Monday February 3rd 2025

Tweety, BSN, RN · Feb 3

G'day.

Joe, hope you feel better today.

I've been feeling a bit anxious myself lately. Working on it.

They are predicting above average temps for the month of February here. Yesterday was no sun and today no sun. Likely tomorrow no sun. Not sure where these clouds are coming from but this is normally a really nice time of the year. Glad I made it to the beach the other day when it was sunny. Cheered me up. Maybe that's why I'm anxious and depressed. I need some sun.

I have someone coming to look at the ceiling in my garage where it leaked through during the hurricane. I'm not using my current roofing company since they are not committed to helping me. I'm going to call today and speak to management about my problems with them showing up and not completing my project.

Otherwise, garden variety day.

My dogs haven't learned to use something to climb up the bed. I tried training them once and they just jumped down anyway and when I enticed with treats they too the treat and jumped off the ramp. Slowbro seems no worse for the wear with the cyst/hematoma on his scrum but it's not going away. Unless it's painful or hinders him I won't do anything. He's too old to be aggressive in any sort of way but healthy enough that he's not at the end, just frail. He's the 2nd dog I've had that made it to 16.

No Stars In My Eyes · Feb 3

I'm anxious, too. But I don't think it's because of anything I can control. I shrug my shoulders and keep declaring "This too shall pass," but I wonder WHEN? SiL always says, "It's all good." Yuh, uh-huh, sure it is. I know I do have many things to be thankful for.... but even being cognizant of all that does not really help me feel better.

I have errands to do before the Nannie-Pickup. Was going to have my nails done today, but as usual, I am at the bottom of my to-do list. My bad. Maybe Wednesday I can get 'em done. I still am being stubborn about applying myself to things *I* want to do, because I let all my other 'responsibilities' get in the way. No use in complaining about that, and yet.....

Weather here is sunny, in the 60's, tomorrow in the 70's, Wednesday it will be 53 degrees, then Thursday, 73, with rain. Weird weather with temps going up and down like a yo-yo, like my emotional state.

I'm going to get dressed and gather my things together for when I leave to do what must be done. If it wouldn't freak out Momo, I'd like to shriek my favorite string of cuss words at the top of my lungs, for all the good it would do.

nursej22, MSN, RN · Feb 3

Brrr. 29 degrees, chill factor makes it feel like 10. We got about 8 inches of snow overnight, and with the wind blowing, its drifting. The dogs have been in and out, frolicking in the snow, for short periods of time. I helped ds shovel the driveway, but no plans to go anywhere. It's just easier to shovel when it's new and fluffy. I had forgotten we had a meeting with the financial planner today, but she called and we will reschedule.

We've been enjoying the latest season of All Creatures Great and Small. I love the knit wear that all of the characters wear. I suppose it was necessary in those old stone buildings that didn't have central heating. My mom went to work when I was about 10 and her first big purchase was a furnace with forced air heat. That helped prevent frost on the inside of the windows and frozen pipes.

I want Thai food. Perhaps next week. Tonight pasta with jarred afredo sauce and salad with mixed greens will have to do.

Safe journeys, TMB.

Ado Annie, ASN, RN · Feb 3

81 degrees today, so yeah, unusually warm for February. But will drop to 39 tonight and only get to 49 tomorrow, according to the handy weather app on the phone.

Pasta with alfredo sauce sounds good and "the boys" always like it. I'm not sure what we're doing tonight but it will probably be one of the chicken dishes I picked out on eMeals. Last night Twin A wanted hamburgers so we grilled them (remember, the temp was in the upper 70s) and that was good.

7 inpatients at present so we offered a critical shift diff to get a second nurse in tonight. There are 2 nurses scheduled tomorrow but only one tomorrow night. This week this is all supposed to be my responsibility as the "NOC" (nurse administrator on call?). Which is different from being the "AOC" (administrator on call for everything else), which by chance is also me this week.

It is really good that Momo alerts you to Nannie's nocturnal wanderings, Stars. She deserves a special treat!

Tweety, I hope you had some success with your call to the roofing company. That's got to be frustrating.

I've been experiencing anxiety and inability to focus, and I think it is related to all the social media chatter about Trump and whatever his latest outrageousness is. It would probably do me good to tune all that out. I have plenty of other things to do. I do, however, want to write to my senators and representative -- and let them know what I really think. Even though I know it will not do any good and I am a minority here in this deeply red state. Stepson sent me a link to a zillow listing in Peoria, Illinois the other day. Nice house, not a bad price. I asked him why Peoria, and he figured Illinois=blue state. But I think that's probably only around Chicago. I did play along with the idea, though, and looked at nursing jobs... there are, of course, plenty.

I guess the place where Hubs bought the lawn tractor has asked him if he could, on a PRN basis, do some troubleshooting and mechanical work on things they have that don't work. Sounds like a winner to me. He enjoys doing that stuff and seems to be reasonably good at it so why not make some money? OTOH, sometimes he spends a lot before getting to the root of the problem.