BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: LilyFestre
Date: 13 Dec 09 - 09:57 AM

I'm feeling a little bit better physically but starting to feel some panic about this upcoming surgery. :(

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 12 Dec 09 - 11:13 PM

The neti pot can't get anything into there. Barely a drop. I have a saline spray with a little menthol; I stay away from the Afrin stuff. And I took a 12-hour decongestant, though so far (after an hour) it hasn't helped at all. I definitely want to de-clutter my sinuses!

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: katlaughing
Date: 12 Dec 09 - 11:05 PM

Don't forget to use some saline spray or a neti pot, SRS, if you find they help. I get the pressurized saline spray so there is no backwash and no contamination as you can sterilize the nozzle with alcohol. IT's well worth, imo.

we put up the freshest Christmas tree I think I've ever seen/smelled. It's strong, beautiful scent is filling the whole house. Morgan came over and helped me decorate it. So, we have the Christmas box and stuff stowed away in the office now, instead of in the LR,and the tree is beautiful. Did another load of laundry and we did a few errands.

I hope you all are feeling better. It's good to remember this is a very stressful time for most folks and give ourselves some extra time to take care of ourselves...whatever needs doing can wait for a bit, even if it's just time for a cup of tea. Remember not to beat yourselves up.

kat

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 12 Dec 09 - 10:26 PM

Drinking lots of water to try to move this virus out. The decongestant I'm taking is a 4-hour tablet that typically runs out of steam at 3 hours. I'm just about due to take another.

We didn't finish the applications, but we're getting closer. On Monday I'll go into school and have his counsellor send a transcript to the school with the Dec. 15th deadline, and get a few copies for beginning scholarship applications.

Put some laundry in and did dishes. I'll change bed linens tomorrow, and fold some laundry. Working in my office tonight and listening to Stevie Ray Vaughn on my local PBS station. I think I'll take it very easier tomorrow, sleep in, and see if I can't put a dent in this cold.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: maire-aine
Date: 12 Dec 09 - 09:00 PM

I hope everybody feels better soon.

(((((Hugs))))) for everybody!

Love always,
Maryanne

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: wysiwyg
Date: 12 Dec 09 - 05:32 PM

Secular Xmas box for local biz we want to support, contents wrapped and packed, will deliver tonight.

For grown kids-- Hardi helped on all, bless 'im--

# 1 son/DIL presents wrapped and boxed for shipment Monday. Resolved a blockage in planning best contents and it went quick and well. One item an overdue b-day gift.

#2 son's warm jackets ready to pack and hope also to ship Monday.

#3 offsrping (daughter)-- tricky business; issues. A reminder-of-better-days-box 2/3 packed to send to her grandma who sees her (and her 2-1/2 young kids) often; g'ma needs age-appropriate toys for those little girls. So the dau's old dollhouse Hardi had made, when dau was small, is going to g'ma's to live there. No chance for Bad Boyfriend to kick the old handmade dollhouse into the trash, see?

My house looks like crap now from all this office and kids'
-stuff re-org. Includes large file cabinet went up and is now sitting in the way awaiting reassembly and placement. Making me feel nuts and increasingly overwhelmed, but it all needed done. After the big boxes leaves Monday (on the way to pooltime I hope), I will feel MUCH better.

I may also call doc for a scrip. I know just which one, too, from past winters.

~Susan

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 12 Dec 09 - 03:38 PM

Still feel awful, but I was in the bathroom this morning and decided to step on the scale to see if I've gained any back. I'm down a couple of more pounds. Good! I have been careful, but I was running low on fresh fruit and veggies for a few days.

Made chicken soup. It tasted good. I have to drink warm stuff; anything cold makes my nose go even stuffier. Time for a nap. Son in working on applications.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: mouldy
Date: 12 Dec 09 - 11:46 AM

Got another delivery of logs yesterday, a trailerful, which I spent part of this afternoon stacking (ouch my back - same wussy pulled muscle from last week's present wrapping - I am such a lightweight!)

