Thursday March 24 2022

Good morning!

Joe, try to keep it in perspective and not let one aggressive adjustor's criticism set the tone when overall you know you are doing a good job and get it done.  Obviously take a look at it, see what can be improved, but don't dwell on it and lose sleep over it.  

Stars, glad that things didn't turn out worse in the fall and with Nanny choking.  

Dianah, sounds like things are coming together for your retirement.  I'm starting to think that way myself and have questions, but I'm five years away.

I was pleased with all the housework I got done yesterday and can relax about it now.  I have to get my car serviced later, at the more decent time of 11:00 as opposed to 7AM.  If it's going to take a while, especially if they do the re-call then I'll get a free shuttle home.  I hate being stuck at home with no car, but it is what it is and it's a good service.

I booked a flight at the beginning of April to see my parents for a couple of days.  My sister is coming with me, and my ex-brother in law will watch my dogs.  He owes me since I recently watched his.  Looking forward to it.  Will be weird going to house I grew up in but haven't seen in 30 years.

Have a great day.

Did the grocery shopping today. Tomorrow it will be the laundry. I like to spread out the chores so I don't get it all done in one day and then have 6 days of nothing to do....???

Also a pressing need is the bin full of stuff needing shredding (which is at the overflow level.) My obit will be 'she drowned in an avalanche of paper.' ?

I'm doing okay about Ozzie. It is strange, though to go through the day without having to tend to him. And it made me smile when I came home from the grocery store. I thought of how he would be sitting in the glass front door when I came home, his fluffy little face smiling, wagging his tail and giving out with a 'bark-bark" because bags from the store often means FOOD, SNACKS and TREATS...it was a nice memory.

Joe, if someone told me that I wasn't managing my claims aggressively enough, my response would be, like, "WTH does THAT mean?" I mean, in what way is one required to be AGGRESSIVE managing claims? Gobbeldygook that sounds like a "self-important, (aggressive!) managerial ego" was behind that sentence! My mother would have described it as being "too picky-pooky". So, don't take it to heart. 

dianah, tomorrow is "R" day?! RETIREMENT! And w00t! Welcome to the club!

Tweety, Going back to the home you grew up is probably will be weird. I mean, when we used to go on a two-week vacation, when we came home, it seemed kind of foreign, briefly. It would be interesting to hear the little things about the house that are still the same, and what might have changed into something completely unexpected. If push comes to shove, for your feelings of being in a strange environment, just pretend you are like Margaret Mead observing the Samoans. ?? Once I read somewhere that if you were feeling uncomfortable in a situation, just pretend you're Eleanor Roosevelt. Perfectly attired, politely gracious, and knowing you will soon be going somewhere else that's quite important. Or something like that!    {? Telling you to pretend you are Margaret Mead or Eleanor Roosevelt! Well, you get the essence of the thought, I guess, but just be sure not to wear a hat like Eleanor had; not at all becoming! ?}

It is midnight and I am turning into a pumpkin....or did I just lose my glass slipper? Anyway, tawk wit yez tomoroh!