Good afternoon! I took a walk today and finally started feeling like myself again. It's a bit overcast and cooler. Feels lovely.

I've showered and had a snack of carrots and cheese and feel like myself again.

What are you doing today?

Great work CM! I am so proud of you! I'm archival in nature and getting rid of stuff has been so freeing! I'm sending you lots of energy although I suspect that by shredding the red van notebook, you truly have boosted your energy!

Yay for cousin being home!!!!

SubC end of school year is always sad. And sadder this year. But look at you, moving on to the Post It Chsllrnge!

Once it's a little later here, I'll start back in on shredding. It is cooler today and a beautiful breeze.

Just being peaceful.

Tillie my CDs are working and I'm continuing to crave only good fruits and vegetables. I'm so happy with this.

lol, yes tillie, I am a mess. That actually made me laugh. Sometimes it is good to have somebody just acknowledge the reality of your situation.

Yesterday I finished online school. The wireless would not work for my outside demonstration, but we played a game and it was good, and I almost ended on a high note except that one of my favorite students waited until the last two minutes of "goodbyes" to tell me she probably won't return next year.

Then I turned off the computer and cried.

I took a shower and I brushed my teeth and Dh went into town for a part he needs to do electric work and brought home a pizza.

Last night I wrote all the things that were stressing me out on post-it notes and stuck them all over my table. And then I went to bed and slept late.

Today the sun is out finally! - for a while, thunderstorms later.

Like CM and her floor (nice job CM!) I am going to deal with my life one post-it note at a time.

Read through everyone's posts.

Loved your blood donation story, Tillie. 😉

SubC, be gentle on yourself. I believe we are all grieving the "old" world whilst trying to navigate the "new" one. It takes energy.

Tatoulia, I am trying to soak up some of the spillover from your decluttering energy rays! Heehee. I'm starting to inch along. To do a thing even when I can't Do All The Things, or even very many things.

Yesterday I'd picked up a red notebook cluttering the floor, and in it were the records of tags/taxes and repairs on my old red money pit van. So I shredded and recycled all that. Good Riddance. Small job but it sure felt good. Told myself, now CM, all you need to do is pick up the next item and deal with it, rinse and repeat.

We had 1-1/4" of rain with big rolling thunder boomers in the early morning. And a sunny warm day. It was trash day with room in one of the bags so I scurried out and pulled the remainder of the nasty sticktight weeds between the garage and fence.

And discovered a clematis vine. Went inside, asked roommate; it wasn't hers. Former neighbor's perhaps, but it somehow is on our side. Don't know if it has already bloomed, or what. But the junk hiding it and robbing it of nutrients is gone, so we will get to find out now. A good metaphor for the decluttering journey, I thought.

My roommate and I occasionally get takeout food and eat in a park here lately. We did that tonight at the county park by the fishing lakes. I told her about times when a different friend and I went there and how I'd sit and paint. She came up with the idea of us both going sometime soon and working on our painting. She was an art major. This idea is exciting! A morale boost. I'll have more to say about it.

Since I'm up ridiculously late, I was really only going to make a short post with the following news:

My cousin is back home! She will see her primary care doctor and set up PT appointments. I am so thankful she is on the mend.

Okay. Will go to sleep. (I had to nap earlier, I was tired, so now my body clock is more off than ever, LOL.)

Tillie it was hot and a bit humid here today. I'll take your cold winds!!!

And I don't hate my apartment. Remember how I used to hate it in the heat? I'm so glad to have found you.

Oh SubC I'm so sorry!!! Definitely take a shower or bath and see if you can change the sheets. It looks like both Tillie and I had clean sheets last night.

Ugh. Steven. I know exactly the type. I'm so sorry he berates you so. I'm grateful to have shed my brother.

I received a lovely note signed by my mothers Dr's office/senior center thanking new for lunch. I had sent a Panera gift card(after figuring out where they like to get their lunch). The nurse kept my name a secret and I was so touched by their note. Esp since they are part of the PACE system abc do God's work every day. I'll do this again in July.

I woke up late for Coffee Time this AM so I put on a bra and a shirt and logged in. And despite having no coffee, I was the hit of the morning. I started out by saying that my meeting with Stearns and Foster ran late and from there I was off and running. So I had a great time. Then I had to get ready for my 10:00 since I was presenting (no video, thankfully, I just shared my screen) and then Happy Hour started at 11. Work ended at 12 so I ran some mom-related errands. Oh! And I ran into my colleague who just had a baby and she had her little baby boy with her!!!! So lovely! And I ran into the lady who runs the convenience store in my work building. Oddly enough, she was our convenience store lady back in our old building (some nights BF and I would give her a ride home) and now she works (worked) in our new building. She's suffering greatly. I may pick up a gift card for her. I'm not sure where she shops. I don't know if she has a car to get to one of the cheaper grocery stores.

