Well, I did have my doubts a couple times with my neck hurting so badly, but yeah, I have made it to Friday - and not only FRIDAY, but Friday AFTERNOON. Less than 30 minutes and I'm off the clock (yes, I'm still working but I only take 20 minute lunch and no breaks - or seldom a break - and start before 7AM.... I don't think they want me to actually clock in and out - they'd have to pay me more. It happened at the office cause I often ate my lunch at my desk and kept working - or stayed late. Same here - I just don't have the two hour drive home.
Speaking of a long drive home, Monday is going to be totally worthless. Well, most of the morning, anyway. I have to drive down to the office (56 miles away one way now) because they let someone "go" today and they are turning in their equipment. I have to go and receive it. So that means from about 6:30AM - 8AM I will probably be on the road - just a guess - just to get there. Get the equipment and lock it up, and head back home. Depending on the traffic, it could be very interesting how long it will take me to get home.
The positive of this entire situation is that I can also take a box and grab a bunch of my personal things to bring home. Latest word from the higher ups is that no one is to go back to the office until January 2021. Those that are remote and it is working out for their bosses as far as productivity, can remain remote for now, but need to go into the office and remove their personal items. Which is what I will be doing. I may as well clean everything up. I can put what I can't take with me in my boss's office and then when she goes in to clean out her office so she can stay at home, I can perhaps go down and have lunch. It's just I'm so far away now it makes it more difficult than it did before. But will see how timewise it will be going down on Monday morning. Coming home I am pretty sure it will take less time - but then, I don't know for sure. I guess I'll find out.
Got my free oil change and car wash done this morning at the place where I bought my car in February. I had to laugh. Seriously. I've driven less than 3000 miles since I got it in February - and only because I drove my car up to Prescott on Jailbreak this year. Haven't really gone anywhere since then. And I'm so ready.
Hubby has made us reservations to get out of town next month for a few days to celebrate our 38th anniversary. I'm really looking forward to just getting away from the computer and work for a few days. We have nothing special planned; we have been up in that area numerous times over the years but it is quiet and no TV or internet so it's reading, knitting/crocheting, or walking. And I'm so ready to not have a TV on. sigh.
Promise Keepers is having a virtual event tonight and tomorrow so hubby is signed up for it. I am hoping he will enjoy it. He said tonight will be a lot of worship so I may listen in - but tomorrow I will be going to see my Army son get his Captain pin put on. Hope he can fit into his uniform to get it. HAH! He has put on a little weight lately. Proud of my little boy for his accomplishment. Now if he can just stop the other crap.... sigh.
My neck has done better today - I've resisted taking any pain pills and it has only hurt a little bit. I did a lot of stretching this morning so hope that helped. It's starting to hurt now so guess it's from sitting in front of the computer all day? Probably not - can't use that excuse I've sat here longer before. My sister told me to order a tens unit and that would help. Guess I will go online and check it out.
Meeting up with a dear friend tomorrow afternoon - she is unfortunately getting a divorce and has a lot of baby stuff she is selling - was able to get some of it for the little one that is due in November. Now to find someone who is having a boy because just to help her out, I told her I'd buy her boy baby clothes too - many of them brand new. If I can't find someone to take them, then I'll just donate them to the Choices Pregnancy Center as they will let those who need them have them. That sounds like a good idea too.
Ok - I'm off here - so glad the weekend is here and am sure you are too.
Have a great weekend!
Friday, July 31, 2020
Thursday, July 30, 2020
Is it ONLY Thursday?
I guess it wouldn't be so bad if the pain would just subside in my neck. I don't know how many pills I took yesterday - but I did sleep good last night - and when I woke up, again, no pain. But within a half hour of getting up the pain is full force again. Could it be a pinched nerve? From what? I don't know! I was fine until Monday morning.
I had a 'virtual' appointment last night with a new doctor. Actually, she is a PA. But I don't care. I need to get a prescription refilled and the only way I could do that was get an "appointment". So she called me and we chatted. It's a maintenance drug so it has to go to the company pharmacy in Chandler and they will mail it out. I think I will call them today to make sure they got it so they can get it in the mail. I run out on Sunday. A few days without isn't a big deal, I don't think.
I did kinda like this PA cause she has ordered a full metabolic screening cause she needs an update on my blood work - it's been a year - and it's about time for my physical again. I asked her how we were going to do that! I take my own blood pressure (if I can find where I put the equipment!!) and temperature. At least I can go to the lab and get the blood work done and she will have it and can make decisions from that. It should be ok. I don't like having an appointment with the doctor and then get blood work done and have to either wait for a phone call or go back again for another appointment just for the test results.
I did a Life Line Screening recently and got the results back the other day. Overall I'm healthy, but there were a couple things they suggested I have the doctor check out. I'll send my new PA the paperwork they sent me and let her make that decision. I haven't gotten the mammogram yet that I need to get done. When I found out last year that the doctor I had selected was leaving that practice, I didn't want to have a stranger looking at my stuff and giving me what they think. So I didn't do it. I don't even know where that prescription is now. Buried in a box somewhere marked "Mom's office".
Dang fly is annoying me in here this morning! Going to find that fly swatter - I know approximately where it is in the garage! Got him!
