Did you accomplish anything today?

[jbeany]

Oooh, Riki even got fancy with the decorating tips!

Let's see....I had approximately 225 trick or treaters in just over 2 hours on Halloween, about half of the expected amount because it was cold and rainy.  I was going to count them, but I lost track somewhere around 35 in the first 20 minutes.  Totally crazy!  I saw more costumed kids in the first half an hour than I've seen altogether in the last decade at the other places I've lived.  I passed out stickers and candy, and the little kids were more thrilled with the stickers.  Supply and demand, I suppose.  They got tons of candy, but only one sheet of stickers all night, so it was thrilling.  If you asked them to choose on a regular day, they would all want the candy!

Yesterday, I went shopping with my sister to celebrate her birthday.  Planned to come home and work on painting my trim in the office, but laid down and took a nap instead. It lasted until bedtime.  It's been a lot of long days and too short nights, so I guess I finally caught up.  Maybe I'll get more done over the weekend! 

I applied for 4 more jobs this week, and I've got two more jobs to apply for, now that I've got my official transcript from my 20 year old BA mailed to me.  (The state needs a copy of the official transcript for their jobs.  My student copy wasn't good enough, even just as a preliminary to go with the resume.  Good grief.)  I've also got a lot of notes from the court trial I assisted with to type up and send on to the lawyer, to prepare for the next phase.  Then I've got to write up and email in the information for my will.  I'm getting one done for free by the students in the estate planning class, and I'm more than happy to save the $500 dollars.  Looks like my weekend is going to be spent doing paperwork.  Yippie.   

[cariad]

Went to my volunteer job at the charity shop and the most fantastic cup and saucer sets (2) came in the door. We were all admiring them and I told the manager that if it was OK, I'd like to buy them. I really love them and Gwyn broke the saucer to my 100 year old teacup a while ago so I think he's relieved that I've found something to take its place.

The rest of the day was rather frustrating - tried to find an antique that I was considering buying (one of those old mechanical banks) because, while I cannot remember how precisely, it was very racist and if I could have afforded it, I wanted to send it to this museum: http://www.ferris.edu/jimcrow/ The bank was gone. Then I thought I'd pick up Gwyn's suit from the cleaners but had spent all my cash on the tea cups (d'oh!) and needed to get passport photos for the boys but could not find the place that was suggested to me in town. I took an earlier bus into town to accomplish all of these things and wound up wasting 45 minutes.

I did find out that my labs are ready for collection from the GP. He said everything was in range (hurrah!) and that my creat was 68 (.77). I emailed the surgeon immediately to tell him that everything was still holding steady - he has not received lab numbers from me since June as my September labs seem to have disappeared into the ether.

[Ricksters]

I actually got a lot done today...surprised myself!  Cleaned the bathroom, went for a 2 mile walk, then to the grocery store and actually cooked dinner, chicken and dumplings...yummy!  Think I will probably be paying the price tomorrow...but it was good to feel almost normal today!

Ricki

[jbeany]

Woke up with a clogged head and a queasy tummy.  Joy. 

But, I did research Ticket to Work today.  I do want to sign up - the protection it offers is well worth it.  Unfortunately, I do have to give my ticket to an Employment Network - I can't just sign up on my own.  I don't really need any career services from them - I have plenty of help from my school for that.  But, okay, I'll jump through the hoops for the health insurance protection and the 9 months of double payment and all the rest of the benefits I can get while I find out if working a 40 hour week will be possible with my patched together guts.  I've done weeks with plenty of work, but I haven't done it consistently - I've always been able to stop for 3 or 4 days to rest up.  I'm wondering if 40 hours, week after week, is going to wear me to a frazzle quickly, or if I'll adapt to it.

So, I looked up EN's in my area.  There's exactly 3.  One for the Hearing impaired.  One for the blind and physically disabled with muscle control issues.  That leaves only one - and the "Report Card" says it's served a grand total of 8 people since it started, and none at all in the last year.  Also, it reports that none of the people it helped were still working after 6 months.  Ummmmm.....goodie.  Such a rave review fills me with enthusiasm for contacting them.  So that was several hours spent on the phone and the computer that doesn't seem to have been productive at all.

Then I made Bad Weather Brownies, which are still in the oven.  I used up a substantial portion of the Halloween candy I had left over because of the bad weather - m&m's in several varieties, mini pb cups, etc.  I'm going to cover the tops in mini 3 Musketeer bars while the brownies are still warm.  Should be an interesting frosting!

Now I'm off to check the oven timer, and then get organized for the craft class I'm teaching tomorrow....

[Riki]

I took the bus home from dialysis and the bus driver missed my stop.. AGAIN.. When he does this, it makes me have to walk across the entrance to  the parking lot for a grocery store.  There's 3 lanes of traffic, no lights, and nobody watches for pedestrians.  They don't even seem to notice my white cane, unless I happen to whack their bumper with it.  I got home in time to see one of the neighbors chasing a large group of teenagers out of my back yard.  Thank you, neighbor.  They sit back there and smoke, leave their garbage, that kind of stuff.. one of them even took a crap back there.  it was disgusting.  I went in the house, made myself something to eat and played on the computer for a bit.  I tried to ice some cupcakes, but the icing had been in the fridge, and it was too cold to come out of the piping bag, so I said screw it, and put it back in the fridge and watched Dark Shadows for the rest of the afternoon. *L*

[jbeany]

For the record, melted 3 Musketeer Bars make AWESOME frosting....

