planning a trip

1am. and I have begun taking out my uninsulated, interior, wall down to the exterior wood. -After I put in the insulation, should I use the weathered 100+ year old fence wood I already have for a new wall, or should I buy new wood?

No, I won't be sharing any pictures of the finished product, FSF. The screens given to me actually have four panels, whereas the picture example I found on the web has three panels. I'm not sure where the previous owner bought them. But I will somehow get this art project finished in the next couple of weeks. :rrose:

Why am I still awake?

Is it too late to eat something?


And whether or not to trust her again.

Maya Angelou.........
 

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"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time."

Care Packages........
 

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I have a grandniece going off to college soon and I'm trying to think of creative ideas and stuff to send her

Send a big package of money....nothing is more creative for a college kid.

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You got that right!

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grocery store & restaurant coupons ~ retail store gift cards ~ and gas gift cards ~ money they will spend all in one place :) just an idea :blueheels:maybe she liks to shop !

GREAT ideas ~Ocean.......:hangloose:


She does indeed love to shop!

Health: My wrist is doing great—better than the surgeon and occupational therapists expected. I'm not wearing the splint anymore. The worst parts are the scar on my wrist along with a little numbness on my thumb and palm. I can use all fingers and my thumb just as I did before. The scar looks like a musical note or the letter J. I rub it a lot with CBD oil when I don't have a scar-away bandage on it... I'm so lucky—it could have been so much worse.

Work: I've been working for 50 or so years and I'm tired. I'm ready to retire. I need to come up with a plan. But I know as soon as I retire I'm gonna be bored and look for something to do part time. Maybe I can get something part time where I currently work, but I've been here almost 20 years and am ready for something new. We'll see.

Driving: So much better now that I'm not driving a sports car. I had a car accident in 2014 and afterwards I should have gotten a full size car. But I had something to prove to myself and settled for another sports car. Hindsite is 20/20 and all that jazz. Now I'm ready for a road trip. I need to start exploring some these states I'm thinking for retirement. Maybe I'll go to Arizona this summer, maybe not.

I'm on the verge of cutting two friends from my life. I'll miss them, but I'll be better off without them.

Perhaps it has been suggested before or you've already tried it but getting an aloe plant, cutting off a 1/2 inch piece and rubbing the open end on your cut may provide surprising marvellous results in reducing scarring.

Worked for me. Try it. Plant's cheap and ubiquitous. What have you got to lose?

That’s a good idea, C0LLETTE, thank you. (f)

Surprisingly, I hadn’t thought of aloe and no one has suggested it. Now that you’ve mentioned it, it seems like an obvious choice—especially here in SoCal where aloe plants are plentiful. I’m gonna pick up a plant and start using it.

Been soooo busy....
 

Of course the things on my mind seem to be things I am working on right now....

School and the upcoming licensure exams - my alphabet soup will then be MA, CAGS, CRC, CEHRS, CBCS; :|

sorting my parents' estate items into the "keep/get rid of" stacks; more :| since they went through The Depression...

getting the house insurance transfered to my name - which means finding the will, trust agreement, and new deed and getting that all to the insurance agent :blink:;

various doctor appointments and end of the week eye exam :glasses:;

and of course my recent bout of insomnia :eyebrow:. Ha!

I also need to get the feral cat to the vet and get him fixed. I have become quite attached to him so we will try to make a go at this. :playingcat:

Could I be your second grandniece that you send a big packet o'money too!?!? I'm off to college!

:praying:

Cash cards and non-perishable foods.

What's on my mind- things I'm grateful for.

My girl gang. We have been through so much shit in our 25 years of friendship and we just get each other. I got to get together with a small part of the crew today and could literally feel my heart healing a bit. We ate food and drank wine and went and bought ridiculous clothes that will only be appropriate for when we have our girl gang slumber parties and that is fine with all of us.

I'm grateful for my parents. My mom has been having a hard time the past few days and really hit a wall. Dizzy and nauseous. Then last night she fell and fractured a bone in her leg. She will be okay and my father is taking care of her. She has a walking boot. She has a positive attitude. She will be okay.

I'm grateful for my nephews. I have a movie date with my older nephew tomorrow. Last night, my younger nephew, just 3 years old, was full on helping me cook dinner for 6 people.

I'm grateful that my spouse, even though we are likely dissolving our marriage, is coming to my brother's house tomorrow because my nephews are asking for them. And my sister in law needs technology help to put parent controls on various items after finding my 6 year old nephew browsing porn last night (just because he searched for videos about poop-- because 6 year old boy- but lots of porn popped up) and that's what my brother would have handled but he is not there anymore to handle it and my spouse said that they will. I just hope it's not too awkward.

I'm grateful I can find positives right now.

My best friend, who found out today that she has breast cancer. She is 39. She is one of the best human beings that I know. They say it is contained, but she will have to have a double mastectomy. Not an easy road ahead for her, but thankfully her spirits are high.