Whew, it's been kind of crazy. Some good, some stressful things going on.

I hope I can get my things from the van into storage
so I can be ready to help with the other lady's project on Monday. The weather here is not helping - very HOT and windy. High of 94 yesterday, 96 today, a couple more 90s days to endure. Yuck. Then it will storm and by Tuesday be in the 70s. And it sure does get dark a lot earlier now!

I'm out with the kittysitting kitties. They have been good except the younger male has this annoying habit of ambushing and nipping the back of my calves! He got me again today. But he's a likeable fellow otherwise, so I can forgive that little quirk.

The two cats at home have been tense off and on for awhile; last night a skirmish broke out in the other room. I inspected girl cat and she cried when I touched a spot by her hip. No broken skin but boy cat must've bruised her. Don't know what gets into them.

My "granddaughter" bunny, who belongs to my roommate and is the offspring of a female bunny I lost a few years back, is having trouble. Prayers appreciated for her. She still has a few fleas, her leg arthritis is really bothering her, and she's lost some weight. I've got some TLC things to do for her though. She seemed better this morning because I flea combed her late into the night. Don't know if she's up to flea meds - for sure we'd need to weigh her and be careful of the dosage. There weren't many live fleas, but a lot of flea poop. Sigh. I hate it when life gets too busy and things like this creep up and then suddenly boom, they're a big problem.

On the way out here to friends' kitties I went to that 3rd quilt shop and found my perfect border fabric. It was more pricey but it went with my theme and was the color I wanted. It should really make the quilt "pop." Binding fabric I'll find later and it should be easier. The border one is yellow, and I'm thinking blue for binding. Now to final trim the little squares and start sewing, and prewash the new fabric!

Tatoulia, hope you can shake those blues soon. It can take time. Sounds like you have a plan though - that's a good start.

Thank you for your kind words, SubC! How about you stick with your 100 day kitchen challenge and post about it? That would be very helpful for me!

Have a great day, everyone. I'm still feeling not like myself and hoping that going to work today will help. It will help or hurt/I'm not sure which.

It was busy here yesterday!

Anony, I too imagined your roof caving in, so I am glad that is not the case and you have some time to work on your solution. I still want you to have a place to live that makes you feel good though - safe and happy and homey.

CM, what a wonderful boost to be able to offer your van to help! You should be really proud of yourself. Enjoy your kitty and sewing time.

Tillie, I'm so glad things went ok at the dentist! Of course you needed a long nap - that sort of thing is emotionally exhausting. I hope you feel rested today.

Tatoulia, 14 lbs is a lot! My weight won't budge these days - it goes down a couple of pounds and then right back up. I've just started adding my exercise routine back into my week, but it's going to get derailed next week for substituting.

I'm sorry you are feeling down about your place. I'm usually up for a challenge, but I have so many changes going on right now I'm afraid to think of a new one. I'm still doing the 100 day thing with the other group, plus trying to exercise and it is only week three of school and my schedule there hasn't settled down yet. Combined with goals I set for my pottery and the new throwing away feed bags rule....

I could do my pantry. I can't do a bag a week, but every week I could clear something out of my pantry by planning a meal to use it up or taking it to the food bank. (Or maybe throwing it out or to the chickens, some of it is probably expired) Would that help?

Tillie you are such a dear heart. You are so great. I'm glad you made it through the appt today.

I think I should challenge myself to one bag a week. That always feels good--one bag a week to go to goodwill. I would love something more productive such as a cleaning challenge but the way I feel right now, I'd be more comfortable purging and I think it's doable. Anyone have a challenge they'd like to do so we can do together??!!??

I was able to fit into a skirt today that I haven't been able to fit into in quite a while. That will make me feel good when I'm not so crabby and frustrated. I'm down 14 lbs. so I've reclaimed two skirts now that fit. And I have two newer ones that I can pull straight down (yikes) if you can believe it. I need to wash and maybe consign those. Consign or donate.

Well I stayed awake tonight. And I'm comfortable with my choice to go to office tomorrow. Will take a shower and think about calling it a night.

Hello everybody 😀
Tea "Clink!"

Hi Subclinical 🙂
Thank you.
I truly understand that feeling you get from having homemade baked goods.
Nothing is better than the smell on a cold Wintery day. 😀
The nicest thing about eating down the pantry contents is that it then gets restocked with new fresh things.

