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November 18, 2024 · 9:10 am

Monday 11-18-2024

My husband is grudgingly 81 today. I sang to him this morning and he lived through it. ’80’ had panache. ’81’ not so good. He didn’t sleep well last night, so he’s taking a nap in his chair now. He doesn’t want any celebrations, cake, any special dinner –

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We’re due for possibly severe storms this afternoon. Then, as far as I can see, no more rain for the next 10 days. Like Mother Nature is turning on and off a faucet up there. All we have to do today outside is to get our mail and drive our trash down. Good day to have a nice, warm home. :0)

I spent quite a while yesterday lowering the prices on my Etsy site. I’m hoping that people will find things that delight them or things they want to give to others. Sample –

This is one of five made-to-order Christmas card designs I’m offering. Inside of this one says, “May you glow with joy. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!” Room for you to sign and write a note. Last day to order is December 10th. $14.00 for package of 6 cards and envelopes. Free Shipping. Here is a link to the Christmas Category on HandmadeHavenbyLinda on Etsy.

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I ordered some wooden bookmark blanks yesterday. I’m looking forward to having fun doing wood-burned designs on them. :0)

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Ron Smith – Unsplash

I hope that your weather is good for today, or that you have a nice warm spot to shelter from whatever else comes your way.

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November 17, 2024 · 9:36 am

Sunday 11-17-2024

Riekie – Rhonda Pelletier – Pinterest
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SPECIAL DAY –

My husband is having a birthday tomorrow. He doesn’t want to TALK about it, DO anything about it, or even THINK about it. Last year he was hyped because turning “80” had panache. 81 is simply old. I think you can FEEL him frowning. I’ll just try to make his day as pleasant as possible and let it go at that.

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LINDA’S CRAFTINESS –

One-of-a-kind set of 4 hand-wood-burned & hand-painted wood slice Christmas ornaments. I will personalize each with the year and a name on the back of each to create a cherished keepsake at no extra charge. 3.25″ in diameter and the slices are about 1/2″ thick. natural beige hanging ties are attached. Only one set available. $44.99 with Free Shipping at HandmadeHavenbyLinda on Etsy. Use the link to see this and other Christmas decorations.

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Indian Hills Signs – Vince, the Sign Guy

BUILDING HABITS WITH INTENTION – My idea of exercising with my 3-pound weights in-between blog posts, or other activities on the computer is working well. I stop often, doing a good set of exercises right beside my computer with the weights, then put them down on the counter and get back to my computer. I did this 5 times yesterday, getting in a good amount of exercise during the day.

I’m rounding this out with my yoga stretches, even though Monster Cat has decided that I’m teasing her by getting down on the floor on the mat. She crawls under the end of the mat, then leaps out and attacks my foot, then dashes under the mat again. Yesterday I brought my foot down on top of her, letting her know that I didn’t appreciate her efforts while I was trying to relax.

She retaliated later by jumping into the empty cardboard box we usually keep for her in the middle of the floor. (I put it up on the sofa when I’m doing my yoga.) She played around in it and then attempted to jump out of it and pulled the whole box down with her to the floor – on top of my head and outstretched arms. My husband died laughing, but did retrieve the box and move it to the foyer, enticing her to follow him so I could finish my stretching.

When the weather is cooperative, I take at least a couple of walks during the day, out to the shop and around the yard, sometimes with pruning shears in my hand. This combination of weights, yoga, and walking is making me feel as if I’m doing a good thing for this old body.

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PLAYING IN MY ART ROOM –

Yesterday I added the wooden key chains I’ve made to my Etsy site. I created a new section called, “Small Unique Gifts” to list them and other small gifty things in the future. There are custom orders, such as the name designs above, and I’m offering to put a large initial, initials, or a name on the back at no extra charge. $10.00 with Free Shipping.

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I hope you’re doing fun things today. Enjoy every minute.

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November 16, 2024 · 9:14 am

Saturday 11-16-2024

Javier Perez-Ecuador-via Luisa Chiesa-Pinterest

Awwww. I want to hug her and help make her world right again.

LINDA’S CRAFTINESS – 8.5″wide, 4″ tall, 3.75″deep, with a circumference of 24″. The one-of-a-kind, hand-painted box is a nice size to store photos, mementos, souvenirs and more. $15.00 with Free Shipping. See all of these at HandmadeHavenbyLinda on Etsy.

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Raising Children Network

I’ve been having a good time trying to make some key chains in my art room lately. I got some blank wooden shapes and have been doing some wood burning and painting. I finished several yesterday and will try to get them listed on my Etsy site today. :0)

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Cheezburger

I’m 4/10ths of a pound away from my interim weight loss goal. I’ve been here before – several times – and ‘SOMETHING’ always happens to snafu actually REACHING and passing this next goal. I’m really hoping today will be different. I have made the lifestyle change, deciding to eat low-carb, but reaching interim goals of there being less of me increases my motivation to keep being a ‘good girl.’ Maybe tomorrow I can pat myself on the head and set a new goal. :0)

Lesson on Reading and Absorbing – One of the big things I’ve learned, now than I’m older than dirt, is how important it is to read carefully. (This is ironic, in that I have a Master’s Degree as a “Reading Specialist,” and yet I never learned to read labels on food and really read and compare nutrition on recipes.)

I’ve been missing Shake-n-Bake, a coating mix I had used for years – and my husband and I really love – to bake pork chops. I gave it up because it has 7 carbs per serving, and I was having trouble working that in to my day’s allotment. I basically gave up pork chops because of this.

I found a low-carb recipe for pork chops that emulates Shake-n-Bake! I was really excited and planned to try it tonight. Something told me to compare carb counts of the Shake-n-Bake and the new recipe. The new recipe was 9.7 carbs! SO – the former reading teacher learns AGAIN that reading carefully is important. I can still enjoy the delicious Shake-n-Bake if I work carefully on MyFitnessPal.com to make sure I stay under my limit for the day! DUH! Pork Chops tonight!!!

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I wish you a happy Saturday filled with fun.

