Good Morning Everybody

Hi Subclinical
WAY TO GO! on all the garden work!
Happy you spent time with your hands in the soil. 🙂

YEA! that the traumatic video classroom will soon be erased from your sight.

Glad some people are moving away from those disposable baby wipes.
Back in the old days I bought a stack of lightweight cotton wash cloths for that job and used only cloth diapers.
The baby never once had any diaper related rashes and nothing ever went in a landfill.

When I was a kid raising my sisters
it was always a good day when at the end of the day they were still alive and basically fed and healthy.

Angry and sad these days is understandable (((((HUG)))))

Hi Tatoulia
Would taking something at bedtime help calm your inner "offness"?
Are you getting enough good sleep?
Do you think it's the work work load stressing you the most?
Get some healthy fresh easy to assemble food.
That way you have something to eat without having to cook so maybe you will eat regularly.
Try to take some time off, time to move slower without any time limits on you.
Feel better (((HUG)))

Steven put the 3 big trash bags in the truck along with my bags of household trash from the outside can and took it all to the dump.

His truck is always a mobile squalorous hoard. Nobody could sit on the passenger side because it's packed so full of stuff and garbage.
Last few days I have been seeing him out there working on decluttering the passenger side of the truck.
(?)
The truck bed has a cap on it and he always has a massive hoard in there too.
Only a 1 foot area near the gate is clear enough to put the trash in there, if he stacks it high.
He's also been fussing with stuff in the back part of the truck.
(?)
For months now he spends many hours out in the driveway just sitting in the truck playing on his phone.
I believe because it's more comfortable than in the filthy garbage filled garage full of mice and bugs or his bedroom where I do not allow alcohol or smoking.

Todays lows are in the lower 30s and the high should be in the lower 60s.
I might water the garden later if the winds are not too vigorous.
I'm cold and the cats are cold too.

Tatoulia, I hope that you are feeling better today. It's good that you found something to do that helps with your stress.

Thank you for going to the protest. I am not brave enough to go to the protests. I'm not afraid of the police, but I am afraid if the germs.

CM, I confess to not understanding a single thing you say about computers. Mine is a magic video typewriter book. But I hope you figure out whatever you are struggling with.

When my kids were little, there were many days that I declared a success because they all went to bed healthy, happy, and fed. Not always clean, but healthy, happy, and fed. And by "happy" I don't mean "I had a great day" happy, I mean not angry, sad, or scared. My bar for success is currently lower than that for me. I will take healthy, not hungry, and not too upset to sleep. I think angry and sad are going to be with me for a while.

Mr. kitty liked to sleep on wooden chairs when it is hot. Last night he was sleeping in the rocker inside and Flat Cat was lying in the grass outside the windows staring at us.

We have bluebirds. I think they are nesting in the woodpecker holes in the dead ash trees. Nature doesn't waste anything. There are two males that have been having a little territorial spat right outside my window the last week.

Tillie, where did the three bags of garbage go?

I hope you don't get bedbugs! I don't know how you could get rid of them with Steven's room.

Yesterday I pulled weeds. The garden is almost at baseline - two more little beds to weed this morning and then maybe I will plant some more. It is getting late to plant, but I'm an optimist. I made myself a rule to weed before I plant this year so that I don't put in more than I can manage and lose control of it again. The whole garden space completely went to weeds two years ago, and I planted a little last year without really clearing the space and lost control, but this year I have almost 1/3 of what I had when the kids lived here looking good. I am eating lettuce and radishes and my peas are blooming. Working in the garden is a meditation for me. Gardening and working in clay. There is a little Shaker in me.

Also yesterday I cleared the floor in the dining porch and put the chairs back (they were stashed in the little bedroom, which has become a storage room.) Today I will vacuum the carpet where the chairs were (the little bedroom is the only space in my house with carpet) and put the "school table" back in there where it usually lives. Then I will clean the floor in the den and roll the braided rug back out and my house will be classroom free.

I am behind on dishes and laundry again.

And I have taken on a sewing project. Dd asked me to make them baby wipes, so I have to go through my fabric stash and find all the little pieces of flannel.

Tatoulia, I hope that you are feeling better today. It's good that you found something to do that helps with your stress.

