Reflections of My Life

Aneeda72 said:
Just return it to Amazon and get a different one. But I think they’d refund your money and let you keep it.
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I managed to get it done. I just have to practice more I guess. My aide had used it but after she mopped I didn't think it looked clean and blamed it on her. Just now I had to bend down and press on the mop head with my fingers in some spots. Now it is clean. I will be doing it often after this. I don't like the swivel head but did not see even one that did not have that.

My arms hurt now. No vacuuming today. I didn't expect this to take so long. Whew!
 

katlupe said:
I managed to get it done. I just have to practice more I guess. My aide had used it but after she mopped I didn't think it looked clean and blamed it on her. Just now I had to bend down and press on the mop head with my fingers in some spots. Now it is clean. I will be doing it often after this. I don't like the swivel head but did not see even one that did not have that.

My arms hurt now. No vacuuming today. I didn't expect this to take so long. Whew!
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Not good to keep bending down. Give it some more thought.
 
Aneeda72 said:
Just return it to Amazon and get a different one. But I think they’d refund your money and let you keep it.
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In a news show, it was said the cost of transporting and storing things is so high, unless something is very expensive it is more cost-effective to just let the customer keep the product.
 

All done with my day! Mopped the bathroom and kitchen (that is not saying much, both rooms are small) and cleaned the shower really good. Then I laid down with my feet up for an hour. I read while I did it and the time passed pretty fast. Took the trip out to the dumpster and came back to clean the bunny cage. Now having Apple Pie Keto Chow shake for my supper. Too tired out to cook and I had a regular keto breakfast this morning. I switched my eating window to 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM. I think that will work better for me.

Now I can just relax........
 
katlupe said:
I managed to get it done. I just have to practice more I guess. My aide had used it but after she mopped I didn't think it looked clean and blamed it on her. Just now I had to bend down and press on the mop head with my fingers in some spots. Now it is clean. I will be doing it often after this. I don't like the swivel head but did not see even one that did not have that.

My arms hurt now. No vacuuming today. I didn't expect this to take so long. Whew!
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Maybe it's time to consider sock dusting and mopping! :unsure:
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Don't laugh it's a real thing!
 
Again this morning, put my compression stockings on while the coffee was perking. Rabbit found this change in our daily routine very interesting. He was smelling my stocking as I put it on and checking out the sock puller on thingy (whatever it is called, I can't remember). I kept them on all day yesterday. Right up to until I went to bed.

I placed an order with Instacart this morning with Tops. Waiting for that now. I needed more salad for Rabbit and distilled water for the humidifier. Weather isn't great to make Sonny drive all the way here today.

I definitely will do the vacuuming today and got the cleaner out to make sure I do!
 
When I got back to my apartment, the maintenance man and the pesticide men were there to inspect my apartment. I didn't know they were coming. I told them to come in and that I will never complain about them coming in to do that. I like that they check it real good so you know way in advance if you might have a problem. The biggest thing they are on the look out for is bedbugs. He said he was sorry he had to take my bed apart to look under the mattress and box springs. I told him that was fine with me, do whatever he had to do. They do this every 90 days and I am glad they do.

One of the problems is that some of the people here like to shop at 2nd hand or thrift store for clothing and that can be the problem. I only buy household stuff at those shops never clothing.
 
Putting the vacuum in the middle of the floor to be sure the vacuuming gets done sounds like a good idea to me. I should do that now, so it is there in the morning when there is a chance I will use it. And I should also follow your example of scrubbing floors. I keep waiting for a day when I feel full of energy and I am not having many of them. :ROFLMAO:

I was supposed to be born rich you know. I could really use one of those organizing experts to rearrange everything. And I would like someone to come in once a week and clean everything. I suppose if I had plenty of money, I would have someone cook for me too.

I could not live without my sock put on thingy. My sister gave me one and it is the best gift I ever had.
 
Vida May said:
Putting the vacuum in the middle of the floor to be sure the vacuuming gets done sounds like a good idea to me. I should do that now, so it is there in the morning when there is a chance I will use it. And I should also follow your example of scrubbing floors. I keep waiting for a day when I feel full of energy and I am not having many of them. :ROFLMAO:

I was supposed to be born rich you know. I could really use one of those organizing experts to rearrange everything. And I would like someone to come in once a week and clean everything. I suppose if I had plenty of money, I would have someone cook for me too.

I could not live without my sock put on thingy. My sister gave me one and it is the best gift I ever had.
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Well even though the vacuum sat out in the open all day, I never got to it!! 😀 I pushed it to the side instead of putting it away. I will see if I can use it today, but that is doubtful, as Sonny is coming today to take me to get water.

I know you were just joking but...... being born rich is one thing, but never marry someone that has money. I know this. They think they bought and paid for you as well. You might live good to the outside world, but on the inside it is another story...........