Spent most of the morning climbing about labelling candles in the church for tomorrow's carol service.
I have discovered the downside of kneeling on the floor at my laptop: I think I have housemaid's knee! So the laptop is living up to its name for once.

Hope everybody starts to feel a lot better soon, both physically and mentally.

Andrea

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 12 Dec 09 - 11:36 AM

I wonder if the cat box needs emptying? Or the trash needs to go out? I bet so, but I can't tell. Food tastes like cardboard.

I'm going to pick up some Vick's vaporub. Maybe that will at least let me smell something. I've looked through the usual drawers and cupboards; if I still had some, it would be decades old, so it is time for some new.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 12 Dec 09 - 10:42 AM

Think TSO and I are going to start swimming 2 evenings a week after the holidays. I am a bit worried about public pools as I tend to get UTIs and the last thing I need on arthritic feet is verrucas.

But hey, maybe it will help with my fitness, pain and attitude which are all shite right now.

Guess I will go use the new vacuum and do some cleaning before Hilary (my daughter) arrives.

and a Wish to my Mudcat friends to be well.

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 12 Dec 09 - 10:33 AM

I have a book by Dr. Weil about 8 weeks to optimum health. He talks about walking for exercise, but he also promotes healthy breathing exercises. I bet if you can't do the walking that at least the breathing exercise/mediation might help. If you don't have something already from your yoga instructor, I'll transcribe that bit from the book for you here.

My nose is so stuffed. I am up to my eyeballs in medication to help clear it and it isn't helping. I'm trying not to blow my nose too much because that just makes the stuffiness worse. I was able to get a propped up position last night so one nostril would let enough air in to keep me alive. Geez, but I hate this kind of cold.

On a bright note, I found a letter in the mail from school today, telling that my son is accepted into the National Honor Society. Now we need to learn more about what that means. He's out taking the ACT + writing today, and then we're working on applications all weekend to see if we can get these out of the way.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: LilyFestre
Date: 12 Dec 09 - 10:20 AM

Well, it's official....no activity allowed for the next 7-9 weeks. I did talk to my yoga teacher and she said I could come sit in the back of the class and meditate or stretch if I can or want to. This is a good thing...it will keep me in the habit of going plus I miss the people, the space and the energy that's there.

I've not been very hungry the last few days and am currently eating only enough to make sure the vicodin doesn't upset my stomach....more belly pain would not be a good thing at this time.

It's a beautiful sunny day in PA and I'm taking it easy...dozing on and off and watching all the bird activity outside. This morning we have cardinals, yellow finches (thought they turned kinda brownish gray when it was cold but they are still yellow), titmice, jenkos, nuthatches, blue jays, a woodpecker, chickadees and even a big fat squirrel that the roosters chase away from time to time!

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: wysiwyg
Date: 12 Dec 09 - 08:09 AM

Sweet Tam, giving healing tears.

~Susan

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: Leadfingers
Date: 12 Dec 09 - 06:46 AM

100

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 12 Dec 09 - 04:30 AM

Susan

Don't know what to say except thank you for sharing. Sounds like you've been through the mill and the fekking winter has not even started. If I could give a real hug, I would.

Since I cannot the virtual variety will have to do.


{Susan}

Blessings of strength and calm be yours this season.

Tamara

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: wysiwyg
Date: 11 Dec 09 - 10:35 PM

We've often been told that we have inappropriately high "coping skills." Maybe that's why I can be equally honest by saying "I'm fine" and "I'm not fine."

"Help" not needed.... just support, I guess.

Thing is, I have been using all the sun bulbs.

But today included dark chocolate. Today-- the first day off (1/3 of one anyway) we've had here since..... at least before all the funerals. I don't remember much from before those started, but Fall would normally have been crazy busy anyway. So it may actually be true, and not just a feeling, that there haven't been any (days off for us) since coming back from vacation. I do recall that a fellow, long-distance clergy spouse and I were emailing about how to spell "beleaguered" and finally agreed just to type it in typos as "Bleegered." I'd have to comb a mountain of old emails to put a date on that exchange.... naw....

