Reflections of My Life

I ended up decorating my door with a wreath and a few small things. Since the door is metal I can use magnet hooks to hang some items with. Of course, I put the snowman out and he is plugged in and lit up. I unplug him before I go to bed. Looks nice. At least I don't look like a scrooge now. I am fortunate to have a little hall that is private to my apartment. So my decorations are right there. Others have their doors opening on the hall and can only decorate around and on their doors.

Today will be a busy day for me. Going to do laundry this afternoon. Presently I am making my electrolyte drink and mouthwash. After that it will be time for my first meal of the day. I have made progress on organizing and uncluttering. Going to keep working on that. I think I need to cover the air conditioner with a piece of cardboard I use for that every year. It was cold about 12 degrees so need some insulation from that.
 

Cold this morning here........27 degrees presently. After it warms up, maybe in the afternoon I will cover the air conditioner and parts of the windows and windowsill where the cold air comes in. The black out curtains do a good job on the window itself but not the part of the windowsill that cold air comes in. I need to do this to keep my bunny boy warm. After all, he is 10 years old. He is not complaining though! :ROFLMAO:

Depending on how busy the laundry room is today, I will try to get my last two loads done. Not going to sit down there to wait for it because I have housework to do today. And I have not written out my budget sheet for December yet! Better do that this morning or I will screw myself up. Money wise. I already made some Amazon purchases with my money that I will have to include in the budget plan for this month. Normally I never spend anything till the budget sheet is done.

Tomorrow is my errand day so like to get everything done today that I can do.
 
katlupe said:
No, I want to eliminate all dairy for 90 days except butter and possibly sour cream. I can drink my coffee with butter in it. That is good after all butter is made from cream. But I don't think I would care for yogurt in my coffee anyway. It just does not sound good to me.
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Kat, if you don't enjoy drinking black coffee, you could try canned whole coconut milk. I've also used it to make ice cream. It's not as creamy as ice cream made with dairy, but it's a good substitute. 🙂
 

Today is my errand day. If Sonny can make it here. The snow doesn't affect him (after all he was an over the road truck driver and a race car driver so he can drive in anything) but he has been very sick. In the middle of doing those special shots in his back. He has three to do and has had the first two. Next will be the one that is supposed to last six months. We shall see. I don't have any confidence in what the medical people say or do but am hopeful this will work for him.

He has had a bad sore throat and can barely talk. Yet he promised he will be here today so I don't have to walk in the snow to the post office and ATM machine. I can walk in snow fine but it is the cold that gets to me when I am walking. Usually cold does not bother me so much.

I just finished writing my grocery and errand list out. It is not for myself so much that I have to go out on errand day but for Jeff. Since I can get groceries delivered now life is so much easier for me. It is just Jeff needs tobacco and I have to get that from the smoke shop and I can't walk that far. I hate getting it for him but he is addicted and I worry about him picking up butts off the sidewalk........I had seen him do that in the past and do not want to see him have to do that. It is a bad addiction. He has a few addictions.........sugar, coffee, coke, ice cream, etc.

So it is cold about 30 degrees and light snow presently. I will fix an early breakfast for myself soon. Sonny won't be here till after 11:30 when his aide leaves. So I have plenty of time. Have a good day everyone!
 
Yesterday turned out to be a good day. Got all my errands done and groceries bought. By the time we got to Walmart the crowd was gone. I got a box of Christmas cards to give to my friends who live here. One box is only 18 cards so not giving them like I used to. I used to give one to every tenant whether we were friends or not. But I had to cut that out this year. Kind of expensive to do that. Maybe I have some leftover ones from last year.

Friday there is going to be a memorial potluck for my neighbor who died. His girlfriend is having a hard time of it. So it will be good for her. And our manager's husband died the day after Thanksgiving. So don't know when we will see her. Maybe today because everyone is paying rents now.

