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๐ It was so much cooler today that I could wait until after dance to water and I wore a sweatshirt. Dancing was fun. Annie's new toy was a squeaky unstuffed duck. She played with the duck a lot, but, even so, came in to get attention from us so we had to stop a few dances to pet her and calm her. ๐ I put a few items in theโฆ
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๐ป๐ Carol, In my state they send you a postcard reminder that it's time to renew your driver's license. Also they won't let you renew it more than a year ahead of time. When I renewed my license this year (I'm 79) they asked me if I wanted to renew for six years or eight. ๐ป๐ Lisa, I love your new glasses. You look great. ๐ฑ๐โฆ
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๐ A bit cooler today. I got my walk and the watering finished before 9 AM. My Thursday walking friend came earlier than her usual time to avoid the noon sun. My dog walking friend came on schedule at 4 and we both noticed that it was cooler than it had been. Otherwise I did my usual stuffโzoom meeting, bike, knitting, andโฆ
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๐ A bit cooler today. I got my walk and the watering finished before 9 AM. My Thursday walking friend came earlier than her usual time to avoid the noon sun. My dog walking friend came on schedule at 4 and we both noticed that it was cooler than it had been. Otherwise I did my usual stuffโzoom meeting, bike, knitting, andโฆ
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๐ Sandy, wow, the drone show was impressive. ๐ Warm again today. I woke up early enough to go for an early walk and be back in time to do all the watering before a 9AM online commitment. Even so, a lot of the plants look droopy. I'll water even more thoroughly tomorrow. My dog walking friend cancelled again at the lastโฆ
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๐ Warm again today. I woke up early enough to go for an early walk and be back in time to do all the watering before a 9AM online commitment. Even so, a lot of the plants look droopy. I'll water even more thoroughly tomorrow. My dog walking friend cancelled again at the last minute. ๐ Heather, many years ago I took aโฆ
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๐๐ Super hot today. I walked very early so I'd have time to water when I got home. My new hose arrived mid afternoon so I hooked it up and watered the little trees on that side of the house. The hose is wonderful and I'm delighted so I'm glad I bought it. ๐ My dog walking friend first said she couldn't walk this afternoon,โฆ
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๐ Barbara, Before I could do any clearing of all the difficult clutter, I spent months listening to podcasts and reading books about clutter clearing. They helped me sort out the roadblocks I had to the process. Several people on this thread have suggestions of experts to read or listen to. I just finished reading "Outerโฆ
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๐ Annie, in the absence of suitable other people for adult conversations, consider getting a good pair of bluetooth headphones so you can listen to podcasts or watch videos on your phone while your dad is listening to something else. I rarely have someone to talk to but when I listen to Dan Harris, Dr. Chatterjee, Oliverโฆ
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๐ Thanks, Heather. Dr. Chatterjee is one of my heroes. I recommend his podcasts and emails to everyone. They have been so helpful to me.
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๐ Debbie, your tomatoes look great. Since I am many hundreds of miles south of you and more coastal and have only one plant (Tidy Treatsโ-the one that was available at my grocery store), I'll get fewer tomatoes but since they are for me and only three friends, they should be sufficient. โค๏ธ Annie, this may be the chapter ofโฆ
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๐ SHARE, so glad to see you. Your high outdoor temperatures now are a great challenge. Is your house cool? I hope you keep coming back here where you can get some good ideas for an eating and exercise plan. It took me awhile to find the best eating plan for me that I could stick to, but now that I have it, I only veer awayโฆ
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๐ Barbara, Just like you, Jake was very particular about produce, so on some occasions, he would go into the store and pick out his own produce and then let the store know that we were here for curbside pickup for what we'd ordered online. I routinely get grape tomatoes, roma tomatoes, honeycrisp apples, and veggies forโฆ
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๐ Another lovely day with a Zoom meeting, walks with dogs and by myself, laundry, exercise bike, TV, Knitting, and reading. The weather is nice so I thought Annie might want to play ball in the back yard but when I threw the ball, she got it and took it back into the house. She was happy to play ball with me sitting on theโฆ
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๐ Lisa, We spent summers traveling in an RV for several years. One year when we on a 99 day trip, Jake started talking about how it would perfect for us to become full time RVers. I listened and didn't disagree until one day he saw a beautiful wall hanging in New Mexico and wanted to buy it and told me where he would hangโฆ
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Happy news from my cherry tomato plant.
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๐ Barbara , hope Shadow does well at the groomer. Warning about grocery curbside pickup. You may love it so much that you'll never go into the store again. โค๏ธ Barbie
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๐ Annie, one of my end of the day routines includes laying out my clothes for the next day. Could you include a routine that includes daily bringing pants and robe for dad downstairs so they'd be there each morning. Routines can be helpful in solving problems. When you're a caregiver there are so many things to consider.โฆ
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๐ฑ I finally jogged my accountant's memory about telling me how to change tax withholding. My income comes from three sources.. Each required a different procedure (phone call, form online, and filling out a form and mailing it in). That stuff stresses me and I was glad to have it done. I fell asleep almost immediately whenโฆ
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๐ Like Heather and Barbara, I am grateful for living near the coast. It will get up to 72F this afternoon but when I walked the dogs at daybreak it was 47F. We have only a few 90F days each summer. ๐ Lisa, I watched one of your videos yesterday and completely missed the message because I was so enchanted by watching Eggโฆ
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๐ One of the songs on my YouTube playlist is the theme song from the TV show "Cheers" I never watched the show but I love the song and the message about going somewhere where everybody knows your name and your troubles are all the same. That's us here on this thread. ๐ Rebecca, one of my happiest moments on my weight lossโฆ
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๐ Groomer came yesterday and said that the dogs are doing better with the bathing and hair dryer and trimming and nail trimming. She is a lovely woman who comes in a van all fitted out as a grooming salon. It is pricey and I give her a big tip, but having her come here is such a joy for all us, that it's worth it. ๐โฆ
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๐ฑ Annie, sorry to hear about the rower. My bike turned out to be less than I wanted but I made it work for me and now I can't live without it. I don't worry about apps or statistics. I just keep track of time that I'm on it. And while I use it, I watch tv or listen to a podcast or an audiobook. Now that I'm alone, I don'tโฆ
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๐ Headphones were my friend when living with someone who had the TV on all the time watching stuff that annoyed me. With headphones I could listen to music or podcasts and go about my business. ๐ Lisa, what a great thing to do with your granny squares. One summer when we were traveling in our RV in extra warm places, Iโฆ
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๐ Sandy, what good news from the cardiologist.
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๐ I was in Okinawa from 1968 to 1970 right out of college teaching third grade for the DOD Overseas Dependents' Schools. I lived first in a quonset hut with two roommates then in the Bachelor Officers' Quarters in a small apartment by myself. It was a glorious adventure for 22 year old me. Okinawa was a beautiful place.โฆ
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๐ Tracey, if you're getting a discount on cable then you are smart to keep it. You seem to like a lot of things are are on broadcast TV and would miss them if you didn't have cable. ๐ Furnace filter what I have is not just a furnace. It's a Trane furnace and heat pump and additional air filtration system. The filters areโฆ
