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GeorgiaXplant said:
Spot on, AprilT! I didn't think I'd ever see the day when I'd miss cleaning other people's toilets, making their mirrors streak free or scrubbing the gunk off the top of their cooktops:) Today I was even giving serious thought to looking for a fast-food job. Yup. It would suit me well because I wouldn't waste any time at work eating; I loathe fast food.

QS, time for you to investigate things that will hold your interest. Don't retire without a plan!
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I can see wanting to retire under those circumstances for sure, as stated in my earlier post it will depend on your type of work and how you feel about it for the most part some jobs you want to retire from on day one maybe even in the first hour. :D
 

I have a friend who is retiring in May, age 63, and she's afraid she'll be bored. She has a high powered job and I think she'll miss the challenges.
 
fureverywhere said:
Linda-helpful hint, they do have some of Season 4 on Amazon with a pack or two available Dec 25th. I decided my girl has enough stuff, so for her March birthday I'll have to rustle some up. They'll probably be to Season 12 by then...somebody hatched a great gimmick there!!!!
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Yes, I'm even thinking about holding back some of these season 3 for her birthday in April. Whoever thought this Shoppkin thing up was even smarter than the Beanie Baby creator, I think. :)
 

ndynt said:
Linda, I can so relate...am now in the process of downsizing from a 7 room 2 bath house, with a studio, to a 258 sq. foot area.
Annie, your days sound so wonderful.
Georgia...your Christmas cooking is making me drool. All I have accomplished is creme de menthe fudge and peanut butter fudge. Going to try and get some cookies made. Nothing fancy this year, though.
Perhaps some Christmas music will get me in the spirit....
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Nona, you are moving to a travel trailer right? I have lived in them before and actually I love them. We have a couple here on our property for when we have overnight guests. I have one and my brother has one. My husband's sister and her husband sold their house and bought a travel trailer and a large pick up. They haven't pulled the trailer around though, just have it in a nice trailer park by a lake. I told my husband I'd be glad to live in a nice travel trailer if he'd just build a big deck on it for outdoor living and build a nice storage shed for some of my books. They are so neat and organized inside. And so easy to keep clean if you don't overfill them.
 
Yes, Linda. So nice to know that you have had these experiences. Hope you shall not mind if I shout out an occasional "help" in your direction. I am a total novice blindly fuddling through setting it up. :p
My MD's have decided I can no longer live alone. Love my privacy though. Refuse to live with anyone, much less a nursing home.
County will not let me build a teeny tiny house, nor live in a travel trailer...unless I am building a house or remodeling. My daughter is going to remodel my house and she and her family will live in it. So I shall live in my travel trailer. on a small portion of my land as long as I am allowed to.
My son built me a wonderful big shed years ago, that I shall turn into a studio. The travel trailer, with the slide out, is larger than most senior housing apartments.
 
Sure Nona, ask me anything you want, maybe I'll know the answer. :) I've never owned one with a slid out but I've been in them and they have a lot more room. It's good you'll be close to your daughter like that too. My husband and I are the same way, we want our privacy. I hope we never have to live with any of our children.
 
ndynt said:
Yes, Linda. So nice to know that you have had these experiences. Hope you shall not mind if I shout out an occasional "help" in your direction. I am a total novice blindly fuddling through setting it up. :p
My MD's have decided I can no longer live alone. Love my privacy though. Refuse to live with anyone, much less a nursing home.
County will not let me build a teeny tiny house, nor live in a travel trailer...unless I am building a house or remodeling. My daughter is going to remodel my house and she and her family will live in it. So I shall live in my travel trailer. on a small portion of my land as long as I am allowed to.
My son built me a wonderful big shed years ago, that I shall turn into a studio. The travel trailer, with the slide out, is larger than most senior housing apartments.
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Hope you are happy in your new accommodation, Nona. :)
 
Good morning, boys and girls. Our rain has started and isn't expected to stop until maybe the weekend. We are under a flood watch. Yesterday the flood watch was supposed to be until 7 am on Friday...today it has been extended until 7 pm on Friday. At least we don't have to shovel it:)

Nona, my little granny flat is just under 300sf. It can be done!
 
Georgia stay safe.

Jackie, guess we were out making the hospital rounds about similar time frame, I hope all went well.

I'm back home from another MRI on my lower Lumbar. I can't stand those machines, good thing I chose top 40 this time instead of what I thought would be music to make me relax such as classical and alternative like Enya; the upbeat music made a huge different or maybe it was I didn't get to sleep till around 4am which put me into a bit of a daze so the booming noises which makes it sound like you've been lost out in space, was less intimidating. This time I also kept my eyes closed also made a huge difference. :) I've really got to try to get to sleep earlier at night, 4 am is ridiculous, but, even my 2 am shut eye is bothersome at times. I keep forgetting to put he lavender oil on the pillow case, but that's a bit problematic to my sinuses at times.
 
Jackie and Aprill, hope all goes well with you both healthwise!

Heavy rain again today. I walked down to the gym which is 1km away (.6 mi) but when I was finished it was pouring. Phoned hubby to beg him to come pick me up, and he was already outside waiting for me.

Can't ride bikes today, can't kayak, can't go for a walk or visit temples. Hmmm.... can always go to malls or our fave coffee shop, or read or sit here online....
 
Good morning. Ameriscot, I can't choose for you but for me? Malls AND coffee shop!

