Joyful June - week 1

[Lavande]

Joyful June - week 1

Another intense afternoon with my BF :H:H
It's tough being 2 1/2!!!!

LBH, I'm so sorry about your continued distress
Hope some rain moves in soon to help the firefighters - what an awful job they have.

Papmom, I think it was Dewdrop who suggested a darker pink stripe between the two lighter pink stripes.......that would be

It's 7:15 so I have an hour or so of daylight left to do some weeding in the veggie garden. It was way too hot to do that job earlier

Have a good night all!
lav

[papmom3]

Joyful June - week 1

Oh LBH-the forest fires are so horrible!! I can't imagine living in the conditions you are in right now. With my asthma I would be in the hospital for sure. Speaking of natural disasters I had a chance to drive on one of the roads today where the tornado hit and the devestation and the clear path it took was unbelievable. You can cleary see where it destroyed everything in it's path coming down the hill on the right side of the road as I headed south, skipped over the road pretty much although there was definite wind damage and then slammed into the valley and up the next hill on the left side of the road. I think that is where it lost all its power as the crest of that hill was not affected and no other town east of this town was hit. It was 1/2 mile wide and on each side of it's swath, nothing.

Dew-hmmm, neat idea about making the beige stripe another color. I'm going to prime it tomorrow and then think about it. A dark rose pink might be really pretty, so would some shade of green. My color scheme inside is going to be pink and green and I'll leave the walls beige. I'm going to paint the brown cabinet doors white and may do an outline of dusty rose. I've already picked out the fabric and pattern for the quilt I will make for the camper. Oh and as far as the rust on the wheels go, I think it will be a mute point. I've just about decided, with the help of a wonderful guy on my trailer forum, to get the new axel, wheels and brakes. He found some really inexpensive sources for me and all I have to do if find someone to do the install. Don't get all excited everyone-he lives quite a ways a way and is VERY married!! He's just being a mentor to me. If I go this route, I'll get brandy new white rims that I won't have to paint for many many years!!

Chill-I'm so glad you and the doc are becoming fast friends and are able to talk. Kind of like McWhatever but with eye candy and a facinating personality!! Give him time, he will come around. He's still reeling. I love how you have figured out what your preferences are already for your living situation. I swear the older we get, the less time we take on making decisions and the less angst we have. Kind of nice isn't it? No more wasted time.

Rusty-hope you were successful in dress shopping. Not my fav thing at all and luckily not one I have to do often.

Jolie-while I don't give blood, I have had many many blood panels done over the past year and it wasn't until April that the lab tech was finally able to get it on the first try. My veins were so hard to hit before and I'm SURE it had to do with dehydration. I also make sure to drink LOTS of water before the appointment now. I'm also sure that the reason my last surgery didn't turn out so well was due to dehydration. I stopped drinking at 10pm the night before. Hey, I stopped before midnight right? Oh god, how stupid was I???

Star-glad to hear the job is going well. Can't beat a 4 day work week! Hopefully you will start to really get to know and become friends with a few of your co-workers but I understand how hard it is to do that when you live an hour away. I NEVER go out after work anymore even now that I'm not drinking. I just want to get home!!

So tomorrow is the start of our 2 day heat wave. I have some big plans for the morning-take Mick for a walk, prime the beige stripe and take one of the wheels off the trailer so I can figure out what size axel I have and what size to order for the new one. I even bought a drive socket set to do the job right with!! Watch out world, I could be doing my own car tuneups pretty soon :H. After the heat starts, I'll be taking out the AC units and cleaning them up in prep for installation. By tomorrow nite I plan to have a nice cool bedroom!!

Today my dad and I went to look at a 2001 Ford Escape. We got to test drive it and I really liked it. The cargo area is smaller than what I have now so I would need to keep the back seat down or take it out to fit the crates. Other than that it's a wonderful car and OH! the power it has with a V6!! Baby!! Unfortunately the dealer was not at all interested in a trade in deal so I walked away. Turns out he works with my friend's son so she's going to see if he can talk to him and work out a deal. In the meantime, the dealer I got the Subaru from got a visit from me and my dad today and he now knows what to look for at auction. I'd rather deal with him even tho he's a bit on the high side. On the way home from the test drive we stopped and checked out a new doggie daycare/boarding facility that is state of the art. Turns out I know most of the people working there so I filled out an employment app. You never know. Went socket shopping and food shopping after dropping my dad off and when I got home I was all psyched to fire up the grill and have a great dinner. My friend called wondering where I was for quilting class. I forgot all about it! I hopped in the car and zoomed over there and got an hour of sewing in. 3 more blocks done. So here I am just about falling asleep on the keyboard so I will bid good nite!!