Hi Tatoulia 🙂
Thank you.
What can we all do here to help you get past this rough spot?
Want to have us all participate in challenges?
It makes me sad that you are angry with yourself and hating to be in your home and choosing to escape into sleep. ((((((HUGS))))))
Just let us know and we will all do our best to help motivate and encourage you.

Hi Anonymoniker 🙂
Thank you.
WAY TO GO! for vacuuming, even if you did get ill.
Kimchi is supposedly better than yoghurt for the digestive track.
Thanks for clarifying the house damage for us.
I had pictured something more drastic.

Hi CriticalMass 🙂
WTG! for volunteering to help.
By now you are an expert in relocating stuff to storage units. ;D
Great to hear that you are going to be doing your quilting.
Enjoy!

Everything went well at the dentist.
Nothing spooky was found so I won't have to have any work done.
Got my teeth cleaned and got my new tooth brush and tiny thing of dental floss.
Afterward I went by 2 thrift shops on my way home and found absolutely nothing.
Got home and was starving so I had a sandwich.
Then I was so sleepy that I took a 4 hour nap and I'm still tired.
Looking forward to bedtime.
Starting next week I have to force myself to make an appointment for an eye exam and new glasses.
I have been putting it off for over a year now and it has to get done, I'm as bad as Mr. Magoo.

Wow, CM/-what a terrific feeling to be able to help! Congratulations--you have come so far and at the perfect time!

I did do some things today. Nothing too dramatic but I dusted the bedroom, did one load of laundry, shredded mail, went for walk to visit BF and dropped off clothes at drycleaner. I've decided to go to office tomorrow as I feel really unhappy here right now.

I have managed to stay awake and not fall into the trap of napping.

I bet the kitties are cute, CM, and I bet they love having you.

Hoping Tillie fared okay today.

Hi everyone, lovely posts lately. I've enjoyed reading all of them. Anony, thanks for reassuring us about the tarp situation, and I hope you can find a good sturdy one anyway, to keep further damage from occurring.

I'm on day 1 of kitty sitting. A shorter day because I had things going earlier in the day, and since the cat parents have only gone since morning I just need to do the evening routine.

Had my clutter club meeting for this month. I was all jazzed about "bragging rights" regarding my storage unit move, but we had pressing matters to attend to. A member needing some teamwork to help move her stuff into a temporary storage next week so her home can be made accessible. It was a good feeling to be able to offer my van. Pay it forward with the blessings I've received! 🙂 I will need to park a few remaining items from the van in my new storage, but that's okay. I won't be undertaking any huge projects until done kitty sitting anyway.

Tomorrow I'm going to bring my quilt and sewing machine over here during kitty time, and also go to the one quilt fabric shop I haven't checked for border fabric. I'll only need a couple yards, and I still have time while I assemble the blocks. There are some fabrics at another shop that are top contenders, but you know how we obsessives are - gotta check out all the possibilities! LOL! I promise I will be good and not overspend, though.

This getting things accomplished gig, I'm coming to enjoy it quite a bit! Thanks again for all the encouragement vibes! 😉

Thanks for your support, Anony! Sorry to hear about the stomach ache! I too need to vacuum. I need to do everything. Please keep the positive energy flowing--it helps a lot!!!

Thanks for your support, Anony! Sorry to hear about the stomach ache! I too need to vacuum. I need to do everything. Please keep the positive energy flowing--it helps a lot!!!

~♡~Warm Coffee Clinks to all!!!~♡~
Well, i had a partial vacuum victory! I did half of the kitchen & suddenly felt really nauseous. At first i thought maybe it was the hormone crash, then i thought maybe the vacuum bag was too full, making it spew toxic dust out the back, but then i realized it was that i ate too much kimichi at once(it was delicious mixed with hummous & i over did it!), but i was also suspicious that it was some kind of subconscious psychological vacuuming sabatoging thing going on...ha ha Im often blaming myself more than i should. That jar of kimichi was bubbling when i opened it, so its that! (whew!)
Today i will continue vacuuming & report back here. I found knowing that yesterday put a good kind of pressure on me! ~♡~
My trailer doesnt have any huge holes, its just the outer layer of the walls that fell off. Its far more protective than i guess id made it sound?!!
Tillie, i hope your dental appointment goes well today. Its good you can kid about it. Im sure you know this, but meditating in a 'happy place' while in the dental chair can be helpful!
SubC, i absolutely LOVED my bread making machine, years ago! I lost a little part on it & never got it replaced.
Tatoulia, sleeping is a good thing! You are so busy & in constant service to others. Relaxing & sleep will be great for you! Its important & far too under-rated these days!
~♡~Much Love & happy wishes to you all!!!~♡~
.....i just noticed the word im supposed to type in is german & that letter with the dots isnt even on my keyboard....geeez?!

