Reflections of My Life

Well I got the copies made of the calendars for each apartment. It was ten cents a copy and I got 35 made. I think that will give me 3 extra. Just plain black and white. I think they look good.

So yesterday is the first day in a long time that I wore a new pair of shoes! I would order shoes and could not wear them due to the hard ridge around the inside of the sole. I would try all kinds. Some I sent back. Some I donated. I ordered the Skechers and I liked them but they were too tight in my regular size so I sent them back. Ordered them half a size larger. They did not have that style in wide and I wanted those.

Amazon has a "Try before you buy" option now for Prime members. You can buy clothing and shoes and have 7 days to send it back before you pay. I ordered the sneakers in the larger size on Saturday and they came on Monday. They fit and are comfortable. I can wear the compression stockings with them comfortably so I am happy. Paying for them today with the gift card I got for the returned ones.
 

Making progress.....tomorrow I can start working on cleaning out that trunk. I felt sad about getting rid of it since I bought it years and years ago. Over the years I have stored various sentimental items in it. Since moving here those items are in use if possible. So I ended up storing photos and other things in it. Now I have to clean it out and get rid of it. My aide wants it so I promised it to her.

I wonder what my bunny boy will think when it is gone? He will have a larger area to run around in. Often at night, he will zip from one spot to another really fast. I created a few little alleys for him through the apartment. So he has plenty of those. Maybe it is boring for him not having much to worry him here. The most exciting thing is when the fire alarm goes off. He runs and hides but since I keep the bed away from the sides of the wall, I can always see where he is. I keep the carrier in the closet where I can grab it quickly and put him inside if needed.

The key is to have the carrier in the same place every time. I make it a practice now to put things back immediately when done with them. I never misplace anything now. Plus knowing the spot Rabbit hides in (behind the bed in the far corner) is good in case there is an emergency such as a fire. I can get him out in a jiffy.

My aide was here today and after she left.......I had nothing to do! LOL
 
Yesterday, Sonny took me to run errands and do my grocery shopping at Walmart. It was hard to shop. My legs hurt terribly but I got it done. We stopped at KFC at got some food. Then when he parked in the parking lot at my building two other tenants were there and one of them was the woman who has been causing trouble ever since she moved here over the tenants' coffee hours and our dues.

She came over to me to start talking about that stuff all over again. Made me want to scream! I was tired, hungry and wanting to get my stuff to my apartment. I ended up dropping one of our drinks and Sonny's telephone on the blacktop. Sonny said something about her saying he should not come to our activities since he does not live here. She said she never said that (she did). Well, Sonny has a loud, deep voice and he turned on her and really told her off about the whole matter. She backed down.

The guy (the other tenant) is the type of the person always on the fence about all issues. Not wanting anyone to get mad at him or saying he said or did something (while running to everyone else telling them what you said about them and sometimes exaggerating what was said). So it seemed to me that when it appeared that Sonny was in control of this conversation, he jumped ship and left her on her own. By the time we were able to leave them and go to the ramp, she was hugging Sonny and smiling and said everything was okay. I was not in the mood, I wanted to get upstairs. Standing so long there was worse than Walmart. Grrrr...I want to be left alone! People!
 

I have been watching videos on YouTube about shopping at Walmart using their pick-up service. They do not do the delivery service thing here. But walking through their store yesterday was pretty hard on me. Sonny looked unstable on his feet so he was using one of the electric carts. I do not like shopping with those. I can't reach anything. My mobility chair is different than those but can't go to Walmart in it.

Of course, Sonny points out all the extras you pick up when doing your own shopping. I point out how much money you save not doing that. That is why I mainly shop from a list. If I have extra money I will add extras. So I am going to try it soon just to see if I like it or not. I am fussy but I am fussy about my house work too and now I have an aide doing it.

One other thing about it is that something mysterious happens to me when I go in the store. Even though my list is mainly healthy for me, low carb food, I end up buying extras that are bad for me........like ice cream or Paydays. If ordering I would not do that.
 
katlupe said:
I have been watching videos on YouTube about shopping at Walmart using their pick-up service. They do not do the delivery service thing here. But walking through their store yesterday was pretty hard on me. Sonny looked unstable on his feet so he was using one of the electric carts. I do not like shopping with those. I can't reach anything. My mobility chair is different than those but can't go to Walmart in it.

Of course, Sonny points out all the extras you pick up when doing your own shopping. I point out how much money you save not doing that. That is why I mainly shop from a list. If I have extra money I will add extras. So I am going to try it soon just to see if I like it or not. I am fussy but I am fussy about my house work too and now I have an aide doing it.

One other thing about it is that something mysterious happens to me when I go in the store. Even though my list is mainly healthy for me, low carb food, I end up buying extras that are bad for me........like ice cream or Paydays. If ordering I would not do that.
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kat,

I think that it’s great to experiment and become familiar with the curbside shopping at Walmart or home delivery from other local stores.