Thank you for going to the protest. I am not brave enough to go to the protests. I'm not afraid of the police, but I am afraid if the germs.

CM, I confess to not understanding a single thing you say about computers. Mine is a magic video typewriter book. But I hope you figure out whatever you are struggling with.

When my kids were little, there were many days that I declared a success because they all went to bed healthy, happy, and fed. Not always clean, but healthy, happy, and fed. And by "happy" I don't mean "I had a great day" happy, I mean not angry, sad, or scared. My bar for success is currently lower than that for me. I will take healthy, not hungry, and not too upset to sleep. I think angry and sad are going to be with me for a while.

Mr. kitty liked to sleep on wooden chairs when it is hot. Last night he was sleeping in the rocker inside and Flat Cat was lying in the grass outside the windows staring at us.

We have bluebirds. I think they are nesting in the woodpecker holes in the dead ash trees. Nature doesn't waste anything. There are two males that have been having a little territorial spat right outside my window the last week.

Tillie, where did the three bags of garbage go?

I hope you don't get bedbugs! I don't know how you could get rid of them with Steven's room.

Yesterday I pulled weeds. The garden is almost at baseline - two more little beds to weed this morning and then maybe I will plant some more. It is getting late to plant, but I'm an optimist. I made myself a rule to weed before I plant this year so that I don't put in more than I can manage and lose control of it again. The whole garden space completely went to weeds two years ago, and I planted a little last year without really clearing the space and lost control, but this year I have almost 1/3 of what I had when the kids lived here looking good. I am eating lettuce and radishes and my peas are blooming. Working in the garden is a meditation for me. Gardening and working in clay. There is a little Shaker in me.

Also yesterday I cleared the floor in the dining porch and put the chairs back (they were stashed in the little bedroom, which has become a storage room.) Today I will vacuum the carpet where the chairs were (the little bedroom is the only space in my house with carpet) and put the "school table" back in there where it usually lives. Then I will clean the floor in the den and roll the braided rug back out and my house will be classroom free.

I am behind on dishes and laundry again.

And I have taken on a sewing project. Dd asked me to make them baby wipes, so I have to go through my fabric stash and find all the little pieces of flannel.

Oh no Tillie. Oh no.

I'm hanging on by a thread again today. I don't know what to do with myself. I'll need to get groceries today. I need to figure out food. I just don't feel like myself and I don't know how else to explain it.

I hear you, SubC. Just trying to go to bed and wake up for the next day. It was cool enough to sleep with windows open last night. And that was terrific.

I just have so much work to do. I'm thinking of taking a few hours off today. Maybe go to grocery store before running errands with BF. I don't know. I hate feeling this way. So unsatisfying.

Oh no Tillie. Oh no.

I'm hanging on by a thread again today. I don't know what to do with myself. I'll need to get groceries today. I need to figure out food. I just don't feel like myself and I don't know how else to explain it.

I hear you, SubC. Just trying to go to bed and wake up for the next day. It was cool enough to sleep with windows open last night. And that was terrific.

I just have so much work to do. I'm thinking of taking a few hours off today. Maybe go to grocery store before running errands with BF. I don't know. I hate feeling this way. So unsatisfying.

Good Evening

Hi Tatoulia
Jays are fun birds to watch.
Last time I watered my grass a yellow Jay kept zooming through the water catching a shower. 😀

Happy you felt well enough to join the march.

Scooter is still asleep on the white cotton sheet.

WTG! for all the work work you did!

Reason I decided to focus on sandwiches and salads is because I don't feel like cooking.
It's usually a good time of year for it except today with it being so cold again here.

YEA! for finishing the crosswords!
Pencil puzzles help our brains.

There will be a protest march here by the county buildings tomorrow.
For some reason a group of 2nd amendment rights activists say they will hold their own directly across the street from them.
These are the same yahoos that frequently report to the Sheriff UFO interference, conspiracies and abductions.
We all know who they are. 😛

Steven's dead friend's crazy hypochondriac widow is not allowed to go to the hospital or clinic any more.
She is infested with bedbugs now.
That's the place Steven has been in when all the relatives were there fighting and the Sheriff was called and another time when she had people coming by to remove his dead friend's hoard of expired zombie apocalypse food.
I am now wondering if this is the reason/motivation why he just removed 3 large bags of garbage from his bedroom???

