Reflections of My Life

katlupe said:
Today I had to take my paper work to the county office building for getting my aide. So I drove over on Jazzy. It was such a nice day that afterwards I sat in the park in front of the courthouse watching the traffic and people. Not many people in the parks. But it felt good sitting in the sun.

When I came home I prepared pork chops for the crock pot for supper. They are cooking now. I am going to take a rest and get my feet up. I have a doctor's appointment on Friday and hoping she can do something about my feet always swelling up. I can't stand it.
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Pork chop recipe?
 
The last two days, my feet have gone way down. I have been wearing the compression stockings for only 4 hours a day at the most. I cannot wear them all day. They cause the area below my knee to swell up and hurt. That is where I have my trouble on both knees, along the inside side and the front below the knee. So I put them on when I get dressed and then take them off about 4 hours later. But I make sure to sit in my recliner with my feet up for at least an hour each time.

I have been coloring in adult coloring books while sitting there and watching YouTube on the television or listen to CDs while I do it. It appears to be working. I couldn't believe it when I looked at them this morning. Two days in a row! I will just keep doing what I am doing.

Tomorrow I am going to my friend/neighbor's apartment in the morning for coffee. There will be 3 or maybe 4 of us there plus one lady is bringing her aide. My friend's husband has a doctor's appointment and will be gone all day. So it will be a ladies only coffee! Looking forward to it.

It has rained pretty much all afternoon and night. I hear it is supposed to turn to snow by Friday. The maintenance man told me today that he will put my new toilet in on Thursday. So I am looking forward to that too. This one flushes itself in the middle of the night. I am used to it now, but at first I was wondering who was in my bathroom.
 

katlupe said:
I made applesauce this morning in the Instant Pot. So easy! I don't even peel the apples and only added cinnamon and 1 cup of water for the IP. 6 minutes cooking time, then natural release. Used the immersion blender to blend it and that was it. Poured it in jars to put in the refrigerator. No sugar and it is as sweet as I like it. Tastes like a dessert. I got 2 quarts from 2 bags of apples.

The swelling of my feet have gone way down. Now I really think the cooler weather helps but so does the fact that I am trying to use my walker more than Jazzy. I need Jazzy if I leave the building, but most of the time I can use the walker.

A man in our building lost his wife maybe in 2019 and he has been very quiet and stays in his apartment all the time. Sometimes he gets to talking to me and talks and talks because he is lonely. He never comes to the potluck suppers or coffee hour like he did when his wife was alive. I would have described him as being timid.

He told a couple of us last week that is now taking martial arts. He said the master (that's what they call the teacher I think) asked him why he wanted to take it and he said how bad he has felt and lost all his pride and confidence when his wife died. The master told him that after a few lessons, he will be walking tall with confidence. I just saw him this morning and he was out in the hall with the other people on his hall and he was talking and laughing and completely different.

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katlupe said:
This is my newest post on my blog. Applesauce in the Instant Pot is Simple and Easy. It was not easy to write! Seems that blogger changes the size and type of font and everything, even the html says it is set at what I set it at. Drives me crazy! I just write this for my own satisfaction and this takes the enjoyment out of it.
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How about your chicken soup recipe
katlupe said:
This is my newest post on my blog. Applesauce in the Instant Pot is Simple and Easy. It was not easy to write! Seems that blogger changes the size and type of font and everything, even the html says it is set at what I set it at. Drives me crazy! I just write this for my own satisfaction and this takes the enjoyment out of it.
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I m ade
katlupe said:
My aide came today. She cleaned the bathroom and did some laundry. I had my fairy lights on in the living room, on the silver Christmas tree that is on top of the curio cabinet. The lights trail across the cabinet door to a hanging basket and then to a vase with fall leaves in it (fake ones). They flash, fading from colored lights to warm (yellow) ones. I leave them up all year so when it is gloomy..........or I am gloomy, I turn them on. My aide really liked them and said how she needs to get some. I had a little box with several strands of them in it that I do not use nor want. They run on batteries and the ones I use are on a USB that is plugged in. So I gave them to her. You would have thought I gave a million dollars! lol More space in my closet now.

I made chicken noodle soup in the Instant Pot today.