[Chillgirl]

Joyful June - week 1

Good Morning guys and a joyful humpback day to you all

Papmom - your energy is amazing and spills off the page! I bet you couldn't have got all this done before you were AF. I remember so many days when my foggy head couldn't cope and everything I attempted would be put off until tomorrow. It was only half a life I lived. I even used to plan for the really bad hangovers, making sure I cleared my diary of anything too arduous. You sound happy and full of life and it's wonderful to hear.

Dewdrop - I hope today you are feeling less blah, remember when we feel this way to be extra kind to yourself. Treat yourself as you would a friend having the blues. Sadly my landlord has been incredibly difficult and officious and there is no way he will let me out of the contract. That's ok, I need to give him notice at end August which isn't long away and I can start looking then.

Lav - you are such a dear Mi Mom, what a blessing to your DIL.

LBH - i wish I could package up our weather and sent it to you, we are due for heavy rain for the next 3 days. It's a chilly 50f and this is supposed to be summer here......

I have a nice day planned, spinning class followed by coffee with my folks, then a long dog walk and a reflexology session this afternoon. I have been suffering from sore feet and thought it may help. My Mum thinks it's the start of arthritis but my Dr says it's damage from all the exercise over the years, either way I need to get through it cause there is no way I can stop exercising, it's part of who I am.

Have a wonderful day everyone........

[Lavande]

Joyful June - week 1

Wow!
A hot flash woke me up at 3 am & I just could not go back to sleep so here I am. It's going to be a long, long day for me.

Papmom, I hope you can find an afordable vehicle to tow your trailer. Have you thought about a pickup. We towed ours with an F-150 with no problems. If you find one with an extended cab maybe yor doggies can fit in there.

Chill, I ruined my feet durning my nursing career even though I made a point of weraing decent shoes all those years I think I have some arthritis issues going on as well!

Not sure how to arrange my day now ~ think I go out & wake the chickens extra early :H

Wishing everyone a great AF Hump Day!

Lav

[Jolie]

Joyful June - week 1

Good Wednesday morning June abbers!

I am so dreading this heat wave we are expecting for today and tomorrow. Outside graduation tomorrow night - I'm sweating now just thinking about it.

Rusty - you crack me up! So I am small (5' 1 1/2" - got to get that 1/2" in there ) but not blonde. I'm a dark brown with roots that will be touched up this afternoon! It is kind of funny how we all have these avatars and I think we all wonder from time to time what everyone really looks like compared to our "mental" image of our cyber friends. I know I've seen pictures of Lav and Chlil before but I'm thinking that is it. Guess I'm too paranoid to post a picture of myself cause I'd be afraid that I'd see a post that says "Sandy - is that you?" There must be a lot of June brides out there cause I am attending a wedding this Saturday as well!

Chill - you go girl! Life is too short to just settle - you deserve happiness and I'm secretly routing for you and your dreamy doc friend. I agree the interview would be a good.experience though.

Dew - I hope today is a better day than yesterday! I've been having days like that too - up/down, up/down - must be the crap that comes with age.

Papmom - Good Lord your schedule has me tired just thinking about it! Sounds like you had a busy but productive day!

LBH - hoping today is a better day for you out west - Saw some pictures on the news last night that were just unbelieveable!

Okay - time to get some work done - have a great day everyone!

[Stargazerlily]

Joyful June - week 1

Good morning to all...

Chill, sounds like you are making sound decisions for yourself, and really thinking things through, with others input. I always find it helpful to pick others brains, then make up my own mind.

Dew, we all have bad days and now AF, we have to deal with them. Ha, it is not easy. I had a slow day yesterday, with summer and all, and my anxiety started up again. One bad day and I begin to lose faith in myself. Really annoying. I'll get through it.

Pap, your camper looks great, go for the brightest colors, you'll love it. It is so fun!!!

LBH, the news showed info about the wildfires, frightening. Continuing to think rain.

To all, have a great day, AF,

[cyntree]

Joyful June - week 1

Hello all -

LBH - how ghastly for you, ash inside your home. And how unbelievable this destruction is. After moving to AZ years ago, we bought some land in Greer, (right in the middle of the fire path now), thinking that we would build a cabin, etc. We sold it a year later, realizing our cabin dream would take years to accomplish, and also because we had seen another AZ fire, and realized our whole investment would literally go up in smoke. My heart breaks for all those people: this is all they have, and the devastation is so total. The fire that we saw in Sedona that year was unlike anything I have ever seen - like a mythical pagan angry god, literally eating up everything in its path, the flames as high as skyscrapers...you watch things being consumed right before your eyes... LBH, wishing you a break from that darkness...

