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[just bee]

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@rnmom wrote:

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@just bee wrote:

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@rnmom wrote:

@just bee 

@geezerette - Both of your mom's sound like a hoot. Nothng like my mom. I don't honestly recall her doing much of anything. She went back to nursing school when I was around 11 and other than work, she didn't do anything active that I can recall.

That's partly what led to her early death at 68. She was very overweight and was never able to recover from an emergency bowel surgery. 

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@rnmom 

She must have been an influence, nonetheless.  You became a nurse and you're taking take of yourself and working towards being healthy for you and your family. 

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@just bee - The thing is, I had already decided that I wanted to be a nurse long before she decided to go to nursing school. I was actually so mad when she did that, because I felt like she stole my idea.

And then of course, I got all of the "you're following in your mom's footsteps" nonsense. No, it was MY idea first, she stole it! 

But she did influence me in one way. I know that I don't ever want to get as big as she was. So many of her mobility problems and health problems were caused by the choices she made. She needed help for many years even before she died, walked with a walker, couldn't walk at all in the end. And no one could help her because she was too big. I don't want to ever let myself get like that. 

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@rnmom 

Or maybe you just inspired her to do something.  Something you two would have in common.

[aprilskies]

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@rnmom wrote:

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@just bee wrote:

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@aprilskies wrote:

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@rnmom wrote:

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@just bee wrote:

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@aprilskies wrote:

Just dropping in to say hello. As usual, there is a lot to catch up on.  You ladies have been busy.  

It is funny, I came here to catch up with you all and to spew some thoughts of my own and everything I wanted to say just all seems so trivial considering the past couple of days.  So, I will just say:

Happy New Year!!!!  

May this year be a bit different. I am going to keep the faith!!! 

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@aprilskies 

We've lived through the first week and I'm reminded of the old theater superstition: A bad dress rehearsal means a great opening night (and, subsequently, a successful run).

But I don't think that applies in this case.

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@just bee - Nope. 2021 is not going to be good. 

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@just bee @rnmom,  it's not. It will get worse before it gets better.  But I think it is going to be more important than ever to hold on to the light as best we can for as long as we can. 

One of my many concerns is that we are picking our officials based on who we dont want rather than on the merits.  But, unfortunately, situations are not leaving people much choice. 

@just bee I too am glad I am not 21. I cannot imagine being young at this time but then again, maybe they wont know any different. One can hope. 

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@aprilskies 

The one at the end of the tunnel?

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@just bee - HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!  You got that right!

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@rnmom 

Wait, wait... I think I see it.  No...  wait, maybe...

No.

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@just bee, c’mon now, adjust them new spectacles. 

[just bee]

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@aprilskies wrote:

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@rnmom wrote:

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@just bee wrote:

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@aprilskies wrote:

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@rnmom wrote:

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@just bee wrote:

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@aprilskies wrote:

Just dropping in to say hello. As usual, there is a lot to catch up on.  You ladies have been busy.  

It is funny, I came here to catch up with you all and to spew some thoughts of my own and everything I wanted to say just all seems so trivial considering the past couple of days.  So, I will just say:

Happy New Year!!!!  

May this year be a bit different. I am going to keep the faith!!! 

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@aprilskies 

We've lived through the first week and I'm reminded of the old theater superstition: A bad dress rehearsal means a great opening night (and, subsequently, a successful run).

But I don't think that applies in this case.

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@just bee - Nope. 2021 is not going to be good. 

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@just bee @rnmom,  it's not. It will get worse before it gets better.  But I think it is going to be more important than ever to hold on to the light as best we can for as long as we can. 

One of my many concerns is that we are picking our officials based on who we dont want rather than on the merits.  But, unfortunately, situations are not leaving people much choice. 

@just bee I too am glad I am not 21. I cannot imagine being young at this time but then again, maybe they wont know any different. One can hope. 

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@aprilskies 

The one at the end of the tunnel?

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@just bee - HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!  You got that right!

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@just bee @rnmom, ha, that would be the pinhead of hope I was dreaming about. 

