High - Watching the boy and the boi and Brittany open their Christmas presents.

Low - Cooking. I mean, I planned to cook, but I should have planned differently.

High: Getting my blood test results for my physical tomorrow. My numbers weren’t nearly as bad as I thought they’d be after some of the rich food I’ve been eating.

Low: Rolling out the trash in all that damn snow. You wouldn’t believe how I have to bundle up to take out the trash and get the mail. Thank goodness for my snow cleats.

High: Seeing my grandnephew be danced around the living room by my sister and our Mom.

Low: Nothing really. (Knock on wood)

High: Getting a $237.00 end of the year report/credit on my grocery/gas expenses-
Low: The above high was downgraded to a low of: 50% credit to be used by 1/10/23 on food and 50% credit to be used on gas by 1/10/23-

In the state of Kansas our food tax drops from 6.5% to 4% on 1/1/23! I will wait :)

High - A nice chat with my sister. It has been more and more difficult to get time with her ever since she got that grandbaby.

Low - I made a pesto zucchini shrimp dish for dinner that SOUNDED really good, but turned out to be just meh. Waste of time, I should have ordered delivery.

High : it's raining and it's a new year
Low: i can't blast my playlist all arounf the place 😒🤦🏻‍♀️😅

High - I paid bills today, and I had just enough to pay off all my December Christmas charges, so I'm not carrying those on my balances!

Low - Because I paid off all my bills, it's going to be a tight month around here. But it will be worth it.

High #1 - I got a haircut and I look great. I got two compliments on it from strangers out in public.

High #2 - I got my car detailed and I love riding around in a newly cleaned car.

Low - I forgot until too late that I had to wash laundry before I go see my family tomorrow, so I am up too late dealing with that. Fortunately, I was able to enlist the boy's help.

High - getting to see and visit with the whole family in person.

Low - getting stranded in Podunk, Georgia for several hours because my car's Check Engine light came on. Actually, I was lucky to get someone to help me as quickly as I did, on a holiday weekend.

So high talking with chockie
Low i hate waiting i hate stressing situations and that's what I'm dealing with putain

High: it’s hard to feel positive right now… I’m still stunned and filled with deep disappointment and feelings of despair over the future for us all over the next few years.

Low: see my comments above.

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High #1 - My kidney doctor says my symptoms are getting better. You can't heal chronic kidney disease, but my acute kidney disease symptoms are going away!

High #2 - Talked to my cousin that I haven't heard from in like a year. Hopefully she will be joining us for Christmas dinner this year! She hasn't been able to in several years.

Low - Brittany got sick on the carpet.

High: My co-worker busting into my office and performing Ray gun Australian Olympic breakdancing moves on the floor.

Low: A call from assisted living that my father fell again. He's okay but it's one step closer to nursing home and I hate that for him.

High: An unexpected but welcome kiss.

Low: Knee pain that won't quit, even with the heavy duty drugs.

low - Braves lost to the Padres

high - dinner was exceptionally good

High - a perfectly made cappuccino

low - my boss calling me a 'buddy' (in his dreams):badmood:

High: Got my cats ultra sound scheduled

Low: Now I have to face leaving her at the vets.

HIGH: I finally got Medicare!

Low: It costs $100 more than the insurance I got through Obamacare, and doesn't include prescription medications.

High: I slept in until I felt like I got enough rest.

High: it’s only 1:27 pm, I’ve only been up for a couple of hours.

Low: I still can’t read much of what’s going on in our country. I feel a huge betrayal by our justice system letting the orange weasel off the hook and not holding that person and his cohorts accountable. How could so much poison be among the body of law makers??? How can it be that poisonous toxic behavior is acceptable and not challenged in our country? That’s my daily
“Low”. I can’t read much of it due to my literal heart condition. I feel my heart flooding and tremendous pressure in my chest and back when I try to read the news. Rage is what I feel for those who are ruining our country with their toxic brand of hate. :(

HIGH: Braves beat the Phillies 7 -5!!!

