Reflections of My Life

katlupe said:
We had to cancel the potluck supper yesterday because the lady across the hall from me who is instrumental in planning these things had a situation come up with her daughter (who lives upstairs). Another lady didn't feel good and was afraid she was getting sick. So I thought we should cancel it and do it another day.

I follow a YouTube channel that is about the keto lifestyle (husband and wife) and they have a fakebook group too. What is so good about this one is they interact with the fb group. They address the posts and comments as well as the comments on their videos in their live YouTube videos. I had made a comment on one of the videos last week and was I surprised last night when I saw my name and comment come up on my television screen! I was half asleep and it woke me right up! Today I have to go back to see it again. My moment of fame in the internet world I guess.
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You're famous on the internet already.. you're famous here.. 🧡
 

RFW said:
That was just unfortunate. Was everything already made though? I'd imagine there would be a lot of leftovers for someone to take care of.
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Either they ate what they fixed or they put it in the freezer. Each person makes something and brings it downstairs so they can take care of their own leftovers.
 

This afternoon we played Bingo in the community room again! There were only 4 of us there. But who cares? We were in the community room again and playing Bingo which the ex-manager had said we would NEVER do again! We were all smiling and laughing and joking around.

An important thing I learned from all this is to never let anyone take your freedom away, which is what this manager tried to do. Because she was in the "power" position.......or so she thought.

I didn't get much done here today. Mostly edited photos and then it was time to leave for Bingo.
 
It looks like a iffy type of day so far. I wanted to try to walk with my walker for a bit outside today. Not sure yet if I can do that. I just made two batches of Keto Chow. I experimented with one flavor to make it taste more like a Kahlua and cream. Maybe. I used coffee in place of the water and added some coffee flavoring to it. The other one is a new flavor, Red Licorice, that I have never tried before.

Rabbit's eye is still watering a bit so I have to get tough with him and put the eye ointment in the eye ever day. Not let him avoid me and then I forget. This morning I held him on my lap and cleaned the fur around it with a damp warm washcloth. It is still stiff fur, but I can only work with him like for so long. It would be better and easier if I could get down on the floor next to him but can't do that. I will keep the cloth by the sink and try to do it a few times through out the day till I can get that fur soft. Trouble is the floor gets cold even though I have carpeting and area rugs on top of that. So this is the life of a bunny mom I guess.

Tuesday the maintenance man came and put in a new LED light in my kitchen ceiling. He said it will never blow out and will last longer than him. Then he put in the transition strip between the kitchen and bathroom. It is much nicer than the one between the kitchen and rest of the apartment. This one is smooth and dark and the other one has little screws that come up and I have to make sure to keep them screwed down. Or it hurts bare feet! He said he will let me know when my new toilet (Yah!!!) is in and will schedule a day to put it in.
 
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katlupe said:
Madame Alexander dolls are about 8" tall. If you check them out on eBay, there are all varieties. I could not find any in a glass arzte from the dolls
ar. Oriental ones in a glass case but was not shaped like a jar.
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The glass domesticated are sep
katlupe said:
Today I took a walk using my rolling walker. I have 4 parks within walking distance of my apartment. It was nice to get outside and especially nice to actually walk instead of using "Jazzy" (my mobility chair). I took my camera and got a bunch of pictures. So it was a fun walk. Now that I did that, I am thinking I might be able to walk around the corner to the coffee shop, the Chinese restaurant or the pizza restaurant. I hurt right now from walking but maybe if I did it more often I would start getting used to it. I know I need to keep moving and with the rolling walker I can sit down anytime I need to.

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This park is on the busiest corner in Norwich and about half a block from my apartment building.
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katlupe said:
I went shopping with Sonny yesterday. Bought a lot since the stores were not so busy. At the end of the month people are usually out of food, money and food stamps. Makes it easier to shop with my walker. Sonny is still struggling with both of his big toe toenails removed. He has to wear sneakers with toes cut off. His daughter made them into a sort of a sandal. He had these sneakers in his closet for months because he ordered them but could not wear them. Now he can.

So this morning I made taco meat sauce in the IP. This will give me a few meals. I can eat it as soup or put it on top of my salad (which is very good that way). I have salad vegetables already to go, cut up in the refrigerator. Makes grabbing a quick salad easy. Later today I need to vacuum pack some chicken thighs I bought yesterday. I keep cheese cubes in a container too so I can grab a few for a snack if I need to or put them on a salad,

Sonny's doctor had him get a walker but Medicare would not pay for it due to they paid for a stationary one a couple of years ago. He does not use that at all but he had to buy one for himself. The medical place said they could sell him one but it was $200! So he bought it on Amazon for $59. instead. When he ordered it accidentally it came to my address because he had ordered something for me and forgot to change it. So I had to go downstairs and get this big box up to my apartment..............