I have been doing the elimination diet (carnivore) and am doing really good on it. No bloating or gut issues at all which is probably due to no vegetables (I hope) but am praying it is not dairy. I can't wait to add that back in. I found garlic powder was one of my problem foods (sadly). Zevia seems to be okay too. Now I want to make a Keto Chow shake to eat as ice cream and see how I do with that. It is made with whey and that is dairy. I have been continuing to use cream in my coffee and butter with my meat. No problems with them.

I have noticed my skin tags are going away so don't want to do anything that will stop that from happening. It is a slow process but years of eating SAD won't be cured overnight.

Have a great day! Stay warm....
 
I say I don't buy Christmas gifts. Though I did buy myself a couple. The hardcover edition of Cook's Illustrated Meat cookbook. I just got it a few days ago and cannot stop reading it. Every single thing you want to know about meat, from buying it, butchering it and cooking it is in this book. I used to subscribe to their magazines back when I was into homesteading so I had a feeling this would be a good book. Beautiful pictures and glossy pages! If I had a coffee table it would be a good coffee table book. But it is heavy. Have to put it on the table to read it.

I was awaken this morning by my son knocking on my door. He has no idea what time it and every now and then will come here in the middle of the night. At least this morning it was past the time I usually get up. I get up around four most days but it was 6:44 AM this morning. Never woke up during the whole night. I heard snow plows going sometime during the early morning hours but did not actually wake up. Went back to my dream.

Today the NY central food bank truck will be bringing boxes of food here. Everyone gets two. I keep Jeff signed up for it because he can always use more food. I don't get it because I don't eat that type of food. I usually go downstairs and take his boxes up to him. He sleeps weird hours. Sometimes he is up all night and then sleeps all day.
 
It turns out today is the day of the memorial for my neighbor. I have decided not to go. It is mostly about the food and I would rather not be around all that kind of food. Not enjoyable for me and I am sure I will not be missed. I have talked to my neighbor many times since she lost him.

I am throwing out my two African violets today or tomorrow. When I go out to the dumpster I will take them out. They seem to be attracting some kind of tiny black bugs that fly around them and me. I thought they were fruit flies when I had them in the kitchen but now they are out here on my computer table. Annoying me. I am tired of taking care of houseplants anyway and had considered getting rid of them before. The one is a plant my father had at his house when he died and that is why I had it. I will still keep the aloe he started for me. No bugs around that and is the easiest plant to care for. I will keep the philodendrons for now too.
 
I took a break from social media yesterday, here, fakebook & X. I was watching YT videos so that was all I did after paying bills. I have been sleeping so good lately. I never had trouble sleeping but ever since I have been basically eating "ketovore" I fall asleep watching television and will wake up later to turn it off. Today it was almost six when I woke up! Usually I get up much earlier than that. I feel good this morning.

Today I plan on doing a good grooming session of Rabbit. He needs it. He loves the brushing part but not the other stuff. Since he is considered old, I have a bit of clean up to do in his butt area. Not looking forward to that but I might have to clip some hard tangles (poop & fur) out that he did not get.

Yesterday, Jeff and I looked at Amazon and ordered some winter clothing for him. One item will be here on Monday and the others the next day. According to my Informed Delivery email there is 5 packages coming on Monday. I set up Mondays as my delivery date for when I order on Amazon. I don't really care for week-end deliveries. The sub postal person does not do a good job with packages.

25 degrees this morning and light snow so far. I will be walking out to the dumpster........2 bags full!
 
I think we must have gotten a lot of snow during the night. There is a lot of snow removal going on. I can hear it but since I have my windows blocked to keep it warm in here I can't see it.

I am thinking about arranging a ride to the foot doctor appointment on the 18th. I will call tomorrow and do that. I have been walking to it because it is not very far. But if I have to deal with snow, ice and cold wind to make it there and back it would be difficult. To arrange the ride it has to be done at least in a week in advance. Though I am not sure if I could still get a ride if it was a matter of being sick and needing to see a doctor quickly. Luckily, I have not been in that position. That walk is harder than the hairdresser. Across two huge parking lots and a ramp.