You can love what you are doing and still be Bleegered. You can take in all the blessings and Grace and still be Bleegered. I think anyone we have helped of late would have no idea how Bleegered we are, because we are still "helping" pretty effectively.

[SHOCK ALERT ON]
I THINK (tho it doesn't feel like it) that now, I got the new back-to-work thing in enough order that I SHOULD be able to get back to the pool Monday, and I AM pretty sure that Dog World is OK as-is till spring, with no dog escapes/road deaths. Heck, Faulkner's suddenly very arthritic, so what if a car gets him.... naw.... sorry...... OK OK OK, I'll go back and add the "shock alert" one of youse wants....

[SHOCK OFF]?????


Well. See? If I'm not posting about "pooltime" by Monday, I probably need to be arrested, or already have been.

~Susan

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 11 Dec 09 - 05:28 PM

I have a full-fledged goddamned head cold. My daughter was here last week with the same symptoms. At least she said it cleared up after a couple of days. I sincerely hope so, I simply can't afford the time to be sick right now.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: katlaughing
Date: 11 Dec 09 - 04:42 PM

{{{{{{HUGS TO ALL}}}}}}}

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: LilyFestre
Date: 11 Dec 09 - 03:57 PM

Man. We are a sorry bunch!!!!!

I hope you are all feeling better...MUCH better!

Thank you for the well wishes....I'll post more soon.

(((((((Hugs))))))))))))))

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 11 Dec 09 - 01:50 PM

Susan

You OK?

I hain't done much lately. Hurt my back. Feels like stabbing with dull fat knife under left shoulder blade every time I inhale.

I don't have time to be injured.

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: wysiwyg
Date: 11 Dec 09 - 01:00 PM

Drowning, here.

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: maire-aine
Date: 11 Dec 09 - 12:33 PM

My kitchen is very cold unless the stove is on, because there is no door at the top of the stairs going down to the basement. I had some old cloth shower curtains that I was going to toss out, but I decided to hang them over the doorway instead. It doesn't reach all the way to the top, but it seems to be blocking at least some of the cold air.

Made soup this morning. Another bitterly cold day, but tomorrow is supposed to be a little better.

Maryanne

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 11 Dec 09 - 12:04 PM

Normally if you use a camera with a flash and are at a 45 degree angle from the face of your subject, you shouldn't have quite so much reflection, but of course, beads are generally round so they reflect in any direction regardless of your position. So try setting the camera in a bright area on a tripod or a steady surface near enough to the bracelet so you can depress the camera shutter button without moving it. When you can use existing light and set it to no flash you should be fine.

My sinuses are horrible this morning--the air is very dry and cold and I feel like I want to pack them full of vaseline or something. I took a nap with the sheet over my nose so I was getting the moisture from my lungs and that helped. I'll set up the vaporizer today. It's that time of year.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: katlaughing
Date: 11 Dec 09 - 10:54 AM

{{{{{Michelle}}}}} Thinking of you and wishing you well.

SRS, I tried a photo and the crystals reflect the light so much, they are a blur of LIGHT.:-) I'll try a scan later or photographing when there's not so much natural light. The sun is out full force. It wasn't shining directly on them, but still bright enough. I have a black background jewellery display thing to put it on. Thanks for asking, btw.

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 10 Dec 09 - 11:27 PM

Been watching old movies and programs I saved on my hard drive. Virtual de-cluttering. :)

Michelle, do get a second opinion. I'm not sure if you've discussed the reason here (no need) but if you want to talk, PM if you want. For reference, my experience surgery-wise is limited to the usual female stuff and a bunion (unless you want to count my tonsils when I was six). (Jacqui Morse was able to make a decision about her bunion surgery after she asked some questions about mine--I'm not dismissing bunions!)

