KateP's musings

Today is the last day of the Big E.  I passed up going this year. I didn't get invites to go any way.  Most weekends I have had other things to do and didn't want to go during the week. I understand that. Actor and rapper Ice T will be performing there today.  I would have loved to hear and see him. I am hoping that I can read people's blogs who have gone and what they thought. I did ask my friends and colleagues who did go over the last couple of weeks how they felt about and they enjoyed themselves for what they went for. I don't know if there any more harvest fairs in the new England area to me the end of the Big E means it's now on to Christmas. Okay so the repair guy came and said that I had the settings wrong and it's ok now.  Charged for service call. After he left I got ready for Canvassing.  I was delayed getting there because I had stopped at neighbors to give lawn signs and chatting with Darcy’s parents who came for a visit. I arr...

I really miss my computers.  I have so much I want to do between cataloging things, writing , and reading. I know I can do some on the phone but it's not the same.  I probably could go to the library and do things but I feel I wouldn't be given enough time or I would be monopolizing the computer. I don't know if I should be looking for a new hard drive/computer for the PC. Well at least I will be getting them back in Wednesday. Dinner was great last night. We caught up on our families, friends, work, and some political stuff. He's taking off 4 Chicago and I think Hartford he said.   Today I'm running around here doing some straightening up before the repair guy comes for the dryer which should be around 10. I did try to clean out the vent from the outside but I was afraid to stick my hand in it for fear of the bugs and whatever but I didn't see any and there wasn't a lot of lint blocking it but that doesn't mean it's not doing it from the ...

I start to think about things throughout the day.  Asking myself questions about work, did I do enough or should I have done things differently?  Did I spend too much time on things I shouldn’t have. Another email came out today regarding Staff expectations and it covered time, work, dress code, computer use, phone calls etc.  This sort of prompting me to self evaluate about a lot of things. Today focused on the scanning and I am almost done with the box I got a week ago.  AC is caught up so Monday I will finish the box I have and then check AC’s area and if there is nothing then I will do the backlog of treasury. This weekend we are having pest control come in and spray the work areas for gnats and stuff.  That means everything has to be picked up. I take a look around the house and see things that need to be done.  Rugs to be cleaned downstairs, clothes folded, clean the litter box areas.   This week I really bailed on the campaig...

1.         I am thankful for my family warts and all. Things are status Quo with Sis.  Brother Jim is well. Everyone else seems okay.  Still waiting on my niece to come and pick up the stuff from downstairs she wanted to have. 2.        I am thankful for my kitties.   They were a little more cuddly in the last few days.  Even during the recent storms we had. 3.         I am thankful for my job.  IT's been busy. I have a feeling we should be caught up soon with the backlog.  We (AC and I) have a plan in place now for keeping up. 4.         I am thankful for the Medical profession that keeps me on the road to good health .   Clean bill of health from dermatologist this week. Been to the gym a couple of times this week.  The challenge has been true to its word. Challenge.  I wil...

It feels like forever since we saw sunshine but it came out this afternoon for a short while. However we are supposed to be getting more rain tonight but I'm not sure about the rest of the week. Last weekend was mostly resting for me after I had very little sleep. I did manage to go to gym couple times and went to bingo on Sunday. That's it. That storm came through and it was loud and scary. Set off an alarm. Made me think some trees were coming down or is that we would lose electricity. None of that happen though. Work has been good.  Busy its month end this week.  Trying to get DG to start making “executive decisions” when sorting the mail instead of coming to me to double check it.  As I said to BB WIP. Getting laptop repaired but need a new tower for the pc.  

I decided to stay home last night.  While eating a makeshift dinner and watching TV and waiting for Guru Lee I just decided to stay home.   He came around after 5 p.m. he will take a look at the laptop and see what he can salvage and then he's going to look at the tower to the PC. Again he will try to salvage as much as he can.  He doesn't think it's worth dumping the money into to it he says the tower is old. I should get it by next wednesday I am thinking. I didn’t have much for dinner I had oatmeal couple pieces of toast and wrap. I had a couple cups of coffee before hitting the sack early. I learned that DENatalie from the nursing home lost her brother recently. It was mentioned on Live Oaks alumni Facebook page which surprised me. I had no idea she and her brother went to Live Oaks. I sent her a friend request on Facebook and a message and she responded!  As of this writing she hasn’t friended me but I definitely will get her a card and probably send ...

It was really chilly (50’s) this morning that I had to put on a coat.  It was my combo leather/sweater jacket that really isn’t the type to keep you warm.  I don’t want to get those out yet but I am sure it will be time soon. I also don’t want to turn on the heat either.   It was great cuddling with the kitties last night.  Tiger was the first to go up with me and around 1 Sky nudged into his spot until maybe 4 this morning.  They were running around crazy a few times last night before then. I wasn’t sure if they had gotten into the chocolate chips that had dropped on the floor. I couldn’t believe how much I enjoyed being at bingo yesterday and how much I missed being there!  Even after all my bitching the last few weeks about not being told the schedule had been changed for Grandparents day.  WE had 17 residents playing this week. That’s the most in a long while. So despite all my blathering I don’t think I will be stopping volunteering for...

