How is your day Today, plans and achievements 2024....

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Georgiagranny said:
I'd have a comfy chair or a chaise longue or both, lots of books, some plants, a coffee station...and, of course, electricity and running water (including a flush toilet!). I'd want a little fridge and maybe a nuke box but no stove unless maybe a little potbelly stove for heat in winter. I'd have Maggiecat for therapy and she'd have her screened porch so she could watch the birds and squirrels.
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In mine I have a Full size freezer.. shelves of canned and packet food.. Seats, Dehumidifier, and a heater.... as well as the tools...
 

I envy @hollydolly on the previous page. I bet if I weren't married, the sheds were also tidy because my wife is a packrat, and there would be so much less junk, LOL.

My teenagers' party shed, 12x24 feet, that became a storage shed after they moved out, leaving much of THEIR belongings in it.
On the left picture, covered up, is my older daughter's 2008 Toyota Yaris waiting and crying for her to come back permanently from China.

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Our official car garage that never was used for that purpose. I converted it to a game room with a pool table, ping-pong, air hockey,
and several other game tables. But my girls took it over for their college projects, and I never got it back. Now it's a storage place.

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Behind the double carport and to the right of it are the only places my family hasn't taken over yet. That's were I have all
my tools, and it looks a little bit tidier than all the other storage places.

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My solution to the mess is getting rid of 2/3rds of all the useless stuff, but my family doesn't listen to me. Hell breaks lose if I
touch their belongings. When my three women gang up on me, then I learnt to keep my mouth shut and merely grind my teeth.

My first brief marriage was a trial run, a learning experience; and in my second marriage, I am making it work which includes
swallowing quite a bit I don't really like. Having a family is a mixed blessing, but I wouldn't do without it. If nothing else, it gives
a purpose to my life, and that is what keeps me going.

P.S., my family shows in many different ways that they do love me, and that makes me to forgive them and to forget all of my gripes.
 
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Yesterday I had hoped to finish putting up the new coving in the lounge, but since the house is the best part of 200 years old, nothing is straight.
I suppose that the Victorian builders just slapped on coats of lime mortar and horse hair as needed. I did a bit of modern plastering to straighten things up and that should be dry today, so hopefully the new coving will be in place by lunch time.
 

StarSong said:
When green onions are about to go south, I chop them up and freeze them in a ziplock bag. Very handy when just a little onion is needed for soups or stir fries.
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I have never thought of this! I like salad onions but always seem to have a couple left over which end up in the bin. I also bought some small zipper food bags a little while back which turned out to be far too small for most things but, will be perfect for the chopped up onions I will be freezing from now on. Thank you @StarSong :)
 
Georgiagranny said:
It just occurred to me that in recent years women have discovered she sheds. Now, I'd love ❤️ to have a she shed! It would have a screened porch for Maggiecat.
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I have a couple of friends who have a she shed but they tend to use them to store their stuff. I don't like mess or clutter so, I would love a she shed or a barn or a summer house in the garden where I could have all my stuff and not have to worry if it ever got untidy. :) Mind you, I'd probably spend all my time in there tidying it up :D
 
hollydolly said:
This is inside my She Shed
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..I;m not a girly girl.. no knitting or crafts for me in my Shed...:D
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We are of to church right now, after which I am treating the lady to Sunday lunch. The New Queen Inn Later, I will show you the ultimate she-shed, a bespoke cabin like no other. The lady just loses herself in there.
 
packleader said:
I envy @hollydolly on the previous page. I bet if I weren't married, the sheds were also tidy because my wife is a packrat, and there would be so much less junk, LOL.

My teenagers' party shed, 12x24 feet, that became a storage shed after they moved out, leaving much of THEIR belongings in it.
On the left picture, covered up, is my older daughter's 2008 Toyota Yaris waiting and crying for her to come back permanently from China.

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Our official car garage that never was used for that purpose. I converted it to a game room with a pool table, ping-pong, air hockey,
and several other game tables. But my girls took it over for their college projects, and I never got it back. Now it's a storage place.

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Behind the double carport and to the right of it are the only places my family hasn't taken over yet. That's were I have all
my tools, and it looks a little bit tidier than all the other storage places.

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My solution to the mess is getting rid of 2/3rds of all the useless stuff, but my family doesn't listen to me. Hell breaks lose if I
touch their belongings. When my three women gang up on me, then I learnt to keep my mouth shut and merely grind my teeth.

My first brief marriage was a trial run, a learning experience; and in my second marriage, I am making it work which includes
swallowing quite a bit I don't really like. Having a family is a mixed blessing, but I wouldn't do without it. If nothing else, it gives
a purpose to my life, and that is what keeps me going.
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I have a garage that looks worse than yours. I keep one small section for myself and am constantly fighting the creep of another's hoard. It's irritating because if DH needs a tool he goes to my tool bag under the sink even though he has the garage full of three of every tool known to man. You just can't find them.
My she shed would be neat and tidy with garden tools and a garden bench.
 
