Did You Accomplish Anything Today?

[hollydolly]

Wow it must be bad there for things to be shut down. With the virus surging so bad here in Ohio I don't understand why we have not been shut down.

yes not our part, but the west of our county, , also the bordering county next door further south , and of course London... Not surprised at all after those photos I posted the other day of all the shoppers in London not following distancing rules.. I saw this lockdown coming a mile off. This is the 3rd lockdown since March ..these people are going to be sorry they didn't pay attention to the rules , when they have no stores left because many of them have already closed and not survived the 3 month lockdown in the summer.. and as for the little independent stores they've almost disappeared... then there's the literal thousands of pubs and restaurants which have closed, never to re-open.. .. and many small manufacturing companies.

 

[Ruthanne]

yes not our part, but the west of our county, , also the bordering county next door further south , and of course London... Not surprised at all after those photos I posted the other day of all the shoppers in London not following distancing rules.. I saw this lockdown coming a mile off. This is the 3rd lockdown since March ..these people are going to be sorry they didn't pay attention to the rules , when they have no stores left because many of them have already closed and not survived the 3 month lockdown in the summer.. and as for the little independent stores they've almost disappeared... then there's the literal thousands of pubs and restaurants which have closed, never to re-open.. .. and many small manufacturing companies.

Yes, that's really unfortunate what is happening to so many businesses. I don't know what they are going to do to make money. Here, many have closed too.

We have the same problem with people not abiding by the common sense of distancing, masks and very small gatherings. Personally, I rarely go anywhere but try to do a little bit of shopping when stores aren't busy. I wear a mask, keep my distance, and get out of the store as quickly as I can. I do most of my grocery shopping online.

 

[Ruthanne]

Today I accomplished a bit of organizing in the living room. I'm still trying to get the heat to circulate better by moving things and organizing things. Did my online grocery shopping after 2 weeks. I've decided to just order more every 2 weeks. I tend to spend more when I do it every week so I changed that now.

I put one of my space heaters by the big front window and ran it last night when it got very cold in the 20s F. It worked well and heated the space by and around the window and the heat spread into the room. Then the furnace will heat the other areas. In the winter it is often very cold by the window so the heater helps well.

I washed the fruit and veggies I got today and cut the veggies up and put them in plastic bags in the fridge. Moved a big plant after trimming it. It will be better off in the bedroom where I open the blinds during the day. When it's very cold I don't open the living room blinds so that's why I needed to move the big plant today and some other ones yesterday.

I think we will survive this winter!

 

[hollydolly]

After having my Hair appointment cancelled literally at the 11th hour due to covid-19 infecting almost all the stylists.. as I was already prepped to go out anyway, I drove to North London to pick up some Christmas food from M&S..(Marks & Spencer).. my daughter wanted me to find some Crumpets with Marmite and cheese, which are a new thing in M&S this year, but she was shocked when I told her that they were very small, and a pack of 10 would cost £7... an average pack of large crumpets sans cheese and marmite.. costs around £1... , they're not something I would eat, but as it's Christmas I got them this once for her anyway

I also got a few favourite Christmas style foods for our fridge for Christmas too..

Wasn't out long...drove back in the torrential rain, and felt super tired by the time I got back.... so I fell asleep for an hour watching tv on the sofa..now I'll be awake half the night

 

[Ruthanne]

After having my Hair appointment cancelled literally at the 11th hour due to covid-19 infecting almost all the stylists.. as I was already prepped to go out anyway, I drove to North London to pick up some Christmas food from M&S..(Marks & Spencer).. my daughter wanted me to find some Crumpets with Marmite and cheese, which are a new thing in M&S this year, but she was shocked when I told her that they were very small, and a pack of 10 would cost £7... an average pack of large crumpets sans cheese and marmite.. costs around £1... , they're not something I would eat, but as it's Christmas I got them this once for her anyway

I also got a few favourite Christmas style foods for our fridge for Christmas too..

Wasn't out long...drove back in the torrential rain, and felt super tired by the time I got back.... so I fell asleep for an hour watching tv on the sofa..now I'll be awake half the night

Nice of you to get them! Glad you made it back despite the torrential rain!

 

[Chet]

I cleaned up the 12 inches of snow off the driveway and sidewalk that we got overnight. My snow thrower can handle up to 6 inches but beyond it's a chore. Places north of here got 30+ inches.

 

[Ruthanne]

I cleaned up the 12 inches of snow off the driveway and sidewalk that we got overnight. My snow thrower can handle up to 6 inches but beyond it's a chore. Places north of here got 30+ inches.

I bet that was a huge job! Congrats!

 

[Murrmurr]

I procrastinated really very hard until 3pm today, then I thought I'd clean my closet. Then I thought "nah" and took a nap instead.