LOW: My washing machine seems to be broken, and nothing I could find on YouTube could fix it. Had to call the repair guy, which will be a minimum of $95.

High: got three pairs of new shoes I ordered from a Wyoming shoe business specializing in footwear for those of us with foot pain in our meta-tarsal region. Orthopedic doctor and podiatrist recommended shoes.
(www.hike-footwear.com)

High: I just made reservations for my vacation, in October, at the coast. I’m taking my long time best friend with me, my sister-in-law. We’ve been friends since we were in high school, more than 50 years. :stillheart:

Low: it’s not October yet.

High: I got my closing date for my home! This coming Monday, I will own my home.

High: A good friend is in town today reffing a soccer thing and we're getting together after for a bite to eat and catch up.

Low: Too many frustrating meetings.

HIGH: My nephrology nurse practitioner (NP) says my kidneys are doing great. Possibly even a little better!

LOW: I'm losing my NP (she's moving to England) and I'm going to have to get a new nephrologist. And I just got the NP broken in!

HIGH: I got a present in the mail today from my sister! And there wasn't even a special occasion. She sent me a set of celestial-themed coffee cups (they match my bedroom) and a one-year supply of coffee! We were bemoaning the Colombian and Costa Rican coffee tariffs the other day, so she just decided to send me a supply! She's the best!

LOW: The chicken and rice I made for dinner turned out a little soupy, but otherwise it was fine. The tomato I ate today was not as crisp as I like, but it was still delicious. There was a 2 hour and 45 minute rain delay in the Braves / Phillies game, but they're finishing it now. Really, I have nothing to complain about.

Low: the vacuum I’ve had for a while, it died. I’m lucky it didn’t do some crazy electrical thing.

High: well, not a high per se, but I’m glad I could go buy another vacuum and that it wasn’t too too expensive. I’m grateful it was at a price I could afford.


High: this was such a nice surprise…. While buying the vacuum I came across hepa filters for my air purifier. Not quite the same size, but it works out ok. I saved some money finding it at Lowe’s.

Low: I worry that life’s challenges will take a huge toll on me now. I just barely feel like I’m getting somewhere, yet it feels like what I can do will be never enough. :(

HIGH: I met Art today, who is a genuinely nice guy and a great plumber. He did some roto-rootering for me and installed TWO kitchen faucets, and only charged me for one installation. He also found me a great deal on a new faucet from Home Depot, and went to pick it up, and did not charge me for the time he spent doing that.

LOW: The first faucet Art installed for me today was old, and had deteriorated gaskets. It spewed water everywhere. I had salvaged it from my Dad's stockpile of thingamabobs. It was still in its new package, but it was just past its expiration.

high-------musiclow------mean people


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HIGH - I threw out three whole garbage bags of junk that was under my kitchen sink, which I have been wanting to get around to for a long time.

LOW - I couldn't sleep last night at all, and I finally gave up and got out of bed at 9 a.m.

Yesterday:

Low: Making breakfast. Scrambled eggs and some cut up fruit. Realizing halfway through slicing my banana that I was dropping the banana into the bowl that contained the already cracked eggs.

High: Realizing I'm fortunate to have more eggs and bananas.

Low: Realizing that I lost a few boxes of board games in my move.

High: Making a scavenger hunt out of buying board games off of folks on facebook marketplace.

HIGH: Discovering that, since Art worked on my faucet and drain pipe, the water pressure in my house has increased dramatically.

LOW: Nothing really. I can't complain.

Low: a crown broke yesterday, today the rest of it fell off. Crowns are very expensive. :(

High: came across an old country song I haven’t heard since years ago.

High: Wonderful potluck dinner and game night at my house with three friends. Food was great and games were fun. Now I have still have Billie Holiday on the record player while I clean up and smile.

Low: I'm still very overwhelmed with work and am rather not looking forward to going back in the morning. I thought I would get more done over the weekend. I worked a lot but this writing policies and procedures is slow and grueling and I didn't get as much done as I hoped.