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If you can believe it, I carried it on my lap, resting on my toes on Jazzy. It was heavy too but I did it. I always find a way to do something if I have to.
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>I too have this same problem I had to inch my way to the elevator no one to help me.
I live in a building like yours yet the building is modern four floors meant for the art students that attended the art college most moved out to back apartment Victorian housing and a brick building where the students all live now

I have a studio as all do here. Yhe back apts are larger due to wheel chair mobility
 
I realize that at times even if you do not want to be involved in the politics of your apartment building that if you don't stand up for your rights that they will just disappear. The ones wanting to change it without any input from others who live here will just do it. Even though the social activities were not that important to me (I'd much rather stay in my apartment on my computer or in warm weather go outside) they are to others who live here. It stresses them out and everyone comes to me to help. I do not know how I got in that position. So hopefully, we will get things back to normal soon.

I can't remember exactly when or why I stopped sleeping in my bed. Now if I start out there, I end up back in the recliner sometime during the night. After just a few hours. I really need to do this. As much as I hate taking naps or laying down during the day, I need to try it. At least for a little while each day. I was trying to do it for an hour each day, reading or talking on the phone to Sonny to make the time pass. I forgot I was doing that!

The other thing I will do daily from now on is to use the LegExerciser. It is easy to use but my problem is the electric cord and outlet. Even though I have a lot of outlets in this apartment. Some things like the LegExerciser have more than just a small plug which would be easy to plug in. This plug has to be the only thing plugged into the outlet because it covers the whole outlet. So I have to unplug lamp and dehumidifier. That makes it inconvenient. Need to use it anyway.
 
katlupe said:
I realize that at times even if you do not want to be involved in the politics of your apartment building that if you don't stand up for your rights that they will just disappear. The ones wanting to change it without any input from others who live here will just do it. Even though the social activities were not that important to me (I'd much rather stay in my apartment on my computer or in warm weather go outside) they are to others who live here. It stresses them out and everyone comes to me to help. I do not know how I got in that position. So hopefully, we will get things back to normal soon.

I can't remember exactly when or why I stopped sleeping in my bed. Now if I start out there, I end up back in the recliner sometime during the night. After just a few hours. I really need to do this. As much as I hate taking naps or laying down during the day, I need to try it. At least for a little while each day. I was trying to do it for an hour each day, reading or talking on the phone to Sonny to make the time pass. I forgot I was doing that!

The other thing I will do daily from now on is to use the LegExerciser. It is easy to use but my problem is the electric cord and outlet. Even though I have a lot of outlets in this apartment. Some things like the LegExerciser have more than just a small plug which would be easy to plug in. This plug has to be the only thing plugged into the outlet because it covers the whole outlet. So I have to unplug lamp and dehumidifier. That makes it inconvenient. Need to use it anyway.
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i have never napped until the last couple of years.always thought that lazy people did that.now i nap and enjoy it.it actually makes you less lazy because it invigorates you
 
fatboy said:
i have never napped until the last couple of years.always thought that lazy people did that.now i nap and enjoy it.it actually makes you less lazy because it invigorates you
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I never really thought people who napped were lazy, just never liked laying down when it was day time. I still don't. And if I do lay down and put my feet on my wedge, I have never been able to actually fall asleep. I do not have sleeping at night but during the day, forget it. I think all people are different. Some need it.
 
katlupe said:
I realize that at times even if you do not want to be involved in the politics of your apartment building that if you don't stand up for your rights that they will just disappear. The ones wanting to change it without any input from others who live here will just do it. Even though the social activities were not that important to me (I'd much rather stay in my apartment on my computer or in warm weather go outside) they are to others who live here. It stresses them out and everyone comes to me to help. I do not know how I got in that position. So hopefully, we will get things back to normal soon.

I can't remember exactly when or why I stopped sleeping in my bed. Now if I start out there, I end up back in the recliner sometime during the night. After just a few hours. I really need to do this. As much as I hate taking naps or laying down during the day, I need to try it. At least for a little while each day. I was trying to do it for an hour each day, reading or talking on the phone to Sonny to make the time pass. I forgot I was doing that!

The other thing I will do daily from now on is to use the LegExerciser. It is easy to use but my problem is the electric cord and outlet. Even though I have a lot of outlets in this apartment. Some things like the LegExerciser have more than just a small plug which would be easy to plug in. This plug has to be the only thing plugged into the outlet because it covers the whole outlet. So I have to unplug lamp and dehumidifier. That makes it inconvenient. Need to use it anyway.
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I'd recommend using a power strip and plug that in. They come with 6, 8 or more outlets, plenty of room for those large plugs. I have a couple of those myself I have to deal with, the strips are the easy answer.
 