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November 15, 2024 · 9:18 am

Friday 11-15-2024

Karin de Haas – Funda Altincekic Aysel

If happiness could be bottled….. I’m totally in awe of Karin de Haas’ ability to lift my spirits. Her work simply exudes joy, and I can sure use a lot of that. :0)

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LINDA’S CRAFTINESS – 2″ hand-painted wooden earrings are so light weight you may forget you’re wearing them! $15.00 with Free Shipping. Use the link to see these and other dangle earrings at HandmadeHavenbyLinda on Etsy. Post/stud and clip-on categories, too!

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We’re heading to Walmart for groceries and will get our mail on the way back.

Happy day!

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November 14, 2024 · 8:50 am

Thursday 11-14-2024

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I think this sculpture is great. I want to TOUCH him to feel the texture of his fur.

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LINDA’S CRAFTINESS – I’m offering several different hand-painted Christmas card designs. Each is 5×7 on watercolor paper with envelopes. The inside of this one says, “Happiness and love throughout the year.” There is lots of room for a message if you care to write. Please allow one week for my painting and a bit more for delivery. Last order date is December 10th. Package of SIX cards for $19.99 with free delivery. See 5 designs for cards and other Christmas things at HandmadeHavenByLinda on Etsy.

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Generation Mindful

ART ROOM –

I spent a bit of time in my art room yesterday, mainly trying to figure out where I am and what I want to do. These days that isn’t an easy thing to do because I just get started and then life gets in the way. I’m in the middle of a wood-burned sign right now and I have ideas for key chains and earrings. Yesterday I basically sat at my drafting table, listening to some nice music, relaxing. Hopefully, I can be more productive today.

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Women’s Health

Yesterday I managed two sessions of exercises with weights while I was on the computer. (I do some things, then stop and exercise, then sit back down and continue.) I walked out to our shop a couple of times, enjoying our beautiful fall day, and managed a yoga session in the afternoon. I also counted cleaning (scrubbing the bathroom and then our stove) as exercise, so yesterday was a pretty good day.

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I’m hoping for a quiet, calm day today. I wish one for YOU, too, with some fun thrown in. :0)

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November 13, 2024 · 10:11 am

Wednesday 11-13-2024

Source: CatLover1 – Pinterest (sorry, image is backwards and I can’t make out the whole url.) It made me smile, so wanted to share.

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LINDA’S CRAFTINESS – 19 x 12 x 1/4 heavy straw mat for a one-of-a-kind, hand-painted “Southwest Turtle.” Ready to hang. $42.99 with Free Shipping. There are 3 others in this series. Contact me at lindawlewis1@gmail.com if you’re interested in more details about the collection.

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LAZY LOW-CARB FINDS – I’m really happy to have found 4 things to share with you!

Great Value – Walmart
  • We have always driven to See’s Seafood in Fort Smith to buy fresh shrimp, maybe a couple of times per year – lately not that often. The shrimp is fresh, beautiful, but expensive for us, plus a lot of work for me. I found this Great Value x-large Frozen Shrimp at Walmart recently and I’m really happy with it. All I have to do is thaw it, pull the tails off, and serve to have a nice shrimp cocktail, which we enjoyed last night. The shrimp is already cooked, peeled, deveined. There is a jumbo size, too, I think, but this was really nice. We had a shrimp chef salad two nights ago and then the shrimp cocktail last night. I have another bag in the freezer. I’m looking for a good, low-carb recipe for a shrimp casserole. (2 carbs per 3 oz serving (about 5 shrimp) 0 sugar.)
  • I feel as if I hit the mother lode with the next three on the list of finds – KETO bread, ready to eat. I’ve tried to make myself make keto bread, rolls, etc. from recipes. I’m just too lazy. I don’t want to spend all day, every day, fixing food. I just want to lose the lard, get more fit, keep the lard off, without a whole lot of hassle. Yesterday we shopped at our local Harps grocery. I checked the bread section, not really expecting to find anything. I found KETO sandwich bread, KETO hot dog buns, and I just found out there are KETO hamburger buns available, as well. AND, just to put frosting on the cake, the brand name is “LEWIS Healthy Life.” You can’t beat THAT with a stick! The hot dog buns are 1 carb per bun. The sandwich bread is 0 net carbs per slice. The hamburger buns are 1 net carb per bun. All are high in fiber, something I’m trying to increase, so it’s a win/win. Since bread is one of the main things I’ve been missing, I’ve been eating Mission 0 Net Carb Tortillas in place of bread, and they’re all right, but this will be a really nice change.

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We’re having a quiet day so far today, and I’m hoping to make it up to my art room today. Enjoy your Wednesday.

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November 12, 2024 · 8:45 am

Tuesday 11-12-2024

“Rainy Autumn” – Matt Pinner – @Matt_Pinner on X

We’re due for a perfect fall day here in Arkansas. It’s 49 right now, the high is supposed to be 69 this afternoon, and the sun is smiling. Just beautiful!

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LINDA’S CRAFTINESS- One-of-a-kind, hand-painted child’s apron. Size is 2-6 years. The apron is 19″ long and 12.5″ wide, not including neck loop or ties. Fun addition for the holidays, making kids feel festive as they help with the food. $14.99 with Free Shipping. Click on this link to see details on this and other aprons on HandmadeHavenbyLinda on Etsy.

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LEWIS MAILBOX DECORATIONS –

When we were going to drive our trash down yesterday, I suggested we change the mailbox decoration. I also had my gloves and hand pruners in the truck so I could cut down some baby mimosa ‘trees’ and some other tall weeds at the bottom of the driveway to neaten up a bit.

I’m trying to convince my husband that we should create a different method for storing the mailbox decorations in the shop. Right now each is on a hook suspended from a bar that runs overhead. This has worked well for years, but now it’s much harder for my husband to stand on a ladder and get the decorations down and back up again. So far, he won’t consider any changes, so I’m now trying to choose decorations that are smaller and lighter to make things easier for him.

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Integrated Children’s Therapy

I’m frustrated because the days are whizzing past my head and I struggle to get in HALF of what I would like to do. Either the time is too short, we have other priorities, or my energy poops out at the wrong time.

