New Years Eve

 It has been an odd last week but I think we have managed to deal with everything as it's been happening.  However, I'm in a horrible mood and that is not great for anyone that has to be around me.  

Christmas was nice.  We made a ham and some sides to go along with that and the girls were very happy with their gifts.  We did have a little issue though as they got a new toboggan for Christmas and went to the big hill to test it out.  There was a crash and Bear and I ended up having to go to the Emergency Room to see if things were broken.  The results were inconclusive so began the giant mess that was get Bear's leg sorted out. We went to the mediclinic on Sunday as they had said if it's still sore to do that and they couldn't tell anything so sent us for xrays, which of course were closed.  So Monday we got those done and then went back to the clinic to get the results.  That took forever and the clinic was super busy but in the end they decided that as a precaution they should just splint it and then we get it redone in two weeks.  So Bear now has what is almost a half cast on and is hobbling around.  We spent so much time dealing with this that three of my holiday days were taken up by it.  

Winter Solstice

 Today is the first day of my holidays and it's been lovely so far.  We all managed to sleep in a little so no one was bothering me before 8am.  We don't have any set plans for the next two weeks but I'm sure we will keep busy.  I think we should do some baking and TV watching and just enjoying the time to be together with few requirements.  

I think today we will have a quick trip to Value Village and then I'll find a simple treat recipe for the baking of the day.  Right now the girls are watching the Lego Movie 2 and Hubs is at work so it's already a lazy day.  

I'm glad to be done work for a while, it's been a bit stressful and there is lots going on and every night |I was dreaming about work so the break is needed.  I do have to work on the 31st but that will be an easy day I think with just filing emails to get through and not much else.  

Our plans to meet up with Mom and Brother are probably going to change since they are expecting to get a foot of snow just before they are to drive to meet us but we can make it the week after and it will be fine.

Hope everyone has a lovely first day of winter and stays safe!

Now what am I Going to do?

 I had to reboot my computer and lost the page of the Blogmas I was doing.  I guess I'll need to find a new one to work off of, or maybe I'll get lucky and find the same one again.  

I've been feeling quite cold lately.  It's not very chilly outside but I've got the heat in the house cranked up during the day when I'm the only one here.  When everyone gets home no one else seems to find it cool so I don't touch the thermostat but while I'm here alone I've got it at least three degrees higher than the normal setting.  I'm still wrapped up in a shawl though as well.

I think we have decided on not going to my Brother's for Xmas.  With the way the restrictions are set right now we can't go and there doesn't seem like there would be much change once those are over.  So we will drive half way to meet up with Mom and Bro and exchange gifts and hugs and come back again.  It'll be a long day of driving but at least we'll see each other somewhat.  Then on Xmas day we can Zoom chat while opening presents.  Speaking of presents, there are a few more wrapped under the tree.  I've still got two boxes of things to wrap and it seems like there is stuff from Hubs that needs to be done as well.  I am trying this year to get it mostly done before the last couple of days but we'll see how it goes.  Maybe it can happen!

I've managed to find the same list!  So let's get to todays prompt!  Winter Items you Can't Live Without.  Well I think mitts and a toque would qualify.  Those are never far away from the door when you live here.  You would think boots would make that list but most of the time I just go with my runners and don't bother with anything else.  Obviously a warm coat is important and that gets used very frequently.  Beyond that I like to have chocolates handy and candy to keep my spirits up.

Happy Holidays!

Well December is happening!

 I've missed a few days of the Blogmas that I was planning to do but I'll keep doing it for the ones that I get here on.

Beyond that things have been okay here.  The girls are happy and in school and having a good time.  All of their extracurricular activities are still cancelled so we have been hanging out at home.  They did go sledding this weekend, once with their friends and once with Hubs.  They enjoyed it tremendously.  

Hubs has also been home since his hockey has been shut down as well with this current round of restrictions.  He's getting a little fidgety but I think it's really for the best.

I've been feeling good still after my isolation from Covid has ended. The only thing that I'm still dealing with is that I have these spells where I get nauseous.  It's weird because I have a mental shift where I'm suddenly visually in a different spot and that triggers a huge bought of nausea that thankfully doesn't last too long.  I talked to the doctor about it yesterday and he actually feels that it's not related to Covid but has no answers as to why it's happening.  We are just monitoring it for now.

Todays prompt for the Blogmas is What Items are on Your Wishlist?  This is a hard one for me as I've been struggling to give anyone a list of things I want this year.  I've been saying bath stuff, books, page a day calendars, and that's kinda it.  It's not a great list but I've really got nothing that I must have this year so it's been tough to pick anything.

Hope everyone is well!

It's December!

 Well it's the beginning of the Christmas season for me and it's time to start getting the house all decorated, mostly just getting the tree up, and my annual tradition of wearing ridiculous headwear for the whole month during the work days.  It drives my boss crazy when we are in the office but since we are at home it's less annoying for her.  Today is just a big cheer bow that has Christmas unicorns and trees on it.  It does bring me joy and I'm glad to wear them and make others smile.  Later this evening we are off to get our Christmas tree.  They keep saying that there will be a shortage of live trees this year as everyone is decorating early and there has been a rush on them.  Hopefully there will still be a few good ones left for us to choose from.  I've had pretty good luck with the last two years getting ones that are big and fluffy and even so I've got my fingers crossed that this year is the same.  

I've also decided that I'm going to try a Blogmas list for December so that I have something to write about each day.  I don't live a very exciting life so it can be hard to talk about my days when I'm just staying home and working each one with very little difference between them.  I figured this would be a good way to have a topic that I can get a paragraph out of and might let you into how I think and feel about the season.  

Todays topic is Your Favourite Christmas Tradition.  

I think that my favourite one is having the lights on the tree and no other lights on in the house in the evenings for the last few days before Christmas.  The kids are in bed and it's just Hubs and I and the tree.  We quite honestly don't have too many traditions because we both celebrated the season differently and even though we've been together for many years we haven't been able to blend those well.  In most cases I just give into what he would like to do but I don't feel that it's a tradition.

Season's Greetings!

The Last Day Of Isolation

 Well I've almost made it through.  I received a call from the health nurse this morning and she confirmed that I'm free to be part of society again once midnight hits tonight.  As the rest of the family is still isolating because they are close contacts if I do leave the house I'm supposed to be in clean clothes and sanitize my phone and keys and such.  As I have to work on Monday and Tuesday I doubt I'll be going anywhere but there is always a chance.  It will be nice to have different views to look at than these four walls but there is the other side which is I'm a creature of habits and the ones I've formed in these two weeks are comforting and make me happy so letting them go is going to be a challenge.  

I don't think there is much to get up to today.  The grocery order is going to be coming, though it looks like they have only half of it in stock so there may not be too much that arrives and I may have to go out to buy things to finish off the order once I'm free.  We'll have to see just what exactly shows up as the total they have sent is higher than the original price and yet it says all sorts of things are not being delivered.  Beyond that I'm getting a few more things into a donation box and trying to get the dresser cleaned up a little.  Sitting here staring at it for this time has made me want it to be clearer than it is.

I managed to wrap a couple of Christmas gifts last night.  I decided that instead of making it a big rush on the last two days before Christmas I'd try to get a small amount done in the weeks before.  I just have to remember to keep the ones that are from Santa hidden a little better than the ones that I will just be giving.  I also need to have a small stash of paper that is not used for anything else so I can wrap stocking stuffers up and not have them be noticed as Santa using the same paper as Mom does.  

Well that's all the excitement from the bedroom.  Next time y7ou hear from me I'll be a free woman again.  

Stay Safe!

Day 11 Waiting for a Treat

 One of my co-workers is on their way over with a delivery of Tim Horton's coffee. Well in actuality it's a hot chocolate from me and a coffee for Hubs.  He asked me a work question well past work hours and this was his way of making that up to me.  I'll happily take it as a break from the monotony of iced tea and Diet Coke I have been drinking.  Though honestly I don't think I'm drinking enough as I'm barely passing any pee during the day.  It's not worrying me enough to drink more though.  Silly me.

Today has been a lazy one so far.  I've renewed our library books online and been reading personal emails and doing my online classes.  I do want to clean off one of the dresser tops today as a goal but so far I haven't made it to that level of activity.  Th girls seem to be busy playing and watching some TV shows in the background.  I think Hubs is napping on the couch as I haven't heard him speak in a while.  He has taken my laundry down and popped it in the machine for me though so there will be some folding happening at some point.  

Yesterday we ordered pizza for supper.  I ate way too much and felt generally ill afterwards.  

