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3-20-23, 6:36am
Final update on spring list:
Annual file culling/shredding (will work with Mom to have her do the shredding since this makes her feel happy and...
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3-20-23, 6:27am
I don't wear eye makeup because I've always been prone to blepharitis, and it just isn't worth it to me. From what I understand, you shouldn't keep...
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3-20-23, 6:24am
Well I gave them away via a group devoted to keeping things out of the waste stream, so there is reason to hope, but I won't lose sleep over their...
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3-20-23, 6:01am
Herb: How effective were the dietary changes? My MD is suggesting a statin for me, but I would like to avoid that route.
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3-19-23, 6:59am
Yes, but I would rather see them go to the higher use of someone actually reading and enjoying them before they end up in a recycling bin.
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3-19-23, 6:51am
Tradd: Do you ever drink tea with lemon? I drank it with cream for years and years, but now I prefer it with lemon, or if that isn't available, with...
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3-18-23, 7:45am
I sold a book on eBay. The amount of money makes it hardly worth the trouble, but I need to do something else at the post office, so it's not too...
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3-16-23, 6:58am
Good luck, Tradd. I worked at a medical facility for many years, and the staff always recommended WW as a good and effective program.
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3-16-23, 6:57am
I suspect you may be more disciplined in your grocery spending than we are, but we spend more money if we make more trips, and often on frivolous...
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3-15-23, 6:13am
Tradd: It's the same scenario here, and I also did not opt for a Real ID since I have a valid passport. I might have gone for the Real ID, but I...
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3-15-23, 6:06am
Tybee: What are your gazingus pins? Is there anything in particular? I feel like my discretionary spending has been on the high side, and pottery...
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3-14-23, 1:17pm
Isn't that the best? I feel like it's a quadruple win, because you get it out of your life, someone who wants it gets it into their life, no adding...
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3-14-23, 1:08pm
Happy Birthday, Happystuff!
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3-14-23, 8:38am
I suppose maturity is the more critical factor for parenthood rather than age. I suspect my mother would have been mature enough to effectively...
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3-14-23, 6:55am
Our Jan electric bill was the highest we have ever received. Probably one reason was that Oggie loved to sleep in front of our little electric...
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3-14-23, 6:42am
I think I can describe this now without sputtering with rage and frustration. I recently got a reminder letter that I need to renew my driver's...
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3-13-23, 6:15am
It's like a contemporary version of The Emperor's New Clothes.
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3-13-23, 5:58am
I'm very grateful to have been born to adult parents.
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3-12-23, 6:28am
Your work is lovely, Kay!
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3-12-23, 6:24am
Do you ever sell the bikes and vehicles you restore, or do you keep them all?
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3-11-23, 10:40am
:thankyou:
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3-11-23, 5:36am
I too am on team IL for this one!
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3-11-23, 5:33am
I will keep that in mind for next time, thanks. I already offered them and drew a name, so cannot renege at this point.
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3-10-23, 6:16am
I just gave away some freezable martini glasses that DH got in a Yankee Swap, via our FB giving page. Nine people wanted them, and the woman whose...
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3-10-23, 6:10am
It must feel really good to get the paper monster under control!
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3-10-23, 6:02am
Tybee: I'm not religious as you probably know, but I come from a more-or-less Catholic background, and as a seafood lover, I am pretty amused by the...
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3-9-23, 6:00am
I just finished Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout. I really liked it. It was the first novel I've read that was all about one family's...
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3-8-23, 6:19am
I somehow cannot bring myself to care about this burning issue of our times.
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3-8-23, 6:09am
No way. Not a chance in hell.
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3-8-23, 6:08am
That sounds very satisfying!
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3-7-23, 6:44am
I sold DH's Levi denim trucker's jacket on eBay. I'm sure they were going for a lot more money when I looked last year, but I priced it according to...
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3-5-23, 11:36am
Look at Louie now, living the life he so richly deserves. Yes, that is my pillow and my side of the bed, lol.
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3-5-23, 11:33am
I always used dryer sheets without question, and it was this community that made me re-think the practice. I was also a huge Static Guard user. Now...
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3-5-23, 11:07am
It's a good thing we know you well enough to know that your DH probably doesn't actually have girls stashed away in the basement!
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3-5-23, 11:06am
Well if you get there and don't like it, you can always take a pottery class!
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3-5-23, 10:49am
That is great, Happy! I am sorry you haven't been feeling well for so long. I hadn't realized that.
Maybe this thread is a good place to mention...
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3-4-23, 6:46am
Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons - this was a decent read, quite short, about a young girl's quest to thrive despite a totally dysfunctional family. ...
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3-4-23, 6:33am
It's been awhile since I implemented my Wednesday night salad and yoga plan. On Weds nights, I do a yoga class via Zoom offered for free from my...
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3-4-23, 6:22am
Well done, EJ! It's great to hear of your progress!
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3-3-23, 8:41am
Oh no, that is so sad! Is that where your screen name came from? I always wondered, since it's an unusual one.
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3-3-23, 6:11am
I actually sold the raincoat I had listed on Ebay, so I shipped it yesterday. This made me quite happy.
Louie's shelter sent us home with some of...
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3-3-23, 6:04am
Thanks!
The little houses are supposed to hold LED tealights, but the first one I made was not big enough (star on top). I corrected the...
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3-3-23, 5:53am
You are a good cat dad, Bobby.
Louie has settled into the household so well and so quickly, and Raymond seems to have completely accepted him. ...
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3-2-23, 6:27am
I realize I haven't shared any pictures in awhile, but I have certainly been busy making stuff. I should have more stuff coming out of the kiln in...
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3-2-23, 6:05am
Madison really makes it special.
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3-2-23, 6:01am
It's hard to say from a single photo of each, but I find the idea of a Wintergarden irresistible!
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3-1-23, 6:18am
I'm sorry, Jeppy.
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3-1-23, 6:17am
I've listed 4 items on eBay, so making progress there. Remaining to be listed are a t-shirt, and 28 Brooks Brothers ties. I won't list the ties...
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3-1-23, 6:09am
My company had started using the "Docusign" software product a couple of years before I retired. Our sales force had to sign certain documents...
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3-1-23, 5:58am
Thankfully, Mom doesn't seem inclined to feed him. I never even thought about that!
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2-28-23, 6:16am
We got one of these for Mom for her birthday, and she absolutely loves it!...
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2-27-23, 5:49am
I don't recall Ramona. Either I never met her or she did not make a big impression on me.
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2-26-23, 6:29pm
I think my mother and caregiver friend would like it. I'm pretty sure I would like it just as much as you did.
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2-26-23, 3:08pm
I am surprised by how much I enjoyed some of these old music clips. I was especially enchanted by the hammered dulcimer music.
Now I'm going to...
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2-26-23, 2:45pm
Early: That is so interesting about the original author!
IL: Have you read the Eloise books? I adored her and suspect you would like her as well....
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2-26-23, 2:36pm
So the door is open and the two boys seem to be doing just fine. Ray is a bit wary, but no scuffling or fighting. This is such a relief!
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2-26-23, 2:31pm
So you think the old owner moved and left it behind? I don't understand how anyone could ever do that.
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2-26-23, 2:30pm
Wow, I'm so sorry, that must have been tough, and it was a bad year in so many other ways as well.
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2-26-23, 2:29pm
We didn't rename him because we like "Louie" just fine. If we had adopted "Oreo," there definitely would have been a name change!
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2-26-23, 5:54am
Thanks for the kind thoughts everyone. I am fortunate to have so many good people in my life.
LBB: Louie was at a city animal shelter, and...
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