I made through the work week but barely. Well the only reason is I think I caught my hubby's cold. This morning I felt horrible after my walk and also felt congested during the night. I didn't think my usual walk would do any harm but it actually zapped what little energy I had. I ended up taking some Tylenol in the afternoon and actually felt better. I had some chicken noodle soup for lunch because that is all I felt like eating.
I don't feel too bad right now either, just sleepy. I've been drinking tons of water to try to drown this sucker out too. LOL. I normally do my Paparazzi Lives on Friday evenings but wasn't going to happen tonight. I just posted a previous one that I had done.
Just sitting back with Bella on my lap, watching TV. I'm glad the shows are coming back on from the holiday hiatus. Looking forward to Blacklist and Blue Bloods. Keeping this short this evening so I can stop thinking and typing. ;)
Friday, January 11, 2019
Thursday, January 10, 2019
Blog #10 2019
Today would have been my mom's 92nd birthday, so I said Happy Birthday to her up in heaven. I have no clue whether she heard me or not. I only hope she is at peace and happy wherever her spirit is.
Well the repair shop guys we always use for our washer/dryer came today but instead of fixing the washer they just charged us a $40 trip fee and ordered a part for the washer. They also ordered a light bulb for the dryer. That has been out for months!! The door to the dryer was left ajar too many times and it went out. This is the first dryer I've ever owned where the light went out. I blame that one on hubby. ;-) They were here and gone in less than 10 minutes.
Hubby said if they charge another $40 trip fee when they come out with the parts which may not be for 3-10 days (they said we can manually advance the setting), then we'll no longer use them again either. Yes the person who scheduled this should have said that it won't likely be fixed today, and that there would be a trip charge, but I do know some places that have a $75 service charge just for coming out. Who knows. We'll see what happens. I don't think we'll have to do much if any laundry before another week. We were pretty caught up before it broke yesterday.
Today is one of my favorite eve's ever! It is Friday eve 's and here was my view while waiting for dinner to be ready. Yes I always have tissue at hand, the way my allergies always are. :)
Well the repair shop guys we always use for our washer/dryer came today but instead of fixing the washer they just charged us a $40 trip fee and ordered a part for the washer. They also ordered a light bulb for the dryer. That has been out for months!! The door to the dryer was left ajar too many times and it went out. This is the first dryer I've ever owned where the light went out. I blame that one on hubby. ;-) They were here and gone in less than 10 minutes.
Hubby said if they charge another $40 trip fee when they come out with the parts which may not be for 3-10 days (they said we can manually advance the setting), then we'll no longer use them again either.
Today is one of my favorite eve's ever! It is Friday eve 's and here was my view while waiting for dinner to be ready. Yes I always have tissue at hand, the way my allergies always are. :)
Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Blog #9 2019
Today was back to being a crisp mid 40's this morning but that is fine with me. I will take that over below freezing anytime. The sunrise was gorgeous too but unfortunately didn't have a camera with me.
So yesterday it was the hot water heater. This morning after I started working I came out into the kitchen to make my smoothie and hubby asked me if I put the wash on 2nd rinse. I hadn't touched any laundry this morning. He said that it was going for what could have been a couple hours already. We went to check it out and it was stuck on the agitation setting.
Hubby ended up taking the clothes out and rinsing them in the bathroom sink, wringing as best he could and putting them in the dryer. The repair guy is scheduled to come tomorrow morning. I am hoping it can just be fixed but I also know the washer and dryer both are over 13 years old now. I don't know what the 'life expectancy' of those machines are these days. If we have to get a new one, we'll do that. It is always something.
So yesterday it was the hot water heater. This morning after I started working I came out into the kitchen to make my smoothie and hubby asked me if I put the wash on 2nd rinse. I hadn't touched any laundry this morning. He said that it was going for what could have been a couple hours already. We went to check it out and it was stuck on the agitation setting.
Hubby ended up taking the clothes out and rinsing them in the bathroom sink, wringing as best he could and putting them in the dryer. The repair guy is scheduled to come tomorrow morning. I am hoping it can just be fixed but I also know the washer and dryer both are over 13 years old now. I don't know what the 'life expectancy' of those machines are these days. If we have to get a new one, we'll do that. It is always something.
Tuesday, January 8, 2019
Blog #8 2019
This morning I wanted to take a quick shower after exercising before I went for my mammogram appointment. I turned on the shower and stepped halfway in but it never got hot, not even warm!
I turned the water off and stepped out, grabbed a towel and walked down the hall to the hot water heater. Yup, no red blinking light. It wasn't even a bit windy last night but at some point it went out!
So I just washed up as best I could, ugh. Then I called for hubby. For once I wanted to restart it myself since there will be a time he isn't home when it goes out. How do I know that? It went out when he was gone back east last summer and I just dealt with it until he got home. Since it was summer my cooler showers felt good to me and I boiled water with a kettle for rinsing the dishes.
And I always use cold water for laundry so it really wasn't a big deal in the summer.
I didn't quite get it (didn't turn it until it clicked), so hubby finished it but I think I have it down now. We can go months and months without it going out and then it goes out more frequently. I don't know if it is with the seasons or what.
Anyway...I got to my appointment and didn't have to wait long. It wasn't too bad and I was back home and at my desk working by 8:45AM. I did ask to look at the films and she showed me them. I didn't see anything suspicious or monstrous..lol but who knows. I did ask her to show me that marker they put in me when I had that botched up needle biopsy years ago and sure enough it was still there. Hopefully I'll get that letter next week telling me nothing was found and I'm good. Funny how it is a weight off my mind that I finally had it done. I had been feeling guilty (subconsciously mostly I think) about putting it off so long.