Good Evening

Hi Tatoulia
Jays are fun birds to watch.
Last time I watered my grass a yellow Jay kept zooming through the water catching a shower. 😀

Happy you felt well enough to join the march.

Scooter is still asleep on the white cotton sheet.

WTG! for all the work work you did!

Reason I decided to focus on sandwiches and salads is because I don't feel like cooking.
It's usually a good time of year for it except today with it being so cold again here.

YEA! for finishing the crosswords!
Pencil puzzles help our brains.

There will be a protest march here by the county buildings tomorrow.
For some reason a group of 2nd amendment rights activists say they will hold their own directly across the street from them.
These are the same yahoos that frequently report to the Sheriff UFO interference, conspiracies and abductions.
We all know who they are. 😛

Steven's dead friend's crazy hypochondriac widow is not allowed to go to the hospital or clinic any more.
She is infested with bedbugs now.
That's the place Steven has been in when all the relatives were there fighting and the Sheriff was called and another time when she had people coming by to remove his dead friend's hoard of expired zombie apocalypse food.
I am now wondering if this is the reason/motivation why he just removed 3 large bags of garbage from his bedroom???

I watched two blue jays pull apart a neighbor's window box today. They don't have any flowers in it. I was sitting at my dining room table and just watched them.

Bf came over and gave me the NYTimes magazine so I did the crossword. Finished it in one sitting (rare). Didn't love it but that's fine. Last week's was an A+ even though it was harder.

So there was a march in Boston today and I marched. It was nice and peaceful and large. I saw a bunch of my neighbors who were watching it. Now I'm showered to get all the COVID19 off of me.

Cm you are doing a great job with your approach for your roommate's thyroid treatment. Go easy on yourself!

My cleaners come in Wednesday so I'd like to spend some time Tuesday shredding papers.

I'm laying down peacefully right now. And the my little buddy is on her freshly washed cotton tablecloth. I ended up doing three loads of laundry.

I'm hungry but don't feel like cooking. I had thought we were going to run errands today but then the protest was going to keep us from being able to travel in a car. So I joined ?em.

I did a good deal of work work today. I'll feel better facing tmr knowing that I got some work done over the weekend. Still a heavy load.

Good Afternoon Everybody

Hi CriticalMass
Another thing that is really bogging down people's computers these days is that so many people are at home all the time.
Working online, playing computer games, streaming Netflix or just surfing the web.

Yes, make no big plans until Roommate is out of her radiation quarantine.
I remember living with Steven's was very time consuming for me with logistics and him trying to break the rules.

WAY TO GO! storing the DVDs better.
Little fixes like that make things much easier.
Good luck with your little bedroom organizing plans.

Hi Tatoulia
Thanks 😀

WTG! getting Miss Kitty's winter things washed and stored away.
I recently put a white cotton sheet on the rocking chair and both the cats just love it.
Scooter is napping there right now.

Glad today you have better weather.
No more walks when it's too hot and humid.
Hope you feel better real soon (((HUG)))

Lucky you having a thunderstorm.
YEA! for showering without cat help! ;D

Warmer inside now but I still want my socks on.
The wind is very robust, knocking branches off the trees.
Saw an Oriole this morning. Impossible to miss seeing that bright orange bird.

Good Afternoon Everybody

Hi CriticalMass
Another thing that is really bogging down people's computers these days is that so many people are at home all the time.
Working online, playing computer games, streaming Netflix or just surfing the web.

Yes, make no big plans until Roommate is out of her radiation quarantine.
I remember living with Steven's was very time consuming for me with logistics and him trying to break the rules.

WAY TO GO! storing the DVDs better.
Little fixes like that make things much easier.
Good luck with your little bedroom organizing plans.

Hi Tatoulia
Thanks 😀

WTG! getting Miss Kitty's winter things washed and stored away.
I recently put a white cotton sheet on the rocking chair and both the cats just love it.
Scooter is napping there right now.

