Reflections of My Life

katlupe said:
First of all, Rich did not find any sign of bedbugs.......I showed him my bites. He then looked more closely at the recliner since that is where I sleep (bedbugs will go where you sleep, it is your oxygen that attracts them to you). He thought he saw some of the casings (their discarded skin) on the edge of it but said it could have been there from before (yeah, I had them before but was too embarrassed to tell you all). So I am not going to vacuum the chairs at all or clean them off so when Dave, the bug guy comes on Monday he can check them out professionally.

Today, I went to the park. Took pictures and just walked around. It was a beautiful day.


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Then all day, I waited anxiously for my Amazon delivery. Unfortunately it came by UPS, which is the worst of all three service. Yesterday I got a bale of hay which was heavy and UPS delivered it at the top of the stairs near the door going inside. That is the way it should be. Today my box was set at the bottom of the stairs........so I had to walk down steep stairs (backwards, I have to go down backwards) to retrieve it. Then come back up. I was not happy. My knees are in horrible pain and have been ever since I came back up the stairs.

Now I am getting ready to have a burger bowl for my supper. Sun is still shining and presently it is 82 degrees.
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Hey, don't be carrying stuff up and down the stairs by yourself! You can call me and I'll be there in a half an hour, and I'll do it. 😁
 

CathyHorn said:
Hey, don't be carrying stuff up and down the stairs by yourself! You can call me and I'll be there in a half an hour, and I'll do it. 😁
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It is okay, I did it. They don't usually put our packages down there. My friend from upstairs told me to call her next time and her boyfriend or aide would come down and get it for me. I waited for it all day, I couldn't wait to open it. I had 3 cookbooks in there!
 
Last night I had a thunder and lightning storm so unplugged all my electronics. Had to get off the computer early. I was not able to do my leg massager since it is electric. But that was okay. My storm was not really that bad. When Sonny called me to say good night, he said he had a really bad thunder and lightning storm. His dog, Cinnamon shakes the whole time it is going on, even on his lap. Dogs just don't understand what is happening.

Today I will try to get my laundry done. As of right now, I am not walking this morning. My knee really hurts and that is why I did not put the new knee sleeve on yesterday. I am testing it right now though. I have it on one knee, the one that is not hurting too bad. It feels comforting due to the compression of the sleeve. It does overlap a little on the compression stocking but I believe that is okay.

I really like my new cookbooks so am finding a new recipe to make. These are not complicated recipes and are for a typical keto pantry. I have most of the ingredients already so no problem there. I am seeing quite a bit of progress in the various things I have been doing the last few months so I am hopeful I am finally on the right track.
 

I did one load of laundry today......a small one. From now on I have to use the washer only and then dry the laundry on my drying rack in the bathroom. The reason is because others use the dryer sheets and then my laundry smells like that toxic stuff from their laundry. It literally makes me sick. My tongue gets numb (no kidding) and I get stuffed up real bad and my head hurts. That is what happened when I put on a nightgown I washed and dried last week downstairs. All I could smell on it was the dryer sheet odor.

So I am not upset by this as I had been doing it this way almost from the beginning of living here anyway. I was used to hanging laundry on a clothesline all ready. This means I have to do small loads as that is all I have room for. It will save me money too and it is quicker.

The test I did with the knee sleeve went okay. It does compress my knee a lot though. Not sure I should keep using it though because of the Lymphedema. My compression stockings are trying to force the fluid up through my body and the knee sleeve is stopping it. I won't use it till I talk to my therapist at my next appointment. I didn't think about that when I bought it. They are good quality though and would probably work for someone normal (not me.....I am never normal).
 
Living in an apartment building means that you have interactions with several different people almost daily. Some of them do not like each other. Some are really close. Often there are complainers or what I call, "the whiners". I make a concentrated effort to not engage in gossip. But with the level of some people's ages and diseases, that is just what they do. I think sometimes it is because they do not have anything to really discuss with me and they want to talk to me.

Since I am a computer person, I am usually aware of most anything they would see on television. I am an introvert and always have been so. The things I am interested in or do most others are not. Or at least not until the media tells them to. Then it is the new cool. Being on a computer opens your eyes and mind to so many different things. I belong to several forums and if I want advice about a certain subject I usually know where to find it.

Needless to say, I am never bored. Instead I am always wishing a day had more hours in it. If someone asks my advice, and many do, I answer honestly even though I know they won't do what I recommend. Oh well, it is the same way with my friend. She has an opinion on everything and yet her own opinions contradict themselves.
 