I read an interesting devotional this morning by Chuck Swindoll. It was titled 'Take Time". In the devotion, it talked about how much our children need us to 'take time' to mentor them, lead them, show them how to live. So many children nowadays are left without fathers, without mothers, who have walked away and left them to their own devices. Filled with hurt and uncertainty, children don't know what to think or how to act in certain situations. We have failed these children.
What can we do for our own children? Mine are grown, and I doubt seriously if they want any advice from mom, but what about their children? What about the children they are producing? Do they know how to mentor their children, help them lead productive lives?
With all the riots and protests today, my mind questions if their parents would be proud of them and their behavior? Some probably don't even care. But - if these people had been taught how to live a productive life, would all this craziness still be happening?
We are definitely in the end times and it is really scary. I won't live to see it, I'm sure, but my great-grandchildren might - and that scares me for them. We need to take time to teach them right from wrong. Teach them to love God and how to live according to His Word. And the best way we can do that is by example.
Ponder that one.
I had a 'virtual' appointment last night with a new doctor. Actually, she is a PA. But I don't care. I need to get a prescription refilled and the only way I could do that was get an "appointment". So she called me and we chatted. It's a maintenance drug so it has to go to the company pharmacy in Chandler and they will mail it out. I think I will call them today to make sure they got it so they can get it in the mail. I run out on Sunday. A few days without isn't a big deal, I don't think.
I did kinda like this PA cause she has ordered a full metabolic screening cause she needs an update on my blood work - it's been a year - and it's about time for my physical again. I asked her how we were going to do that! I take my own blood pressure (if I can find where I put the equipment!!) and temperature. At least I can go to the lab and get the blood work done and she will have it and can make decisions from that. It should be ok. I don't like having an appointment with the doctor and then get blood work done and have to either wait for a phone call or go back again for another appointment just for the test results.
I did a Life Line Screening recently and got the results back the other day. Overall I'm healthy, but there were a couple things they suggested I have the doctor check out. I'll send my new PA the paperwork they sent me and let her make that decision. I haven't gotten the mammogram yet that I need to get done. When I found out last year that the doctor I had selected was leaving that practice, I didn't want to have a stranger looking at my stuff and giving me what they think. So I didn't do it. I don't even know where that prescription is now. Buried in a box somewhere marked "Mom's office".
Dang fly is annoying me in here this morning! Going to find that fly swatter - I know approximately where it is in the garage! Got him!
I read an interesting devotional this morning by Chuck Swindoll. It was titled 'Take Time". In the devotion, it talked about how much our children need us to 'take time' to mentor them, lead them, show them how to live. So many children nowadays are left without fathers, without mothers, who have walked away and left them to their own devices. Filled with hurt and uncertainty, children don't know what to think or how to act in certain situations. We have failed these children.
What can we do for our own children? Mine are grown, and I doubt seriously if they want any advice from mom, but what about their children? What about the children they are producing? Do they know how to mentor their children, help them lead productive lives?
With all the riots and protests today, my mind questions if their parents would be proud of them and their behavior? Some probably don't even care. But - if these people had been taught how to live a productive life, would all this craziness still be happening?
We are definitely in the end times and it is really scary. I won't live to see it, I'm sure, but my great-grandchildren might - and that scares me for them. We need to take time to teach them right from wrong. Teach them to love God and how to live according to His Word. And the best way we can do that is by example.
Ponder that one.
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Hump day - it is Wednesday!
Hubby had breakfast with a friend this morning so was gone about 3 hours. Dare I wipe the smile off my face? May as well, he's back home and asking the usual questions - 'do you have any meetings today?' 'have you gotten your minutes done yet?' have you found a day yet for that all day meeting?' GADS - I hate all the questions! I did get frustrated with the questions yesterday and looked at him and said 'If you are missing working that much - why don't you go find yourself a job?" It went right over his head.
And this is one of the reasons my neck and shoulders hurt. They were bothering me bad yesterday afternoon - even though I had taken numerous things for it. When it gets to where it can send chills down my arms and body, that's when the pain gets irritating. And that was where I was at last night. Instead of my daughter's last night for knitting, we had a treat and got to go to the granddaughters' for dinner and knitting. She made spaghetti and it was so good. I ate two helpings, in fact. My daughter had brought blackberry cobbler - my favorite - and we had it and ice cream for dessert. It didn't take much of that to give me skin crawl - you know when you have had too much sugar and it is letting you know you have? Yeah, I managed to eat it all, but oh my, did I have crawling skin!
I came home and took a couple more pills and when I awoke this morning it was heaven - no pain in my neck and shoulders. Until I got up and started working. I've even put oil in my navel. That's a story for another day! I have an ice pack on my neck, taken more pills, done stretching exercises, and put oil on my neck and it is still very painful. Do you think if I take a couple pills, then go take a nap it will go away like it did last night? I'm tempted to try it! But then will have to get up. sigh.
Got the first batch of letters out for the meeting and responses from two. I have to work on another letter as well but need to find that email first. And I have two sets of meetings to type up. And I need to work on the all day meeting - I did find a day in August but only from 10-4 and would have to move two of the big boss' meetings. I have to check with her - she will probably say to move them. I hate it cause my other boss is back east on vacation at that time - but I have no choice and she will have to choice but to spend the day on the computer.