We have just received word that all the kids activities are cancelled for the current lockdown dates.  So there is no bowling or ball hockey until the middle of December at the earliest.  It's kind of nice to get a break and to not have to be anywhere but home.

I think one of the first things we will be doing once we are all free of the house is going to get a Christmas Tree.  There have been a couple of news stories that they are selling like crazy and places are running low so we want to get that handled even if it is a few days earlier than I would like to have one.  It's just so much work to set it up and I hate having to have it be a family affair.  It was always something only I did as a child so I hate having to share the task.  I know they are making their own memories but too bad, LOL

I'm having trouble getting into the book I've been reading so I'm switching it out for a Christmas novel.  Maybe that will be more engaging right now.  

Well I can't think of what else to say today so I'll be off to my boredom.

Stay Safe Everyone!

Day 10 and The End is Near

 I think isolation is finally starting to get to me.  I want to do nothing more than eat and sleep and be left alone.  However beyond that I'm in good spirits.

Got a call from the health nurse today.  They will try to call me one more time on my last day of quarantine but there has been an explosion of cases (her words) and it might not happen.  I guess the only good news is that I will have immunity from COVID for a month or two.  Of course I still have to follow all the rules and wear my mask in public and all that but I kinda thought that would be a given anyways.  I guess there are some people who maybe don't have logical thought and think that being immune means the rules don't apply.

I'm still not sure what is going to happen for Christmas as there are different rules for both Alberta and Saskatchewan.  As much as I know the girls want to see Grandma and Uncle it would be so much easier to just stay home and celebrate alone.

My plans for the day include doing a bit of cleanup in the bedroom and then I have a stack of meetings from 11-330 so that takes care of my middle part of the day.  I'm a little concerned about one meeting as it's basically a meeting being called because I'm too busy on one project to work on another and who's going to step up and do it.  I feel bad that I am not helping out more and getting more done in this.  My boss says not to worry and everything is fine but I can't help but be concerned.

I'm not sure how I'm going to cope with the fact that as of Monday I'm free and all my routines that I've developed in the last two weeks are not going to be necessary or required to keep me focused on the day.  I'm going to have to find a way to blend my normal routine with this routine and come up with the best parts of both.

Well I'm hungry again so I'll see what I can scrounge up to eat.

Stay safe!

Day 9 and The End Is Near

 I don't know what has been happening but I have been starving for the last two days.  I just want to eat and sleep and repeat!  Maybe I am just feeling better than I did at the start of this and my normal self is returning to the forefront.

Yesterday and part of this morning the girls played outside and had a blast.  After the first snowpocalypse that we had, Hubs built them a giant mountain of snow in the back yard and it's been christened Mount Marshmallow and they love it.  They sled down it and slide down it and are attempting to snowboard down it on the sleds.  Hubs has also been spending time outside shoveling and scraping the sidewalks clean.  I get to see a little of it from my window but mostly I watch the neighbours do their business.

Work has been crazy these last two days as well.  I managed to get my emails down to where I wanted them yesterday but I'm not sure I can do the same today.  They just keep coming in and issues being raised and it's making me want to just ignore it all and find a way to stall and pass the time that is not working.

I also need to have the broom brought into the room and give it a good sweep as I'm noticing things from spending so much time in here and want them taken care of.

I'll have to make a shopping list today to have it delivered Sunday so that is my plan for later.  I'll be sure to put some snacks on it as I've been good the preceding few weeks and now there is nothing in the house that I want.

Stay safe!

Day 8 and Possible Further Restrictions

 Today the government is going to add more restrictions ( we think) to the ones that are already in place.  They were supposed to have this conversation yesterday but for some reason it was pushed off until today.  What really needs to happen is that we need some sort of a shut down or slowing of people being out in the public but I'm not sure that that is going to happen.  

I'm feeling fine still so that is good.  I did have another bout of nausea in the middle of the night but it passed quickly and was not as violent as the other two occasions that it's happened.  Also no one else in the house has shown any symptoms so that is a good thing as well.  

The kids are already done their homework for the day and have played outside and are now bored.  They have been told by Hubs that they can go on the internet after lunch so they are trying to figure out what they can do for the next few hours until that time comes.

Beyond that it has been a slow couple of days.  I'm still behind in my work but I'm getting through and I've set myself a goal of only having 60 items left in my inbox at the end of the day so hopefully I can get that accomplished.

Now I've got to send off an email to the SHA about my close contacts and then it's back to work for me.

Stay Safe!

Day7? I'm not even sure anymore

 Well I'm still here and still in quarantine.  Things have been good and I've not had any real issue with being cooped up in one room.  The girls are having a harder tie of not being able to come close or to get cuddles but they are coping.  They get extra bedtime snuggles from Hubs.  

Work has been continuing and yet somehow I'm still falling behind.   I just can't seem to get caught up on all the emails that come in each day and then the next day there is a crap ton more and it just goes on and on.  To make things worse I have more meetings booked for the rest of the week so I don't even get a day where I can just answer emails and file them away.  I also am getting behind on service tickets that need to be closed but I haven't tested the updates on them.  I should really just be doing a bunch of work at night when I'm in the room alone but I like to have the break.  

Today the most exciting thing that has happened so far is that my boss bought me lunch and had it delivered and then we had a virtual lunch date where we didn't discuss work and just chatted about life.  It was nice and I appreciate that we have that opportunity.  

I can't think of anything else that has happened in the last couple of days so I guess that's the end of this post.

Stay safe everyone!

And so Begins Day 5

 It's earlier in the morning that I'm writing today.  I have no set time that I blog, just whenever I get to it.  Not too much has happened yet this morning.  I've had a bowl of cereal for breakfast and am enjoying a mocha.  I had bought a package that had eight pouches in it when I was Xmas shopping and they are quite a nice little treat.  Beyond that this morning I've just been reading some blogs and getting through my personal emails.  The last few days of work had been busy enough with meetings that I wasn't able to sort through my personal ones as much as I can  on some other days.  

Last night for the change of scenery I had another bath.  I still just watched my tablet while I was in there but at least it wasn't just laying in bed and seeing the same thing as I've been seeing for the last few days.  I think it helped as I was able to sleep last night and didn't have any insomnia.  I'm still doing well and have no symptoms.  I've even not had the nausea for the last two days.  I have had the chest pain that took me to the hospital in the first place but it comes and goes and I'm not worrying about it since it's the same as what it was and they tested me for everything and it was fine.

Plans for today as to maybe have a board game with the girls.  They can move for me and do all the stuff while I just roll the dice and tell them what to do.  I guess Bug was having a hard time yesterday with not being able to be with me.  It makes me sad but there is nothing that can be done right now.  I don't want to give the virus to them in case they end up reacting to it in a worse way than I have.  The absolute worse case scenario would be that they need to be hospitalized and I would be still stuck in the house and not able to be with them.  Hubs big plans for the day are to watch his football team on the TV.  He cheers for the Cleveland Browns and they are such a bad team that they only show them on TV when they are playing a team high in the standings or there is nothing else for the stations to show so it's a big deal when they do appear.  

Stay safe everyone!

It's Day 4 and the Weekend

 I had another night with insomnia.  I was up for a few hours but instead of work this time I read and did some knitting.  I then managed to sleep in for quite a while this morning so I don't feel too bad.  Without the structure of a work day today to keep me occupied I've been keeping busy by reading some blogs, working on my online courses, and clearing the tops of my dressers off.  They were in desperate need of some organization as things had just been piled higher and higher and it was both messy and becoming a hazard.  I'm doing it slowly so it will take me a lot longer than if I'd just got into it and went at it.  I have nothing but time to spare so I could have even just done one dresser a day and still gotten it done with plenty of days left of time to fill.

I've had my lunch of soup brought to me already so I'm full up from that.  I've found that since I am literally not moving very much at all that I have no appetite.  I barely ate and drank anything yesterday and I know that is not good.  Just because I'm not having any symptoms now doesn't mean that I won't get any if I don't take care of myself.  I don't want to end up very sick or have this isolation last longer than it has to.

I can't think of much else to talk about today.  My experiences are rather limited right now.

Stay safe everyone.

Day 3 of Isolation

 Today has been an okay day so far.  I had a horrible bout of insomnia last night and got about four and a half hours over three different time periods.  I'm not too tired at this point but I'm sure it will come.  

Today the kids had their virtual parent teacher interviews.  I haven't heard how they went yet but I'll talk to Hubs soon.  

Yesterday was bath night so that took up all my time in the evening when I might have been bored.  I've also been enjoying the latest book I'm reading so that is good.

Nothing else to report, I could get use to having my lunch and supper appear in front of me with no interaction on my part.  However it's not always something I really like but I can't afford to be choosy as I can't make anything myself so it's eat or starve.  Might be a good way to loose a few pounds :)

Hope everyone is staying safe!