I’m trying to find a balance between chores, exercising, and doing something fun each day. That rarely happens, but it IS an ongoing goal. So far, doing exercises with my 3-pound weights between things I’m doing on the computer is working out well. I do several sessions each morning in between blog posts, email, research, etc. My afternoon yoga session gets lost in the shuffle a lot, so I’m trying to get into the habit of doing that after lunch and a rest. Hit and miss so far.

I’m enjoying making some new things for us to eat. My husband isn’t picky – saying I always cook good things – unless I try to serve him many veggies we should be eating. Then we get into problems. We’re compromising in a lot of areas. Last night we had shrimp chef salad that was good. Tonight I’m trying a new recipe for a ground beef casserole that is low carb. I’m substituting broccoli for the green beans called for. Hopefully, this recipe will be a keeper. If it is, I’ll give you a link to it. :0)

No big plans for the day, unless another tree has fallen on us. Enjoy yours.

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November 11, 2024 · 9:44 am

Monday 11-11-2024

Erol Demir – Pinterest

I love this. I think it’s breathtaking.

GYC

Yesterday we spent much of the afternoon with a chainsaw. My husband had gone down to get the mail, since I received an email saying that a package had been put in the mailbox on Saturday. He took a long time, so I went out to check on him. I found his truck, our dog, Amber, in the back, parked outside the shop. He was putting the chainsaw and a long extension cord in the back. I got our gloves and we went down the driveway again.

A big tree about 6 feet back from one side of the driveway had broken off and its big branches were across the driveway. Happily, the electrical outlet and cord we ran years ago and put in a protective box toward the bottom of the driveway was working, or else we wouldn’t have been able to take care of this ourselves. It took us an hour or so for my husband to chainsaw parts off, and I hauled the parts across the road and rolled them into the ditch. We’ll watch and see if we need to do more, but hopefully, that’s it for a while.

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LINDA’S CRAFTINESS – 11 x 14 original painting on hardboard canvas. Mixed media. Colorful 3-D painting you can FEEL that will brighten up a room or make a nice gift. $17.95 and Free Shipping. See this and other wall decor at this link HandmadeHavenbyLinda on Etsy.

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I’m hoping that today will be a quiet day for us. We’ll gather our trash and drive it to the bottom of the driveway soon. I put my gloves and my hand pruner in the truck yesterday so I can take a few minutes to cut down baby mimosa ‘trees’ and other big weeds right at the bottom of the driveway around our mailbox and on the other side, around where we put the trash can for emptying tomorrow. That’ll be it for errands today.

I’m hoping to get back to my ‘new normal’ 3-pound weight exercises several times during the day, after spending time at the computer, plus my yoga stretches. I also want to get up to my art room, since the tree squashed any other plans yesterday.

I wish you a nice, quiet, happy day.

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November 10, 2024 · 8:32 am

Sunday 11-10-2024

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LINDA’S CRAFTINESS – Lightweight teardrop-shaped, hand-wood-burned dangle earrings are great when you want to go casual or more dressed up. 2″ long. One of a kind. $15.00 with free shipping. See this pair and other dangle earrings at HandmadeHavenbyLinda on Etsy HERE.

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Womens Health

I tried a new way of exercising yesterday that seemed good for me. I work on the computer for a few minutes – read email, write a blog post, or something similar, then do a group of exercises with my 3-pound weights. Then back to the computer, repeating over and over until I’ve done everything I usually do. Yesterday that made for about 6 short sessions with the weights, which my shoulders and arms told me was a good amount. Later in the afternoon I did my regular yoga stretches.

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Freepik

Today will hopefully be a quiet day for us. My husband is still sleeping, meaning he’s having a good night of rest after several days of fitful rest followed by several naps in his chair during the day. I hope he feels good when he comes downstairs. I think the increase in my exercising is helping ME with mine.

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Have a wonderful Sunday.

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November 9, 2024 · 8:36 am

Saturday 11-9-2024

Pikbest

My hair is blowing as this month blows past. I can’t believe it’s already the 9th! It seems like November just started yesterday. Hold on to your hat!

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LINDA’S CRAFTINESS – I’m having a clearance sale on all totes on HandmadeHavenbyLinda with 40% off the original prices. The link takes you to the main totes section, but they are also in the “Christmas” section. Priced at $11.00 with free shipping. When they’re gone, they’re gone, so please take advantage now while they last.

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Spiralizer

This is the type of spiralizer I have. There are fancier ones, but this one works just fine for me. I got some zucchini yesterday and processed it to make ‘zoodles’ – an alternative for spaghetti and other pastas. My husband won’t eat zucchini, but this works wonderfully when I make spaghetti sauce for us. (I make regular spaghetti for him and I use the zoodles.) I bagged the zucchini in individual meal portions and froze them yesterday. Today I’ll process cauliflower, making ‘cauli-rice.’

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key chain blanks

I have all kinds of fun ideas for wood-burned designs on key chain fobs and earrings. I’m trying to clear the decks so I can start spending time in my art room playing. I’m starting to dream about shapes, designs, and the actual wood-burning, so I would like to get up there soon.

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Big Stock Photo

Now that the rain has stopped, I’m looking forward to putting on my jacket (it’s 58 degrees F. outside now) and walking around our yard. I will probably find many things that are calling for my attention when I do, so I’ll take a survey of them first, and then go back out again later. NICE!

Have a great Saturday!

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November 8, 2024 · 8:59 am

Friday 11-8-2024

Angela Mia De la Vega-tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusic

This sculpture grabs my heart. Just exquisite.

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LINDA’S CRAFTINESS –

One of a kind handmade greeting/note card using real feathers. “Be a flamingo in a flock of pigeons.” Savannah Larsen. Blank inside. 5″ x 7″. “Birds of a Feather” Series by Linda Lewis. $3.50 with Free Shipping. Browse through unique cards and packages on HandmadeHavenbyLinda on Etsy using this LINK.