Sigh. It's 10am and hubby just got home as I mentioned above. Our granddaughter sent spaghetti and salad home with me last night for him. She sent a lot. So he was just standing here asking me if I want us to split it for lunch or save it for dinner. I just looked at him. It's like (but I didn't voice it), you just got back from a big breakfast with your friend, and you are already asking about splitting spaghetti for lunch or dinner? I just told him it's only 10AM, I don't even want to think about it right now. I think I will bump it to dinner though - then I don't have to cook. He won't be that hungry for lunch (well, maybe), and if so, can fix himself a sandwich.
Been sitting here with the ice pack on my neck for awhile - and had no interruptions - and I think the pain is subsiding. Crossing fingers it will last. Of course when I get the next siege of interruptions it could make a change. Saying prayers it will not come back.
I've decided I'm going to start drinking a lot more water.... I've gotten lazy in my water intake and well, it don't help with the body composition. So, I'm going to make a point to drink at minimum 64 ounces of water a day - (for those of you who drink the big 32 oz sodas - it's two of those in water) - and I want to go to 96 or even 128 ounces. I say that, and today I have only had 48 thus far. Need to go fill my cup up again. I'll be making a path down the hall frequently too, for sure.
Ok - I need to get back to work - break over. Got lots to get done today.
Oh - quick question for you to ponder - If you wanted to do something for someone - would today be the day? Or would you put it off - again?
Blessings!
And this is one of the reasons my neck and shoulders hurt. They were bothering me bad yesterday afternoon - even though I had taken numerous things for it. When it gets to where it can send chills down my arms and body, that's when the pain gets irritating. And that was where I was at last night. Instead of my daughter's last night for knitting, we had a treat and got to go to the granddaughters' for dinner and knitting. She made spaghetti and it was so good. I ate two helpings, in fact. My daughter had brought blackberry cobbler - my favorite - and we had it and ice cream for dessert. It didn't take much of that to give me skin crawl - you know when you have had too much sugar and it is letting you know you have? Yeah, I managed to eat it all, but oh my, did I have crawling skin!
I came home and took a couple more pills and when I awoke this morning it was heaven - no pain in my neck and shoulders. Until I got up and started working. I've even put oil in my navel. That's a story for another day! I have an ice pack on my neck, taken more pills, done stretching exercises, and put oil on my neck and it is still very painful. Do you think if I take a couple pills, then go take a nap it will go away like it did last night? I'm tempted to try it! But then will have to get up. sigh.
Got the first batch of letters out for the meeting and responses from two. I have to work on another letter as well but need to find that email first. And I have two sets of meetings to type up. And I need to work on the all day meeting - I did find a day in August but only from 10-4 and would have to move two of the big boss' meetings. I have to check with her - she will probably say to move them. I hate it cause my other boss is back east on vacation at that time - but I have no choice and she will have to choice but to spend the day on the computer.
Sigh. It's 10am and hubby just got home as I mentioned above. Our granddaughter sent spaghetti and salad home with me last night for him. She sent a lot. So he was just standing here asking me if I want us to split it for lunch or save it for dinner. I just looked at him. It's like (but I didn't voice it), you just got back from a big breakfast with your friend, and you are already asking about splitting spaghetti for lunch or dinner? I just told him it's only 10AM, I don't even want to think about it right now. I think I will bump it to dinner though - then I don't have to cook. He won't be that hungry for lunch (well, maybe), and if so, can fix himself a sandwich.
Been sitting here with the ice pack on my neck for awhile - and had no interruptions - and I think the pain is subsiding. Crossing fingers it will last. Of course when I get the next siege of interruptions it could make a change. Saying prayers it will not come back.
I've decided I'm going to start drinking a lot more water.... I've gotten lazy in my water intake and well, it don't help with the body composition. So, I'm going to make a point to drink at minimum 64 ounces of water a day - (for those of you who drink the big 32 oz sodas - it's two of those in water) - and I want to go to 96 or even 128 ounces. I say that, and today I have only had 48 thus far. Need to go fill my cup up again. I'll be making a path down the hall frequently too, for sure.
Ok - I need to get back to work - break over. Got lots to get done today.
Oh - quick question for you to ponder - If you wanted to do something for someone - would today be the day? Or would you put it off - again?
Blessings!
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
How did I get involved in this profession?
Not that I don't like it - most days, anyway. It has a lot of positive benefits. I love the people I support, I enjoy working with them and life is good. But I do.not.like.to.take.minutes. I know, I've said that before. sigh.
Had a 1.5 hour meeting at the end of the day yesterday and had to take minutes; had a two hour meeting this morning at which I had to take minutes. AND I was told to schedule an ALL DAY meeting next month and I have to attend it and yep, take minutes. UGH.
Then one of the doctors sends me an email and asks if I can schedule a series of meetings for him. (Sure, of course I can) and I'm praying he doesn't ask me to attend and take minutes. UGH. I don't support him, but for some reason he is asking me to set these up. And of course I will do what I can. I did send him a note back and said I would help however I could - HOWEVER, he will need to COMMUNICATE with me on what exactly he wants.
And - it is a good thing, and yet a bad thing - they are all remote/Teams meetings. Which means everyone calls in and you can see each other if you select the right icon. Sometimes that is fun cause you get to 'see' people you haven't seen in awhile. Most times after the meeting starts I turn off my camera cause I don't want nobody seeing me! I like to be quiet and in the corner. Don't remember I'm there.
