Hi all. For two days I have worked on a couple posts. Never seeming able to get to the end of them. I get up at 2 or early and work on the Male Survivor site, then I have an hour or more long audio call with a fellow survivor, then I go to Joe My God to collect memes and see if there are stories I should post. In between there is the morning walk with Ron, feeding and cleaning up after cats, and doing home stuff. After showering I notice most of the morning is gone. During The Majority Report which comes on at noon and runs for 2 or 3 hours, I turn the monitor around and put on headphones and do the dishes, a job that takes me about two hours. Then another check in with the person I had the audio call with. Then supper. I realize the day went by without me being able to check my blog, without reading what Ali and Randy posted, not even time to reply to comments before I am struggling to stay awake and end up going to bed. That doesn’t include the days my pain or exhaustion doesn’t require me to go lay down. Get up far too early only to do it all again.
So last night before going to bed I put all the comments I could find in open tabs. I am going to work on them now. But I know some passed the last few days I did not see. If you had something you wanted to say to me and I did not reply, please send it again even on a different thing I post. Remember I do not see comments on Ali’s or Randy’s posts unless I go to the post page. I do care about the blog, I do love the comments. I am simply severely trying to do too much and deal with personal issues also. I have to cut something and concentrate on what is important, which is Ron, the blog, and you all. As I have taken to saying lately, far more than I ever thought I would, I care about you, I care for you. Ron wants me to watch more movies and TV shows like Piccard, wants us to go out to eat, wants us to spend more time together. All of these will eat into my online time. I have some thinking to do, and right now thinking is sometimes hard for me. Best wishes. Hugs. Scottie
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Well, I’m not taking sides, and I agree it has indeed been a long time since you’ve even mentioned going to eat at a restaurant, though I know Ron’s taken a few trips and you haven’t felt good. But it seems as if it’s been months since you’ve said anything about going out. That sounds like a thing to build time around. I know that sounds dangerously like making a schedule! Don’t do that, but definitely set a place and a day, and then dole out your spoons accordingly! None of us is getting younger; I got my new DL pic taken today, and I look just like my Nana (I could do far worse!) But it’s amazing to see that in a photo. Now and then, I’ll catch a peek at my Nana in the mirror when I’m cleaning the bathroom or the dresser, but not all the time; mostly I think I see something similar to the Google photo I have here, except that was the last time I colored my hair, at the end of 2018. However, I have it in print now, until the plastic license comes. Oh, yeah; I tell that story because it is not yet my birthday, so don’t worry. Since they went electronic, it takes a few weeks to get the actual license from the state, so I go early.
Well, that was a chat and a half! All to say, set some time, save some spoons, and go out to eat! I live in KS; there are some good places, none in my area, but FL is like an exotic food region to me!
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Hi Ali. I loved your comment. I still think you need to do an Ali’s Thoughts or maybe Ali Has Learned. Show the cooking you love to do. Talk about things important to you. I post about the things important in my life, giving voice to those oppressed who have no voice. But you don’t have to do that! You can write about stuff important to you, things that you like, things you want to give a voice to. I endorse that. I love it.
You are correct, I have to do better time management. My main priority is my time with Ron. He is nearly 70 and feeling time pushing on him greatly. He feels he may have only another 10 years left. He wants to make them good years. I want to help him with that.
I have a choice to make on time manage. I can not fix all the wrongs in the world. I can not fix all survivors just as I can not seem to fix myself. But I don’t know how to stop doing what I have been doing every day, nor how to not feel guilty for not doing it.
Oh, before I go, when you make tags, please capitalize the first letter in each word. The other day I went in to correct that and deleted the first few before I realized I could simply edit them to make them caps. You can create as many tag or categories as you like, but please cap the first letter of every world. Thanks. Now Ron has gotten up, his tummy is bothering him and I am going to fold clothing. Hugs. Scottie
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As to the tags, got it! Capitalize. I don’t know what to say, exactly, as to the rest of it.
The blog I was going to do would have been named “Ceramic Shards.” There is a story, it’s fun, but maybe another time. I think I’m a good cook, nobody’s gotten poisoned or even complained about my food, but Jenny Can Cook already does that, and she’s funnier than I am. Most of what I do or say is already done and said, maybe not as funny or serious or whatever as I do, but I have little actually new to say. Annieasksyou and Jill and you and Tengrain and most of everyone I read already do what I do and say what I say, but I think they do it better than I do.
On the other hand, as a substitute, or assistant, or guest, I take good direction and I like to help. So wherever I fit. I mostly want you to be able to enjoy your life, and your time with Ron and the kitties, and not worry about what you cannot do. None of us humans can do as much as we ask of ourselves, that’s a thing I’ve seen. And I don’t think there will be a change in timekeeping during the rest of our lifetimes, so we do have to make choices before things change and force us to do something instead of getting to choose. And thing will change, regardless. That’s about all I know about that.
So what’s for supper at your place? I’m trying to think of something cold, because we’re in another heat dome. sigh I haven’t cooked, except in the crockpot, in months due to the heat. Which is usual for me, just not every day for months!
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Hi Ali. I think I went to bed with just cereal because I was so tired. Ron took out chicken patties and french fries to fry but I just was too tired. Sorry about the heat dome, but for cold meals I like cold cuts and subs or sandwiches. Or my all time fave is a large salad. I love salads, I would have them every day if I could. Hugs. Scottie
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Pretty much what I’ve been eating-salads/raw veggies and/or sandwiches! It’s summertime. I’ll cook again. 🙂
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In the morning, like this morning, I had left over taco mix for two tacos. Got out all the lettuce and fixing stuff. Had two great tacos. But by a half hour later, remember I get up sometimes around 1 or 2 AM, so I ended up eating two bowls of cereal. Then I went to bed. I hope the rest of the summer is just as readily satisfy to me as the meal I had this morning. Hugs. Scottie
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