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@aprilskies 

Speaking of copying, can I steal that?

The Pinhead of Hope!

Has a certain ring to it.

[just bee]

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@geezerette wrote:

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@bikerbabe wrote:
Morning!

I’m afraid the weather is heating up again to the 80s this week. I want rain and cold! *stomping foot* I really hate this.

Why is it always the other who is intolerant but I’m never willing to acknowledge that I do the same thing? Although, I readily admit I do NOT tolerate racism or violence or speech condoning it. I won’t go into my thoughts on “censorship” but you can probably guess at least part of my position on the issue.

Actually, DH is not doing particularly well. If I wasn’t around very much, he would need home health to come in so I’m glad I’m around to handle it myself. His spirits are better but medically not so much.

Doing a clean home challenge. Tackle a different area each week. This is office week. It’s not in too bad a shape because I worked on it last year when I purged a bunch of old nursing school stuff. But I do need to reorganize a bit and time to purge more papers. I’m also a planner and pen addict and need to figure out a neater way to store things.

Dinner is leftovers: Thai chicken curry with bok choy and rice

Have a wonderful day

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@bikerbabe 

Well, that is not at all what I expected to read.  Not so good, but much better that you took a leave to stay home.  That part is working at least, since his spirits are better.  Which should have an impact on his medical recovery too.  

Good luck with your home challenge.  Paperwork is some of the hardest.  Just trying to decide what to keep and what to part with takes so much time.  I just finished shredding some papers that I'd had sitting on the shredder for weeks.  I don't know why it's so hard just to sit there and feed papers into a machine, but it always takes me forever to do it!

Dinner sounds good.😋

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@geezerette 

@bikerbabe 

I collect paper.

And, after the fire, most of what ended up in landfill was the paper I'd collected over the years.  Art, books, decades of school papers, calendars, journals, textbooks, college catalogs, magazines, cards, letters, photographs, drawings...

That was hard.

@bikerbabe 

Sorry to hear about DH.  Sounds like now is the time to stay home and nest. 

[rnmom]

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@just bee wrote:

@rnmom 

I've decided to watch ER reruns this morning.  Am I the only person who had a soft spot for Dr. Romano?

Last week at work I mentioned to a coworker that he had all the best lines.

 I'm beginning to think that "ER" stands for "everyone's retarded".

Yes, he was abrupt and insulting, but there was just something about him that was appealing.  He said what other people were thinking but were afraid to say.

And then the writers killed him off by dropping a helicopter on him.

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@just bee - OMG, I used to love ER! Because it was on too late I used to record it on an old VHS tape and watch it the next day. 

It's been so many years, Dr. Romano, he was the bald headed chief, right? The one everyone loved to hate? 

[rnmom]

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@viva923 wrote:

hello all

dh made up home made bread today in my Q bread maker. it was A WOW BREAD. it rose all the way to top of bread maker, baked golden brown, rounded loaf. the bread did not fall. dh used that new yeast made special for breadmachines. it shocked us both to see such a beauty today. 

not much else guys

got my 2 sites back I lost a few days ago. one of the sites was able to be unlocked by the company that made it, i was able to log in under the CORRECT log in name and password. boy sure hope I am not wiped out once they turn off the open key so I could log in correctly and give correct password. i am so fearful of that site locking me out once they put my bad log in info under lock and key. 

ok guys later.

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@viva923 

Oooh... bread.

Good to hear you have access to whatever site you'd lost -- hope you get everything straightened out with the other one.

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  @viva923   @just bee - I had a bread machine that I hadn't used in years and I let my brother in law take it to work and use it. When he retired I asked him if he left it at work or if he brought it home. I was going to get it back from him. He brought it home, but gave it to HIS brother, who even though he didn't use it, didn't want to give it back. Now I'm really wishing that I had it again. Hubby will make homemade bread once in a while and it's so good, but the bread machine was SO easy! I just might look for another one. 

