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Tntitanfan
Member
08-02-2001
| Sunday, March 24, 2024 - 3:32 am 
We have bingo three times aweek. anywhere from 12 to people play each time. There are probably 35 ato40prizes to choose from each time. The prizes vary from laundry detergent to candy, cookies, and snack crackers. I have not bought toilet paper since I moved in over a year ago!!! Same with laundry detergent!
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-02-2001
| Sunday, March 24, 2024 - 3:35 am
We doplay Bunco for cash and the poker players do too.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Sunday, March 24, 2024 - 8:53 am
Sunday ... Time for reflection and relaxation.
Cleaned up the kitchen a bit, opened up the balcony and enjoyed a bit of time just looking out at the trees blowing in the wind and a cat in my lap.
I have $5 Bingo and going for Chinese dinner later tonight.
Off to read the Sunday Paper and have some yogurt.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Monday, March 25, 2024 - 10:49 am
Monday's Mission
http://www.flylady.net/c/fp.php?tzm=420
It's Home Blessing Day .. AND the Living Room -- Time to look around and see if you have piles of magazines, or other stuff cluttering up the room. Take 5 minutes to get rid of some of the "stuff".
I took the recycling out to the bins while my coffee brewed, then I will deal with email, twitter, finish the paper, ride the bike and a few other chores.
I am staying in today, ordering a delivery for food and just doing some computer chores and stuff like that. My watch finally caused a big allergic reaction on my wrist, I thought maybe this band was ok, so now I need to change to the leather band. And for some reason the whole thing has lost all the changes I made to it, it was in my pocket yesterday. So I need to reset the face and see what else needs to be updated.
Off to grab my coffee and get busy with my tasks.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Monday, March 25, 2024 - 2:31 pm
Balanced my checkbook, re-allocated my credit card stuff to the correct accounts (budgeting), changed my watchband and finally go the correct watch face back!
Changed some ink in my printer so I could get the Moose Lodge Painting party flyer printed, ordered a dinner delivery and redid all my lists!
Now I need to finish the paper, email and twitter.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Tuesday, March 26, 2024 - 9:53 am
Tuesday's Mission
http://www.flylady.net/c/fp.php?tzm=420
It's Planning Day and time to take the cushions off the chairs and sofa and go diving, to retrieve all the things that have fallen in, LOL.
I have several things on my list for the day -- reorg the freezer and dump the ice trays and refill the water bottles. Plus we have Bingo tonight!
Off to read the paper and have some yogurt.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Tuesday, March 26, 2024 - 10:44 am
Freezer reorganized. I wanted to be able to see the labels on the frozen foods so I got them all turned around correctly, dumped the ice trays and refilled, and decided to get rid of 2 of them that I have always disliked, LOL. So those two will go off to the free table.
Refilled some water bottles and grabbed my coffee .. Off to clear some email!
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Tuesday, March 26, 2024 - 1:09 pm
Water bottles are done! Had Leftover Chinese for lunch. Turns out the new place is really good! and not too expensive, so now we just need to try it for lunch and compare that to our fav place now. We have found that sometimes dinner is better than lunch foods, so we have to try both.
Going to set a sell price for some Home Depot Stock, can't decide how high to make it. I guess I will see what the high for the last 6 months has been. Just doing a little money planning.
Guess I can't procrastinate any longer, have to deal with my RC piles, LOL.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Tuesday, March 26, 2024 - 1:57 pm
Dustbusted the living room and office -- we had an explosion of catnip tracked around, LOL.
Still working on twitter, email done and I have my piles of RC stuff and mail to deal with.
Plus I plugged in the space heater, I have been chilled and it is going to be colder the rest of the week.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Wednesday, March 27, 2024 - 8:17 am
Wednesdays' Mission
http://www.flylady.net/c/fp.php?tzm=420
It's Anti - Procrastination Day - I will have to see if I have something on my list I have been avoiding. AND time to put out the hotspots in the living room.
I did great at Bingo last night, we had about 12 people. So the wins were spread around!
Time for the newspaper and some yogurt.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Wednesday, March 27, 2024 - 3:07 pm
Dishwasher loaded and run; kitty boxes cleaned and the poop taken to the trash, played a bunch of games and now working on email.
Had a lovely morning, then the clouds moved in which made it a perfect day for soup and crackers... had that for lunch.
I did manage to get thru all my RC stuff and drafted an email to Management about the things mentioned. And I was thinking I should draft a Welcome letter since the sales woman seems to be encouraging everyone not to be welcomed into the community, which is odd. But then I don't think the Saleswoman knows what she is doing.
Off to work on email and twitter.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-02-2001
| Wednesday, March 27, 2024 - 3:35 pm
Are you sure you understand the salesmoman's message? That seems very strange indeed! One of the things that drew me to this community was the friendly spirit and smiles in the hallway!
Each new person/or couple has a resident ambassadorwhopprovides them with rotten materials about stuff like fire drills, etc, and escortsthem to meals, meetings, Bingok and the like. Some peoplee ;need support for 24 hours; others for a week or more depending on how outgoing them are on their own! We pride ourselves on being welcoming but NOT pushy!!!
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Thursday, March 28, 2024 - 11:01 am
Thursday's Mission
http://www.flylady.net/c/fp.php?tzm=420
It's Errand Day and time to vac the floors all the way to the baseboards, and then wipe those baseboards off.
