As retirees, we wear mostly jeans. Yesterday, I counted 10 pair for me and 12 for DH. I would be quite happy to get rid of a few from both of us. DH is adamant about keeping all of his so that's not going to happen.
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As retirees, we wear mostly jeans. Yesterday, I counted 10 pair for me and 12 for DH. I would be quite happy to get rid of a few from both of us. DH is adamant about keeping all of his so that's not going to happen.
I think I have about 6 pairs of jeans, but hardly wear them. My pants of choice are cargo pants (and cargo shorts). I love pockets!!!! LOL
Pays to ask around. Due to kitchen remodeling we needed a temp table to set next to fridge. Nothing else in room. During a party, a friend said dont buy one I have two right here and I will bring one over tomorrow. Win win. A few months ago we gave them our leftover cooler since they have a lot of outdoor parties. Now they saved us $40.
We also asked our neighbors if they had anything to donate to Habitat Restore since we had the truck coming yesterday. One neighbor was looking to donate a very nice wicker chair and they only had to bring it next door. Win win.
I love when things work out like that! Yay for all.Quote:
Originally Posted by sweetana3
I threw away a pile of holey, unusable plastic planters and flower pots that were becoming a bio-hazard and possible snake habitat..they were out of sight behind the shed...but I KNEW they were there and they were bugging me...swept out dead leaves and made more space for the bikes in the shed...still a lot to do there. With no garage, basement or attic, the shed is our repository for junk--you know stuff that might be useful some day--except that day never seems to come..
I got notice today that I finally got approved for SSDI! I had filed back in February 2024 and got denied once (which is par for the course) and the lawyers appealed right away. I had to send in another huge bunch of paperwork back in March as they re-looked at my case, plus another set of paperwork two weeks ago to clarify my old self-employment income. During the entire process they have had access to all of my medical and surgery reports, my function evaluations and work history. Based on my diagnosis of Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, the subsequent major surgery last summer, peripheral neuropathy in my feet, arthritis in my knees and bouts of sciatica as well, plus my ripe old age of 63 and the fact I have always worked very physical retail jobs my entire life (plus being a silversmith and musician), they (and whoever they is, I am very grateful to them) agreed that I am in fact, funtionally disabled from working any sort of job that I have been accostomed to.
I think it really helped that I am so close to my full retirement age anyway. From what I understand in the TOS support group I'm in is that the younger people have a very hard time getting approved for disability.
So how am I doing? It's still difficult to tell if I have any improvement from that surgery last summer because the frozen shoulder crap is still getting in the way. I have been going to PT since my procedure in April and I definitely have improved mobility but I HAVE to do the PT at least 3 - 5x a day so it doesn't freeze up again. I am still having nerve issues in my shoulder, arm, wrist, and hand, plus a lot of scapula pain. In some ways I do feel better because I have a bit more energy these days. We have been going to the gym twice a week and I can tell my overall health is improving with that. But I still have very chronic, ongoing pain though and that is exhausting.
I will be getting the back pay from when I initially filed, then a monthly check. Because I have always been a low-wage slave, it's not going to be THAT much but it will be SOMETHING to add to my monthly little IRA payment I started getting last month. Plus K. is still working. Now I'll be able to finally once again be able to contribute more to our daily living expenses.
That's great, SiouxQ!! Persistence paid off!
It must feel great to have this realized at last and behind you, Siouxz.
great news!
That is wonderful, Siouz!!