The Daily Rave

[catherine]

I'm actually really enjoying not working for the time being - I have lots of projects to take care of and it has been snowy and cold so the idea of sitting in the gallery for seven hours a day with hardly any one coming in is not appealing at all.

During this work sabbatical I've been going to the gym while I'm in town running errands and just taking it easy by walking around the track at a slower pace than I usually would do in the past, and riding the exercise bike. I am so out of shape that it feels like I am starting at zero and clawing my way back to health. My left shoulder and arm are still acting up quite a bit, and my lower back as well, but I am feeling pretty good otherwise. I've lost 3.5 lbs on our diet reset in the last week and making sure I get enough sleep.

Great to hear that you're finding some respite with your health on your time off. Enjoy it!!

[Tradd]

Sioux- thanks for the update and glad you’re doing OK. Congrats on the weight loss.

[happystuff]

That's a fabulous update, Sioux! Congrats all around.

[Klunick]

Took 3 weeks off work over Christmas and it only took me 2 days to get myself caught back up. Someone was "helping out" while I was out but instead of doing everything, she'd do a couple things and leave the rest for me.

[Tradd]

A very kind neighbor was shoveling off walkways and did my car (surrounded by drifts up to my knees) when I asked and wouldn’t take anything. Got the 8” of snow off the top of the Scuba Sherpa that I couldn’t reach, too. The snow removal company isn’t the best so neighbor was doing all the walkways to the buildings on our end of complex.

[happystuff]

Nice neighbors are a treasure!

[catherine]

That's awesome, Tradd!! Good neighbors are worth their weight in gold. I was worried about the weather--we actually have no wood for our wood stove because of reliance on the heat pump--so I asked DH, should we run to the store and buy wood in case we have a power outage (wood at the convenience store is expensive at $6-7/small bundle). And he said, "No. We have Bert's in an emergency" (our next-door neighbor who has spent the last few weeks building a woodshed for his 4 cords)... In NJ we rarely interacted with our neighbors, despite living there for 35 years. It's so nice to have neighbors that care and are willing to help you out.

[iris lilies]

A very kind neighbor was shoveling off walkways and did my car (surrounded by drifts up to my knees) when I asked and wouldn’t take anything. Got the 8” of snow off the top of the Scuba Sherpa that I couldn’t reach, too. The snow removal company isn’t the best so neighbor was doing all the walkways to the buildings on our end of complex.

we had a little light, dusting of snow, overnight, and one of our neighbors, who is about 10 years younger than we are came by with a snowblower to blow snow out of our driveway.I guess we are now officially those old people for whom people do things.


It wasn’t all that long ago that we were the people who shoveled the walks for the old people.

[Tradd]

That's awesome, Tradd!! Good neighbors are worth their weight in gold. I was worried about the weather--we actually have no wood for our wood stove because of reliance on the heat pump--so I asked DH, should we run to the store and buy wood in case we have a power outage (wood at the convenience store is expensive at $6-7/small bundle). And he said, "No. We have Bert's in an emergency" (our next-door neighbor who has spent the last few weeks building a woodshed for his 4 cords)... In NJ we rarely interacted with our neighbors, despite living there for 35 years. It's so nice to have neighbors that care and are willing to help you out.

I’ve lived here 15 years and just the last year or so really getting to know people on my building. I know all the people in the other 3 units on my floor.

[Tradd]

we had a little light, dusting of snow, overnight, and one of our neighbors, who is about 10 years younger than we are came by with a snowblower to blow snow out of our driveway.I guess we are now officially those old people for whom people do things.


It wasn’t all that long ago that we were the people who shoveled the walks for the old people.

If someone wants to help, I’m not going to argue. I was also parked in a handicapped spot, walk with a visible limp, plus shoveling neighbor said his wife has two club feet, so he gets it with mobility issues. Told me to let him know if I need anything.