Beauty

[just bee]

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@geezerette wrote:

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@just bee wrote:

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@geezerette wrote:

@just bee

That was a whirlwind just reading your post, I can’t even imagine living the real thing!  I’m glad for you that everything worked out well.  Sounds pretty scary that you could have been terminated that quickly without any recourse and no one even available to contact.  

Hope you have a nice quiet weekend and start the new year off better than the old one ended for you!🎊

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@geezerette

Yes, but the Great Irony here is that if I hadn't tried so hard to get back to work before the holiday and just milked this thing for a few more weeks, I wouldn't have had to worry about any of this.

That was the kick in the teeth.

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@just bee

Good intentions don’t seem to get rewarded anymore.  You are too conscientious for today’s society—you don’t know how to work the system like the slackers do.  

On a completely different topic:  have you seen that there is another “Breaking Bad” marathon starting this weekend and continuing next?👀😃

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@geezerette

Good intentions don’t seem to get rewarded anymore.  You are too conscientious for today’s society—you don’t know how to work the system like the slackers do.  

And that's my life in a nutshell.  I'm a chump.

Yes, I heard about the marathon, but Breaking Bad is now my reality.  Far too many of our patients are on meth and what used to be my favorite series of all time has become really irksome.

I understand alcohol, I understand opiates and hallucinogens.  I'll never understand meth.

I also don't understand why AMC doesn't do a Halt and Catch Fire marathon.

[just bee]

Are you listening, AMC???

[geezerette]

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@just bee wrote:

@geezerette

When I was off work I slept well, ate well, took care of my skin and walked every day without fail.

The minute I got back to work, all that imploded.

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@just bee

You need to retire, you’d be healthier.  Broke maybe, but healthier.

Yeah, I hear ya about TV sometimes hitting too close to real life to watch anymore.  The meth thing is horrible here too—has been since we moved here.  The new thing is the opioid problem.  And we live in a dry county.  I’d hate to see what it would be like if people could buy booze locally instead of driving to the next county.

[just bee]

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@geezerette wrote:

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@just bee wrote:

@geezerette

When I was off work I slept well, ate well, took care of my skin and walked every day without fail.

The minute I got back to work, all that imploded.

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@just bee

You need to retire, you’d be healthier.  Broke maybe, but healthier.

Yeah, I hear ya about TV sometimes hitting too close to real life to watch anymore.  The meth thing is horrible here too—has been since we moved here.  The new thing is the opioid problem.  And we live in a dry county.  I’d hate to see what it would be like if people could buy booze locally instead of driving to the next county.

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@geezerette

True that.

When we moved here, New Mexico had drive-thru liquor stores.  I learned very quickly that people did drink and drive, but it wasn't like having some drinks, then getting into the car and driving.

No, here it is a simultaneous thing.

Got a ride home from a coworker back in the 90s and I kept hearing what sounded like ice tinkling in a glass.  It was his glass of bourbon in the cup holder.

Bienvenidos!

[aprilskies]

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@just bee wrote:

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@geezerette wrote:

@just bee

That was a whirlwind just reading your post, I can’t even imagine living the real thing!  I’m glad for you that everything worked out well.  Sounds pretty scary that you could have been terminated that quickly without any recourse and no one even available to contact.  

Hope you have a nice quiet weekend and start the new year off better than the old one ended for you!🎊

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@geezerette

Yes, but the Great Irony here is that if I hadn't tried so hard to get back to work before the holiday and just milked this thing for a few more weeks, I wouldn't have had to worry about any of this.

That was the kick in the teeth.

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That sure is disturbing news this time of year.  Glad that the universe came through. We need more of that these days. 

As far as “chump,” I will join you in chumpdom. Although, lately it is bothering me a lot.  Not that I can change the past but at least make better choices going forward. We are who we are, I guess.  I can go on but better stop here before I put myself in a bad mood.  