Self-Isolation Day 2

 Good Morning, 

Well it's a new day and things are still the same. I've gotten comfortable with being in my rooma nd have most things I need to hand.  I've made a little routine that I'm going through and it keeps me from only working or only not working.  I've managed to do some reading and had a shower yesterday after everyone was in bed.  Today I have a few more meetings then yesterday so I've been at those and now it's time for lunch.  I've had my food brought to me and I'm going to start eating it just as soon as it cools down a touch.  It's just leftover soup from yesterday's supper but it's tasty and I'll enjoy it.  I've got some snacks as well in here so I won't starve to death in my isolation.  

I received news last night the one of my old co-workers had passed away.  It's very sad and I really liked her so I'm feeling for her family right now.  It had nothing to do with COVID though so that is good at least.

I had a moment of complete and total nausea this morning.  It was very quick to come on and I felt horrible.  I did throw up a little bit of bile as I hadn't eaten yet but then I felt okay and there has been nothing since.  I'm not sure if that is related to my COVID or if that was just a freak moment of nausea.  I've still not had any other symptoms so I'm considering myself lucky.

Tonight I plan to have a bath and relax for a few hours in the tub.  That will take up the time this evening so there is one less thing to have to think about.  

Not much else has happened since yesterday so I'll end off here.  

Stay safe everyone!

Day One of Self-Isolation

 Well it's been an interesting few days here.  On Sunday I started having some chest pains and while they would come and go I wasn't too concerned.  Then on Monday morning I woke up and the intermittent pains I had were a constant ache in my chest and down my arm.  I decided then that I should take myself to the hospital and get checked out.  While I was there along with all the testing they did for my chest they also took a COVID swab.  The nurse told me that there would be a text message in a few days to let me know that it was negative.  Well that turned out not to be the case.  On Tuesday I received a phone call that my test had come back positive.  I am completely asymptomatic.  I had my temperature taken when I went into the hospital and it was 37 degrees so perfectly normal.  I have no loss of smell or taste, no cough, no runny nose, nothing.  I am now locked in a room by myself in the house, coming out to use the washroom, which gets disinfected behind me even though everyone else is using the other bathroom.  I cannot hang out with my family, even though they were exposed to me in the days before I was diagnosed.  They all have to stay home as well but can enjoy being together and use the rest of the house.  The only good thing is I now have no excuse to not get some books read or work on a craft since I have to hang out in the bedroom all the time and there is no TV in here for me to watch.  I do have my tablet so I can still keep up with some of my shows but mostly I've been reading and doing some knitting.  I'm still working, since I was remote anyways and no one can catch anything though the screen.

It will be a challenge to get through the two weeks but I know I can do it.  It's maybe harder on the kids since they can talk to me and write me notes but I can't give them hugs and kisses.  There are no bedtime snuggles to be had.  Last night I sat in my doorway and read to Bear from there for her stories.  I'm thankful for all the technology that keeps me able to not be bored but I'm sure even that will get old after a while.  This does give me a good chance to get everything organized and have very neat dressers by the time I'm free again.  

So far I've read one book and knitted half a slipper.  We'll see what tonight brings me for entertainment and amusements.

Take care everyone!  And please wear your mask!!!  Who knows how may people I could have infected if I'd not had one on all the time I was out.  I honestly have not a single one of the symptoms they are telling people to be aware of so if I hadn't had the chest pains I wouldn't have been tested at all.

First Snowfall of the Season

 Well we woke up to snow today and the girls were very excited.  They even called Grandma to show her and talk about it.  Hubs was not as impressed since he's the one that is going to have to clean it up.  I like the snow but it could have held off for a few more weeks and I'd have been okay.  It's not super cold out but I'm not sure it's going to get warm enough to melt this at all.

Work has been busy but I'm getting through all the stuff that arrived while I was off last week.  I've been lucky in that my first two days back were not stuffed full of meetings but that changes for the rest of the week.  There are just so many things that need to be looked at and decisions made and even though I'm not the one that has to make them there is a need on a few to provide my input and opinion.  It means I get a lot of little calls throughout the day to answer questions or provide an insight. It's nice to be needed but I have no illusions that I'm essential to anything.  I'm well aware that anyone can be replaced and thankful that I've not been caught up in some of the restructuring that has happened over that last while.

I think we are going to go vote in the advance polls tonight.  We are hoping it won't be too busy and will keep us out of the crowds on actual election day.  We have the provincial election on the 26th and the civic election on the 9th so there is lots of campaigning and door knocking and flyers happening.  I've mostly made up my mind on all the options so it should be a quick in and out.

I've just realized that I haven't eaten anything today.  I'm not feeling too hungry but I don't want to get a headache from lack of food either.  If I remember to take my pills this is what happens.  They stop the urge to eat and so I forget to feed myself even while I'm feeding the children.

Speaking of the children, they got into a scrap this morning.  I'm not sure what caused it but there was yelling and punching and hair pulling going on right where I can see it.  I gave a yell myself and sent them to do things alone and it seems to have been ended and they've been best friends again for the rest of the day.  It amazes me to watch them fight and then move on without any grudges.  I could learn a thing or two from it actually.

We are having a huge spike in Covid cases right now so that is not good.  The health authority has said if we keep as we are then they are going to start restricting the province again and no one wants that.  We've just gotten into the rhythm of things now and I'd hate to see that ended because some people can't be bothered to follow the rules that are laid out.  

Take Care

A Nice Relaxing Saturday

 There is not much on the go for today for me.  Hubs has taken the girls to ball hockey, they play at times close to each other now, so they can all go as one big group and not have to drive back and forth four times.  Once it opens, I'm off to the library to do some returns and pick up some new books.  I won't be getting any for myself as I still have a stack and none of my holds have come in but Bug and Bear need some new options.  Then I should fill up the car with gas and pick up some milk.  Once I'm back home it's just three loads of laundry to do and I'm all done with the chores.  I do have one further item to cross off my list of tasks for the week and that is to pull out the toques and scarves and mitts but that is an easy one I can do while watching some TV.

Hubs has to go to work once he and the girls get home.  They are currently working on a roof and it needs to be finished before the snow flies, which is forecasted for only a few days hence. He's not looking forward to that as it's another cool day here but he's glad for the work and to be able to help out his friend that he works for.

I'm not sure that there has been anything else to share since yesterday so we'll leave it at this for now.

Take care!

Lat Day Of Holidays

 Well, we've made it to Friday and I've almost got everything I wanted to finished.  I still have a couple of things to cross off my list but for the most part, I'm satisfied with what has been accomplished, even with the need to manage the kid's schoolwork and keep them entertained.  

Yesterday I finished off cleaning the flowerbeds out and it was certainly brisk!  Bear and I ripped out the last of the flowers that were dead and tossed them in the compost bin and hurried back into the house.  I also managed to organize the underneath of the bathroom sink.  It was a complete tossing ground and you couldn't find anything you might need.  I've got it all laid out now in rows and organized and maybe now won't open any new bottles of medicine before finishing the ones that are already there.  I also replaced the battery in the smoke detector.

Yesterday evening we had swimming lessons and they went well for Bear.  She is gaining a ton of confidence in the pool and is willingly putting her whole head under and getting to the business of swimming.  Bug is struggling a bit, not with the swimming but with the fact that they don't give them any time to catch their breath before moving onto the next thing.  This is also hampered by the instructor being on the side of the pool and shouting the instructions to the kids.  She's still enjoying it but I think it's been harder on her than she's letting on.

For meals this week I've been digging in the freezer and whatever I can find and pull out is the winner for the day.  So far we've been okay.  Today was a container of chili, so hopefully, it's still good and tasty.  It'll be a nice warm meal for Hubs who is working outside all day on his construction job.  It's 9:30am and the roofs across the street still have frost on them.  It's only supposed to get to plus two today as the high.

My plans for today are to attend a meeting, even though I'm on holiday, and I want to get the winter clothes into drawers and summer stuff packed away.  If I can get that done I can do Bear's closet tomorrow and be happy with what I've crossed off and completed.  We'll see how it goes as the clothing switch over starts off great and then I lose steam about halfway through and don't want to do this anymore.

Hope you all have a good day!

Holidays Day Two

 I did not have a great sleep last night.  My phone woke me up because it was buzzing and then it wouldn't turn on so I was all freaking out that I'd have to get a new phone today and that nothing would be saved off my phone and it took me over an hour to get everything figured out and get back to sleep.  