[rnmom]

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@geezerette wrote:

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@rnmom wrote:

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@just bee wrote:

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@rnmom wrote:

@just bee 

@geezerette - Both of your mom's sound like a hoot. Nothng like my mom. I don't honestly recall her doing much of anything. She went back to nursing school when I was around 11 and other than work, she didn't do anything active that I can recall.

That's partly what led to her early death at 68. She was very overweight and was never able to recover from an emergency bowel surgery. 

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@rnmom 

She must have been an influence, nonetheless.  You became a nurse and you're taking take of yourself and working towards being healthy for you and your family. 

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@just bee - The thing is, I had already decided that I wanted to be a nurse long before she decided to go to nursing school. I was actually so mad when she did that, because I felt like she stole my idea.

And then of course, I got all of the "you're following in your mom's footsteps" nonsense. No, it was MY idea first, she stole it! 

But she did influence me in one way. I know that I don't ever want to get as big as she was. So many of her mobility problems and health problems were caused by the choices she made. She needed help for many years even before she died, walked with a walker, couldn't walk at all in the end. And no one could help her because she was too big. I don't want to ever let myself get like that. 

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@rnmom 

I think there are just as many children that have molded their lives positively based upon the poor choices/judgment of their parents as those that have done so based on parental good judgment.

If you think about it, that's harder to do.  It's pretty easy just to follow a good example--no self thought required at all.  But to go in another direction is tougher.  Not only do you have to disavow a parent (something that I believe is against one's nature), but you have to do it in a positive way rather than a different negative way.

So you should be doubly proud of yourself--not only for your weight/health accomplishments, but for being different in a good way.

We like that "good different" around here.  'Cause we like you!❤️👍

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@geezerette - Thank you!

[rnmom]

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@geezerette wrote:

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@bikerbabe wrote:
Morning!

I’m afraid the weather is heating up again to the 80s this week. I want rain and cold! *stomping foot* I really hate this.

Why is it always the other who is intolerant but I’m never willing to acknowledge that I do the same thing? Although, I readily admit I do NOT tolerate racism or violence or speech condoning it. I won’t go into my thoughts on “censorship” but you can probably guess at least part of my position on the issue.

Actually, DH is not doing particularly well. If I wasn’t around very much, he would need home health to come in so I’m glad I’m around to handle it myself. His spirits are better but medically not so much.

Doing a clean home challenge. Tackle a different area each week. This is office week. It’s not in too bad a shape because I worked on it last year when I purged a bunch of old nursing school stuff. But I do need to reorganize a bit and time to purge more papers. I’m also a planner and pen addict and need to figure out a neater way to store things.

Dinner is leftovers: Thai chicken curry with bok choy and rice

Have a wonderful day

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@bikerbabe 

Well, that is not at all what I expected to read.  Not so good, but much better that you took a leave to stay home.  That part is working at least, since his spirits are better.  Which should have an impact on his medical recovery too.  

Good luck with your home challenge.  Paperwork is some of the hardest.  Just trying to decide what to keep and what to part with takes so much time.  I just finished shredding some papers that I'd had sitting on the shredder for weeks.  I don't know why it's so hard just to sit there and feed papers into a machine, but it always takes me forever to do it!

Dinner sounds good.😋

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@geezerette - I have had filing on my "to do" list for weeks again now. I hate filng and shredding papers. I will let them pile up for months and then I'll finally get to it. I don't know why I just don't take 10 minutes every week or so and take care of it, but I don't. I let it pile up until it takes me 2 hours.

My shredder and file cabinets are up in my loft area, so it's not super convenient to just pop them in the file or the shredder. I don't really have a convenient space to put them on the main floor either. But there is no reason why, when I take them up to the loft and put them in a pile to be filed, why I don't just put them away as long as I'm up there anyway. I just don't like it and put it off. That is a habit I should try to change. 

[geezerette]

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@just bee wrote:

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@aprilskies wrote:

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@rnmom wrote:

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@just bee wrote:

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@aprilskies wrote:

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@rnmom wrote:

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@just bee wrote:

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@aprilskies wrote:

Just dropping in to say hello. As usual, there is a lot to catch up on.  You ladies have been busy.  