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Will write letter of complaint to AccessARide today. Coincidentally, was recently offered a voice in survey sent out by them. I will send same letter to them too. After this is done, I will share it with my son/dil and you guys.

When I came home yesterday, after glorious night alone with grandson, then had the insult of AccessARide, I came first here, to you. Thank you for listening to my gripes, thank you all for being here in this place.

The weather is beautiful, I will have a nice day. Oh, a PS. Cats 🐈 🐈‍⬛ delirious to see me! And I, them!
 
Can't say that there will be much activity today. Last night was filled with pain. The extreme heat and humidity has inflamed the Peripheral Neuropathy all over my body. There is hardly any relief from the pain and discomfort. It gets very tiresome trying to live a functional life with chronic pain. Most people (about 6 out of 10) don't have this problem and have very little time for dealing with those who are suffering.

To feel pleasure is the most important force in the human, and no one wants to feel pain (some people do...that's right), but then those who can't look on the sunny side of the street. Some say it is an attitude thing, but it is not. Now, after a year of battling this disease and communicating with hundreds of people who go through this daily, it is like living in a different world. When that which would make someone happy and warm and fuzzy, only hurts more because one gets left behind. Then the loneliness sets in, then catastrophic thinking begins and depression follows. The day is already ruined at 6 am. Another crueling day that is shred with the majority of people on the planet, who aren't gifted with a pleasant existence.
 
Paco Dennis said:
Can't say that there will be much activity today. Last night was filled with pain. The extreme heat and humidity has inflamed the Peripheral Neuropathy all over my body. There is hardly any relief from the pain and discomfort. It gets very tiresome trying to live a functional life with chronic pain. Most people (about 6 out of 10) don't have this problem and have very little time for dealing with those who are suffering.

To feel pleasure is the most important force in the human, and no one wants to feel pain (some people do...that's right), but then those who can't look on the sunny side of the street. Some say it is an attitude thing, but it is not. Now, after a year of battling this disease and communicating with hundreds of people who go through this daily, it is like living in a different world. When that which would make someone happy and warm and fuzzy, only hurts more because one gets left behind. Then the loneliness sets in, then catastrophic thinking begins and depression follows. The day is already ruined at 6 am. Another crueling day that is shred with the majority of people on the planet, who aren't gifted with a pleasant existence.
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I'm so sorry Paco. I wish you could put yourself into an out of body state. Hypnotic, that could be of some relief.
I can't imagine what it would be like to live in such pain. 😔
 
hearlady said:
I'm so sorry Paco. I wish you could put yourself into an out of body state. Hypnotic, that could be of some relief.
I can't imagine what it would be like to live in such pain. 😔
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Thank you sooooo much for the understanding. I am trying now to self-hypnotize. When people have chronic pain one therapy is the "Cognitive Behavior Therapy" It is a form of self-hypnosis. I know how to shut down, when necessary, except when the pain interrupts, but during the day I am looking to change my mood. That is tough work. Another experiment I am involved in these daze is here on the SF.

I am not using emoticons or clicking on the reaction icons. I have decided to try to quote the posts I want to respond to and try to express my emotions and thoughts in a more complex manner. It is clumsy right now, but I am going to stay with it for the time being. I read somewhere that relying on the emoticons can hamper our ability to communicate with others more completely. In these times we are in, I feel we need as much explanation of our feelings and thoughts as possible so that others can understand us. Thank you!
 
Paco Dennis said:
Thank you sooooo much for the understanding. I am trying now to self-hypnotize. When people have chronic pain one therapy is the "Cognitive Behavior Therapy" It is a form of self-hypnosis. I know how to shut down, when necessary, except when the pain interrupts, but during the day I am looking to change my mood. That is tough work. Another experiment I am involved in these daze is here on the SF.

I am not using emoticons or clicking on the reaction icons. I have decided to try to quote the posts I want to respond to and try to express my emotions and thoughts in a more complex manner. It is clumsy right now, but I am going to stay with it for the time being. I read somewhere that relying on the emoticons can hamper our ability to communicate with others more completely. In these times we are in, I feel we need as much explanation of our feelings and thoughts as possible so that others can understand us. Thank you!
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I'm glad you're trying things to help and not giving up! 🤗
I'm guilty of using the like button as a read button. I've been thinking I need to rethink the emoticons too.
 
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hearlady said:
I'm glad you're trying things to help and not giving up! 🤗
I'm guilty of using the like button as a read button. I've been thinking I need to rethink the emoticons too.
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I also often use "like" as a read button in addition to a "I'm happy for you" reaction.

When SFers like, hug or click other emoticons on my posts, it brings positive vibes and tells me they're engaging with me. Sure, it's only to a small degree, but that small act inclines me to engage further with them on their posts by liking, quoting, replying or sometimes PMing.

