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on 10/3/24 7:36 am
183.2 today. More HOA stuff today - negotiating the maintenance contract with the landscaper at 9. I feel totally unqualified to do this! I've never negotiated anything really. I usually just pay if it needs to be done. But we asked him to increase his service and boy did he increase the proposal, by 60%. We can't afford that without raising dues and I don't want us to do that. Ugh. I think people see the nice neighborhood and think there are endless coffers, but we don't have that many houses and changing anything often means increasing homeowner's association fees. And to do that, it better be a good reason and landscaping isn't it in my opinion.
I walked Kirby last night and as you know everything in AZ wants to kill you. No soft grass here. If he ventures onto the verge of the road, it's filled with burrs, goathead thorns, foxtails, all manner of sharp things, etc. He's walking like he has stickers or thorns in a few of his paws, but I can't feel anything. I need to keep trying, but he doesn't make it easy. I did buy him boots, but he won't let me put them on let alone wear them.
Anyway, I'm going to go get in the shower and then work on Kirby's paws again.
Take care all!
Weight 119.4 (unchanged). Today would have been my DD Elise's 52nd birthday. She was very much missed over wedding weekend.
Yesterday we accomplished what we set out to in DH's home. I am essentially unpacked here - it wasn't a lot other than my hanging clothes and they were easy because they were in wardrobe boxes. DH still needs to integrate in some stuff in the kitchen but he has to clear out old junk first. Essentially every cabinet and drawer is half full of miscellaneous unused stuff. The only exceptions were the food cabinet, spice cabinet, and the storage container cabinet. Those were the ones I took care of yesterday. I know I sound like I am complaining but even DH realizes that they have been accumulating stuff since he had the kitchen redone almost 20 years ago.
I was up at 4:45 and am leaving for the old house at 5:45. Lots to do in getting donations out, packing what remains of mine, and arranging for pickup of what I can't donate. It is really hard to get rid of stuff these days. No one wants classic mahogany twin pineapple beds or the like. It will be a long day as we are meeting friends for dinner there and have to drive the hour back here afterwards.
Have a thrifty Thursday!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
I do remember deceased DH having to deal with the babysitting/handholding for his clients too. Especially on Real Estate transactions (which he did a lot of). I try not to be a pain.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Diane, here is the new range we are getting
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
on 10/2/24 5:06 pm, edited 10/2/24 10:07 am
I rolled my eyes at a fellow board member's email so hard today they almost got stuck. He's one of the do-nothing guys. An exec at some healthcare company, on the board for over a year, in his early 60s. I sent him a complaint I got about conduit at the front gate put in when we got new cameras not being painted (the complaining neighbor has residual anger for the hoops the architectural committee has put him through and wondered rightly how something that never would have been allowed on his house is allowed at the gate).
Instead of saying he was on it, it was "should I ask at the meeting Friday? Should I do it now or wait? Any thoughts?" Jiminy Christmas.
What a tough travel day! Sorry you had to go through all that!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Greetings all
Another sunny fall day. I did my walking at the gym and then went to the studio to do glazing. Lots of people there. I am still working on this nonsense with the checks and a small portion of the time is actually investigating the issue and most of it is keeping people calmed down and focused. I had forgotten how much of my former legal profession was baby sitting and hand holding.
CC you are full on into the baby sitting business with the HOA. Yikes, do these people think you are their staff? What a pain! The other day one of our gallery members sends out a message asking if someone will please take out the garbage!! What lady, are you a paraplegic?? Do it yourself.
Hey Liz, glad the icky dark furniture is gone and that you are making an impact on your new home. Tee Tee you made me cringe a bit when you mentioned that there are several extra sets of sheets in the closet. I have that too. Must get busy.
Yay Ann how fun for you to move to a new home. Yeah banks are weird. And I bet those restrictions about amount of money moved applies only to individuals and not corporations. At least your DF was eventually able to talk to a real person. Not an easy feat.
Paula your garden sounds great. So much good stuff. Tell me what stove you get. I need a new one and invection makes sense but I will miss the copper bottom pans. Enjoy planning the improvements.
Peps sorry you had such a bad flight. What an ordeal. Hope the rest of the shows and such are more fun.
I forgot my phone today and whew it was like losing an appendage. Must not do that.
Diane S
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Oh man, sounds like a horrible travel day. Hoping things get better fast!
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
Gorgeous!
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