Glad today you have better weather.
No more walks when it's too hot and humid.
Hope you feel better real soon (((HUG)))

Lucky you having a thunderstorm.
YEA! for showering without cat help! ;D

Warmer inside now but I still want my socks on.
The wind is very robust, knocking branches off the trees.
Saw an Oriole this morning. Impossible to miss seeing that bright orange bird.

I watched two blue jays pull apart a neighbor's window box today. They don't have any flowers in it. I was sitting at my dining room table and just watched them.

Bf came over and gave me the NYTimes magazine so I did the crossword. Finished it in one sitting (rare). Didn't love it but that's fine. Last week's was an A+ even though it was harder.

So there was a march in Boston today and I marched. It was nice and peaceful and large. I saw a bunch of my neighbors who were watching it. Now I'm showered to get all the COVID19 off of me.

Cm you are doing a great job with your approach for your roommate's thyroid treatment. Go easy on yourself!

My cleaners come in Wednesday so I'd like to spend some time Tuesday shredding papers.

I'm laying down peacefully right now. And the my little buddy is on her freshly washed cotton tablecloth. I ended up doing three loads of laundry.

I'm hungry but don't feel like cooking. I had thought we were going to run errands today but then the protest was going to keep us from being able to travel in a car. So I joined ?em.

I did a good deal of work work today. I'll feel better facing tmr knowing that I got some work done over the weekend. Still a heavy load.

Hi all

Another hot day here. Both my roommate and I said about an hour ago we weren't going to take naps. Shortly thereafter she went into her room, and I was getting sleepy. So in a few minutes I'm going to take a nap too. LOL.

I thought of a place I could stack some small tubs of DVDs in my room that I had piled awkwardly, so I did that. It's a relief, because where they'd been stacked was blocking access to the art shelves I'd been happy about getting organized a few months ago.

Think I'll work on another area where office supplies are kept - things aren't efficient because some items are shoved back more out of reach than they need to be. It'll be an easy fix and I'll be glad to have done it.

Little things, that don't consume vast amounts of energy in the hot weather, but that hopefully will constitute small successes and encourage me to tackle the more challenging areas of my room.

Tillie, I confess I'm terrible about not shutting down my computer till I'm forced to. It's this frenzied brain of mine that wants to open so many tabs and also mutitasks between research online and writing I do in the word processing, and/or graphics and photoshopping or art. Plus still just trying to organize the file directories and things in this new-to-me laptop.

I did check when this Dell model came out - 2011. Not much newer than my dearly departed Toshiba. It was considered a "mobile workstation" not just a laptop, and was supposedly quite a powerful machine for its time. Refurbished, I wish I'd asked more questions as to whether there were upgrades done before these are sold and what those were. I may still be able to find out more about that.

The thing is, I used to be able to get away with this style of computing on Windows for years up till just the last few months or so on the Toshiba, when the motherboard was failing. So I don't know. The Linux operating system is hard to know what questions to ask about when you're a newbie to it, because there are so many different ways to customize it I guess. Users who know their way around amaze me. Even with newbie questions I read on help boards, the answers - sometimes the questions themselves as well - go right over my head! I need Linux Kindergarten.

But it's behaving itself better today, so yay.

SubC, you hit the nail on the head about the executive functioning. And I sure hope you're recovered okay from the panic attack. Sometimes they come when the stress is letting up, just like a person will get sick after a long time of stress. That holding on, then finally not holding on anymore to health, because the energy is depleted. It will return.

My roommate's treatment approacheth, and I've realized that to survive the logistics of that with my sanity and hers intact, I should be very low key re goals till the end of the month. Otherwise I'm just going to obsess about what I'm being thwarted in getting done, and start to feel grumpy about it. This is not the time. Realizing that wasn't thrilling but it will be helpful. I'll lower the bar to 1" off the ground if that's what it takes.

Tillie, I'm glad you got a cool day in there. What a relief. Our heat is supposed to break a little by Tuesday.

Tatoulia, sending you a big hug and bunnies send wiggle nose twitches to cheer you.

Iced tea clinks, and now I will shut the computer down completely so it can stay happy. 😀

Hi all

Another hot day here. Both my roommate and I said about an hour ago we weren't going to take naps. Shortly thereafter she went into her room, and I was getting sleepy. So in a few minutes I'm going to take a nap too. LOL.

