Daily Ooos: Wednesday, June 2

[faerywings]

Happy Wednesday, dear Ooos!
I am going to make this short. I am going food shopping in a bit. At the store. In person. Wandering up and down the aisles. Cursing? Most likely.
Yikes.
This is the first time since March of 2020 and I am not sure how I am going to handle it. I have such a love/hate relationship with *all* aspects of food. Shopping, planning, prepping, eating and calorie counting. It's pretty wild. *G*

I got a few things done that I needed to do yesterday, I got the tax info application in the mail, that was a relief. It was dry the afternoon so I went out into the yard and planted the leftover marigold seeds. I figured I would throw them down and if they grow, they grow. I think the seedlings could use a few more days in the pots before I put them in the ground. I dug up so many dandelions along the walkway and I will never understand why I do it. They are going to keep on growing back.

Not much else happening today- I wonder what kind of mental shape I am going to be in when I get back home? Glass of wine/bottle of wine/box of wine???

HAGD!!!

 

[LSlycord]

Good morning ladies. I am so sorry for being missing in action. I didn't think I would be. But each day became a bit more overwhelming and here I am. I have been so tired. My diabetes has been out of control and they have been adjusting medicine. In the middle of that, my doctor quit. I loved her. Now they have left me with the Nurse Practitioner. Which would be fine but not when they can't get my numbers regulated. In the middle of that, they discovered that the murmur that I had that was mild has moved to moderate. They are going to monitor it more closely. I need to take antibiotics when I have my teeth cleaned and at some point in the future, they will probably need to replace the valve. They expect 5-10 years but it could be 6 months. They just don't know. So, then I'm depressed and getting no exercise because I'm so tired which makes my blood sugar climb. It's been a bit of a vicious circle. The whole thing could be so much more serious that it makes me feel bad to even say anything but it really has been hard on me...I think the pandemic has just taken its toll emotionally.

Anyway, my numbers have been better the past week and I am doing a better job of getting myself going. So hopefully I will be back for good. No more MIA. I did a layout for Vicki's June challenge and it made me feel good to accomplish something.

@faerywings I hope that the grocery store is everything that you hope for . I'll try to get back and catch up a bit later.

 

[taxed4ever]

Hello my O family!! Don't be shocked, but yes its me...LOL I have been totally absent from here for about a month now. I took what I call a Mental Health break. Things just got overwhelming for me and I think that maybe the fact that I turned 65 bothered me more than I really knew?? I kind of spiralled out of control with my emotional well being and needed to just step back and take care of me. I suppose I could blame some of this on the Pandemic and the fact that I haven't seen or touched my kids and grandkids for almost two years!! Happily there is light at the end of the tunnel and we here in B.C. have seen our Covid numbers improve greatly. So I am booking a flight to Ontario in July and will be staying at our son's for at least three weeks. Heather and the boys will join us there and it should be a lovely time all being together once again. I can't wait for the hugs and snuggles!! DH will not be able to stay as long as me as he needs to get back to his job. I will be bringing Isaac and Sadie back with me and they will spend some time with their other Grandparents in August. So I will be totally MIA once again for the month of July. I will do my behind the scene work with the coupons etc. So for now I have stepped down from the Posting Team and probably won't be doing too much in the way of scrapping, but hope to pop in once in awhile to say hello to all of you here. Here is a few things that I have been busy working on while trying to get myself back on track again with my emotions. My sister asked me to make a t-shirt for her granddaughter. She loves her chickens LOL. Then they asked me make a shirt for Bella's teacher who is also raising hens for laying. Her and Bella spend lots of time talking about their chickens! Of course I had to make shirts for my grands also so a Yoshi for Mason, Bowser for Hunter, and two for Isaac's Birthday. Evolution of Robot and Jedi Star Wars Resistance. I am working on a few for Sadie also, but haven't got a photo yet.

 

[taxed4ever]

Too many files so have to make another post with the rest of the photos. I have also had lots of fun making some 3D cards one for MIL for Mothers Day which I can't find a photo of but sure I took one and one for Jonah's birthday (son-in-law). He is a big shark week fan LOL. Of course a special dinosaur one for Mason who celebrates his birthday on Friday.

 

[taxed4ever]

So as you can see I have been a little busy. Loving my cutting machine and just puttering around learning some new things. Not on my computer too much and also spending more time outside in the garden. I have continued to swim my laps and now with the weather being so lovely and warm fewer and fewer are at the pool, so I enjoy a lane to myself on most days. Yesterday was 32 degrees C. it was the first time we have had to put on the Air to cool the house down. Another lovely day today and I need to get into the garden to water and pluck the dead flowers from the Rhodos. I apologize again for not popping in to say hey, but hope you all understand! I will try to be better at keeping in touch, missing my Ofamily! ((((hugs))))

 

[taxed4ever]

@faerywings Chris - sure hope you don't find the in store grocery shopping too overwhelming! I think that I will continue to shop for my groceries on line.

@LSlycord - Linda so sorry to hear that your diabetes is so out of control, sure hope that you will soon have the meds adjusted to make you feel much better! I know that Covid has sure taken its toll on so many of us! Sending you healing hugs!

I will try to go through all the posts from the past month and catch up with what has been happening here during my time away, please know that I have been thinking about all of you here at the O and hope that you are doing well!

