Been tired last few times after work. It quarter to eight in evening, no way I want to got to bed now. But I keep yawning.
The fabrics I iron or pressed last few days. I did a chance to cut some strips out. I thought I would be farther long. But I'm moving forward.
Yesterday was my naughty food day. Today only junky food was cheese puff. And my clients offered them to me, as any guest would offer someone visiting. Just being kind.
Coffee is on and stay safe
,Some time I have no ideal what even to blog about. My life is pretty routine. Go to work and come home. With Covid I real don't want to do adventure out. I will get my last vaccine week from 29th. Not sure hubby will get his. I know his age group start first of February. So I went reread some of my comment and see what sort of post I can come with.
Tomorrow it will be one week since my husband cousin died of covid. I been thinking of what to post on facebook or even twitter. My family is divided. We might be of same blood but our mind set is sure different. This entire covid is either angered or made me fearful. Although not let it take control of my life. I know a rant isn't going to do any good. And actual I have no interest in ranting. People believes what they want, and usual they might change there mind if it happen super close to home. It like why should I care about someone else it's not me!
The other day, I went post office and someone had a Trump flag hook to a pick up. To me it same as flying a confederate and or swastika flag. I ran into a goof ball, and that only word I can come up with. He claims that Obama was an Alien Reptilian from outer space. Just claim Trump got eight hundred million votes. I would guess he doesn't listen to fox news, I would guess he getting his info from anon and info wars.
Have to say tables are staying pretty clean. I got tote to put my snow collection in. Plan to do that in morning. I don't think it right for hubby do all chores. Although there is limit to what I am willing to do. It will and should be different story once I retire.
I wish and all it for now. Or hopeful thinking. I wish my creative projects would come long quicker than they do. Confession time...I wish more time was for crafts. But I think there is called life and responsibility. What I've seen about people who sells there art and such. It up and down business. I have thing about having study pay check. Might sound strange.
Going to cut more strips for rag rug.
Coffee is on and take care.
Not sure when it will happen, but I decided to make a crochet rag rug. Give it away on my blog. Two reason I am doing it. I like my blogger friends and I need to figure the math out for crochet rag rug. I got my first 15 feet (mm) 4.5 strips cut. It won't be while but I'm leaning toward reopening my esty page. I need get my crafts more organized.
This morning I took Regis in for 8 AM Scan on his pancreases. My stomach had growlers and I didn't sleep all that well. As he went in. I stayed in car. See I was up every two hours peeing. Plus they couldn't find a vain on Regis to run the contrasting dye though.
10 items down, red glasses I drop off at our local animal shelter. As I was taking Regis home. The lower photo is what I will be dropping off tomorrow
My three cleaning project was main bathroom mirror, toaster was mighty sticky and yukky. And also I clean bathroom cabinet behind bathroom. I believe I found three items that will be drop off at thrift store.
I press out some fabrics I video tape. Sort them into two piles for now. One is pile is for to be organize and put up for later. Then my other pile will be use for my 2 inch stash buster quilt.
Tuesday and Wednesday is usual my naughty eating days. On odds days I use the tread mill, and on even days I do mixture of exercises. Still not happy with my weight numbers. Much as I pee last night. I thought I would of been down more than I was. Morning weigh in 207.6
Got all my major bureaucracy loose ends tide up. But I'm sure I'm not total free from it.
I'm thinking of doing a crochet rug, and taking math notes. So I know how much supplies I actually use. It sort of floating in my head. Doing one and giving it away here on my blog.
So I went to work, and did drop off my five items at local thrift store. If I take 5 items a day in thrift store in week I will be down 25 items. And in month 100 items. Took items that going to thrift store, some plastic glasses. Don't worry I don't have desire to be maximum or a minimize. Some place between would be nice.
Couple things I can't quite figure out. My zip fit bit keeps resetting it self. Dongle I got with it, not even near computer. In last week or so I bought labels to put on my embroidery bobbins, so I can print color on them. Now I can't recall place that was. See I am not organized. If I was I would of known where I put labels for bobbins.
I did a VIDEO of sorting out fabrics. Next few days I will press the fabrics out I went though, and possible Saturday I will go though anther batch. Notice lighting was poor, and will try something different on my next video.