My big concern is that it will make your world a bit smaller when you lose the contact with the outside world that shopping provides.

Try to keep a few little shopping expeditions for exercise and a little bit of an outing even if it means coming home with ice cream and Paydays! 😉
 
Aunt Bea said:
kat,

I think that it’s great to experiment and become familiar with the curbside shopping at Walmart or home delivery from other local stores.

My big concern is that it will make your world a bit smaller when you lose the contact with the outside world that shopping provides.

Try to keep a few little shopping expeditions for exercise and a little bit of an outing even if it means coming home with ice cream and Paydays! 😉
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You are right about that as when we are shopping Sonny always knows people wherever we shop. Stops and talks to them. The thing is for me if anything happens to Sonny, I would have to do it all on my own and shopping at large stores has been hard for me. I was thinking if I had to pay a taxi to take me there and bring me back, about $15. I guess, but I could just pick the groceries up and come right back home.
 
Sliverfox said:
Check to see if there is a bus service available for senior citizens & handicapped in your area.
I think you might learn that one is offered under Active aging/ veterans service.

In Pa,, there is a small bus that runs a route to stores & doctors.
Of course when I want to give you then name of the service,, brain hasn't woke up.:oops::unsure:
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There is. My building is one of its regular spots. It is First Transit. My boyfriend, Sonny used to work for them.
 
Sliverfox said:
Check to see if there is a bus service available for senior citizens & handicapped in your area.
I think you might learn that one is offered under Active aging/ veterans service.

In Pa,, there is a small bus that runs a route to stores & doctors.
Of course when I want to give you then name of the service,, brain hasn't woke up.:oops::unsure:
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I don't think the bus will go to the pick up area and wait for your groceries to be brought out. And maybe they limit how many bags you can carry with you. Not sure. I keep meaning to try the bus service just haven't gotten around to it yet. And I would still have to do the shopping, pushing the grocery cart and my walker would take up most of the cart. I'd have to see how that would work.
 
Yesterday I ended up changing my furniture around........then didn't like it and changed it all back after Sonny went home. He came for the coffee meeting and then we had a little supper here and watched the series Monk for a bit. I just could not get comfortable with the way I had rearranged the furniture so changed it all back. I like it this way and it will stay this way now.

I was really worn out from moving all that furniture around. While I had it all out and away from the walls, I vacuumed everything super good. The aide does a quick job of vacuuming and does it at least once a week which is good but I wanted to get at it myself.

I was still tired this morning, so I laid back down to sleep a bit more and what should happen as soon as I got comfortable? The stupid fire alarm in the hall was blasting! It is really LOUD! As soon as Rabbit heard it he ran under the bed to the far corner. I got the kitty carrier and had to catch him. Since the bed is not up against the wall, I can grab him from above (Like an owl, I know, probably bad memories for him). I put him in the carrier and then I went out in the hall to see what was happening. Everyone was down by the stairway door. No firemen. That darn noise went on and on and I could not hear a thing except that. I left Rabbit in my apartment until I found out what was happening, If it had been a fire I would bring him with me. Not going anywhere without my bunny!

The lady who lives next to me called the fire department herself and so did someone else. I didn't know this but the alarm does not ring at the firehouse any longer. Have to call. I am glad I learned that today! The red light was blinking by the newest tenant's door and I knew he had left earlier as I saw him get on the elevator. The firemen finally came and they went into his apartment. Once again, a cat was the culprit! We have these alarms by our beds and toilet that have a string you pull if you fall or have a problem. That was what it was and his cat played with it. That has happened many times since I have lived here. Thank you Lord! I was praying that it was not a fire.

I took my trash out to the dumpster on Jazzy and it was nice outside. Now I am just relaxing until I have to clean the bunny cage.
 
I got up today at five and found that I had left the pot of taco mac on the counter. I was waiting for it to cool because it was very hot. Forgot it was there. I hope the kitchen was cool enough during the night to keep it safe. I can't waste it since I spent extra money on organic beef that I used in it. From now on I have to leave the light on that is in the stove hood until I have finished everything in the kitchen. I couldn't do my dishes last night due to my knee being so bad. If I hadn't skipped them I doubt I would have left that pot out. Mad at myself!
 