Tonight is girls' night out and I'm hoping we will still meet. We have been meeting at my daughter's house since we don't meet at a restaurant now. At least there we don't have to wear a mask. We do sit a few feet apart but that is just the way the furniture is. It feels good to get out of the house by myself once in a while. It doesn't happen often. Of course i don't have any place I need to go either.
I got my deep massage last night and oh my it was painful at times, but I knew my neck and upper back were really tense. It felt good, yet tender, last night but today I have the familiar neck and upper shoulder pain. I am sure part of it is the muscles that were massaged last night, and the tenseness back in my neck and shoulders from having to take minutes this morning and all the additional tasks that I have been assigned today. I've taken several aspirin over the past 5 hours, hoping the pain will go away, plus putting an ice pack on my neck for the inflammation - and now I have smelly oil on my neck and shoulders trying to release the tension. I probably need to go sit in the sun cause sometimes that relaxes me too. I need relief, for sure. Maybe that is why I've had such difficulty this morning getting minutes done - I'm antsy because of the pain. I go back in two weeks for a 90 minute massage on my back and neck. If that don't do it... I have to get it done... I will never forget when the pain became so intense about 9 years ago it took 3 deep massages within 12 days x 60 minutes each to break up the muscles that had locked up. I couldn't even turn my head it hurt so bad. I don't want to go back into that. So I have a medical prescription from a previous doctor that approved my getting a massage at least one time a month for therapy.....and since I have a prescription, it is tax deductible as a medical expense.
Got our new drivers license the other day. Went online and changed our address so they mailed us a new license. Only cost $12 but I sure do need a new photo! We also got our voter registration changed so got those papers yesterday, voted, and dropped back in the mail. I always make hubby mad. It's no one's business who I vote for! And I don't tell him either. Not that it is any big deal - but it's no one's business. That's why it is by ballot. I don't have to share. Now most people will know the way I will vote, and hubby really knows as well, but he always has to ask. And when I refuse, he gets angry. Oh well. Isn't the first time - and won't be the last.
Bummer - just got more information on the meetings I was referring to above in the first paragraph. Gotta cut this short.... need to send out several emails so that I can send the invite for the meeting. I ought to go sit outside for awhile first - yeah, I think it's time for a break!
Nothing to share today - I'm distracted by work and by my neck and shoulders hurting. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day. Be safe out there!
Had a 1.5 hour meeting at the end of the day yesterday and had to take minutes; had a two hour meeting this morning at which I had to take minutes. AND I was told to schedule an ALL DAY meeting next month and I have to attend it and yep, take minutes. UGH.
Then one of the doctors sends me an email and asks if I can schedule a series of meetings for him. (Sure, of course I can) and I'm praying he doesn't ask me to attend and take minutes. UGH. I don't support him, but for some reason he is asking me to set these up. And of course I will do what I can. I did send him a note back and said I would help however I could - HOWEVER, he will need to COMMUNICATE with me on what exactly he wants.
And - it is a good thing, and yet a bad thing - they are all remote/Teams meetings. Which means everyone calls in and you can see each other if you select the right icon. Sometimes that is fun cause you get to 'see' people you haven't seen in awhile. Most times after the meeting starts I turn off my camera cause I don't want nobody seeing me! I like to be quiet and in the corner. Don't remember I'm there.
Tonight is girls' night out and I'm hoping we will still meet. We have been meeting at my daughter's house since we don't meet at a restaurant now. At least there we don't have to wear a mask. We do sit a few feet apart but that is just the way the furniture is. It feels good to get out of the house by myself once in a while. It doesn't happen often. Of course i don't have any place I need to go either.
I got my deep massage last night and oh my it was painful at times, but I knew my neck and upper back were really tense. It felt good, yet tender, last night but today I have the familiar neck and upper shoulder pain. I am sure part of it is the muscles that were massaged last night, and the tenseness back in my neck and shoulders from having to take minutes this morning and all the additional tasks that I have been assigned today. I've taken several aspirin over the past 5 hours, hoping the pain will go away, plus putting an ice pack on my neck for the inflammation - and now I have smelly oil on my neck and shoulders trying to release the tension. I probably need to go sit in the sun cause sometimes that relaxes me too. I need relief, for sure. Maybe that is why I've had such difficulty this morning getting minutes done - I'm antsy because of the pain. I go back in two weeks for a 90 minute massage on my back and neck. If that don't do it... I have to get it done... I will never forget when the pain became so intense about 9 years ago it took 3 deep massages within 12 days x 60 minutes each to break up the muscles that had locked up. I couldn't even turn my head it hurt so bad. I don't want to go back into that. So I have a medical prescription from a previous doctor that approved my getting a massage at least one time a month for therapy.....and since I have a prescription, it is tax deductible as a medical expense.
Got our new drivers license the other day. Went online and changed our address so they mailed us a new license. Only cost $12 but I sure do need a new photo! We also got our voter registration changed so got those papers yesterday, voted, and dropped back in the mail. I always make hubby mad. It's no one's business who I vote for! And I don't tell him either. Not that it is any big deal - but it's no one's business. That's why it is by ballot. I don't have to share. Now most people will know the way I will vote, and hubby really knows as well, but he always has to ask. And when I refuse, he gets angry. Oh well. Isn't the first time - and won't be the last.
