Hi Angel and welcome.

I am going to put on some music and see if I can't putter a bit. Have work in AM . I'll let you know how it goes!

Tillie,

You're thinking about your future so it doesn't have to be depressing because it's not happened yet!

Your future could be exciting and wonderful 🙂

It's only depressing if you don't like the path you are currently on and want it to change. It can be changed. Your post actually makes me excited to read because there's solutions to it! You can have an awesome future. Just wanted to share that.

My book is edited so now I am making sure the title I like is the one people will buy.

I also just discovered this forum so I am going to spend some time reading. The whole reason I wrote the book to begin with is because I couldn't find one like it to read that would help me. If I found a forum like this back then, I may not have written it. 🙂

Tillie, Sending you lots and lots of hugs. The anxiety for the future is definitely on high.

Good Morning 🙂

Thinking about my future a lot lately.
Very depressing.

😛

Hi Tatoulia 🙂
(((HUG)))
Take care (((hugs)))

Woke up early today, wanted to sleep in so that I might be able to stay awake tonight instead of falling asleep before 7pm as usual these days.
Today did a load of laundry, cleaned the kitchen.
After doing yard work yesterday I cooked lots of food but my back hurt too much to stand any more to wash dishes, so I washed them today.
There was other stuff I could have done today but decided that I didn't want to, so I didn't. ;P

TTFN 🙂

Glad to hear the weather was cooperating with you yesterday, Tillie.

I had the day off and mainly slept. I had follow up dr appt in afternoon and was very sad and tearful. I am a bit down. Dr appt went well. She was very sweet.

Am waiting for something and then will take mom out. Maybe I'll do something in house in the meantime.

Ttyl. Hope to be less said at some point.

Veteran's Day

Good Morning 🙂

Bought groceries yesterday so no need to leave home for the next week. 😀
Have great plans for today...
Soon as the sun is up the cats & I are going outside.
We will light the burn barrel and do some gardening.
We've been looking forward to a day just like this for a very long time. 😀

Good Morning Everyone 🙂

Hi Tatoulia 🙂
Wonderful to hear from you (((hugs)))

After yesterday's activities I don't feel much up to doing a lot today.
But, since we need cat food and some human food I plan to go grocery shopping today.
That always wears me out anyway.
Have my list all made up.
Also have a short list of things I want to accomplish around here on Friday and/or Saturday.

TTYS 🙂

Great to hear about all you did today, Tillie. I hope to have another 2 hour session cleaning very soon. I bet if I just put the music on I'll find the will! Because of my progress this week I felt energized by all you accomplished!

Very tired all day. Napped after work then went over to mom's just to check in. She and her cat are doing great. Glad to hear Marty had some nice time outside!

I am going to shower and climb into bed.

Hi Tatoulia 🙂

Marty has been outside all day today except for one little bit when he came back inside to hang out for a while.

Washed about 6 loads of laundry, kept looking around and washed whatever caught my eye.
Washed the car windows inside and out.
Removed most everything from the pump house, swept the floor and sorted & organized everything as I put it back in there all neat & tidy.
Didn't put some of his 5 gallon buckets of paint back in there (7 buckets). All of them have sat here for approximately 20 years and are probably not any good any more plus he just bought all that new paint that he has absolutely no use for.
So, maybe he will let the old stuff go???
Laundry was all dry so I put it all away where it goes.
Ate ice cream right out of the container with a spoon for brunch and plan to do it again for supper. ;P

i am doubling and tripling my efforts to be kind, understanding and gracious.

Marty you did it!

Being worn out today I doubt I will find the strength to dance and clean. I will be climbing under a blanket as soon a day my work is done. And tomorrow is another day.

I knew the deal going in/someone would win and someone would lose. And so now I look around and say, the world will be a better place so long as I am kind and understanding.

Glad you have sunshine, Tillie. We had a nice morning sun but now appears to be cloudy.

Good Morning Everybody 🙂

Hi Tatoulia 🙂
Being tired and sore sometimes is a good reminder of all the fantastic hard work we've accomplished.
But you have made your home a better sanctuary to enjoy as a reminder of all you did.
So enjoy (((HUGS)))

The evil mean veterinarian said to keep putting three drops of medicine into Marty's ears twice a day for a few more days (he says it hurts, I say "yeah right")
BUT...
Marty is all better and can now go outside! 😀

Beautiful weather today.
Warm, sunny & dry.
Doing laundry...
Time to get out the down comforter and wash & store away lightweight stuff.
No comment on the results of yesterday's voting, I just pray that America prospers and we all have peace and freedoms. (((HUGS)))

Thanks Tillie! I definitely noticed the improvement when I walked in the house after work. I can also see what else needs to be done which is good! Hope to have another energy spurt very very soon.

