KateP's musings

    It is almost 12:30 and I haven’t been able to sleep.   The tea and soda I drank are part of it, and I'm also mentally reviewing today's to-do list to prepare for tomorrow's trip. I'm choosing whether to visit the bottle return or laundromat first.    Both options will likely take at least ninety minutes.    Then I can come home and finish cleaning the house.   After that I can pack a suitcase and then relax for the day until my Hematology appointment. It is 62 degrees, and I am thinking about turning on the heat.    This would require closing the windows and turning off the ceiling fans.    I only have the fan on in the house. Sky just left the bed.   He isn’t happy that I have been on the computer and tossing and turning for the past couple of hours.   He will be back eventually…. It's nearly 7, and I just got up.    I have fed sky, and about to have my second cup of coffee.   I am having...

  This seems to happen all the time.   Some days are slow as molasses while some days fly by.   Today is one of those days. This morning after I did my text messages for the morning and watched a little tv.   Fed the furball and then went to Honda place and got my car serviced.   I ended up only getting the oil change.   The other item (noise that sounds like a propeller) is an all day service call.   I must find another day to do it.   I hope to get it done while on vacation I was out of there as expected by 10:30.   I came home and then went to My sister’s.   She asked me to go with her to Wal-Mart in Stratford, to get new lens in her a few of her frames.   I think it took about an hour and a half. During that time, we chatted about things.   The optician who had been waiting on her and various stories of the family friends and plans to have dinner at a Thai Restaurant back in Woodmont. I think it was nearly 12 when...

  I did as I thought I would.   I got the dusting done and vacuumed the office first.   I had to that’s where the vacuum was.   I finished the room and took it and left it right in the middle of the floor.   I decided to talk to Dave and we talked for nearly an hour.   We talked about everything including his brother in laws funeral yesterday. I asked him if he would make good on his offer to put the picture he gave me for my Birthday/Christmas present.   He said he could do it in a couple of weeks.   I explained that I wanted to get hung up in anticipation of Roberta’s first visit to my new home. After that conversation it was near lunch and so I made a beef patty and had lunch.   After that I ended up falling asleep for a while. I eventually got the vacuuming done but still had to do the bathroom and kitchen.   I have decided that I will get the more quiet things done and vacuum on Monday before my session with Debra, if possible...

  I was watching the Smithsonian marathon of Mighty Trains last night.   It was very interesting but my headache was making it difficult to enjoy it.   It never went away and I still have it this morning. I didn’t do anything for it until about five minutes before going to bed.   I am hoping the Tylenol will kick in soon.   All I had this afternoon was the steak and vegetables and a few slices of bread.   The back of my neck was hurting too.    It isn’t now.   It was the way I was sitting on the chair. I did throw out the boxes that I broke down.       I didn’t use some of the cabinet space by the sink.   The dishes that I put in the other cabinet will move there in the next few days. If you thought I was confused yesterday about the insurance papers I got earlier this week I got another one and it sounds like the coverage for the condo was cancelled but it was for the house.   I hope.   I never did get a c...

  Today is my niece in law Jennifer’s birthday.   I am not sure what age she is but she is a wonderful person who is a loving, caring and inclusive of her step children. That would be Chris’s older children from a previous marriage. They are expecting their second child as of three days ago.   I would imagine since I haven‘t gotten a text or phone call from Liz he hasn’t arrived yet. Yesterday was fairly quiet.   I emptied a few more boxes from the kitchen and put the dishes in any spot for now.   I just want to be able to walk around the kitchen without walking into boxes.   I also spent a lot of time watching TV. I received some bills the car insurance payment I have been waiting on was paid or at least scheduled to be paid now.   The renter’s insurance letter and policy is confusing and I put in some calls to my insurance agent but he hasn’t returned my call.   I don’t know if I owe more money on the house or more for the condo.   Th...

  Today is Liz and Nel’s Wedding Anniversary.   As you know I have a habit of forgetting time.   I was in the wedding so you would think I would remember right?   Not a chance.   I believe it is now 15 years but I am not sure.   I just sent her an anniversary e-card.   I talked with her yesterday and she will either be coming in the next couple of days to drop of Bryan and Gina’s gift to Cheryl who will be here for the Appraisal on Tuesday. I heard from Jim this morning.   He invited me down for dinner on Saturday after thanksgiving.   I would come back that Sunday. He says he would make dinner and then we would have brunch and I would come home that afternoon.   To be honest I don’t like going anywhere for one day and then turning around and coming back. I should clarify anywhere out of state.   Unfortunately, it’s a fact of life that I have had to come to accept with my brother. Dave sent me a possible Condo and it’s about 6 m...

