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I just sent you an invitation to see if I could do it. From my ipad, it was just a picture of a head with a little plus sign right below your picture. I had to hunt for it. I didn’t find it intuitive at all, but it didn’t take long. I’m not very good at interacting with friends outside of commenting on this thread, but I…

Barbara, I live in Northeast Georgia. Reflections on spiritual matters in spoiler. Scroll on by if not your thing. This is what I’ve been doing the last couple of weeks.

Barbara, please include me any way you like in the message to Katla.

Rita, congratulations on finding your watch! April, I’m glad your son is making progress and can be moved closer to you. I’ve been reading but haven’t had much time to post. I’ve been doing a lot of self-reflection for Lent and it has been leading me down a different path. I have a mindset Zoom in 20 minutes, but I will…

I have left the math world behind and don’t even know how they do it now, whether they integrate the geometry into the algebra or separate it out. The main reason the teachers I surveyed in my dissertation freaked out about the Georgia curriculum was that they were used to having a textbook that aligned with the standards…

Machka, my dissertation was about mathematics curriculum reform in Georgia. I used a Stages of Concern questionnaire to survey high school mathematics teachers at various stages throughout a year of implementation of a major reform initiative. The theory proposed by this model was that people follow a predictable model as…

Machka and Rita, I was 54 when I finished my doctorate, 50 when I got a wild notion to get one. Just sayin’. I did it for two reasons. The major reason was to pad my retirement, but the other was just to say I could do it. It was a good time. Kids were grown and out on their own. No grandkids yet. My health was still good…

new update on the unannounced visit to Arkansas to see my aging great-aunt. It is now technically an announced visit. The aunt called Mama yesterday. When she said to mama, "I would love to see you. You should come visit." Mama said, "I am coming. I'm coming in early April to visit." Should it matter that the daughter will…

Lisa, I have absolutely zero interest in seeing the eclipse. The date was !00% totally my sister’s idea. My mother has been wanting to go to Arkansas to see her aunt for a while. Mama is 91, the aunt is 95 or 96 and has some memory issues. The daughter of the aunt has told mama twice that “it’s not a good time to visit”…

Just checking in. Not a lot to say, but Lisa’s mention of the eclipse reminded me. My sister, mom, cousin and I are coming to Blytheville (not sure about spelling of that), supposedly for the eclipse, but also to visit my mother’s aunt. Is that town close to you? We will be there Saturday through Tuesday that first weekend…

Lanette, I’m reading the Cormoran Strike series, too. The second one is the book I could not put down; it kept me in my pajamas all day. The 3rd one is slower. I’ve been listening to the audio while driving and walking and reading Lessons in Chemistry while in the house. They are getting darker, for sure, and I know what…

Tracey, I love audio books for the car and ebooks for reading fiction for pleasure at home. If I am reading a book for learning purposes, whether fiction or non-fiction, I need the physical book. In the reading program for my church conference-wide women’s group. i need a physical book that I can leaf through for our Zoom…

Barbara, exactly on the layers of a clean house. Dana K White tells the story of her realizing this when they were staying at a vacation rental and saw how easy it was to clean it before they left, because they didn’t have to start with dishes and laundry, and there was no clutter. I have never been a fan of pickles on my…

Margaret, condolences on the passing of your husband. Rosemarie, I like the suggestion to consider knitting as part of your decluttering. You are doing what Dana K White calls “decluttering by using it up.” She considers taking care of unfinished projects as part of the decluttering process, even things like hanging a…

We thought so, too, but the repairman said it is very common. I guess he’s seen everything.

I also meant to send hugs to Margaret and Annie and anybody else that I might have missed - Barbie for the new development with the dog and Kirby and many more. I wanted to comment to Kylia about Clemson and about protein. Your sister is lovely. I don't live that far from Clemson, maybe an hour straight down interstate 85.…

Michele, in 2016 my 2009 Honda CRV had an airbag recall in February and the fix would not be available until the summer. They gave us the option of driving a rental at their expense until it could be fixed. I opted to trade it in instead. Rosemarie, my sister and my daughter drive Rav4s. They love them. My new 2024 CRV…

Beth. I’m proud of you for your neat kitchen drawers. I’m also thankful that your mother is getting back to her usual self. Welcome to all the newbies. A special hello to Kay from another Kay. I’m usually too lazy to sign my name to my posts, so thought I’d let you know. I’ve got the sniffles - nothing too bad, just enough…

Beth, hugs and more hugs and prayers as well. I’m glad your mother seems a little better. Allie, I know a few people who have lost week successfully with an Ozempic type shot and at least one who could not tolerate the nausea. My nutritionist advises against it unless it is medically necessary, particularly because of the…

Good morning all. Merry Christmas to all who celebrate. I’m up early. Put the cheese out on the counter to come to room temperature to make sausage balls to take up to Mama’s. We are following the advice of someone on here, Lisa maybe? And going with snack type foods. I did make a Not yo Mama’s Banana Pudding since I had…

Carol, so sorry about your BIL. Prayers for all of you. Annie, I’m so sorry the pastor changed all your plans. I hope you can get it worked out the way you want. Around here, we couldn’t change the time of a service without the funeral home’s approval. I’m giving your father a pass since his wife just died, but he really…

Annie, Condolences on your mother’s death. I like Machka’s suggestion to find a task that he can do. Rosemarie, I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos. The one most helpful to me was how to deal with paper clutter, but we all have our personal challenges. Machka, I think you missed my point about the 5 minutes. I will try to…

I highly recommend Dana K White’s 5-step decluttering process. She is famous for decluttering without making a bigger mess and “progress and only progress.” She would argue that 5 minutes can make a difference, and I believe she is absolutely right. Where do you start? With the easy stuff: trash, duh donations, things that…

Rosemarie, the all day decluttering is either through the course page or the FB group. I’m not sure which. You get a schedule of the activities, and there are video lessons every so often. Like right before you’re supposed to be in the kitchen, there’s a video about what to do. You are encouraged to listen while you work.…

Rosemarie, you are facing your first Christmas without your husband. You are allowed to feel anyway you feel. May I ask which decluttering group you joined? I don’t know if you’d be interested at all, but Dawn from The Minimal Mom, Cas from Clutterbug and Dana from A Slob Comes Clean joined together to create an online…

Lisa, Oh, no! your advice is too too late! I bought Dave a gift card for his stocking at Target on Monday. Hopefully, the scammers missed that one. I am starting to feel the Christmas overwhelm. Maybe I can shake it off.

Luanne, nothing brings awareness like logging your food. A big wake-up call is to log, click the complete button to see the prediction for your weight in 5 weeks, then add something else like an after dinner snack you weren’t planning to eat, click complete again and see how that choice has impacted your projected weight…

Carol, absolutely contest the Walmart charge on your credit card. They should make that right. I currently have an order from Amazon that is “lost”. When I try to cancel for a refund, it just sends me back to my orders. I need to try to cancel it from a different device. A good three months ago I ordered a black and a…

Thanks for the comments on my outfit. KJ, the decoration on the loafers is gold. After years of wearing silver jewelry after being told I was a ‘Winter” back in the 80s, I discovered that I have a warm undertone and am actually an “Autumn”. It’s been a shift for me, but I’m trying to embrace gold. Some days I just say what…

Luanne, welcome! I am also 69. Terri. That’s exactly what I hope can happen with me and my healthy eating path. I’m about to head out for Atlanta. The rain has stopped for the moment. Here I am in my Christmas outfit Black Friday special.