 

[tanteva]

I'm home from work. It was a busier day today, I'm a bit tired. So sorry to hear about your health problems Linda @LSlycord - hope they get it all in order soon. I'm sure the pandemic has effected us all in so many ways. And @taxed4ever wise of you to take a mental health break - we all need them at times, and few allow themselves to do it. Absolutely LOVE that shark card. I have a weird relationship with sharks, I love them and is so fascinated with them - at the same time they scare me. And I don't think anyone ever will get even remotely close to Sweden. LOL. Having a hard time to even dip my toes in our lake since I saw Jaws. LOL

I think I'll just go and sink into my sofa now, and be back tomorrow. Too tired to do anything creative.

Hope your sanity (hmmm ....) is intact when you get home from the grocery store, @faerywings

 

[nancyr]

good afternoon - what a strange day - no hockey until tonight - so I read a book and I am watching Virgin River again as the new season starts in early July. I will walk Luther later in the day. Got an email from my SIL and she will be visiting later this month. That will be exciting. We get to go up to Ithaca to get her so we will check out some birding spots and that will be fun. We have never been there so it will be fun to see something new.

@faerywings Chris I think you are not the only one who is having trouble with starting to interact with people and to be at a grocery store. Hope it goes well. Glad you got some planting done. Today is weird with how cloudy yet warm it is.

@LSlycord Glad to see you back. I am so glad that you are getting the diabetes under control. I feel the same way at times it is hard to get up and move but so glad that you are starting. One step at a time. Congrats on getting the page done!

@taxed4ever Trudy so glad to see you back. It is interesting I don't think about age a lot until I see on the news that some one a singer or actor I enjoyed in my youth. This last one was BJ Thomas who was only 78. My DH turns 70 this year so to think that he is only 8 years younger makes me think. Though I plan on living to at least a hundred. Love the t-shirts. Some graphics firm should hire you. So excited for you to have your trip to see your family. I know how much you have missed them. So your DH must be happy that Boston seems to be doing well in the play-offs. Was he as shocked by the losses of Edmonton and Toronto as I was.

@tanteva Eva thanks for like my titles. I struggles with those the most. The two fonts are BestLady for the script (Anna Aspnes uses this font in a lot of her WordArt) and An Unfortunate Event (which was first used by Adryane).

Waving to all
Have a great day

 

[tanteva]

@nancyr Thank you - downloaded them now.

 

[felis]

Hello girls!
Let me start with the personal first.
OMG, Trudy, these t-shirts are so cool ! Nancy is so right you should start sell them! Cards are also wonderful! But I'm always have a problem with that merch t-shirts not fits me well, it's so cool to can buy type of t-shirt that you likes and personalized it! I didn't expected that from your machine and I'm so impressed! I can guess what you feels about the age, lots of the bands I'm recently found are younger than me, and it really sucks! In my head I'm still teenage, and I can't recognize this stranger in the mirror! But allows me to notice, and you know that to be kind is not in my culture, so this aren't word of kindness or polite, so allow me to notice that you are one of the most elegant girls I know! And they are from all around the Europe, so it's a diverse group. Also you are beautiful, active, with health marriage and amazing kids! And you was the one that told me that if you're healthy and have roof above your head should not allows to bad thoughts drop you down! Follow your own advice, honey!
I hope that the time with your family will cheers you up! It was awful to be separated for so long! Enjoy it! And get the kids new dog! Roll, it wouldn't be me if not told this!

Chris, for introvert people as us is difficult to get back to crowded places, be fair to yourself and accept your feelings with less condemnation, please! It's OK to go to the store and then to decide to go back and try again in another day! It's not a matter of life! Did they stopped online delivery? Something that help to me is to have battle song, you know like the wrestler, like the ''Eye of the tiger'' for Rocky. Keep your mind fill with that song instead of overthinking! Is that sound logic or crazy? Could it work for you too? I hope you survived after this adventure, was thinking of you the whole day!

Linda, I'm sorry to hear about your health troubles! Yes the exercises are very important for our good mood. Especially when the last time you had so many interesting plans I hope that the summer will be drasticaly better than the spring!

Nancy, your plans sounds great, how lovely that this will be interesting month for you!

Eva, hope you had nice recharging evening!

I'm like Eva, today was mostly working day and I'm still dealing very bad with the working schedule. It's good that it's work for home and they don't know it. But this sacrificing of my sleep couldn't be good in long term. I know this is my constantly muttering, and you probably are bored to listen that broken record about my bad habits again and again. My apologies! I really want to work on that, but I just can't find enough energy in myself! It's just not fair! I'm born in a wrong place. At the Victorian novels girls become from beloved daughter to beloved wife and there was always someone to care for them and master their life (of if they don't have a luck to screw it), but nooope, the highly respected feminists had to make us warriors and now I have to care for headache as financial stability and prosperity! Because it's June, and traditionally I make my half yearly report and freaks out, because I'm far behind my plans and goals!
I actually watched very interesting material how in our subconsciousness mind have something called a paradigm, which is like the computer program which always bring you back at the previous point and keep you stuck to your bad habits. Until you not rewrite this program you will fail after every change you try, when in short time your enthusiasm gone. It was explained so well that for a moment I could believe in it, but then my cynical self reminds me that this absolutely could be just a Bob Proctor's fairytale. These pseudoscience can be as much real as Harry Potter's world for example!
Yep, I'm very lost in a world of my own!