I'm tired of cooking/preparing 3 meals a day. It's just the two of us but boy oh boy can that woman eat!! She stays slimish, I get fattish. It's bad enough I do everything here much less start making her one thing and me the other. At times I feel guilty when I buy her fast food cuz of the nutritional value....not to mention I eat it too.
We have a lack of closet space here, too. It doesn’t help that I commandeered the coat closet right off the kitchen and turned it into a pantry, since we also had a lack of kitchen space.
I’ve been feeding a jacket fetish for years. I think it’s time to cut back.
psue - got the door lock replaced. Long story but the one we had was a temp replacement and it was time to do it properly. I am at that phase of moving in where, about a year later, I have things pretty well where I want them, and have lived with them for a while, and now see adjustments I want to make. Lots of little things to do.
I agree about google being your best friend when it comes to computers. I never met a virus I couldn't get rid of due to help via google. That was the old days. Don't get viruses these days (hope I haven't jinxed myself). I'm not fond of videos. Just give me a list of what to do.
I usually put my search into a search engine (Google) first, then click on "videos" tab. That will pull up any videos on the topic, even those not found on YouTube.
My whine: all the work (that I can afford) is done at my house. Whatever $ is left is going to go to MC so nothing better break around here!
We probably dodged a tech support nightmare.
I think this is very true. Being a single person with no kids I could have very easily kept on living without tech in the 90's and beyond, but thankfully I had nephews that needed help with their homework so I was introduced to Windows and Word et al. and have tried to keep somewhat current since then. Even so I dread every update and new technological innovation because I find learning new systems is increasingly nerve wracking.
He didn't even HAVE an online account with Social Security until I made one for him LAST WEEK. He's been on Social Security for EIGHT YEARS!!!!!!! sjfkhkdjhfjhsjkfdhjsdhfjdh My sibling WILL NOT HELP because they 'literally can't deal with him' (their words).
I'm already tired of being tech support and he's only lived near me for a couple of months. UGH. END ME NOW, PLEASE. 😂
Those calls stopped too.
ana - well done. I like it! One of my techniques is to play the doddery old woman and keep asking them to repeat themselves. I repeat back to them what I "think" they said and ask them to explain, interspersed with, "You said what?" Then I go for the kill and get very assertive and tell them very clearly that I'm not interested and hang up. It gives me some satisfaction.
nacy - ice with snow on top is the worst. Cleats do help.
psue -no unsolicited packages here but lots of packages. Finally getting he little things I want for here. You were very polite to the APFM caller. It will be interesting to get the results of the eval.
Worked something out about the humidity. I didn't close my front door properly so it swung open and I didn't notice for a while. The humidity dropped like a bullet.to 15. There is always cool air coming in under the door. So I rolled up a rug and placed it as a barrier and the humidity started rising. Another Amazon purchase is on it's way - a draft stopper. There are always many small things (and some big ones) to buy when you move.
Golden APFM called me too! Maybe I clicked on something I shouldn’t have?
I thought, well, yeah, could be nice to have some help looking for placement until the guy on the other end started asking for personal financial information. I told him “thanks, but I don’t think this relationship I going to work out” and hung up.
Nacy, things went pretty smoothly for the part of the neuro-psyche evaluation I was allowed to sit in on. It was cumbersome in that the doctor would ask DH a question, wait for an answer, then look at me for confirmation or rebuttal. It was a bit uncomfortable. I don’t know how the testing part went but DH said he thinks he failed.
We won’t get his findings for a couple weeks.
Margaret, a friend in Aus has been lamenting the heat. Wish we could split the difference.
“Hello, how may I direct your call?”
”I want speak with (husband’s names).”
”That is not possible. Your name and message please? I’ll have him return your call on the number from which you called.”
”No, no, no! He can’t call me back.”
”Certainly he can. I have your number right here.”
”I must speak with him directly, now.”
”Oh nooooo. (dramatically) NOBODY speaks directly with Mr. -—-!”
Same script, 4 calls in rapid succession. And we haven’t had a single spam call since.
psue -sunshine and warmth on snow can cause real problems. It melts the snow in the pastures and turns it to ice, Then the horses have trouble getting at the grass. Dark I like less, I walk the stairs and the underground parking lot in the cold weather - better than nothing. Sorry about the earring backs and the stink bugs Yuck! No bugs in the condo so far.
Good for you cw and nacy. I've dodged SAD so far but sunshine is always good.
LL - I can sit on my balcony in the sun all wrapped up with a warm cuppa.
Margaret - I wouldn't mind a little of it, but 107 is way too much!!!
Hard to believe but this morning at 8:02 am I got a call to ask if I needed help placing myself or my husband. For the previous couple of hours I had been surfing the web looking at multiple level care facilities in Edmonton. I like to plan ahead. Doesn't hurt be prepared. Who knows with R having prostate cancer which recurred after the first treatment, though he is doing well down with hormone treatment. Also re his severe concussion, I think has affected his behaviour a little.
Anyway, you'll never guess who the call was from.
Yup - A Place for Mom!!!! How did they get my phone number????