Coffee is on and stay safe
Had connection trouble with internet last night, one would get on for a bite and then the wi fi went down. So no post from yesterday. I even did video, well here IT IS Maybe after while I will even watch it.
Had to show you this. A resent mask Regis got. He will be 60 in March it something I wouldn't order. Actual I like STEAM PUNK ART but I never have tried it.
Since the stress of my health insurance is done for anther year. Been gathering stuff up for taxes. On to things like pay bills, there a few on kitchen table. And now life can move forward, although I know it not going to be great leaps forward, but it forward.
Coffee is on
Up early and took my one client to the doctor. An 8AM appointment. I got up about ten to six and hubby got up earlier and made pot of coffee.
Took my lunch down to the city parking lot. We have one electric car charger. Haven't looked closely at them. If your wondering what I had lunch, peanut butter and honey sandwich, yogurt. and orange. You can see highway 95 North.
craftsHere our CHAMBER OF COMMERCE It looked closed. Since covid I don't know if they been open. I know our Museum hasn't.
Start to cut strips for the quilt I'm working on. One thing I want to try is YO YO. So I got a few squares. Start to sew edge around my pressing pad to fit on my ironing board. My bobbin ran out.
Got package, will do unboxing in morning before I go into town. I need to run into our safety deposit box to get a few items. And need get some items printed and copied. Then off to Welfare office in Ponderay and hopeful I can get my A.P.T.C I understand that my tax credit is about $800 month. But my insurance blue cross hasn't received it. So I tried to get hold of department of health and welfare to find out why the tax credit hasn't been forward. If tax credit doesn't get straighten out, I will be paying little over $1,000 a month for insurance.
Also got my second shot for vaccine lined up, it happen the 5th of February. So hopeful with finger crossed I might put up video tomorrow.
Coffee is on and stay safe
It been a week of depression off and on. Usual I don't deal with depression or let say the type that will knock you for loop. Saturday I just didn't have no moo joo. Usual I found out not being active or keeping one self busy, it makes depression to seem a lot worst.
Had a few relatives who came down with covid. Some are mask wearers and others not. Well I have first cousin by marriage is in kootenai hospital down in Coeud d' Alene, on a ventilator. I would guess they wore mask. Although not sure what type they wore.
I wear and N95 and when you could see over half people in store with no mask on. Hubby and I went to store today. I've had my shot and by next Friday the 22nd I should be 75 to 85% immune to covid, although still not taking off the mask. My next shot will be around the 5th of February. It sounds like my hubby shot will be available the first part of February. Anyhow he and I decided he going to stay home and I will handle the shopping. We can handle going to store one or two times a week. Seeing so many non mask wearers my feeling are angry and or scared.
Well making a pressing cloth out of old towels which will fit on to my ironing board. Wool might be better, but cost is pushing me to terry cloth. I have wool blankets but I can just cut them for pressing pad. I rather use wool blanket for batting.
Mention that can embroidery and made a few things though my life. But now they have a thing called SLOW STICHING
It should be here this up coming week, our living room is poorly lighted. So I got a floor LAMP and this way I could do some my crafts as I watch T.V with my hubby.
Stay safe and coffee is on
It been a while since I post any thing on my blog. Not much to post about, work and all of you heard about that. Not much going on there. I was going to post about "I wasn't aloud to be enabled" And I feel a jealous of those who get support and is a loud to be enabled . And all most of life had pull my self up by my own boot lace. So people who are enabled I'm some time jealous of. Then my second reaction of my jealousy is depression and or anger. It even can both
Made short VIDEO of some SPOONFLOWER fabrics I got. During the news I press out fabrics. But I need to fix my ironing pad.
Hope this weekend I can have longer posting.
Stay Safe and Coffee is on
Now it do time me to focus on my blog post. My mind seams to be unsettled. So as I type about my day and thoughts. Last evening I start to sew fabric stripes together. And thought I would share some of them with you all.
This morning on CBS "Sunday Morning" they had interview with Norman Lear a well known liberal had a pen pal relationship with Ronald Regan a known conservative. If these two can communicated, it tells me there hope in our world.
Then a while back and not sure where I heard about OUR BETTER ANGELS and I decided to reach out, for pen pal. I actual reached out in both categories, connection for those who are isolated, and political. So hopeful I am line up with someone.