I took mom's dry cleaning and dropped it off. I have an interim quilt to take to the laundry.

I'm trying not to buy stuff on line today. I haven't suffered too much with it but it's creeping back into my consciousness. I think I'll make a payment to my small loan instead.

Love you all!

The wind came from the North today.
That is very rare.
It was very cold and fierce, blowing cars crooked as they tried to drive a straight line.
Tumble weeds were traveling 60mph.
Then it rained some. 😀

Still cold but the winds have died down to a manageable speed.

Good Morning Everyone
"Clink!"

You sound like a mess Subclinical (((HUG)))
Please find/take some time out just for you.
Do good things, just for you.
Get showered shampooed, do your nails.
Dress in something pretty.
Make it an at home spa treatment type day.

The house will still be a mess and the barn rats will still be partying but you will get to them later. 😉

I had a panic attack last night.

I'm not sleeping. I'm not showering regularly. My house is a mess. I'm wearing yesterday's clothes or getting dressed directly out of the dryer. My eating habits and weight are bad. And I'm pretty sure the barn rats are winning.

I really don't want to do school today.

But I will get through it.

One last time. I can't even think about fall.

Good Evening Everybody
My Honeysuckle started to bloom today.
The sweet little Hummingbirds noticed. 🙂

Hi Tatoulia
So very happy you are finding peace with all you have done in that closet.
For some reason all those cards, letters and other old mail are hard to do.
Maybe because they have been around for such a long time and they all bring back memories.

Sounds like you had a nice day just being out and about.
Tomorrow morning I am driving to the water depot and fill two bottles.
The two bottles are empty, I still have 5 full ones.
Just want to get out for a little while.

WTG! eating better and listening to your CDs!
Yum! Raspberries.
I still have a tiny sugar Monkey on my back but he's easy to distract.
My main trigger for binging on sweets is when Steven starts his screaming rants about the "virus conspiracy" and how everybody is acting like fools believing in it.
Today he was spewing ridiculous "facts & figures" to prove that there is no virus.
He gave me a headache and when I asked him to please quit shouting at me he got all nasty & huffy but he did finally shut up & go away.

I never do state my opinions and beliefs about the matter.

Have a great day at work tomorrow. 😀

Made up the bed with the fresh clean sheets.
Scooter came up and went to his spot investigating it.
I reassured him that it was all clean.
He saw it was all clean and is laying down there sleeping beside me now.

Been watching "Dark Shadows"
On the 1075th episode now.

Ps I'm sorry about the thrift stores. Going in the wrong direction. Stuff out, peace in.

I am thrilled with my peace since working in the closet.

Tillie we have frequent barf sessions here, too. For the past fifteen years I've been saying, it's ok kitty, sometimes best friends throw up.

I enjoyed my afternoon. I ran to the grocery store for some fruit and cat food, then came back here and ate some raspberries, I changed my sheets, did one load of laundry, met BF to go to the hardware store and post office, then we hopped in the car and drove around the city just to enjoy no traffic, then he needed to run some more errands so I sat in the car, enjoying the breeze, and worked on my crossword puzzle.

Took the trash out, now I'm ready for my shower.

I have coffee hour in the AM, then a meeting at 10, then company office hour starts at 11 instead of 3 so I'm thinking the office will close at noon.

Tillie I am feeling better about myself. I'm eating real food and not feeling the sugar temptations. I'm listening to my CDs and they are doing their magic!

Well great, just great :/

Steven has discovered a thrift shop has opened.

It's good that are accepting donations but Steven needs to unload not load up.

Straightened out the fridge.
Cleaned the kitchen.
Did a load of bed linens first thing this morning cause Scooter barfed in bed at dark thirty.
Watered the garden and now I am watering the grass.
Plan to take a shower soon and wash my hair.

Hi Tatoulia

Have a wonderful time today getting outside in that beautiful weather! 😀

Having already done so much already you will be motivated to tackle that paper shredding when you have the time.
WAY TO GO! 😀

Good Morning Everyone

Hi Subclinical
So nice you got to actually see some of your students in person.

YEA! for teaching a class from your classroom.
Must be sad in a school with only echoes where there used to be much life.
((((HUG))))

I hope they get this virus contained soon and everything gets back to normal with a minimum of loss for children's education.

Good luck finding suitable storage for things as your Dh starts setting up the coffee bean roasting.
Make sure the fiber is stored safely so you don't lose any to moths.

Rescheduled my dental cleaning appointment from June to September.
Hope by then I won't be too scared to leave quarantine.
Will see how I feel about it as the date grows closer.