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Freepik

I’m feeling a bit shell-shocked after receiving and paying our insurance bills this morning. All usually go up from year to year, but this aggregate of all the insurances I have to pay at once took my breath away. I’m grateful that we’re able to pay them, but WOW.

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Seasame Workshop

I’m gathering ideas for making some earrings and key chains – some wood-burned, some wood-burned and painted, and some just painted. Ideas are starting to rattle around in my head. It’s fun. :0) We’re going to head to Walmart and our local grocery to replenish supplies today because we’re supposed to have another cold front and rain overnight-into-tomorrow, but I’m hoping to spend a good amount of time in my art room, playing.

Make this Friday a good one.

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November 7, 2024 · 8:46 am

Thursday 11-7-2024

Mane’ da Conceicao

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LINDA’S CRAFTINESS –

One-of-a-kind hand wood-burned and painted wood slice Christmas ornament. 4″ in diameter, ready to hang. I will personalize it for you on the back with the year and a name on the back at no extra charge. Fun to add to your tree or give as a gift. $20.00 with Free Shipping. See it and other Christmas things HERE on HandmadeHavenbyLinda on Etsy.

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ERRANDS –

The snow tires on wheels and their lug nuts are in the back of the truck. I’m leaving as soon as I finish this to get them put on the truck.

I’ll write more when I’m home again.

Meanwhile, I hope you have a wonderful day.

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November 6, 2024 · 8:43 am

Wednesday 11-6-2024

VIEW –

My sister-in-law said it was a shame I didn’t get any photos of the morning view out of our back yard, where I was talking about it looking like someone had spread rolls of cotton between the ridge lines. It’s almost impossible to take pics of this, but I tried. This is for you, Sweet ML.

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LINDA’S CRAFTINESS –

Hand-painted one-of-a-kind 8.5″x4″x24″ memory box. Thoughtful gift to ‘purple lovers,’ people who love to save things that might get lost if not lovingly stored. $15.00 with Free Shipping. See this and other memory boxes HERE on HandmadeHavenbyLinda on Etsy.

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ELECTION –

We’re feeling kind of bleery-eyed after staying up to watch the election returns. I was up a full hour earlier than usual this morning, needing to get up and join my husband, who was already downstairs. I’m hoping the people in our country can now calm down and try to solve our many problems together.

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WINTER PREP –

Freepik

Not sure what plans are for the day yet. Since it’s November, we need to start getting to things on our prepare-for-the-winter list. One of those things is to get the snow tires on our truck. My husband and I have always done this ourselves. The tires are already mounted on wheels, so it’s a case of just changing the tires and airing them up.

As we’ve aged, though, it’s gotten more and more difficult. Last year I finally convinced my husband that we should get the tires and lug nuts into the back of the truck and that I would drive to the local tire place and ask THEM to change the tires for us.

It’s enough for US to get each set of tires in and out of the truck. I just called and they can do it for us tomorrow, so one of today’s chores is to get the tires and lug nuts into the back of the truck so I can take it tomorrow.

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Enjoy your Wednesday.

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November 5, 2024 · 9:24 am

Good Morning 11-5-2024

Hyperallergic

VOTING –

We will probably not know the results of our national election tonight. We may have to wait until the end of the week or longer. It’s hard when our country is so divided. Emotions are high. Tension is high. I hope that everyone votes and has their voice heard.

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LINDA’S CRAFTINESS – 8″ X 12″ hand wood-burned and painted sign that encourages you not to waste a minute of your precious time. $24.99 with Free Shipping. Use this link to see this and other wood-burned gifts on HandmadeHavenbyLinda on Etsy.

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WEATHER –

Karin de Haas – Funda Altincekic Aysel

We had some pretty strong storms with LOTS of rain, thunder and lightning. (We’ve gotten 4.10 inches in the past 24 hours.) We don’t think we had any damage, and for that we are really grateful. Greenwood is under a flood warning until mid afternoon and it is cool and wet now. Nice day to stay inside (unless you need to get out to cast your vote).

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November 4, 2024 · 2:16 pm

Weighing Weather and Other Matters

Bromsgrove Speakers Club

The jury is still out on what’s going to happen with our weather. So far, we got some impressive storms overnight with lots of lightning, more rain this morning, but nothing severe. The forecasters are still saying we’re in for some rough rides this afternoon and evening, but right now the sun is shining and we have the doors open to receive a nice breeze through the house. Go figure. If it continues like this I really have no complaints.

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Suzanne Ryan – Simply Keto – Keto Chili

I just got the makings of keto chili in the crock pot for our dinner tonight. Yesterday my stomach kept telling me my throat had been cut and I was super hungry all day and evening. I ended up eating some extra deli ham plus some almonds, the result of which is showing almost 2 pounds more on the scales this morning. The scale showed its true snarky side, laughing at me as I grimaced in guilt. I’m HOPING I am mainly retaining water and will shed the “gainage” in a day or two, but who knows.

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I just ordered a new blood glucose monitor kit which should arrive soon. We’ve had our current one since my husband was diagnosed as a Type II diabetic several years ago, and it seems like it has gotten wonky, reading higher on both of us, even though we’re being very careful about sugar. We’re hoping that the new kit will help us decide if we need to basically take a fresh look at EVERYTHING we’re eating and drinking, even though we’ve been reading labels. I’ve been logging everything on MyFitnessPal.com, as well, and I know my sugar has been kept way below ‘acceptable’ levels, but my confidence is shaken.

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We discovered that our entertainment center clock should have been placed in a window in order to receive the signal to change when Daylight Savings Time ended. The problem is, if it lives in the window, neither one of us can see the readout. I’ve ordered this one –

It’s colorful, with large bright numbers and the reviews said it would be easy to set. The possible problem is that I didn’t carefully check how large the clock itself is. It may be too small for our purposes. It’s always SOMETHING…

I hope your Monday is being good to you.

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November 4, 2024 · 11:00 am

Monday 11-4-2024

digital art-MysticbyJelle-Etsy

Beautiful combination of steampunk theme and digital art. I see more details the longer I look at this.

