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Tillie
Posted: 17 August 2012 - 10:50 PM
 

Today my To-Do list included
water the garden and trees
clean the litter boxes
make a grocery list
clean kitchen
work on quilt

What is on your list? 😀

 

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Dianne
Posted: 21 April 2013 - 03:29 PM
 

Hey MayMay,

If I thought going to a doctor would be as good for me as meeting your boyfriend when he took care of you as a paramedic I might think about going! 🙂

 
MayMay
Posted: 21 April 2013 - 01:49 PM
 

Hi Dianne,

I am the exact same way when it comes to going to the doctors also. I very rarely go to the doctors office. I hate going to the doctor. 🙁

I remember back when I first met my boyfriend after I had a seizure at work, and when we were in the back of the ambulance I asked him if he and his best friend Kevin, who is also a paramedic, could just take me home instead of taking me to the hospital; and after i asked him that he was like, "No we have to take you to the hospital." And after he said that I jokingly told him that I hated him. Lol.

At that time I thought that I would never see him again; but I was wrong.

 
Dianne
Posted: 21 April 2013 - 12:36 PM
 

Enjoy your company Tillie!

Wish you were cooking for me!! 🙂

 
Tillie
Posted: 21 April 2013 - 12:26 PM
 

Good morning 🙂

Nate called this morning & they will be dropping by today. 😀

My To-Dos for today are...
Cook some foods and freeze them so I have easy ready to eat meals for this week.
Clean the kitchen.
Do cat related tasks.

Get all items needed for tomorrow lined up & ready.
Tomorrow I plan to wash down the outside walls and remove window screens & wash them and the windows.

Not really such a hard task.
The south and east sides of the house are all hoarded up and I can't clean there.
North and West sides each have 2 windows.
Then I will clean the 5 inside windows that I can get to.

Now I am off to cook, clean the kitchen and wait for my company. 😀

 
Dianne
Posted: 21 April 2013 - 10:54 AM
 

Hi diane,

I only go to the doctor when absolutely necessary. Like after I've already been admitted to the hospital. (for kidney problems). Same with my live-in daughter. We know we don't live healthy (eat poorly, not enough exercise, etc.) and we figure, why go to a doctor with complaints, have him tell us what to do to get better and then we're just not going to do it anyway.

Like with the dentist. We haven't seen one in years. Here's another big, big secret I am now sharing with you guys. If we brush our teeth once a week that's doing good. I can't tell you why. Depression, laziness, too many cats jumping on the sink to see what we're doing? Some people set a goal of saving money or losing 50 lbs. Important stuff. For me setting a goal means to brush my teeth once a day for a week. It makes me feel really bad to think we don't even do such basics.

Talk about not being normal....when I think of all I have to do to be normal before I die there is no way I'll get it all done. Bummer.

But my animals do get all the care they need. Health checks, yearly dental care, eye checks. I had a cat about 10 years ago who went into sudden kidney failure. I got him into an emergency facility and he had a private room with a private nurse for several days. When he was home I gave subcutaneous fluids every day. From working at an emergency vet I know how to give injections in muscles and take care of pretty many injuries. I had horses for awhile and had to learn to do immediate care before a vet could get there.

So why do my animals get medical care and my daughter and I don't? Unless we absolutely have to? I don't know and there are so many other mental problems I have to deal with I just push that one to the back burner. I have some ideas but I feel like the more urgent problems get the attention first. Like right now I have to get some hoard out of here before I get too old to do it.

 
diane
Posted: 20 April 2013 - 08:10 PM
 

WTG Dianne, I procrastinate on medical care for me and my dog. Happy you are hanging in and making progress. I too, love that last line in your post tillie, don't have a printer, but will write it down, thanks. sunny here too, spring has sprung this week. See you tomorrow in group.
Hugs

 
Tillie
Posted: 20 April 2013 - 08:04 PM
 

Dianne 😀

(((HUGS)))

 
Dianne
Posted: 20 April 2013 - 12:53 PM
 

Tillie I LOVE your last line!!

