DECLUTTER: *Sorting *Health *Progress - '25-26

Subject: RE: DECLUTTER: *Sorting *Health *Progress - '25-26
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 20 Oct 25 - 11:45 PM

A word to the wise - if you have a slouchy sofa that doesn't offer comfortable support, ditch it. My ex has such a sofa and it finally got him; sciatica hit a few days ago and today I spent the afternoon transporting him from his doctor to the imaging lab for x-rays then to the pharmacy for the prescriptions. I've sent a note to the kids that we need to pitch in for a good recliner for him for his xmas gift. Today I took the walker that was provided with my first knee replacement surgery (and not used much then or with the second surgery). He has it at the house, along with two prescriptions to reduce the inflammation. We also stopped to pick up dinner for him, and I got one that was full of calories because he is underweight. (Macaroni and cheese is comfort food - and when you get it from a French restaurant it has sharp cheese, basil, and extra chicken with a croissant on the side.)

Subject: RE: DECLUTTER: *Sorting *Health *Progress - '25-26
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 21 Oct 25 - 04:24 AM

Destructive winds, storms and record heat to blast south-east Australia in wild weather ... Wednesday will also mark Sydney's seventh day this month above 30C, the most for October, while the mean maximum this month is running at well above 27C — more than 5C above average and on target to pass the previous record of 26.2C from 1988 ... (38C = 100F & 25 = 77F)

My place is still chaotic with a new larger fridge in the kitchen & displaced stuff in my bedroom. My vintage 1970s rectangular shopping trolley sat beside the fridge holding spare hand towels, carry bags + vacuum heads etc & now sits in my bedroom until I donate it. My much larger stair climbing personal trolley that I use every day sits next to it & caught the cord of my small CD player on it's way to my bedroom TWICE - oops, down it fell - & the lid came off when it fell again. My favourite CD was inside & I don't know whether it is damaged, but a techy friend will put back the lid & check it out soon. If the CD is damaged I can get a copy from the friend who put it out, many years ago!

Subject: RE: DECLUTTER: *Sorting *Health *Progress - '25-26
From: Charmion
Date: 21 Oct 25 - 09:10 AM

Tosh finally showed up this morning, four days and 45 minutes later than promised. The garage is cleared of trash (for now), the three excess cases of hardwood have gone back to Home Depot, and the sum of Cdn$405 has been returned to me.

The small rugs went to the cleaners yesterday in the pouring rain, and I made arrangements for the big rugs to be picked up for cleaning on Thursday.

I am now ensconced in the crowded waiting area at the VW dealer, waiting for my car to go through its semi-annual service routine, wheel change and all. Between the car and the carpets, this will be another expensive week of no-fun spending.

Subject: RE: DECLUTTER: *Sorting *Health *Progress - '25-26
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 21 Oct 25 - 02:20 PM

This morning I made a lot of work for myself. Various websites are running slow, probably still to do with the AWS glitches, but I thought I'd clear the cache on my browser. I was sure I told it to leave the cookies alone, but they went also, killing all of my logon cookies. That is a lot of hoops and authentications to go through to set up the most frequently used ones. And I'm going to have to do this again soon when I upgrade to Win11.

I'm heading out to shop soon for the ex who is going to need at least a few days for this sciatica to clear up. He is underweight enough that I'll be planning some meals with our daughter and will deliver them regularly to be sure he gets lots of calories (and will make his favorite Puerto Rican dishes to be sure he eats them). I stopped to shop for myself yesterday on the way home from dropping him off and found myself in the unusual situation of scolding another shopper. She was pawing through all of the broccoli, then cilantro, waving it around then putting it back. "Don't handle everything like that! Pick up what you want and don't touch it all!" I don't know if she spoke English, but I'm sure my tone, expression and gesturing got through. This store doesn't wrap produce in plastic, it's there in the cases it arrived in from the farm distributors - that is a good thing. Doesn't she remember anything from what we learning about handling food during COVID?

Mostly today I'm out of sorts because of the horrible damage being done to the White House. Why did no one step up and tell him to keep his grubby little orange hands off of a national architectural treasure? (Watch him bag up pieces from the demolition and sell them as souvenirs.)