LINDA’S CRAFTINESS – This is one of the five hand-painted custom Christmas card designs I’m offering. Package of SIX 5″x7″ on heavy card stock -$19.99 – Free shipping. Customize inner note. Made when you order. See this, details, plus other designs HERE on HandmadeHavenbyLinda on Etsy. Last date for ordering is December 10th.

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Karin de Haas

We received quite a bit of rain with lots of lightning last night. Today’s forecast is for more of the same all day long, with threats of heavy rain, thunderstorms, wind, tornadoes, and flying hairballs. We may need a boat to take our trash down to the bottom of the driveway today.

We just came back from taking the trash down and getting the mail. The ditch in front of the house is full-to-overflowing and the rain will start soon and continue through 7pm tonight. UGH.

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I hope that your day has something fun in it to make you smile.

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November 3, 2024 · 8:40 am

Sunday 11-3-2024

Sabine S.K. – Pinterest

I’m still smiling after finding this, so I HAD to share.

The Courier-Journal

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS FOR THE YEAR-

Welcome to the end of Daylight Savings Time for the year. If you’re like me, the only clocks that were correct when you awoke this morning were on your computer, and maybe your phone.

I’ve been wandering around since I came downstairs, resetting clocks all over the house. I won’t get the one in our bedroom until later -until we go to bed tonight. The last ones that will be switched are in our vehicles. I’m going to let my husband change the one in the entertainment center and his watch so he’ll feel a part of things. It was interesting to me that my new smart watch was wrong this morning. I got out the manual, and it referred me to the app I now have on my phone. The minute I accessed that, my watch started buzzing on my wrist, syncing with the phone, and the time was corrected! Amazing.

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LINDA’S CRAFTINESS – “See the Good” is one of the wood-burned signs I’ve completed recently. It’s 6″ in diameter and very light weight. Good reminder for yourself or gift to someone you want to encourage. See this and my other wood-burned signs at this link to HandmadeHavenbyLinda on Etsy.

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This is actually a lot lighter than it is outside here right now. We’re due for thunderstorms all day today and tomorrow, with flood warnings and possibly severe weather until Tuesday morning. If the rain continues the way it is now, we might need a rowboat by tomorrow to put the trash out. As least nothing severe now.

I hope you’re safe, warm, and dry the next few days. Take care.

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November 2, 2024 · 9:43 am

Saturday 11-2-2024

ANNOYANCE –

Daylight Savings Time ends overnight – don’t forget to set your clocks BACK one hour if your location participates in this. The Arkansas legislature apparently takes up this question every two years. So far, the majority of legislators want to keep it. It comes up again in 2025. Maybe this time we can get rid of it.

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LINDA’S CRAFTINESS –

Set of 3 “Gone Signs” to help you keep others notified when you escape – $12.99 for the 3-Sign-Set (Free Shipping), ready to hang as you dash away with a grin on your face. Hand-painted 3″x5″ wooden signs with gold hanging cord. Fun gift for good friends, too. HandmadeHavenbyLinda on Etsy.

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WEATHER – I’m hoping for a good series of long, soaky rains. We’re under a burn ban here in Arkansas because things have been so dry for so long. We have a chance to remedy that a bit with rain predicted for today through Monday, some of the storms possibly severe. Hopefully, the ‘severe’ will bypass us and everything will say ‘Ahhhhhh!’

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UNQUALIFIED GO-TO TECH PERSON IN LEWIS HOUSEHOLD – More and more I – the totally clueless tech person here – am being put in the position of solving tech problems. My husband used to be able to figure out everything and FIX things, program things, etc. All of that is changing, and I have to admit, the quality of ‘fixing’ around here is suffering, although I DO figure out key points here and there.

Example – Yesterday I asked my husband if he could help me set up the WII we haven’t used for years. I found it, the associated parts and wires, the other day when I was deep cleaning the entertainment system. Since I’m trying to move more, I thought doing the Wii Fit and Wii Fit Plus groups of activities would be a fun addition from time to time. I changed all the batteries in all the parts – THAT I could handle. We had a real problem, though, getting things so that the ‘hand’ that you’re supposed to move on the screen to choose things wasn’t going to the bottom of the screen. I finally figured out that the BAR that the remote is talking to was down too low and so I taped it on top of our TV. Then we had a problem with the sound. Since our sound comes through the speakers, it complicates things. We finally figured things out – together.

Later that evening, my husband was gnashing his teeth that Google wasn’t sending him the email he wanted through his phone. I turned out that he was actually supposed to be looking for a ‘message,’ not an email. Then I taught him how to send a picture from his phone to his email so he could then forward it to our son… ACCCCCCCCK! We need a teenager on loan, please!

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Hoping for a quiet day on this ‘spotty’ rain day (whatever that is.) I wish you an extremely pleasant day.

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November 1, 2024 · 9:08 am

Friday 11-1-2024

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I love the colors of this, plus I can almost FEEL the scales!

LINDA’S CRAFTINESS –

I found a plain, but cute, denim purse. To me, it cried out for some daisies and 3-D gold accents. This is painted on the back, as well. Nice size – 10″x 6″, and can be carried as a shoulder purse, too. One of a kind. $24.99 – FREE SHIPPING. You can find this, and other painted purses, HERE – at HandmadeHavenbyLinda on Etsy.

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NEW FIND FOR MY HUSBAND – I’ve told you that he has Type II Diabetes, though he’ll deny that, calling it ‘a sugar problem.’ I’ve been looking for substitutes for the sugary things he likes, trying to help him cut out as much sugar as possible. Recently I found a muffin that he MAY switch to, rather than insisting on eating an apple fritter in the mornings. The fritter has 22g of sugar per fritter. That’s awful, but he’s hard-headed. I found Marketside No Added Sugar Blueberry Streusel Muffins. Each muffin has 2g. Yes! Just 2. A no-brainer. He said they were good! Hopefully, he will make this change. Fingers crossed.

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I hope that today is the start of a really nice month for us.

