Monday, December 19, 2022

Tired, tired, tired. The schedule is getting to me. And I am still having a bit of insomnia dues to changes in schedule, location. But I think today is relatively quiet other than an appointment for lab tests at 8:30 and a vet appointment at 11. I hope so. It would probably also be a good thing to get a decent walk in for us and Justice though it will be cold.

Fun, fun, owning a home... There are some new stains on my kitchen ceiling and a soft spot under the location of bathtub. DS said he told me about it a month ago but I don't think he did. Time to get a plumber and just pray that there isn't structural damage under the tub. I really didn't plan on redoing my bathroom anytime soon.

Tis the season to spend money. Have a marvelous Monday!

Hearing about a potential bathtub leak is not something one forgets!

Today is more sorting of stuff. And I think I'm supposed to hear from the a/v people.

Been procrasti-watching The Recruit on Netflix. Pretty good so far. About a young newly-minted lawyer who gets recruited by the CIA and dropped in with no training as those assigned to mentor him do everything to keep the ****y new guy rom succeeding.

Nothing else new to report. Other than why does my alter ego keep buying really crappy, sugary carbs?!

Really crappy, sugary carbs, so easy to buy, so easy to store (they last so much longer than fruits and veggies), so much easy to eat.

Not much going on here. I slept until 8:30 after taking a 15mg CBN gummy and a 10mg THC gummy. I still woke up a couple of times, but I do feel quite rested.

It was in the 30s this morning and very foggy. The ground fog has lifted, but it is still very gray. I don't think we will see the sun today. Booooo.....

I am not at all eager about Christmas this year. It feels like one more big chore to undertake.... House cleaning, decorating, cooking... all for an evening that lasts about 3-4 hours. I can see why my mom was ready to surrender Christmas Eve festivities to me some 30 years ago. It's a lot of work!

I got 3 dogs trimmed yesterday. I felt accomplished. I have two more of my own to get done and need to finish Lulu's maternity trim. Plenty of time to do that since she's not due until January 10.

I do need to get motivated to get a few things ticked off the to do list today..... Dad's move day is Wednesday. I am supervising the move. Brother is supervising my dad.

Liz, when deceased DH was in early stages of cognitive decline did reasoning ability really begin to fail? My dad is beginning to be slow in conversation, and is a bit forgetful, but what I really notice is his inability to reason/problem solve. He has been so logical his entire life and now he jumps to conclusions that make little sense, e.g., his phone charger came unplugged and friends about a mile away had a short power outage. To my dad the only rational conclusion to draw was that the power company had a systemic power outage. This was after showing him that his phone charger had come unplugged. Sort of sad to watch. But of course, my dad is 93, not 60 something, so it's not "tragic". It feels more like a normal age thing, but still his personality is changing and he's losing himself.

Eating is fine. I need to focus a little more on hydration. Not doing very well in that category.

Marvelous Monday to all!

Deceased DH lost his ability to calculate payroll and unemployment taxes, to figure out what we could afford (or not), and how to look for things in the refrigerator or a closet pretty early on - before I realized he had a big problem. Definitely before his memory and word retrieval got really bad. He also became much quieter and couldn't follow a scripted TV show likely because he couldn't follow a conversation.

I hear you on the Christmas chore viewpoint. Trying to reframe my thinking to one of gratitude I have friends and family to celebrate with. But I really would like to go to church on Christmas Eve and be invited to someone's house for dinner, and then stay in my jammies all day on Christmas. It's not to be...

Greetings all

Sitting here waiting for my much shorter hair to dry. Have I mentioned how much I like my new shower (about 50 times). Sure is convenient. Liz if you do have to do that bathroom you might make it all accessible. That was part of the reason my Mother moved to assisted living. Her house was totally not good in that respect.

And Liz the schedule you keep would kill me! All the events you do sound like fun. Time for you to have what we used to call a "nammie day". Staying in pjs all day and playing video games.

Peps glad you are getting some relaxation. 21st century life is tough even though we don't go around in horses and wagons there is still so much to do and maintain. January puppies! How fun. GL with getting your Dad moved. My advice is to be minimal in what gets moved but I realize you may not have choice. Of course, your dad may not be the pack rat my mom was. And I suspect some cognitive decline at age 93 is pretty common and not a sign of a disease. But be grateful you are getting him moved without some incident. LOL you do the move and brother supervises dad.

My college reunion chat site is having us post pictures of us then and now. I realize I have virtually no pictures of myself then. We all had such beautiful long hair back in 1969. Amazing.

Pot pie is gone so another mission for dinner tonight. Studio time planned and dog food shopping mission.

We started watching a series called "Chance" on Hulu. It's a psychological thriller about a neuro psychiatrist. The music effects plus the presence of a mysterious blond woman in San Francisco make it seem like a Hitch**** movie. We are hooked.

CC do you still have snow or is it gone? I am told we had snow on the beaches here a few days ago but I missed it.

Not much insight on weight or eating. I am not eating the right things but I am also not doing holiday sweets. Just don't have them and too lazy to make them. The protein drinks have fallen by the wayside though I am wondering if Fairlife can be heated without the curdling that other drinks do. A warm drink at night would be nice.

Cheers all. Diane S

There are small patches here and there and up higher on the peaks, but it's 50 and sunny at my house so no sign of ice or snow!

I do heat up the Fair life shakes gently to make hot chocolate or add coffee for mochas. Or, not as much as the shake, but a cup and a half of the regular milk is 120 calories and about 20grams of protein. I like to heat it up and just add SF vanilla torani and maybe pumpkin pie spice, depending on my mood.

Hello All

Heading for lunchtime here - I am literally counting down the days. As I would say to my grandbabies - 2 more sleeps !!!!!! And I am on leave till 2nd January Wahooooo. My boss has kindly shared his virus lurgy - mornings are tough and I have more of a croak than a voice but Im solidering on. Hoping for an early night tonight.

Liz - I honestly dont know how you do it. You make me tired xx Hope you can get some rest

Peps - Glad you got some rest and achieved. Good luck with moving your Dad. Its hard but I think you are handling it beautifully

Cec - Love reading about you organising your stunning new home. I know your Dad & Stepmum will love staying with you so much

Diane S - Your new shower sounds like bliss. Its on our agenda for the next few years but Im dreading the disruption as we only have one currently. We will put in a second one as part of the renovation

DD - Yum cookies :)

Well I had best keep going. I am meeting the autistic guy I help care for in a park tonight after work as I dont want to visit in his home and he asked to see me. I have a gift for him. He gets lonely. I offered to bring coffee etc but he will only drink coffee from one cafe and it closes at 3pm. I know better than to push so we will have a chat in the open and then I will finally head home and rest.

Love to you all and hang in there. Its nearly Christmas

S