kwfloors
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Two weeks apart for me. No glasses for distance but will need readers. I caught myself half a dozen times yesterday feeling for my glasses. Down to 3 times a day on drops, one is a steroid I have to take for a month.
What did you do today?
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I was a cheap bastard and couldn't see the high expense at my age. I've worn glasses since my 30's and am used to putting them on each morning.
Ever look for your glasses so you can see to find your glasses?
nope I put them on in the morning off my night stand and take them off when I go to bed and put them in the same spot. No reason to take them off other than to clean them.
Can't wear mine when I am on my computer.
I moved it.
When I was at the height of perimenopause I was using the flashlight on my phone to look for my phone. Also was looking for the remote control while it was in my hand. And when I was exhausted the other day, I set my mouse aside so I could look for my mouse.
Things have calmed down a little. Got Mom in to see the doctor and he gave some advice. Scheduled her for the expert next Wednesday. Went to the urologist and fortunately knew where it was bc I drove my friend before. He said she'd been in acute renal failure along with the dka. Said for her to drink lots of water. Mom gave me a scare last night and mid afternoon bc she got very lethargic and not very responsive. Sugar was too low. She wouldn't even lift her hand for me to check her sugar. Got some emergency glucose stuff for her now. I've learned how to use the finger sticker thingy and how to check her sugar regularly. She's been getting up on her own in the morning and I get her food. Then I nap. I finally had a nice long nap that I really needed. I also made the mistake of drinking tea with caffeine to keep myself awake before and regretted it bc it gave me arrhythmia.
Past few days I cleaned the hallway, restocked Mom's bathroom cabinet with tp and wet wipes, took out empty boxes, picked up mail, took cat fountain apart to clean it + replace filter, took out trash, put new trash bag in, fed the moo cows hay & sweet feed, went to samsclub to get cases of water, took friend to the dentist to get teeth pulled, picked up a poly dump cart from TSC, grocery shopped, and played nurse to Mom. She now weighs a couple pounds less than me. Makes it a bit easier now bc I can pick her up. I've had to pick her up off of the toilet several times and pull her pants up for her. Had to help her get her shoes and socks on. At one point I was down on one knee putting her socks on her and she says "Where's the ring?" LOL. She got her shoes and socks on by herself today. She's slowly getting better. More lucid, more energy, better appetite, etc. Less cranky. But she gets weak and needs help. She really needs to strengthen her back muscles. My back is doing better now than it was the other day. Oh, and I passed some kidney stones. That sucked but glad to get rid of them. Think I might still have one kicking around on the left side.
I'm going to try to see if we can all move toward changing our diets to less sugar and carbs. More veggies. I got Mom to eat the green beans from the Chinese place. I used to hate green beans, but I love the ones from the Chinese place. Too bad its an hour away.
Also stopped by the tire place to find out if they can change my wheelbearing. It has come so loose it is causing VSA and ABS errors on the truck. Going to try to get that done next Thursday. I've found that if Mom and I try to keep to a more regular schedule of waking up and such that it helps. I have an alarm set for 10:30am (I am NOT a morning person and hate waking up earlier than that-- partially bc i'm a night owl and don't go to sleep until after 2am).
Watched a lot of videos on ICF. And am pondering what flooring to put in the hallway bc I have given up trying get the dog piss, cat diarrhea, and vomit stains out of the current carpet. I saw this at Walmart Aldhurst Arctic Marbella 12x24 Waterproof Vinyl Tile 4.4 mm 9.65 sq. ft./Case ($1.96/sqft) - Walmart.com and wondered if it would be any good. My main concern with it is that it might be too slippery. Although, I suppose I could put down a washing machine safe runner on the floor with an anti-slip thingy underneath. And it does have some pretty terrible reviews.
My brother has been helping me with Mom more. He got a scare by how close she came to dying. I'm going to try to get him on board with the dietary change. If all of us make the change and don't keep junk food around, hopefully things will improve in all of our health.
Things have calmed down a little. Got Mom in to see the doctor and he gave some advice. Scheduled her for the expert next Wednesday. Went to the urologist and fortunately knew where it was bc I drove my friend before. He said she'd been in acute renal failure along with the dka. Said for her to drink lots of water. Mom gave me a scare last night and mid afternoon bc she got very lethargic and not very responsive. Sugar was too low. She wouldn't even lift her hand for me to check her sugar. Got some emergency glucose stuff for her now. I've learned how to use the finger sticker thingy and how to check her sugar regularly. She's been getting up on her own in the morning and I get her food. Then I nap. I finally had a nice long nap that I really needed. I also made the mistake of drinking tea with caffeine to keep myself awake before and regretted it bc it gave me arrhythmia.