Yesterday, I walked (using my walker, of course) two blocks away to the church's food pantry. This was after my morning walk in my hall of nine laps. I am amazed I was able to do it. It was not easy but I was determined. The last two months have been tough for people using SNAP benefits for groceries. It was cut by $95.00, which was actually an extra benefit due to COVID. Now you would think that would just be back to normal but once you get used to having that extra it feels like an extreme cut trying to adjust to it again. Along with the fact that groceries have gone up so much.

I cannot eat what food pantries distribute most of the time Just pick through what they are offering. What happens with me is that my son always runs out of food halfway through the month. And money too. So I was giving him my food. Then I would just replace it next time I shopped or I would buy things for him to get him through the month. It is hard because he cannot shop in a regular grocery store (just his neighborhood store or the dollar store across the street). He does not understand money at all and it is hard to explain to him.

I have changed the way I shop for myself by making a list of everything I will be buying for myself. Today I am making a list for him also. I will shop for him and have to store it in my apartment again. I have done it before but keep running out of room. This is of course with his money since I am his benefit payee rep. Now I want to get him a microwave also but want to find one that is simple to use and is safe (this again, is with his own money).

It is not easy still being a parent to your child when he is all grown up. I was helping my parents at his age and I will never have that assistance for myself. I look at some of my friends and family and see they have worse to deal with their adult children. So thankful for what I have.
 
I understand what you mean about the food situation, I am going to the monthly one in the city this morning. This one requires that you have a vehicle for pick up. There are 200 "allotments", starting at 10:00. You must register the day before, and wait in a line in your vehicle. You show a number through your window, and they load a couple of boxes into your trunk. I've gone a few times over the last couple of years and it's really hit or miss. A couple of times it's been really good food, and a couple times I left everything at my youngest sister's house because it was all convenience foods. Her family has no dietary restrictions. This one is CHOW.
 
katlupe said:
I wanted to mention the Fit King Leg Air Massager since I have used it four days now. 20 minutes in the early evening on the lowest intensity so far. It has made a big difference! My feet used to be red, swollen and the calves of my legs hurt and were swollen too. My legs felt heavy and tight. Now they don't! Is it this massager? I have no idea. It feels good though.

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Ahh, look at your cute little bunny. I passed this on to my wife who is having trouble with swelling in her extremities. She sent for it immediately and it should arrive today. She has been lurking for a while but is shy about posting.
 
MarkD said:
Ahh, look at your cute little bunny. I passed this on to my wife who is having trouble with swelling in her extremities. She sent for it immediately and it should arrive today. She has been lurking for a while but is shy about posting.
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Tell her to come say hi here!

I use the leg massager every evening after supper. I love it and I swear it helps. I hope she likes it and it helps her.
 
I have discovered after many years on the 'net' now that I still say things to people I would never say to their face - what is it about the 'net' that can remove common courtesies??
 
yes I hear what you are saying - so does that mean that if we behavior like this when on the 'net' then we are truly cowards or is there more to it? - like 'showing off as well' as kids we used to do a lot of maybe?
 
davey said:
I have discovered after many years on the 'net' now that I still say things to people I would never say to their face - what is it about the 'net' that can remove common courtesies??
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I am entirely the opposite.. I'm more polite to people on here than I am in real life.. because I have more time to think what I'm about to say.. not to say I suffer fools on here.. ... but in real life.. you would get both barrels.. and I tend to hold that back until absolutely necessary on here.. , and those that do get me to the point where I'm likely to say something they deserve.. ..just go on my ignore list
 
ooer did I tell you I used to be a pissed thera and may be able to help you? - in real life you use double barrelled shot guns? is London that bad these days?
 
nah I am comedic I think and a words smith as my poetry attests - I can see things as we speak in different ways to others - words change around - sentences re=arrange - believe me I wish I was drunk and it is only early morn here!! asking me such a question is a case of using both barrels wouldn't you say?
 
davey said:
nah I am comedic I think and a words smith as my poetry attests - I can see things as we speak in different ways to others - words change around - sentences re=arrange - believe me I wish I was drunk and it is only early morn here!! asking me such a question is a case of using both barrels wouldn't you say?
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lol.. not in the least
 
So last night I went out in the hall and saw this taped to the elevator door.............NOT AGAIN!

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This morning I went to open the window and saw the elevator repairman's van in the parking lot! He was here before 7. Our maintenance man nor office assistant was not here yet so he must have squeezed our service call in. I looked at the elevator and the note had been removed. Happy now! I had things to do today.........laundry, dumpster and walk to the park and maybe to the service pharmacy to see how much they charge for eggs and bacon.
 
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