Twinkies is telling me to feed him NOW!
So I will feed him now. 😀

Tillie!!!!! Love the story! I can picture it all!!! So beautiful and fun!

SubC I'm glad you got to teach a class from your classroom. What a shame with all the changes. But you are my hero. You kept things going and you adapted and your kids feel the love. You provided them a sense of normalcy when things around them were collapsing. I'm so pleased to have you as a friend.

Another beautiful day here. I will be getting out soon. Post office, groceries, etc. then errands with BF.

I haven't done any more shredding and I'm fine with it. I'm feeling hood about myself and have the weekend to accomplish even more. Soon I should be in the position of putting/organizing the important things. There won't be many.

Tillie, you have done so many interesting things!

CM, hang in there. I hope your roof does ok. We are having rain all week, so I am thinking of you.

Tatoulia, keep up the good work!

Yesterday I ran my last class pickup. I think about half the families showed up. I got to see a few of my kids, most for the last time. - the kids who came are mostly going to other schools next year. One promised to visit next year if he can. One parent told me I will probably lose her kids next year because their dad got laid off. We have scholarships, but we are tuition based and there is never enough scholarship money to go around. I don't know how the scholarships are awarded, but they never ask for teacher input. Probably good. There would be hard feelings over favorite kids.

I put all the "abandoned" Items in the gym. There will be one last school-wide pick up in June, but that will not involve me.

My room is starting to look cleaned out (aka "normal"). I still have to sign up for an actual 2 hour clean out slot.

Two more days of online school.

Yesterday I went up to my classroom to log on to my end of the day class because I did not have time to drive home. One of my students looked at my background and said "HEY! You are at school! How are you at school?!" They want to come back so badly.

It felt really good to teach in my classroom. Even if all of my students were invisible.

Dh wants me to spend Saturday working in the studio barn with him so that he can set up his coffee roasting station. I have to move a bunch of fiber bins that I have no idea where they can go.

Sounds like you had a good day Tatoulia
plus plenty of time to do the crossword. 😉

Best blood drive I ever did was at the Governor's mansion in Carson City.
The mansion staff treated all of us like royalty.

When Ronnie and I were set to go on a break the Butler escorted us to an office where we could sit, smoke and put out feet up.
We put our feet up on the big desk in the room and were relaxing happily.
Then the door opened and the Governor walked into HIS office!
We sat up immediately apologizing and he said to please sit back as we were.
He sat in the big chair on the other side of the desk and put his foot up too laughing about the fact that he only had the one leg.
So we all sat there talking and laughing with our feet up.
He then gave me 2 golden state tokens, one for me & one for my son and Ronnie 3 tokens since she had 2 kids.
Met so many local "celebrities" that day. Casino owners, brothel owners, millionaire cattle ranchers, etc. along with hundreds of local Citizens.
I had complimented the First Lady on all the beautiful flowers filling the rooms and as we were leaving she insisted we should have the flowers and the Butler and some Maids loaded our blood mobile full of them.
It was a 20 hour long day for us but we were happier than tired on the drive back to Reno. 🙂

Scooter's wearing your shirt!!!!

I had a good time donating blood today. Then I had juice and raisins. They had one packet of raisins in a sea of cookies and pretzels. It took a while because they were backed up but BF had sent me a Sunday NYTimes crossword to do. He knew a couple of people who were working the event so that was a nice treat. When I got there I was told the wait would be 1-1/2 hours and I said, sounds good.

Then I came home and rested.

Only managed to shower and do dishes today. Will get trash gathered tmr and will change my sheets tmr or Friday.

Okay that's the news!

Good Morning Everyone

Hi CriticalMass
Yes, so many things to think about and do and then even more things get added.
Hard to juggle it all at times.

Enjoy the Bunny time trimming nails.

I know very well the worrying about rain when the roof is leaky (((HUG)))

Take care and post when you get a few seconds (((HUGS)))

Hi Tatoulia
Enjoy your bright and sunny day!

Scattered clouds, slight chance of rain but very cold still.
Scooter is wearing my flannel shirt that I want to wear.
Will bribe him out of it with cat snax. ;p

Cm, I know you have some challenges right now and we are standing right by your side. I had completely forgotten about the low iodine diet. The only thing I remember is no cold cuts. I too would meticulously go over the documents to make sure I was ready. I did manage to walk home from the hospital but I was a wreck for some reason. I was surprised to learn that there's no eating after the treatment, so I went to sleep to make the time pass. It's a weird time but it's a good and effective treatment.

Tillie thank you fir the poem. I could picture it all so clearly.

I have work this AM then a charity day to donate blood in the afternoon.