Past few days I cleaned the hallway, restocked Mom's bathroom cabinet with tp and wet wipes, took out empty boxes, picked up mail, took cat fountain apart to clean it + replace filter, took out trash, put new trash bag in, fed the moo cows hay & sweet feed, went to samsclub to get cases of water, took friend to the dentist to get teeth pulled, picked up a poly dump cart from TSC, grocery shopped, and played nurse to Mom. She now weighs a couple pounds less than me. Makes it a bit easier now bc I can pick her up. I've had to pick her up off of the toilet several times and pull her pants up for her. Had to help her get her shoes and socks on. At one point I was down on one knee putting her socks on her and she says "Where's the ring?" LOL. She got her shoes and socks on by herself today. She's slowly getting better. More lucid, more energy, better appetite, etc. Less cranky. But she gets weak and needs help. She really needs to strengthen her back muscles. My back is doing better now than it was the other day. Oh, and I passed some kidney stones. That sucked but glad to get rid of them. Think I might still have one kicking around on the left side.
I'm going to try to see if we can all move toward changing our diets to less sugar and carbs. More veggies. I got Mom to eat the green beans from the Chinese place. I used to hate green beans, but I love the ones from the Chinese place. Too bad its an hour away.
Also stopped by the tire place to find out if they can change my wheelbearing. It has come so loose it is causing VSA and ABS errors on the truck. Going to try to get that done next Thursday. I've found that if Mom and I try to keep to a more regular schedule of waking up and such that it helps. I have an alarm set for 10:30am (I am NOT a morning person and hate waking up earlier than that-- partially bc i'm a night owl and don't go to sleep until after 2am).
Watched a lot of videos on ICF. And am pondering what flooring to put in the hallway bc I have given up trying get the dog piss, cat diarrhea, and vomit stains out of the current carpet. I saw this at Walmart Aldhurst Arctic Marbella 12x24 Waterproof Vinyl Tile 4.4 mm 9.65 sq. ft./Case ($1.96/sqft) - Walmart.com and wondered if it would be any good. My main concern with it is that it might be too slippery. Although, I suppose I could put down a washing machine safe runner on the floor with an anti-slip thingy underneath. And it does have some pretty terrible reviews.
My brother has been helping me with Mom more. He got a scare by how close she came to dying. I'm going to try to get him on board with the dietary change. If all of us make the change and don't keep junk food around, hopefully things will improve in all of our health.
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kwfloors
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That's exhausting.
That would be great if all of you could eat the same. It's harder if one person gets the bag of cookies and nobody else is supposed to have any. I wonder if "low everything" popcorn might
be a healthy option. .once you get used to no sugar cola or stuff with less salt, you can actually get used to it..... You just have to make it through the painful period.
Glad to hear your mom is improving.
be a healthy option. .once you get used to no sugar cola or stuff with less salt, you can actually get used to it..... You just have to make it through the painful period.
Glad to hear your mom is improving.
kwfloors
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A couple of people I follow on YouTube are Shawn baker and Dr berg. The older I get the more towards meat makes sense. My father told us moderation is the key but I do better with meat.
yeah, anything is bad if you eat too much. Moderation really is the key.
Popcorn has carbs and it gets stuck in my teeth something fierce. I chipped a tooth trying to dislodge some stuck popcorn shell before.
We didn't stick to the regular waking schedule. Both night owls so we both slept past 10:30am and didn't get up until after noon. I was absolutely exhausted again and my body didn't want to move. Still got a kidney stone working its way down. Should pass soon, but its annoying.
Monday I have to pick up mail and unload stuff from the truck. Wednesday is Mom's appointment with the diabetes specialist. Thursday is when I need to take the truck to get the wheelbearing replaced. That one will suck bc I have to rely on my brother driving over in a separate vehicle early in the morning to pick up me and bring me home while the truck gets worked on and then have him take me back. My guess is he'll refuse to go when I want to so I'll likely have to sit around a few hours waiting for him to get up. But we'll see.
