What are you doing today?

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debodun said:
I had to vacate my house today for a showing (already), so I went to my "second choice" grocery store. I was shocked and dismayed at how many bare shelves there were there. They were out of most frozen foods, couldn't get French toast, tater tots or chicken nuggets, but they had plenty if frozen waffles (go figure). There was no shortage of dairy products. One box of cheese crackers left, so I snatched that.
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Deb.....are you not living in your new house yet.
 
WheatenLover said:
My daughter just left for California. She will be visiting 2 of her brothers and meeting her partner from Australia there. It's going to be strange for her because she and her brothers won't be getting together, together. Bro #1 only speaks to Bro #3. Bro # 2 only speaks to his sister. Bro #3 will speak to any of us, but Bro #1 is not speaking to him. The three of them definitely don't put the fun in dysfunctional!

Aidan is upset because she left with a suitcase. He will be okay. I'm am planning some activities for him. He really likes being trained so I am going to teach him some tricks, plus the usual ... playing, cuddling, waiting on him hand and foot. I am going to make a list, maybe even a schedule to get into a routine, of things to do while my daughter is gone. It will be a daily one, and for a change, I won't bite off more than I can chew. If I can do more, I'll just cross it off the list for the following day. I like making lists.

My daughter is worried I won't be able to do some of the things I want to do. But I have noticed that older people can figure out more ways to get things done than younger folks can. For instance, I can move boxes of my daughter's stuff to her room, simply by sitting on the floor, and shoving them with my feet.

I am looking forward to this time alone. The doctor said I can go to the grocery store a mile away, as long as I go when they open. No restaurants or stores, though. I practice driving to the mall where the grocery is about once a week, so I can remember how, and I always go when it first gets light enough outside. I don't need to go soon, since my daughter stocked up on food, and it's all stuff I will eat, instead of stuff I should eat... hummus, yogurt, etc. I agree I should eat yogurt, so I finally tried it and I do not like it.

I am happy that my daughter is going on this trip. She needs to get away from me and from being cooped up in this house. Her partner (a/k/a boyfriend) is coming back with her, and they will both be tested twice for Covid upon their return. Meanwhile, masks and social distancing in my house. He will be staying with us for 2 months before he returns to Sydney. I am glad because he will be a big help in that he has offered, and he knows how to do things I can't do. Like put up extra smoke alarms I bought in a fit of listening to Consumer Reports' recommendations. And finish installing the under cabinet lighting. I don't have the fine motor skills yet that I used to have, and can barely hold a drill, but can't drill anything.

I am going to make time to meditate, learn something (math or physics), train the dog, do some chores, do some paperwork, call some friends, and watch tv. There is a show with Steve Martin in it that my daughter, her friends, and her friends' parents love, so I'm going to give that a whirl. And Christmas shopping -- probably Amazon gift cards. This is going to be a weird Christmas, all gift cards. Normally, I like shopping for gifts I hope people will love, and wrapping them, mailing them, etc.
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I used gift cards for years. Apparently I can not buy gifts that people will love. 😂😂😂
I also hate yogurt. I have not been able to sit on the floor in a decade or more because of my back- my legs are not strong enough to get me up off the floor. I think the paramedics would get tired of me calling them every day to come pick me up off the floor. 😂.

And my extended family is a mess. Gee, we might be related 😉
 

I don't like today. I am sick with what I hope is only a very bad cold. I happen to have an appointment with my PC this afternoon. I hope I make it. It's a six block walk, which, generally speaking, is not long but today it feels awfully hard. My sleep last night was very uncomfortable & disturbed. These are among the times I hate living alone. I know my son would be here ASAP if I needed him to, but I don't want him to.

Want to be better by tomorrow, will see grandson if I am!

It's always hard to wake up & feel good. Hope the next few hours perks me up.
 
