Reflections of My Life

Since things have not been so cheery and happy lately, I am not so good at writing here or on my blog. I find I write pretty good when I am sad or depressed in my journal, but those feelings are not things I share. I like to present a pleasant face to the world. So I am just taking it one day at a time.

Today I had two different visitors at different times. My friend down the hall was here first. She has a lot of stuff to get off her chest and I listen and offer her whatever I can. She has become my closest friend here. And later the guy across the hall. He is a friend too, but he is the one I told you that talks REAL LOUD! Rabbit was in hiding when he came in. Then he looked for Rabbit but he was no where to be seen. I didn't want to tell him why he was hiding.

My aide was here today. Since she comes for an hour instead of two, I think it works out better for me. I don't really have a lot of work for her but I give her my hardest chores. There are some jobs I need to do myself because I am very particular. Like washing dishes. I hate that job but I can't stand for anyone else to wash my dishes. I always have check everything and rewash most of it. So why waste any time on that? Tomorrow will be bathroom cleaning. Now that is a job I like having her do!


RadishRose said:
@katlupe maybe you already know this but they sell all kinds of rabbit hay and grasses and things like that at chewy.com and also at Amazon. I don't know anything about rabbit food or hay or prices. Maybe it's too expensive but I thought in case you weren't aware, I'd let you know. t would be nice to have it delivered.
https://www.chewy.com/b/rabbit-10850?nav-submit-button=&ref=searchRedirect&ref-query=Rabbit
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I ordered a box from Amazon and it was expensive, considering hay here is $3.00 a bale and this one is not a whole bale and cost a LOT but I had no choice. I am embarrassed to say how much it is. It is good hay.
 

Waiting to see your Santa & Mrs Santa.

I haven't put out any Christmas decorations.
Mine are all in a big plastic box on the highest shelf in our closet.

i have a collection of snow men packed in it .
Two of the larger soft ones,, would temp the dog to carry them off & tear apart.

Hubby's shoulders have had too many surgeries & he over works them.
Hate to ask him to get them down.
 
There was an accident on my intersection near my apartment. Right on the corner where I cross the street when I go shopping on my mobility chair (Jazzy). Saturday night or Sunday early morning, not sure since it hasn't shown up on the news for some reason yet.

Not sure of all the details as these pictures were taken by a person near the scene. I did read in my scanners' group that the truck driver was charged with DWI. The officer was taken to the hospital. Not sure how he doing right now. I think they said he needed to be stitched up.

I heard a loud noise and was half asleep and said to Rabbit, "I wonder what that was." Don't remember hearing the sirens though.

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I made a keto chicken soup for supper today. It is good. I miss the noodles but I really love the broth. First I cooked the chicken in broth in the IP. I used two chicken thighs with the skin and two chicken breasts with no skin. I cut up the breasts and put them in the refrigerator and tomorrow will make a chicken salad. I want to make my own keto mayonnaise for that.

For the chicken thighs I took off the skin and the bones and cut them in smaller pieces. That all went into the soup. I had a good flavor going since I cooked the chicken first in it with chicken broth. I call this the lazy woman's chicken soup. I put a handful of dehydrated soup vegetables in it and put the IP back on for 6 minutes. I miss the canned whole tomatoes in it but I had run out of them. Need to stock up.

I don't bother counting my carbs. Just make everything as low carb/Keto as possible. The dehydrated soup vegetables include peas and carrots but I opted for it anyway. Not too many of either so not going to worry about it.I figure soup instead of ice cream is a good trade off!

Today I FORCED myself to lay on my bed with my legs up on my wedge with a memory foam cushion underneath that. It raised my feet up high above me. Once I laid down, uh oh! I forgot my Kindle. Now what was I going to do while I was laying there? I promised myself I would stay put for a half hour. No way was I getting up once I was all organized there. Suddenly........my phone rang! The Lord must have looked down and took care of it for me. Sonny was calling! We talked for the whole 30 minutes. Proud I did it and my legs and feet feel better now.
 
