Reflections of My Life

This is where he left me off.....those are our foot prints in the snow. I was very glad I bought those new shoes as they were good in this snow. Packing snow, so not slippery. I could have used a snowplow on the front of my walker though. The ramp was snow covered as you can see. The walker wheels were packed with snow.

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Happy Heart said:
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Click on her profile picture and it will take you to her profile. I don't see how to send her a private message but you can post a message on her profile. Most likely she would receive an email that she has a profile message. Maybe she would respond (if she is able to) then.
 
This morning I delivered all my Christmas cards. I never go up on the 3rd floor, even though a very good friend of mine lives there. She comes to my apartment most of the time. I thought my floor was quiet but that floor is even more quiet. The lady at the end of the hall has a little area sort of like mine outside my door, except her apartment is in a corner so it is even more private. She has decorated it so nice for Christmas. Classy and simple. You would not know unless you went down to her door. The same with the lady on my floor who lives in that corner apartment. Except her corner is more oriental because I believe she is Chinese.

Not going to the dumpster because I am not walking out in the snow. I don't even have boots anymore and am not ruining my new shoes. I am making it a point every morning to fix myself up better than I had been. Putting on a necklace and earrings and eyebrow make-up. I have a ton of jewelry and decided I need to start using it or throw it out. So I will use it. Once I started doing that about a week ago, I started feeling better about myself. Before I was thinking what does it matter? Who cares what I look like? Well, you know who DOES care?????? ME! I care!

I have a bunch of prepping food to do but didn't do it today. After a busy day out, going to lunch and shopping, I have to take a rest day. Now I am about to do my bunny boy's cage. Then I am going to have a dish of Chocolate Peanut Butter Keto ice cream. It is the best way to eat a replacement meal shake. Cold food just feels so good in my mouth. Probably due to my dental issues. Someday, my dentist office might actually take out those teeth of mine. I have been going back and forth forever it seems. Oh well, that is the medical/dental world.
 
Katlupe,, we stopped at a little store in Cooks Forrest, PA.
Lots of odds and ends of things for tourist.
Wandering about seeing signs saying all crafts are locally made..
Came around & corner & stopped , bright items/pictures,,made from an assortment of old jewelry.

What a great way to remember some one using old jewelry.
I thought of my late mother in law ,, who loved jewelry.

Or better yet to see them used in designs.
 
Sliverfox said:
Katlupe,, we stopped at a little store in Cooks Forrest, PA.
Lots of odds and ends of things for tourist.
Wandering about seeing signs saying all crafts are locally made..
Came around & corner & stopped , bright items/pictures,,made from an assortment of old jewelry.

What a great way to remember some one using old jewelry.
I thought of my late mother in law ,, who loved jewelry.

Or better yet to see them used in designs.
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My friend who lives down the hall has a framed picture that she made with old jewelry. Really pretty!
 
Today was my mother's birthday. I thought about her a lot today. Birthdays were always important to her. When she got cards she read them over and over. Plus when she bought them for anyone, it took her forever because it had to say just the right thing for that person. I can't believe I have lived 20 years without her. Sometimes I just can't wait to be with her again.
 
Bunny is the best! Ms. Ghia had her nails trimmed today, at first she wiggles so we cover her eyes and then she calms down. After that she was put outside to play for a while but the temps were too cold for her to stay out too long. Once back in her cage, she is exhausted and goes into a deep sleep for a while.

I'm glad wearing jewelry makes you feel better but from my perspective, you are a beautiful person with or without jewelry.
 
Happy Heart said:
I'm glad wearing jewelry makes you feel better but from my perspective, you are a beautiful person with or without jewelry.
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I am just wearing it because I have it. I was afraid if I didn't start wearing it my holes in my ears would close up. Anyway it gives me a chance to go through it and get rid of what I don't wear anymore. I used to wear long dangle earrings but don't like them so much anymore.
 