Hi Pepper, I got ya....feeling the same way here...hurt my back thursday, and then to top it off stumbled over my own cane this a.m., early, caught myself on recliner but of course the damage was done....just took a heavy pain pill 1/2 hr ago so I can
get thru the day....damn old age anyhow!!!!!:confused:
 
@Pepper & @hawkdon ...hope you feel better soon, it's horrible to feel poorly at this time of year..

Today it's been sunny but fffffreezing .. 🥶..I waited in for these skechers , which I bought online for 1/2 price in the Black Friday sales..

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Then I put on my warm Duvet coat.. and drove to the nearest Aldi, just to pick up a 6 pack of Milk and some triple choc Swiss Rolls ...
It was 11am and verrrry busy, surprisingly so for a store that's usually quite quiet , but then I remembered the new Mask mandate and other reintroduced Covid rules yesterday, so I think people are getting ahead of the game and stocking up before even more rules are implemented again making shortages over Christmas.

Aldi were selling White fur ( feels like mink).. large Cushions like the ones I used to own about 10 years ago... so I bought 2 of those as well , and then came straight home... back into the warm
 
Sunny but cold today. Went to B&Q for some paint and then to Morrisons and Lidl. Didn't stop at Aldi but from the few cars in the carpark. it looked pretty quiet.
Glad to have finished decorating our bedroom. I'm aching from going up and down a stepladder, but that's it done. Decorating materials seem to have become expensive, and it was a real job to find paper and paint that we liked.

Spicy pork ribs with stir fried rice and Pak choi for dinner.
 
Trip to Costco this morning. I like shopping, I just don’t like the other people being in the store with me. Gives me a mini panic attack; keep having to unclench my hands from the cart. Managed to spend lots on things I don’t really need. I do go with a list. Costco sure does know how to market to me.
 
WheatenLover said:
But I have noticed that older people can figure out more ways to get things done than younger folks can. For instance, I can move boxes of my daughter's stuff to her room, simply by sitting on the floor, and shoving them with my feet.
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That's right. And remember that like nearly all tasks we thought had to be done immediately and at one go, most of them can be done in parts, with intervals in between.
Also remember, that there may be a few, that can't be done at this time, and probably don't need to, even though we wish they could, and once upon a time, thought they would.

Put on your list, to have a bit of fun. :LOL:
 
Feeling good. I learned to control my stress.

Some may remember that my mother passed away on November 9, and I went to Bank of America a couple of days later to close her account. I was listed as the beneficiary, but they refused to close the account and sent me to their Estate department. A woman called me from that department 4 days ago and we keep missing each others' calls. She NEVER answers her phone and it always goes to voice mail. I am not a slave to my phone, so I don't feel it is my job to keep it with me every second to answer her call.

I was at the end of my rope today and was ready to close my own account with B of A. Instead, I went to the gym to exercise and said to myself, "Why am I letting this control my feelings? I don't need this stress in my life".

I decided to remain level-headed, so I called the general Estate line and they actually put me in touch with this woman. The irony is that she verified I am the beneficiary and the branch should have closed her account before she had Social Security and pension payments direct deposited to her account. Now I have to wait until Social Security reclaims the payment before I can close the account, but at least I got somewhere without getting angry.
 
Finished up my Christmas shopping. Felt rather pressured to get it done since just about everything had to be shipped to family who live elsewhere and I will not be seeing them during the holidays. Thank goodness for online shopping and free shipping. I also found a lot of things I wanted for myself that are more expensive than what I would ask anyone to buy for me. I've put some items that I am drooling over in their website's shopping bag and I'll sleep on it and see if I like them as well tomorrow. Hopefully I'll decide I can live without them.
 
Received two packages from my sister yesterday. The dog couldn't get the tape off, so he just made a huge hole in the side of the box with his claws. He's really fast at opening boxes. I was watching him, of course.

