What are you doing today?

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Georgiagranny said:
It's morning. Where the heck is everybody?
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Ha, at the time you wrote that I was propped up in bed playing a computer game that I stayed up all night playing. Having major regrets now. :::yawn:::
When I finally woke up at 11 AM, my cat was peering at me from between pillows beside me instead of down at the foot of the bed in his customary spot. Why? Because he'd thrown up on the blanket over my feet!
So today I will be doing laundry, sighhhhh.
 

I'm feeling ok, mostly just taking it easy. Here's how my day is going....

We didn't have enough eggs in the house for breakfast this morning (again!), so we were forced to go out to eat. 😉 Poor me!
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After breakfast we got cappuccino
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and headed over to the park. We walked a little, until it got too warm. Then we hung out by the pond, watching the turtles, etc. We saw a Kingfisher (cool bird!), and saw Chelveston
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at the far end of the pond.

After that, picked up a head of lettuce , some grapes 🍇, and a pizza 🍕. Dinner is all set!

Right now, I'm putting out a few Halloween decorations. Every year I put out less and less....this year will just be a few of my favorites, and that's it.

Exciting stuff, huh?!!!!
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Well I need to get my life back.. not done anything or been anywhere exciting since Covid began... ..

Today I took delivery of some Vitamins.. MSM and K2.. for my friend who has no access to the Internet ..and also a Beach/swimming Poncho.. the type you can get changed under buy a busy beach or pool...like a big tarpaulin but with a hood.. :ROFLMAO:

Just had dinner.. Meatballs in spicy tomato sauce with Parmentier Potatoes and Broccoli cheese Tots... and..I made Custard, and served it up with sliced banana, fudge, and seedless grapes.. ..my goodness I don't know how I found room for it all

Just shows how long it's been since I made custard, I got the custard powder tin out of the cupboard and it had BBD of June 2020.. and hadn't even been opened so goodness knows how long it had been in there prior to that.. but I'm sure it was absolutely fine to eat.. tasted lovely, anyway..

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This morning, I picked a few apples from the one productive tree (this year) in the orchard. The trees that normally produce bushels of fruit are bare. The late frost we had in the spring was the culprit. No pears, Italian prunes or grapes either. The resident black bear and all the deer are probably wondering where their autumn windfall feast is.
 
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Just returned from the cemetery. We found the marker, after a few minutes of walking around a bit. The double-row hedge that was there is gone now. Any little bushes that were there are gone as well, of course.
It looks rather barren. However, we took note of a big old tree beside a tall marker for a well-known
politician from days of yore that is in front of it.

While there, I "chatted" with a couple of little black squirrels. One followed me, begging for treats. It was
so adorable. Next time, I will take some peanuts with me. I won't let them climb me, though .. because,
you never know if they are rabid or something.
 
I went outside and sat for a few. Now I'm warm again.

DD's upstairs hall bath is being remodeled. The water was off this morning while I was at work and again for a couple of hours this afternoon. I was gonna do some laundry tomorrow but am thinking of being proactive (are you impressed with my use of the two-dollar word "proactive"?) and do it tonight in case it has to be turned off again tomorrow.
 
Dealing with competitive, self-aggrandizing, mean, loud-mouthed, self-centered, interfering, know-it-all jackasses.
 
Did first day of outpatient physical therapy, went better than expected. However I can tell its going to take a lot of this to get my knees and legs back working without pain. The two measurements the use are flexion (how much you can bend your knees) and extension, how straight you can make your legs. I am told my flexion, 110 and 108 degrees is pretty good for one week post surgery, but the objective is more than 120. And it sure hurts to get anything past 90.

Extension is more a problem, its been years since my extension was right, 0 degrees. The physical therapist was not sure I could ever get back to 0, but we are going to try.

Therapist is going to train me on a cane next time, get me off the walker. That will make life a little easier. He also said I could go back to the gym, for upper body exercises only.

Pain is not too bad, still managing with Tylenol and lots of ice. Biggest problem is much more than an hour of being upright without ice and it starts hurting, more anyway, it always hurts...
 