Great to hear from everyone; Star, I'm sorry for all you had to go through -- give yourself big hugs and remember that you have been through quite a transition in many ways. Even when change is good it is unsettling, be gentle please. Dew what stories from the middle east...hope you also are being gentle with yourself today. Chill, the woman who stays with our dogs when we travel is the most Zen-like imaginable. She teaches knitting and dog sits, that's it. She manages her finances and has a beautiful life, and my dogs are zen disciples by the time I return. She is a friend for life now, and I want to emulate her - less is definitely more. Pap - great pics; ps, if you have trouble with the lug nuts, you may need one of those large 'cross' tire irons, plus a pipe for more torque - I've worked on older cars, and the tires can be a real challenge...good luck.

Want to write to everyone, but at 5:30 a.m. it's time to get a walk in or it will be too hot. Will check in again soon, promise. In the meantime, everyone take care and be gentle, please.

[papmom3]

Joyful June - week 1

Good Morning Joyful friends!!

Chill-you and I are soul sisters I swear! I too would plan for the bad hangovers!! And yep, everything got put off for another day, every day!!
Please try to enjoy your new place for the next 3 months-you just moved in. Giving notice in August will give you some great time to find just what you want. Good luck with the interview! Along with the reflexology, if you can afford it, some good custom orthotics might make a world of difference. Alternatively, for the short term, we have here in the states a Drs. Scholl's kiosk in every CVS pharmacy. You step on the plate thingy and the computer analyzes your footprint then tells you what choice of non custom orthotics to get and there are a lot of choices. I don't think they could hurt and they are only about $30 US. Let us know how the reflexology feels!!

Cyn-The wheel and hub are off! I bought a breaker bar along with the deep socket kit and after I got over my initial fear of tipping the camper over, I put my back into it and the nuts released. Then I was able to take a hammer and crow bar and tap the hub nut loose, take the cotter pin out and then tap the axle nut loose and remove. My mentor has now ID's the size axle have from the pics I took and he has me doing another task to determine the brakes. He'll have me installing the new axle and brakes myself if I don't watch out!!

The beige stripe has been primed but no doggie walk. yet. It's getting very warm so I'll be working on the AC soon.

Stay cool everyone!!

[Chillgirl]

Joyful June - week 1

Evening guys

Lav - Sorry about the sweats and the sleeplessness, its the pits! I have been getting bad night sweats for quite some time around my time of the month and its exhausting. I had to laugh at the thought of you waking up the chickens though :H

Jolie - keep sending those cupid vibes for me and the Doc :h

Star - I hope your anxiety passes soon, i was just thinking after reading of Dewdrops blues that we should maybe keep a note of the good days and bad to see the pattern. Maybe it would help us through the dark side knowing we quickly pass out of it.

Cyn - Your description of the Sedona fires was amazing, I could almost feel the heat. Your dog sitter sounds fab! I always find dog lovers to be the best people and im never suprised to discover those lacking in compassion tend not to be fans of our furry friends.

Pap - Your are amazing! Im loving the tales of your mentor encouraging you to get stuck in and have visions of you in your pink overalls covered in oil and grease I needed a full 5 minutes today to complete the daily challenge, eventually I came up with "I like my ability to see when I get things wrong...."

As soon as I opened my eyes today I felt incredibly happy, I did the hardest spin class of my entire life this morning, the trainers at my gym are so motivating and I already notice a hike up in my fitness level which makes me feel on top of the world. Elle, Charlie and I had a wonderful long walk in the rain and I loved every moment of it. Charlie is the sweetest big lump and cries now when I arrive, I adore her and feel so privileged to be getting paid to spend time with her.

My reflexologist confirmed my ankles have very poor movement and the session gave me some temporary relief. I have another appointment to see the Consultant at the hospital at the end of the month.

To complete my day I had sushi for dinner (my most fav food) followed with ridiculous quantities of chocolate..... I cant be good all the time

[Dewdrop]

Joyful June - week 1

I?m tired and weary again tonight, a few additional hiccups have landed on my plate and I think I?m heading to the dark side of the moon at this rate. Why does life dump on you when you are on the way down? On a positive front I am looking forward to the wedding at the weekend and the weather forecast is good, just hope I can get into the dress so a few extra runs might be in order ? if only I could find the time and energy?

Papmom do you know I had typed raspberry/deep rose as the middle strip but then deleted it as I thought you might think that was too bold! I love your thinking and your energy you really are a true ?yellow? personality type (we do a bit of personality typing at my work) and it is so inspiring and energising for those around you. It really does jump out of your posts. Where do you get the energy or even the inclination to do all that mechanical work?? How did you manage to find a mentor to help you ? amazing girl!