I thought of a place I could stack some small tubs of DVDs in my room that I had piled awkwardly, so I did that. It's a relief, because where they'd been stacked was blocking access to the art shelves I'd been happy about getting organized a few months ago.

Think I'll work on another area where office supplies are kept - things aren't efficient because some items are shoved back more out of reach than they need to be. It'll be an easy fix and I'll be glad to have done it.

Little things, that don't consume vast amounts of energy in the hot weather, but that hopefully will constitute small successes and encourage me to tackle the more challenging areas of my room.

Tillie, I confess I'm terrible about not shutting down my computer till I'm forced to. It's this frenzied brain of mine that wants to open so many tabs and also mutitasks between research online and writing I do in the word processing, and/or graphics and photoshopping or art. Plus still just trying to organize the file directories and things in this new-to-me laptop.

I did check when this Dell model came out - 2011. Not much newer than my dearly departed Toshiba. It was considered a "mobile workstation" not just a laptop, and was supposedly quite a powerful machine for its time. Refurbished, I wish I'd asked more questions as to whether there were upgrades done before these are sold and what those were. I may still be able to find out more about that.

The thing is, I used to be able to get away with this style of computing on Windows for years up till just the last few months or so on the Toshiba, when the motherboard was failing. So I don't know. The Linux operating system is hard to know what questions to ask about when you're a newbie to it, because there are so many different ways to customize it I guess. Users who know their way around amaze me. Even with newbie questions I read on help boards, the answers - sometimes the questions themselves as well - go right over my head! I need Linux Kindergarten.

But it's behaving itself better today, so yay.

SubC, you hit the nail on the head about the executive functioning. And I sure hope you're recovered okay from the panic attack. Sometimes they come when the stress is letting up, just like a person will get sick after a long time of stress. That holding on, then finally not holding on anymore to health, because the energy is depleted. It will return.

My roommate's treatment approacheth, and I've realized that to survive the logistics of that with my sanity and hers intact, I should be very low key re goals till the end of the month. Otherwise I'm just going to obsess about what I'm being thwarted in getting done, and start to feel grumpy about it. This is not the time. Realizing that wasn't thrilling but it will be helpful. I'll lower the bar to 1" off the ground if that's what it takes.

Tillie, I'm glad you got a cool day in there. What a relief. Our heat is supposed to break a little by Tuesday.

Tatoulia, sending you a big hug and bunnies send wiggle nose twitches to cheer you.

Iced tea clinks, and now I will shut the computer down completely so it can stay happy. 😀

Good Morning Everyone

Hi Subclinical
Your Grandparents home sounds lovely.
Wonderful memories to have of the times you and your Cousin stayed there. 😀

I try to do my best to keep Steven's squalor and clutter out of this very tiny house.
But the rest of the property is completely a mess.
People think I am the hoarder/squalorer and that the inside is as terrible as what they can see from the outside and have been very cruel to me.
The latest attacks have been someone calling and saying they are from the homeowner's association demanding to know the condition of the inside of the house.
There is no homeowner's association out here, I just hang up without saying anything.

The cats & I are very cold today.
Had to get out the little space heater just to thaw us out.

Good Morning Everyone

Hi Subclinical
Your Grandparents home sounds lovely.
Wonderful memories to have of the times you and your Cousin stayed there. 😀

I try to do my best to keep Steven's squalor and clutter out of this very tiny house.
But the rest of the property is completely a mess.
People think I am the hoarder/squalorer and that the inside is as terrible as what they can see from the outside and have been very cruel to me.
The latest attacks have been someone calling and saying they are from the homeowner's association demanding to know the condition of the inside of the house.
There is no homeowner's association out here, I just hang up without saying anything.

The cats & I are very cold today.
Had to get out the little space heater just to thaw us out.

Great work getting the heavy drape washed up and returned! Nice to hear about your grandparents' house SubC and your daughter's shower! Great work working through your panic attack.

I am not feeling like myself and having a tough time. Yesterday I went for a walk with BF. Very difficult because of the terrible humidity and wearing the mask. Today is more of my weather.

