Hello everyone!

Great to hear from you Tillie and Roxie! Thank you for making me realize what I've been missing. hello Barb!

Well tonight I was at my mother's, who is just out of the hospital. I helped pick up a little and did some laundry for her. I also finished our gingerbread house.

What was bugging me most tonight was how dirty my hair is, so I washed it. i haven't been in the office all week due to situation with mom and I felt filthy and gross. I just got home and showered and washed my hair.

Yes, the house is the problem but that felt good,

Glad to see everyone. I will post again tomorrow. Need a few more groceries for Christmas Eve dinner and I've done no wrapping. I guess that's what tomorrow is for.

I'm cooking dinner Christmas Eve at brother's house. I'll have to clean his house first but there's no clutter and he will help. It's more just about sweeping and mopping. Won't be too tough.

Love to everyone! Let's get back on track! We can do this!

(((Tillie))) Good for you on getting some progress from Mr. T. I appreciate so much your faithfulness to posting here.

Coffee :::clink:::

HAPPY 1st. DAY OF WINTER! 🙂

Hi Tatoulia! 😀
Great to "see" you today, we all really missed you!
Remember, start with doing one small quick do-able thing.
Pick the one thing that is bugging you the most.
(((hugs))) 🙂

Hi Roxie 🙂
Thank you (((hugs)))
Green tea with lemon "CLINK!"
So true about this season being more difficult for many.

Well.....
today I got up and cleaned the heck out of this house.
Did stuff like even wiping out under both sinks, bathroom and kitchen.
So glad this house is very small when I have to clean it.
Just made up some creamed chicken and cauliflower and will clean the kitchen after I have taken this little break.
Wind is really blowing hard and another winter storm is on it's way.
Need to do some laundry but will have to wait till I can hang it outside.
OK, break time is over, time to do the kitchen.

TTYS 🙂

Hi 🙂

Without prompting or bloodshed he filled the truck with garbage and delivered it to the dump place.
His truck is not very big, a Ranger with a low camper shell, but it was stuffed full.
I think he too was tired of trying to walk through all the garbage in the driveway.
There is still a lot of garbage here but it is a little bit better now.
We are over run with mice and will never get rid of them as long as they are happy living here.
Fortunately, I have successfully blocked all their entry points to the inside of the house and keep a close eye out for any intruders. 😉

I miss you all and I miss making daily progress on my situation.

I miss your friendship.

I need help getting back on track.

So, where the heck is everybody? I miss the good old days when folks were here every day, as I used to be.

Sunny day finally and VERY cold!

GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY! 🙂

Hi Roxie 😀
WAY TO GO! for all you are keeping up with! 😀
"Clink!" tea toast. 😉
Minnesota, my Hoarder's people all come from there and there are still lots of his cousins there too.
Small, small world...........

My head has been in a different place lately.
At the end of this month I turn 62 years old and have been thinking about how now that I am older I need to think more about the future.
Took a nice drive through the county. Love seeing all the fields, pastures, cows, horses and wildlife.
Saw Golden Eagles sunning themselves in oak trees! 😀
Working on another battle in this war about the hoarded conditions here.
He has been amassing tons of garbage. Refusing to take it to the dump.
It is just garbage. Household trash, used kitty litter, empty food packaging, etc...
Today is the day!
He knows the plan and the plan is to gather up a truck full and drive it to the dump transfer station.
It only costs 5.00 a truck full and the place is not very far away from here.
Wish me luck. 🙂

Good Morning Everybody 🙂

Hi Karl 🙂
Wishing you a wonderful time this holiday season.
Please do check in and let us know what you are up to. 😀

Got the sound system working and all the dust cleaned up back there. 😀
Also, finally got him to remove lots of wires that were redundant and some weren't even attached to anything.
Been trying to get him to release all that wire and useless component clutter since last century.
Have a wash load of laundry out on the clothes line. Rags, rugs and a cat blanket that was severely vomited on. 🙁
The wind is raging and bitterly cold but that stuff should dry before the next storm arrives.
Planning to spend the rest of today just puttering around doing whatever.

TTYS 🙂

Hi, Anony, Karl and Tillie. I cannot believe it's been so many days since I checked in. Sorry.

Only a few days left before my vacation trip. I'm starting to work out what to pack. I think I'll be able to use up most or all of the perishable food before leaving.