This morning I got all the electronics set up for the online meetings the girls had with their teachers.  It took a few tries to get everyone where they needed to be but both got through it.  Now they both have assignments that need to be completed.  The school has made it very clear that this is not like it was in the Spring, these assignments are required and will count towards your grades.  Thankfully both girls enjoy doing these things online and there are no fights to make them happen.

So far today off my own list I've cleaned out the left side flower bed for Winter.  I also organized the lower corner cupboard in the kitchen that I couldn't find things anymore.  I managed to only throw out a little bit of food that was expired or just never going to be eaten and put everything away nicely.  I also found that I have 3 bottles of balsamic vinegar so definitely don't need to keep buying that.  I also cleaned a portion of Bear's room that was piled up into a mess.

Now it's time for lunch and maybe one more thing off the list today yet.

Take care!

All Out Of Kilter

 Well, today is the start of my week of holidays and everything is off.  We got a message last night that there was a positive Covid case at the school and they are switching to online learning for the next ten days. Haven't got much of a clue what this will entail and also only have one laptop with two kids so there will be some planning required.  One teacher has said there are some worksheets on the Google Classroom page and to do those.  The other teacher hasn't sent anything yet so not sure what to do for that one.  I had so many plans for the week off and places to go and things I wanted to do, alone.  Most of it I can still do but I'll have to drag the kids along or have them set up on the computer and then get myself doing what I needed.  While also hoping they don't need any help with whatever they are doing.  I know they are just being safe but I'm frustrated that my plans have to get upended.

We had a good day yesterday for Thanksgiving.  We got everything prepped early and then it was just into the oven for it.  The girls and I went to Value Village to drop off a few boxes that I had decluttered and we found a few things to bring home with us.  Books for the girls and some Xmas clothes for me.  We also found a few pairs of shoes for the girls, including winter boots for Bug, which were definitely needed.  After we got home it was time to make sure the Xmas lights were all in working shape and setting up the Halloween decorations.  Then it was time to stuff ourselves full of supper.

Today we did a bunch of things bright and early.  We hit up the Co-op to get a few door parts for Bug's closet and to exchange the Avon book out for the new one.  Then we went to Winners and I managed to sneak a few Xmas gifts into the cart as well as a couple of treats for myself.  Then it was off to Lowe's to get the door parts that Co-op was out of, then to Dollarama to get Bear a new set of string lights for her room.  Her old set had broken and so we looked for and found a new set.  As a treat for the crazy days, we went out for lunch to Montana's.  I got lucky and it was kids eat free so I only paid for myself and one kid's meal making it a much less expensive outing than thought.  

Since we've been home, the girls have done their assignments for online schooling, we finished clearing the garden space of leftover plants, I fixed the closet in Bug's room, we cleaned up a mess of toys downstairs, we sorted and rearranged Bear's bookcase, I finished taking books to the other room from the bookcase in the living room I did on Sunday and the girls played a game and made a new mess.

I still have a list of things that I want to get done this week but I think I will leave them for the upcoming days so that I'm not getting bored with nothing to do.

Take Care!

It's been crazy!

 We've hit the time where all the activities have started and we are running!  These last few days have been crazy.

Saturday was the first day of ball hockey for the girls.  Both played and of course nowhere near the same time.  So Bear was up first, then we hit up BK on the way home, then the library, which is open again so that was nice, then home for an hour or so before getting back out the door to Bugs game.  In the evening Hubs and I watched our next MCU movie and crashed right after.

Sunday we had bowling first thing, then ball hockey again for Bear.  After that we came home and I made the grocery list.  Then Hubs and Bug went to her game and Bear and I went to the store.  Once we all made it back home it was supper time and then Hubs was off to hockey for himself.

Monday was my birthday!  I had to work all day and then we went out to Red Lobster for supper.  I get to go there twice a year and I love it.  Beyond that not much else is happening.

Today we are having crazy work things go on and I've got a crap ton of meetings.  My whole week is stupid busy and I've very much looking forward to having next week off.  

Take care!

Well It's Monday Again

 I really need to come up with better titles for these posts :)  I'm always at a loss and they are quite boring and repetitive.

We've had a lovely weekend and now I'm all alone in the house as the girls are at school and Hubs is out on a job.  The only thing now is to remember to feed the fish at noon and pick up the girls after school as well as start supper beforehand.  I've added the pickup into my work calendar just so no one books me in a meeting at the time I need to be there.  It was discussed with the Boss and she is fine with me taking a few minutes out of my day to do drop off and pick ups.  It's not like I take any breaks since working from home.  I sit my butt down at 8am and if I'm lucky I'll move a few times before 4:30pm but there are days where that doesn't happen and I'm in my chair all day.  Those are days when I can't stand up very quickly once I try.  

On Saturday I dropped so books off at the library and checked if Bear's gift card was in.  She won it for reading in the summer and I'm so happy for her.  It wasn't there yet but once it comes in we will head up to the book store and she can shop till it's all used up.  It makes no difference that she can't read on her own yet, she likes books that are a little higher reading level and we just read them to her.  Currently it's Captain Underpants and Harry Potter. In the afternoon we also went to a store called Glitch here in town.  It bills itself as the "Worst Shop Ever" and is filled floor to ceiling with gifts, toys, candy, and very random things.  It's a great store and we had a fin time looking at all the things in there.  There was some concern on my part as Bug can read and not all the items were kid friendly.  There was a fair amount of bad words on them.  Which is great for the gifts they were just not so much for my little one to read.  Also in the back of the store is a curiosity museum.  It is small but has a fun section of things to look at\, all the way from the World's Largest Cheezie to shrunken heads.  Some of it was too scary for Bug but most of it was fine.  Due to it being the second Saturday of the month they also have a Live Zoltan to tell your fortune.  I had to have a go at that!  I am always interested in what these things will say and I've never had it done so I spent the $20 and had my tarot read.  It was good and I could see how it related to the question I had in my head that I was wondering about.  It's not like it was freakishly accurate but it was close enough that I was happy and didn't feel like it was a waste of my money.  I do believe that some people have a gift to do that kind of thing but also know that the people that do do it are great at reading body language and telling you what you want to hear.  

Sunday was the beginning of bowling for the season.  It turns out that there are only two teams signed up to bowl at the time we are so they might ask us to move.  I'm willing to go to the other Sunday time but not too motivated to go to the Wednesday night option so we'll see how it goes.  Both girls had great games to start off the season so hopefully we can keep it up.  I then made the grocery list and Bear and I headed out.  We grabbed some lunch while we were out as well.  It used to be a thing I did, whoever came with me got to go out for lunch with me and have that one on one time but since Covid it hasn't happened.  It was good to start it again.  They talk so freely when it's just us and I always want that to be there.  Once we got home and every thing was put away, I noticed my Kijiji ads had expired so all those items went to Value Village.  I gave it a shot at trying to get some money out of them and then just wanted them one.  Most of it was stuff I haven't used since we bought the house ten years ago.  If I haven't felt the need for it by now then I doubt I'll miss it.  We did bring home a few new things from there but nothing crazy and it all had a home.  We picked up Clue Jr. and had a game of that after supper.  It was good but was a little long for the attention spans we have.  Maybe next time it'll be quicker since we have the rules down now.  

Today is just a regular Monday.  Thankfully back to my old schedule of having few things booked on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, though Thursday is filling up for some reason.  It gives me a chance to get things caught up and get my inbox under control.  My job would be simple of people stopped asking for information!  I'd probably also not have a job in that case so I guess I won't complain too loudly.  I also need to submit my phone bill to get the work from home credit and make sure I start the testing of a new system but both of those are not too time intensive.  I also need to book my holidays for October as I want to make sure I don't bunch up at the end of the year again and have to be gone every three weeks like this year.  

Well off to get things done, have a great day!

First Day of School

 Well it was the first day of school and there was lots of excitement in the house this morning.  Everyone was up on time and getting through their checklists of things to do before heading off to school.  We got lunches made and packed and choices of fruits and snacks loaded up.  Pictures were taken with both masks on and off to commemorate the occasion.  Once we got to school Bear's teacher forgot the first rule and gave her a hug.  She said it was just so hard to get out of the habit and really I'm okay with it but it is going to be a challenge to tell your kids they can't touch if you are going around touching them all day.  Bear was also happy to see a friend waiting there too so at least she knows one person in the class.  They only had half the kids there so we won't know until Monday if she has more friends with her or not.  Bug found her class fine and while I didn't recognize any of them with masks on I'm sure she must have known at least some of them.  We'll find out once she gets home this afternoon.  

I've had a bust morning with work and find myself once again drowning in emails.  How is it that I can go from day with just enough to having 37 this morning and still coming in?  It didn't help that I had meetings all morning either so no time to check them as they arrive.  