We had very loud and scary thunder and lightning during the afternoon. Kitty didn't come out for a very long time. I was even able to shower in peace.

I'm doing work work today. I'm just so bored.

I just checked downstairs and since the washer was empty, I put in kitty's bed and blanket. Then I can put those away til the fall. This time of year she needs a pillow case or a table cloth. Cotton.

This will help relieve some of my stress.

Great work getting the heavy drape washed up and returned! Nice to hear about your grandparents' house SubC and your daughter's shower! Great work working through your panic attack.

I am not feeling like myself and having a tough time. Yesterday I went for a walk with BF. Very difficult because of the terrible humidity and wearing the mask. Today is more of my weather.

We had very loud and scary thunder and lightning during the afternoon. Kitty didn't come out for a very long time. I was even able to shower in peace.

I'm doing work work today. I'm just so bored.

I just checked downstairs and since the washer was empty, I put in kitty's bed and blanket. Then I can put those away til the fall. This time of year she needs a pillow case or a table cloth. Cotton.

This will help relieve some of my stress.

I think the only place I have ever lived in my life that had 0% squalor ever was when I lived with my grandparents at their house in a beach town in the summers. My grandmother would have people come in for a week before school got out and deep clean, repair, paint... then my cousin and I would show up with our suitcases. We had a little room that just fit two twin beds, a nightstand, and a laundry basket. You had to sit on my bed to open half the sliding closet door because there wasn't room to stand between the bed and the closet - even for a kid. We had a little hanging room and we each had a shelf and the rest of the closet was full of games and extra dishes. There was a lamp and a radio on the night stand and some art things and cards in the drawer. Just outside the bedroom door was a floor to ceiling bookshelf full of books. the bedroom door and bathroom door were across from each other but not quite at the end of the hall to allow for the bookshelf. We each had a round mirror that looked like a ship's wheel, and we would hang things on the spokes over the summer. Now I have a few of the games and the lamp and my mirror and dd2 has my cousin's mirror.

I think the only place I have ever lived in my life that had 0% squalor ever was when I lived with my grandparents at their house in a beach town in the summers. My grandmother would have people come in for a week before school got out and deep clean, repair, paint... then my cousin and I would show up with our suitcases. We had a little room that just fit two twin beds, a nightstand, and a laundry basket. You had to sit on my bed to open half the sliding closet door because there wasn't room to stand between the bed and the closet - even for a kid. We had a little hanging room and we each had a shelf and the rest of the closet was full of games and extra dishes. There was a lamp and a radio on the night stand and some art things and cards in the drawer. Just outside the bedroom door was a floor to ceiling bookshelf full of books. the bedroom door and bathroom door were across from each other but not quite at the end of the hall to allow for the bookshelf. We each had a round mirror that looked like a ship's wheel, and we would hang things on the spokes over the summer. Now I have a few of the games and the lamp and my mirror and dd2 has my cousin's mirror.

Glad your drape is done!

The shower was nice. Dd got so many goodies!

It was kind of fun to see where everyone called in from.

But I had a panic attack 15 minutes before it was supposed to start. I think it was because I set it up on my classroom table. I am still not past the online school stress.

Hot here. I did manage to sneak out and plant 4 more tomatoes before it got too bad this morning. No weeding though - and it needs to be done.

Glad your drape is done!

The shower was nice. Dd got so many goodies!

It was kind of fun to see where everyone called in from.

But I had a panic attack 15 minutes before it was supposed to start. I think it was because I set it up on my classroom table. I am still not past the online school stress.

Hot here. I did manage to sneak out and plant 4 more tomatoes before it got too bad this morning. No weeding though - and it needs to be done.

Thanks Subclinical

((((HUGS))))
PTSD from online school.
Maybe changing the table around or putting a table cloth and center piece on it would help erase the memory.

YEA! for the Baby shower!
Happy she has all those goodies. 😀
I remember how fun it was to constantly look at the baby things I received and think about the future.

WTG! for getting some more tomatoes in the ground!
Yep, weeds 🙁
There are always more weeds to get.

I washed dishes and wiped up things,
it's all back to zero degrees of squalor.