Bummer - just got more information on the meetings I was referring to above in the first paragraph. Gotta cut this short.... need to send out several emails so that I can send the invite for the meeting. I ought to go sit outside for awhile first - yeah, I think it's time for a break!
Nothing to share today - I'm distracted by work and by my neck and shoulders hurting. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day. Be safe out there!
Monday, July 27, 2020
Monday, Monday, it's that day....
Hubby had a couple hours worth of errands this morning so I had some peace and quiet. You won't believe this, but Sheeba actually STAYED in the back room and looked out the back door at the people behind us putting up new screens. Couldn't believe she didn't come back in here and bug me. She slept, I'm sure, cause I walked back there to check on her a couple times and she hadn't moved.
I chatted with my favorite boss this morning. Seems she and her hubby had an exchange of words this weekend and she called his bluff. She was complaining about work (like, who isn't, anymore, with working from home!) and the stress it was putting on her and he told her to quit! Retire! and she said she just might do that! LOL Of course she won't. At least not right now. But it sure started him! She's only 60. He, though, has been retired for probably 10 years - just like my hubby. That's why we get along so well - we compare notes. Her husband cleans the house and does repairs as needed. sigh.
I told her that I could definitely understand that emotion that is flying around. Some days I get so tired of having to sit in front of the computer all day - and trying to find time for specific meetings - and more than anything else, having to take minutes at some meetings. I don't mind sitting in on the meetings cause I'm nosey. I like to know what is going on. But I hate having to pay attention and write down the 'important' stuff cause I have to do minutes.
I also bragged a little that with moving I am in much better position to retire at some point. At the other house it was not going to be a reality. There was no way with all the extras hubby put on the house - i.e., landscaper, pool guy, etc. - that I could ever retire. But living here, my daughter and son-in-law made sure that I would be able to retire - and hopefully within the next year. Then I begin to weigh my options and retiring and having nothing to do doesn't seem like so much fun. We still have Sheeba so can't do any long road trips. Not that we have done that in many years. I don't mind sitting at home cause I can always read and be happy. VERY happy, in fact. I have so many books and I would love to have the peace and quiet and opportunity to read as much as I wanted.
When I was growing up, books were my escape from the reality of life. Seriously. I could read an entire book an inch-inch/and a half thick - in one day. I was exchanging books every day in the library at school. I could do that too - I worked in the library!
Then there is my knitting and crocheting that I have grown to love. Sometimes it's hard to decide - crochet or knit - or read! So I wait until the tv is off before I read and do the other while it's on. I have baby quilts to make now too for Christmas so that will add to my project list. I've got my sewing machine packed away still so will continue to do these by hand, more than likely, until I can get some more boxes cleaned out. I sure don't want more stuff in the house cluttering it up. Since I cut up a lot of my material making masks, I need to get more fabric to make the quilts. Sounds like a runaway time in the near future. I want to make four this Christmas so I had best get started!
Upward Foundation is a children's disability foundation that I have donated to in the past - clothes, books, household items, etc. This morning they called me and I told them that I had moved. It always starts out with "we will have a truck on your street on …..". So I told them I was sorry, but we had moved. "Did we have anything to donate?" They also come to where we are now. At first I said no, we didn't have anything, thinking about all the things my son-in-law and grandson have already picked up and taken to Goodwill or Savers and then it was like 'wait, what?' You come to our new location? When? She checked and they will be here on August 7th. Best part? THEY PICK UP. We have two boxes setting out in the garage now ready to be picked up. Calculating ahead, I still have lots of paper boxes to go through, but I'm sure I can get more things and then have more boxes brought from storage..... I might have a nice little stash for them in two weeks. If not, I still know I will have some. And it is for a very good cause. They call me about every six-eight weeks, I think. I need to move the boxes I have out of the way, I think, but still, they have a home to go to and it isn't something else for my son-in-law and grandson to do. But they never have complained about doing it either. In fact, most times they take it and I don't even know it.
I have a massage scheduled tonight at our former Massage Envy. We really like the people there and the front desk are fun to talk to. I was looking earlier and we have been members since 2014! Six years. And it has been worth it. Truly it has. We haven't been going steady the past couple years so both of us have some extras, even though we have also transferred some to other people. My neck and shoulders started hurting again this morning so I jumped online to see if this guy I used before was available - and he is at 6:45. I also checked to see who else was available and got hubby to make an appointment for the same time. We figure we will use up what we have (while still paying for 1 a month cause if you cancel, you lose all those you have already paid for) and then cancel. But, we really do like going there so I dunno. It's a drive now from where we are to where it is, about 30-45 minutes maybe, but hey - it gets us out of the house. After my experience at the last one near here with the front desk, naw, I'll do the drive.
Ok - I've gotten lengthy with this post, but need to get off. Break is over. Got much to do before another meeting this afternoon I have to sit in on and take minutes.
Have an awesome day!
I chatted with my favorite boss this morning. Seems she and her hubby had an exchange of words this weekend and she called his bluff. She was complaining about work (like, who isn't, anymore, with working from home!) and the stress it was putting on her and he told her to quit! Retire! and she said she just might do that! LOL Of course she won't. At least not right now. But it sure started him! She's only 60. He, though, has been retired for probably 10 years - just like my hubby. That's why we get along so well - we compare notes. Her husband cleans the house and does repairs as needed. sigh.
