Gentle posts for gentle folks

[PeppermintPatty]

Happy Friday everyone!!!!

 

[Pinky]

@Kaila, good to know you'll be ok after a trying day.

@Kaila
I hope you might be able to fit in a nap sometime today. It may help to make you feel better

 

[CallMeKate]

Good morning, Kaila & Friends. I sure hope you were able to get some rest, Kaila!

I had to go out for groceries this morning and the car reading said 16 degrees. It's not fit for man nor beast, as W.C. Fields said. While I was out, I took a selfie. hehe Okay, not really, but this is how I probably looked!

 

[Medusa]

Good Afternoon, Kaila and Friends

I'm on a little early today, before the second Lucius walk which is coming up soon.

Boyfriend and I tried to play the new Animal Crossing together yesterday, but there were complications that took up over two hours and ultimately ended up being something very simple I just didn't think to check.

Husband and I are going to the thrift store today so I can rummage for fabrics to use in sewing for my Barbies. @Jules, turns out I don't have a choice now that Joann's has closed. :/

@Kaila, hoping you're feeling okay today and can catch some rest.

@RadishRose, that dinner looks amaze!

@CallMeKate, I feel you! It is freaking freezing. My winter gear is definitely finding it's limits in this cold.

Wishing everyone a warm Friday afternoon.

 

[Kaila]

Hello, dear friends,
I'm glad I can come here, thanks to all of you.

My sleep problem has not been good, this week.
Then in addition last night, during the night, multiple alarms went off, in our apartment.
Very stressful and confusing to try to sort out.

Firemen came.... fortunately they found no fire.

Not much sleep salvaged, but dh was fine, so i went to P.T. this morning.

I rested this afternoon, while he napped, but i couldn't sleep.
Feeling anxiety. Gosh, why?

Physical therapist, was very supportive, though. Very helpful, encouraging, and i even did better than either of us expected, on an evaluation, today.

Extreme cold outdoors, today!
Felt like: Back down to deep freeze.

I persevered long enough to put seed in bird feeder, when I got home.

If possible, I'll take dh for a short errand tomorrow morning. If not, it can wait.

Not to springtime warm day, but a few days.

 

[Jules]

Lack of sleep is bad enough without being tortured by alarms. Your physio is a wonderful person. Mine is a little kooky but she does a good job and that’s what counts.

 

[Kaila]

Good Afternoon, Kaila and Friends

It's cold and windy here again today. Lucius and I have one more walk together, then I feed him dinner and then my "shift" ends and he's my son's dog for the night.

I made some leggings for my curvy Barbie today.
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@Kaila, I hope it's okay that I put this here instead of the sewing thread. I've been telling you guys forever that I'm going to make something for my Barbie so I knew you'd all just be dying to see it.

I only have a very little bit of stretchy fabric to work with so my options are limited. I'm going to have to, after all, hit the thrift stores for fabrics. Anyway, I made these leggings for her today. That's not a top, but a mini dress I made a while ago, which I've folded up because I don't have a top for her yet.


@Kaila, I feel you on both those things! Sleep depravation makes pretty much everything else suck and there is probably a ring of Hell exclusively for financial paperwork. Good vibes! View attachment 479740

Almost time to walk Lucius again.

Wishing everyone here a nice Monday afternoon/evening.
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@MarciKS
Check out this cool barbie outfit, in this post from a few days ago!

 

[Babs2u]

Hello, dear friends,
I'm glad I can come here, thanks to all of you.

My sleep problem has not been good, this week.
Then in addition last night, during the night, multiple alarms went off, in our apartment.
Very stressful and confusing to try to sort out.

Firemen came.... fortunately they found no fire.

Not much sleep salvaged, but dh was fine, so i went to P.T. this morning.

I rested this afternoon, while he napped, but i couldn't sleep.
Feeling anxiety. Gosh, why?

Physical therapist, was very supportive, though. Very helpful, encouraging, and i even did better than either of us expected, on an evaluation, today.

Extreme cold outdoors, today!
Felt like: Back down to deep freeze.

I persevered long enough to put seed in bird feeder, when I got home.

If possible, I'll take dh for a short errand tomorrow morning. If not, it can wait.

Not to springtime warm day, but a few days.

I am not good at hugging and worse at expressing my feelings. But I want you to know Kaila how much I enjoy your thread. I admire your perseverance and humor and find it inspiring and comforting.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

I am not good at hugging and worse at expressing my feelings. But I want you to know Kaila how much I enjoy your thread. I admire your perseverance and humor and find it inspiring and comforting.

I find you very good at expressing your feelings. You just expressed these feelings here perfectly fine.

 

[Kaila]

I am not good at hugging and worse at expressing my feelings. But I want you to know Kaila how much I enjoy your thread. I admire your perseverance and humor and find it inspiring and comforting.

Thank you for this message!