Once I pay all my bills and buy groceries and supplies, I am ready for the month. Since I started using Instacart, I have added the tip and dollar fees to my budget. I think I may be relying on that more and more. I see Sonny having more health issues in the near future and I am getting myself prepared. The other day when he was here I looked at him and his eye was blood red! He said he could see and all and didn't even know it was like that. So he has an appointment with an eye doctor today. A real eye doctor, not one trying to sell glasses.

One of the things that I am going to do is to get that darn storage locker cleaned out. I want to use it for storing extra supplies and maybe some food if it is canned or in jars. I keep some supplies down there all ready but want to stock up more. The reason I choose to stock up is due to the prices rising and availability of products. Right now my stuff down there is in Rubbermaid totes or containers and I will use them for whatever I put down there. Don't want to tempt anyone!
 
Well, I got adventurous yesterday...........ordered a different brand of toilet paper! Haha For years I have used Cottenelle. The last couple of years I noticed that is not as wide as it used to be. Nor as strong. I started looking at the other brands on Amazon and see that most of them have gone downhill. Amazon has a brand of their own that is fairly new I think. So I ordered it. It is a little more money but if it is better I don't mind paying more. So I shall see.

Sonny went to the eye doctor and she said he had a blood vessel break in his eye. She didn't seem concerned. He was fitted for new glasses and has another type of eye drops to take along with the other ones. So hope it helps.

Yesterday, I called my counselor at office of the aging and told her about what is happening here. She confirmed to me that it is definitely mental or psychological elder abuse. She is checking with others on this to see how to proceed. She said we do not have to worry about being evicted because we reported them. I am praying we get this taken care of by Christmas but don't know if we will or if that is too soon. You know how government red tape is.............LONG and SLOW!
 
This is something to remember:

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I printed it out and have it on the inside of my door. Have to remember this. Though I don't think anyone actually has done it to me personally. Working as a CNA, I knew that if you saw any type of abuse and didn't report it, you were treated as if you had assisted the abuser.
 
Tonight, I am tired. Tired of the fighting of social media and us little people. As far as they are concerned we are of no importance at all. So why do we all stay connected to them? I think it is because we want to stay connected to all our friends and family and think that fakebook or others are the only way. Even though I have been very involved in fb right from the start, I regret I ever was.

Do I really need them? Not really. I have enjoyed being in contact with my family and friends and would honestly miss them. That is the only way to be in contact as I am definitely NOT a phone person. I like this forum more than any other social media platform. But most of them only use fb because it is on their phone.

I am going to work on being able to see some of my cousins who live in my area. I have avoided going out in public much or meeting anyone due to my dental issues. As long as I had to wear a mask, nobody knew. I can't do anything about that until the beginning of the year so I will see what I can do. I suppose I have to step out of my comfort zone and find another dentist who can do extractions. The last one I went to, did not do them????? Even though I told the girl over the phone that was what I was making an appointment for. They did x-rays and then gave me a referral to have the teeth extracted??? Never understood why they wasted my time.

Oh well, I am done whining and complaining.......
 
katlupe said:
Tonight, I am tired. Tired of the fighting of social media and us little people. As far as they are concerned we are of no importance at all. So why do we all stay connected to them? I think it is because we want to stay connected to all our friends and family and think that fakebook or others are the only way. Even though I have been very involved in fb right from the start, I regret I ever was.

Do I really need them? Not really. I have enjoyed being in contact with my family and friends and would honestly miss them. That is the only way to be in contact as I am definitely NOT a phone person. I like this forum more than any other social media platform. But most of them only use fb because it is on their phone.

I am going to work on being able to see some of my cousins who live in my area. I have avoided going out in public much or meeting anyone due to my dental issues. As long as I had to wear a mask, nobody knew. I can't do anything about that until the beginning of the year so I will see what I can do. I suppose I have to step out of my comfort zone and find another dentist who can do extractions. The last one I went to, did not do them????? Even though I told the girl over the phone that was what I was making an appointment for. They did x-rays and then gave me a referral to have the teeth extracted??? Never understood why they wasted my time.