My Amazon orders are being delivered super fast this year. Ordered a bunch of things for Jeff and all but one will be here by Tuesday. The last one on Christmas Eve. I got a box of stuff I bought for Rabbit and one item for me that was delivered yesterday. Two days before the official delivery date.

Not sure what my day will consist of today, for now..........coffee!
 
I have usually turned off my computer by now. Today I have been waiting all day for a delivery from Amazon. They say it will be here by nine. Will it? If so, I don't know for sure if they will leave it outside the locked doors under the intercom. Afraid it could be missing if they do. Week-end deliveries from the USPS are the worst. I usually get my deliveries on Mondays. I did not expect to get this one today but they sent me a message saying it was coming today. So I keep checking.

Men's winter clothing so it would be worth stealing for some. Jeff went down and checked earlier for it but not here yet. They can always deliver it but not scan it. So here I sit...........waiting till 9. If not here by then I will just go to bed. I hate having my night time routine disrupted.
 
Today Amazon says they are sorry but the package will be delivered today instead. Why didn't they just say that from the start? But all day on the tracking it showed it was out for delivery. Liars!

I changed my mind about calling for the ride to the foot doctor. It is so close I want to try to do it on my own regardless of the weather. If I want independence I will do it.

Today is gray and dreary. Supposed to rain most of the day. I plan on passing out my Christmas cards today. Just get that done with. I am trying to figure out if I should give a card to my neighbor who lost her spouse at the beginning of the month or not. Seems kind of lame to say Merry Christmas to her when her heart is hurting. She posts only sad things and pictures of them together on FB. I think not. Maybe bad taste to remind her that everyone is happy at this time of year.
 
katlupe said:
Today Amazon says they are sorry but the package will be delivered today instead. Why didn't they just say that from the start? But all day on the tracking it showed it was out for delivery. Liars!

I changed my mind about calling for the ride to the foot doctor. It is so close I want to try to do it on my own regardless of the weather. If I want independence I will do it.

Today is gray and dreary. Supposed to rain most of the day. I plan on passing out my Christmas cards today. Just get that done with. I am trying to figure out if I should give a card to my neighbor who lost her spouse at the beginning of the month or not. Seems kind of lame to say Merry Christmas to her when her heart is hurting. She posts only sad things and pictures of them together on FB. I think not. Maybe bad taste to remind her that everyone is happy at this time of year.
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I agree.. no merry Christmas card for your neighbour.. maybe a little thinking of you card instead...
 
MountainRa said:
When I am faced with this situation I send a holiday card and write “thinking of you and remembering (insert loved one’s name) at this time of year . I think when someone loses a loved one they often feel forgotten by everyone.
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I kind of did that. I didn't give her a Christmas card but a thinking of you card. We shared a hug this morning and she seems to be doing better.
 
Yesterday my friend from downstairs came for a visit. So we just talked and I showed her some posts from people she knows that I am friends with on fakebook. She does not have a computer or use her phone to go on the internet.

It is funny how at first people will say, "oh, I don't use a computer" or how bad it is to do everything online. Then when they see you know things before they do or they have money stolen out of their bank accounts just as much as people who use the internet they are surprised. The guy down the hall from me was always saying things like that in front of me to others because he knows I am always on the computer. I can't count how many times I have heard him on his phone with his bank straightening out his account after someone stole money out of it. I cannot even imagine going back to that way of life. The dark ages, I call it.

I wouldn't say I have never had it happen. But when it did, my credit union or credit card company caught it immediately. They called me before I saw it. It is so much easier when you can be looking at your account on the computer while talking to the rep as she straightens it out. I surely appreciate not having to use those little bank books for balancing your account. I always made mistakes in that because I have Dyslexia.

Now on to my 2nd cup of coffee.........
 
katlupe said:
Yesterday my friend from downstairs came for a visit. So we just talked and I showed her some posts from people she knows that I am friends with on fakebook. She does not have a computer or use her phone to go on the internet.