[aprilskies]

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@geezerette wrote:

@aprilskies

You and I sure do have a lot in common.  The online thing, for example, and frittering away my time browsing for things I don’t need (or even want) until I see them—and then I have to have them!  I guess that’s been true since the beginning of time and isn’t confined just to the Internet.  Marketing 101–and I continue to fall for it.  But I’m wasting too much of my life on things like that and rushing through what should be important in my life.  I don’t have enough time, energy, or brain left enough to multitask anymore.

I have a few resolutions for the new year and have been trying to make them feasible to accomplish so I won’t be discouraged and give up.  Like you, my main concern is eating healthy.  I’ve pretty much got a strategy down to allow myself one “treat” a week.  I think if I can eliminate the sweets, that is the main driver for me wanting to eat more junk.  I had my last fling for the last few days and right now I never want to see another potato chip in my life!  

I hope we’re both successful next year!🤞🏻

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@geezerette, Lets make it a priority in 2018 to gain control of our time.   I have a few resolutions too but if I don’t get control of my time and energy nothing else will get accomplished. My biggest battle is fighting the procrastinator in me. It is just my nature.  And I can confirm - tomorrow never comes. My present day example, I am currently running around like a nut trying to get new glasses before the end of the year so I don’t lose my flex benefits. Throw in car troubles and it spells stress.  That is what I get for waiting until the last minute.  I hate eyeglass shopping.  I hope I end up liking what I picked.  And I am not the only one.  So many people out there doing the same thing. Lol

One my of my goals next year is to read 26 books.  Ambitious, yes, especially since it takes a lot for me to sit and read anymore, but I am hoping it takes me away from surfing the net a bit.  Even if I accomplish 12 books, that would be a start. 

[just bee]

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@aprilskies wrote:

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As far as “chump,” I will join you in chumpdom. Although, lately it is bothering me a lot.  Not that I can change the past but at least make better choices going forward. We are who we are, I guess.  I can go on but better stop here before I put myself in a bad mood.  

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@aprilskies

I hear ya!  I was going to respond as soon as I read your post but it just would have ushered in a rotten mood.

But you're right: We are who we are and I guess there's a reason for it.  If all the world's a stage, our role is chump.

[just bee]

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@aprilskies wrote:

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@geezerette, Lets make it a priority in 2018 to gain control of our time.   I have a few resolutions too but if I don’t get control of my time and energy nothing else will get accomplished. My biggest battle is fighting the procrastinator in me. It is just my nature.  And I can confirm - tomorrow never comes. My present day example, I am currently running around like a nut trying to get new glasses before the end of the year so I don’t lose my flex benefits. Throw in car troubles and it spells stress.  That is what I get for waiting until the last minute.  I hate eyeglass shopping.  I hope I end up liking what I picked.  And I am not the only one.  So many people out there doing the same thing. Lol

One my of my goals next year is to read 26 books.  Ambitious, yes, especially since it takes a lot for me to sit and read anymore, but I am hoping it takes me away from surfing the net a bit.  Even if I accomplish 12 books, that would be a start. 

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@aprilskies

I was going to start a thread: "If you could take a pill that would address one flaw in your personality, what flaw would that be?"

There are so many, but the one I'd like to see go away is procrastination.  It's the reason for this whole mess.  If I hadn't procrastinated by taking the dog for a walk that morning, I wouldn't have fallen.  That was an expensive fall.  And at this point I'm not even sure my hand is really healing right.  The bone has mended but I'm wondering if there's nerve damage.  I dread the thought of surgery on it.

I'm grateful to have teeth and the ability to chew, but my smile is kinda ruined.  The crown just isn't quite right and the color is all wrong.  I won't even attempt corn on the cob.  Worse, every time I catch a glimpse of myself in the mirror I am reminded of this whole incident – and how it could have been avoided.

So I put off a project, injured myself, paid through the nose for it, and still had to face the project.  I had time off.  Did I work on it?  No.  Did I take my car in to address the recall notices?  No.

Guess what I did on Christmas Day this year?  I got home from work, took a short nap, woke up and worked on that project all night long.  No way to spend Christmas.