I am sore from all the dancing and cleaning last night! Great feeling.

Hope all went well at the vet. I'm getting ready to go to friend's house to watch the results come in.

WAY TO GO!!!!!! Tatoulia! 😀
That's FANTASTIC!!!
Time to do "The Happy Dance" for you! 😀
WOW! you did sooooo much!
Make sure to take the time to enjoy the fruits of your labors.
(((HUGS)))

Marty goes back to the Vet today and I hope she says he is all better now.
His ear looks all wrinkly now, maybe it will look better some day.
If the Vet says he is all done there I will finally be able to let him go outside again.
This week is supposed to be dry and warm in the afternoons.
He really misses going outside.

After Marty's doctor appointment at 3:00pm we will swing by the polling place and vote.
This community is so small that there is never a wait to vote.
Just walk in, sign in, get the card for the machine, vote and we're done.
And we get the sticker to prove we voted. 😀

Finished up strong with cleaning bathroom sink and vanity and toilet bowl. Going to put vacuum away, shower and call it a night.

Tillie I enjoyed reading about your garage sale and other activities. I take Marty is doing well?

Cat dishes. Not car dishes. You'd think by now my phone would understand I'm always talking about cats.

Well something overcame me tonight and....

Shampooed and vacuumed rug
vacuumed Oriental rug
dusted living room, desk, dining table and chairs, side tables
Swept
Cleaned bathtub
Polished some silver
Shredded, shredded, shredded (Ollie North would be so proud)

Pretty pleased. All done in the last two hours.

Need to put furniture back, rinse out tub one more time, put out all clean car dishes

Still lots to do but I'm happy.

We had early voting this year and so I voted probably ten days ago. Didn't have the fun and fanfare of the usual voting day but it was just around the corner, a beautiful day and why not. and still over an hour wait!

Hope everyone is well. No idea what got into me today but so happy to get so much done. Special thanks to streaming on Pandora and Stevie Wonder.

Hi Dave 🙂
I have my sample ballot sitting right here on the counter all ready for tomorrow.
We have always liked going to the polls together about 5pm to vote on election day.
Sort of a tradition thing. 😀

Don't forget about voting while you are out tomorrow. (Unless you have already shown us all up and voted early by mail!! 🙂 )

Today I'm playing "catch up" around here.
Let things pile up while I was conserving my energy for the hard yard sale work.
Three loads of laundry on the clothes line, hope the sun comes out from behind the clouds and dries up some of this dew.
Next I will wash a bunch of dishes. 😛
Then I will rest until tomorrow when I really need to do the usual weekly house cleaning.
Sometime soon I need to get to the grocery store. Maybe I will go Tuesday?
Discovered this morning that I need to reset a few clocks.

Public Service Announcement....
Check your smoke detectors ;D

Hi Dave 😀
GREAT to "see" you this morning! 🙂
I like that the trucks keep running too but I still need to live close to my roots.
Sort of keeping a foot in each lifestyle keeps me honest to myself. 😉

Elk meat and raw honey sounds like frontier living. I'll starve if the trucks stop.

HI Everybody 😀

Hi Tatoulia 🙂

HI Anonymoniker 🙂
Hang in there (((HUGS)))

HI CriticalMass 🙂
I sure do know about what you mean about that fast paced rat race and insane traffic.
I'm sure that when the time comes you will be ready to get back out there. (((HUGS)))

Well...
The two day yard sale went FANTASTIC!!!
We sold so much more than I ever expected to.
Sold most ALL the big heavy stuff and lots & lots of smaller stuff.
When we cleaned up this afternoon there was hardly anything left to put away.
Visited with neighbors from all around the area and friends from town.
I was given 2 pounds of local raw honey by the local bee keeper and a pound of elk meat from a local hunter. 😀
I am filthy and sore/achy and exhausted.
Over the years we have had about 7 or 8 yard sales together and we have it down to a science now so this final one before they move turned out to be the best one ever.
Time to take a shower now but 5:00pm is too early for bed yet, hope I can stay awake a little longer, 😉

Hi all,

Mildly productive day. First one in awhile I haven't had to go anywhere, and I'm liking that. This time of recuperation has been like a retreat in some ways. I have mixed feelings about getting back out into the "rat race." On one hand, I like having my freedom to come and go, but I don't miss things like fighting traffic, worrying about drivers who don't think the rules and stoplights apply to them, etc. Or kids who run wild in stores and about ram into me.