Oh well, I am done whining and complaining.......
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Oral surgeons do extractions mostly. Some dentists will do uncomplicated extractions but the trend is towards oral surgeons.
 
Aneeda72 said:
Oral surgeons do extractions mostly. Some dentists will do uncomplicated extractions but the trend is towards oral surgeons.
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So that is what I have to look for. I think I know where there is one and hopefully he takes my insurance. I know someone here who used him and he did at that time. I have such a fear of dentists! So I keep putting it off but no more.
 
katlupe said:
So that is what I have to look for. I think I know where there is one and hopefully he takes my insurance. I know someone here who used him and he did at that time. I have such a fear of dentists! So I keep putting it off but no more.
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The good thing about oral surgeons is that they are much better than a dentist. Get the “laughing gas” as you won’t have pain and won’t even remember it as a bad experience. But if you are really nervous they can use conscious sedation which costs more but might be worth it to you. Here the gas is 60 dollars, sedation is a 100.

Also even though you have insurance, some of them give a senior discount as well. Our dentist did not take Joey’s insurance and a cleaning is 125 dollars. He charged us 50. He give the discount to anyone who does not have insurance.
 
When I shop at Walmart, I use my walker, not the scooters. I don't like to shop with those because I have to get up anyway to get things off the shelves. Personal care items, like shampoo and related items are on the other side of the store. So what I have been doing is ordering those items and paper and household items from their website and having it delivered to me. I ordered on Tuesday and everything except the paper towels arrived yesterday. I think they are faster than Amazon!

My boom box wore out so I ordered a new one from Walmart yesterday and it is out for delivery today. I have ordered a number of other items from Amazon a few days ago. Of course, those purchases come pretty fast compared to other sites but Walmart has really upgraded their delivery service. I remember ordering from them and waiting forever. Or getting a box of damaged canned foods. Or finding items I did not order in the box. Not to mention no packaging inside to protect the items.

Today Sonny and I have hair appointments at noon and after that he will take me to Walmart and Aldi's. I have certain things I buy at both stores. I don't like to order canned goods online due to when it arrives I have to carry it inside the lobby doors while trying to keep those VERY heavy doors open with my walker. Then get the box on my walker and up the elevator to my apartment. Easier to buy in person.

Laundry soap isn't available on their online store so have to buy that at the store. I can use the pick up service but if we drive there we go inside. Sonny likes to shop so we go inside. Sometimes we go to the Chinese buffet but probably not today.
 
I have made the decision to let my aide go. I think she has called in more days than she has worked. The other two ladies in my building who started using her feel the same way. She does not do a good job even though she will do what I tell her. I usually have to go back over it later. Maybe I am overly fussy but she is supposed to be cleaning, not talking, not bringing her lunch to eat, not sitting at the table. The only job she likes to do is the laundry and I don't want her doing it anymore. I am particular about that too. Maybe it is me.

I had another woman contact me about the job, but it is a chance you take when you hire anyone. I know I can ask for references but they can give you relatives or friends as references. I know. My son's friends used to do that. So I need the help but hate the way they do the job. Things are so different from when I worked at jobs as an aide! You couldn't just come in and sit down like you are visiting your friend. You worked.

The manager of my building is now taking pictures of Christmas decorations on individuals' doors and sending them to her boss to see if he approves of it or not?????????????? This has NEVER happened before! And the door she did this at has had this same decoration on his door for all the years I have been here! I suppose this is the so called "new normal" for this state. Watching the hallway videos to spy on us rather than catch intruders in the building. Makes me sick. I loved living here till about Halloween. How could decorations cause SO much trouble and hate?

I try to stay positive as much as I can. The trouble is others come to me to complain about the situation. I will have to see what my counselor from Office of the Aging found out for me. She said stress is not good for seniors and that this stress is being caused by the management for no good reason.
 

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