[CebuShan]

Went to the Cardiac Dr. today. My 6-month check up. Everything looks good. He even cut one of my meds! Yay!   

[Riki]

I threw out some old icing.. that's the extent of my day right there

[Poppylicious]

I threw out some old icing.. that's the extent of my day right there

Whoa Riki ... slow down girl!  Surely you can only take so much excitement in one day?!

*grin*

So far today I've had my hair chopped, visited the library, picked up a parcel from the Royal Mail delivery office (someone sent me Twinkies!!) and another from the Post Office, posted my SS package to foreign lands and a letter to my new little sponsored boy in India, bought a gift for an eleven year old girl (we do a thing at work where you buy a Christmas present for a child in care who would otherwise get very little - I don't know much about eleven year old girls so I'm hoping that some Hello Kitty eau de toilette will suffice) and drunk a mug of tea. It's now noon so I'll soon be settling down with some lunch in front of the tellybox to watch some recorded shows (Todd and the Book of Pure Evil, followed by The Almighty Johnson's, if you're interested) and then wrapping Blokey's birthday presents ready for tomorrow.  Not quite a lazy day, but not too busy either. Nice.

 

[jbeany]

Yesterday...
Woke up 2 hours before my alarm.  Well, someone did - cause that sure can't have been me who got up, did a mile on the treadmill, ate a healthy breakfast,cleaned the house, and did a stack of paperwork before I got dressed and went to my legal professional association meeting!

Came home, did more paperwork, got called for a job interview next Tuesday ( ), and then went to the Secretary of State's office to renew my car registration and order my DONATE LIFE plate, which is my birthday gift to myself this year. I am getting one that says 2SPARE, for my two spare parts. 

Then I went to the 2 thrift stores in the same plaza as the SoS's office.  Okay, probably shouldn't have, but found some fab deals on fun stuff!

Today - well, not much so far, but the day is young!  I'm FINALLY going to paint the trim in my office.  My sister is coming to help me with the room tomorrow, and we'll be arranging the furniture, hanging blinds and curtains, and decorating it.  Can't wait to see it all pulled together!

[cassandra]

I baked (am baking) bread, half of it will be with some smoked cheese, and fresh basil. Still looking at the mess I made I will clear up some time, and the rest of the house that needs tidying.
But the sun is shining.

[ceb3370]

i talk to my crush today!!    sooo happy!   

well moving on!!!

i just finish our Christmas tree (assemble type) ... 

[Rerun]

Someone on this site compromised with me and changed their wording.  The Political part of this forum is a war zone.

         

[thegrammalady]

managed to watch the rest of warehouse 13 on netflix. seem to have caught a cold. which april says is what i get for sitting in a room full of germs 3 times a week with a compromised immune system.   gotta blame someone!

[jbeany]

Finished decorating and organizing my office.  Filled out and sent all the forms I needed for my will and financial and medical power of attorney to the students and professor who are running the estate planning seminar.  Worked on the notes I took at trial last week for two hours before my eyes crossed.  Cleaned the kitchen of all the leftover clutter from a weekend of home improvement projects.  Did the dishes and the laundry.  Picked an interview outfit.  Decided I deserved to go to bed early.
Good night!

[Joe]

I got an abstract put together for a System Engineering tutorial for a conference next April. As usual, waited until the last minute to get going on it. One of these years we'll get it started earlier...

[CebuShan]

I went to Church and stayed for the dinner afterwards. Surprised a friend with a Birthday cake.

[cassandra]

What kind of birthday cake was it CebuShan? I'm looking for ideas for hubby's upcoming birthday.

I rang the council for reduction in rates, because of home hemo. I rang Kimal to change my needles for BH. The HH nurse said he had emailed them 3 times for the right order, yet nobody had seen them, surprise, surprise.

[CebuShan]

It was a white cake with chocolate cupcakes surrounding it. It was really pretty.

My accomplishment for today is: I got my labs back.     Everything looks great. They even told me to eat a banana (or an artichoke!)    
I was compl;imented on how well I control my numbers through diet. I don't take phos binders, No epogen (for now) and no calcitriol!   

[Ricksters]

I accomplished a lot this morning!     Went to the clinic to get my labs redone for Calcium...wonder why I rarely have a problem with phosphorus or potassium, but calcium gets me every third month or so? Anyhow, I went to the dollar store and got some tins for cookie and bread holiday baking, did grocery shopping, and then got my exercise walk in!  Had to take a nap after all of that, and now it is raining, so just gonna read and watch tv for the rest of the day.  Still have several spoons left, so hopefully will not be too drained tomorrow!