I just used the sock thingy again this morning. Getting those things on before coffee is something I thought I'd never be able to do, but I did it now two days in a row. Part of my routine now.
 
katlupe said:
Well even though the vacuum sat out in the open all day, I never got to it!! 😀 I pushed it to the side instead of putting it away. I will see if I can use it today, but that is doubtful, as Sonny is coming today to take me to get water.

I know you were just joking but...... being born rich is one thing, but never marry someone that has money. I know this. They think they bought and paid for you as well. You might live good to the outside world, but on the inside it is another story...........

I just used the sock thingy again this morning. Getting those things on before coffee is something I thought I'd never be able to do, but I did it now two days in a row. Part of my routine now.
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Don't go away. Stay right where you are. My vacuum is in the middle of the room, and I am going to use it right now before I move on to the next post.

:mad: Many bad words. Because you were watching I moved everything off the first half of my carpet before vacuuming it. Then while vacuuming things didn't seem to be going right so I turn it over and sure enough the brush was not turning. So I took the vacuum apart and the belt is broken! I can't do anything without a new belt.

I heard the apartment manager has given some people one of those fake wood floors. I think I will ask if I can have one before spending any more on the vacuum. It would be so much easier to keep the floor clean if I didn't have to vacuum or use the almost new rug shampooer. It is an old and ugly carpet and I am so tired of the fight.
 
Today I am thankful
Meanderer said:
I have the feeling that Bunny is much more than a pet....he is a companion to you.
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You are absolutely correct! When I moved in here I had to get a slip from my doctor saying he was my companion and needed him for my mental health (I guess, mental health). That way I did not have to pay a pet deposit. The manager we had at that time told me to do that. I think everyone can have a companion pet and/or a pet. A companion pet does not have to have a deposit.
 
I managed to get the vacuuming done this afternoon. It is really no big deal since my apartment is quite small. Sonny did not come today. Maybe tomorrow. I might have him take me for a ride in the country so I can find a piece of green firewood with the bark still on it. For Rabbit. So he can chew on it. And some blackberry brambles. He loves those, thorns and all. Unless we get more snow. Not much around my street but out in the country it is probably another story.

Today my neighbor, across the hall burnt something she was cooking. Oh YUK! I all of a sudden started sneezing and sneezing and thought what the heck was making me sneeze? I opened the door and could smell the most awful smell! I am surprised the fire alarm did not go off. I had to turn on my fan and air purifier. I could not open the window since it was so cold outside. My eyes were watering for hours.

My fear is she will die while she is cooking something and catch the place on fire. She is 97. She falls asleep waiting for her food to cook and I guess she has had a small fire once before. Not while I was here. She locks her door and she can't hear very well so hard to go in to wake her or turn off her stove.

My son was just here. Told me to stay warm because it was cold out. I love when acts like the parent!
 
katlupe said:
Today my neighbor <snip>
My fear is she will die while she is cooking something and catch the place on fire. She is 97. She falls asleep waiting for her food to cook and I guess she has had a small fire once before. Not while I was here. She locks her door and she can't hear very well so hard to go in to wake her or turn off her stove.
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Maybe you could talk to the management(?) regarding this problem. Someone needs to be able to get into her apartment if this happens again.
 
One of the things about fakebook and including other online sites is that you are informed almost daily of the state of other people's health, bad fortune, state of their marriages or relationships, illnesses, etc. Not that it is a bad thing but depending on how many people you are connected to, at times it can be overwhelming. My fakebook news feed is constantly filled with missing pets and asking for prayers for loved ones. I share all of those and add to my prayer list.

At times I feel helpless because all I can really do is pray for people. I believe in the power of prayers and have seen them work in my own life. Yet, there have been many that were not answered for some unknown reason. And the unknown reason is never actually clear to me at the time. Like why did my mother have to suffer for so many years with a rare disease that most doctors had no idea how to treat? She prayed constantly. I prayed. She went through more than a person should have to go through.

So I keep an ongoing prayer list that is constantly changing. Currently the person being prayed for constantly through out the day is the woman I told you about that is married to my son's stepbrother. She is in an induced coma and every day she seems to have a little improvement. Her odds are 50-50 though so that does not sound real good. But we are not giving up on her.

Last night, her husband (my son's stepbrother) took their fifteen year old daughter out to a date night that they had made reservations for (mystery dinner thing in Tampa) long ago in advance. The daughter broke down yesterday morning so he thought instead of canceling the reservation it would be good for their daughter to have a little relief from the hospital. And her mother would have wanted him to do so. Her family means the world to her. It brought tears to my eyes that he did that. He had a horrible childhood and never had a father in his life at all. So I believe he has been determined to be the best husband and father to his wife and children that he can be.
 
I bought a new planner for 2022. I usually just keep a calendar on the wall for bills and write in a document journal on my computer. For some reason, I thought this year I will do it differently. The planner is small enough that I can take it with me in my purse to appointments and stuff. Then I can always check to see what days I have free if I am making another appointment somewhere.