I've got an appointment with my shrink this afternoon.  It'll be quick as it always is.  He'll make sure I'm still feeling okay and then send me on my way.  I don't need any prescription refills so there is nothing else for him to do.  It takes me longer to get to the office then the whole meeting does.

I find I'm not really into working this afternoon.  I think it's just the shift of having the kids gone it somehow feels like a holiday and that I should lounge on the couch and enjoy myself.  Alas it is not to be.

Well off to finish some testing and then into a meeting.

Have a good day!

The Beginning of Back to School Week

 Hello All, 

I hope you've had a good weekend.  It was the Labour day weekend here so yesterday was a holiday and no work was done.  In fact we did very little at all the whole weekend.

Saturday I had books to return to the library but none of my holds were ready so no pickups.  The girls and I then went to the dollar stores near our house for a mosey around.  There was nothing we really needed but it's a good place to go when you feel the urge to buy something as it might not cost you too much.  We actually have two different ones right across a parking lot from each other so we hit them both up.  A few things I needed, a few bits for Halloween, and some candy for the kids and we were done.  We managed to not bring home anything unnecessary beyond yet one more notebook for me.  I love stationery and a fresh pad of paper is only second to a glorious new pen.

Sunday I went and got groceries with Bear.  It was supposed to be Bug's turn to come but she decided against it.  We went to one of the two stores that are not mandating masks as I needed to get some prescriptions.  I shop at 4 different stores and really don't care for one over the other.  I'll happily wear a mask and while it is hot and a bit itchy after a while it's not that big of a deal.  I honestly can't understand the people who don't get why they can help prevent the spread and say it's not required.  For the rest of the day we didn't do much else.

Monday it was cool outside but we persevered and got the carrots harvested.  It's not like we had a huge plot to work, it was two 5 foot rows.  The girls helped me and we got them all in and prepped.  We had a couple of odd growers so that made the kids day.  We had one that twisted around another one and one that was a "boy" carrot.  Giggles were barely contained from Hubs and I as they proudly showed it off to Grandma and Uncle in a video chat.  Let's see if I can load the image below, I've never tried to add a picture on here yet.  Ah! It worked!  A boy carrot for all to see :)

The rest of Monday was spent watching Iron Man and starting Iron Man 2.  Hubs and I have decided to watch the Marvel Cinematic Universe in movie chronological order, not when they were released but when they happened in the time line.  We've only just begun but want to make it our Saturday night time together.  Obviously we've messed that up by watching on Monday but we'll go back.  Only 20-some more movies to go.  I've seen most of them but he hasn't so it's crazy to watch and know what is going to happen and have things have more meaning because you know what is coming.  I sobbed my way through the end of Captain America because of what is shown but mostly because I know what is coming and how wonderful/sad that is.  I'm a crier anyways in movies, I can cry in all of them  The girls watched the live action Beauty and the Beast yesterday and I cried when all the objects fell silent, even knowing they live in about the next ten minutes.  I can't help it, I'm a sensitive soul lol.

Today is back to work and it's light on meetings, so that is good.  I'm also almost caught up on emails so as long as they stay down I should have a good week.  

Tomorrow is back to school for the girls so I have some time booked off for that as I think it will be a little more hectic than normal.  We finally got an email from Bug's teacher.  There had been some confusion from him typing my email address wrong and me not getting it and then him thinking that we were good to go because Bear's teacher had spoken (emailed) to me.  I ended up emailing the secretary of the school (who is fantastic) and she sent that off to him and in the end it's all fine, just confusing as we didn't know who her teacher was going to be so didn't know where to take her in the morning.  I'm sure we'd have figured it all out though either way.  Bear is so excited she can't stop talking and writing about it.  There must be 10 little notes laying around the house saying "I love school, school now!"  I hope she keeps that enthusiasm.  She really wants to learn how to read like her sister and since Bug figured it out about half way though the 1st grade she is sure she will too.  I have high hopes it can be done, she has the same teacher and also is starting now to recognize words and read a bit so she's on the right path.

Well I see I've got a handful of messages to respond to so I'd best get those done!  Have a good day!

A Cool Tuesday

 It's very windy here today and the clouds are being blown at high speed across the sky.  It's supposed to get to about 20 Celsius here today but it won't feel like that if this doesn't calm down.  

I couldn't sleep very well last night.  I was up at least three times for an extended period and then this morning Bear and I were up at about 6:30 and I couldn't get back to sleep.  I eventually gave up at quarter after seven and just started my day.  The only problem with that is that I don't know what to do with myself and so wanted to start work just to have something to do.  I put in enough time that is above my hours so I don't need to add morning time as well.

Today is another day of not having any meetings scheduled.  I'm not sure why this week is so much lighter than the last few have been but I'm glad for it.  I'm actually able to keep up with emails and get a few things that have been outstanding off my list.  

Hubs went out for breakfast with his friend today and is still not home.  I'm getting more and more jealous with each outing.  It's not his fault but it still makes me feel petty and angry towards him.  However I have booked off a long lunch on our Anniversary in a few weeks so that will be something to look forward to.  Now I just need to decide where to go.  Hubs has suggested Aiden and maybe that will win.  I've never done lunch there, only supper so it could be fun.  

The girls have been spending too much time on the computer and watching TV lately but I figure they will be back in school in a week so it will all stop.  I'm not sure how we are going to manage if they end up schooling from home as we only have the one laptop where they would get instruction but we'll figure that out if it ever happens.  I'm really hoping that it all works out and they get a "normal" school year.

I can't think of anything else that has happened to chat about so I will sign off here.

Take care!

 

A Monday Post

 Hope everyone had a good weekend now that it's Monday again.  

We didn't do too much at all this weekend.  On Saturday, I went to pick up the library book we had on hold and then spent the rest of the day doing laundry.  In the evening our friend from Vancouver came over and we all jut hung out on the couch, watched the hockey game, and talked for a few hours.  It was good to see him again and while I didn't have a lot to contribute to the conversation it was good to speak to another adult for a change.  On Sunday, Bear and I went and got groceries.  We also picked up the last thing she needed for her school list, which was a pair of shoes.  We also managed to label all the school supplies and get them broken into the two piles of stuff they need the first week and stuff they don't. Hubs had hockey in the evening so I paid some bills and watched some TV.  I've been trying to get through Very Scary People but of course I have to watch it when the kids are in bed or out somewhere as it's much too intense for them to see or hear.  

Sometime this week the school has said that the girls teachers will call or email and let us know about what is going to happen for the near future.  The whole back to school plan is a little in depth so any clarification will be good.  While I understand all the precautions being taken, I'm still not all that happy that I'm not allowed into school as a parent and also Bug can't walk Bear to her classroom and pick her up after school.  So I'm having to trust that everyone gets to where they need to go and where I can pick them up all on their own.  It's a little much for the young kids to handle on their own.

I did not get the carrots dug up yesterday.  I did think about it and then went for the school supplies instead.  At least one thing got crossed off the list.  

This week I need to do the carrots, get through work, and I'd like to clean and organize a book shelf in the living room.  It's a small step but I think I can get rid of some books and make it look a little neater.  I should also go through a drawer or two in my bedroom and clean and organize them.  I just shove them full and shut the drawers and hope for the best and that is really not good enough.  

We have swimming and bowling starting this month and so days are going to be used up and then it will be Christmas and nothing will have been done and then I'll have to go back to the office to work and even less will happen.  Which reminds me.....I've got to book a day off. Better go do that!

Have a good day!

Almost Over

 The week is drawing to a close and I'm in a better head space then I was near the beginning.  Things are really never as bad as they seem in the moment but it was a rough couple of days.  

Yesterday was a rainy day and to day it's very bright and sunny out. Not especially warm but it looks great. We are definitely getting into the Autumn weather with cooler nights and bright days and I love it.  

Nothing of great interest has been going on here.  Hubs friend came in from Vancouver and they spend the evening out last night having supper and then driving around talking.  I have to admit that I'm jealous that he got to go out.  I just can't see a time in the near future where I will be able to have an adventure out of the house and since Mom moved and she was our babysitter I don't know when we'll ever be going out as a couple again in the evening for the next 4 years.  It makes me very sad and stressed.  

I think this weekend I will be pulling the carrots from the garden.  I think we have a few more weeks left but they are done growing as much as they will and so there is no point in leaving them in there.  We might also head out to a shop in town that has a Oddities Museum in it as well.  I'm not sure how the girls will feel about that but it might be interesting.  

I still need to get on getting the school supplies all labeled and ready, though now it seems they will only be taking a few things on the first day and not the whole shebang.  I am trying to work up the motivation to clean my sewing room and area as it's a huge dumping ground but find I'd rather sit on my arse in the evening and watch TV instead.  