Good Morning 🙂

Hi Anonymoniker 🙂
One of the biggest reasons I moved here from Tucson is because I wanted more snow in my life.
The snowfall in Tucson is rare and never lasts long enough.
Hope your day in was cozy and fun. 😀

Hi Karl 🙂
Where are you going? Hoping you have a great time.
Good luck with the perishables.
See you when you get back. 😀

Yesterday I saw a lot of wild horses! 😀
Saw a lot of domesticated horses too out in pastures and some saddled up & ridden.
Need to figure out how to wire up my new Blu-ray player to get the audio to come through the stereo system today.
Good opportunity to also vacuum up all the dust that collects in all the wires behind the electronics.
The grocery shopping was successful and I was able to restock my pantry with lots of nice things.
Before making the long trip back home, I stopped at Burger King and got a chocolate milk shake and onion rings.
First time I got to eat out since that wedding I attended this past summer. 😀

Minnesota. (I don't want more snow in my life, but most of my relatives still live in that area.) Anyway, I'll probably check in regularly while I'm away, too.

Good Morning 🙂

I had a nice little break from life. 🙂
Feeling much better now.
Tomorrow he wants us to travel all the way to Carson City to shop at the better stores.
It's snowing but "Oh Well".
It will be nice to grocery shop with a better selection of items and much lower prices.
Also, my Blu-ray player is malfunctioning and will no longer stream Netflix.
He said we will buy a new one in Carson City.
The one I have was bought used here at the pawn shop for 25.00 years ago and I got my money's worth out of it.
Anyways...
today I will get the car ready with blankets, extra dry clothes/shoes, water, windshield wiper fluid, ice scrapers, tire snow cables, emergency kits and all the other things you need to carry with you when you venture out into snow storms here in the shadow of the Sierra Nevadas.

Miss hearing from you all 🙁

Hey Tillie?! Its sounds like it could be a fun adventure today! Certainly something different?! I bet itll be beautiful in the snow?! Ive found that when i get out of my area for the day it shifts my perspective in a good way. Hopefully it will do that for you, plus y'all will have fun seeing the snow & going somewhere together!
Today were gonna stay inside & watch movies & be cozy & not get any yard work accomplished or anything! Its gonna be really cold here, too!

I have a car to use for a few days. I drove to my storage unit and dropped off some tax records, and some equipment that I'm not ready to throw out but won't need within the next couple of months. That's a slight dent in stuff I'll need to deal with on moving day. I also contacted a rival storage place and found that could get something considerably cheaper, and also close enough to my new home that I'd be able to visit it regularly for further cleanup. This now sounds like it's worth pursuing (after the move).

Good Morning Everyone 🙂

Hi Karl 🙂
Great that you have a car for a few days!
A closer and less expensive unit would be wonderful.
Just make sure it is as secure as this current one has been.
The cheaper units around here don't have fencing or gates or onsite managers and they tend to get broken into an awful lot.

Have a severe tension headache since yesterday morning from worry about that dental appt.
Everything went well and I was out of there within an hour.
Hoping the headache will go away soon.
Pretty much planning to do nothing much the rest of this week.

Anybody planning or doing anything special or fun? 🙂

Hi Everybody 😀

Hi Anonymoniker 🙂
WAY TO GO!!!! getting the washer & dryer hooked up! 😀
Wish I had a dryer just to help get some of the cat hair off stuff.
I get tired of always being fuzzy. LOL 😀

These last few days have been busy ones for me.
I really wanted to meet the challenges I set out.
Been sifting through everything looking for stuff to donate.
My brain is frazzled from all the decision making.
Even though I am not a hoarder I really do understand how hard and exhausting it is to make decision after decision about what to keep and what to let go.
Knowing that the places my donations are going and all the good work they do for animals and people in my community makes it easier to let more things go than I originally planned.
I am physically and mentally tired
but I feel good, happy, content.
Tomorrow I go back to the dentist to have the last few restorations done.
Then I will be all done with the dentist till my next cleaning. YEA!!! 😀

Hope you all are well and doing fine. (((hugs)))

'freeze drying' ha ha Tillie you are hilarious! I often have to do that, too! Id never thought of that term, tho! ha ha Today im having my washer & dryer worked on getting them hooked up. They will be outside under the awning, but at least ill be able fo do entire loads at once, instead of a few articles at a time in a bucket. Also, the dryer takes lint out, whereas on the line, time after time,the lint accumulates!
I hope you all have a fun, productive day! 😀

My rental here is terminating, but, I've just been accepted as tenant at a new place, starting in January.

Good parts: My new space is both cheaper and larger. Professional cleaners will come in twice a month.
Bad parts: Sharing with three other people instead of two. I haven't met them yet. Fridge in particular will be shared four ways, where currently I have one all to myself.