Thanks Subclinical

((((HUGS))))
PTSD from online school.
Maybe changing the table around or putting a table cloth and center piece on it would help erase the memory.

YEA! for the Baby shower!
Happy she has all those goodies. 😀
I remember how fun it was to constantly look at the baby things I received and think about the future.

WTG! for getting some more tomatoes in the ground!
Yep, weeds 🙁
There are always more weeds to get.

I washed dishes and wiped up things,
it's all back to zero degrees of squalor.

Good Afternoon

Would be such a lovely coolish day if the wind was not RAGING.

The drape smells so fresh and good!
Glad that chore is over & done with.
One more thing crossed off my To-Do list.

Did a wash load of rags.
Still need to wash dishes.
Made a lettuce tomato & avocado salad and made Italian dressing.

Twinkles went out and was found under the sage bushes getting more brick-a-brack imbedded into his fur.

I accidently took a short nap.

Good Afternoon

Would be such a lovely coolish day if the wind was not RAGING.

The drape smells so fresh and good!
Glad that chore is over & done with.
One more thing crossed off my To-Do list.

Did a wash load of rags.
Still need to wash dishes.
Made a lettuce tomato & avocado salad and made Italian dressing.

Twinkles went out and was found under the sage bushes getting more brick-a-brack imbedded into his fur.

I accidently took a short nap.

Good Morning Everybody

Cool overcast morning, morning low 40 degrees, high today only upper 70s.
Extremely high fire danger later today when the winds pick up.
Tomorrow's low will be 35 degrees with a high in the 50s.

Plan for today is to wash the livingroom area drape.
Then all drapes & curtains will have been done.
Should also wash dishes.
There are only a few, rinsed and stacked neatly beside the sink.
I am tired.

OK
The drape is washed and out on the clothesline.

I dread cleaning this drape because it is so large and very heavy.
It is fully lined with that insulating blackout material.
But it's so pretty and only cost me 5.00 and had no snags until I brought it into a house full of cats.
The insulating blackout material is very nice to have year round.

Got all the hardware and bit of wall all washed and ready to rehang the drape.

OK
The drape is washed and out on the clothesline.

I dread cleaning this drape because it is so large and very heavy.
It is fully lined with that insulating blackout material.
But it's so pretty and only cost me 5.00 and had no snags until I brought it into a house full of cats.
The insulating blackout material is very nice to have year round.

Got all the hardware and bit of wall all washed and ready to rehang the drape.

Good morning, coffee clinks.

DD's online baby shower is today.

It's supposed to get hot early, so I don't know if I'll get any outside work done.

Yesterday I got all the remains of school out of the den. Now I need to clean the dining porch (Which is also covered in school remains) so that I can start putting the furniture back in place.

I did not play in the creek. The creek is running high and muddy. Not safe.

Tatoulia, the charity wasn't dd's idea. It was her boss. She has a great boss. Her company is not as community focused as yours, but they treat their people really well.

I don't feel like I am accomplishing very much, but I am trying. I am also resting a lot. My body and mind are tired.

My cousin posted a thing about executive function and all the ways the current situation taxes it. It was meant for teachers to help kids - who are still developing executive function, but since those of us who hoard tend to have weaknesses in that area, it applies. Basically, if you are making any progress at all, even not buying markers, that is good. Because just dealing with life right now uses up so much of our capacity.

Good morning, coffee clinks.

DD's online baby shower is today.

It's supposed to get hot early, so I don't know if I'll get any outside work done.

Yesterday I got all the remains of school out of the den. Now I need to clean the dining porch (Which is also covered in school remains) so that I can start putting the furniture back in place.

I did not play in the creek. The creek is running high and muddy. Not safe.

Tatoulia, the charity wasn't dd's idea. It was her boss. She has a great boss. Her company is not as community focused as yours, but they treat their people really well.

I don't feel like I am accomplishing very much, but I am trying. I am also resting a lot. My body and mind are tired.

My cousin posted a thing about executive function and all the ways the current situation taxes it. It was meant for teachers to help kids - who are still developing executive function, but since those of us who hoard tend to have weaknesses in that area, it applies. Basically, if you are making any progress at all, even not buying markers, that is good. Because just dealing with life right now uses up so much of our capacity.