 

[Medusa]

Hello, dear friends,
I'm glad I can come here, thanks to all of you.

My sleep problem has not been good, this week.
Then in addition last night, during the night, multiple alarms went off, in our apartment.
Very stressful and confusing to try to sort out.

Firemen came.... fortunately they found no fire.

Not much sleep salvaged, but dh was fine, so i went to P.T. this morning.

I rested this afternoon, while he napped, but i couldn't sleep.
Feeling anxiety. Gosh, why?

Physical therapist, was very supportive, though. Very helpful, encouraging, and i even did better than either of us expected, on an evaluation, today.

Extreme cold outdoors, today!
Felt like: Back down to deep freeze.

I persevered long enough to put seed in bird feeder, when I got home.

If possible, I'll take dh for a short errand tomorrow morning. If not, it can wait.

Not to springtime warm day, but a few days.

Great news that your physical therapy went so well! Glad for you, Kaila; you've worked so hard for this.

Sucks that you haven't been able to sleep. I get it, about anxiety. Hopefully, tonight will be the night for some great sleep. (No pressure, though.)

 

[PeppermintPatty]

I’m wishing you a great sleep also Kaila. I hate not being able to sleep. I now take a chewable sleep aid that has melatonin and some other ingredients to help me sleep and it works really good.

 

[Pam]

Good morning @Kaila and co. I hope you've managed some sleep @Kaila.

Well, grandson messaged me to say he'd arrived at Manchester airport then again to say he'd arrived in Budapest so I can rest easier now.

I had a stroll to Aldi for a few bits and pieces and came back with a few extras too. One was a soft dressing gown and the other was some wool. I bought a cardigan recently, which is brightly (multi) coloured and looks almost hand knitted in a very chunky wool. There's only one thing wrong with it, it doesn't have pockets and I love pockets so when I saw this chunky wool in Aldi I decided to get it and knit a couple of pockets. Won't take very long to make them!

Going to get a bit to eat then get on with my knitting project whilst watching one of the snooker semi finals.

Talking of eating... I could just eat the dish the @RadishRose posted... looks delicious.

 

[Lewkat]

Good morning gentle people. On my second cup of coffee this morning. First one was regular, but now made decaf. Hope all are well.

 

[MarciKS]

1st cup here. caffeinated. working on a game download. not quite ready to start cleaning just yet. still trying to wake up.

all!

 

[Kaila]

Hello to all of you here.


I finally got lots of good sleep, overnight last night. Hurray!
I wish I could repeat it, even every few nights.
But I've no idea how.

Was thankful for it, though!
I needed it badly.
I was drowsy this morning, but slowly came to life.

Took dh to 1 small place where he happily stocked up on his items, and a few things hopped into my bag.
I didn't even see them do it, but I was happy to see them, once we got home.
2 avocados and a cauliflower.

This afternoon, worked on that financial paperwork, I mentioned recently. Still not complete, but did another chunk of it.
And I started to prep some notes, for meeting my new dr on Monday.

I'm thinking of each one of you.
I enjoyed all the posts above this one.




Notice anything unusual?

 

[Medusa]

Good Evening, Kaila and Friends

I was so disheartened this morning to see that it had snowed overnight. Thankfully, though, it had all burned off by the second Lucius walk.

I woke with migraine this morning that eventually took two migraine pills to kill and which then came back this evening. I took another pill about 30 minutes ago. I'm wondering if it has something to do with the change in barometric pressure from the snow. As it is, I have to wear heavy sun glasses in the snow because the light refracting off it will do me in.

@Pam, glad your grandson messaged you safe and you can relax now.
Are you going to knit the pockets and then sew them onto the robe or do you have a way of knitting them together once finished? I crochet, but have never knitted.

@Kaila, happy news about your good sleep! And you tackled some not-fun paperwork. Oh gosh, and an errand. Damn, girl; you were on it today! -I'm feeling a bit of a slouch in comparison. :/ lol

Wishing all the good peeps on this lovely thread a nice Saturday evening.
Let's have some evening coffee. What the Hell, the caffeine is virtual.

 

[Kaila]

Oh gosh, that's awful about the morning migraine;
@Medusa
and then the evening migraine.


and i know what you mean about the glare of the winter snow!

 

[Medusa]

Oh gosh, that's awful about the morning migraine;
@Medusa
and then the evening migraine.


and i know what you mean about the glare of the winter snow!

Right? Why do we live in the snow? How did this happen to us?

Happy to report that the evening migraine pill is doing its job.

 

[katlupe]

Good Morning, Kaila & Friends! I hope everyone is doing okay during the cold weather.

I have been having snow the last couple of days. Though the sun did come out yesterday afternoon. Seemed better. I am not crazy about the extreme cold. I admit I do like the snow. Living in a city apartment makes life easier in the winter than living in your own place in the country. A lot of work there!