Hi Everybody! 😀

Hi Karl 🙂
Sorry you have to move again
but ecstatic that you already have some place lined up.
Maybe one of those small dorm room fridges is in your future?

Got up and running early today.
Did a LOT of socializing and dropped off some donations at the charity thrift shop.
Then got a few groceries.
I'm exhausted but had a really great day. 😀

TTYS 🙂

Hi Everybody 🙂

Getting ready to go outside and start burning stuff.
Just waiting for the frost to melt before I venture out.
Have a bunch of branches and household paper stuff that I've been keeping dry under a tarp.
I have two barrels to burn stuff in and they each have a metal grate I place over the top.
It really is fun to watch the fire consume all the paper clutter and remove it forever from my life. 😀

TTYS 🙂

Just a quick "hi" so you know I'm still here. Got meds ordered and picked up yesterday. I cannot believe it is already December. I have been here at my brother's house for a year! yikes!

Good to see others posting. :::clink::::

Good Morning Everyone 🙂

Hi Roxie 🙂
"Clink!"
Good luck with your plans.

Got three loads of laundry out freeze drying on the clothes line.
Supposed to get all the way up to forty degrees today.
Since I have decided that I will no longer cook or bake large amounts of foods any more
I have been reevaluating my pots, pans and baking dishes.
Found some mixing bowls that can go away too.
The larger fancy serving dishes can also leave.
This all makes me very, very happy! 😀

The cottontail bunny still hangs out in my garden.
Even in the dark freezing hours of the night I can see him there, nibbling on frozen grass.
Makes me wish I could bring him inside and give him a warm bed to sleep in. 🙂

Good Afternoon Everybody 🙂

Thank you all (((HUGS))) 😀

Hi Anonymoniker 🙂

Hi Cory 🙂

There has always been a glitch where some posts just don't post.
Karl suggested that they may get "timed out". ?
Anyways, a simple copy before posting is what I do so I can then just paste my post into a fresh reply box and try again.

Hi Tatoulia 🙂
GREAT! that you had a relaxing and perfect time! 😀

Today I have been cleaning up around here since I did very little cleaning all four days.
Looks like it might snow any time now.

TTYS 🙂

Happy December everyone! Once again I return, and I have missed being here as well as some other Internet places I've not been able to get to during a busy November. More later but just checking in for now. 🙂

Anonymoniker,
I am not sure why some posts don't show. I see them come through, but I don't approve them any more, they are just supposed to appear by themselves. The only difference is that I have the ability to delete the message and block their IP address once the message is posted, and automatically emailed to me.
I have no idea why your first message didn't show up!

Tillie, I too am sorry he ignored you on Thanksgiving. I wish he realized what an amazing person he has!!

I second that! But you had a great day, didn't you, Tillie?!?

Very peaceful Thanksgiving on my part. Went out to eat and mentally ill family member did not join us. So relaxing and perfect. Food was yummy.

Nice treats Karl! I bet they were yummy.

Struggling here. Too much stuff. Need to get rid of things. Am star ting on a bag now.

Hello to everyone!

Good Morning Everybody 🙂

I spent Thursday alone, except for all the cats here.
Made myself a corned beef sandwich with pickles on the side. Ate two pieces of my pumpkin pie and watched Netflix all day.
He spent the day ignoring me, kept to his bedroom and didn't say even one word to me all day.
He received no pie.
Friday I went to the charity thrift shop because they were having a big event.
Door prize drawings and a special drawing at the register where you had the chance of getting 75% off your total purchase.
There were cookies & candies and people who I know all laughing and having a fun time together.
I was one of the lucky shoppers who drew the 75% off ticket and only had to pay 3.12 for my purchase! 😀
I had a GREAT time.
Will let you know if I win any of the other drawings I entered.
Was back home by 11:00am.
Had some company drop by in the afternoon.
Nice happy visit! 😀
Was tired and went to bed early but happy & content.

TTYS 😉

....hmmm...well, i dont know if we're back to delayed posts, or if i did something wrong that made my post not print?
Anyway, Tillie, i was just wanting to say im sorry that your partner didnt speak to you on Thanksgiving...guilt on his part, i suspect...i hope thats ok to say...anyway, it is wonderful that you had a simple, good meal, went out and had some fun & even won a discount! Good for you!!! YEA!!! And i hope you won the other raffle discounts, too!!! 😀

Sorry about the image size. I didn't know it would post that way.