Have a good day! 

Feeling A Little Less Emotional Today

 Well I think I'm less likely to feel down about everything today.  I hope at least.  Though it is still early in the day and anything is possible.  I've taken my pills for the last two days now so maybe that will help to control the swings.  I just get so tired of taking all the drugs and think I'm okay off them and then I get a week where nothing is able to be handled and I remember that I need to be on them and they are good for me.

Work today looks to be pretty okay.  I only have two meetings and one is a simple one to redesign a form so that should be good.  I need to do a bit of testing today as well but I think I can get that done without too many problems.

The girls and Hubs had a day out yesterday and fun was had by all.  They went down to the river and had a picnic lunch, caught some butterflies and dragonflies, and then went for ice cream.  Bug was a little reluctant to go but I told her that soon enough she will be back in school and there will be no days out like this.  

So my intermittent fasting is not working out so well.  I've gained weight, instead of losing it.  Though I did read a thing that said not losing weight for the first few weeks is really normal on IF.  I'm hoping that this is the case and soon I'll be able to drop some extra pounds.  

Have a good day!

I'm Over Things

 Well I've already had a meeting today and I'm just done with the day.  My boss said some stuff and I was already not feeling supported by her for the last little while and this just solidified it.  I'm not even sure why I'm trying any longer.  I'm in a job where I have it quite good and am generally left to set my own schedule but I get no support and very little direction from above.  I also feel like I have to have all the answers and provide all the work but get nothing in return for it.  Even something as simple as getting the right code to be able to claim my phone expenses while we've been working from home took 4 months.  I'm not feeling very appreciated at work and also very overwhelmed with work as well so the whole thing has me down and unhappy.

Yesterday we had the bowling windup for last years season.  Both girls had fun and Bear won a trophy for the highest single game in her division.  She is very happy.  They also each got a bunch of mini awards for different achievements through the year.  

Not too much else is going on today.  I have one more meeting booked and then it'll just be a matter of staying on top of whatever comes up during the day.  Hopefully there are no issues and we can have a nice day with lots accomplished.

Have a good one!

Another Day, Another Fight

You would think after years I'd have realized that Hubs is basically an ass and I'd be used to it.  Turns out it's a surprise every day.  Today he was frustrated with having to use technology and that made him made so he was yelling and swearing and bring horrible.  I'm very much aware that I'm not all that great all the time but he makes me so frustrated and angry and I wonder how to put up with it.  

Today I went and got groceries.  The store I went to is implementing a mandatory mask policy as of the 29th so I just went ahead and wore one today.  It was very hot but not uncomfortable and it won't be a problem when I have to wear one more regularly at most stores.

This afternoon we have the bowling windup for the girls from the Spring.  It's very close to the start of the new season but things have only started to open up slowly and this was one of the last things to do.

I've been hoping for a little rain for a few days.  It's been very hot and just a little shower would be great to tamp down the dirt and cool the air.  Nothing in the forecast though.

Another Day.....but Almost the Weekend!

 I had a bit of a meltdown yesterday.  Work just got to me and I had a little cry while typing a message that I never sent.  I'm feeling very overwhelmed and also like I need to be doing all the things on my own.  My boss has lately been letting me handle everything it seems like and not coming to meetings and with our one project under full scrutiny I'm drowning.  

Mom and Bro made it yesterday to Alberta.  They unpacked the perishable items and left the rest for today.  There is a bunch of stuff they need to unpack and most of it will not be heading into the house yet as not all the work was finished.  I'll talk to them later to see how it went.  

The girls have been good for the last few days.  There hasn't been much fighting or yelling at all.  They are excited to go back to school and see their friends again.  

Yesterday I made fridge pickles.  Now the hard part of having to wait until they are ready to eat.  They should be close by the end of today so maybe some with supper is the plan.

Not sure what else is on the go for today but I'm sure it will be an interesting day.

Take care.

Life Has Been Crazy

 Well it's been a while since I've posted but things have just gone nuts around here and I haven't had the time or the motivation to stop off here and write about it.

Tuesday and Wednesday I helped get my Mom packed up and on the road to my Brothers.  She wasn't supposed to move until the middle of September but she changed her mind and decided to move now instead.  It took longer than she expected to get everything into the truck and she still had a bunch of things to do yesterday so they ended up not leaving until almost 8pm.  However we managed to get it all done and she's ready to begin her new phase of life.  It's a big change for us to as Mom took care of the girls since they've been born when we've been at work so we need to work out how we're going to deal with that.  The only good thing about Covid is that I get to work from home at least until January so I'm able to get them to and from school.  

Work has been stupid busy and stressful.  There is a lot of attention being focused on my project right now and it means that it never stops.  I can't get through my emails in a day and still focus on the other things I need to do.  I also am starting to burn out with all of it and have to force myself to focus and actually do work instead of slacking off and doing other things with my time that aren't work.  

I have to get my butt in gear for the upcoming school year as well.  They did move the start date back a week here but all the supplies still need to be labeled and ready to go.  I also have just been piling the sewing room with stuff and it's a mess so I need to get that sorted.  Plus I have to make pickles before the cucumbers go bad.  Then I need to just keep decluttering the house and and and......I'm not getting anything done and all I want to do is stuff my face.  Not a good plan.  I'm still trying to lose weight so I need to focus on that too.  I've started using Intermittent Fasting but I'm not yet at a point where I eat good food in my window so the calorie count is high.  I'm failing all over the place.

Well I think I've procrastinated enough and I have a meeting to go to so I guess this is the end of today.

Take care.

Well That Went Well........

So as I mentioned the Hubs would have to sleep with me since Big Sis is in the spare bedroom for the time being.  Well that lasted all of half an hour.  He got pissed off about something and stormed out of the room to sleep on the couch, complaining about it the whole time.  I blame it on the fact that he was angry the whole day and never even gave it a try.  He used the situation as an excuse to be angry and I simply don't care.  Be an asshole if you want but none of this is my fault and I'm not going to get sucked into it.

The family has a busy day planned I think.  They have to go get some groceries and do some shoe exchanges and I'm not sure what else but it will mean that I'm here all alone for a while so that should mean I get lots of things done in that time.  I mean, at least that is the idea but I'm sure I can procrastinate plenty and not do much work too.

I only have one meeting today for work so that should be quick.  I am getting slammed with emails already this morning but I  think they are ones that I don't need to do anything with so that means a quick read and file. 

Not too much else that I can think of to talk about today so I'll let you get back to what it is you do when you are not reading here.

Have a good day!

A Rainy Start

Well I woke up this morning to rain coming down nice and steady.  There was no wind and the rain was just falling softly to the Earth.  It let up at about 10AM and it has been sunny since then.

I've had a fairly steady day at work.  I've managed to get through a bunch of emails today and so far there have been no big issues.  I did hear about all the things wrong with the system on the weekend as I went into the local store that has been converted and since they know me there, I always get the crap talk.  I've become numb to it now. 

Hubs daughter from his first marriage showed up today for the week.  Both girls are very excited and haven't left her side since she got here.  Currently they are putting on makeup and making friendship bracelets.  I'm sure Big Sis is going to be glad when they go to bed and she can have some time to herself.  They haven't seen her in person in a while so they are very happy she is here.

I failed in my intermittent fasting today.  I was just so hungry that I broke with an hour and a half left.  I feel bad about it but I don't think I could have lasted.  Hopefully I can get back on track tomorrow and not have to feel so defeated.

Our contractor made it here this morning so things are progressing downstairs.  The drywall is all up and replaced in the spots that needed it and the old window is insulated and covered.  I'm not sure if there will be muding and taping done today but at least there is progress.  I guess the new taps are in place as well since that had to happen before the drywall.  Hubs also put a sealant on the cold storage room where there was some water being absorbed through the concrete.  It smells quite strong but at least it's not a big repair like he was thinking.  He tends to over worry about things like this and get all worked up.  I on the other hand never even think about it.

Well I guess i should return to my emails.  I've got a hour left and can hopefully narrow them down a little more before tomorrow brings a new batch.

Have a good day!

Cancelled Meeting

Well I actually get some time to write this out today as the meeting I'm supposed to be in was cancelled.  It's always a joy to have that happen. Especially to meetings where there would not be any new things to discuss. 

Today has been another lovely day and the girls are in the pool.  Hubs is having a nap as he had to be up early for a dentist appointment.  I've been steadily working and have had a few meetings this morning and a few more yet to come. 