Saturday ended up being a sleeping day for me. I didn't get to sleep until 1 that morning. So I ended up missing the first of the gym classes. But made it to the second one. Slept in between that and my session with Alex. The rest of the day I slept catching up on some sleep that was what well-needed. Alex reminded me that getting good sleep is important to weight loss. I did check on both computers and status is the same. I definitely have to go and call my Guru see if he can work on that Tower is it that I have to get a new one. I did straighten up the kitchen after dinner so that's going back to normal. Now I have to finish all the laundry until tonight.

Last night after I had been home from my meeting. I opened a bottle of water and put it on the floor and i somehow knocked it over onto the laptop that was open.  OF course it died. I did my usual cussing and then tried to wipe it up but kept it closed. That is until I read this morning what to do. OF course there are certain sections of the laptop I can’t access.  My hope is it will dry off and I won’t lose anything. There are pictures, documents, that I have been on there for 4 1/2 years. Some I have on Google but that’s a stretch. Most of the stuff that’s on the lap top (sans the blog posts) is on the PC at least I think.  The only way I can access the net is via my phone for the moment. I may have to call Lee again. I may also have to get another laptop. The only problem with getting a new one is I don’t know what to get. I know I have an HP and i don’t know the macros of it either.  I don’t want to spent more than $200 and most of what I was looking ...

It is a humid and rainy Tuesday morning.  There is severe weather predicted for later today in parts of the state.  They are the remnants of Florence (TS). Parts of NC and SC continue flooding and it will get worse.   I think the death toll is up to 32 people. There have been reports featuring animals too. I can’t watch those. Speaking of NC I heard from Mama Roberta in the last couple of days.  The first was to see if any of her friends that live in the affected areas of the storm were affected and what they were doing.  One of her friends hasn’t been able to get back to the Town of New Bern because of the flooding. She sent me a text yesterday or this morning saying her furniture for the house has arrived.  They are currently staying at the time share they own. The Edge Fitness Challenge kick off party was last night.  I got my supplements and the head trainers spoke and we were there until after 7.  There was a powerpoint pr...

In just under six hours is the Fitness Edge Challenge Kickoff.  What I will be expecting (according to the emails I have been getting) THE GAME PLAN: Meet your team & discuss strategies for success Receive your customized menu & workout plan Pick up your pre-ordered supplements at 20% off Set your eight week goal Exclusive Personal Training discounts tonight only! I have also gotten the emails to bring the support system with me.  Not even close. If she even hasn’t come out to wish me luck at the walk yesterday I wasn’t expecting her to come to this.  That’s okay I have the people at work and at the gym and everywhere else. So far today I have had a breakfast burrito egg white style and coffee.  I made sure I had salad for lunch (but I was still hungry so I had a protein bar) and not sure about dinner yet.  My plan was to go to store before going to the gym. I will get everything I need for the recipes and dinners. Speak...

It is almost 2 am.  I set the alarm for four am.  Why you ask?  I thought I had a good reason when I did it last night.  I would do a few things early (like the laundry and get it out (but last night I discovered there is another spider web on the clothesline and that derailed my plans to have the laundry out.)  I will just  have to find that number and get the duct work done. My evening last night was not bad.  I got to campaign headquarters before 5 but no one was there.  We seem to be having some difficulty manning the place all day some weekend. Brandon needed a day off.  Something one of the campaign organizers for Kim or Cindy objected to and made a few rather bossy suggestions.   She was really starting to get on my nerves to be honest and Nija and I  were discussing that and many other personality clashes that were happening especially with she who will not be named.   ANyway, I made about 14 calls (most wer...

This has been an awesome weekend.  The weather is absolutely gorgeous, the activities have been wonderful.   Yesterday I had a great breakfast with Siduri at Twin Pikes Diner in East Haven.  WE spent two hours eating and talking about things going on at work, and in our lives and we are making tentative plans for a museum visit sometime in the near future.  While at the diner I saw a woman who reminded me of my coworker Jennifer.  It turned out to be her sister.  This girl looked exactly like Jenn.  I can’t believe in all the diners in all the world I would walk into one and run into her family.  AFter our breakfast we went back to Siduri’s house and got to see her boys.  I was able to give them a treat and then we sat and relaxed and talked about pen paling. Soon it was time for me to leave for the gym.  I headed straight there and for the first time in a while I was early. AT least for our noon time sessions.  The Inbody ha...