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October 31, 2024 · 9:06 am

Boo! 10-31-2024

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MEMORIES – I absolutely love this. I’m going to save it so I can enjoy it again and again. I have wonderful memories of trick-or-treating back in the dark ages when I was young and the world wasn’t as wonky. I would go with a group of my friends. By ourselves. No supervision. Complete freedom. Ahhhh! The good ole’ days. :0)

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LINDA’S CRAFTINESS –

This birdhouse is ready for some birds to move right in and start a family. 3-3/4″ x 5-3/4″ x 3/8″ hand-painted mini notebook with 100 blank pages inside for notes, thoughts, lists. Throw it in your purse, car, gym bag, school bag. Fun Gift. $12.99 – FREE SHIPPING. Lots of different designs – see HERE –HandmadeHavenbyLinda on Etsy.

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We had quite the storm overnight. The thunder woke us up sometime this morning. I was able to go back to sleep. My husband wasn’t, and so got up. He was asleep in his recliner when I came down. The cold front has gone through now, we think the rain has stopped for now, and the high is only supposed to be 68 today.

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I had a good day of exercise yesterday – videos with weights, yoga stretches, and walking. I’m hoping to get it more this afternoon. I’m also scheming about ideas for wood-burned key chain designs. Do you have any ideas for me?

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October 30, 2024 · 9:36 am

Wednesday 10-30-2024

LINDA’S CRAFTINESS –

One-of-a-kind, hand-painted “Stained Glass Look” Container. 7.5″ tall. Circumference 13″. Lid has rigid vinyl piece making lid fit snugly into the bottom. Signed & dated. $35.99 – Free Shipping. Click on link above for more.

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PROJECT – Unearthing the Back Porch

Mother Nature tried, but didn’t win, blowing the dirt and dog hair around as I swept, but I prevailed.

I then had to mop the floor three separate times, since the dirt, dog hair and pollen had fallen, been rained on, dried, then again, over and over. I followed this with a coat of wax to hopefully encourage the dirt to blow off better, or be washed away.

I threw away some things, put other things in other places, and cleaned the table and chairs.

You saw Monster Cat on the table. In this pic, you can see Amber deciding suddenly, mid-click, to leave the porch. :0) We have a good chance of gusty winds, rain, and flying hairballs this evening and overnight, but at least the porch will be getting NEW dirt…

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PROGRESS ON LOSING THE LARD –

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43.2 pounds down since my heaviest. 41.7 inches down. About 2 pounds to go until I accomplish my current interim goal. Since I don’t have a big cleaning project today, I’ll do my weights with the drumming exercise videos, walk, and do my yoga stretches. Still logging my steps – 4274 yesterday, just the product of cleaning up the porch.

Have a nice Wednesday!

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October 29, 2024 · 9:13 am

Tuesday 10-29-2024

LINDA’S CRAFTINESS –

Child’s Painted Apron – $14.99 and FREE SHIPPING – A ghost, jack-o-lantern, bats and black cat are flying all over this fun apron. See this one, plus others HERE, on HandmadeHavenbyLinda on Etsy.

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PROJECT – Yesterday I started trying to clean up our back porch. I threw things away, cleaned the table and chairs, rehung a set of wind chimes, washed off the wooden ledge, and then started to sweep the floor in preparation for mopping, only to be snafued by Mother Nature, who was clearly laughing at me. I gave up after I only managed to have all the hair balls, flying dirt and pollen swirling around my head. I’m hoping I’ll have a better chance today, though the forecast is for gusty winds today ahead of possible severe storms tomorrow…

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EATING HEALTHY –

I’m delighted that one of the frozen food places in Greenwood is offering just what my husband and I want for easy, healthy meals. My husband is trying to avoid sugar (being a Type II diabetic), and I am trying to eat low carb (trying to lose weight). Not only is the nutrition value clear on Stu’s Clean Cookin’ meals, they have divided up their meals into categories to make it easy to find what you’re looking for. Dairy-free? Gluten-Free? They have it. There are 5 locations in Arkansas, including TWO in Fayetteville (East and West.) You can order online and then pick up if you like.

We now have a list of meals we love that meet our individual needs so shopping is fast and easy. They even give you a price break if you buy 12 meals at a time. Win/win!

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Enjoy your Tuesday.

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October 28, 2024 · 8:55 am

Monday 10-28-2024

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I spent a total of 4 hours in the art room yesterday and finally finished the reorganization. I’ll show you pics in another post this morning.

Today’s project is the back porch, which has been studiously ignored since our too-rainy-too-cool spring followed by HOT. Now that we have our doors open, it’s getting on my nerves, so I’ll see what I can do about that today.

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I have finally figured out how to incorporate the protein shake my doc wants me to drink daily into my keto lifestyle AND continue trying to lose the lard. The past two days have almost undone the damage I did with the change. To describe my scale results as ‘yo-yo’ just isn’t sufficient to the concern I’ve had that my efforts were being sabotaged. I’m beginning to regain the confidence that I CAN do both of these things with a sustainable eating plan. :O)

LINDA’S CRAFTINESS – I’m providing a link to one of my newest listings on my Etsy site HandmadeHavenbyLinda. It’s a set of 5 different watercolor paintings on stationery sheets and coordinating painted envelopes, plus 5 blank sheets for longer letters. It’s fun to have the person you’ve written call you and ask where you got the stationery. You can decide to tell them or keep it as your secret… The set will come in a nice gold box with transparent lid and a tie. Fun for you, or thoughtful as a gift.

I hope your day is a fun one.

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October 27, 2024 · 9:35 am

Good Morning! 10-27-2024

“Pelican chillin with a friend in England” – Smile – BoredPanda.com – Nikita Manot and Dominyka

Our weather here in Arkansas is really beautiful. Cold fronts are coming through, but no rain yet. Maybe we’ll get some Wednesday.

PROJECT – My husband and I got the shelf back up in my art room. We chose different holes in the wall strips and the new brackets I ordered were correct. The shelf was heavy, but we managed it. I gathered two leaf bags of trash that I brought down yesterday. I’m hoping to wrap up the reorganization of the art room in the next day or two. Pictures later.