I was told it was postponed but I never got a due date.  I bet I find out that I missed the mystery date and I'm scrooed.

As for shopping for glasses, that's what I'm looking forward to in 2018.  I want new frames.  Better-half got his first pair in the mail this week and this has been fascinating.

I've known him since the 80s and I've always wondered how he could see.  Everyone in my family was blind as bats and both his mother and brother wore glasses.  How was it that he avoided them?

Now that he has a pair of glasses he can see.  He wasn't even aware that he couldn't see before.  And I've been in a vehicle with him behind the wheel for decades now.

He puts on the glasses and he just keeps saying, "This is weird.  This is just so weird."  Yeah, it's weird you never realized you couldn't see!

I know when I have a bad prescription.  I keep asking him questions, like "Does the ground come up to greet you?"  I can't tell if he has a bad pair and because this is his first experience with glasses, he doesn't know either.

Anyway, back to procrastination.  Part of my job is continuous education.  Classes never stop.  I'm going to take a Time Management course in 2018 because I haven't had one in years and wonder if anything has changed.

I like your book project.  I should steal that idea, but take it one step further.  Read one of the books on my shelf, then DONATE it!

I read an article recently and the author has stopped getting online first thing in the morning.  Doesn't check email, doesn't surf the Internet.  Instead, he gets his morning beverage and starts the day with reading an actual book.  Tries to complete a chapter before he does anything else.

We definitely need a buddy-system here to stick to these resolutions.

[just bee]

I have a bottle of New Mexico Brut in the fridge (keepin' it local) and a new calendar ready to replace the old one.

Are you ready to say goodbye to 2017 and welcome the New Year?

[rnmom]

@just bee- I'm sorry that things had to be so stressful for you right around the holidays, but I'm so glad that everything worked out for you in the end! 

I'm not sure what happened to my kids, I think they were taken over by aliens, because when I came home from work Thursday they pounced on me and asked me if I would work with them Friday when I was off to organize their playroom and help them get rid of things. They had already started, but wanted me to help finish. What???? Sure, I'll help! So Friday we finished up their playroom and they boxed up 4 boxes of toys to donate, plus tossed some items too. Everything got put away, dusted and vacuumed and the place looks great. 

But wait, there's more! Then yesterday my older son wanted to go thru his room too, so we worked in his room and found more items to donate. Not wanting to be left out, my younger son wanted to do his room too. He didn't have a lot to donate, but got rid of a few things and trashed a lot of smaller things, papers, etc. Both rooms got dusted and organized, just need to be vacuumed. Their rooms both look great too. Neither one of them wanted to try on clothes, which was fine, I was very happy with what we got accomplished. Amazed, but happy. Usually I have to pester them to do the work.

I had already planned to take one load to Salvation army yesterday morning and managed to drop off 2 large bags of clothes, 2 small boxes and one smaller bag of household/misc items. They weren't taking toys so I'm not sure what I'm going to do with all those yet. A friend from church will take some for her grandkids but she doesn't want that much. I need to find another drop off place, and quick, because I now have 5 boxes of toys plus a couple big playdough sets. I do not want that all sitting here in my bedroom for weeks until I get around to getting rid of it. That's one of my biggest challenges for me, actually getting it out of the house. 

So I've gotten a great headstart on my 2018 declutter challenge. This is where I usually start to fizzle out but I'd like to keep the momentum going and try to get thru the rest of the house so that I can rest knowing that everything got at least one pass, and I can take a break for a bit. Sometimes it's just enough to get thru all the daily chores that decluttering is the last thing that I want to do, but I know it needs to be done eventually. Oh wait, there is that procrastination thing again. Guess you guys aren't the only ones huh? Once I get the house in order where I would like it, hopefully within the next month or two, I'd like to refocus on losing some weight too. I did well last year, lost about 35 pounds, but gained half of it back and my clothes are getting tight again. Ugh, why do I keep doing this????