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Originally posted by 1KIKI:

I've been plugging away despite the heat.

But today I just could NOT wake up! I tried, and tried - got up a few times, but ended up falling asleep sitting up. So I slept till 4. I guess today is my Sunday day of rest to do nothing but kick back and relax, whether it's on my schedule or not.

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I've been plugging away despite the heat.

But today I just could NOT wake up! I tried, and tried - got up a few times, but ended up falling asleep sitting up. So I slept till 4. I guess today is my Sunday day of rest to do nothing but kick back and relax, whether it's on my schedule or not.

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It was really hot here on Sunday, so I guess maybe that's what happened to you.

When I went to take puppy-wuppy out for a walk itwas like a steambath, and I came back dripping. Literally. I was going to bin up clippings and pull some grasses, but I wound up doing "indoor" work instead bc we have our AC set to 77 during the day, so it was tolerable. I had several things that I wanted to accomplish:

participate in hubby's telemed appt (done). He now has new RXs for the upcoming year including the one his neuro used to Rx. Plus I asked for a month of a well-known med to use off-label to see if it controls Meniere's disease and he was OK writing that. In addition, we found out that altho his doctor is open-minded about ivermectin, their standard treament is monoclonal antibodies as post-exposure prophylaxis/early symptom treatment with good success.

Oh BTW BRENDA ... we have the same problem with our PCs: they were set up as work stations, no microphone and no camera. And since they email the link - which we can't use bc no camera and no phone, and we refuse to use our active emails on our very insecure phones, we have to call and make special provisions for them to text the link to our smartphones. I'm pretty sure you don't have a smartphone but if you get one they ARE good for virtual appointments.

schedule the termite treatment (done)

call another neurologist who claims to be able to manage both hubby's and daughter's care, and make an appointment (done)

make intial appointments for dear daughter and hubby with our standard HCP neuros. (NOT done) There was something hinky with the phone system. I could not direct dial that department ("Phone system problems prevent placing the call as dialed") nor could I be transferred tru their main switchboard (they tried xfering but after being onhold for a few minutes the call would revert back to another operator on the switchboard!) But I DID ID a specialist for hubby and one for dear daughter.

buy a harness for puppy-wuppy. (NOT done.) You would think this would be the simplest of all, but I did try to buy a harness for her at some time in the past, and altho she is small she's built a little like a whippet: deep deep chest, narrow waist. So I need one with separate adjustments for neck and chest, and buckles for both neck and chest would be helpful. I found one that everyone said their dogs loved, with what I was looking for, but puppy is just 1-2" too small at both measurements to fit. DRATS. back to th drawing board!

Today and the next week or so promises to be cooler, so I see more yardwork in my future.



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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
That's always annoying. I don't go down too often to my brother's but I've been there twice when they did that.

I wonder if they feel as dumb as I do when they walk in a place with three grown men to reach up and press a button. Especially that time the dude was short enough to need a step stool and my old man can reach it just standing up.



EDIT: To be fair though, the building is primarily for the elderly with low income. It's not that no younger people live there, but if they're in that building it's because they have mental and/or physical handicaps.

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Originally posted by 1KIKI:

I haven't been taking walks, but I HAVE been spending more time outside. The temps have finally dropped for a few days, and we have real cloud cover today tho no chance of rain, so it's quite a moderate day so far with good clean air.

I do intend to start regular walks in the AM when it's quiet, cooler, and the air is nicer.

My lovely raspberry-ice crape myrtle is about 1/4 open in terms of all its buds. I think it's especially pretty! and I enjoy it every day I'm outside.

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Originally posted by Brenda:
Back from mah jong and it was a good morning. So good in fact that I got first place. Won myself $11.

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Originally posted by Brenda:
Back from mah jong and it was a good morning. So good in fact that I got first place. Won myself $11.

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Originally posted by 1KIKI:

What a nice outcome to the game!

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Originally posted by Brenda:
My brain this afternoon before supper decided that it was Saturday afternoon instead of Friday. Don't know why it happened. Just odd.

Still raining as of now which is 8:17pm pacific time.

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I was wondering what was going on with you, SIX. Thanks for keeping us in the loop!

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Originally posted by Brenda:
My brain this afternoon before supper decided that it was Saturday afternoon instead of Friday. Don't know why it happened. Just odd.

Still raining as of now which is 8:17pm pacific time.

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Don't feel too bad, that happens to me all the time!

YAY! on the rain.


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Originally posted by Brenda:
It is but it is cheap enough now to buy in a Dollar Store which is where I got this tiny tube.