I printed it on a bordered page to hang for me and will give a copy to my hard-on-herself daughter. 🙂

 
Tillie
Posted: 20 April 2013 - 12:26 PM
 

Good morning 🙂

Dianne WTG! on animal care! 😀

Lovely day here. Sunshine, light breeze.

Today I need to...
Do cat stuff
Clean the kitchen
Run the vacuum
Sweep floor & porches

Taking it easy & resting up. Hoping to wash windows, screens and back porch this coming week.
Boy! Do they ever need it! 🙁

I'm waiting to see if he will do anything this weekend. Not holding my breath. 😉

..............................................

Remember, we can be stern, tough and strict with ourselves but never be cruel, mean or heartless.
(((hugs)))

 
Dianne
Posted: 20 April 2013 - 09:35 AM
 

Finally finished with vet checks/vacs. Last 2 cats and last 2 dogs went in yesterday. All 16 looked good except for one runty pug. She has a small growth that needs a biopsy next week.

Today is glorious with a refreshing wind, no heat. I will throw open some windows that aren't stuck. Then leave off maintenance for a day and dig into the upper back hall.

take care everyone 🙂

 
Lynn S
Posted: 19 April 2013 - 08:09 PM
 

Yes MayMay,
My sister is still working at the place that I was let go from.
I did find out from another cleaning company that I applied at that BP had asked him for a quote which means that BP isn't happy with Aztec. Yippee!!

 
MayMay
Posted: 19 April 2013 - 07:59 PM
 

I have been watching the news literally ALL DAY today.

I started watching CNN at 10:00 in the morning and I am still watching it right now.

They have been showing the search for the suspect in the Boston bombings all day today.

They finally caught him a little over 10 minutes ago. 🙂

He was hiding in a boat.

 
MayMay
Posted: 19 April 2013 - 07:44 PM
 

Hi Lynn,

Sorry to hear that you got fired from your last job. 🙁

Is your sister still working at the place that you got fired from?

 
Lynn S
Posted: 19 April 2013 - 04:00 PM
 

Tillie
I did go to the place for a job but it turned out to be a place for networking.

I did get some advise on my resume though even though she said it was a good resume.
I asked if it would be a good idea to go to any place and ask to volunteer to clean and the one person said yes.
I decided to go to the animal hospital and apply there. I also want to go to the animal shelter to see if I can volunteer there too. I might as well do some time cleaning if I can rather than do nothing being bored out of my skull looking for jobs online that are not hiring.

As long as employers see that volunteer time counts, I'm all for it. I'm trying to look for places that people might not consider to work.
I love cats and dogs and am a great animal lover.
I'm sure that the animal shelter would take volunteers without a doubt. I'll check with them on Mon or Tues. Still waiting and hoping for a call for the other place I applied for though.

Everyone I've talked to said that it's not right that I was let go because I referred my sister to work at the place that I got let go from.
Also with the reasons that I told them. (the truth). The more I ask others about their work places the more I see that at the Refinery something is wrong.

For anybody that is working, is it always ok to refer someone that is a good candidate and you don't get fired? If you report something is broken or a safety hazard how soon does it get fixed or repaired?

 
Tillie
Posted: 19 April 2013 - 02:16 PM
 

Lynn,
Did you get to go to the job fair? 🙂

I'm feeling better today but still a bit weak.

Spent all yesterday laying down.

Not doing much today...
Cat related tasks
Take a shower.
Eat some toast.

Everybody have some fun today. Even if that is just singing out loud or dancing with the cat or telling yourself a good joke. 😀

 
diane
Posted: 18 April 2013 - 05:48 PM
 

Hello gals, hope your day improved. I had a good day and enjoyed reading all your posts, stuff happens to all of us. Sorry you are sick Tillie, good you got to be with your plants today, always makes me feel better.