I told her that I could definitely understand that emotion that is flying around. Some days I get so tired of having to sit in front of the computer all day - and trying to find time for specific meetings - and more than anything else, having to take minutes at some meetings. I don't mind sitting in on the meetings cause I'm nosey. I like to know what is going on. But I hate having to pay attention and write down the 'important' stuff cause I have to do minutes.
I also bragged a little that with moving I am in much better position to retire at some point. At the other house it was not going to be a reality. There was no way with all the extras hubby put on the house - i.e., landscaper, pool guy, etc. - that I could ever retire. But living here, my daughter and son-in-law made sure that I would be able to retire - and hopefully within the next year. Then I begin to weigh my options and retiring and having nothing to do doesn't seem like so much fun. We still have Sheeba so can't do any long road trips. Not that we have done that in many years. I don't mind sitting at home cause I can always read and be happy. VERY happy, in fact. I have so many books and I would love to have the peace and quiet and opportunity to read as much as I wanted.
When I was growing up, books were my escape from the reality of life. Seriously. I could read an entire book an inch-inch/and a half thick - in one day. I was exchanging books every day in the library at school. I could do that too - I worked in the library!
Then there is my knitting and crocheting that I have grown to love. Sometimes it's hard to decide - crochet or knit - or read! So I wait until the tv is off before I read and do the other while it's on. I have baby quilts to make now too for Christmas so that will add to my project list. I've got my sewing machine packed away still so will continue to do these by hand, more than likely, until I can get some more boxes cleaned out. I sure don't want more stuff in the house cluttering it up. Since I cut up a lot of my material making masks, I need to get more fabric to make the quilts. Sounds like a runaway time in the near future. I want to make four this Christmas so I had best get started!
Upward Foundation is a children's disability foundation that I have donated to in the past - clothes, books, household items, etc. This morning they called me and I told them that I had moved. It always starts out with "we will have a truck on your street on …..". So I told them I was sorry, but we had moved. "Did we have anything to donate?" They also come to where we are now. At first I said no, we didn't have anything, thinking about all the things my son-in-law and grandson have already picked up and taken to Goodwill or Savers and then it was like 'wait, what?' You come to our new location? When? She checked and they will be here on August 7th. Best part? THEY PICK UP. We have two boxes setting out in the garage now ready to be picked up. Calculating ahead, I still have lots of paper boxes to go through, but I'm sure I can get more things and then have more boxes brought from storage..... I might have a nice little stash for them in two weeks. If not, I still know I will have some. And it is for a very good cause. They call me about every six-eight weeks, I think. I need to move the boxes I have out of the way, I think, but still, they have a home to go to and it isn't something else for my son-in-law and grandson to do. But they never have complained about doing it either. In fact, most times they take it and I don't even know it.
I have a massage scheduled tonight at our former Massage Envy. We really like the people there and the front desk are fun to talk to. I was looking earlier and we have been members since 2014! Six years. And it has been worth it. Truly it has. We haven't been going steady the past couple years so both of us have some extras, even though we have also transferred some to other people. My neck and shoulders started hurting again this morning so I jumped online to see if this guy I used before was available - and he is at 6:45. I also checked to see who else was available and got hubby to make an appointment for the same time. We figure we will use up what we have (while still paying for 1 a month cause if you cancel, you lose all those you have already paid for) and then cancel. But, we really do like going there so I dunno. It's a drive now from where we are to where it is, about 30-45 minutes maybe, but hey - it gets us out of the house. After my experience at the last one near here with the front desk, naw, I'll do the drive.
Ok - I've gotten lengthy with this post, but need to get off. Break is over. Got much to do before another meeting this afternoon I have to sit in on and take minutes.
Have an awesome day!
Sunday, July 26, 2020
Sunday blues...
Well, not really blues..... just want to get out of here and do something - but what is there to do? I'm not a big fan of shopping, although I do need to go to Ross, but hubby kind of has me blocked in the garage.
Just cut out half of page of griping Sure am trying to get better at that - not doing it, that is. At least on this blog. :-)
My sister brought her hubby home from the hospital yesterday and he is doing well. I called her a bit ago and she was out shopping with our niece. At least someone gets to go out and go shopping. I could call my daughter, I suppose, to see if she wants to - but I really don't NEED to go shopping. I could go to Ross and pick up a couple things I want to get, but there isn't anything we need. I'm still getting rid of a lot of things.
I still have a little bit of butter pecan ice cream - perhaps I should just go get it. But Sheeba knows when I get in the freezer, SHE has ice cream in there and she wants it. ALL of it. I give her about 1/4 cup of vanilla in her dish and she loves it. I can't have an ice cream cone - I kid you not - she will take the cone - literally - out of my hand and eat it.
DANG! and here she is! I heard Sheeba in the other room so I snuck to the freezer to get my ice cream - and come back to find her next to my chair. She doesn't get any of my butter pecan. And I have to 'get rid' of it today cause I want to start this new exercise program and diet. Well, the diet just may start tomorrow. What I don't eat of this - will get put in the trash. I'm the only one who likes butter pecan ice cream. Sheeba likes anything.
No, I still haven't started walking Sheeba yet in the mornings - and I really should. It would be good for her and for me. I've just gotten really lazy for some reason, and I need to get over it.