The phrase been use multi of time by Shakespeare, Dickens, Lincoln, and Obama it was in different contest. But most one talked about is Lincoln FIRST INAUGURAL ADDRESS
But I have been a why person and want to know what PERSONALITY INSIGHT thought of Lincoln Inaugural address
You are heartfelt, somewhat insensitive and strict.
You are philosophical: you are open to and intrigued by new ideas and love to explore them. You are independent: you have a strong desire to have time to yourself. And you are solemn: you are generally serious and do not joke much.
Your choices are driven by a desire for discovery.
You are relatively unconcerned with both achieving success and taking pleasure in life. You make decisions with little regard for how they show off your talents. And you prefer activities with a purpose greater than just personal enjoyment.
Start to put up my snow people and for some reason I don't have enough totes. Well checked two and thought some how I could combine fabrics. To much fabric and hassle. So I order anther one from Amazon. Plus got a few other things. Less dozen. More like 8 items.
The floor lamp I mention in yesterday blog. It works but it not going to work for what I want. It one of those magnet lamps. It just doesn't give out enough lamp. In a week or so I need to make decision what needs to be done with it. It something hardly used. But as our eye sight isn't as hawk. It could come in handy.
I did manage to get some embordering and my needle threader broke. Here a possibility of a quilt block could happen.
Coffee is on and stay safe
I knew I needed to take down the yule tree, it 3 days past epiphany and during the week I don't have to time take down the tree. I did enjoy the tree and all the trims around the place. Smart people limited there going out during the pandemic. We all need to find or make some joy in our lives.
Here I am about half way though of taking off the ornaments from tree and putting them in box.
Sorting out my miniature ornaments. I like to get some more of them. I might take look though ebay, esty or amazon. But Yule is a bit off and there a other items I need or I think need more.
Tree pretty much taken apart.
Now the only thing to go is the snow people. I decide to wait until tomorrow to order the things I belief I need. I should have snow people put away. There a floor lamp in our basement and I want to check it out. There three things I can do with it. Use it, Toss it only if don't work, or take it to thrift store. Embroidering I can watching T.V and spend little more time with hubby. But I need better light behind and coming over me.
Meant my goal of organizing the bit of bag of fabric. Not sure when I will go though my next section. I hope it before the 25th of month. Don't ask me why that date. I'm sure I will do video of my fabrics I got from SPOONFLOWER a little high price then I like to pay for fabrics, although I do believe sporting mom and pop businesses.
Well I call these goldish or orangish colors. Maybe in my next blog I can show you some strips I sewn together.
Coffee is on and stay safe.
I was pretty much in disbelief on what happen at our Capital, and with these news sort these days everyone by now know what happen. It took me little time to exam how felt or still feeling. Amazed, Scared, Edgy, Relieved, Sad and I am positive there other feeling that I am unsure how to express them. But main thing Trump is he gone the 20th. Although I don't think this will be end of his cult followers. Plain and simple I just don't get the mind set or heart of true Trump supporters. I even have cousins who thinks he is best thing next to slice bread. Actual I am distance my self from those toxic Trumper like minded. Over on my facebook page I nicely ask people if they are homphoic, Xenophobia and for Nationalism, Fascism, , or if you approve of the Insurrection act of 2021, unfriend me and block me. So far look like two have left so far, unknown who and I don't care. Plus I don't give "Rat Patootie" how one votes.
As for loosing weight it been there but I could give it lot more. I weigh 1.6 pound less then I did last time.
Went and got my first vaccine for covid. No trouble a little sore in arm. I would explain it as a bug bite. Then on or shortly after the 5th of February I can get my booster shot. But I am wonder how long it takes for chip in shot to work. My sons thing I am old and who knows I might wonder off,
Pretty much finished up with this around of fabrics. Well here is greens I will be using in the two inch block quilt I been working on. The orange fabrics are press and ready to be cut. What I would like to do is cut them the half way point of taking down my yule decorations. But who knows.
Went out and did a little shopping. Community Thrift store and down to Under the Sun. I am getting ready to send a package down to You Tubber. She does quilts and junk journal. It helping me go though my stuff and so far I stop at two of our local thrift store. Got a few items to add. One more thrift store to check out locally.
