Daily Ooos: Monday, December 12

[faerywings]

I am not calm!! I was trying to be calm but something happened and I am not calm!
I read a truly helpful article that Eva shared with ways to stay mindful and calm during the stress of the holiday season. The stress of the holidays
Definitely needed that this morning. But omg, I spent way too much time trying to create an account and now I am even more stressed.
All I can say is that once I get this app to work on my phone *bashes my phone on the desk repeatedly as if that will help* I am sure it's going to work. SURE OF IT!

You can always tell when Faery is stressed because her writing style changes, Lots of truncated sentences, ellipses, commas, and em dashes. If it were;t for Grammarly I would make less sense than I already do b/c that captures at least the worse of my typos. Haha!

So besides the password issues with the (NOT VERY) Calm app, what else am I stressing about? Nothing and everything.
I was able to get quite a bit done yesterday but I had my plans set for this morning and everything went a little kablooey. This time of year, especially when I am looking at the snow outside, it doesn't take much at all. A small change in my routine and *poof* everything is chaos in my brain.
Basically, I am overwhelmed and need to take a breather and get back to my to-do list. Which is exactly what I am going to do next.

BRB, I am going to find a paper bag, breathe in it awhile, maybe (definitely) get some more coffee and be back for personals. ♥

 

[faerywings]

OK. Back and feeling a little better. Decided to not get more coffee just yet. My brain needs calming not more revving up. I scribbled a few more things on my list, crossed a couple out. Deep breaths.
It's all good.

I got this.

*calls out to the O-Fam* It's safe to come out again!

@LSlycord I know that part of my stress is lack of sleep, I was up at 4 am and was freezing. I wish I could sleep until 7.30 and spend some time in the sun. Think you can bottle some of that up for me? *G*
That is really so cool that you found your friend! Or I guess, she found you. Small world, right? That will be really fun to meet up for dinner next month.
Rant away about prescription costs. I am with you all the way. I have to pick up one for Gary today that is well over $100 -- and that *is* the copay.
How many more days until Syd is home??

@tanteva Sven is going to be over the moon with his new bride! Is she done yet?

@BrightEyes Sounds like you got a great night's sleep (yeah, I am jealous! LOL) That is crazy how your body is readjusting to the lack of estrogen. I am not able to use estrogen supplements (my breast cancer was estrogen and progesterone positive) and since I had a hysterectomy I have no idea if I am officially post-menopause. I don't think it sounds fun to feel like you are going through it again. Hope it passes quickly.

@bcgal00 LMK what you think of Scribd -- I mostly download books from the library app but with Libby, you only get two weeks to read them and they automatically disappear whether you are done or not. I hate feeling rushed trying to get them finished.
Sounds like the shopping trip and the walk were successful

@Cherylndesigns You sound like you are in the same place as me, mentally. Aggravated!
I hope that Chuck was able to get a base for the tree but if not, I know that your decorations will be gorgeous. I ended up not bringing down any of the tabletop decorations this year. I used some red bows that usually go on the tree and tied them around the skeleton dog's neck and on the stair railing. Bam. House is done.
I would be furious if Tom's mom did that but thankfully, she is staying out of it. She told Cait that she wanted to help pay but nope-- that was *my* thing and the veil was my mom's. The shop owner said to Caitlyn that she could make a choker out of lace and beads since Cait is allergic to every kind of metal other than titanium. I suggested that Dawn could pay for that, it would be part of her ensemble, but not the dress itself.
I would be so steamed if she went behind my back and did anything. oooh boy, I don't blame you and chuck at all.. #devil

@vickyday That's a lot of grands! It's hard enough to get my families grandkids together-- 3 on 1 side, 4 on the other LOL

HAGD!!!