Guess I don't have anything to share on here today.... I want the TV off.... I want silence!! I think I'm going to go ahead and get that headset my brother told me about. It's a little pricey, but he says it blocks all sound. I may live with it on. Will have to check in to it more. I have it saved on my amazon smile. Just haven't gotten around to buying it yet.
Pastor Jentezen Franklin, before his message today, called for a 21 day fast. You can fast however you want - a meal, a food, an activity - or do the Daniel Fast - whatever you want to give up. But the purpose is to pray and ask for God's intervention in the Coronavirus pandemic and with the election coming up in 100 days, we definitely need to pray that the right person wins. I am afraid, and you should be too, if a certain someone should win. He should be afraid. Depending on who he gets for his VP, he could be dead in 3 months and the VP be President. Just saying. So I plan on doing that - not sure what I will give up yet but I have a little time to think about it. The fast will be August 1 through August 21 - yep - over my birthday and our anniversary vacation. I'm thinking we may do the Daniel Fast because well, I erased what I wrote but that's ok.]
Cox Cable came out this morning and got the TVs fixed so that we can watch movies. On the big TV the cords were reversed. I will need to figure out my VCR, but the DVD is working. They told us they couldn't hook up our dvd and vcr - only check on the TV. Two minutes later, it was working. I'm so glad. Every single night of wheel of fortune and two episodes of Steve Harvey and I'm done. I've got to get my movies back on so I can keep my sanity! It reminds me of my parents - sit and watch TV (and mom crocheting!) every.single.night. When the TV is off, at least i can read some.
Ok - rambled on enough. Hope that you are having a good Sunday. Maybe I'll have something good to talk about tomorrow.
Blessings!
Just cut out half of page of griping Sure am trying to get better at that - not doing it, that is. At least on this blog. :-)
My sister brought her hubby home from the hospital yesterday and he is doing well. I called her a bit ago and she was out shopping with our niece. At least someone gets to go out and go shopping. I could call my daughter, I suppose, to see if she wants to - but I really don't NEED to go shopping. I could go to Ross and pick up a couple things I want to get, but there isn't anything we need. I'm still getting rid of a lot of things.
I still have a little bit of butter pecan ice cream - perhaps I should just go get it. But Sheeba knows when I get in the freezer, SHE has ice cream in there and she wants it. ALL of it. I give her about 1/4 cup of vanilla in her dish and she loves it. I can't have an ice cream cone - I kid you not - she will take the cone - literally - out of my hand and eat it.
DANG! and here she is! I heard Sheeba in the other room so I snuck to the freezer to get my ice cream - and come back to find her next to my chair. She doesn't get any of my butter pecan. And I have to 'get rid' of it today cause I want to start this new exercise program and diet. Well, the diet just may start tomorrow. What I don't eat of this - will get put in the trash. I'm the only one who likes butter pecan ice cream. Sheeba likes anything.
No, I still haven't started walking Sheeba yet in the mornings - and I really should. It would be good for her and for me. I've just gotten really lazy for some reason, and I need to get over it.
Guess I don't have anything to share on here today.... I want the TV off.... I want silence!! I think I'm going to go ahead and get that headset my brother told me about. It's a little pricey, but he says it blocks all sound. I may live with it on. Will have to check in to it more. I have it saved on my amazon smile. Just haven't gotten around to buying it yet.
Pastor Jentezen Franklin, before his message today, called for a 21 day fast. You can fast however you want - a meal, a food, an activity - or do the Daniel Fast - whatever you want to give up. But the purpose is to pray and ask for God's intervention in the Coronavirus pandemic and with the election coming up in 100 days, we definitely need to pray that the right person wins. I am afraid, and you should be too, if a certain someone should win. He should be afraid. Depending on who he gets for his VP, he could be dead in 3 months and the VP be President. Just saying. So I plan on doing that - not sure what I will give up yet but I have a little time to think about it. The fast will be August 1 through August 21 - yep - over my birthday and our anniversary vacation. I'm thinking we may do the Daniel Fast because well, I erased what I wrote but that's ok.]
Cox Cable came out this morning and got the TVs fixed so that we can watch movies. On the big TV the cords were reversed. I will need to figure out my VCR, but the DVD is working. They told us they couldn't hook up our dvd and vcr - only check on the TV. Two minutes later, it was working. I'm so glad. Every single night of wheel of fortune and two episodes of Steve Harvey and I'm done. I've got to get my movies back on so I can keep my sanity! It reminds me of my parents - sit and watch TV (and mom crocheting!) every.single.night. When the TV is off, at least i can read some.
Ok - rambled on enough. Hope that you are having a good Sunday. Maybe I'll have something good to talk about tomorrow.
Blessings!
Friday, July 24, 2020
Doing the Friday Dance!! Woot!
It's been a fast-paced and busy week with lots of meetings and meetings to schedule - and although I've been scheduling meetings most of the morning, Friday is almost over. Praise the Lord! I am so ready to 'chill' tonight and then be ready to hit the boxes again tomorrow morning. Lord knows we can't go anywhere!