One thing about pandemic is I am getting a chance to go though things. It seems slow. But the key word is study as she goes. Since my life is work and necessary business of living. After that I pretty much stay on home front. Only got two pile of current fabric to iron and possible send down to my You Tubber friend. So it quite looking like I will have this around a fabric taken care of.
As I was saying I went into two place and I didn't look around. But I saw I was the only one in either establishment that was wearing a mask. Neither one of places even Plexiglas between the cashier and the customer. Since it small town usual you end up chit chatting with the cashiers. As lady was ringer my items up. I ask her if the three mile antique was the only place she had her items at. She said yes and between work at store and taking care of her ailing mother it all she can handle. I am almost 61 and she older then me, and in past mention her social security check isn't all that much. But what got to me she in establishment of people don't wear mask and going to take care of her mother. Like I said I wear a N95
This is what I am jacked about. Got record call from my employer (supervisor) and telling us. We are not able to get a covid vaccine. I need to call them and see what, where and when. I thought it would be sometime toward the end of February.
One thing I never done is make paper. And even thought it would be interesting and fun. I've googled it several time. Well when I was in the thrift store I came across a paper making kit, it was ninety nine cents.
Well I can report in all honestly we didn't have a tornado. But we had sunshine, snow, rain and mixture of last two.
In a work week I usual put in a 60 hour week. But between Christmas and New Year I put 33.25. It felt good not to put in hours. My job in home personal care giver can be draining. In general the ones I have really not all that hard.
Clueless why this even pop into my mind. But earlier I start to think about. It seems like a test when back in day, a teacher would have couple of essay question. In general I never did well on these. Partial I understood the topic but it seems like I could get what the teacher wanted. Went and looked on WIKIPEDIA ESSAY Notice they even have several essay generators on line, that write it out. I known a few people and I mean a few who won poetry contest. I think biggest prize someone won was $50
Iron out some grey fabrics, and which didn't have many. I believe on 9 different grey or prints. Using only one. Only three pile to go though. It should be finished this week. And I could start to sew strips together.
Coffee is on and stay safe
There is legit excuse and futile ones. This morning it clear blue sky and there were a few things needed be done. But the excuse I was coming up with, for not doing what need to be done. If one look sort of hard, one might see the moon.
But once I got out, didn't want to come back in. Got mail from yesterday and the boxes which I meant to bring in yesterday. The extra thing I did was put some black sunflower seed in bird box. Hopeful one of these day I can get picture of Mr. Bully Bird. He sit in feeder looking out and let no birds in feeder, although he not eating him self. It might Ms. Bully Bird.
Been telling about organizing my fabrics. It been a while since I purchased any. But when I go in a thrift store or antique place I look though the fabrics. I have found some vintage or copies of vintage fabrics at antique places. We have two antique stores that handle fabrics one is THREE MILE ANTIQUE MALL and THIS OLD TRUNK
Been sorting my fabrics mainly by colors. I like corrugated plastic sheets so much better. But I have enough card board boxes that ends up serving the same purpose. Plus price is right and I repurpose and or recycling
Usual out of less then a yard square I fold the fabrics in thirds or forth and roll them on. It working for me.
Last after noon it start to snow. Only last a short while.
Coffee is on and stay safe
Not sure why I can't get a link to one of my past posting. Since it first of New Year. Wanted to do sort of "This day in past post" Not saying complete toss towel, they should be easier way of doing it.
Well I never thought I would live though pandemic and also we would be such a divide country. Not going to cover every little catagory I talk about in my blog.
Let briefly talk about photographs. Not even sure how many pictures I taken and posted. As many you know I have stamp collection of people faces. Didn't work on much during 2020. Maybe just a little bit. There certain photos I like of people that hopes to speak and shows there character. Some time I think artist can capture this more then camera.
Someday we all just blah blah and others could put it under rant or rave. No real subject. Don't know why we all need to just start talking. Or in blog it might be letting fingers run across the key board. I am sure they will be more blah blah
Should be happy I can share my family with you. Grant at times they total irritate me. Mostly the hard core "Trump" supporters and or the hard core "conservative" and I'm sure my liberalism get to them. What I miss most not seeing my sons and there wives. Although made the choice because of pandemic. Hopefully once get vaccine more will open up.