Sonny bought a 2017 Impala for his second car because the other one died. This one he got for a thousand dollars because the guy had backed into those steel posts in front of a fire hydrant. Back end damage. He fixed some of it and had bought new parts. Sonny didn't care about that. He and his grandson are mechanics and can fix most anything on a car.

So he picked me up and took me for a ride and then to Walmart. He wanted to get something to eat so I chose Burger King and just had a whopper and threw the bun away. We brought the food back to my apartment to eat. I would of course, rather not eat anything from a restaurant but sometimes you have to do that to make others happy. So that was my best choice.

Now he is on his way home.
 
SeaBreeze said:
I'd recommend using a power strip and plug that in. They come with 6, 8 or more outlets, plenty of room for those large plugs. I have a couple of those myself I have to deal with, the strips are the easy answer.
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I have 4 but the LegExerciser says not to plug it into an extension cord and I am not sure if that is considered an extension cord or not.
 
katlupe said:
I have 4 but the LegExerciser says not to plug it into an extension cord and I am not sure if that is considered an extension cord or not.
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Not sure either. Some of those power strips come with surge protection these days, so in my mind they are better than a regular extension cord. Guess you would have to clarify that with a LegExerciser representative. Good luck. 💙
 
Every night I have been blocking one of my windows with cushions because it is so cold. Usually I can't wait to take that down and open the blinds even if it is still dark. Not this morning! Very windy! All I can think of when seeing this rain and wind we have been getting is that it is more like spring weather (at least for NY state). It usually doesn't happen in February. In fact, spring was not actually happening prior years until late April or early May. I remember some years when I had my big wood stoves still going in June! No kidding!

The rain and wind melt and dry up snow and mud. I call it mud season. Though living in a city now, it is not as bad for me. My horses used to hate it. Yuk, especially my horse, Georgie Girl. She hated mud or anything dirty. Yes, she was a princess and very classy no matter what. She was the boss mare and took her job very seriously.

One of the sad parts of living in a senior living building is that most of your close friends will turn out to be affected by various health issues. Having lived through my own parents' and my in-laws' conditions plus having worked in health care fields I can deal with it. But it is difficult that someone can become very close to you, your best friends really, then develop something quite suddenly. Sometimes it is something you know that will cause her or him to not know who you are in the near future. It means you have to tell her or him everything right now. While they know what you are trying to say.
 
I made some keto protein custard in the Instant Pot today. It is a good way to increase my protein. I realize I do not eat enough of it so trying to add more little by little. It is true that you usually will not overeat protein unless it is something that has been cooked in a way that you like what is on it or cooked with it. Like barbecue or a stew with vegetables and gravy (which I don't eat at all anyway). But plain meat might not be so appealing. I love chicken but can't eat a bucket full.

Rabbit was laying in the sun shining in the window this afternoon. It was right on him and he stayed in it for a long time. Must have felt good to him. I ended up not doing most of the chores I had planned to do today. Instead I got into coloring. It is really a relaxing thing to do. I usually play music or have the television on but most of the day, I just enjoyed the quiet. Spent my time thinking. I feel better, relaxed and peaceful now.

Now I am making leftover uncured hot dogs and sauerkraut for supper but cleaning my bunny's cage first.
 
Keto protein custard made in the Instant Pot. It cooked for 1 minute and then waited for the natural release. The jars had the lids sitting on top of them but no rims screwed on. They sat in a pan that was on the trivet in the inner pot to cook. I did not want them to come out wet on top. No, they are not browned but it worked for me.

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I belong to several different groups on fakebook. Three of them are for Ketogenic lifestyles. Fakebook has informed the administrators of these groups we can no longer use the word fat. In the posts in that group, fat is used as a term for butter, cream, avocado oil, bacon, etc. Does not matter. The other group is a support group for parents of mentally ill adult children and we were told we cannot talk about them taking their own lives. Now that is a big part of that group since many have had their children do that (as my own stepdaughter did) or threaten to do it. I do not see the sense of having groups on there anymore. Forums like this one are much better.

Today my two friends came over and we just sat here and talked. It was nice. It has been a very long time since I have had real friends (real life) like this. Of course, Rabbit steals the show! As soon as he hears my one friend (she lives across the hall) come in, he is out here in a flash. She always brings him goodies. Everyone loves him. The advantage of being the only rabbit in the building I guess. And nobody gets to see him unless they are friends with me and come in my apartment.

I am lazy tonight. I did not wash the dishes. I have them in the sink all ready to go in the morning. I just cannot do them tonight. That is one nice thing about living alone. Not a large amount of dishes if I choose not to wash them. But I usually do wash them, just tonight I cannot stand for a that long.

My carrot plants are growing and there are 5 more coming along.

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