Sonny had a stress test this morning and I worried about him all day. I kept busy though with my aide and making soup. By the time I called him, he was at home and said he was whipped but okay. Just tired. He said it took longer than usual because they brought in medical students who had never seen, nor some had ever heard of his condition, dextrocardia. That is when your heart is on the right side of your body instead of the left. He said the doctor told them to set up the test and didn't tell them about the condition. Then they realized there was no heart beat.........then he explained it was because the heart is on the other side. He said they all found it very interesting.
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katlupe said:
I have osteoarthritis and lymphedema and it does bother me more in hot weather. The weather is cooling off so I am hopeful until my appointment at the lymphedema clinic at the end of Dec (that was the earliest appointment they had). I can sleep in the recliner the whole night. But I want to sleep in the bed. I will keep trying.
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It is your mattress time for a new one..
 
katlupe said:
My mattress is just right, very comfortable. My bed is fairly new, I bought it when I moved here 3 years ago. I think I need to be propped up more than I have been.

A mattress cover might work. I hadn't thought of that.
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>I can not lay flat on my back
I use four piilows
Tried latex the best for me.
Have been delivered other than latex
Upset on that
 
katlupe said:
Well, I didn't know this but it seems that our manager had our stuff removed from the cupboard and we thought it was stolen. She did this on purpose. Instead of doing her job as a manager, she is trying to cause stress to certain tenants. And two of them are going through some very tough health problems and really don't need this at this time. But who is going to speak up? None of us, because we do not want to be evicted or targeted by her.

We have decided to have the coffee hour in my neighbor's apartment next time. I think it will be nicer and we can keep it small.
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This is exactly the same thing happening to me at where I live the manager ms.harper and her side kick a young male her age bracket are enjoying themselves
Being bossy. They are the only crew that talked down their nose at me.
As you stated above, management the lease is made for them to have control over you not a kind thing at all.
 
Aunt Bea said:
I have similar concerns about hiring an aide to come in a few hours each week.

What I would really like is a middle school kid to stop each day after school to bring up the mail, help with a few chores and maybe run to the store.

I hesitate to go looking for someone and keep hoping that someone will magically appear.😊
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I too thought of a middle school child to help me rather than a adult.
They seem more easier to relate to than adult setup for her rules
 
I have started putting the pressure on Sonny to change the tires on "Jazzy". Since we have had some spring like days, it makes me want to go somewhere on Jazzy (I guess I now I know how the bikers feel just before spring). The Dollar Tree store that was next door to Tops is moving into a new building on S. Broad Street, which is the main street through town. I have only been in it a few times in its present location. But I have been planning on going to Walgreen's (drugstore) on Jazzy anyway. I have never gone in there except with Sonny. I would like to expand my horizons, so to say.

Rabbit's hay is supposed to arrive today. FedEx leaves it outside the lobby doors by the intercoms. The first time I ordered it they brought it upstairs to my apartment and left it outside the door. Never again. I have to get it up here on my own. So I somehow manage to get it on the seat of my walker and through those heavy doors. Always making sure to keep my keys in my hand in case the door closes and I am locked out. I stick the walker in between the two doors to hold it open till I get the box to the walker. It is not a whole bale, but feels like one to me.
 
katlupe said:
I have started putting the pressure on Sonny to change the tires on "Jazzy". Since we have had some spring like days, it makes me want to go somewhere on Jazzy (I guess I now I know how the bikers feel just before spring). The Dollar Tree store that was next door to Tops is moving into a new building on S. Broad Street, which is the main street through town. I have only been in it a few times in its present location. But I have been planning on going to Walgreen's (drugstore) on Jazzy anyway. I have never gone in there except with Sonny. I would like to expand my horizons, so to say.

Rabbit's hay is supposed to arrive today. FedEx leaves it outside the lobby doors by the intercoms. The first time I ordered it they brought it upstairs to my apartment and left it outside the door. Never again. I have to get it up here on my own. So I somehow manage to get it on the seat of my walker and through those heavy doors. Always making sure to keep my keys in my hand in case the door closes and I am locked out. I stick the walker in between the two doors to hold it open till I get the box to the walker. It is not a whole bale, but feels like one to me.
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kat,

Walgreen's has a senior discount program on certain days each month for in-store and online purchases.