I'm not sure what I am up to, we are taking Mary to lunch for her birthday!
Off to dry my hair.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Thursday, March 28, 2024 - 3:22 pm
Great lunch - we went to a little dinner here where they had breakfast and lunch. I got a burger and fries, it's the only thing I can't get here or make at home. When I do fries they just don't turn out right without a deep fryer, LOL.
Been trying to catch up on my "routine" since I got home, plus I suspect my body is trying to get a cold or something. I had a lot of coughing last night, my temp was up, for me at 98.1 (usually 96.6). This morning I didn't feel bad but since lunch I have been sneezing and coughing. Tracked down the Vicks Vapo Rub and smeared it on my chest, throat and a little under my nose. I don't want to get sick!! and I haven't been around anyone who was sick that I am aware of.
I ordered a delivery so that I can have a "sick day", although not really hungry after my lunch, LOL.
Off to work on email and twitter.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Thursday, March 28, 2024 - 3:29 pm
TNT, it is really wierd. We don't know what she is saying to them but the last 8 people who have moved in said No, don't Welcome me.
So I am going to write a Welcome Letter to put with the packet of information that we hand out. It goes to everyone and contains copies of the last few RC meeting minutes, quick move in tips and a directory.
I am going to "sell" the activities and other things so at least they will get a feel for what goes on and can join in when they want to.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Friday, March 29, 2024 - 9:15 am
Friday's Mission
http://www.flylady.net/c/fp.php?tzm=420
Today is clean the purse and car plus finish working on those baseboards, use a toilet brush to scrub them if necessary.
Woke up with a scratchy throat and wierd voice, but no temp and I feel fine, but it feels like maybe my ears are involved, so odd, I am going to gargle with salt water, and I have been using vaporub / advil / cough drops and lots of water.
Supposed to go out to lunch today but I will see how my friend feels about it, don't want to get anyone sick. Same with Bingo later, I can wear a mask for that.
off to read the paper, have some yogurt and gargle!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Friday, March 29, 2024 - 9:40 pm
Feel better soon, Dipo. Yeah, nowadays you never know.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Friday, March 29, 2024 - 9:41 pm
Great lunch, I was feeling totally fine by noon. Then I played some bingo and won once, LOL.
I did start "relentlessly" coughing while playing bingo, came home and took a nap.
Got invited to an Easter Brunch with friends but may have to cancell if this weird coughing/illness doesn't improve.
Of course if it seems that I am doing fine in the morning and just go downhill in the afternoon I might be able to go. So far no temp, just some chills occasionally and the coughing.
So, I did do a Safeway order for delivery tomorrow and I have plenty of leftover food so I don't have to go anywhere tomorrow.
Back to bed for now.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Saturday, March 30, 2024 - 11:20 am
Saturday ... Fun and Play Day ...
So far I have awoken with a very sore throat, kind of hurts to swallow but no fever. Ordered some Chloraseptic Spray from Walgreens and had an ordeal getting it delivered. Took two orders, for some reason some door dashers see the front door has a combination code pad and they are afraid to just open the door! It is so odd since the door is not locked in the daytime and that combo lock doesn't even work anymore, we have fobs. So the first order got returned to the store -- that is straight up the street from me, no more than 4 blocks away.
Got a refund for that one and tried again. This time it came straight to my apartment door.
Now I have to figure out how to get it open, LOL. Also got some gatorade / electrolyte drinks and some more vaborub.
Guess I am going to cancel my Easter Brunch, I don't feel like getting dressed up to go out, just want to rest and stay in my pj's.
I did have some yogurt but I need to read the paper and take a nap.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Saturday, March 30, 2024 - 3:41 pm
Had a nice nap, then made some chicken noodle soup - I think that will make me well. Clearly I have some sort of cold and I am annoyed and trying to figure out how I caught it.
I don't know of any sick people so now I want to see how long it takes from exposure to get sick and backtrack my activities, LOL.
Cleared email, off to twitter.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-02-2001
| Saturday, March 30, 2024 - 5:53 pm
I keep beef consomme and chicken soup in mycupboard at all times! It does shock me to pay nearly $2 for a can or consomme - usad to think it was pricey at 89 cents a can!!It is beyond me to imagine how low income families are feeding their children!!!! Food banks have only so much food to give out!!!!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, March 30, 2024 - 10:34 pm
Dipo, have you done a Covid test? The coughing does sound like Covid. But then I had a cold in Jan. and then again a couple weeks later, and then Bigdog got it in Feb., and has coughed ever since, just finally stopped coughing maybe 5-6 days ago. I sort of suspect both of us are having long covid symptoms from summer 2022 infections. Who knows these days?
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Sunday, March 31, 2024 - 9:10 am
Sunday ... Happy Easter ....
Just up to grab some coffee, the paper and some yogurt. Ordered my Easter meal delivered.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Sunday, March 31, 2024 - 9:11 am
Juju, I didn't even think of testing for covid, LOL, I will dig out a test and see what it says.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-02-2001
| Sunday, March 31, 2024 - 3:54 pm
Just out of curiosity, how does your community describe itself in advertisements?
I have not seen one of ours, but we offer three meals a day, weekly housekeepigg including flat lan
sundry service, daily activities, and weekly transportation to shopping, etc. We have exercise equipment and daily resident-let exercise programs. Meals can eaten in the dining room, boxed for takeout or delivered to apartment. Our residents range from Canadians to a lady from Venezuela!
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