 

[LSlycord]

Good morning ladies. December 12...I just don't know how that happened. I agree with @faerywings I feel stressed. But I'm not at all sure why. Just little things...like no one is going to open a gift that they is a surprise that they are really excited about. Got the mail yesterday and found the "First Year as a Florida Gator 2022" ornament that I had ordered for Sydney. Well, it was $22 for a wood cut out painted in blue with her name painted in white on the back. But, it wasn't her name. It was the name Arin. Looked at the parent's group on Facebook and there were several orders that were messed up. I requested my money back but that was going to be her one "cute" gift! So it makes me feel some level of stress. Oh well!

Think we will postpone Merritt Island. I feel like I need to get some good cleaning done today! Then again, is that what I really want to do? I definitely need to pay bills. I need a plan. Ugh...

The gallery is gorgeous today! I'm going to miss our 12 Days of December event!

 

[LSlycord]

@faerywings Syd is either coming home tomorrow or Wednesday. Her last exam is at 7:30 tomorrow morning but she has a paper due at the end of the day on Wednesday. I tell her to come home and finish her paper...which she could easily do since it is all online. And her room here is much nicer than her room at school which is where she will spend her time doing the paper and submitting it. But she won't commit... We will see. It is making me very cranky...you know how I like to do countdowns to events.

@BrightEyes I sure hope that the arm is feeling better today. Love the fact that you are back to creating all the layouts now!

@bcgal00 I have been on a reading kick with books but I need to use some of my Audible book credits and start listening while I do other things. I loved it when I was driving to Atlanta for work...it was great to get 5 hours of an Audible book finished to pass the time. But I haven't adjusted my life to accomplishing things while I listen. I'm going to try to change that.

@Cherylndesigns I would be furious if I didn't get to go wedding dress shopping with Syd. Unless I'm dead and then I hope she has a nice mother-in-law to take her.

 

[BrightEyes]

Morning, all.... Just uploaded the last of the 12 Days of December Layouts - Template Challenge!!! #clap #kiss3

I wasn't sure the hand/arm would hold up to getting them all finished. So glad that I was able to do them all. Still now quite up to doing a lot of typing comments, etc but it much better than it was during Oct and Nov. Feeling well enough that I signed up as host for a January Challenge.

@faerywings What a rotten start to try to sign-in for the Calm app!!! Sometimes it is just better to walk away when things that are completely necessary go wrong. << hug >> Love the idea of large red bows for some of the decorations. Photos, please.

@LSlycord So sorry that the special gift for Syd was messed up with the wrong name!! Don't blame you for asking for your money back... sounds like that company messed up a lot of them. I know you will be glad to Syd back home for the holidays. How neat that your friend spotted you and now you are back in touch with her. Great news about the dr's report on your heart!!

@Cherylndesigns Hope that Chuck was able to find a Christmas tree stand at Walmart for you. Hope the dogs/puppy were well behaved while you watch them. You are so good to take care of them for the family.

Coffee cup is empty and should get dressed soon. The laundry hamper is over-flowing so that is one agenda for today. HAGD

 

[tanteva]

@tanteva Sven is going to be over the moon with his new bride! Is she done yet?

Almost done with the body, then she'll need a nose, arms and braids.

Just got home from the dentist [I DEMAND EVERYONE FEELING SORRY FOR ME!] probably wont finish Hilma today.

 

[tanteva]

@faerywings

 

[vickyday]

Morning, all.... Just uploaded the last of the 12 Days of December Layouts - Template Challenge!!! #clap #kiss3

I wasn't sure the hand/arm would hold up to getting them all finished. So glad that I was able to do them all. Still now quite up to doing a lot of typing comments, etc but it much better than it was during Oct and Nov. Feeling well enough that I signed up as host for a January Challenge.

@faerywings What a rotten start to try to sign-in for the Calm app!!! Sometimes it is just better to walk away when things that are completely necessary go wrong. << hug >> Love the idea of large red bows for some of the decorations. Photos, please.

@LSlycord So sorry that the special gift for Syd was messed up with the wrong name!! Don't blame you for asking for your money back... sounds like that company messed up a lot of them. I know you will be glad to Syd back home for the holidays. How neat that your friend spotted you and now you are back in touch with her. Great news about the dr's report on your heart!!