My cats are currently piling on me and I'm waiting for it to be enough time after taking thyroid meds to eat some salad and watch some of the holiday cooking shows-- cookie challenge, etc. I don't cook worth crap. Certainly can't bake, but I like to see the decorations they come up with. Also been watching some episodes of Quantum Leap reboot season 1. Started watching season 2 and like the show.
Popcorn has carbs and it gets stuck in my teeth something fierce. I chipped a tooth trying to dislodge some stuck popcorn shell before.
We didn't stick to the regular waking schedule. Both night owls so we both slept past 10:30am and didn't get up until after noon. I was absolutely exhausted again and my body didn't want to move. Still got a kidney stone working its way down. Should pass soon, but its annoying.
Monday I have to pick up mail and unload stuff from the truck. Wednesday is Mom's appointment with the diabetes specialist. Thursday is when I need to take the truck to get the wheelbearing replaced. That one will suck bc I have to rely on my brother driving over in a separate vehicle early in the morning to pick up me and bring me home while the truck gets worked on and then have him take me back. My guess is he'll refuse to go when I want to so I'll likely have to sit around a few hours waiting for him to get up. But we'll see.
My cats are currently piling on me and I'm waiting for it to be enough time after taking thyroid meds to eat some salad and watch some of the holiday cooking shows-- cookie challenge, etc. I don't cook worth crap. Certainly can't bake, but I like to see the decorations they come up with. Also been watching some episodes of Quantum Leap reboot season 1. Started watching season 2 and like the show.
Had the day off but dang if I wasn’t busy. I got a pallet buster last week and I put it to use today. Got a bunch of free to me wood set aside for projects now. Prolly denail them tomorrow if I feel like it.
Now on to the good stuff. I rounded over the edges and waxed my miter saw wings. Then I took a 6x6 chunk of cedar and cut it up and glued it back together to make a new router lift table that fits in my table saw stand. I hit it with my router sled to flatten it then a little palm sander action before I sprayed it with some poly. Got a bunch of trash in it but that’s the first coat anyway. Nothing a little more sanding won’t fix.
I’ll have to remake the out feed table out of cedar to match the stand. Damn, now I gotta make a cedar zero clearance insert as well.
There’s worse things I could be doing. Best part is I didn’t spend a single penny today!
Now on to the good stuff. I rounded over the edges and waxed my miter saw wings. Then I took a 6x6 chunk of cedar and cut it up and glued it back together to make a new router lift table that fits in my table saw stand. I hit it with my router sled to flatten it then a little palm sander action before I sprayed it with some poly. Got a bunch of trash in it but that’s the first coat anyway. Nothing a little more sanding won’t fix.
I’ll have to remake the out feed table out of cedar to match the stand. Damn, now I gotta make a cedar zero clearance insert as well.
There’s worse things I could be doing. Best part is I didn’t spend a single penny today!
I found the easiest way to take apart pallets is with a sawzall and cut the nails and drive them out with a nail set afterwards. You aren't most likely going to use the 2x anyway.
I bought a pallet denailer. It’s like a nail gun but it has a snout on it. You put the snout over the end of the nail and pull the trigger. Shoots it right out. Damn thing is slicker than grease!
Those safety glasses will come in handy.
How far will they travel ? But knowing you, we can expect a unique setup that will contain the shot out nails. Then off to the metal scrape yard for a 2.00 bill. 
I wear trifoals and the middle lens is for approximately 2-3 ft away that is my computer lens. In fact I was going to have a pair of glasses made up just for the computer and that is when they told me I had lens for that already.
kwfloors
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Fog was thick last night with the inversion. 2am the power company was on our road doing something, waking us all up. Think it was the neighbor digging in the dark cut his power line.
Haven’t had time to post this but THIS GUY went to the silver gloves tournament last weekend and put on one hell of a fight! He got eliminated in the second round of fights but good lord did he battle it out. Fought hard & finished strong 
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That’s Charles Murray! Heavy welter weight world champ! Amazing guy that’s dedicated to our youth.
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That’s Charles Murray! Heavy welter weight world champ! Amazing guy that’s dedicated to our youth.
Did the neighbor Inversion-ate himself
Made a new out feed table and ZCI for my table saw. Had to match my new side table. Best part is that it’s all free to me wood. The cedar is cut offs from outside work that was going to get thrown away and the oak is the 1/2” rip piece off of the back of stair treads that went in the same house.
. Best part is that it’s all free to me wood. The cedar is cut offs from outside work that was going to get thrown away and the oak is the 1/2” rip piece off of the back of stair treads that went in the same house.
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