Just had a horrible 15 minutes of that new tenant's cat setting off the fire alarm again. Two days in a row! Needless to say, he is not popular on our floor. It was barely past seven and everyone came out of their apartments in robes. The firemen did get here faster than yesterday so figured someone called as soon as they heard it. This time I did not bother putting Rabbit in the carrier because I figured it was that guy again. It was.
 
katlupe said:
Here is a picture of my new skechers. They are comfortable despite the fact that they seem to have a bit of a heel. It looks bigger than it is. They are very light which makes them easy for me to wear and walk in.
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I love sketchers..I have probably a dozen pairs lace-up and slip ons in all different colours... 2 pairs are navy slip ons and I use those as slippers indoors after always wearing backless slipper indoors and last summer I slipped on my back step when my slipper got caught, and really got myself a nasty injury when I fell flat on my front on the concrete path, so now all the sketcher slip ons are used as slipper for safety reasons and particularly so for going up and downstairs which I do a dozen tmes a day probably much more actually..
The lightness of them as well as the Goga Mat memory cushioned sole is what's best about Sketchers
 
katlupe said:
Friday night, one of the bars around the block was so loud that I went to sleep listening to the loud music (I didn't mind) and drunks hooting and hollering (why do they do that when they are feeling good, I wonder). Last night, I felt music vibrating through my floor and when I turned the sound down on my television it was loud. I went out in the hallway and the music and then loud applause was coming from the theater!

As I said before (I think I mentioned it recently) half of the building I live in has offices and other small businesses. Plus the Chenango (our county) Arts Council and they remodeled the old auditorium (this was an old high school built in the late 1800s) and made it into a theater. I went to their website and found the concert that was held last night was, in fact, it was someone I personally know performing (I sold him guitar strings in the past). Anyway I found this on their website and thought I would share it here. It is a tour of that half of the building where the arts council is. If I walk down my hall, I come to double doors and that goes inside that half of the building. They use our elevator for disabled people to go inside to the balcony.

Chenango Arts Council tour
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Had a look at your link , Kat... I don't think I've ever known anyone to live in a building that's used for businesses as well... fascinating!! Do you have to use those double entrance doors to get to your apartment ? ...if not how far away is your private entrance to the building
 
katlupe said:
Just had a horrible 15 minutes of that new tenant's cat setting off the fire alarm again. Two days in a row! Needless to say, he is not popular on our floor. It was barely past seven and everyone came out of their apartments in robes. The firemen did get here faster than yesterday so figured someone called as soon as they heard it. This time I did not bother putting Rabbit in the carrier because I figured it was that guy again. It was.
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Poor cat!
It would be annoying and comical to me at the same time.
This is the first time I've ever heard of a pet pulling the emergency call bell, but I can see how it would be tempting for them.
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hollydolly said:
Had a look at your link , Kat... I don't think I've ever known anyone to live in a building that's used for businesses as well... fascinating!! Do you have to use those double entrance doors to get to your apartment ? ...if not how far away is your private entrance to the building
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I don't use those double doors to get inside the front door of this building. We have another set of red double doors that lead to the lobby of the apartment side.

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This is our front door. We have three floors on this side.
 
hollydolly said:
Had a look at your link , Kat... I don't think I've ever known anyone to live in a building that's used for businesses as well... fascinating!! Do you have to use those double entrance doors to get to your apartment ? ...if not how far away is your private entrance to the building
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This is the back of the building and you can see that the arts council side is the middle part you see here. This is actually where my apartment is on the back side and I like it better here because I get the morning sun.

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I placed my first order this afternoon using Instacart at Tops. Since I cannot use Jazzy at this time and soon it will be cold, wet, icy and snowing. So I needed to test this now. It was barely an hour before the shopper was calling me that she was outside with my groceries. She got everything I ordered and even the produce was perfect. I am very happy with this service after this first order.
 
katlupe said:
I placed my first order this afternoon using Instacart at Tops. Since I cannot use Jazzy at this time and soon it will be cold, wet, icy and snowing. So I needed to test this now. It was barely an hour before the shopper was calling me that she was outside with my groceries. She got everything I ordered and even the produce was perfect. I am very happy with this service after this first order.
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kat,

I’m glad to hear that you had good results.

Do you know if you can continue to request a shopper that you are satisfied with.
 
katlupe said:
I have been watching videos on YouTube about shopping at Walmart using their pick-up service. They do not do the delivery service thing here. But walking through their store yesterday was pretty hard on me. Sonny looked unstable on his feet so he was using one of the electric carts. I do not like shopping with those. I can't reach anything. My mobility chair is different than those but can't go to Walmart in it.

Of course, Sonny points out all the extras you pick up when doing your own shopping. I point out how much money you save not doing that. That is why I mainly shop from a list. If I have extra money I will add extras. So I am going to try it soon just to see if I like it or not. I am fussy but I am fussy about my house work too and now I have an aide doing it.

One other thing about it is that something mysterious happens to me when I go in the store. Even though my list is mainly healthy for me, low carb food, I end up buying extras that are bad for me........like ice cream or Paydays. If ordering I would not do that.
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I never thought I'd do that pick up thing...now...I won't ever go thru that store again...luv the pick up...no aching ...on fire legs..back
 
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