt in my house. Without her income I will be out of my home in 30-60 days. I ask why clean? Why get up at all? Picture me with an elephant strapped on my back.

Well...lifting that elephant I am going to work on kitchen and laundry today.

WHITE HOUSE: Where is my good job, affordable healthcare and tax start over program? Being laid of for 3 yrs wrecked my life. What a bunch of hooey

Great to hear from everyone and thanking you all for your encouragement and help. Roxie, you are just so loving and sweet. CM I cleaned out a 12 x 10, filled to the gills, top to bottom, front to back, storage space last year. Only a few itms made it into my house. Let me know if I can help you in any way-listening ear, sympathetic shoulder, sounding board on what to keep/what to throw out, kindred spirit, etc. can help on any way.

Jess, good to hear from you! Oodles, good to hear from you--you are in all too familiar situation. We will help you weather this storm.

Dear Tillie-hope you, Mr, Scooter and the other kitties, the bunnies, and even the owl are all well. Thank you for being a solid support. Thank you so much.

Everyone--if I got your name/situation wrong, if I forgot you in any way, please don't hold it against me. I need you all!