Kat, I do hope you'll scan or photograph that bracelet. It might need a good contrasting background, something as simple as colored construction paper, to show those colors, but I'd love to see it.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: maeve
Date: 10 Dec 09 - 07:54 PM

Michelle- Hugs from Maine. I'm so sorry you had a horrible time today. Surgery may be needed, yet you can still get a second opinion.

Rest, recover.

Tell us how we can help.

maeve

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: LilyFestre
Date: 10 Dec 09 - 07:49 PM

Things at the Dr. did not go well. At all. :( Surgery is in my very near future.

I did, however lose 2.4 pounds this week. I'm pretty sure it was in tears from this afternoon.

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 10 Dec 09 - 06:08 PM

I've been writing, both at the computer and composing as I wash dishes and peel potatoes and such (then run back and write it down before I forget it). Stew is about finished. My ex was without heat for a couple of days because of a bum breaker in the circuit breaker box. I think I'll take a container of stew over (though he has heat again now).

The dogs came in last night, it was so cold here. They love coming in, but because they are outside dogs they'd get bored pretty quickly. It's the novelty of it (and the fact that they know to stay on the floor and not on the bed that lets it work on occasion). Not quite so cold tonight; I turned off the garage heater but I'll run it again tonight.

This afternoon I took a little time and poked through eBay, looking for the next round of stuff to list. I have some ideas.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: katlaughing
Date: 10 Dec 09 - 06:07 PM

More signs the zoloft is starting to kick in:

After moving my regular PC to the dining room and leaving my desk a mess, where I was supposed to write my novel in Nov., I hadn't touched the desk since I had my meltdown. Today, I cleared off the top of it, much to the delight of my cats. They have been begging me to go back there and work as it accommodates them sitting with me more than the table in the DR.

The other sign, is I also emptied the jewellery table of some books which were stacked there last week; sat down to make matching bracelets for a friend and myself and the stones said, "Don't think so. This one is for YOU!" So, I made myself a beautiful bracelet of multi-faceted crystals, direct-from-Nepal to a friend many years ago, with a few dark amethyst beads for accent. The crystals were left over from a necklace I made for the friend who had them. They SANG when I was working on them...they made the most beautiful sounds as they rubbed together. Definitely the best and most intense stone energy I've ever worked with.

Soon I think I will feel mentally able to do qi gong again.

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: maire-aine
Date: 10 Dec 09 - 03:59 PM

The best laid plans.... I was writing the rest of my letters (I'm including some pictures), and the color cartridge in my printer ran out of ink. So I had to go up to the office supply store & buy a refill. Even parked inside the garage, my car was hard to start. Now I'm back in business.

Maryanne

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: Penny S.
Date: 10 Dec 09 - 03:42 PM

I did some sorting out of odd boxes of stuff, and had the removal man round to estimate. Interesting natter about the school, as well. Didn't go to the new place at all - which will probably be a bit cold. We are due some polar air, though not as cold as the Rockies.

Penny

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: katlaughing
Date: 10 Dec 09 - 02:01 PM

The coldest morning on MY record here (-12) with frozen snow and we had an 8a appt. with our new doc! Brrr! She is wonderful and worth getting out in the cold and snow. I was so nervous I didn't sleep, so probably will not get anything done, today except a load of laundry.

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: maire-aine
Date: 10 Dec 09 - 12:44 PM

The sun is out, but it's bitterly cold here too, so I'm staying inside. Yesterday, I sorted thru all of the charity solicitations that I've received during the year, to pick out who'll get donations. I got it down to ten. I'd rather give more money to a few groups, than nickels & dimes to many. Now I have to figure out where the money will come from.

Aiming to finish the cards/letters today, so I'll probably take them to the post office later. And I want to pick up some groceries, too. I have a taste for sauerkraut-kielbasa soup & I need some ingredients for that.