Not much is new here beyond that.  The contractor never made it yesterday to look at the bathroom so there is no progress there.  He might come tonight around supper time if he finishes his other job.  Since we do have the one working bathroom it's really not a big deal and as I mentioned the other day with the discount he's giving us I'm willing to wait.

Work has been a little frustrating as things keep changing and it causes issues with the system and then we get calls from the stores that use it and it becomes a never ending cycle.  I also have  a new project that should be ramping up quickly but the Project Manager (PM) hasn't done what he's supposed to yet so I have no timelines to work with.  I really shouldn't complain as having two projects both needing many hours of work is not going to be fun at all. 

Have fun in your day!

Something Unusual Happened

Good Morning!  It's another lovely day here in the Prairies and the sun is shining and it's not yet too warm to have the doors open to enjoy it.  It's only supposed to get to 20 degrees today so a nice day but not crazy hot.  It won't stop the girls from going in the pool though this afternoon.  They go it as soon as they can and shiver all the way though it. 

Bear has a play date this morning with one of the girls she went to Kindergarten with.  She's very excited and has been talking about it nonstop since it was planned.  The family she is going to visit has a newborn baby and so we trust they have been taking all the precautions that are needed in regards to the virus.  She's had a few video chats with this girl since lock down happened but that doesn't change that she's happy to have someone else to play with for a change from Bug. 

As to that odd thing that happened, Hubs slept in the same bed as I for the first time in years.  We started sleeping in separate beds when Bear was about 1 and a half or two.  Hubs just never got enough sleep with her being up through the night and then as I've gained weight  and started to snore a little (maybe a lot since it's been determined I have sleep apnea and have a CPAP machine).  He managed to stay the whole night but he said that he didn't sleep very much at all.  Once I fell asleep I didn't even notice he was there but it did mess with my evening routine that I have developed over the intervening five or so years.  I have a fairly set  group of things that I do now that involves some reading and some journaling and some streaming media watching and it takes me the hour between getting into bed and falling asleep.  So there was just some rearranging of books and things that I normally have on the bed to allow him room to lay on his half :) 

We have our contractor coming this afternoon to begin the bathroom.  I had thought that he would be he this morning but something has obviously come up and since we are pretty low on the job scale for him and he's a friend we've been pushed till later.  Doesn't bother me at all, he's doing us a bog favour in helping out and I'm willing to take the extra time if he has a real job that needs to be attended to.  We've taken to showering upstairs in the meantime and it's quiet enough that it doesn't wake the girls if we do it after they are asleep, which is normal.  I like to shower just before bed as I don't want to wake up another 20 minutes early to do it in the morning when things are normal.  Now with no school or commute to work it would mean there is less of an issue but I'm happy to do it at night and go to bed clean and fresh.

Not to much going on work wise today.  I have two meetings, (one left now), and then just keeping up with the emails that come in and getting through the backlog of ones from the days I wasn't feeling very ambitious.  I also have to try to work on creating some reports that need to be made to give people what they want.  Should be a good day.

Enjoy yours!

Monday Again

Well it's the start of a new week and things are okay so far.  The weekend was uneventful.  On Saturday I tried to go do a bunch of things right off the bat in the morning but my doctors office hadn't sent the paperwork to the clinic to get my blood work done so that was a fail.  Then I went to Mom's to help her to set up Kijiji on her phone to sell some of the things that she is not going to be taking with her when she moves.  Turns out she was still out for coffee at the time and so I didn't get to do that either.  We then went as a family to get some stuff for the basement bathroom redo.  Hubs decided that we are going ahead with that right now and has already ripped out the surround and taken off the taps and now we are waiting until our help arrives tomorrow to see if there is anything else we need to remove before they start replacing the drywall that was soft and going moldy behind the existing surround. 

Sunday I managed to get to Mom's and we got her set up.  Bug and I went to get groceries after that.  We got everything on our list this time with no having to make any on the fly substitutions.   We also got a new floaty for the pool that the girls have been happily fighting over ever since.  Sigh.

Hubs got to go play hockey again last night for the first time.  There was some drama involved but for once he wasn't a part of it.  Overall he said it went well and I think things will get smoother as the remaining 6 weeks go on.  He will then be into Winter hockey and that should be even easier as the group that plays there has been together for years and should be smart enough to know the limitations caused by Covid.

This morning I managed to get my blood work done.  There was a wait but once I got in it was quick.  Two vials and the lady who took it was so good that I never even felt the needle go in.  It was over in less then a minute.  Now I just need to wait for the results, of which I will only hear about if there was something concerning.  If all is good Doc said he wouldn't call me so I'm hoping to not hear anything at all.  Since then I've just been working and trying to get through the rest of the day.  I'm hoping to fell more engaged this week over last week.  I need to buckle down and get some things finished.

No big plans for the evening.  Back into the stretching routine.  We missed the last two days because I had a blinding migraine on Saturday evening and then Sunday is my day off.  Now we need to make up for that by being all stiff and forgetting how much we dislike some of the things she makes us do.

Stay safe!

How is it only Thursday?

This is starting to feel like the longest week in a while.  It's only Thursday and yet I seem to have been at work for many days with no break.  I can't wait until tomorrow.

After my appointment with the shrink yesterday I've got to go for some blood work.  It was actually a good appointment and we spent some time talking instead of it just being an in and out situation.  There was no change made to my meds and I don't have to go back for a few months since things have been level.  We are just ignoring the last two weeks worth of spikes in anger and frustration and hatred. 

Today has been a fairly good day so far.  I'm feeling like I'm a little behind on work but that is just the mass amount of emails that are flooding my inbox.  I've managed to send out the ones that I need answers on and hopefully I can get the responses by the end of the week.

Maybe I just need a break.  Too bad I have nothing booked for the next month.

Blurgh.

A Slightly Dreary Day

It has been overcast and raining off and on for most of the day.  I think I've seen the sun once and I'm sure it was chased away by the clouds within 5 minutes.  That's one of the good things about being at home and working from my kitchen table, I get to stare out a window the whole day and see what is going on outside.  Not like at the office where I'm in my cube and there are no windows nearby.

My mood is slightly better today.  I don't feel so grumpy and so far Hubs hasn't annoyed me.  He is having a very exciting day.  He found out that he can start having skates at the rink again on Sunday.  He normally would have been playing hockey every week since April but now that they have reopened on the 6th for all activities he can get back into it.  There are still a bunch of rules they have to follow but even those are not enough to dampen his spirits.

The girls have been playing well with each other today for being stuck in the house.  They are both currently playing the same online game and chasing each other virtually.  What ever keeps it quiet in the house is good by me.

I've got an appointment with my psychologist this afternoon.  It 's the first time since March they are back to in office appointments.  They called yesterday with a list of questions and rules to follow when I get there to make sure I've not been sick.  It does seem like a waste of my time though to have to drive all the way for a five minute consult, get handed a new prescription, and then come home.  That was much more convenient to do over the phone.  Sometimes I feel like he doesn't really care about the issues and just wants to get me in and out as quickly as possible and hand me a new drug without dealing with any underlying issues.  It's a little disheartening but I'm getting used to it.  I'm just so tired of taking all the pills.  I do notice a difference if I skip them though so I know they work, it's just there are so many and I want to learn how to not be on them forever.

I guess I should get back to work for the last hour of my day.  I'm not feeling too motivated though.  Maybe I'll replace the shelf in the fridge that showed up today.  That seems like a good use of my time even if it's not work.

It's a Beautiful Day

I'm sitting outside as I write this today.  I got tired of being cooped up inside while I'm at home and have the option to take my work outside with me.  It's a little hard to see the mouse on the screen but I can read my screen just fine beyond that and so out here I will stay. 

I've still been in a bad mood over the last few days.  It seems like Hubs will never be satisfied and wants to make all the change he can think of to the house at once.  We've been at it non-stop since he laid the bricks in the back yard and every night he asks about doing another thing.  I just want a break and for him to leave me alone.  Each time he asks another question I get a little more grumpy. 

The girls have been having a good time for the last few days.  They have spent some time with Grandma.  They went on an adventure this weekend to the fire hall and then yesterday went and spent some time at her house for the afternoon.  It's good for them to see her as she will soon be moving and they will not have the same opportunity.  It's going to be a hard adjustment for both Grandma and the girls I think as they have seen each other at least three days a week for the last 5 years and now it might only be twicw a year in person.

We are supposed to get a thunderstorm here tonight.  It did rain early this morning for a while but it's very hot and sunny right now.  I might have a few odd tan lines from having my laptop on my legs while being out here.  It's almost warm enough for me to go in the pool.

I'm not sure there is anything else very new here so I'll leave it at that for today.