More rain today. Lots more rain! I'm glad I don't have to go anywhere.
 
The sun came back today. Coffee and shopping at the mall, lunch at one of our fave restaurants. Going for a bike ride later when the sun isn't as strong - about 3ish. Stopping into a temple we haven't revisited yet, then dinner at another fave.
 
I was going to say you are up late but then I saw you are in Scotland or are you? I'm cooking some spaghetti with meat sauce for Christmas eve. I was supposed to go out of town but don't feel up to it for personal reasons. I used to go to my brother's on Christmas but he is out of town this year. He is probably in Washington state right now with his daughter and wife. I am supposed to go to my sister n law's brother on Christmas day. I have to call him and ask if I can bring Suzy dog with me. They have cats now and I'm not sure if my dog is welcome now.
 
Annie said:
I was going to say you are up late but then I saw you are in Scotland or are you? I'm cooking some spaghetti with meat sauce for Christmas eve. I was supposed to go out of town but don't feel up to it for personal reasons. I used to go to my brother's on Christmas but he is out of town this year. He is probably in Washington state right now with his daughter and wife. I am supposed to go to my sister n law's brother on Christmas day. I have to call him and ask if I can bring Suzy dog with me. They have cats now and I'm not sure if my dog is welcome now.
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My home is in Scotland but we are spending the winter in Thailand. So it's mid afternoon here. We are 12 hours ahead of EST. Skyped my granddaughters in Michigan earlier, before they went to bed.

So you are up very late!
 
Annie, what kind of dog do you have? Did you get permission to take it with you? Our Boxer is also named Suzy. She's an outdoor dog but my husband lets her in every morning before I get up and then she also comes in at night if it's cold. She has a nice dog house on our porch so I think there is seldom a night she needs to come in but.....

There will just be 3 (my husband and my brother) of us for Christmas dinner so I'm making the guys what they really want. They always say they like leftovers best so I'm cooking a turkey tomorrow and then on Christmas serve them hot turkey sandwiches with gravy and dressing. We'll have lemon meringue pie for dessert, which they both love.

 
Ameriscot said:
My home is in Scotland but we are spending the winter in Thailand. So it's mid afternoon here. We are 12 hours ahead of EST. Skyped my granddaughters in Michigan earlier, before they went to bed.

So you are up very late!
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Oh yes I just saw you are in Thailand for the winter. It's about 2:45 am now almost. I slept all day yesterday so I am up now cooking. I am EST time.

Linda said:
Annie, what kind of dog do you have? Did you get permission to take it with you? Our Boxer is also named Suzy. She's an outdoor dog but my husband lets her in every morning before I get up and then she also comes in at night if it's cold. She has a nice dog house on our porch so I think there is seldom a night she needs to come in but.....

There will just be 3 (my husband and my brother) of us for Christmas dinner so I'm making the guys what they really want. They always say they like leftovers best so I'm cooking a turkey tomorrow and then on Christmas serve them hot turkey sandwiches with gravy and dressing. We'll have lemon meringue pie for dessert, which they both love.

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Suzy is a Shih Tsu. She is about 6 years old and has turned gray already. She is an indoor dog. Your Christmas eve and Christmas dinner sounds so good!
 
Good Christmas Eve morning! It's 71F and pouring rain here. Lots of thunder and lightning. The lightning was so bad earlier that it woke me up...felt like there was a light show going on in my bedroom. We have flood watches and warnings all over the area, and I'm glad I don't have to go anywhere. All those folks who saved their shopping for the last minute? That should be a dandy challenge.

All I need to do today is make a cheesecake for our Christmas dinner dessert and boil some eggs for deviled eggs tomorrow. I think. My daughter will probably think of something else for me to do.

Edited to add: Ameriscot! No new pictures? I live for them:)
 
GeorgiaXplant said:
Good Christmas Eve morning! It's 71F and pouring rain here. Lots of thunder and lightning. The lightning was so bad earlier that it woke me up...felt like there was a light show going on in my bedroom. We have flood watches and warnings all over the area, and I'm glad I don't have to go anywhere. All those folks who saved their shopping for the last minute? That should be a dandy challenge.

All I need to do today is make a cheesecake for our Christmas dinner dessert and boil some eggs for deviled eggs tomorrow. I think. My daughter will probably think of something else for me to do.

Edited to add: Ameriscot! No new pictures? I live for them:)
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:D No pics on rainy days but I did take a few today. Posting soon. :)
 
First time in a decade, I find myself being a Christmas eve last minute shopper for a gift. Grrrrrrrrrrr. I was hoping to avoid this, but, well, here I am about to run out to the stores. Good thing I have a bunch of stores just up the street, Ross, Bed-Bath-&-Beyond, Marshalls, Bealls and a couple of other stores, so I don't have to go far, I just hope I can find something worth going to those stores to purchase as I don't have the energy to travel farther away. Sigh.

This isn't my fault, I hadn't planned to do anything for the holiday and I don't usually do the gift exchange unless I'm going to a specific party or out with friends. This is when claiming to be a Jahovah's witniss comes in handy, j/k, but, not with my close friends, they know better. Oh well. I know my friends don't expect a gift, it truly wouldn't hurt them as they understand my situation, but, I just couldn't show up empty handed. Plus I know there will be something waiting under my besties tree for me, no way is she going to have all the fun of giving. :)
 
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