Lav I?m with you on the sleepless nights and the difficulties ? bummer really and I wish I knew the answer, I genuinely think my mental functioning is affected. Cyn your dogs being zen disciples is too funny! but these posts have made me think seriously about house/dog sitting around the world once I retire. Jolie I agree with you on wondering what the faces are behind the avatars, it would be wonderful if one day we could all meet up and I can assure you if I ever win the lottery we will all be meeting in a wonderful location for a few weeks ? my promise. Now where did I put that lottery ticket...............?????

Where are you Cassia, Paguy and everyone else?

Dewdrop :h

[papmom3]

Joyful June - week 1

Dew-I'm so sorry you're down in the dumps and going deeper. I do know how that feels. I've been that way for a few weeks now mostly due to finances and the hopelessness not being able to fix it brings. Working on my camper doing things that don't cost much money but tax my brain and creativity certainly helps. I'm also taking it easy on my staycation. Getting some goals accomplished but not taxing myself. I have to believe that things will work out in the end (or beginning!). Keep the faith and keep coming here to vent.

Star-I'm so sorry you are full of anxiety. See my words above. IT's a horrible feeling and I hate it.

Chill-you can do better than that girl!! Try again with the challenge-no fair trying to disguise a negative as a positive!!

It is SOOOO hot here-not desert hot but hotter than we've seen in 9 months and I'm not ready for it!! I stopped short of putting the wheel back on the Paphut. Not sure I got the bearings put on correctly. I might have to take the other wheel off to see the order everything goes in. I wasn't paying attention (again) when I took everything apart this morning. I was just so excited it all came apart!!:H

I was going to go down to the RV place but decided to save on the gas. Tomorrow I go by it on my way home from my hair cut so will stop then. I'll also stop at Walmart and pick up silver and magenta spray paint (thanks Dill!!)-I'm not sure what color I will pick for the middle stripe but it will be one of those.

One AC unit is cleaned up as much as I could without taking it totally apart-gotta love a variety pack of craft brushes for $5 for cleaning in tight places with a bleach solution!! It's drying out now and I'll have it in my window before bedtime. Can't wait!

Dew, I have no idea where I get my energy from but I love it! Hmmm, a yellow auro. Interesting!! I like yellow but not to wear. I'm too fair for it. I think one of the reasons I have RLS is because I was never able to sit totally still for long periods of time-ever! I was always very fidgety as a kid. I think the AL helped to quell the fidgets and let me finally relax and quiet my mind. Now I'm using physical and creative paths to do the same thing.
I found my mentor when I joined a trailer forum and just started asking questions as I started my trailer search. I've gotten a lot of support but this one guy has really taken me under his wing. I hope I don't have to bother him again for a long time-he's getting a DD card from me for all his time and support, especially today!! I hope to meet him and his wife at a campout someday.
Chill-I need to get pink overalls!!

[Chillgirl]

Joyful June - week 1



Papmom - voila! :H

Actually you really struck a cord with me on your thoughts about AL quelling your fidgets. I find it very difficult to switch off and relax, im always way ahead of myself and I too found AL allowed me to hit that off switch more easily. Like everything now, im learning to deal with it the "real" way and it is getting easier....

[papmom3]

Joyful June - week 1

OMG those are so cute! I wouldn't want to get them dirty tho!! :H

Yep, it is getting easier, isn't it? I still want to just turn off every once in a while but can't and that's when I miss my wine the most.

[papmom3]

Joyful June - week 1

Chill-look at these!!

Rosies Workwear Raspberry Pink Overalls for Women: Charm and Hammer

[Rusty]

Joyful June - week 1

Good Afternoon Friends,

Just a quick check-in for me.

Dew I am with you today, down in the dumps, too....mostly brought on by costly car repairs, and a frustrating shopping trip yesterday to find a dress for my niece's wedding on Saturday. Yup, I found one, but despite a sincere effort to lose weight and 20 pounds off my 5'3" frame, to my embarrassment, I had to shop in the "Women's Store" yesterday.

Dew, I missed whose wedding you are going to on Saturday. Sorry, I forgot.

Papmom, I love the Paphut and all your energy to make it splashing! You are a bundle of enthusiasm and so good to see!

Chill, you are so funny finding that cute gal with the pink overalls. I'm glad that you and Doc are friends and you are enjoying dogwalking.

LBH-your description of the smoke and ash worries me....that is absolutely horrible for your lungs to breathe in all your fumes.

Cyn-great to see you. I miss you when you don't check in.

PAGUY...WHERE ARE YOU?

Back to my paperwork. Will work out tonight then jump in the pool. I will not let this sour mood ruin my evening!