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plumbing…

04 Saturday Oct 2025

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found a leak under the sink on Thursday, sigh…

we emptied the space out and my housemate discovered that the hose on the tap was leaking… that one had been installed in 2014…

we contacted our plumbing people and headed out to purchase a new tap… we took the $10 Canadian Tire money that has been in the drawer for years…

it was fun to watch various staff members try to figure out how to deal with the paper, lol… eventually they discovered the longest serving teller who was able to assist our cashier and away we went…

as we got home we heard that the plumber was on his way…

in just under an hour, the tap was changed, and they were on their way…

this tap has the handle on the right side, so I am getting adjusted to that, lol…

we had a fan on, drying out the inside of the cabinet before the “stuff” which was filling up a number of counters, went back in…

this morning, now that the space is dry, all of the items from the cabinet when back in… and possibly in a slightly more organized way;-)…

excess…

13 Monday Jan 2025

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my housemate and I spent quite some time in the kitchen Sunday afternoon… someone suggested I might be a kitchen hoarder;-(…

we went through all the bottom cabinets, cleaned, added to the pass-along box, and threw out or recycled excess plastic…

took most of the afternoon but it looks lovely and all the shelves are newly organized…

I’m hoping that I can remember where everything is now, lol…

messier…

06 Saturday Apr 2024

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months ago we made a concerted effort to clean, tidy, and organize the basement back room…

it got a bit messier when the furnace was replaced, lol, as containers close to it had to be moved…

after Christmas the holiday bins were sorted and put away neatly, but there were still many boxes and bins out…

the other night we finally got the project finished and it looks great down there;-)…

now to keep it that way…

hung…

02 Thursday Nov 2023

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nearly a year ago, my eldest grandson and I began working away in the garage… he has a very organized mind…

a few weeks later, we cleaned out a spot and moved the shelves further along the wall…

the next time we worked in it, after purchasing additional hardware, we attached hooks and hung up a number of garden and winter tools… like items were gathered together and placed on the shelves… we came in when we started to get cold…

we spent another few hours another day working away in the space… more tools were hung on the other side of the space, the garbage bin was filled with broken, unusable items, two boxes were filled with giveaway items and the bench had much more space…

great strides were made each time we were in there and we were able to get the car in when it was home over the winter…

then we didn’t do anything more, because it got warm and the car didn’t need to live inside…

so, maybe it got filled up with other stuff, lol…

over the summer, it was great to be able to find tools without effort…

apparently…

16 Sunday Apr 2023

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spent time in the garden because the sun was shining… and apparently that might not be the case for the next week…

enjoyed my book, even though I wore my jacket and had a blanket over my legs… mornings are always warmer on the deck than the weather reports, as the sun beats down on it…

later in the day I removed the tarp from the chairs and small tables on the back deck, folded it up and put it away in the garage…

I swept off the deck, placed two chairs on it, and moved the two others to the hot tub area…

starting to get organized out there…

real…

06 Tuesday Apr 2021

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big day today…

put in my contacts, found my purple sandals and put on real clothes, even a bra;-)… can’t remember the last time I got dressed to go out… searched for my thickest mask and then waited…

ready even before the three hours email reminder came, lol…

my grandson picked me up and we headed downtown to the RBC Convention Centre… this is also the first time since August that I’ve been in a vehicle with another person, yikes…

not thrilled about being around hundreds of people, as I’ve stayed alone in my house for months to protect myself…

we walked in at 5:24 pm and left there at 6:22… had to stay after the shot for thirty minutes as I have some drug allergies…

the process and space were well organized and all of the staff were kind and friendly… those of us in the special chairs were watched over the entire thirty minutes to be sure we were fine;-)…

we stopped and picked up fish, shrimp and chips on our way home… sadly, my fish wasn’t in the bag but there were two orders of shrimp, which again, unfortunately, were over cooked…

thankful to get this first dose and so happy to have the support of my grandson;-)…

review…

29 Tuesday Oct 2019

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recently I’ve heard a lot about Wills…

today on tv they were discussing the need for one, and how most people don’t get that piece of organization done…

I did mine in July of 2012… and I likely need to update it as they mentioned you should review it every five years or so…

amazingly, it has been over seven years since it was written… it was shortly after my beloved died and I was getting ready to have major surgery… I wanted to have my affairs in order on the chance that I didn’t make it… wanted things to be as easy as possible for the girls…

rather proud that I was able to put my fingers on it right away when I went looking, lol…

recipe…

21 Monday Jan 2019

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yesterday I spent some time preparing a couple of recipes that I can eat throughout the week…

the first one I made was Calico Beans… this is a great recipe because it makes a lot and is very tasty… it is made with three or more types of beans… usually it also has three cans of pork and beans, but I picked up kidney and black beans and only one can of pork and beans, so I improvised, lol… it also has onions, hamburger and bacon in it…

after that I moved onto Curried Red Lentils… it is served over rice and is another delicious recipe… it too makes a good amount…

my grandson came over for dinner and this is one of his favourites… we had some for our supper, packed up some for him to take home and put away two containers for my lunch or supper this week…

I like it when I get organized and have meals prepped for the week…

WWTB day 5…

03 Tuesday Jul 2018

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great news… the youngest did go to camp and had a great time… I was a bit worried about whether he would actually get there…

he hadn’t been to camp before and had a poor night’s sleep… maybe worrying about it…

got up and got his bag packed with lunch, two snacks and a water bottle in addition to rain gear and a change of clothes… had a bit of trouble getting the bag closed, lol…

spent a few minutes relaxing before taking him over to the Park…

dropped him off at the very beginning of the check-in time and he went in, a bit tentative but he went through the gate…

kept my phone close all day long, but he clearly enjoyed himself and there were no calls…

when I picked him up he wanted to stay longer to play soccer…

as we drove away he advised that I needed to drop him off at the exact same time tomorrow so he would have extra play time…

meanwhile the older one slept for most of the day… he did eventually get up and do the few chores on the list I’d left him… did I mention he is 13, lol…

together we decided on bits and pieces to have for supper from various meals we’ve eaten over the last few days… we also reviewed our planned meals and made a few adjustments to be sure we had all the meals covered…

tv and video games till bedtime, lol…

I think some of us are more tired than others…

prepared…

18 Thursday Jan 2018

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recently was talking with someone about meals…

I find that getting supper organized either in the morning before I leave the house or the night before really helps me stay on track…

if I rush out in the morning without thinking and pulling something out for that night, I end up eating something I shouldn’t, or ordering in… not that ordering in is bad, but it is better if it is part of the plan…

this morning I decided on chicken thighs for dinner and mashed cauliflower and potatoes… took out the meat to defrost and off to work I went…

my weekday breakfast is a green smoothie… that makes it easy to get started in the morning…

I try to plan lunch when I am deciding on dinner, in case I might need extra so I have leftovers to use for another meal…

being prepared is helpful… too bad I can’t be prepared all the time, lol…