Today I am planning on talking to my neighbor and friend about our community room events. I think we have had only one potluck supper since the quarantine. Then we had that trouble with the old manager (who was fired) and her three followers. Only one is still here but is content to live her life out in the moldy puzzle room down the hall. We still have not done anything in our community room except Bingo. Time to get on with life before everyone dies first. So........working on it.

We have a Christmas tree in the community room that we used to decorate for every holiday or season. Just sitting there bare now. I am thinking of decorating it now. I think the old manager and her followers threw out our decorations along with our Bingo game (had to buy new ones) stuff. I have a ton of decorations and am not decorating my apartment. I was going to donate my decorations somewhere but maybe we can use them there.

If I could get my printer connected to my computer so it would print and scan again I would be happy. Then I could start doing the calendars again. Possibly a newsletter too. So have to work on that today or tomorrow.
 
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katlupe said:
Click on her profile picture and it will take you to her profile. I don't see how to send her a private message but you can post a message on her profile. Most likely she would receive an email that she has a profile message. Maybe she would respond (if she is able to) then.
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No reply yet, but I'll let you know if she does. I've seen a lot of people come and go from social media but something just seems a little off with me about the way she seemed happy one day and gone the next.

Glad you are helping to motivate your neighbors to participate in the community At times it is just too easy, and unhealthy, to stay alone. Do you have any handcraft groups? Do your neighbors like to work on jig saw puzzles? There are a lot of senior activity ideas online now. Are there any local groups that would come in and sing Christmas songs or make holiday cards? Am I a pain the ....
 
Happy Heart said:
No reply yet, but I'll let you know if she does. I've seen a lot of people come and go from social media but something just seems a little off with me about the way she seemed happy one day and gone the next.

Glad you are helping to motivate your neighbors to participate in the community At times it is just too easy, and unhealthy, to stay alone. Do you have any handcraft groups? Do your neighbors like to work on jig saw puzzles? There are a lot of senior activity ideas online now. Are there any local groups that would come in and sing Christmas songs or make holiday cards? Am I a pain the ....
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They enjoy the potluck suppers and Bingo. Sometimes I have brought a dvd down and Sonny made popcorn and we had a movie night. That might be a good thing to start again. There is a puzzle room down the hall but none of us go there. There is a long story about that.
 
katlupe said:
They enjoy the potluck suppers and Bingo. Sometimes I have brought a dvd down and Sonny made popcorn and we had a movie night. That might be a good thing to start again. There is a puzzle room down the hall but none of us go there. There is a long story about that.
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When we used to go the Senior Center my favorite activity was dodge ball, played with ~ 12" beach balls from Walmart for less than $4 each. It was fun with one ball but when we had two or more it really got to be more fun and great for hand and eye coordination. Everyone would make a circle at the front of the room (sitting or standing) and since the balls weren't hard there was no harm when one went wild. Are you ready for me to shut up now?
 
Happy Heart said:
When we used to go the Senior Center my favorite activity was dodge ball, played with ~ 12" beach balls from Walmart for less than $4 each. It was fun with one ball but when we had two or more it really got to be more fun and great for hand and eye coordination. Everyone would make a circle at the front of the room (sitting or standing) and since the balls weren't hard there was no harm when one went wild. Are you ready for me to shut up now?
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Nope. I like having someone to talk to.
 
Happy Heart said:
When we used to go the Senior Center my favorite activity was dodge ball, played with ~ 12" beach balls from Walmart for less than $4 each. It was fun with one ball but when we had two or more it really got to be more fun and great for hand and eye coordination. Everyone would make a circle at the front of the room (sitting or standing) and since the balls weren't hard there was no harm when one went wild. Are you ready for me to shut up now?
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I'd be on the floor within 5 minutes.
 
I use heavy whipping cream in my coffee and in various other recipes at times. So it is something I always buy. Lately, not only has it gone up in price, but is only available in small quantities. I buy the cheapest not organic one at Walmart. Today I am low on it. So thinking I might take a chance and walk to the Service Pharmacy this morning. I think they are only open till noon on Sunday. I will see how bad the parking lot looks. In the mornings they are usually still frozen or icy. If so, I will not chance it.