I also got a package of pens in various colors so I can make it fun.

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I am using it to also keep track of my chores. Like what day I vacuumed or did laundry. How many times I will think I just did something and then figure out it was two weeks ago???? Or when was the last time so and so was here? Birthdays. Anniversaries. You know all that stuff.


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It is funny that at this age, almost 70, that I need a planner. I do though! The reason is because I tend to forget things and even forget to put them on the wall calendar. Though I try to keep that for mostly my bills. Buying one that looked kind of elegant (to me) added to the fun of writing in it. And small enough to fit in my purse or the seat of my walker.


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There are several pages for each month where you can write a paragraph or two for individual days. I am keeping track of my keto food plan as well as the other things I am doing for my health. It is my year of Self-Care. And this is a part of it. Otherwise my life goals and things needed to be done or remembered end up like the pile of papers I accumulate on my desk every month. This planner was my Christmas present to myself, along with my new coffeemaker, which I am enjoying very much.
 
katlupe said:
I managed to get the vacuuming done this afternoon. It is really no big deal since my apartment is quite small. Sonny did not come today. Maybe tomorrow. I might have him take me for a ride in the country so I can find a piece of green firewood with the bark still on it. For Rabbit. So he can chew on it. And some blackberry brambles. He loves those, thorns and all. Unless we get more snow. Not much around my street but out in the country it is probably another story.

Today my neighbor, across the hall burnt something she was cooking. Oh YUK! I all of a sudden started sneezing and sneezing and thought what the heck was making me sneeze? I opened the door and could smell the most awful smell! I am surprised the fire alarm did not go off. I had to turn on my fan and air purifier. I could not open the window since it was so cold outside. My eyes were watering for hours.

My fear is she will die while she is cooking something and catch the place on fire. She is 97. She falls asleep waiting for her food to cook and I guess she has had a small fire once before. Not while I was here. She locks her door and she can't hear very well so hard to go in to wake her or turn off her stove.

My son was just here. Told me to stay warm because it was cold out. I love when acts like the parent!
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With the recent apartment fire that killed many people, you want to be sure the fire alarms are working!!! Authorities think the fire alarms were not working where the people died. If management does not respond, call the city and request an inspector. This is not something to be nice about. Lives could be in danger if the alarms are not working.

Would your neighbor give you a copy of her key? Considering what you know of the problem, if it were me, I would ask for a key. Can she use a microwave? That might be a whole lot safer. Management might unplug her stove and give her a microwave.
 
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Vida May said:
With the recent apartment fire that killed many people, you want to be sure the fire alarms are working!!! Authorities think the fire alarms were not working where the people died. If management does not respond, call the city and request an inspector. This is not something to be nice about. Lives could be in danger if the alarms are not working.

Would your neighbor give you a copy of her key? Considering what you know of the problem, if it were me, I would ask for a key. Can she use a microwave? That might be a whole lot safer. Management might unplug her stove and give her a microwave.
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Our alarms are all working. They were just inspected.

No, my neighbor will not give me her key. She is not senile or anything like that. Not at all. I didn't mean to make her sound that way. Anyone can fall asleep when they are cooking though. She does use a microwave also. She is a good cook so she cooks often. No, management would never unplug her stove. Our building is not assisted living. Just rental apartments and there is a difference.
 
We are having a ice storm. Constant rain keeps coming down and my windows look frosty with ice on them. They are saying not to drive. Good thing because Sonny's aide just called him that she is in a ditch. He gave her names of towing companies but he said most of them do not work on Sunday. He can't do it for her because he is just too unsteady on his feet to go out in this and try to pull her out but I doubt he could do that with his car.

I will not be going to the store today. I would not want Sonny to drive here in this or even walk out to his car. The roads are a mess. The ramp is all icy and so is the parking lot. Though I see someone took their dog out. Probably the guy next door, he has two.

Rabbit was not feeling good yesterday or this morning. I rubbed his tummy a bit and then gave him more hay. The long strands help when they might have a tummy ache. Rabbits do not vomit or have gas so you have to keep his digestive track moving. The tummy rubs usually help a lot. Now he just came around the corner fast so that is good sign.

Hope you all have a good day and not outside if it is cold or icy where you are.
 
katlupe said:
Our alarms are all working. They were just inspected.

No, my neighbor will not give me her key. She is not senile or anything like that. Not at all. I didn't mean to make her sound that way. Anyone can fall asleep when they are cooking though. She does use a microwave also. She is a good cook so she cooks often. No, management would never unplug her stove. Our building is not assisted living. Just rental apartments and there is a difference.
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I would be in assisted living if I could afford it. I would love to join people in the dining room and not have to cook for myself. It would be fun to join others for activities and bus trips.

When I lived in a secured building, I never locked my door. I was more afraid of needing help and people not being able to get in than I was afraid of the wrong person coming in.
 

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