LINDA’S CRAFTINESS – I am having a sale on my tote bags on HandmadeHavenbyLinda on Etsy. Storewide, whether the totes are in the “Tote Bags – Painted” category or in the “Christmas” section, I have marked the price down 25% – to $13.49 – and, as always, I will handle the shipping. The links here will take you directly to the site as a whole, or the categories. Take advantage of this sale to get unique and useful “Christmas wrapping totes” or totes to take to school, work, or the beach. Great gifts! Have fun. Here’s a sample –

Make this Sunday a fun one.

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October 26, 2024 · 9:04 am

Saturday 10-26-2024

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I’m spending a couple of hours each day trying to completely reorganize my art room so that the heavy stuff is on the bottom shelves, or in low cabinets, and then go through what I’m putting back ON the shelves to distribute weight better while I create areas of art activity, such as “stationery & notecard supplies.”

Today the first thing I’ll do is take a couple of leaf bags up to the art room to gather up what I’m throwing away so far. I don’t want to overload the trash bags, either, because we need to be able to lift THEM to put them in the trash can Monday.

I MAY get the new brackets I ordered today. If so – and they’ll work – my husband and I will put up the shelf that fell down, being careful to use different holes for the brackets in the wall strips.

I removed EVERYTHING from the wall shelves and am totally rethinking how I’ll use those shelves.

It may take a couple of weeks or more of holding leaf bags full of throwaway stuff from the art room in the garage, since we can usually only fit three bags into our humongous trash can for pickup. That’s okay. Whatever it takes.

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Even though I’m getting a BUNCH of exercise bending over, pulling, hauling, relocating – and I’m eating supposedly right, incorporating the extra protein shake my doc wanted me to daily – I’m actually GAINING a bit of weight. ARRRRRRRRGH! I’ve read that eating too MUCH protein can throw me out of ketosis, so ugh. I’ll need to study more to figure out the best way to tackle this.

I wish you a wonderful Saturday with lots of smiles.

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October 25, 2024 · 9:03 am

Friday 10-25-2024

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It’s a beautiful day here. We are supposedly at the end of our unseasonably warm weather here in Arkansas, with cooler weather to come and possibly some rain to break our drought a bit. I have absolutely no complaints.

Yesterday I spent about 3 hours in my art room, trying to get started on reorganizing everything in there due to shelf supports failing suddenly and dumping a ton of ‘stuff’ onto the floor. These are really strong shelves, but I had gotten really careless on realizing how much I was asking from the brackets. I’ve ordered replacement brackets (plus some extras) that should be delivered sometime tomorrow. Until then, there is lot of rethinking and reorganizing I can do.

Yesterday I concentrated on moving heavy stuff to lower shelves and low cabinets. I have the wall shelves empty now of almost everything. I’m going to use the lower shelf that avalanched as storage for some of groups of different types of paint when we put it back up. I’m concentrating on distributing anything with weight.

I’m certainly getting my exercise with this while paying for my carelessness. I’m bending over, moving things off lower shelves and out of lower cabinets, hauling things around and relocating them. I’m throwing away a bunch of stuff, as well, trying to create ‘areas,’ such as one set of shelves for stationery and note card supplies (with the heavier stuff at the bottom now, of course. ) :0)

It looks like a bomb hit in there, and will until most everything has found its new home and is straightened up. I’ll spend a bunch of time up there today and see what sense I can make of things.

I wish you a happy Friday.

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October 24, 2024 · 8:43 am

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My husband heard a loud noise yesterday afternoon. He went outside to check it out, but couldn’t find anything. I went in my art room to put the new key chain blanks away later and found the source of the loud noise.

One of the shelves that goes along the back wall was hanging half-mast, having dumped most of its contents on the counter below and the floor. It was a real mess. I asked my husband to come up and help me pile the fallen and soon-to-fall stuff elsewhere and we moved the wood for the shelf onto the floor. We will have to replace the shelf supports and I’ll rearrange. Obviously, I put too much heavy stuff on the shelf!

I’ll have to rearrange almost EVERYTHING in order to have the heavier stuff only on bottom shelves, and spaced around. I’ll also put some stuff in the shelves in the guest room and the closet. This will be a huge project with lots of bending, lifting and hauling and re-arrangement to make sure this doesn’t happen again. We’ll go out later this afternoon or tomorrow to get new shelf support thingies from the hardware store to get the shelf back up.

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Meanwhile, my miracle-worker Lynn Moody, 479-629-7601, my massage therapist and friend, will try to undo the knots I have accumulated, so I can start making new ones, re-arranging the stuff in my art room. :0( / :0)

I hope you have a terrific Thursday.

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October 23, 2024 · 9:44 am

Wednesday 10-23-2024

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The bug spray guy is supposed to be here between 10 and noon today to spray for everything, including elephants. My husband and I stripped the bed last night, making sure we didn’t have any hiding scorpions, before I had any chance of getting some rest. One sting is hopefully all I’ll ever have.

I added two new small signs to my Etsy site yesterday –

I ordered some key chain blanks that may be delivered today. I’m excited to see what designs I can come up for them.

Check out my 25% off sale on all the totes on my Etsy site. These make nice gifts!

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Yesterday the Fedex guy delivered a very small package that turned out to be all the equipment we need for the switch to DirecTV. (the ‘device’ fit in the palm of my hand). My husband immediately decided that the two of us should put everything back and hook things up ourselves. We spent the rest of the day doing just that.

We got most of the issues solved. We’re still working on some things today, but we got it working and watched some TV for the first time since Oct. 7th. NICE. (The first time we went with DirecTV we got a big dish attached to the house (it’s still there – kind of like a time capsule now) plus a metal ‘box’ that went in the entertainment center that hooked to the TV, speakers, etc, plus the remote. (We only got one remote, so I got on my computer and ordered a second one that will be here sometime.)

My plans for the day went out the window when my husband decided to make the TV work again, so I have all that and more on my list today while he fusses and tries to solve the rest of our TV issues and gets it working like he wants.