Maryanne

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 10 Dec 09 - 11:15 AM

I was able to clear out the bulk of the tomatoes in my fridge. They've been ripening slowly since I picked them before the first frost, and though I've had to toss a few, most of them, given their own sweet time in the fruit ripening thing (acryllic, with a few air holes) they're coming along. I put probably somewhere between 10 and 15 pounds of fruit in the steam juicer, and got over a gallon of juice and almost a quart of sauce. It's all in the freezer now, the juice in 1 quart jars, the sauce in 13oz salad dressing jars. At the same time I used up other fridge stuff. I made some guacamole and froze it, and cleared out a few things left from Thanksgiving.

It's really cold out, so of course, it is cooking season. This morning I have bread mixing in the bread machine (I take it out after it kneads and the first rising and shape it in a regular bread pan). And I have a chuck roast thawing so I can cut up and brown it then add the stuff for stew to a crock pot.

We have so much to do on these college forms that the pressure is on. He has a big test Saturday, so we can't have the applications bump the test preparation, but if the applications aren't in, there is no point in the test!

Cleaning my office this morning, filing papers, making sure files are labeled correctly. And work. Lots of work for work.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: katlaughing
Date: 09 Dec 09 - 07:26 PM

Morgan did a great job today. He emptied out the bottom of the linen closet, with my help and direction, then put his toys in there for out-of-sight storage. He really liked the idea. Asked if he could have that space "forever." They all fit in there just perfectly so my LR is now clutter-free of little boy's toys. He can get them out when he is here, but knows they will be put away before he leaves. He did it with such a happy heart...it was great.

The best thing is he dragged out a plastic bag which I hadn't seen. For six years I've thought my very favourite short coat and my next fav. short coat were lost when he and his mom moved in. I opened the bag and there they were!!

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: Penny S.
Date: 09 Dec 09 - 06:35 PM

Packed away more kitchen stuff, having learned that the roof won't be done till the end of the week. Moved some boxes and bags to make room for furniture, and raided my wool stash for knitting a hat for my sister. Then worked on my great niece's present, which is a booklet of pictures of goats in a Welsh landscape, accompanied by the words to Oes gafr eto, or Counting Goats.

The thing with the lapis is that the major source is Afghanistan, and has been since time immemorial - all those lovely blues in medieaval manuscripts. But, currently, the export is funding those I would not want to fund.

Penny

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: wysiwyg
Date: 09 Dec 09 - 10:05 AM

Gutted out a couple of pretty bad days, back to Work today.

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: LilyFestre
Date: 09 Dec 09 - 06:46 AM

Andrea,

   Can you post photos of the church with all those candles lit? I bet it's BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: mouldy
Date: 09 Dec 09 - 04:47 AM

Lost another pound and a half at monday's weigh-in.

Wii fit arrived and I have had 3 goes on it. There is some step aerobics of sort, and 15 years ago that was my activity of choice, after morris.(I got to the level where they were asking me to train as an instructor....how the mighty fell!) At one point I was going to 6 sessions a week (including 3 on one day!) It's weird to be going back to basics and being told I need to speed up a bit from time to time! It tells me my BMI is about 25.73 or thereabouts, from memory. It also said I needed to lose a stone and a half. I will look dreadful if I do that because it's all going from my face! Happened in the aerobic days: body lean, face haggard. I shall stop when I feel I look right.

Overseas cards posted. Most of UK postal ones written. Now need to buy more for the village! Tree and decs out of loft, but I am trying to hold off putting them up. I have a couple of garlands up, my candles out, my quirky elongated ceramic snowmen on the mantlepiece, and as the cards are now arriving, maybe I ought to put it up.

Will be down at the church tonight getting the wooden candle arches up between the pillars for the carol service on Sunday - over 100 candles lit!

Still need to get to grips with the chucking out here, though!

Andrea

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 09 Dec 09 - 12:15 AM

I think it kind of binds you up. Or is there some pepto bismol in it to make the passage easier?

Took the son down to get a new cell phone. He has had an old T-Mobile one with no texting (that he could or would use, apparently) and not much functionality like newer phones. We converted the old number from T-Mobile to Sprint, and are waiting for it to kick in. I notice on facebook that he told his friends about 1 minute after he got into the house, and now they all appear to be waiting for the chance to finally send this kid text. I knew it was time to upgrade!