He was despondent yesterday. He perked up when I put chicken on his dinner, and he ate for the first time since my daughter hauled out her suitcase on Thursday afternoon. I spent a lot of time with him. He refused to go for walkies, so I only walked him twice. That dog is really sad when he won't go or walkies. I had to give him treats to get him to go out. My daughter takes him out up to a dozen times a day. He has her number, that's for sure. A lot of those emergencies (that how the dog styles them) are so he can look for rabbits and squirrels.

Yesterday, I cleaned the kitchen and made sure to eat the leftovers. My daughter also froze soup and a pot roast for me. I am still in the midst of reorganizing it. It is nice being alone. When I do something, it stays done. That hasn't happened to me in decades!

I am never going to California. My daughter left at 7:30 a.m. to go to the airport, which is an hour away. She texted me every time she changed locations, which is what my extended family does. She arrived at LAX a few minutes after 5 pm (my time) and got done at baggage claim at 6:30 pm. By the time she got to her air bnb, it was 8:00. So she was traveling for 12 hours! Geez. No way. She was thinking she should have rented a car, and her air bnb is 20 miles from the airport. It took 1.5 hours to get there in a cab, due to traffic. I bet she's glad now that she isn't driving in that mess.
 
I agree about the travelling @WheatenLover .In normal times I'll travel to Spain regualrly, it's only a 2.5 hour flight, and everyone think that I can just hop on a plane at breakfast time and be there for lunch... nope...

Gotta get there 2 hours before the gate closes.. so leave home at 5am for a 6am arrival for an 8.00 am flight through check-in-then security( 3 hours gone) .. ... then the flight always takes off late.. and then 2.5 hours in the air ( 5.5 hours one) ..another hour and a half to get off the plane and baggage and passport control ( 7 hours gone) .. and then another potential hour at passport control depending on how busy things are... then another hour to collect a rental car... or get the train... and yet another hour to get to the final destination.. in total it can take the best part of 9 hours for a 2.5 hour flight...and the same when I go to Greece,,, only longer because that's a 4 hour plus flight ....
 
Pepper said:
Ohhhhhhhh. Woke up with terrible head cold still keeping me prisoner. If I don't feel incredibly better in an hour or two, I will have to cancel son's/grandson's visit today. If I must I intend to come to SF all day and cry. Please be gentle.
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Sorry about your cold, Pepper, I'm feeling rather sorry for myself today as well. It's not a malady like your's, but it is something that I would, if I could, avoid like the plague. It's called: "Christmas shopping."
 
I haven't slept. It's 5am here. I've been up all night. Moping.

I watched 2 whole seasons of this series on Netflix called Love, Death, & Robots, an anthology of animated short stories by various artists that includes science fiction, fantasy, horror and comedy. For adults only, because there's gore and naughty words and nudity. But that's not what kept me awake.
 
Murrmurr said:
I haven't slept. It's 5am here. I've been up all night. Moping.

I watched 2 whole seasons of this series on Netflix called Love, Death, & Robots, an anthology of animated short stories by various artists that includes science fiction, fantasy, horror and comedy. For adults only, because there's gore and naughty words and nudity. But that's not what kept me awake.
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what's wrong Murr?... can you share ?
 
hollydolly said:
what's wrong Murr?... can you share ?
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It's Paxton. His mother got pissed at me so she stopped his weekend visits. His foster mom says he's not coping very well. His grandmother said he asks for me every time she visits him. I haven't seen him for over a month.

His mother is a witch.

I'm going to see about setting up face-time with him tomorrow. Have to check with the foster mom, find out when it's convenient for her.
 
Murrmurr said:
It's Paxton. His mother got pissed at me so she stopped his weekend visits. His foster mom says he's not coping very well. His grandmother said he asks for me every time she visits him. I haven't seen him for over a month.

His mother is a witch.

I'm going to see about setting up face-time with him tomorrow. Have to check with the foster mom, find out when it's convenient for her.
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awwwww... poor Paxton, Pooor Uncle Fwank.... :cry:...I'll keep my fingers crossed for you for the 'face-time'
 

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