Tomorrow is hump day. Yes! The work week is downhill after that.
Monday, January 7, 2019
Blog #7 2019
Got through Monday's work day. It was nice to get back into the groove. Okay, that is what I keep telling myself, anyway.
It was really nice and nearly 60 degrees this morning for the walk, so I really enjoyed it. Not sure if I'll get my 10,000 steps in but I suppose if I walk around a little bit I will. I'm at 9443 right now.
This evening I was able to catch one of the prettiest sunset's ever. I actually was going into the powder room when I saw out the small window the below photos. The other 2 were out the back porch. Even these pictures don't do the sunset justice.
It was really nice and nearly 60 degrees this morning for the walk, so I really enjoyed it. Not sure if I'll get my 10,000 steps in but I suppose if I walk around a little bit I will. I'm at 9443 right now.
This evening I was able to catch one of the prettiest sunset's ever. I actually was going into the powder room when I saw out the small window the below photos. The other 2 were out the back porch. Even these pictures don't do the sunset justice.
Sunday, January 6, 2019
Blog #6 2019
Last day of the weekend...NNOooooooo.. . ;0)
Okay so last night when I was making dinner I noticed how dirty the oven was (there was even a little bit of smoke coming out from something burnt). I hadn't noticed it before because like I said I usually am not the one to cook.
I saw the movie Aquaman was playing at our local theater today around 1PM. So I asked hubby if he wanted to go if he felt up to it. If he was not up to it, I was going to clean the oven instead of going to the movie. He felt a little better today and even went 'picking' this morning as he sometimes does, so I got out of cleaning the oven. :)
When the movie ended hubby was about to get up but I asked him to wait. All avid Marvel movie goers know that there is always a future scene after some of the credits. Many people walked out and missed it, but sure enough there was a clip. Looks like there will be an Aquaman 2. Who is going to see that one ? This lady is!!! Hope it will be sooner than later.
It was a nice warm weekend for January. It got up to 73 yesterday and right now at 5PM it is still 68 and sunny. It is nice to get a teaser of spring every once in a while.
Okay so last night when I was making dinner I noticed how dirty the oven was (there was even a little bit of smoke coming out from something burnt). I hadn't noticed it before because like I said I usually am not the one to cook.
I saw the movie Aquaman was playing at our local theater today around 1PM. So I asked hubby if he wanted to go if he felt up to it. If he was not up to it, I was going to clean the oven instead of going to the movie. He felt a little better today and even went 'picking' this morning as he sometimes does, so I got out of cleaning the oven. :)
When the movie ended hubby was about to get up but I asked him to wait. All avid Marvel movie goers know that there is always a future scene after some of the credits. Many people walked out and missed it, but sure enough there was a clip. Looks like there will be an Aquaman 2. Who is going to see that one ? This lady is!!! Hope it will be sooner than later.
It was a nice warm weekend for January. It got up to 73 yesterday and right now at 5PM it is still 68 and sunny. It is nice to get a teaser of spring every once in a while.
Saturday, January 5, 2019
Blog #5 2019
I like numbering my blog titles. It keeps me motivated to write every day knowing I want to stay in order of the days in the year. :)
Those who know me, know that sometimes I work a lot. And so since hubby has a bit more time that I do, we have taken a sort of traditional role reversal these last 5 years or so. So he has been the one doing the grocery shopping, doing most of the cleaning and making dinner every night for the most part.
Today, however his throat had been really bothering him. His voice sounded more like Sam Elliott and although I love the sound, I could tell he was hurting. He asked if I could make dinner. Well I honestly could make dinner every weekend if he wanted as my work has not been spilling into the weekends as of late.
Anyway, I gladly agreed to make dinner, but what was so funny was...he was acting so much like a wife who doesn't like her husband in the kitchen.
He was telling me where things were and how long to put things in the oven. And he went to get the perogies for me from the freezer. I had to keep saying "I thought you wanted ME to make dinner". It was just so funny that a man can act just like a woman when he is used to doing things she usually does. He Finally went to sit in the living room after it was clearly pointed out to him a few times that if he was going to just do things in the kitchen he might as well make it himself. I found myself shaking my head. LOL.
Today our Ditzy was sleeping with part of her tongue out which is so cute to me! She doesn't seem to ever notice it but it makes for a cute picture so I took a couple.
Those who know me, know that sometimes I work a lot. And so since hubby has a bit more time that I do, we have taken a sort of traditional role reversal these last 5 years or so. So he has been the one doing the grocery shopping, doing most of the cleaning and making dinner every night for the most part.
Today, however his throat had been really bothering him. His voice sounded more like Sam Elliott and although I love the sound, I could tell he was hurting. He asked if I could make dinner. Well I honestly could make dinner every weekend if he wanted as my work has not been spilling into the weekends as of late.
Anyway, I gladly agreed to make dinner, but what was so funny was...he was acting so much like a wife who doesn't like her husband in the kitchen.
He was telling me where things were and how long to put things in the oven. And he went to get the perogies for me from the freezer. I had to keep saying "I thought you wanted ME to make dinner". It was just so funny that a man can act just like a woman when he is used to doing things she usually does. He Finally went to sit in the living room after it was clearly pointed out to him a few times that if he was going to just do things in the kitchen he might as well make it himself. I found myself shaking my head. LOL.
Today our Ditzy was sleeping with part of her tongue out which is so cute to me! She doesn't seem to ever notice it but it makes for a cute picture so I took a couple.
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