~♡~Warm Coffee Clinks to all!!!~♡~
Well, i had a partial vacuum victory! I did half of the kitchen & suddenly felt really nauseous. At first i thought maybe it was the hormone crash, then i thought maybe the vacuum bag was too full, making it spew toxic dust out the back, but then i realized it was that i ate too much kimichi at once(it was delicious mixed with hummous & i over did it!), but i was also suspicious that it was some kind of subconscious psychological vacuuming sabatoging thing going on...ha ha Im often blaming myself more than i should. That jar of kimichi was bubbling when i opened it, so its that! (whew!)
Today i will continue vacuuming & report back here. I found knowing that yesterday put a good kind of pressure on me! ~♡~
My trailer doesnt have any huge holes, its just the outer layer of the walls that fell off. Its far more protective than i guess id made it sound?!!
Tillie, i hope your dental appointment goes well today. Its good you can kid about it. Im sure you know this, but meditating in a 'happy place' while in the dental chair can be helpful!
SubC, i absolutely LOVED my bread making machine, years ago! I lost a little part on it & never got it replaced.
Tatoulia, sleeping is a good thing! You are so busy & in constant service to others. Relaxing & sleep will be great for you! Its important & far too under-rated these days!
~♡~Much Love & happy wishes to you all!!!~♡~
.....i just noticed the word im supposed to type in is german & that letter with the dots isnt even on my keyboard....geeez?!

Coffe clinks! Rainy day here.

Good luck today Tillie. Hang in there! SubC I am jealous of your baking! I baked a lot when I was in college and grad school. I loved it so much. I really should try to make that a goal. Anony I worry about your housing situation! Cm I'm thinking about you! Tess, we can do this together! Joan, sending warm thoughts your way!

I am mad at myself. I choose sleep over doing stuff that would make my home more livable. With handyman out of the picture, I've given up on everything I need to do here. I need to dig myself out of this rut. I need to do more than sleep my life away.

Tillie, you are strong and brave and you can do this!

Anony, I agree, whatever else there is to protect, most of all there must be a safe place for you! Did you vacuum?

I baked a lot today. Also taught, ran some laundry in honor of tatoulia, and also, yes, got my new tablet. I had to go to the mall.

The baking makes me feel safe and rich. If I have homemade breads and sweets all is well, right? I used up all the brown sugar! I have been drawing down my pantry. (another frugal thing, although it makes my inner squirrel very nervous.) at one point I had 8 bags of brown sugar!

Next focus is noodles and rice. Noodles or rice from the pantry two nights a week until the noodles are gone. The rice will last longer because it is in big bags.

Tess, did you get some good food for dinner?

Hello everybody 🙂
Iced tea "clink!"

Hi Tess 🙂
Hope you got some yummy groceries today ;D
Doing even just 5 or 10 minutes a day is good enough to keep from falling further behind.

Hi Subclinical 🙂
Did you get your new iPad/tablet?
Low finances do tend to exacerbate hoarding tendencies.
Good luck tackling the excess feed bags. I tend to collect too many kitty kibble bags.
Maybe you can barter with that flavored coffee.?
I have made some good trades with some of the most ridiculous things. ;D

Hi Anonymoniker 🙂
Hi Anonymoniker 🙂
Darn! the spiders are coming back 🙁
The problem with decluttering is that there is good and needed/wanted stuff all mixed in that we don't want to get lost or ruined.
Plus you, your body, needs protection from the elements too.
Please do whatever you have to to cover up that hole. (((HUGS)))