I see likes and other post response emoticons it as a way of returning communication, similar to nodding or smiling during an in-person conversation. For me, they're the computer version of body language that says, "I took the time to read your post and have a little greater understanding of who you are and what you're going through. I care."
 
It has taken longer than usual to gather my wits this morning. I didn't even roll out of bed until 7. This retirement stuff of going to bed when I please and getting up when I please is nice.

Today is the day we're having chicken pot pie for supper. If DD goes out somewhere, I'll go along so I can stop at the store and get the ingredients for @hearlady's dump cake. If not, maybe I'll make hot fudge pudding cake. We haven't had it in a long time.

Other than that? I dunno. It's time to blue my hair, but I really don't feel like it. It's too wet to play in the dirt, the house is sort of clean and we all know that the fridge and cabinets can't get any cleaner. Watch the Olympics? Nah. No interest this time around.

Maybe I should just bop on over to @hollydolly's and accompany her on a stroll to take pictures.?

Wouldn't it be fun if we could all meet up? We could have a week-long party🥳
 
Here you are Gigi.... this is where I was today for lunch....


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I met up with my friend and her O/h and we had a lovely lunch and chat..chat..chat..lol...

so hot today... then I went to do all the monthly costco Bulk shopping.. Loo rolls..Kitchen paper.. all that kinda stuff, and a pair of white Puma Trainers........ then dropped into the garden centre , and picked up some Plum bread from the food hall, can't get in the supermarket... and then to M&S and bought 2 cheesecloth type summer tops with sleeves..

It's almost 4pm now, and I've just got it all away ... and sat down with an ice cold drink.... *Phew*
 
Went to bed last night knowing that the village to the north of us (not many kilometers or miles north) has been issued an evacuation order (due to wildfire). We've been assembling essential things to load into our little car and our pickup truck for evacuation, if the fire comes closer. In the event, the local authorities would issue an evacuation order for neighborhoods like ours.

At the same time, we prepare meals, pick the ripe berries, stay in touch with friends, and maintain normal life here as much as possible.

We welcome and appreciate any prayers, compassionate vibes, and the like — that people are willing to send this way, for our friends, neighbors, and our homesites.🙏
 
JBR said:
Went to bed last night knowing that the village to the north of us (not many kilometers or miles north) has been issued an evacuation order (due to wildfire). We've been assembling essential things to load into our little car and our pickup truck for evacuation, if the fire comes closer. In the event, the local authorities would issue an evacuation order for neighborhoods like ours.

At the same time, we prepare meals, pick the ripe berries, stay in touch with friends, and maintain normal life here as much as possible.

We welcome and appreciate any prayers, compassionate vibes, and the like — that people are willing to send this way, for our friends, neighbors, and our homesites.🙏
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Just awful for you and your neighbours. I know only too well the fear and the panic..
. My daughter lived for many years in the Mountains of Southern Spain where temps get up and over 100 deg and fires are a constant threat. She had a big business there, Dog Kennels and catteries, and every time there was a fire on the mountain it was all action stations to try and find temp homes for all the animals..

If the fire was on the opposite mountain my ex Son-i-l would go over and help the Bomberos to rescue the animals because the Spanish don't love their animals .. they just leave their homes when there;'s a fire and with the dogs still tied up...

Sending as many prayers that you will all be safe, before too long... 🙏
 
StarSong said:
I also often use "like" as a read button in addition to a "I'm happy for you" reaction.

When SFers like, hug or click other emoticons on my posts, it brings positive vibes and tells me they're engaging with me. Sure, it's only to a small degree, but that small act inclines me to engage further with them on their posts by liking, quoting, replying or sometimes PMing.

I see likes and other post response emoticons it as a way of returning communication, similar to nodding or smiling during an in-person conversation. For me, they're the computer version of body language that says, "I took the time to read your post and have a little greater understanding of who you are and what you're going through. I care."
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Yes. I would say I use like mainly when I like the post but also at least as an acknowledgment that I read it. All the reasons you said really. 😊
 
JBR said:
Went to bed last night knowing that the village to the north of us (not many kilometers or miles north) has been issued an evacuation order (due to wildfire). We've been assembling essential things to load into our little car and our pickup truck for evacuation, if the fire comes closer. In the event, the local authorities would issue an evacuation order for neighborhoods like ours.

At the same time, we prepare meals, pick the ripe berries, stay in touch with friends, and maintain normal life here as much as possible.

We welcome and appreciate any prayers, compassionate vibes, and the like — that people are willing to send this way, for our friends, neighbors, and our homesites.🙏
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hollydolly said:
This is inside my She Shed
barn-bench.jpg


work-bench-barn.avif
..I;m not a girly girl.. no knitting or crafts for me in my Shed...:D
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Are those tools colour coordinated or do all tools and things come in just yellow/orange tones? The blue finesse box would bother me though, I would have to paint it to match the tools 🎨🖌️ ;):)
 
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