@Cherylndesigns Hope that Chuck was able to find a Christmas tree stand at Walmart for you. Hope the dogs/puppy were well behaved while you watch them. You are so good to take care of them for the family.

Coffee cup is empty and should get dressed soon. The laundry hamper is over-flowing so that is one agenda for today. HAGD

YAY! So glad your hand/arm is better! I saw that you took one of the challenges for January! #clap

 

[vickyday]

Almost done with the body, then she'll need a nose, arms and braids.

Just got home from the dentist [I DEMAND EVERYONE FEELING SORRY FOR ME!] probably wont finish Hilma today.

I DO feel sorry for you! I absolutely H.A.T.E. going to the dentist!!!

 

[vickyday]

Good Morning!
Haven't checked out today's challenge/game yet. Sounds like it is a template challenge, though (right, @BrightEyes ?)
The gallery has been hopping and there have been several newbies/oldies introducing themselves this go around, too! Wish we could get more of them to chatter with us!

I did a scrapbook page yesterday and did some knitting and played Qwirkle on line is about all I did after church yesterday and for the rest of the evening. It was football all day for Mark! Fortunately he watches it mostly back in his office/junk room, lol!

I've been working on one of the knit hats Eva shared with us that is in Swedish. I pasted it all into a translator and was able to figure out everything I needed to know. Since it is a smaller project than the blanket I decided to finish it first. I'm about 2/3 of the way there.

Ilene wanted me to come over for breakfast and spend the day with her, but I told her, since I will be taking her and Carolyn to the widows' meeting tomorrow and spending the rest of the afternoon with her, that I needed to hang around here and get some work done. But, like Linda, I just don't really feel it! I will do the 12 Days first and see where it goes from there!

Have a great day!

 

[bcgal00]

Good morning ladies. I was out for 5 hrs yesterday, hiking around with a friend and taking photos. We saw eagles (way off in the distance so my pics are kind of crappy) having a bath in the shallow pools of icy water in the river. I've never seen that before. We saw a varied thrush bird which I used to see all the time back on the coast but have not seen any here in Kamloops, so that was cool to see.

Today I have a dentist appt for a cleaning and filling. I hate going to the dentist. Then I have a prescription to pick up (fingers crossed that the online doctor sent it in. Last time it took two call ins to get them to fax it over.

@faerywings You always stress at Xmas and it always works out fine. You know that I am enjoying scribd so far. I started a digital book and for when I'm scrapping, I started an audio book. I have only read a few pages of the book but the audio book is good so far, it is about a coma patient and the nurse, If You Knew Her.

@LSlycord Don't stress. You will find another cute gift, I'm sure. Your family will be together at Xmas, that is the true gift. D bought an online monogrammed gift that had the names right but it looked like a piece of crap. It was a door mat with the dog names on it but it is cheap, flimsy and just plain ugly. I told him to put it outside the 3rd floor balcony that no one goes out on except him LOL.

@BrightEyes Be careful with your arm, don't overdo it.

@tanteva I hate the dentist too and have to go today. I dread it.

Time to go feed the birds and play ice hockey with Remi. She sure is going to miss the snow when it starts to disappear some time in February/March. She will play indefinitely with ice chunks all day long.

HAGD everyone.

 

[scrap-genie]

Really quick as DH should be here in a moment, but I have to share. I finished the article for the genealogy writing contest. The deadline is Dec. 15 but I think that means it has to arrive by then. Printed it this morning and will take it to UPS this afternoon. Word count max is 10,000 and I came in at 9,568. It's 18 pages. I know some of it could be better and it needs a good editor, but I'm hoping something nice will come of it. I'm especially pleased as I've really been working on it (or trying to) for over six years. I could use all your good wishes for it with the judges!

@faerywings I guess my library is better with Libby as we get three weeks and if I'm not finished I get a prompt to renew or, if someone is waiting, to place a hold.

Anyway, now I can get back to real life and stressing out over holiday stuff waiting for me. Also have three LOs to do for the party!