 
Lynn S
Posted: 18 April 2013 - 02:59 PM
 

Hello everyone,

Today we are in the flood watch. Bad weather in Northwest Indiana and a lot of roads closed due to flooding. Bad news for me in hopes I can get to the job fair to go job hunting. 🙁

I just hope the event can take place or I have to wait until next month on the 3rd Thurs for the event again.

Hope everyone else is in a better condition than me.
More mold will be in the basement due to a little flooding from the basement walls.
I have a severe mold allergy and the basement does't help. I'm so grateful I have a gas mask for mold to help me breathe without getting toxic mold to my health as I can help it.

Good day to all.

 
Tillie
Posted: 18 April 2013 - 11:21 AM
 

Good morning 🙂

I fed the cats their breakfast.
Have a load of laundry washing.

Need to water my trees and bushes.
Clean the kitchen.

But was up most all last night ill and if I even get dressed today I will consider the world lucky.
Might brush my hair.

Should fold up my bed. I sleep on the sofa hide-a-bed in the livingroom area.

Just going to lay here though and will probably sleep.

Have a good day everyone. 🙂

 
Dianne
Posted: 18 April 2013 - 09:10 AM
 

All I got done yesterday was getting 3 dogs and 1 cat to the vet. Different trips for all of our sanity. Yes Tillie I think I'll consider just accomplishing that a success.

You're right Lynn, my biggest obstacle now is mental. Always a challenge.

Today ~~

hand wash kitchen floor, first thing

pay bills

take 2 bags of trash (animals waste) to dump

good day everyone 🙂

 
Lynn S
Posted: 17 April 2013 - 03:47 PM
 

Dianne,

Take your time with the cleaning.

No one is ever in a rush/race to get done first...
Just take your time with a little time per day and it will get done. 🙂

The greatest accomplishment is getting any cleaning done and overcoming mental obsstacles.
I'm so glad to hear those wonderful accomplishments. It just takes a little at a time. 🙂

 
Tillie
Posted: 17 April 2013 - 01:21 PM
 

Hi Dianne 🙂

We can only do just so much in a day.
Consider it a great success when we get the number one priority things accomplished. The other stuff will just have to keep till we have the time and energy to get to them.

 
Lynn S
Posted: 17 April 2013 - 12:38 PM
 

Thanks Dianne,
Don't get discouraged,
please keep up the good work.

I know you can do this. 🙂

Some newbies may also see this so please keep up the good work 🙂
Stay positive!

 
Dianne
Posted: 17 April 2013 - 11:57 AM
 

I've been struggling with getting back on track consistently.

Today I need to ~~

post and take action

go to 4 vet appts

pay bills online or by mail

wash the kitchen floor (hands and knees wash)

I want to do a huge amount more but I think the attempt to overdo lately has been sapping too much energy and getting me discouraged.

take good care everyone especially MayMay and Lynn

 
Lynn S
Posted: 17 April 2013 - 09:20 AM
 

Thanks MayMay,
I made her promise to not do something so stupid again. So far I have to check her arm and see but I think that she learned her lesson but I still sense some doubt in honesty. She has a long way to earn our trust again.
I'll check out that site but am afraid to since I've seen some clean up site links on this website of what Cory does. I can only hope that I've gotten through to her emotionally of how much she means to me.

It's thundering now, wow the thunder does not scare, only lightning.

 
MayMay
Posted: 16 April 2013 - 11:03 PM
 

Hi Lynn,

I'm glad your sister was finally able to get home safely. 🙂

I hope your sister will be able to stop cutting herself.

I have suffered from depression and anxiety since I was 19 years old; because of it I also have a lot of suicidal ideations and I used to cut myself a lot. I stopped cutting myself a little over a year and a half ago after I discovered a new less painful way of dealing with my suicidal ideations; which is to look at pictures of suicide scenes. I discovered this new way of dealing with my suicidal ideations after I visited www.crimecleaners.com and saw some pictures of suicide scenes that Cory cleaned up. The pictures scared me out of wanting to kill myself.

 
Lynn S
Posted: 16 April 2013 - 04:08 PM
 

Today I'm writing about what had happened on Fri night to Sat morning with my sister.