Hi Porter 🙂
Hi Joan 🙂
Hi Tatoulia 🙂
Hi CriticalMass 🙂

Been getting ready today for tomorrows DDS appt.
Looked around the house and decided that the house is too dirty for me to be leaving tomorrow so I really should cancel my appointment and stay home and clean.
Unfortunately, after I washed dishes and did a little tidying of the bathroom the place is acceptable again, DARN! ;P

~☆~Iced coffee clinks to all!~☆~
Hi Tess! Your last post was very encouraging to me! Im so glad youre getting back on track! That is what i need to do, too. Its funny how much more my place bothers me over the years that it has actually improved?! I know that doesnt make sense, but its me changing, i think?! My kitchen has had the usual aggressive big spider activity, which is just this time of year...at least it detours me from eating late at night...ha ha I really need to work on the honey in the carpet. That has been impossible, so far. That is one of the many projects i am 'stuck' on...ha ha
I am going to go ahead & get a serious tarp for this roof. I realized i spend plenty of money on food, & protecting all my things is important, too....even tho a lot of it is junk that i should toss, there are many legitimately important things mixed in, as well.
SubC, i re-use all of my plastic grocery bags each time i shop for food! I keep reusing them till they wear out, then i let the store bag my food in new ones that i reuse...actually, i use them for lots of things!
Im going to vacuum today....im making a commitment on the world wide web!!! ...ill be back to either confess or celebrate!
Y'all each get so much done! It is amazing to me!
And Porter, i hope all is well with you, too?!
~♡~♡~♡~♡~♡~♡~♡~

Nice to meet you too Tess. I think sometimes we backslide and we feel like we are "right back where we started" because we have forgotten how bad it was when we started. It sounds like you are making good progress getting things back under control.

CM, I am so happy that you have time for your sewing again! (i remember Tammy dolls) And cleaning up so you can put your clothes away! As for my laundry, let's just say i did not channel Tatoulia or Tillie esterday.

Hi Anony, i am glad you are finding some peace and progress outside. I always find the yard easier than the house. But i am worried about your tarp! I want you to be safe and warm and dry. Are you going to be ok for winter? It is not unreasonable to want a safe, cozy, pretty place to live! You should have that. I'm sorry your trip made you feel sad.

The studio is coming along. It is very slow, but i just keep moving in the right direction. Yesterday i spent some time making stuff and i need to get back out there and do some finish work ths morning.

Dh picked out a replacement for my ipad and told me to go buy it today because i need it for work. I feel really awful about the expense. The counters are going in in my new kitchen on monday. They are "paid for" (as in, i will be paying them off until march) but after that i don't know when we will get to do more work on the addition. Our truck needs brakes too - as in, can't drive it. Fortunatly it's a farm truck and not anyone's primary transportation to work. I'm going to need hay soon though.

The hoarding behavior is often worse when money gets tight. I am probably not going to do any more cleaning out type work for little while. Mostly i need to try to avoid unneccessary free stuff and "bargains". I did bring home bread for the chickens yesterday, but only enough to get them through the next week or so. I also brought home some flavored coffee i don't really want. I let someone talk me into it.

I have been setting aside the feedbgs for a project. I have no idea when i am going to get to this project, and they are pilingup too much. They are also hard to throw away physically because they are large and i canceled the trash. But i discovered that if i stack two on top of ech other, fold them in half, and roll them tightly, i can tie them in a plastic grocery bag and drop them easily into the grocery or gas station trash can. Or many other public trash cans i might encounter. I hate throwing the plastic grocery bag away insteadof recyling it, but until i think of a better way, or use the feed bags, i am going to start doing that every time i go out. It will draw down the pile andit will be a reminder to me that i already have more than i can manage.

Hi Subclinical! Nice to "meet" you. Your post cracked me up. Sounds like me. Especially when I have something really important the next day.

Thank you Tillie and Tatoulia! I'm already feeling so much better. The kitchen is clear enough now. I just need to clean out the fridge and pick up some groceries. I'll do that tomorrow since it's garbage night.

I didn't do very much here in the house today. After work I just did a few minutes of picking up after myself. I'm too tired to do much tonight. I am very pleased with the progress I made yesterday. It's already more home, less storage closet. Yay!

Good Afternoon Everybody 🙂
Iced green tea "CLINK!"