The main thing, once the bug spray guy comes and leaves again, is to deep clean one column of shelves beside the center section of the entertainment center – that is now sparkling clean – for the moment. :0)

I also want to do at least a couple of good walks (for me) today, and hopefully will have the time and energy to do either my weights with videos, or my yoga stretches.

Oh, I almost forgot to tell you! A hundred years ago we got a Wii, like MANY other people. I added to that, getting a Wii Fit, a CD with a bunch of fun exercises. I found it while cleaning, gathering dust. My husband is going to set up the Wii again so I can throw in some of the exercises to break up my efforts to move the lard with something fun from the past. :0)

I hope that your Wednesday is a nice one.

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October 22, 2024 · 8:54 am

Tuesday 10-22-2024

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I woke up with a bang this morning. I was putting on my shirt when all of a sudden there was a live, very active scorpion!

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I ran to get the forceps that we keep for such things around here (one upstairs and another pair downstairs). I lifted one sock, carefully looking at one side and then the other before putting it down; and repeated with the second sock. I moved one shoe, looked at it carefully and then shook it, in case the critter was inside. I finally moved the second shoe and THERE. HE. WAS. I picked him up with the forceps and flushed him.

I have now called our pest spray company, asking for an extra spray, or our quarterly spray date to be moved up. I asked that our guy come armed with the big guns, spraying for everything from ticks to elephants and all in-between. The nice lady on the phone laughed when I wanted him to spray for elephants, but audibly shuddered when I explained what happened this morning. I’ve been stung once and I really don’t want to repeat that. He’s coming tomorrow between 10 and 12. HOORAY!

We will go vote today. Please make YOUR voice be heard by taking the time to go vote.

I was sore from my cleaning binge, trying to get ready for the DirecTV that was due to be installed – but wasn’t – so I used our trip to Walmart and another store for food as my walking for the day (4061 steps) and stretched things out a bit with my yoga session. Hopefully, today I can do better.

When we get back from errands and such today, we’ll check to see if our trash can has been emptied and I can drag it back up to its spot up the driveway. I’ll list a couple of wood-burned and painted signs on my Etsy site and get on with our day.

I hope yours is a nice one.

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October 21, 2024 · 10:15 am

Monday 10-21-2024

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Yesterday I was deep-cleaning the center section of our Entertainment center where hopefully our new DirecTV system will be installed today. Saying I was appalled at what was behind the TV and all the books, electronics, ETC. that I have ignored, due to 1) being unable to access the shelves behind all this stuff and complex wiring going from one of the shelves to another, and 2) the ‘out-of-sight-out-of-mind’ syndrome that aids a slob like me, is a vast understatement. We actually have our TV tied with rope to anchors in the back of the center-most shelf to keep it from being bumped enough to make it topple.

Since the wiring will change, we untied the TV and put it down on the floor beside the fireplace, putting a sling chair in front of it, almost touching, to keep the cat and dog from making it fall over. It will stay there until the installer is ready for us to put it back, rewire, and tie it up.

Meanwhile, all the dog hair and dust was there for all to see. It was embarrassing, like when you change appliances and want to rush to clean the area before the new one goes in. (If you’re like me.)

I started at 10:00 and finally finished at about 4:30. I took some Tylenol last night before bed, but I was still hurting and didn’t sleep well. First thing this morning I took some Ibuprofin. I still hurt when I get up, but things are easing. I plan to do several walks today and follow that up with a nice session of yoga stretches.

We have no clue when the installer is supposed to come, so we’ll have to postpone errands until tomorrow. We’ll gather the trash and take it down, but that’s it.

I’m running a 25% off sale on all of my hand-painted, one-of-a-kind tote bags on my Etsy site right now. (The link takes you directly to my totes page.) I hope you find something you like – for yourself or for gifts. :0)

Our weather is so glorious these days it’s hard to stay inside. I hope your weather is beautiful, too, and that you have a fun day today.

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October 20, 2024 · 10:18 am

Sunday 10-20-2024

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I think this is beyond lovely.

After fighting with our computers, TV, and a bit with each other for over two days now (after no TV since Oct. 7th and the latest announcement that our Internet/TV service provider was dropping the TV service immediately) we have admitted defeat. We were TRYING to get YouTubeTV to work on our television. All we managed to do was uncover the HUGE amount of Amber hair that was behind the equipment in our entertainment center. (I did manage to get it on my phone, but couldn’t get it to communicate with computer or TV or anything.)

We researched Dish and DirecTV and decided that DirecTV had the better deal for us. My husband spent a long time on the phone starting the service and arranging for installation tomorrow. (They wanted to come on the 31st, but my husband insisted on faster service.) HOPEFULLY, now that we’ve solved the reason for all the strife and anxiety, we can just sit and comfortably watch something on TV tomorrow evening.

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To that end, my main ‘exercise’ for the day will be moving stuff back and forth in the Entertainment center shelves so that I can remove several whole dog’s worth of hair. I even dreamed about it – it was so bad. When I get the Entertainment center shelves under control, I’ll vacuum the tiled areas and carpeted areas on the first floor, plus the three dog beds.

Yesterday I didn’t log as many steps as I wanted, using most of the day to try to help my husband with the TV issue. I only got one walk in, but then I went back out when he went down to get the mail and managed to blow the leaves out of the truck side of the garage, the driveway pad, the front sidewalk, and the front rock bed. That, combined with a good yoga session, was it for exercise yesterday.

Today I have a LOT of vacuuming to do. Add to that another good yoga session and my walking for the day, and I’ll have ‘moved’ my lard a good amount. :0)

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I tried a new recipe last night for a “Keto Ground Beef Casserole.” The source is Lara Clevenger, a registered dietician and personal trainer. Since we were going to be busy and I knew I wouldn’t be in the mood to start cooking later in the day, I went ahead and prepped all of it to the point of pre-heating the oven and cooking. I kept it covered in my fridge. That worked out really well. My husband’s reaction was, “This is yummy. You can serve this any time.” I will definitely go back for more of her recipes.

I hope you have a really nice Sunday.

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