What are you doing today? (besides shopping)
Funeral for a friend who could have been 97 next week.
It's so frickin hot here water bottles were handed out at the gravesite.
Friend was born 1927 in Poland. She was indeed a Holocaust Survivor passing her young teen years in a Nazi forced labor camp. After war she went to a Displaced Person Camp where she met her husband until they, with 3 year old daughter, were sponsored to come to America where they lived for the past 75 years. Friend went into public schools to educate students about the Holocaust. This was important to her so I'm passing along a summery of her experience.
It's so frickin hot here water bottles were handed out at the gravesite.
Friend was born 1927 in Poland. She was indeed a Holocaust Survivor passing her young teen years in a Nazi forced labor camp. After war she went to a Displaced Person Camp where she met her husband until they, with 3 year old daughter, were sponsored to come to America where they lived for the past 75 years. Friend went into public schools to educate students about the Holocaust. This was important to her so I'm passing along a summery of her experience.
Finished the daily task list. Settling into another good book. This one weaves together a few strands, including anti-arrogance (for want of a better word).
My garden in England is full of eating-out places, for heat waves, warm September evenings, or lunch on a chilly Christmas morning. (Mary Quant)
@Rho*
I'm sorry for the loss of your friend.
Roving sub today. Nice day for me. Staff are getting exhausted and miserable!
I'm.only booked one more day between now and the 27th. We'll see if I work any more.
Must do some chores when I get home to keep up. Including checking if it's going to freeze again tonight! Didn't have enough blankets to cover everything. Hoping potatoes and onions are tough.
I'm sorry for the loss of your friend.
Roving sub today. Nice day for me. Staff are getting exhausted and miserable!
I'm.only booked one more day between now and the 27th. We'll see if I work any more.
Must do some chores when I get home to keep up. Including checking if it's going to freeze again tonight! Didn't have enough blankets to cover everything. Hoping potatoes and onions are tough.
When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.
Alexander Den Heijer
Alexander Den Heijer
Monthly lunch with friends from grade 7 in 1967.
In the city.
Other errands
In the city.
Other errands
When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.
Alexander Den Heijer
Alexander Den Heijer
UPS store returns
dental appointment
pedicure appointment
lunch
groceries
rest
we're breaking heat records here....it's so exhausting.
iced coffee break.
dental appointment
pedicure appointment
lunch
groceries
rest
we're breaking heat records here....it's so exhausting.
iced coffee break.
4.5 hour drive back from a business trip. NOT fun. At least I didn't have to work today. Unpacked, did laundry, spot cleaned the kitchen, went to Trader Joe's, made dinner, hugged my family and watched the season finale of Top Chef.
Groceries, wine, laundry, staying cool.
Based in MD, near DC
Shopping from the Carolinas to New York
Have video cam; will travel
Poor customer service? Don't get mad; get video.
Shopping from the Carolinas to New York
Have video cam; will travel
Poor customer service? Don't get mad; get video.
Finish a good old mystery and organize the stuff in one tiny area.
My garden in England is full of eating-out places, for heat waves, warm September evenings, or lunch on a chilly Christmas morning. (Mary Quant)
Air conditioning for upstairs went out. May not be until tomorrow at the earliest, it can be looked at. Have tons and tons of cleaning to do. Going to spend the day to try to make a dent. Being an extreme hoarder and procrastinator has led to this.
I get the hoarding and procrastinating @Okie . Wishing you the determination to keep at it.
FLYlady.net helped me.
Today I am focusing on yard work.weeding mainly.
Alternating between sun and shade
FLYlady.net helped me.
Today I am focusing on yard work.weeding mainly.
Alternating between sun and shade
When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.
Alexander Den Heijer
Alexander Den Heijer
Picked up Mom in the AM. Brutal heat so she is staying with us for the week. Poolside, but I cannot stay still. Scrubbed area rugs, hampers and bedroom trash bins The sun knocks me out.
Finished task list early, played the island game, and am just ten pages from the end of a good book.
My garden in England is full of eating-out places, for heat waves, warm September evenings, or lunch on a chilly Christmas morning. (Mary Quant)
Thanks! I'm having trouble accessing the website, but going to check out some of their videos on YouTube. I'm also checking out some videos from Marie Kondo.@prince wrote:
I get the hoarding and procrastinating @Okie . Wishing you the determination to keep at it.
FLYlady.net helped me.
Today I am focusing on yard work.weeding mainly.
Alternating between sun and shade
Made some progress in cleaning and clearing the hallways. Felt good to vacuum afterwards. Going to focus on making a pile of junk to throw away next.
Air conditioning got fixed. Capacitor was under warranty. Only had to pay for service call and labor. Cleaning in 97 degrees weather upstairs was a good workout.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/24/2024 08:39PM by Okie.
Hockey frenzy here. My Mom showed me how to sew envelope pillow covers. She made us a beautiful one for our huge sofa pillow. I am loving it! Easy!
How extreme, Okie?@Okie wrote:
Being an extreme hoarder and procrastinator has led to this.
If your path dictates you walk through hell, do it as though you own the place. -unknown
Grade 4 today. Likely, I am on summer vacation right now. 
Zoom book club ended early, due to hockey!
I guess I'll go for a walk.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/25/2024 01:33AM by prince.
Zoom book club ended early, due to hockey!
I guess I'll go for a walk.
When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.
Alexander Den Heijer
Alexander Den Heijer
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/25/2024 01:33AM by prince.