@tanteva and @bcgal00 wishing you both well with the dentist and after. I go next Monday but just to check the extraction site, so probably no problem.

Have a good one everybody! Christmas Tree

 

[Cherylndesigns]

Really quick as DH should be here in a moment, but I have to share. I finished the article for the genealogy writing contest. The deadline is Dec. 15 but I think that means it has to arrive by then. Printed it this morning and will take it to UPS this afternoon. Word count max is 10,000 and I came in at 9,568. It's 18 pages. I know some of it could be better and it needs a good editor, but I'm hoping something nice will come of it. I'm especially pleased as I've really been working on it (or trying to) for over six years. I could use all your good wishes for it with the judges!

@faerywings I guess my library is better with Libby as we get three weeks and if I'm not finished I get a prompt to renew or, if someone is waiting, to place a hold.

Anyway, now I can get back to real life and stressing out over holiday stuff waiting for me. Also have three LOs to do for the party!

@tanteva and @bcgal00 wishing you both well with the dentist and after. I go next Monday but just to check the extraction site, so probably no problem.

Have a good one everybody! Christmas Tree

at's SO exciting, Jean - good luck and let us know, please! Sounds like a lot of work and what a great accomplishment!! Congrats on just getting such a big project finished and it will be such a great feeling to mail it off today!!

 

[Cherylndesigns]

Good afternoon all.

We're back to only 2 dogs - Lila's still here, plus our Daisy and the Kitty. I walked out this morning and Sam (Kitty) was laying in the chair with Mr. Grinch. I KNEW he would, eventually because that's HIS chair. LOL I got some pictures, of course and I'll post a couple.

No tree stand yet, Kay @BrightEyes - Ava is going to look for it again today and I'm about ready to head for Walmart. If they have it in the store, you can buy it online and they'll even bring it right to your car. I don't feel like fighting the madness that I know Walmart will be today. In the meantime, all of my pretty trees and owls look so cute sitting around. It's been so chaotic around here that I haven't even gotten everything out yet.

Yes, Chris @faerywings and Linda @LSlycord I was pretty hurt and angry over the wedding dress debacle! Stephanie was caught in the middle, I know that, but it still hurt. Her ex MIL turned out to be JUST like that, too! She always wanted "center stage". She pulled some other shenanigans at the wedding, too. She knew the DJ so she arranged with him to announce her and her husband (parents of the groom) FIRST when the wedding party was introduced. Among other things - it was pretty stressful, but so typical of her. She hated her ex, so he wasn't even announced as father of the groom. UGH The bride's parents are always introduced first and she knew it. The parents of the groom host the rehearsal dinner and they didn't even stay because her ex was there. They made a quick show-up then left. We had a get-together for all the family - most came from out of state and they didn't even come. It was lovely. NOT

Chris @faerywings am I taking your stress level down at all??? Just trying to be helpful here. Have you forgotten about the stress of Christmas yet??? BWAHAHA

This is probably the least-stressful Christmas I've ever had. NO gifts for any adults - we're all sticking to that this year, too. Gifts sent to Asher via Amazon - he told me what he wanted when I was there and money for Braden and Alyssa. We're going to have a couple of family get-togethers, and I'd like to have them over here one evening, but that's it. Family dinner at Adrienne's around their ginormous dining room table will be all the joy I need this year. We'll have to do some grocery shopping but that's par for the course.

Linda @LSlycord that stinks that they sent you the wrong ornament! I know that's upsetting. You'll probably have a heck of a time getting a new one, too. It's getting so close to Christmas. Good luck. One of Asher's gifts is on back order and I screenshot a picture of it and am going to put it in a card and send it to him so he'll at least know it's coming. I'm waiting for the Amazon seller to contact me so I can try to pay extra to get it expedited shipping, but I'm not sure that will happen, so I'll send him a picture. Maybe you could put a picture of the right ornament in a bag for Syd.

I'm going to go look at today's challenge. I'm current up until today. It's coming to an end and it's been a lot of fun for the last 12 days.

Happy Monday all.