Philosophy and Ibuprofen
Jan. 29th, 2020 04:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vanillafluffy So yesterday, GK changed her schedule * again* and decided she could come over today after all. I had her from a little after 11 til 4 (she just left) and my brain is spinning.
First, she set up the table she's lending me and we did the lower kitchen cabinets. That ended up taking less than an hour, and now my appliances are all in one place, baking supplies are all together, plastic ware, etc. There's even some leftover space, although it's in a couple cabinets that are hard to get to anyway.
Next up, the porch. I 'budgeted' two hours for that...we were done well before 2:00. I've got some stuff that's going away--I still need to winnow the actual shelves, but all the stuff that was on top of the long, low cabinet under the window has been boxed up or shelved.
Then, because we have time to spare and I'm a cock-eyed optimist, we went to ReStore. Sing hallelujah, I found a seven-foot tall bookcase to go in the living room, because my DVDs have steadily outgrown the bookcase they were in. $40 and some shoving and cussing later, it's in my living room (the DVDs are all on the table, ready to go on the shelves once I get them in place). The old too-small bookcase is on the porch--there's room, now that GK has removed the headboard that was out there. She talked me into buying it when I moved in, but I never used it; It's the kind with a built-in shelf, which was full of books...she wants it for her son's room, and she's welcome to it.
So yeah, we got a lot done. I'm reminding myself of that, because it's hard not to look around at everything that's moved and freak out. Everything was so nice and tidy and now it's a mess again! Arrgh!
I still need to get the kitchen in order--we were focused on the cabinets, not the stuff on the counters or the table. I need to get the shelves in place in the new bookcase and the DVDs moved in, tidy the rest of the living room, and get busy out on the porch. Plus, y'know, the usual stuff like laundry...I'm just damn thankful that I don't have a pile of stuff on my bed, so when I crash--and I will!--I can just sprawl out on it and sleep. Pretty sure most of that stuff is going to happen tomorrow, because right now, I'm running on empty. I sure am happy, though.
GK brought me a tee I admired on line: It's got a Day of the Dead skull on it with the caption, "Dead Pancreas Society" (diabetes awareness). First new new thing I've had since...well, my winter coat, which I've gotten a fair number of compliments on.
The one unfortunate note of the day was finding out that someone were in high school with passed away a couple months ago--I hadn't seen the announcement on Fb, and I was shocked. The three of us were in the school play together (1979!), and while we hadn't been close in years, we were always friends...she was a freshman when I was a senior, so she was a couple years younger than I am...she had a massive stroke a few years ago, reaction to some new Rx, and was bed-ridden ever after. I'm glad she isn't suffering any more, but it's another addition to the column of "I know more dead people than live ones"--at least that's how it feels. On the other hand, I may not be in the greatest shape, but I've outlasted quite a few folks. It's true: Do not regret growing old, it is a privilege denied many.
Love to all.
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First, she set up the table she's lending me and we did the lower kitchen cabinets. That ended up taking less than an hour, and now my appliances are all in one place, baking supplies are all together, plastic ware, etc. There's even some leftover space, although it's in a couple cabinets that are hard to get to anyway.
Next up, the porch. I 'budgeted' two hours for that...we were done well before 2:00. I've got some stuff that's going away--I still need to winnow the actual shelves, but all the stuff that was on top of the long, low cabinet under the window has been boxed up or shelved.
Then, because we have time to spare and I'm a cock-eyed optimist, we went to ReStore. Sing hallelujah, I found a seven-foot tall bookcase to go in the living room, because my DVDs have steadily outgrown the bookcase they were in. $40 and some shoving and cussing later, it's in my living room (the DVDs are all on the table, ready to go on the shelves once I get them in place). The old too-small bookcase is on the porch--there's room, now that GK has removed the headboard that was out there. She talked me into buying it when I moved in, but I never used it; It's the kind with a built-in shelf, which was full of books...she wants it for her son's room, and she's welcome to it.
So yeah, we got a lot done. I'm reminding myself of that, because it's hard not to look around at everything that's moved and freak out. Everything was so nice and tidy and now it's a mess again! Arrgh!
I still need to get the kitchen in order--we were focused on the cabinets, not the stuff on the counters or the table. I need to get the shelves in place in the new bookcase and the DVDs moved in, tidy the rest of the living room, and get busy out on the porch. Plus, y'know, the usual stuff like laundry...I'm just damn thankful that I don't have a pile of stuff on my bed, so when I crash--and I will!--I can just sprawl out on it and sleep. Pretty sure most of that stuff is going to happen tomorrow, because right now, I'm running on empty. I sure am happy, though.
GK brought me a tee I admired on line: It's got a Day of the Dead skull on it with the caption, "Dead Pancreas Society" (diabetes awareness). First new new thing I've had since...well, my winter coat, which I've gotten a fair number of compliments on.
The one unfortunate note of the day was finding out that someone were in high school with passed away a couple months ago--I hadn't seen the announcement on Fb, and I was shocked. The three of us were in the school play together (1979!), and while we hadn't been close in years, we were always friends...she was a freshman when I was a senior, so she was a couple years younger than I am...she had a massive stroke a few years ago, reaction to some new Rx, and was bed-ridden ever after. I'm glad she isn't suffering any more, but it's another addition to the column of "I know more dead people than live ones"--at least that's how it feels. On the other hand, I may not be in the greatest shape, but I've outlasted quite a few folks. It's true: Do not regret growing old, it is a privilege denied many.
Love to all.
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