 

[Irwin]

I returned a pair of slippers to Amazon that were coming apart at the heal seam after only a few weeks. Actually, I mailed them back to Amazon. Took them to the UPS store in a plastic bag along with the return barcode on my phone, and the UPS people did the rest! Piece of cake!

 

[debodun]

Went to the post office to mail out a bill payment and a sympathy card to my cousin's wife who lost her mother this week. Picked up a prescription and went to the laundromat. I thought I could walk from the laundromat to the pharmacy, about 0.2 mile (0.3 km). I did but it was tough going. Not many had cleared snow from the sidewalks forcing me into the street. Then I had to mince my way back to the laundromat - my hip was hurting by the time I got back.

 

[Ruthanne]

Changed the bed sheets, cleaned the tub, took a bath, went to the store, put some air in a leaking tire on the car, ate.

 

[Ruthanne]

I did a load of laundry, ordered chicken wings and am eating them little by little, sent greeting via email to all my siblings and all but one answered, took doggie out, cleaned up the kitchen.

 

[StarSong]

Very busy few days. Finished baking cookies and made 20 more pizzas yesterday.

Between yesterday & today I cleaned the house even though only our daughter and her family are coming here tomorrow. I've been lax about housework lately so I took full advantage of the burst of energy that overtook me!

Hubby & I wrapped and sorted gifts for tomorrow's exchange. Now I'm ready for a relaxing evening before tomorrow's relatively constrained celebrations.

 

[Ruthanne]

Very busy few days. Finished baking cookies and made 20 more pizzas yesterday.

Between yesterday & today I cleaned the house even though only our daughter and her family are coming here tomorrow. I've been lax about housework lately so I took full advantage of the burst of energy that overtook me!

Hubby & I wrapped and sorted gifts for tomorrow's exchange. Now I'm ready for a relaxing evening before tomorrow's relatively constrained celebrations.

Can I borrow some of that energy?

 

[Autumn]

I certainly did! I ate a bowl of soup that my neighbor made from scratch and a home-baked roll she served with it and I kept a pleasant expression on my face the whole time and told her they were both delicious. I didn't yuck, barf or exhibit any other offensive behavior. As a result, I believe that I'm one step closer to sainthood...

 

[Pecos]

It was too wet to walk, but I did my normal Thursday chores and received my Turbo Tax software from Amazon. The installation went off without a hitch and after many updates I am now ready to do my taxes.

So far I only have one 1099, but it is a start.

 

[Ruthanne]

It was too wet to walk, but I did my normal Thursday chores and received my Turbo Tax software from Amazon. The installation went off without a hitch and after many updates I am now ready to do my taxes.

So far I only have one 1099, but it is a start.

Good for you!

 

[Ruthanne]

I just accomplished sweeping 5 in of snow off my car and the snow is still coming down real good.

 

[debodun]

Finished up most of the Christmas dinner leftovers. Only some squash and stuffing left now.

 

[Ruthanne]

Finished up most of the Christmas dinner leftovers. Only some squash and stuffing left now.

I finished mine, too, the keilbasa with veggies.

 

[Ruthanne]

I accomplished getting my car out of the parking space it was in. After I cleared 5 more inches of snow off of it I was a bit scared to try to move it because there was a lot of snow up the sides of it. I moved some of the snow away from the sides of it and then got the car warmed up and attempted to move it a few inches back and forth. It seemed to move okay so then I backed it out of that spot and into one that had much less snow in it. I'm so glad I got that done!

I also had a big salad.

 

[OneEyedDiva]

Yes, my son took me to Harmons (aka Face Values) where I was able to pick up some products recommended by my podiatrist. Then it was on to Costco. I only got a couple of items because I'm waiting for the New Year when one of my cards will be earning 5% cash back instead of the 1.5% the other card we usually use earns. But I did a walk through to see what I can add to my list for when my son goes for me in a couple of weeks. Since walking through Costco is exercise...I can say I got some exercise in today.

 

[Ruthanne]

Yes, my son took me to Harmons (aka Face Values) where I was able to pick up some products recommended by my podiatrist. Then it was on to Costco. I only got a couple of items because I'm waiting for the New Year when one of my cards will be earning 5% cash back instead of the 1.5% the other card we usually use earns. But I did a walk through to see what I can add to my list for when my son goes for me in a couple of weeks. Since walking through Costco is exercise...I can say I got some exercise in today.

Exercise is so important. I need to get some too.

 

[Pecos]

I did my regular chores, washed sheets, made the bed, and took a long walk.

 

[Aunt Marg]

Very busy few days. Finished baking cookies and made 20 more pizzas yesterday.

Between yesterday & today I cleaned the house even though only our daughter and her family are coming here tomorrow. I've been lax about housework lately so I took full advantage of the burst of energy that overtook me!

Hubby & I wrapped and sorted gifts for tomorrow's exchange. Now I'm ready for a relaxing evening before tomorrow's relatively constrained celebrations.

Star, do you make your pizza crusts from scratch?