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Today, the usual - chores, cooking, reading, dog, paperwork. The best part is that my daughter just accepted a $58K/year job as a data analyst. It starts at the end of May, so she will have the summer to get accustomed to it, instead of having the stress of starting a new job while still in school. She gets her master's degree in data analysis in May 2023. I am so freaking proud of her.

My son has moved in with us, after leaving California. That is a long story. Suffice it to say he is also dedicated to looking for a job. He has some college, and hasn't ever had a job except working for his father. He is autistic.
 

katlupe said:
Looks great! I like long hair best and the highlights are beautiful. She did a good job!
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funny thing was when I got into the salon and was given the stylist.. she said she'd seen me pull up in the car park, and had remarked to her friend what a pretty colour my hair was... and this was of course before I had her put some colour on it, which is why I decided on getting some depth to it.. other people in the salon were ooohing over the delicate colours... but honestly it took hours, I wouldn't be in a hurry to do that again..
 
Nice weather today...Finally. I got my dandelion digger out and dug up a full 5 gallon bucket of those weeds. Then, I went around the yard and filled my tractor bucket 3 times with dead branches and tree limbs, so that when I start mowing in a few days, I won't be "dinging" the mower blades with all that dead wood.
Now, I need some warm dry weather so I can begin working on the garden...right now, it's still a muddy swamp.
 
Mizmo said:
View attachment 218092...tomorrow is the
last day of the thumb...
..exhausted with all the prep and pain
hopefully be back on line few days
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I know it is too soon for us to hear from her, with something as major as this, but I am hoping things are going alright for her. I felt a need to share my feeling on that, with friends here.
 
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hollydolly said:
funny thing was when I got into the salon and was given the stylist.. she said she'd seen me pull up in the car park, and had remarked to her friend what a pretty colour my hair was... and this was of course before I had her put some colour on it, which is why I decided on getting some depth to it.. other people in the salon were ooohing over the delicate colours... but honestly it took hours, I wouldn't be in a hurry to do that again..
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The best results always take the longest and the most work! When I get my hair colored it takes 2 packages of color and twice the amount of time........but I have thick hair and it comes out great and looks natural.
 
StarSong said:
Our 15 year old dog is very hard of hearing and began suffering from extreme separation anxiety after our other dog died, so we virtually never leave him alone anymore. If DH & I have an event or appointment for both of us, we leave him with our daughter's family and reciprocate with their dog when they vacation. He's very little and quite portable, but there are places where pets aren't welcome. Nor should they be.

Keeping him happy and comfortable is the price we pay for his love, and we do so without resentment.

Today the little guy goes to the groomer so DH & I will have several hours off. We'll go to Costco and possibly Lowe's, drop our purchases at home, then head out for a nice lunch. (The lunch plans were inspired by @Ruthanne's post above: #11263.)
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Hi. My little dog has separation anxiety too. That's why I stay home so much. If I leave and she is free to rome the apt. and I go out more than 45 minutes she will dig up the carpet by the front door. I have started back to putting her in the kitchen when I leave. When I come back she isn't panicking. That is when I put her in the kitchen.

The digging gets her anxiety going.

Anyhow I know what it's like to have a dog with separation anxiety too. I feel bad for her.
 
hollydolly said:
Perhaps those of you who have dogs with separation anxiety might want to consider getting your furkids a little companion furkid
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We've been looking into getting another dog to help cushion the blow when our little buddy dies, but for the past few years shelters have been picked clean of smaller dogs. They've got plenty of purebred and mixes of pit bulls, rottweilers, chow-chows, and others that are specifically excluded from homeowner insurance policies.

With the average dog-bite claim being $44K, DH and I aren't willing to get an animal that isn't covered by our insurance.

This shows the rather extensive list of breeds excluded from many home insurance policies.
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/homeowners-insurance/banned-dog-breed-lists/
 
Sassycakes said:
Since 6 am this morning I have been trying to sign into my youtube account. They say I have to sign in with my google account which I don't have! I was always just asked for my user name and password but not now!:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
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hollydolly said:
Glorious day today.. I could see the outside from where I was sitting for 3 hours..in the salon..

Too late to go anywhere now, because the rush hour traffic has started, so much as it's a beautifully sunny warm day I've come home ( 3.30)

.. @Georgiagranny is going to be very disappointed....but I have got 3 colours in it. .. and it has been cut.. but I played safe.... and didn't do anything drastic. I actually hadn't realised it was as long as this..and this is with a good inch and a half taken off

The stylist took the rear pic on my phone and you'll have to excuse the background, I nipped into the loo, and took a pic in the mirror of the front ...sorry for the serious face...lol

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Google owns Youtube so now they probably want to consolidate the two platforms.
 
I had a very busy day:
~Washed some of my spring coats very early a.m.
~Walked to P.O. to pick up a package
~Took the train to the Hoboken, N.J. waterfront park, pictured below. it was an impromptu decision because. it was such a nice day. I made lunch before I left, ate it there and did my walking.
~Got home in time to do some buying during the market dip, then did some other financial stuff then...
~Dried and put away my coats
~Napped a couple of times..after my middle of the night laundry run and then late afternoon until about 9:30.
Bottom photo taken by me; top is an internet photo of one section of the park.

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Yesterday I cleaned my apartment, vacuumed and scrubbed the appliances and my bathroom. Since my elevator was still down I could not do the laundry. Will do that today. If it is nice out I will try to take a short walk around my building.
 

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