Ricki

[MomoMcSleepy]

Tonight we are having our house blessed, and the people coming over are friends, too, so we are having dinner.  Tried to have it last week, but stupid crockpot turned off (user error, I'm sure, I was rushed).

This time, I'm buying the food, not making it.

But, the house is a little trashed , so I got up and started working in earnest at about 3:30am. I put on the flylady home blessing hour podcast and got to work.  I ignored most of what she said, cause I had other things to do outside of her 7 item list, but her talking and reminding me to rest and drink water are really helpful.  By 6:30 I was showered, dressed, had an egg and cream of rice for breakfast, fed kitties and cleaned out all four litter boxes, did two loads of laundry, 1.5 loads of dishes, handwashed breakfast pots, put things away, emptied all trash and recycling and took it to the garage, cleaned whole bathroom, washed downstairs windows and mirror, swept and mopped all floors, packed our lunches (usu do that at night, but was so tired yesterday), brewed tea for myself* and husband, made sure he got up, folded clothes and sheets, made bed, feather dusted all but the bedrooms, brushed one cat, and started emptying a box of VHS tapes that I need to use to stash all the clothes I don't have time to out away before company comes tonight! 

When I get home tonight, I  just have to vacuum and stash....stashing will take some effort,  we have a lot of crap, and an undeveloped organizational system.  Working on it!

This all would have taken me, like, 8 hours to do before.  Also, I would have been super stressed, but I had a lovely morning.  Flylady is helpful, if you adjust her to your own needs.  Eg, my bathroom was easy to clean, since I pretty much wipe the sink and toilet every day, and the floor I'm pretty good about once a week.. It's like Molly Maid, though.  A quick clean isn't usually a very thorough one, so I think the home blessing "hour" needs adjusting based on individual needs.  I really just need someone to keep me focused and on-task, or my ADD brain will decide it's a good day to paint the upstairs bathroom or something! 
 


I'm proudest of  the fact that I stopped cleaning at 6:40, and focused on getting ready for work.  I can get really hyperfocused and make myself late when I  do anything other than get ready for work in the morning.  I was in about 7 mins before my start time.  Not the best, but not too bad, either.


the hubs will pick up a chicken and sides while I finish up tonight.
 







*ginger for me...try it!  Kills bacteria, good for nausea.  I peel and then cut ginger root into discs that I freeze, then put one or two disks into the pot on Hi til boiling, then simmer for 20 mins....let cool and put leftover tea in fridge to heat or have cold later.  Gross cold, though.  One large root lasts forever!

[MomoMcSleepy]

I took the bus home from dialysis and the bus driver missed my stop.. AGAIN.. When he does this, it makes me have to walk across the entrance to  the parking lot for a grocery store.  There's 3 lanes of traffic, no lights, and nobody watches for pedestrians.  They don't even seem to notice my white cane, unless I happen to whack their bumper with it.  I got home in time to see one of the neighbors chasing a large group of teenagers out of my back yard.  Thank you, neighbor.  They sit back there and smoke, leave their garbage, that kind of stuff.. one of them even took a crap back there.  it was disgusting.  I went in the house, made myself something to eat and played on the computer for a bit.  I tried to ice some cupcakes, but the icing had been in the fridge, and it was too cold to come out of the piping bag, so I said screw it, and put it back in the fridge and watched Dark Shadows for the rest of the afternoon. *L*

I would have just taken the cake and icing to the television, spooned out some icing, then taken a bite of cupcake.  In my family, the frozen cookie batter we bought hardly ever even made it to the oven.  My parents worked a lot.....

 

[WishIKnew]

Mom is in the process of trying to decide if she can sell her house and move to a wonderful senior living community near here.  I spent the day with Mom and a real estate agent and then just us looking at all the numbers and discussing all of the financial and emotional ramifications of it all.  Exhausting and necessary.  I'm glad to be able to be there for her.  Big changes!

[jbeany]

Survived another interview.  I think it went well, not that you can ever really tell.  (It's easy to tell if it went bad, not so easy to tell if it went great!)  Hoping for good results - sounds like a really interesting position.  I'm more than ready to be employed.  I'm starting to hate cover letters!

Had to laugh when one of the students I help at the pro bono clinic asked if she could see my cover letter.  Which one?  I do a new one for every job app.  I think I've got at least 40 on file now.  Working full time has got to be easier than trying to come up with yet another way to get noticed in a stack of applicants!

But I guess what I'm doing is working - I was told that they had over 100 applicants for this position, and it was only posted one week.  They only did interviews today, and I was the last one at 3:30, with an hour scheduled for each interview.  So, 1 of 7 or 8 candidates at most.  Not bad!  Now if only that means I'm going to get more than a polite "Thanks for playing" letter....

[MaryD]

Beany - Have you thought going back to work as a temp?  I did that after having the kids.  Three of the four temp positions I worked at asked me to stay on as a fulltime worker.  Two of them I wouldn't have touched with a barge pole but the third one was a lovely place to work.  It would give you time to thoroughly check them out, too.