It is funny how at first people will say, "oh, I don't use a computer" or how bad it is to do everything online. Then when they see you know things before they do or they have money stolen out of their bank accounts just as much as people who use the internet they are surprised. The guy down the hall from me was always saying things like that in front of me to others because he knows I am always on the computer. I can't count how many times I have heard him on his phone with his bank straightening out his account after someone stole money out of it. I cannot even imagine going back to that way of life. The dark ages, I call it.

I wouldn't say I have never had it happen. But when it did, my credit union or credit card company caught it immediately. They called me before I saw it. It is so much easier when you can be looking at your account on the computer while talking to the rep as she straightens it out. I surely appreciate not having to use those little bank books for balancing your account. I always made mistakes in that because I have Dyslexia.

Now on to my 2nd cup of coffee.........
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I think that in some cases older folks tend to grumble and growl about learning anything new for fear of failure or embarrassment.

I know that I tend to get that way unless I push myself to get out of my comfort zone.
 
Aunt Bea said:
I think that in some cases older folks tend to grumble and growl about learning anything new for fear of failure or embarrassment.

I know that I tend to get that way unless I push myself to get out of my comfort zone.
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Yes, pushing myself out of my comfort zone is how I came to live here on my own. I recommend doing that because it makes life so much more interesting & fun.
 
Our manager is finally back and hoping things get back to normal around here. Raining today and the forecast is rain all day. So not going outside. Next Wednesday though, even if it rains I am walking to my foot doctor. I was thinking of using the transportation service that is available to me but it is so close that I decided to walk anyway. I am not scared of a little water. :)

I watch the decorating videos and think they look like a magazine when they finish. Not going to ever look that way because I am not replacing the furniture I have. Yes, it is old. My dresser I bought in 1993 and there is nothing wrong with it. The drawers are big and my television sits on top of it. The other dresser Sonny gave me when I moved in here. It is pretty big too. Another wood one. I use them for more storage than just clothing. Towels and bedding, among other things. As long as furniture is useful, not shabby looking and suits me I will not replace it on a whim.

Some videos, I think redecorate their apartments or houses for the video. Maybe it is a business expense that way. But they seem to be lacking something........the feeling that someone lives there. They will say this piece or that is out of style now and is outdated now. Outdated? Not if it is something I use or serves a purpose and/or that I love.

My apartment being one room, has to have what I call zones. The entrance zone, my office zone (which is also my dining zone), the living room zone and bedroom zone (which has no bed but is set up for my bunny). The kitchen and bathroom are like separate rooms even though this is a studio. Right now I am working on the bedroom/bunny zone to make it work better for "Rabbit". Since he is older now, I need to change a few things. Probably later on, after he has passed away, I will put a bed back in. I hope that is a long time coming.
 
I like bringing old pieces of furniture back to life. I had a solid oak bedroom set that I bought when I moved here 28 years ago and I loved it. When I got divorced I decided I only wanted the big dresser with the mirror because my bedroom is small.

I was really sick of the dark finish and my friend is an artist that paints furniture. She painted it and put flowers on it. I picked the colors. It’s beautiful and stunning. It took her 27 hours of work.
 
Teacher Terry said:
I was really sick of the dark finish and my friend is an artist that paints furniture. She painted it and put flowers on it. I picked the colors. It’s beautiful and stunning. It took her 27 hours of work.
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Sounds gorgeous! Photo?

I live amongst the furniture my parents bought in the early fifties when we moved here. Solid wood, deep drawers, expertly made.
 
Teacher Terry said:
I like bringing old pieces of furniture back to life. I had a solid oak bedroom set that I bought when I moved here 28 years ago and I loved it. When I got divorced I decided I only wanted the big dresser with the mirror because my bedroom is small.

I was really sick of the dark finish and my friend is an artist that paints furniture. She painted it and put flowers on it. I picked the colors. It’s beautiful and stunning. It took her 27 hours of work.
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Post a picture! We would love to see it!

My dressers are dark but I am not painting them. Paint smell bothers me something terrible. I figure they are broke in and I can live with dark here since my apartment is all white and big. Huge windows and high ceilings.
 


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