Replacing the much lamented 'On My Mind' profile option, this thread is for musings, jottings, whimsies, preoccupations and the rest of the thesaurus for anyone to jot down anything they please.
I can't remember what the maximum character count was before, can anyone else? But anyway it wasn't very many so let's keep to that.
just sending lots of courage & hugs!! :) :)
hang in there. things get tough. but we're tougher!! :) :) :)
on another note:
i'm lucky - i had a chance to get away from it all for some days. holiday.
i'm having an amaaaazing time.
i learned how to fish!! :)
caught my 1st fish in my life! it was delicious!!!!! butter, salt, pepper, frying pan.
of course, it was a HUGE fish.
some hours later, i caught 6 more fish!! :) :)
courage, everyone!
bundle of joy :)
i continue to fish, enjoying my holiday.
just want to add, after the holiday i'll be full-swing at work, so won't be much on the forum. but i'll return at some point. hug!! :) :)
bundle of joy :)
With my hands tied in a straight jacket.
HGTV has shown interest in renting my house while they work on local projects!
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Recently we got one of those plug-in thingee to help one of our cats from biting at night, and so far so good. Even the other cat is so much calmer when there is a thunder storm. There is no noticeable odor but with my bloodhound sense of smell I can smell a woodsy oily fragrance if I get right next to the item. This thing is only good for one room.
Imagine if science could invent something like that to help calm humans in whatever situation they face. I would love something like that when I am in the kitchen as I really dread cooking.
ff - that would be a good idea.
On my mind - photos, photos, and more photos. A good 1/3 of my work in downsizing is stuff mother had shipped to me. I have tossed and tossed and did some more tossing today. Large very full photo albums are heavy for me to lug around. I just came out of a hot bath and have taken some Robax to ease the aches.
Mother made albums of, for example, her significant birthdays. So many photos of her and my sister. Lots of her extended family too which are more interesting and I have kept some of those for my dgd. I have flipped through others and taken out a few that I like.
I noticed that my niece and I had similar expressions in many photos - showing discomfort, not smiling, obviously feeling out of place. Many of those photos bring up some pretty negative memories and I am glad to be rid of them and have them trashed forever. May the memories go with them!!!
I noticed the other day how many specialty mixes of essential oils there are right now. I always thought Thieves oil looked nice. I wouldn't take it internally, though that is one advertised application.
And reward yourself every time after you cook, too, so you don't dread it so much. (That's my behavioral training in a nutshell. lol)
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I'm done with my BS in behavior analysis; I just turned in the last paper. I'm sitting here with a sheet face mask on and thinking about fun things to do as a celebration tomorrow. I plan to go back for an MS, likely with the same school, but that decision/timing will wait for another day. Today, I soak it all in and relax. 🙏💜
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Golden, my mom called me a couple of days ago and mentioned - as she has before - that maybe I could help her clear her two hoarded houses since I did so well with my GM/dad's situation. I likely will help her at some point, as best I can w/o getting enmeshed. Those two houses hold all my childhood pics and other important family things somewhere in all the clutter, and I would like to retrieve those for everyone's sake. It's a thought for another day. I understand the mixed emotions when looking at old pictures (((((hugs)))))
*Golden, I wasn't familiar with Robax. You can get it OTC in Canada? I searched for methocarbamol on Amazon, and it came back along with another muscle relaxant called tizanidine. Both require Rx here. Just interesting to me. Seems like a helpful medication for occasional sore muscles. I hope you get some good relaxation and rest. x
Also had a cat decades ago who got sick, she could hardly breathe. Rush her to the Vets. Turned it was a product that one sprinkles on the carpet and then vacuum up, to make the rugs smell better.
Iv'e only made it through 3 albums so far and the memories are about to do me in~
Thx llama - Robax and a bath helped. I lugged several armfuls of photo album downstairs, as well as moving a few bit of furniture to the garage for dumping. My back didn't like it. Sounds like it is good that your bro lives far away.
((((luckylu)))) - to many memories, eh? For me it brought up a lot of bad stuff that I don't need to be reminded of. Mother spent a lot of money making copies of old photos. For example I have 5 copies of a portrait photo of her grandfather on her mother's side. She made up large folders of her family ancestors for my kids and none of them wanted them, though I didn't tell her that. They got tossed. I guess it kept her busy doing something she enjoyed.
I am heavy into Ancestry and love those old photos, which I put into the family binders. But I didn't get interested until I was in my early 70's and after my parents had passed, I realized I didn't know enough about who were their cousins, etc. And thankfully my parents kept a lot of photos. My Dad's grandfather was a professional photographer, that helped. There were even some outlaws/rattle rustlers in the family.
The close of acceptable work is in 30 minutes. I'm thanking EVERYTHING that I noticed the error just now when I checked for grades. I sent my prof an email. Even if graded as a late submission, it's BETTER THAN GETTING A ZERO BECAUSE I PUT THE WRONG FILE.
I would have been so upset if I worked my butt off only to send in the wrong final. Whew.
Sometimes I hate technology. Of course, it's my fault, but that would never happen if I had handed in an actual paper. 😭 Note to self: "PS440 Assignment" and "PS498 Assignment" are not good file names. Too similar!
I hope I'm laughing about this soon. Right now, my brain is wondering what else I forgot. This doesn't help my recurring bad dreams where I forget to turn in school work. Now I'll be having them for a long time yet. lol
Enjoy some respite!