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It is but it is cheap enough now to buy in a Dollar Store which is where I got this tiny tube.

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Ah... The Dollar Store is where I get my Super Glue. They must stock different things up North, eh?

Do they have the individual use 4-packs there?

Those things are beyond awesome. For a quarter a piece you have a little tube that has a self-puncturing tip to use what you need and then throw it out. I probably get 4 times as many uses for the buck that way since I don't think a bottle of superglue I've ever used even worked the 2nd time I ever got around to trying to use it.

It made fixing a few things like some peeling veneer on my kitchen work so much easier and faster than trying to put a large tube of liquid nails behind something when I could just put that tiny super glue nozzle back there and it set immediately with no mess.



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My problem is that I'm trying to keep everything looking... if not "good", at least not terrible. I have a neighbor who complains about our front yard everytime we chat, and it just bugs the shit out of me to see things in complete disarray. So I spent some time weeding out the vegetable patch that I didn't have time to prep and plant out (it has cantaloupe, sunflowers that dear daughter wanted to try, self-sown borage, with nasturtiums coming in spring, and lots and lots of grasses of all types), raking a bit here, clipping a bit there, repotting some things and dumping others (I gave up on that "gold coin", it needs way too much water and looks terrible when it doesn't get it), a bit of sweeping...

Nothing ever DONE done, just tackling the worst bits so I don't get aggravated just looking at it.

I know that's the wrong approach but I can't seem to ignore some stuff long enough to devote that time to other stuff. And since my arthritis has flared up lately and my back is still bothering me, I only have an hour or two a day to devote to general upkeep (yardwork, cleaning, helping with repairs or woodworking) before I get so stiff and sore that I can't continue.

Which reminds me, I'm going to nostly disappear for a bit so I can get more things done.

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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
My problem is that I'm trying to keep everything looking... if not "good", at least not terrible. I have a neighbor who complains about our front yard everytime we chat, and it just bugs the shit out of me to see things in complete disarray. So I spent some time weeding out the vegetable patch that I didn't have time to prep and plant out (it has cantaloupe, sunflowers that dear daughter wanted to try, self-sown borage, with nasturtiums coming in spring, and lots and lots of grasses of all types), raking a bit here, clipping a bit there, repotting some things and dumping others (I gave up on that "gold coin", it needs way too much water and looks terrible when it doesn't get it), a bit of sweeping...

Nothing ever DONE done, just tackling the worst bits so I don't get aggravated just looking at it.

I know that's the wrong approach but I can't seem to ignore some stuff long enough to devote that time to other stuff. And since my arthritis has flared up lately and my back is still bothering me, I only have an hour or two a day to devote to general upkeep (yardwork, cleaning, helping with repairs or woodworking) before I get so stiff and sore that I can't continue.

Which reminds me, I'm going to nostly disappear for a bit so I can get more things done.

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I'm not getting a clear picture here, but are you saying that no improvement is being made despite your best effort?

That can be extremely hard on your state of mind, particularly if a neighbor is being a dick about it. My god... my neighbors would absolutely hate that person for the amount of shit I let my neighbors (mostly) get away with.


Maybe at this point, you need to pare down your expectations for how you want your yard to look if you can't find a reasonably priced person who could do it all for you. I'm not saying letting things run wild, but instead to design your yard to be as low maintenance as possible.

Just a suggestion. I know a bit about biting off more than you can chew, and unfortunately outside is where it is most likely to be a constant struggle.

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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
My problem is that I'm trying to keep everything looking... if not "good", at least not terrible. I have a neighbor who complains about our front yard everytime we chat, and it just bugs the shit out of me to see things in complete disarray. So I spent some time weeding out the vegetable patch that I didn't have time to prep and plant out (it has cantaloupe, sunflowers that dear daughter wanted to try, self-sown borage, with nasturtiums coming in spring, and lots and lots of grasses of all types), raking a bit here, clipping a bit there, repotting some things and dumping others (I gave up on that "gold coin", it needs way too much water and looks terrible when it doesn't get it), a bit of sweeping...

Nothing ever DONE done, just tackling the worst bits so I don't get aggravated just looking at it.

I know that's the wrong approach but I can't seem to ignore some stuff long enough to devote that time to other stuff. And since my arthritis has flared up lately and my back is still bothering me, I only have an hour or two a day to devote to general upkeep (yardwork, cleaning, helping with repairs or woodworking) before I get so stiff and sore that I can't continue.

Which reminds me, I'm going to mostly disappear for a bit so I can get more things done.

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Pity would be no more,
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