Plus the pace - it just accelerates, it's hard to plan meals (I want to avoid getting back into the junk food/too much food thing) and budget gasoline and all of that. Right now things are more orderly. Hoping I can just eeeeaase back in when the time comes! It's still a couple weeks away.

Today I entered about 3 months' worth of receipts into my budget spreadsheet; that gets those papers out of the way. And more to come. Yesterday was payday so my friend took me around to get bills paid. I just have a couple - my utilities are included in my rent. What I do with the remaining two is get cash, because if I do checks or even debit card, I've noticed these two places take a long time to get it through the bank, which can mess me up keeping track and not double-spending money! I'm learning some tricks to avoid nasty surprises!

Oh wow, I just looked up and it's nearly 4:00 and I haven't even had lunch! Glad everyone's doing well. More later!

Tillie, im so glad you took that thing off of Marty! I miss you guys! Im trying soooo hard to get unstuck.....then this morning and all day & even still, my ex is texting me all this love and regret talk....part of me has been wanting that, but there is no way i can divert any focus onto him or anything besides getting my place fixed up...the only way i could even have a guy in my life at this point is either him helping me fix up my place, or a once a week visit....and emotionally, i refuse to get derailed anymore that my crazy procrastination already does to me....((((((MEGA-CYBER HUGS TO ALL!!!))))) ~♡~♡~♡~

Tillie, im so glad you took that thing off of Marty! I miss you guys! Im trying soooo hard to get unstuck.....then this morning and all day & even still, my ex is texting me all this love and regret talk....part of me has been wanting that, but there is no way i can divert any focus onto him or anything besides getting my place fixed up...the only way i could even have a guy in my life at this point is either him helping me fix up my place, or a once a week visit....and emotionally, i refuse to get derailed anymore that my crazy procrastination already does to me....((((((MEGA-CYBER HUGS TO ALL!!!))))) ~♡~♡~♡~

It made me so happy to see all of your posts! Pleased to hear from each of you.

Going to bed early for a change-thanks for all the happy news. Yes anony the Internet is a thief. It steals our time and our evenings. CM a giant congratulations on your progress. Tillie, you are wonderful in so many ways. I'm glad you and Marty reached a decision today.

Thank you all for lifting my spirits. Each of your posts spoke directly to me.

Good Afternoon Everybody 🙂

Hi CriticalMass 🙂
I sure do understand about stress and how it wears us down physically and mentally.
Lots of different methods out there to try and find what works best for each of us.
(((HUGS)))
No subject is "off topic" here.
We needed this place to talk about everything happening in our lives. 🙂
So very happy for you having great news to tell the doctor about your health! 😀
Glad you have your shots up to date too.
Keep up the fantastic job of paper sorting, soon you will be up to lifting small slightly heavier things. 😀

Hi Anonymoniker 🙂
The internet is a wonderful place filled with all the knowledge in the universe,
but it is also the great black hole sucking us in for hours and hours day after day.
Please feel free to whine here any time you feel the need to, I'll supply the cheese. ;D
(((HUGS)))

Was over at the neighbor friend's this morning digging up those iris rhizomes then helping them move yard sale stuff around.
Came home for lunch and will go back this afternoon to help price stuff.
Little while ago I removed Marty's "Cone Of Shame".
Supposed to wait till tomorrow but he and I both decided "enough is enough"
He has not even attempted to scratch his ear or any other part of his anatomy.
I gave him a washcloth bath all over and some cat snacks.
He is very comfortable and happy now 😀
I will be leaving tomorrow morning about 7am to help do the yard sale, then again on Saturday.

TTFN 🙂

Hi everybody!
Ive been trying new things to shake myself out of my bizarre stuckness & one thing that has helped a lot is getting away from the internet! I have been clinging to the edge of desperation with all this for far too long. Im really needing to change my whole routine.....i will be back when i have some good news to report, instead of my usual whining.... ~♡~