Bright and sunny here!

Still having difficulty managing all the things to juggle.

Roommate's schedule for treatments in late June, and for a low iodine diet starting two weeks prior, has been laid out. She is thinking aloud about many many details, which is understandable.

My mind, alas, is already stuffed with tons of details.

If I go a little longer between posts for awhile, don't worry. These are just unusually full days.

Tomorrow I go to the bunny house to trim toenails. They have adopted out some bunnies. Fewer to feed, so maybe their money will stretch. Hope the adopted bunbuns are enjoying happy homes and loving people.

We have a stretch of rainy days coming Thursday. Again. Roof needs a major overhaul. It worries my roommate, naturally. And me as well.

Hi Tatoulia

YEA! for us!!!
Eating clean and clearing out all that processed sugar! 😀

Way to Go!!!
Fantastic job well done!!!
Now that file cabinet will serve you well keeping the important papers safe and right where you know they are!
So very proud of you (((((HUG)))))

Remember, first we declutter then we can organize.
Should you later decide you need or just want hanging folders you know where the stores keep them.

The cards from old friends served their purpose at the time.
You will always remember the people, places and times.
Letting go of the paper reminders frees you up for the life you want now. ;D

Keep up with the clean eating and fantastic shredding. 😀

The sky was filled with thick gray clouds all day.
About 6:40pm the sun broke through from the west with bright silver white light that lit up everything beautifully.
Making all the colors shine vividly.
There was no wind.
Then the sky above opened up with a downpour of rain.
The silvery sunlight lighting up the garden and the rain drops streaming down.
It was like being transported into some mythical magical fairy land.

Well look at us, Tillie! I had strawberries today then sweet potato and cauliflower for dinner.

I started shredding tonight. So satisfying. What a difference this is making. I'm going through the built in file cabinet. I had previously, a few years ago, with your help, completely emptied the bottom drawer. Now I'm working on the top drawer. I will not completely clear this out, but I'll be making space for important papers that I do need. I have been getting rid of the hanging folders I had which now is leaving me to wonder the smarts behind that. Oh well. But now I can make a folder for my car title and my mom's cemetery plot and other important papers. I'm so thrilled with this progress.

Even valentine cards from old boyfriends. It's all going.
I'm obsessed with making space. I can see and feel my progress and it's moving me forward.

I have half a day tmr. Giving blood in the afternoon.

Hi Tatoulia
Confession time...
I am so not happy with my size from eating so many sweet things and ignoring any kind of a balanced diet.
All that sugar must be taking a big toll on my whole system.

So, what I have been doing this week is eating only fresh raw fruits and vegetables.

Bananas, cherry tomatoes, avocadoes, cucumbers, pineapple, cantaloupe, celery.
Drinking lots of water, some with fresh squeezed lemon.

Well...
Now I am so uncomfortably bloated and distressfully gassy.
Scooter is thoroughly disgusted with me.
🙁

Yay for an iris and an oriole!

It is nice and sunny here. I stayed up late watching tv and slept very well. I'm getting a fair amount of work done today. I am doing a bit of laundry. PJs and cloth napkins in one load, the other was jeans and dark heavy fabrics.

I am so huge right now. I guess baking and eating entire pans of goodies will do that to a gal.

My nutritionist totally flakes on me and now I'm not sure that I want to bigger spending that kind of money on her. One thing I'm considering g is starting to listen to get CDs and see if they can't get me started. I have no excuse for not listening to them.

Okay going back to work.

Have a great day everyone!!!!

Very cold dark extremely windy.
Won't get above 55 degrees today.
Looks like it drizzled a little before dawn.
Not much, just a little drizzle.
Finally got it up to 60 degrees inside using the space heater.
Another very typical Autumn day. ;p

Hi

Hello Tatoulia
I like shredder Hero and didn't know it was autocorrect.

WTG! for lightening your saved paper load so much!!!

Very glad you figured out sweeping up helps to help keep the house tidy.
Brag away! 😉

Everybody is falling behind in some way or other.
We can blame it on being quarantined.
For some unknown reason being homebound changes the way time travels. ;p

This cold morning some of my Irises bloomed and there was an Oriole frolicking in my garden looking so bright and cheerful.

Two big bags of shredded documents and other trash are out! Woo hoo! My previous post should have said shredder keeps overheating but do you know what? I kind of like Shredder Hero instead.

A beautiful day here and it is sunny and cool. So nice.

I resisted the urge to do any laundry today. It sort of messes up my rhythm and I didn't want to be distracted from the shredding. I even swept up but now I suppose I'm bragging.

Okay I'm still doing a bit of work here. I'm so behind and I o my have myself to blame.