Before my sister had clocked out at work she called me and said that she was going to a former co-worker's house with a co-worker from work then come home. Then she called me a little later after she was on the road and I convinced her not to go with her friend and that it's not so trusting that late at night (around 11:30p/12:00a)around our neighborhoods. She then called me and said with her co-worker in the car (my mother's car) that she was going out for pizza. That was a lie. She then had her phone on silent so that she couldn't hear the phone. After I told mother she too had gotten worried that I couldn't reach my sister. My mother had then gone out to the pizza place which at the time we didn't know was closed for the night and my mom had called the police to fill out a missing persons report and sadly came home this happened around 1:30a. I had tried numerous times to reach my sister but still no answer. I was then buzzed on total adrelanine and feeling like a knife was in my stomach. I had called everybody on my former employee card with all numbers to try and reach somebody at Aztec but had known that everyone had left for the night. Then I had called BP Security which is the emergency number and he said that she had clocked out at 11:30p and had left the area and they could not do anything. I was trying to find out who my sister let in the car with her.
Finally after 3:30a or so my sister came in the door. We had asked her trageically where she had been and why did she lie to us.
She said that 4 people were with her at a bar and that she wanted to leave but her friend didn't and that she knew that she should've called. She said that she did hear the voices in her head but she didn't listen to them (the instincitive red flags). That night because of the pain that my sister was feeling she decided to start cutting herself with sissors on her arm length wise.

She is bipolar and suffers from depression and anxiety and is on medications for that.
We still believe that she probably is still willing to give her co-worker a ride in the car which she isn't supposed to, hence it's my mother's car. I personally own my own car, she doesn't. I only let people that I trust in my car and no one else.

She has to learn how to really listen to those voices in her head that say HALT, STOP, THIS IS NOT RIGHT,DANGER!! those ('red flag instincits'). I listen to those when they come up and never look back. I wonder how can she ignore those voices that cloud any thought in your head and you can't do anything else but get away.

I have never been on such a adreline rush for that many hours. That is why it took me so long to recover from the aftermath.

Of course when she came home my mom had to tell the police to cancel the car search in the couple of neighborhoods that were suspicious of where she could have been.

We are 34 but she still has to be responsibe for her actions and it isn't worth lying for.
I would like to get ebooks if they are availalble not just for hoarding but also to help those who are bipolar. I don't want to get a book that will take up space, I'd honestly prefer an ebook that way I can store it and read it anytime I can get on a computer.

 
MayMay
Posted: 16 April 2013 - 03:47 PM
 

OMG! Right now it's HAILING at my house!

The last time it hailed at my house was in back in the spring of 2011.

 
Tillie
Posted: 16 April 2013 - 11:19 AM
 

I doubt that anybody slept well last night. 🙁

Right after I saw the news I walked over to my neighbor's house.
Times like that it really is best not to be alone.

Another snow day here.

This is a good day to be especially kind to ourselves.
Reflect, meditate and heal our spirits.

(((HUGS))) 🙂

 
diane
Posted: 15 April 2013 - 08:48 PM
 

Well Tillie, good to hear you are feeling more positive today.
I spent all day with a friend going to all the adult foster homes in my area looking for a good place to move her aunt. We had a good day, just a long day, didn't get much done today other than that. Since focusing on friends instead of stuff, I did make progress today, very helpful to her. then I hear about the Boston Marathon bombs, and feel very sad. At one foster home I saw a nurse I know casually, she is my age and has always been really outgoing and robust, now with a brain tumor, she is skinny, and frail, didn't recognize her until introduced. Made me realize how short life can be and we really should enjoy each day, really shook me to the core seeing her dramatic decline in health. I am tired and emotional so will take a break and baby myself tonight, remind myself how well I did today, be kind to myself.

 
Tillie
Posted: 15 April 2013 - 06:48 PM
 

Well so much for getting out in the sunshine today.
Been snowing off & on all day!
LOL 😀

 
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