We got a letter from the Rec center here and it said for us to come in and get our photos taken for our new Rec cards. So I took off work about 10:15AM and we headed over there. Didn't take long, and they gave us a packet of information (can't wait to go through it) and a photo ID for when there are free concerts (she said they have several usually, but that was all pre-COVID). We looked at the 'bill board' outside the office as we were leaving and last March George Strait was to have been there! I love that guy! There were several others I didn't recognize the name. And she gave us fobs for our keyrings of our code for the gyms - which we cannot use. Everything is still on lock-down - except for the swimming pool. All are outside except one - and that's ok with me. If I'm getting in the pool, I want sunshine! The one we walked by on the way to the Rec office only had maybe 6 people around it and it was pretty good size. I could do that. Take a nap. Yeah. That really sounds good.
Stopped at the youngest son's after so we could drop off a chair that goes to the vanity table the granddaughter took last night. All that is left is the mirror and it's still at another granddaughter's house so it will depend on where it gets deposited as to when this granddaughter will get it.
From there it was to a Walgreens cause I finally got around to ordering 3 sets of photos of our Jailbreak Getaway so that I can share. Come to think of it, why am I the one ordering the photos? LOL No worries. Got them for 10 cents each - I always wait until it goes on sale before I order. I ordered a few more photos too - thinking maybe the three children might want a copy of these photos. I don't think it would be one they have. If not, they can pass on to a child or throw away.
And from there it was stopping at Arby's to pick up food for lunch and head home. I was bad. I admit it. I have no idea where my mind went cause I ordered a float (which was gone as I came in the door at home), AND a cherry turnover (which was the first thing I ate), and a chicken pecan sandwich - those things are huge! But I ate half of the sandwich and had to put the rest in the refrigerator. Think that might be dinner tonight altho my belly is telling me it will NOT want any food tonight. Maybe I can talk hubby into the chicken leftovers on the bottom shelf.
And now I am ready for a nap. I haven't slept well the past few nights; not sure why. We thought maybe we were going to bed too early so we stayed up until almost 10PM last night (I know - shocker!) but again I am awake at midnight and toss and turn until 5-ish when I finally get up cause I didn't want to get up at 4AM as I really want to. I really do need to get back on a schedule so just will have to force myself to do so. Poor Sheeba just doesn't get walked anymore and I really do need to get back on that.
As I was reading in my David book this morning I read about how God takes us even when we feel we are nothing - i.e., David was "just a shepherd boy", (not even thought enough of by his father to have him come to the dinner, but stay out with the sheep), God has many plans for us. I sure wish He would fill me on what I am to be doing. I thought I knew at one time, but my dream got stolen, and now I have this huge void inside. I'm just waiting on God to fill it again.
Need to get back to work - can you imagine, people are wanting me to do things for them. Silly people. It's Friday afternoon. Who wants to work?
Have a great weekend!
We got a letter from the Rec center here and it said for us to come in and get our photos taken for our new Rec cards. So I took off work about 10:15AM and we headed over there. Didn't take long, and they gave us a packet of information (can't wait to go through it) and a photo ID for when there are free concerts (she said they have several usually, but that was all pre-COVID). We looked at the 'bill board' outside the office as we were leaving and last March George Strait was to have been there! I love that guy! There were several others I didn't recognize the name. And she gave us fobs for our keyrings of our code for the gyms - which we cannot use. Everything is still on lock-down - except for the swimming pool. All are outside except one - and that's ok with me. If I'm getting in the pool, I want sunshine! The one we walked by on the way to the Rec office only had maybe 6 people around it and it was pretty good size. I could do that. Take a nap. Yeah. That really sounds good.
Stopped at the youngest son's after so we could drop off a chair that goes to the vanity table the granddaughter took last night. All that is left is the mirror and it's still at another granddaughter's house so it will depend on where it gets deposited as to when this granddaughter will get it.
From there it was to a Walgreens cause I finally got around to ordering 3 sets of photos of our Jailbreak Getaway so that I can share. Come to think of it, why am I the one ordering the photos? LOL No worries. Got them for 10 cents each - I always wait until it goes on sale before I order. I ordered a few more photos too - thinking maybe the three children might want a copy of these photos. I don't think it would be one they have. If not, they can pass on to a child or throw away.
And from there it was stopping at Arby's to pick up food for lunch and head home. I was bad. I admit it. I have no idea where my mind went cause I ordered a float (which was gone as I came in the door at home), AND a cherry turnover (which was the first thing I ate), and a chicken pecan sandwich - those things are huge! But I ate half of the sandwich and had to put the rest in the refrigerator. Think that might be dinner tonight altho my belly is telling me it will NOT want any food tonight. Maybe I can talk hubby into the chicken leftovers on the bottom shelf.
And now I am ready for a nap. I haven't slept well the past few nights; not sure why. We thought maybe we were going to bed too early so we stayed up until almost 10PM last night (I know - shocker!) but again I am awake at midnight and toss and turn until 5-ish when I finally get up cause I didn't want to get up at 4AM as I really want to. I really do need to get back on a schedule so just will have to force myself to do so. Poor Sheeba just doesn't get walked anymore and I really do need to get back on that.
As I was reading in my David book this morning I read about how God takes us even when we feel we are nothing - i.e., David was "just a shepherd boy", (not even thought enough of by his father to have him come to the dinner, but stay out with the sheep), God has many plans for us. I sure wish He would fill me on what I am to be doing. I thought I knew at one time, but my dream got stolen, and now I have this huge void inside. I'm just waiting on God to fill it again.
Need to get back to work - can you imagine, people are wanting me to do things for them. Silly people. It's Friday afternoon. Who wants to work?
Have a great weekend!
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