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[geezerette]

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@geezerette wrote:

And one more thing: along with no more junk food and sweets, I've promised myself no more gadgets.  

No more kitchen gadgets, cleaning gadgets, beauty gadgets.  None.  They always seem like such a great idea and it never seems to fail that after a short while, they end up being a pain in the neck and getting donated.  And often, they're pretty pricey too.  Half the time I'm buying something for a problem I find I don't even have after I get the gadget.  Mostly, I'm just too dang lazy to drag them out and use them, even if they do work.  They are the opposite of simplifying.

I think the only exception to this would be a plastic wrap dispenser I bought at the Q years ago.  That still sits on my kitchen counter and gets used daily.  Probably the best purchase I ever made from QVC.  Weird.

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@geezerette 

Oh, fine -- encourage me to buy that Aslett mop and then you post this!

Just kidding. 

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@just bee 

😄

But that's not a "gadget"!  That's a mop.  You still have to do all the work!😉

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@geezerette 

Yeah -- once I get that mop all put together...

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@just bee 

All you have to do is snap the pole pieces together...sheesh!😄

I consider a "gadget" to be something that you don't really need.  (You need some sort of mop.)  Something touted to enhance your life, designed to save you time and work, usually ending up doing none of the above.  And the more the gadget costs, the better it's going to make your life!  Not. 😒

I still haven't been able to find an adequate replacement for my little stick vac that's getting toward the end of its life.  Oh wait, yes I have.  It's called a whisk broom and dust pan.  Works great.

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@geezerette 

And that's what I'll be doing today.  Sweeping all the cr@p off the patio -- with a broom -- so the dog and I stop tracking it in on our paws.  His paws.  My feet.  You know what I mean.

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@just bee 

Unfortunately, I do.  I think I have permanent dog prints on my tile floor by now.  I've gotten to the point that I can barely work up enough energy to mop the floor once a week because before it can even dry somebody has made some kind of mess on it.  Why bother?😖

My friend and I were already texting this morning to compare which of us had the worse cat mess to clean up.  Thankfully, she won first prize.🥇💩🤢

[just bee]

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@just bee wrote:

I can't believe yesterday was June 6 and there was barely any mention of D-Day.

The anniversary used to get full-day TV coverage.

But I did meet a long-haired Chihuahua at Total Wine yesterday and his name was Winston Churchill.

No, really, it was.

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@just bee 

I've sworn off all national news programs, and unfortunately, most of the local ones except for the weather forecasts.  So I wouldn't know what they showed or didn't.

I guess it's time to start watching more of the History Channel for that type of programming.

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@geezerette 

The History Channel gave it about 4 hours yesterday.  Tucked in between Mountain Men and Ancient Aliens.

[just bee]

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@geezerette 

And that's what I'll be doing today.  Sweeping all the cr@p off the patio -- with a broom -- so the dog and I stop tracking it in on our paws.  His paws.  My feet.  You know what I mean.

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@just bee 

Unfortunately, I do.  I think I have permanent dog prints on my tile floor by now.  I've gotten to the point that I can barely work up enough energy to mop the floor once a week because before it can even dry somebody has made some kind of mess on it.  Why bother?😖

My friend and I were already texting this morning to compare which of us had the worse cat mess to clean up.  Thankfully, she won first prize.🥇💩🤢

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@geezerette 

[just bee]

@geezerette 

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@geezerette 

Don't make me pull out the BIG guns.

[geezerette]

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@just bee wrote:

@geezerette 

Don't make me pull out the BIG guns.

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@just bee 

Geez Louise!!!

All right, you've succeeded in making me feel sufficiently guilty.🥺

[Eager2Learn]

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@geezerette wrote:

@aprilskies 

It seems like the concept I have the most trouble remembering is the easiest: don't bring stuff in.  Whether it be gadgets, junk food, clothes, whatever.

If I don't bring it in, I don't have to deal with getting it out.  It's like trying to bail out a sinking boat.  If you don't plug the hole first, it's a constant (and often losing) battle.

I need to concentrate on just what I know I'm going to use up for a while.  

ETA:  I'm with ya on the humidity.  Our heat index is 100* today and tomorrow.  Last week we were in the 70s.  No wonder I have near constant migraines.

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@geezerette Sometimes it's very hard to NOT bring things in. But yes, that is the key.

[just bee]

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@geezerette wrote:

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@just bee wrote:

@geezerette 

Don't make me pull out the BIG guns.

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@just bee 

Geez Louise!!!

All right, you've succeeded in making me feel sufficiently guilty.🥺

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@geezerette 

Mission accomplished.

[geezerette]

@just bee 

That big, bad, dirty-pawed protector of mine got into a tussle with a coyote yesterday.  A couple were passing through and she went after one.  It was big--bigger than most I've seen, at least Carla's size, so it was most likely a male--and it turned on her.  I've never seen one here do that.  They always turn tail and flee when she comes out or even if I just yell at them.

Anyway, she gave a halfhearted attempt to defend herself, then turned around and headed for the house.  (Chicken.)  And it kept after her.  I was still at the house and the only thing I could do was yell at it.  Carla must have thought that if Mommy was yelling, she must need help, so she turned around and tried again.  Thankfully, about that time they both seemed to decide it was a draw and Carla came home and the coyote followed its mate(?) into the woods.

She was very agitated, having never lost a battle before, and didn't settle for a couple of hours.  I checked her over and found no wounds or even scratches, so maybe they didn't even touch each other.  Whew.

After that, I was thankful I spend all that money at the vet for all those vaccinations.

[just bee]

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@geezerette wrote:

@aprilskies 

It seems like the concept I have the most trouble remembering is the easiest: don't bring stuff in.  Whether it be gadgets, junk food, clothes, whatever.

If I don't bring it in, I don't have to deal with getting it out.  It's like trying to bail out a sinking boat.  If you don't plug the hole first, it's a constant (and often losing) battle.

I need to concentrate on just what I know I'm going to use up for a while.  

ETA:  I'm with ya on the humidity.  Our heat index is 100* today and tomorrow.  Last week we were in the 70s.  No wonder I have near constant migraines.

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@geezerette Sometimes it's very hard to NOT bring things in. But yes, that is the key.

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@Eager2Learn 

Gotta watch out for one category in particular:

This is something I will use... someday.

That's the stuff that really piles up.  The dressy outfit you'll wear to the wedding that never happens.  The jewelry that never leaves the velvet box.  The book that's never read.  The hobby project that never actually becomes a hobby.  The tart pan.  The red lipstick.  The Italian-Made-Easy system.

You know the usual suspects.