Alligatorob said:
Did first day of outpatient physical therapy, went better than expected. However I can tell its going to take a lot of this to get my knees and legs back working without pain. The two measurements the use are flexion (how much you can bend your knees) and extension, how straight you can make your legs. I am told my flexion, 110 and 108 degrees is pretty good for one week post surgery, but the objective is more than 120. And it sure hurts to get anything past 90.

Extension is more a problem, its been years since my extension was right, 0 degrees. The physical therapist was not sure I could ever get back to 0, but we are going to try.

Therapist is going to train me on a cane next time, get me off the walker. That will make life a little easier. He also said I could go back to the gym, for upper body exercises only.

Pain is not too bad, still managing with Tylenol and lots of ice. Biggest problem is much more than an hour of being upright without ice and it starts hurting, more anyway, it always hurts...
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I know it hurts but think about how amazing you are. You did not have to stay a month in rehab!! That is a big deal. My son, who has a degree in kinesiology told me just listen to the PT and do my exercises. Hard work, painful but I think you will pleased at how fast you get back to even better than normal!!

The one thing I would say is don't give up the walker until you feel safe!!
 
hollydolly said:
Well I need to get my life back.. not done anything or been anywhere exciting since Covid began... ..

Today I took delivery of some Vitamins.. MSM and K2.. for my friend who has no access to the Internet ..and also a Beach/swimming Poncho.. the type you can get changed under buy a busy beach or pool...like a big tarpaulin but with a hood.. :ROFLMAO:

Just had dinner.. Meatballs in spicy tomato sauce with Parmentier Potatoes and Broccoli cheese Tots... and..I made Custard, and served it up with sliced banana, fudge, and seedless grapes.. ..my goodness I don't know how I found room for it all

Just shows how long it's been since I made custard, I got the custard powder tin out of the cupboard and it had BBD of June 2020.. and hadn't even been opened so goodness knows how long it had been in there prior to that.. but I'm sure it was absolutely fine to eat.. tasted lovely, anyway..

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Wow, that looks really good!
 
Looked at Talbots’s online today and they have so many autumn-colored outfits, I coulda gone nuts. One thing I would *love* now that I don’t have to wear scrubs everyday is to have a closet full of beautifully - tailored clothes But I kept my debit card in my wallet. Sigh

one thing I plan to do when I get home, though, is to ‘shop’ my own closet, keep what I love and ditch outdated stuff. How many outfits does a girl *really* need? Probably not as many as I think or as Madison Avenue would have me believe!
 
CinnamonSugar said:
Looked at Talbots’s online today and they have so many autumn-colored outfits, I coulda gone nuts. One thing I would *love* now that I don’t have to wear scrubs everyday is to have a closet full of beautifully - tailored clothes But I kept my debit card in my wallet. Sigh

one thing I plan to do when I get home, though, is to ‘shop’ my own closet, keep what I love and ditch outdated stuff. How many outfits does a girl *really* need? Probably not as many as I think or as Madison Avenue would have me believe!
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well if you have an active social life you'll need a lot .. but if not then, you can donate or sell quite a few..

I have a walk in closet..plus a tripl built in floor to ceiling wardrobe FULL.. as well as sevral chests of drawers.. and I donate on a regular basis.. and I keep them because my weight fluctuates a lot, plus we have 4 distinct seasons, so we need lots of clothes in the northern hemisphere.. but I'm beginning to see that some are now not looking age appropriate, and depite being unworn or barely worn I'm going to have to grit my teeth and oust them..
 
@hollydolly Out! Out! Damned wardrobe. Well, okay, not exactly Lady Macbeth confessing to regicide, but that's what came to mind.

I used to have a lot of clothes and shoes back in the day when I was still cube farming. Now my wardrobe consists of jeans and tops. I don't even own a girl suit anymore. Or a pair of heels. Not even any pantyhose. Hope I never have to get dressed up again or I'll be in a world of hurt.
 

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