Hi Tess 🙂
How's it going today? 😀

Hi Subclinical 🙂
YEA! for new socks! ;D
How's the studio coming along?

Hi Tatoulia 🙂
Sorry the humidity is being obnoxious.
Hope now you can rest a little easier with the sister situation. (((HUGS)))
WAY TO GO!!! with the laundry! 😀
Sorry it was a fasting day, hope you get a raincheck.

Hi CriticalMass 🙂
LOL I would have to be sedated to ever agree to having sedation.
Don't tell anyone but more than three times over the years I have accidentally actually bitten dentists and assistants.
I just slowly clenched my mouth shut.
Shhhhhh......
I could dish it out just fine when I WAS a surgical assistant specializing in oral maxillofacial surgery, go figure.
WAY TO GO! for working to clear the way to the closet and chest of drawers!
Makes it so much easier when dealing with laundry.
Wishing you good sound sleep (((HUGS)))

Hi Anonymoniker 🙂
WAY TO GO! clearing the weeds!
I prefer doing honest outside work in the fresh air & sunshine over any indoor stuff.
Wonderful that you figured out a quick and easy fix to that fence issue in your garden area! 😀

Got up early and was busy doing lots of stuff till afternoon.
Washed my mattress pads, rugs and a batch of rags.
Autumn is making it's self known and my mattress pad takes so long to dry when it's cold out.
Today is warm, wildfire alert (extra dry and windy) but the rest of the week is supposed to be much colder and possibly rainy.
I had a list of tasks to accomplish today and I managed to get them all done & crossed off.
Now I get to rest, eat and watch Netflix. YEA!

Hello, to all happy home hoping hommies!!!
Im not getting so much done lately. My roof tarp is now completely shredded. Ive been clearing weeds, which makes a nice difference & involves no decisions, which i like!
Ever since i went b-day gift shopping at an upscale area for my Mom, looking at my place is even more bothersome. When i got back home that day last week, it was horrifying. Its amazing how a brief outing can increase the yuckyness of what i live in every day! I dont want to live in that level of upscale luxury, but even after a week since simply spending one day shopping around luxury, my place still bothers me....part of me feels like a closet snob....with no closet space....ha ha
Im focusing on putting in the garden. It took me weeks of confused frustration at trying to incorporate the fence posts already there in to my new fence plan. Finally, i just pulled two posts out. It took less than one minute & fixed the problem! That was interestingly symbolic?!! HA!
You all sound like you are making wise & wonderful steps towards your goals! I hope you can each see that? I can! Im envious & inspired! ~♡~

Hello CM! I love hearing about your quilts and other projects! Thank you for mentioning your former friend. It did not sound like you were blaming her--you did a good job of describing the situation. I am almost always the one trying to patch things up and I think that this time, since I decided I needed to find a good way to do so, I hadn't reached out. So my sister did. I will keep it to cats from now on. In fact, we only started having frequent communication a few years ago, when she helped me with my storage unit. I have found that on those occasions when I veer off the cat topic that it goes south.

I am almost finished with my laundry. I need to fold it. I got my recycling out and I just bought cat litter. I ran into BF. He had parked by my house to sign the lease on his commercial property. He offered to take me to the French patisserie but I'm fasting today so I had to say no. Next time!

Going to run dishwasher. This humidity is taking its toll but I must press forward.

The start of a new week - iced tea clinks!

It's trying to transition into fall here but sometimes going back to summer heat. That's not an unusual SE Kansas weather pattern. Sometimes it can persist into October, but this year I'm betting it'll lose its force earlier because the summer wasn't intensely hot. Seeing leaves starting to fall makes me go "But it was just spring a couple weeks ago, wasn't it?!"

Tillie, your weather sounds like quite a relief from what you were having. I'd like to get one more watermelon too before the season's over. Much empathy over the dentist visit. I can't even do dentistry at all without the IV sedation. I have this friend who's always getting root canals and her big stress is the money. We are so different. I'd probably have said knock me out, pull 'em all, and I'll make do with dentures or a liquid diet, haha! (Hope it never really comes down to that.)

SubC, I understand about discovering the overlooked cabinet. Last year in my old storage unit I found a half-dozen or more boxes of papers hiding! I did manage to go through them and get rid of a lot and not have to lug it to the new unit. Your plans for future use of the cabinet sound very efficient. Sorry about your iPad but glad you still have some means of connecting.