I was about to say worse than some of the people you've seen on TV. But when I googled hoarders, it wasn't that bad. No offense, but the pictures online looked like a trailer park version of Where's Waldo?@drdoggie00 wrote:
How extreme, Okie?@Okie wrote:
Being an extreme hoarder and procrastinator has led to this.
Anyways, extreme to the point where it is hard to walk. And the main family room looks like a storage unit with junk on top of junk, where this continues on for multiple layers. Ever since COVID and WFH, I've gotten too comfortable and have blurred the lines between work and home.
Cut yourself some slack, Okie. Stuff happens. Tackle a little bit of it at a time. It took more than a day to get that way, and it'll take more than a day to clear it out. Progress comes in big and little steps; take a baby step each day and be proud of what you accomplished.@Okie wrote:
I was about to say worse than some of the people you've seen on TV. But when I googled hoarders, it wasn't that bad. No offense, but the pictures online looked like a trailer park version of Where's Waldo?
Anyways, extreme to the point where it is hard to walk. And the main family room looks like a storage unit with junk on top of junk, where this continues on for multiple layers. Ever since COVID and WFH, I've gotten too comfortable and have blurred the lines between work and home.
My dad was a hoarder. Not "poop in a bucket because you can't get to the bathroom" hoarding, but he was a junk keeper for sure. He had a very strong sense of misplaced sentimentality. When we sold the family home, we were cleaning it out and discovered a pile of empty sliced cheese wrappers on the top shelf of a china cabinet in the dining room. We had no idea why he kept them, and by that time, he was in a care facility for dementia patients, so we couldn't ask him. I figure one of us kids ate the cheese on a sandwich, and he kept the wrapper because we'd used it.
Daddy was also mentally ill, so...there's no telling.
If your path dictates you walk through hell, do it as though you own the place. -unknown
Thanks, it will be a process for sure. I also think a large part of it was due to lack of motivation and depression to be honest.
Regarding your dad, that's an interesting story. If you do look back, sometimes those types of behaviors you detailed that can be easily overlooked at the time, can be telling later in retrospect.
Regarding your dad, that's an interesting story. If you do look back, sometimes those types of behaviors you detailed that can be easily overlooked at the time, can be telling later in retrospect.
A bit of laundry, a bit of weeding.
Potatoes are recovering from last weeks frost. Some tomatoes survived. A few cucumbers survived.
What survived the frost the best was the onions. Last night, the sheep ate them. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
At least, it looks like sheep sh**.
Potatoes are recovering from last weeks frost. Some tomatoes survived. A few cucumbers survived.
What survived the frost the best was the onions. Last night, the sheep ate them. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
At least, it looks like sheep sh**.
When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.
Alexander Den Heijer
Alexander Den Heijer
Frost in late June when we've been having heat records across the US? maybe you are outside the US?
today for me:
eye exam
car inspection
5 shops
lunch with sister - she works at an elementary school and today was their last day and they let out early...we ate outside on a supremely beautiful day, breezy, sunny, dry...70s.
pasta and salads..
hugged her goodbye as she leaves for a 3 week trip to support her hubby who's a professional bowler on tour.
busy day, just finished my reports...relaxing
today for me:
eye exam
car inspection
5 shops
lunch with sister - she works at an elementary school and today was their last day and they let out early...we ate outside on a supremely beautiful day, breezy, sunny, dry...70s.
pasta and salads..
hugged her goodbye as she leaves for a 3 week trip to support her hubby who's a professional bowler on tour.
busy day, just finished my reports...relaxing
I'm in Alberta. No heat records here, but Ontario had a spell of very hot.
When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.
Alexander Den Heijer
Alexander Den Heijer
Had a nice lazy Saturday and took a very long afternoon nap. Embarrassed to say how long I slept but I guess if I slept that long it meant I needed it. ????
Went to Six Flags Water Park. And now waiting for the pizza my dear husband is making for us. Also enjoying Your Honor on Netflix. Surprised with the twists and turns in every episode.
Made the best veggie dish. Perfect for me, not so for hubby. He felt the onions were too strong. I said they were better than any sinus remedy known to humankind. I can breathe again...
My garden in England is full of eating-out places, for heat waves, warm September evenings, or lunch on a chilly Christmas morning. (Mary Quant)
Maybe the compromise is to caramelize the onions a bit longer and or use red onions which I find milder? :>}
Oh also the best for your sinuses for me is wasabi. I love wasabi egg salad and use it on other things too.
Properly diagnosed engine misfire in our truck today. Now at over 332K miles, the truck suddenly ran rough and the check engine light came on. Luckily I was about 4 miles from home. Being a DIY person, I also have a bidirectional scanner to aid in diagnosis. The scanner indicated which cylinder that had a history of a misfire. Since I keep one spare ignition coil and a set of spark plugs in the garage, I performed a replacement of the ignition coil and plug within about 20 minutes. The engine runs smooth again.
Parts totaled about $60. If I had this work performed at a local shop it would have cost at about $350 and I'd waste time waiting for scheduling and repairs.
I don't know how ordinary people get along in life without diagnostic skills. I get to keep almost $300 in my brokerage account which gained about 11% so far this year. Maximize time utilization and minimize spending.
Parts totaled about $60. If I had this work performed at a local shop it would have cost at about $350 and I'd waste time waiting for scheduling and repairs.
I don't know how ordinary people get along in life without diagnostic skills. I get to keep almost $300 in my brokerage account which gained about 11% so far this year. Maximize time utilization and minimize spending.
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