Kitchen is looking pretty good. College applications underway. Set up the laptop in the living room for the work, dedicated to this task until he finishes and I pay the fees.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: LilyFestre
Date: 08 Dec 09 - 07:48 PM

You know you've been tracking your food intake for too long when you wonder what the calories, fat content and points are for barium.

*Blank Look*

It wasn't so bad....weird but not awful. Drinking barium is what I imagine it would be like to drink Coppertone Suntan Lotion. Overly coconutty and slimy. Ew.

I did my daily chores today but that's about it.

Michelle

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: Penny S.
Date: 08 Dec 09 - 03:54 PM

The last couple of days I have replanted a couple of shrubs from the new garden in the old garden -not doing too much because of the back. I've been filling up the kitchen cupboards with stores from the old place - I have really far too much. And that's without the stocks I bought in when Mexico let the flu out. I'm inventorying it all so I can carry the list round with me and never, ever, buy something I already have again.

I've finished knitting a hat for a cousin - one of those pixie hoods with dangly bits from the earflaps. And two more necklaces, one in gold tube beads with creamy yellow amber, and one in silver with dark blue tiger's eye, and matching bugles. I'm about to work on a book for my great niece, using the Welsh words for "Counting Goats" - see the Digitrad. I need some photos of goats, and then I can get it made up at the local camera shop.

Penny

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: maire-aine
Date: 08 Dec 09 - 02:48 PM

Yes, the garden pictures were from July. We've only had a few snow flurries so far, in SE Mich. Over on the western side of the state (BigMick territory), they've had quite a bit of lake-effect snow.

Had lunch with some folks I used to work with. Some I haven't seen for 4 or 5 years. Wonderful to get together with them. Now that we've all exchanged contact info, we'll do this more often.

Maryanne

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 08 Dec 09 - 01:03 PM

Is that a summer photo? You don't still have flowers, do you? My garden is a sodden mess right now; the freeze this week took out the cannas, the salvia (annual), some of the amaryllis, all of the tomatoes and some of the herb-type stuff (oregano and carrots and strawberries are fine, but basil has turned black).

Waiting on the cable guy to look into slow connection. Next door has the same problem. I should call around, see who else has this problem.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: maire-aine
Date: 08 Dec 09 - 09:18 AM

With any luck at all, you'll be able to see some of my pictures .

There are 2 photos of my garden, and one of this year's Christmas tree. I hope the link works.

Maryanne

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: wysiwyg
Date: 08 Dec 09 - 08:09 AM

Update: :~(

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: maire-aine
Date: 07 Dec 09 - 05:01 PM

Got about half of the Christmas cards into the mail, including the few that required real letters (folks without email). That's a relief itself, because I'm not big on writing letters.

Maryanne

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 07 Dec 09 - 04:57 PM

Barium isn't fun, but at least it isn't as bad as preparing for the colonoscopy, if I recall correctly. It has been a long time since I had to use the barium for xrays. Turned out I didn't have an ulcer, I was just drinking too much cold liquid.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: VirginiaTam
Date: 07 Dec 09 - 03:06 PM

Switched to non fat yogurt to top my morning muesli. Activia forest fruits flavour on Dorset super high fibre. Not bad especially with fresh blueberries on top. Most days, my dessert is glass of Welch's Grape Juice over ice. Very difficult when TheSilentOne is eating syrup sponge pudding, bramley apple pie, cadbury chocolate, etc.

Removed the work top in spareroom, put up book case purchased on ebay in spareroom. Books and crafty bits I kept now tidied away. More junk taken to tip.

Cleaned and reorganised larder and cupboards in kitchen. Caught up with laundry but now behind on ironing again.

Subject: RE: BS: 2009 Dec. De-clutter & Accountability
From: wysiwyg
Date: 07 Dec 09 - 01:57 PM

My turn to be discouraged today.

~S~