Tatoulia, glad your sister reached out to you. And smart to stick to cat pics and non-controversial stuff. With some people that's just the better way to go. I had one "high-maintenance" friend who blocked me on Facebook and I thought, good for her, I don't resent her for it in the least. I'd tried not to upset her but wasn't willing to completely buy into her version of truth (long story) so it's better for both of us. I'd even tried the approach of just sharing cute things with her but then she'd have to toss a bombshell every so often. I don't mean to sound like I'm blaming her so much; we just had some differing outlooks where we didn't "click" and I think it was best on both sides to pull the plug but I didn't want to be the one to do it. I pray for her and wish her well.

Tess, nice to meet you; I started posting a couple years ago I think it was. Good for not beating yourself up and just starting in again where you are. It will get better!

As for me, I'm having catch up day. Doing two loads of laundry, working on the stacks of stuff that have been blocking access to the closet and chest of drawers. Then I'll be able to hang up/put away the clean clothes. That includes a few that remain from the bunch that spent the summer on a table across the room because I couldn't get to the closet and drawers. LOL.

So glad to have this day to do it because tomorrow is a more scheduled day, and Wednesday I start another round of cat sitting. My new storage unit (how I love saying that!) is awaiting attention. There is some big shifting needing to be done and I'm going to wait till after the cat sitting to start that. There's some stuff riding in my van, though not near as much as there had been for so long! Once I get the shifting done, that stuff from the van will fit easily into the storage. Once again, I'm glad to have been able to give away a significant amount during the transfer.

I'm poised to work again on my quilt, and also am in the mood to play dollies, LOL, i.e., draft patterns and sew clothes for them. The Barbies and Kens I bought in the new sizes, and also some vintage Tammy Family dolls (the latter are just my hobby since there's not really a market for the clothes much - those dolls were only produced for a brief period in the 60s). I may also play with some embroidery soon - I found it so relaxing when I did it for my quilt that I may just make up some extra that can go in another quilt down the road. I can do that when I watch TV.

My more serious visual art and my writing I want to get back to but I'm waiting till I get past this busy month and can focus better. I took a nice nap yesterday. Still having the kooky dream problem and night sleep pretty much sucks after about 3:00 a.m. - in fact, it feels like a negative energy drain; I wake tireder than if I hadn't slept. But the music idea and something I found online about dreams and PTSD may be promising to address all that. It would be nice to be able to look forward to "a good night's sleep."

Tess! You are back! Please don't be hard on yourself--you have taken all the right steps to get this project underway! Whatever support you need, here we are!!! I'm still plugging away here, with varying degrees of success. My first suggestion remains the same--change your sheets, then make your bed every day. I swear it helps me when I go to bed and have a made bed! And getting the trash out is satisfying too! Although I'm sorry about the circumstances that brought you here, it is great to see you again! Sending you strength and support!

Tillie, I recall how going to the DDS causes you great anxiety. Sending you peace.

SubC, I cannot sleep at night these days. Some over upset of sister and some us unexplained. On a more positive note, for the first time ever, my sister has reached out to me. We have both said our apologies so we can at least now exchange cat pictures. But we need to leave it at that. We do not do well when going beyond that.

It is humid and sticky and uncomfortable here. The most o can say is I'm doing laundry. I feel like the house smells. I feel sticky. The house feels sticky. The air feels sticky.

Hi tess, i'm new.

I have about five loads oflaundry done that are just dumped on the guest bed. I need to put the laundry away!

I slept really badly last night. With my ipad broken, i don't have my alarm. Dh set his alarm for me, but i didn't trust it to go off and wake me up, so i woke up over and over again, checking the clock to see if i had overslept. Finally got up 15 minutes early. The alarm did go off.

We went to a festival yesterday and dh bought me a new pair of socks. Super warm and cozy for winter.