In my area, it's normally 20% off regular price items on the first Tuesday of the month.
 
We had our coffee this morning at my friend's apartment. It was fun! We laughed and enjoyed ourselves. A nice little group of friends.

I just got back in from the dumpster run. It is actually nice out there. I was standing there talking to my neighbor for a bit when another tenant came along to the dumpster. And said, "By the way, you look just like your profile picture on Senior Forum." I am like..........what????? Someone from here is at my dumpster???? Yes lives downstairs! How about that? Small world.
 
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I planted the first carrot today. I made a planter out of half of a plastic water bottle. Found a quarter of a bag of potting soil in my storage area. So I had just enough to plant one. I wish I had thought to buy some yesterday at Walmart. I will have to buy at least 3 bags for these and my other houseplants need transplanting too. I do enjoy it though. Miss my garden so this helps a bit.

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Interesting fact I discovered on my family tree in 2019. Found my 9th great-grandfather on my mother's side of our family, the Neer/Strickland side and he is actually on the Strickland side. His name is Daniel Mackhoe, which he changed to Cone. He was born in 1626 • Edinburgh, Scotland and died 24 OCT 1706 • Haddam, Connecticut. He was a Captain in Trumble's Regiment under Col. Johnathan Trumble Company in service during alarm and for relief of Ft.William Henry and parts adjacent.

The best part is being a part of this forum, these countries have become very real to me. I never knew anyone who lived in them before. Now I do. At least in some.
 
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There is a coffee shop near me that I could walk to with my walker on a good day. It is called Deja Brew and the owner of the hair salon I go to owns it also. She and her sister run it when she is not in the salon doing hair or driving 4 hours to Long Island to pick up the bagels for the shop. She bought it during the worst financial time of our country, a year ago. Not only has she doubled the business of the previous owner but she also won an award for the outstanding job she did with her business during that time.

The first nice day we have, one that I can walk pretty good, I am going to walk there with the walker for coffee. Just for the experience of it. I never go out for coffee but I want to get to know people in my area better and not just the people who live in my building. I think it will be fun and something new to do that I can do on my own.

I am hoping "Jazzy's" tires are changed by the time the Dollar Tree moves to their new location. It will be closer and I want to go there and to Walgreens. So two other places I want to go to that I don't usually go to. Need to perk up my travels a bit, even though it is just around town. I can't wait.
 
a cold grip....i was thinking about your windows...cold...i have used that 3m shrink wrap for windows...it works great...clear as glass and keeps cold from getting in.....
don't know if the windows there are surrounded by brick or what...
anyways....it's a very good product...stay safe and warm :)
 
Surprisingly, for a snow day when businesses and schools were shut down for the day.......yesterday, a day in advance, there were a lot of people out and about. The city parking lot behind the bars and restaurants near me was pretty crowded all day and tonight. My friend from upstairs came down for awhile today. Other than her, I did not see anyone except my son.

Well, I like my new toilet but I know I should have asked for one for a disabled person. It is way too low. Today my knees are so painful, plus my shoulders. It is really low. I ordered a riser seat to put on it from Walmart. I can't wait for that to get here. I didn't tell Sonny it was causing me any pain because he will say he told me so. When he knew that it was a low one, he said to tell them to take it back. I couldn't do that. I felt lucky to get a new one. I hope he doesn't come here before that riser comes. He will not like that toilet one bit.
 
katlupe said:
Surprisingly, for a snow day when businesses and schools were shut down for the day.......yesterday, a day in advance, there were a lot of people out and about. The city parking lot behind the bars and restaurants near me was pretty crowded all day and tonight. My friend from upstairs came down for awhile today. Other than her, I did not see anyone except my son.

Well, I like my new toilet but I know I should have asked for one for a disabled person. It is way too low. Today my knees are so painful, plus my shoulders. It is really low. I ordered a riser seat to put on it from Walmart. I can't wait for that to get here. I didn't tell Sonny it was causing me any pain because he will say he told me so. When he knew that it was a low one, he said to tell them to take it back. I couldn't do that. I felt lucky to get a new one. I hope he doesn't come here before that riser comes. He will not like that toilet one bit.
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kat,

If the seat riser doesn't work out for you, this style of adjustable toilet seat bar is easy to install using the toilet seat bolts.

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