So it will be done twice. Right now I am going to see what this LAST YEAR SAYS
You are inner-directed and shrewd.
You are independent: you have a strong desire to have time to yourself. You are deliberate: you carefully think through decisions before making them. And you are calm-seeking: you prefer activities that are quiet, calm, and safe.
You are motivated to seek out experiences that provide a strong feeling of organization.
You are relatively unconcerned with both achieving success and taking pleasure in life. You make decisions with little regard for how they show off your talents. And you prefer activities with a purpose greater than just personal enjoyment.
And like most time I do the Personality in sight I talk about three of topics or categories
Self consciousness (83%) I am very self consciousness and grew up family of self consciousness. In simple way of putting it." My lord if someone saw something that just isn't just correct the world will come end" On current quilt I am doing I pretty not following any guide lines. I am having fun. Well when I told one of my family members I was going have an purple and yellow flower bed. They were worried if someone saw it and didn't like it. I am slowly getting a way from that. Who knows I might go out and play mud puddles.
Curiosity (41%) My curiosity has change over the years. Safety is important to me now. When I was younger I toss caution to wind. I like learn about people and there stories. Guess one main reason I read blogs
Challenge (6%) .Not much on challenging and or competition. There things I like to be part of and self challenge is one to improve my self. Sure I put things in the local fair. Not looking for a prize. But more of education reason of doing it. Or I call "constructive criticism" I even plan to put the current quilt I am working on. I can recall being a part of writers group and group got grant and had couple of college professors and they critique or writings. And had a few horse show judges that critique how we present our animals. I found it very helpful.
Usual in January we have melt of snow. We here call a January thaw. Well last few years in February we get hit by bunch of snow.
My first meal of day. Cream of wheat, bacon, and cup of orange juice. Oh yes. First meal of year! Notice the informality of bacon. On paper towel and ate with my fingers.
Got some pieces cut for the quilt I am working on. Plus making head way in sorting and organizing fabrics. Like I said I am not planning by rules. Ok my rules! If what gingham print go by strip print side by side. I will put it there because I feel like it.
Yesterday I got blank journal, which will be my bullet journal. It seems to be life search to find our self. I know I am working in progress.
Time to move on to December report. So I will move quickly once again to personal insights. I won't be talking about topics and or category.
You are inner-directed and shrewd.
You are independent: you have a strong desire to have time to yourself. You are deliberate: you carefully think through decisions before making them. And you are reserved: you are a private person and don't let many people in.
You are motivated to seek out experiences that provide a strong feeling of organization.
You are relatively unconcerned with both achieving success and tradition. You make decisions with little regard for how they show off your talents. And you care more about making your own path than following what others have done.
Sort of same between 2020 and last month, December.
Coffee is on and stay safe
New Year eve and usual either eve or the following day we have black eyes peas. But when we were in store it total slip my mind. I been looking up the recipes and just found out some use Italian sausage. We usual use ham hock or salt pork. I also heard of bacon. I am sure we will have it before I go back to work.
Good News is that Liz did go doctor and it looks like hemorrhoids the internal type. So they're send her off to surgeon. But I am glad that all it is. Confession time...I am not much going to doctor. Last time I went was well over six months for my annual physical. I even once as doctor if they thought I was a hypochondriac. My parents were about opposite when come down being sick. Recall my mother saying if she sick and dying she wouldn't bitch about it. Like her mother did, anther word my grandma...her mom. Even my dad grip about a lot also.
Took Regis around so he pay his bills.
Glad 2020 is gone, although neither one of us lost family because of covid. Both of us had family members who came down with covid. Like I said we hardly go any place.
As we were in store I ran into one my friend. And I really like how she explain about masking wearing or lack of. She call twilighting, you see some people driving around with there lights on and other you don't. That pretty much how you see North Idaho when comes to mask.
No New years resolution or goals. It pretty much carried over from last year. For some reason I don't think the covid is going to magical be gone on the first day of New Year. But I'm hoping to get to two quilt shows in October of 2021.
Got my finger cross I know have enough fabrics strips cut to finish up crochet rag rug. Left my 2021 blank journal out in my car. It dark and I just have my slippers on, with other night top and blue jeans. Sound fashionable.