Hello Everyone 🙂

Hi Tess 🙂
You did it before and you CAN do it again! 😀
WAY TO GO! for this GREAT start you already got!
Getting out the trash is a fast way to see some good progress too.
What else needs to be done in the kitchen before you can start making yourself some simple home cooked meals?
Soup, salad and sandwiches are a lot less expensive and have fewer bad calories.
Hope your day went well, 15 minutes is a wonderful and motivating plan to get going. 😀

Well, today I didn't "do" anything.
Sort of just hung out with the cats.
Kept thinking that I "should" actually "do" something but it's Sunday and it's OK do not "do" anything sometimes. 😉

Hi all! I can't believe it, but I'm back again. This time I'm even more disappointed in myself because I just got my apartment clean last spring. Now I'm back to being embarrassed, ashamed of myself, and full of anxiety. Also, my kitchen is a mess, so I've been eating out everyday. That means I'm gaining weight and broke! Despite all this, I'm trying not to be TOO hard on myself because I know how I got here. I lost someone very close to me and hit a bout of depression. Crap happens! Now I have to dig myself out again. It's not has bad as last time, so I know I can do it. My goal is to be back to acceptable by November 1. Just in time for vacation. I could really use any good thoughts and support you guys can send. Still appreciating you even though I haven't been around ❤️

Today I spent 2.5 hours cleaning. I cleaned off my kitchen counter, cleared my entryway and started gathering stuff into garbage bags and moving them to the side of the rooms. I also cleared my work desk and took out a couple bags of trash. I'm going to spend 15 more minutes in each room. Then I'm going to take a nice hot shower and relax for the night.

Good Morning Everybody 🙂
Tea "clink!"

Hi Tatoulia 🙂
WTG! for sleeping!
Getting enough sleep really helps our moods and helps us to think more clearly.
(((hugs)))

Kitchen is still clear & clean, no laundry to do today.
Trying to figure out what I will do since there is no "To-Do" list.
Have a lovely watermelon that I plan to cut into today. 😀
I should work on swapping out some of my Summertime bedding because it is getting so cold overnight and I wake up too early but I'm not ready to say goodbye to Summer yet.
Getting anxious and nervous because I have a dental appointment for a routine cleaning this Wednesday.
It will involve talking to people and allowing them to touch me. 🙁
Thursday I ordered some gemstone beads. The site I get them from was having a really good sale and with Winter coming I will want to have them to help pass the time.
They will get here tomorrow. 😀

All that laundry done--makes me so happy!

I changed my bed last night and did dishes. Otherwise just slept.

Congratulations SubC on the cabinet! Great work!

Hello Everybody 🙂

Hi Subclinical 🙂
YEA! WTG! that you found that hidden cabinet and conquered it! ;D
Don't worry about your wonky keyboard,
we are all very good at figuring out what was meant.

This morning the temps were down in the 40s
so today I washed all the cat blankets, quilts and bedding and swapped out some of their things for warmer versions.
Also washed the quilt I cover the couch with.
Then this evening after my shower I washed a load of my clothing.
So, a total of 5 loads of laundry done.
Cleaned the kitchen.
Repaired/fixed the back porch screen door. The cats kept pulling the wire screen free and I was tired of having to get it back on so today I hot glue gunned the spline into the groove.
That should hold for a little while. ;P

Lo! My laundry basket is a big sturdy woven thing that hods two anda half bushels. It often overflows.

I have been working in the studio this morning, but not on making. I've been firing the kiln and doing clean up/organization. I have let it get messy again and have too many unfinished tasks.

I found an entire cabinet (how can you forget a cabinet?) that i cleaned out and most of what was in it is now in the trash (little), or recycling, or headed to school. Some is put away elsewhere, and a small pile needs to be washed/fixed up. I am going to use the cabinet to store boxes of specialty clays that i buy in small quantiies.

Heads up, i broke my ipad yesterday so I am now on an ancient (older than my cat lol!) machine with a bad keyboard. I am trying to type slowly and look at my words, but there may be some strange words. Also, one of the keys that doesn't work well is the space bar.

Good Morning Everybody 🙂

Hi Tatoulia 🙂
Tea "CLINK!"
Sorry you have all that humidity 🙁
You have been so fortunate to have that other washer to use.
You are like me and staying on top of laundry is a priority to keeping sane. (((HUGS)))
My laundry hamper is just one of those small plastic hand baskets you use at the store when getting just a few items.
Most things get washed right away along with whatever is waiting in the basket.
Wishing you a lovely day today. 😉