  I woke up around 5:30 like usual and did the feeding routine and went back to bed and decided to start cleaning after 8.   I started upstairs with the bathroom and bedrooms.   I realize that there isn’t much in the other rooms but I don’t want it to be that dusty.   It wasn’t long before I took a break and finished a letter to Karyn in Colorado.   I also started laundry and finished coffee.   I did my daily check in with the sibs.   I hadn’t heard from Big Brother until much later. Before I got back to work I downloaded a journal app to the phone.   I just had read a blog entry about journaling and this person was very interesting.   I like learning about how to blog or journal and the different methods (I am having a hard time with the minimalist journaling part I do find it interesting to see others work it.) Around two I started losing my energy for the cleaning.   I kept looking around and said well the floors are done. ...

I woke up around 4 this morning and I finished writing out this week’s ThankfulThursday post.     Then I had an idea to work on the budget.   As I tried to reclaim my information for Mint.com I had to recreate a new password.   I had forgotten what I used for the Turbo tax.   I thought I had an understanding but I will try again later.   I got up and checked on sky and he was just sitting in the closet.   He came running out and let me pick him up and hold him.   Then we went back to my room and he stayed with me for a while.   He curled up a few times then he sat down and watched me get on the computer.   Then he ran off and then came back.   I got up at 5:30 and we did our routine.   I managed to fall back to sleep on the couch even with coffee.   The kitties were attentive and that fills my heart.   For as long as I have been their mama there are days I feel I am not always a good mama.   When they s...

It is a good thing I was going over my Meetup activities for the week.   I was reviewing the one for the play next week (the Ivoryton playhouse is hosting a Women’s Playwright Initiative).   One of the instructions was about tickets and the price.   I would have been out of luck if I hadn’t done it.   It’s one of the worst habits I have.   I don’t read through emails, texts, or recipes to the end.   This would explain a lot of problems I get myself into. So I have placed a call to the box-office at the Ivoryton playhouse but they are closed for the day and will hopefully they will have tickets left and will call me back tomorrow.   Keep your fingers crossed but if they don’t I will have to let the ladies know. I finished the minutes for the 4 th District Committee this afternoon after I found an email from Chairman Phil about the next meeting and had to ask him exactly when the next DTC meeting is and about our members.   We won’t be ...

I managed to get up at 5:30 and do the morning routine and then get ready for work.   For a brief moment I was going to make it to the shuttle then decided to get in early as I am leaving early today. Hopefully this afternoon the medical Equipment supply guy will be at my house at 3 and take everything back.   I have been in contact with Lincare who called me earlier this week to close the account.   The funny thing is during the week another facemask arrived at the door.   So hopefully no more will come and I won’t be getting anymore bills. Unfortunately, I have a feeling I will be getting them.   I tried to read up on Lincare and customer reviews were not good.   Just like J&L Medical customer reviews.   People were still getting billed when they didn’t get the equipment or, returned etc.   The young woman who was helping me was quite nice even after the third call yesterday. After that I have a Dermatology appoint...

Well the afternoon was semi successful.   I managed to do some writing have a very weird breakfast (fish), and get ready for bingo.         Recreation Bob was on duty in his usual manner.   I got there pretty earl and we started getting things ready.   We share our news that both of us were putting our homes on the market.   Among the other discussions was about the newbie recreation therapist. We had about 15 or 17 residents and some were a bit testy and also some are getting worse in their health.   This knowledge brings a whole lot of emotions to me. AT one point I was wishing the hour was over.   On the way home I stopped at Adams to pick up late lunch/supper and my coffee creamers.   I should have picked up more bags but I didn’t really look for them.   There was something stopping me.         I came home ate the food (broccoli rob and ribs).   I took a rest and...