Last year, it was Philadelphia brand cream cheese that couldn't be found. In fact, Kraft paid their customers $20. to not make cheesecakes for the holidays. Never heard of a company doing that before! I don't buy it for holiday baking but use it year round as an ingredient in many keto/low carb recipes. Store brands don't come anywhere close to Philadelphia brand. I have about 5 boxes of it in my refrigerator right now.

A benefit of following a keto food plan is that if the price goes up on certain foods, meat, eggs, dairy, etc., I can still buy them at that price. The reason is because I don't buy any foods that contain sugar, grains, seed oils or starches. Not buying those foods gives me the extra to put on the ones I buy all the time. Like eggs. I eat them almost daily. I would say they are my favorite food of all.
 
I see many people, not only on this site, but fakebook as well, talk about being alone on Christmas. Does it bother me to be alone? Nope. Didn't bother me on Easter, nor 4th of July or Thanksgiving either. I realize to many people it does. I have to admit, I like not doing all that shopping. Shopping for gifts for that nobody wants or needs. Shopping for foods that will take hours to prepare and half an hour to eat and then hours more to clean up from. No, I don't miss any of that. I feel relief that I do not have to do that anymore.

Not to mention the cost! As much as everyone complains about the cost of everything.........the stores are selling all those tacky cheap gift sets that people buy for people because they feel they have to get them something. I suppose if my son was normal and had a normal life with wife and kids, maybe I would be into doing that stuff too. Even my son though, does not want to go anywhere or do anything special for any holiday. I don't try to push him to do it. If he came here, he would eat as fast as possible and not talk to Sonny and me (if Sonny was here) and then jump up to leave. Fast! Out of here as soon as he can. So why bother just for him when he doesn't want it either?

I will just spend my Christmas day like I spend every day. No hurrying to do or go anywhere. I had a lot of fantastic Christmases in my past, when Jeff was growing up. That was really the only time it mattered. I am content.
 
Agree about once the children are gone the"fun' goes out of it.

I've mentioned before that my mother loved Christmas, the baking / cooking ,Christmas decorating, giving gifts wrapping them.

Was so hard to make a great Christmas after she passed away, especially with youngsters still at home.

Once the sons went to college ,, Christmas became different.
I put up some decorations & maybe a tree or not.

Now that we are in our 80s,, hubby suffers with me putting up my snowmen & whatever else I think looks festive.
Hubby's family holiday get together stopped when his mother passed away.
 
Today I am calling the office of the aging to speak to my counselor to ask for help for my friend who is suffering with early onset dementia. She asked me to do this because she has spoke to my counselor before and was comfortable with her. I don't know if my counselor will talk to me about another person at all but possibly she would listen and maybe set up a time to come here to talk to her. My friend cannot do the phone call herself.

My friend and her husband decorated the Christmas tree in the community room yesterday. The reason being that her mother (who lives here too but not with them) is hosting a Christmas Eve dinner with their family. So they wanted to decorate the tree. One less thing I have to worry about!

Today I will make a paper to put downstairs on the mailboxes for the potluck supper. Too bad I still didn't work on my printer yet to get it back to working with my computer. I will do it by hand this time.

Last night, I was just about to go to sleep when I heard this weird noise outside in the hall. I got up and peeked out there and saw two people from downstairs and two from my hall out there. And could hear this noise right about my door about where the sprinkler is. I thought water was going to come out or something. It sounded like a ghost walking along the ceiling of the hall (and there is another floor upstairs). It was scary! But I knew the theater in the other half of our building (it is an old school but our apartment building is only half of it) had a musical going on all evening. All of a sudden the noise quit! Just like that. Someone peeked through the double doors at the end of our hall and saw that the musical was over and people were leaving. Must have been something they were doing for the show. Glad it wasn't a real ghost!
 

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