
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.
Now I'm not talking about "evil" people. Not sure how you would define that, but people with serious mental illness.
cw - pollyanna you????
nacy I can believe that you are a bit and not a bad thing either.
way -it's great your mom was nicer to you at the end. I could say the same for the last day of my mum's life but not before.
psue - you will know when you get the report. You can decide you are OK as you are anytime you want to. It's not exercise that makes the biggest difference (maybe 20%) but what and how much you eat.
Ana - Sorry to hear your mom is getting more ornery. For me I erected a visual of a red brick wall with pink roses climbing up it.
Got my new humidifier yesterday and with a few blips setting it up it has been churning out steam since. The humidity hasn't dropped to 15 over night like before.
Psue - "they say" between 30% and 50% so I set the thing to 40%. it's going to take a few days to get there, as everything was so dry. Yesterday with the new one and two smaller ones going plus my stock pot on the stove I got it up to about 30%, but the hygrometer across the room from the big one says 23% this morning. The gauge on the machine reads 36% but that's close to the vents. However I am feeling that it's more moist. My sinuses feel better.
Cwillie, on the flip side, I finally understand why I needed such tall, fortified walls. I’m glad my brain installed a gate so I can screen who I let it. (my mother, 99, is getting meaner - another consult and attempt at meds)
I think the weight fretting will fade a little once I can get out more and get more exercise. Although I have to admit it never occurred to me that I could shut it off at any time!
What is considered normal or healthy indoor humidity, for humans and houseplants?
Nacy, you’re accepting the peace offering in spite of your difficult history - you don’t have to and no one would blame you if you didn’t, but you are. I admire you.
My Mom was nice the last few months she was alive . It was because she knew she was dying . She told me so . Her brain was working a bit better too . It was strange .
LynnBro - you sure do belong here. It is a very difficult time when a parent starts to show signs of dementia. Glad your dad is at least in an NH. Psue's suggestion of posting separately is a good one, but come back here any time.
Psue - good idea for nacy about the calendar. You can stop fretting about your weight any time you want to.Thx re the stories. It's not my new found alone times. R has had somewhere to bunk at one or another place where he has kept horses. One time he was managing a farm...the pump house years. Pretty chilly in the winter. We lived apart for a number of years I was in Fort Mc and he was in this area b/c of several reasons. Covid being one of them. We both are very independent and like/need space. Hope the drs appointment went well.
Mac this was intended to be a "chat" thread See the original post "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’m with Nacy, I love your stories and if you wrote a book in your new found alone time, I would buy it and read it!
Leave it up on the wall so every blue moon when YB happens by he can see how much he’s missing.
The format over there allows others to respond directly to you over time and you can answer back. Your question won’t get lost down the thread like it can in Discussions.
If I knew how to get your original post moved over I would do it myself because I can feel how weary you are and I know there are many here that will listen and offer support and understanding.
I don’t want you to get lost and miss out so please, click on Forum, above, and repost your question. Then spend some time clicking around and you will be pleased by what you find. I’m so glad you’re here!
Also on my mind today is house humidity in cold climates. I got a couple of hygrometers and was a bit surprised to find the living humidity at 15 -20, and the bedroom not much better. I have been running a humidifier in the bedroom for some time but apparently it's not doing a whole lot of good.
So I ordered a good humidifier from Amazon which is coming next week. Supposed to be enough for the whole condo (just about) and is a top filler. I wonder that the plants are doing as well as they are! I have certainly felt dried out at times.
nacy hope your hub is better, and psue that yours for through the visit OK.
Time alone!!! Absolutely necessary! The condo has less space and rooms than the house, obviously, but I can retire to my bedroom for peace if I have to. Actually R's latest arrangement with the colts has an equipped house and garage on the property and he has been told he is free to use it. He will set up space for repairing riding equipment and be able to store stuff there. and work on his hobbies. There just isn't room here. What a blessing! He will also stay overnight when the weather is bad and he has been working late - or if either of us need space, which we quite often do. 😊
Pam, the young ones don’t retire but they move on to greener pastures quite regularly. No judgement, just an observation.
Can you escape to your sunroom? The hard part about alone time in the winter is you can’t go outside and putter, mindlessly, in the garden and it’s hard to sit quietly when the dishes need washing or there’s dust on the lampshades.
Glad you’re feeling positive so far!
Appointments are scheduled at the two closest AL/MC facilities next week. I’m going alone just in case either of them gives me uncomfortable feelings. I tend to have strong and immediate intuition about things and I’d rather DH not see it.
Eva, yes, indeed, we do not fall.
OK, so I fell a little, but I got back up again and so far my resolve is strong. I’ve felt positive about my decision to move forward with placement but I’m a little bit worried about ever being seen having fun afterward - is that weird?
Golden, having a doctor close by is a real blessing. I would have taken a Doogie Houser age doc if they were close.