Procrastination is really my downfall.    Yeah it’s probably everyone’s Achilles heel.   I still had things in the living room that I needed to put away last night for this meeting tonight.   I left it until the early morning hours and started getting anxious and   aggravated and started tripping over stuff and nearly startling the titans.   It also made me angry because it brought me back to the fact that I can’t count on people for help with the whole house decluttering project.   Oh Big Brother asked just before he left for home but what was I going to say?    What was he going to do?   Carry stuff that may be too heavy for him?   I still worry about the heart issue.     Oh I got a lot of unsolicited advice on how to do declutter but did they come and help no.   In truth this straightening up should have been done earlier when I was home.    Not at the last minute as I am trying to get re...

It is Friday the 13 th .   It is almost the end of my vacation.    The main reason for taking it off was to get stuff done.   I still have a lot more to do.   Luckily lawn guy is coming on Sunday and we will begin getting stuff either to the dump or bulk. I haven’t finished the shredding in the bed room but I did manage to empty out one or two cedar chests and an old hamper that we use for storage.     As I suspected there was table clothes in one and table runners in others and old bath mats and shower curtains I don’t want or have used.   Tiger got trapped in one last night.   I could hear her meowing and I looked around until I opened it up.   So needless to say I closed it up so it wouldn’t happen again.   She was safe for the rest of the night.   Not sure where she slept because I was on the couch with Sky. In the TV hutch there were all VHS tapes that I am going to send to the dump.   I also will t...

I actually sat down today and did some shredding.  Old greeting cards from friends and colleagues.  Some of the thank you notes from the scholarship recipients.  I did get up a few times to get coffee or take a break (yes on some stuff made notes on various files so sue me). I also sent out an email to dr. T to let her know I would be mailing the latest and probably final bank statement for the club.  What prompted me to do this:  A note from a member of the girls club after we met for our final time as a group.  Her name was aimee and she was acknowledging all that I did for the group.  It was very nice.  To be honest over the years there were some girls in the girls club that I didn’t like or appreciate their behavior and swore I wasn't going to be babysitter to them. I did make a phone call to the medical supply place to find out the status of the request and they said they will have someone call me back.  I foresee another three da...

I have nothing major planned for outside the house so I need to get moving on the shredding and clearing out.  Heard from Liz late in the evening and suggested that Lawnguy might be able to help with the bulk trash and stuff like that.  I don’t know if I should call him or text him.  I do know I have to go through the house and continue to tag the stuff for bulk, and what I am keeping but the latter keeps changing.  While writing this I ended up calling and leaving a message.  I just hope it got to him.  He did text me and he says he will get back to me. Remnants of Hurricane Dorian are supposed to come through late this afternoon and evening.  We should get some rain but high winds, and some flooding.  I have been putting off grocery shopping all week I will need to get something this morning. Debra and I will have a phone session since neither of us want to be in the middle of the bad weather.   Just got confirmation Cable provide...

It is a whole new month and new goals.  I managed to clean out some emails and update a few files this morning.  Unfortunately it still takes too long.  I even tried to use the shredder and its still jammed (pos).  I appreciate people suggesting I take it to UPS and have them shredded it I don’t feel comfortable doing it. So i changed course and decided to get some laundry done and get it out of the dining room..  I will put them away later.   I did more email deleting from the yahoo account.  I have to admit it is a little freeing at the same time nerve wracking that I may have missed something important.  Of course I wrote the important stuff down in files. The shredder is cooperating so I did some of that as well.  I need to spend more time with that.  At least before my dinner arrives at 4 :30.  Outback...  the rest of the night I didn't do very much laundry. But I did watch television. I tripped over the ...

Hey all,  it's been a rather mixed bag of activities this weekend.  Yesterday morning I attempted and made the first mile of the 5k race at Woodmont day.  I clearly wasn’t as prepared for it as I had hoped.  Not really dressed for it and didn’t eat anything prior.  I was a little disappointed in that aspect but with many messages of encouragement and support it took the sting out of it.  I was really tired for the rest of the day.   Not as tired that I couldn’t make my session with A and work out.  We discussed the past week and food intake and the step goals.  I had to promise to come to classes today (heading there now) and Monday.  Already Monday will be difficult because I have a family gathering for dinner tomorrow night at the same time class is.  I might be able to go to the 7:30 class. After the session I went to Panera for their asian sesame salad.  I came home and had it.  The rest of the afternoon I ...