The End of The Week

Well, it's Saturday and somehow I've made it through the week.  It's been a bunch of lows with some average mixed in and hopefully, this last day will be fine.

I have a bit of running around to do today.  I've got some books ready at the library, some things to return to the hardware store now that they are accepting returns again, an Avon book to pick up, and some new backsplash tiles to buy.  We need the tiles since we managed to get the range hood installed yesterday and there is a gap between the existing tiles and the bottom of the hood, where there used to be a cabinet. 

The girls are already in the pool. It's quite warm here right now and we are expecting thundershowers later.  Not a cloud in the sky currently though.

Not much else to say.

Insomnia

I don't think I slept at all last night.  I tossed and turned and stared at the wall for hours.  I finally got up at 2 to take some Tylenol for the headache I had going on.  I then laid back down and tried staring at the other wall for a while.  I actually feel pretty good today considering I've gotten maybe an hour or two of sleep.  Sometimes these bouts of sleeplessness hit me and there is not much that I can do about it but hope that by tonight I'm exhausted enough to crash.  I had one the other week and now again last night so maybe this is my new normal, one night a week where I don't close my eyes.  

I've managed to take almost all of my pills for the last two days.  I have one that is so hard to swallow and it's so horrible tasting if it starts to dissolve in your mouth that I've left it off my taking.  I have to take two of them as well so that is even worse.  I'm not sure the pills are doing anything anyways.  I mean I know the Vivance definitely does but I'm not sure how mood adjusting the others are.  I guess the proof is that I don't want to live in a cave by myself if I'm actually taking them.  

Hubs decided to replace the patio slabs yesterday so off we went to Lowe's as they were one of the only places that had the size of slab we needed in stock at a reasonable price.  It took a couple of trips to get them all since we don't have a big truck but they are all here and about half of them are down right now.  They do look better than the cracked and disintegrating old ones we had there.  Plus it'll be better for putting the girls pool on these nice smooth ones.  

Not too much else is new today.  I have three meetings to attend and then still catching up on emails and finishing a few things off.  As long as nothing goes wild it should be a good day for work too.

Enjoy your day!

A New Work Week

It was back at early this morning for work.  I had a call at 8:30 and while it wasn't long of difficult it was still a reason to make sure I was at my computer ready and awake after my holidays last week.  On the lucky side it was my only meeting for the day so I can catch up on emails from my time off and work on a document that I have to prepare for the rest of the day.

Yesterday was Father's Day and it went mostly good.  Hubs enjoyed his gifts and went for a nice bike ride with Bear.  She's been having so much fun since figuring out how to work two wheels a couple of weeks ago.  We had steak and potatoes for supper and the steak wasn't the greatest but it was still okay.  Hubs and I had a fight, which is becoming more common again.  I'm just unhappy and sinking back into depression and he doesn't get that.  He's also very sensitive to how he thinks things are being said even when they are not meant that way and so goes off easily.  Having to be stuck together for the last three months hasn't made this any better.  I'm trying to be vigilant and remember to take my pills so that at least I'm somewhat stable but they are not always at the top of my priorities.  Especially when I think of how many there are and that I have to keep taking them and taking them and it just makes me not want to have them at all.  I've also been off my exercise routine and so I'm unhappy about my weight while doing nothing to fix it.  I'm just spiraling down and so I need to get it together. 

I did manage to get an appointment with my doctor last week and talk to him about my knees.  They are so bad some days that I can't even go up or down stairs without pulling myself along on the handrail.  He thinks that it's my patella being pulled due to my quads being tight but I don't agree.  My knees are shot from years of gymnastics and cheer leading and I'm quite certain need to be replaced.  For now he has given me a topical cream to help with the pain and suggested I go for physio.  I will try that and see how it is.  I have an appointment booked for Friday to see our regular physiotherapist and I'll discuss it with her further.  Maybe after she looks at them she can recommend something else or give me something more concrete to go back to the doctor with. 

There is not too much else going on today.  Kids are bored already and there is no schoolwork to threaten them with anymore.  They are currently colouring all the sidewalk blocks in the back yard a different colour with chalk to make a dance floor so hopefully that keeps them busy for a while.

It's a beautiful day outside today so I hope you get to enjoy it!

It's a Rainy Day

Today it is supposed to rain all day.  It has rained most of the night and right now it has stopped but it's still very grey and overcast.  We haven't had any rain for a week or so, this is needed for my grass and garden. 

Not too much to do today.  The library has reopened for pickups of requested items only so I've put a bunch of items on hold and they are slowly trickling in.  It does mean I have to go to the library once a day to get them and that involves making an appointment to schedule the pickups.  They have the books already checked out for you and you just need to go give them your name and they place the books on a table and you grab them.  It worked well the first time I went and I'm sure that it'll keep being fine.  There was no one in line the other day so I was there and back very quickly. 

With today being the middle of the week it's our one day of eating out.  We decided early in this that we would allow ourselves just one day and one meal a week to break up the monotony of always eating at home.  I guess we still do eat the food at home but I don't have to make it and that is really the important part. 

The other day I was busy making some doll clothes for Bear.  We made a pair of dolly panties and 4 pairs of dolly tights and a pair of dolly shorts.  I probably was only working for 2 hours to do all of them and most of that time was in the cutting and pinning the little pieces more than the sewing.  Bear has asked that we make some more stuff today so we'll see if I feel motivated to get it done.

I think I will have to put gas in the car today for the first time in over a month.  I haven't had to drive anywhere that far and so there has been no consumption at all.  It's still at almost half but gas is only getting more expensive so I may as well fill it now and not have to worry about it for another month.

I have had some good news from work in that they released the plans for going back to the office and the vast majority of us will not even think of going back until September 8th.  The way it's worded also makes it seem like there could be a chance that we still would have the option to work from home part-time even then.  I'm thrilled with this news.  I've really enjoyed working from home and it's actually been better for the company as I don't tend to take any breaks now.  When I was in the office I was conscious of having at least one coffee break and a lunch break but now I sit myself down at the computer and don't move until it's time to wrap it up for the day.  I even eat my lunch while just still working.  If there does end up being a chance to stay home for a few days a week then I am jumping all over that option.  My boss doesn't seem as excited about this as I am though so I'm hoping she won't get a say in my choices.  I guess she is not liking being home all the time or maybe it's just that she is alone there and misses the interaction.  I'd rather not have any interaction with other humans most of the time and prefer to work on things alone so this has been perfect for me.

Not much else is going on today so I think it'll be a pretty average day.  Hopefully, the kids don't get all worked up having to be inside most of the day.  That always leads to yelling and crying and not just from them.....

First Day of Holidays

Well, I'm on holiday to use up my remaining days and not have to get paid out.  They extended the deadline due to COVID and all of us being out of the office since the middle of March.  That means I had the option to take this last week and a bit instead of getting paid out.  In some ways, it's good because the taxes they take on getting paid out are crazy compared to what I would get just taking the holidays but there was no way I could have fit the time in in the original deadline of April 30th had stood.  The other side to that is that it's like bonus cash that I can put towards debt and so that is not happening. 

Not much is on the agenda for this week off.  I have a book that the library says I can schedule a pickup for.  That is new as the library is still not open and they haven't been doing this before.  I guess the employees have gone back to work but they are not allowing the public in a normal way as before.  The girls are in their last week of schoolwork being sent home from school so I'll be making sure they do that work as well.  They are excited to almost be done but I'm sad it's over.  I've enjoyed teaching them, even though there have been days where it's a struggle to get them to stay focused. 

I'm going to be struggling to not be all over my work email this week.  I can't seem to let go and just let everyone else deal with things.  I know that I should learn to be less involved but this project is my baby and I must know everything that goes on :)  I'm hoping that there just won't be many emails and then I won't feel like I'm missing things.  I also am waiting to see if there is any fallback from the email I sent late on Friday that expressed my frustration with some things.  It was sent to a few people and then I was told that maybe I should have been more careful in case it ended up being forwarded and then I might look bad.  I didn't think about that part, I just went with the fact that I told the people I thought could do something about it and hope they keep the email internal while sharing the sentiment expressed. 

I should also spend some time this week clearing more things out.  I got a good start the other week and sold some stuff on Kijiji.  It's always a boost to do more when things go out of the house.  Even if I don't sell them, just to donate them to the thrift store and get them out of the way is good too.  I never do garage sales because I hate the haggling and they are so much work and you still need to haul it all away at the end anyways.  I know you can make some money but unless you have some big-ticket items it's not worth it to me.  Besides even if I wanted to, there are no garage sales allowed right now, banned by the city.

It's a nice day today so maybe I'll do some reading outside while the girls play and then I can say I spent time out of the house and off the computer.