It is funny, I came here to catch up with you all and to spew some thoughts of my own and everything I wanted to say just all seems so trivial considering the past couple of days.  So, I will just say:

Happy New Year!!!!  

May this year be a bit different. I am going to keep the faith!!! 

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@aprilskies 

We've lived through the first week and I'm reminded of the old theater superstition: A bad dress rehearsal means a great opening night (and, subsequently, a successful run).

But I don't think that applies in this case.

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@just bee - Nope. 2021 is not going to be good. 

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@just bee @rnmom,  it's not. It will get worse before it gets better.  But I think it is going to be more important than ever to hold on to the light as best we can for as long as we can. 

One of my many concerns is that we are picking our officials based on who we dont want rather than on the merits.  But, unfortunately, situations are not leaving people much choice. 

@just bee I too am glad I am not 21. I cannot imagine being young at this time but then again, maybe they wont know any different. One can hope. 

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@aprilskies 

The one at the end of the tunnel?

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@just bee - HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!  You got that right!

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@just bee @rnmom, ha, that would be the pinhead of hope I was dreaming about. 

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@aprilskies 

Speaking of copying, can I steal that?

The Pinhead of Hope!

Has a certain ring to it.

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@just bee 

@rnmom 

@aprilskies 

Especially the "Pinhead" part.

[geezerette]

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@rnmom wrote:

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@geezerette wrote:

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@bikerbabe wrote:
Morning!

I’m afraid the weather is heating up again to the 80s this week. I want rain and cold! *stomping foot* I really hate this.

Why is it always the other who is intolerant but I’m never willing to acknowledge that I do the same thing? Although, I readily admit I do NOT tolerate racism or violence or speech condoning it. I won’t go into my thoughts on “censorship” but you can probably guess at least part of my position on the issue.

Actually, DH is not doing particularly well. If I wasn’t around very much, he would need home health to come in so I’m glad I’m around to handle it myself. His spirits are better but medically not so much.

Doing a clean home challenge. Tackle a different area each week. This is office week. It’s not in too bad a shape because I worked on it last year when I purged a bunch of old nursing school stuff. But I do need to reorganize a bit and time to purge more papers. I’m also a planner and pen addict and need to figure out a neater way to store things.

Dinner is leftovers: Thai chicken curry with bok choy and rice

Have a wonderful day

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@bikerbabe 

Well, that is not at all what I expected to read.  Not so good, but much better that you took a leave to stay home.  That part is working at least, since his spirits are better.  Which should have an impact on his medical recovery too.  

Good luck with your home challenge.  Paperwork is some of the hardest.  Just trying to decide what to keep and what to part with takes so much time.  I just finished shredding some papers that I'd had sitting on the shredder for weeks.  I don't know why it's so hard just to sit there and feed papers into a machine, but it always takes me forever to do it!

Dinner sounds good.😋

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@geezerette - I have had filing on my "to do" list for weeks again now. I hate filng and shredding papers. I will let them pile up for months and then I'll finally get to it. I don't know why I just don't take 10 minutes every week or so and take care of it, but I don't. I let it pile up until it takes me 2 hours.

My shredder and file cabinets are up in my loft area, so it's not super convenient to just pop them in the file or the shredder. I don't really have a convenient space to put them on the main floor either. But there is no reason why, when I take them up to the loft and put them in a pile to be filed, why I don't just put them away as long as I'm up there anyway. I just don't like it and put it off. That is a habit I should try to change. 

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@rnmom 

I confess that I often will let paperwork sit on the shredder deliberately.  Things that I'm not quite sure I really want to completely destroy at that particular moment.  Like receipts or similar things.  Junk mail goes immediately, although I do have to make sure that I open and look at everything first because I'd hate to overlook something that actually was important, or a wayward bill that got stuck in a flyer.

Even so, I think the utility bills from two years ago that are the exact same amount every month can be shredded.  I just can't do it without a smidge of doubt and uncertainty.😰