Stay Safe and Coffee is on
It might be a good ideal if I post last two links for what I been talking about job related and maybe everyone could have a better picture what going on. THE 28th and THE 29th
Maybe there a little confusion about who is who. Qunella is a friend and she my hippy friend. We known each other since 1991 or 92. My youngest son was still in diapers. She has dealt with quite a bit of death in her life time. her daughter was killed in car wreak a while back, not sure of the year. Then her husband dies, and last year around this time her only grandchild got killed by a train. Her son is now the only one left. And at this time her son is drinking pretty heavy. She lives here and the son is over in Seattle area, married. So the other day I was just a friend listening. I don't take care of Qunella or her son.
Now Liz is one people I take car of. Her son just recently died. She been diagnose with mental illness and also been psychologically damaged. And to be quite blunt, I believe she doesn't care if she lives or not. So standing right now she has an 8 in morning doctor appointment. A friend will be taking her. But usual her method of operating is...be a no show. I talked to her and explain her I am not a fan of going to doctor. But there is time you go to the doctor. I have yearly physical and follow though what I need to do. But as I left she hemmed haul around about going. So at this time I am guessing she will be know show. But I have been wrong before. I'm thinking of making a stand. Telling her I strongly believe she need to have a physical from her doctor. And each and every day she will hear directly about it from me. Until she goes or fires me.
Opinion time...I think Liz is incompetent to make decisions at this time. But I know there nothing i can do. It pretty hard to declare someone incompetent.
But the 12th of January Regis has an appointment with his pancreas doctor, and he makes his appointments. So I know I don't want Liz appointment that day.
I did crochet anther ball of fabric although it wasn't enough. Let me tell you if I turn 63 I would of got hold of social security and start drawing social security.
Had to pass the ball on to someone who could handle the situation. Mention about Liz and her issue of so called not nice spirits hanging around. Well we all have ways of dealing with certain situation. Well Liz deal with her issue by drinking. Plus she doesn't eat. And in past she claims she had eating disorder and sound like possible some kind of bulimia. Well she was over at her ex brother in law Regis and was bleeding out of her rectum. He call and wonder if I would take her to hospital. Well she been drinking the last few days and have became belligerent. I told him to call police, because I knew she wouldn't go up to the hospital. It wouldn't matter who it was. I did get hold her social worker and told her what was going on. I believe her social worker was to contact her therapist and her physician.
So had brief lunch with Qunella, we been eating soup at Super One. As far as I know they a lease distance there tables. She ask me how to get her son on something for his mental health. See his son died about year ago. And he calls her up drunk and says basically his problems are because his parents were hippies. So I said to her half him talk to his regular physician.
Days like this I want to retire on my 63rd birthday.
I got some card board cut to wrap my beige fabric on. Plus I got all pressed out. Either Wednesday which is tomorrow or Thursday the following day I will move to white and or grey prints.
Haven't yet figure the math out for my crochet rag rugs, usual I use old sheets. Here some four colors I been using to do current rug I been working on. Still don't know if this is enough to finish it or not.
Still haven't yet got lamp up and hear we might have bunch snow drop.
Coffee is on and stay safe
Picked out my beige color fabric and got them cut into strips. Only use six of beige fabrics. And hopeful tomorrow I will be able to get rest press and put in a tote. Plugging right a long on organize my fabrics.
Started to crochet a rag rug. And I don't know math formal how to figure out the amount of fabric or sheets I need to use. I am guessing it something like figuring out binding. And add little more for each stich because your basically gathering. It's a bit over half done and I keep seeing different lay outs and trying to figure out the math for it.
I am a pagan or follows the earth base faiths. As pagan there certain things are faith believe in is there guides around us. Both good and not so good. The main thing I am strong believer in "free will" I am worried about Liz. She think there some type of demonic spirit hanging around. Not trying to make fun of her or not believe what she saying. But with her mind set she going to end up in the state mental hospital. The little I notice she really doesn't follow her social and or her therapist advice. Confession time...I think I get more out of them then she does. Simple there advice in nut shell is get a life. She will set there day after day and I wonder what sort of things comes into her mind. Well I know her son just died and I will keep note on her and then I will talk to her therapist. Little side note she pretty much been this way for since I known her.
Coffee is on and stay safe.
