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  1. That was me last week, lol! I’m still in recovery mode. Be sure to make time for a meltdown, you’ll feel much better after. 🤪

  2. Trying to print out mailing labels on a failing computer.

    After a year long battle with the insurance company I am getting a new roof not it is not free.

    The cat will not stop yowling.

    It’s that time of year when it is too hot or too cold and I have to constantly switch comforters on the bed else I can’t sleep and it was one of those nights I didn’t get it right and I swear I woke up every 5 minutes.

  3. Oh my knee hurts and I ran out of Voltaren and need to go to the pharmacy.

    But my allergens have not kicked in yet.

    And my stress headache is just on the edge of starting so if nothing else starts I won’t get it. Maybe.

  4. I am eating a delicious cookie and it will make the rest of my day better, guaranteed.

    Cookies have magic powers. 🍪 🧙🏽‍♀️

  5. I ordered baby fabric with bunnies on it, A cousin is having her 1st great- grand-baby in August and I feel the need to sew! My stash of Guess How Much I Love You fabric will be increased with a new line of fabric I just discovered exists. When I am done sewing there will be burp and changing pads, bibs, baby bonnets both smocked and lace and a 36 inch tummy time quilt and maybe a tag blanket. I may combine other nursery figures into the quilt. And at some point I will yell with frustration because there are always little or big mistakes that creep into your life or work.

  6. This was me last week… On the road to resolution now, things are not great yet but I’ve had time to process and make an action plan so I’m more prepared. Even for the bad scenarios

    • oooh. Mercury retro. Why all my cash is no longer in my banking account but getting siphoned off for payments *I FORGOT* I needed to make this month. Sigh. Tax, Water/Utilities (they do a strange every 2 and not 3 months here for our garbage, our water etc), cat vet bills (steep!) and that broken window repair bill…all at once in April. Ugh. Good news is they tell me I get paid at the end of the month. We will see if the direct deposit goes through…

  9. one of my superpowers is getting IT to utter “huh. I haven’t seen that before.”

    best of luck and may you only be told to unplug it and plug it back in once an hour!

    • Haha same! My husband said its because Im a wizard, like that one Chicago guy and thats my magic messing things up.
      I’ll take because it helps bring the frustration down sometimes.

  10. I’ve just returned from the grocery. One of my least favorite things to do. Cold stuff is put up. Now I can relax for a few, and know I don’t have to leave the house for several days. No interactions with crazy stupid people. I’m floating. 😃

  11. Hoping for good outcome without too much more blearrrg.

    I was up late reading your BFFs new book. Lol. Nice distraction from my work woes.

  12. I love the image you use on the blog home page for the post. The expression of the guy with the quill is just so outraged. Makes me laugh every time.

    I also love the cartoon in this post. It’s like that commercial — I think it’s for GEICO — where the two gunslingers are trying to find a common time on their calendars to have a duel.

  13. I feel this. FEEL IT. I’ve tried telling people that I’m full up on crises, and they will have to wait their turn.

    No one listens.

    I am on board for the-cookie-will-fix-everything approach. However, I think the cookie should be acommpanied by an appropriate tea. Both should be consumed in comfy chair (or couch). Followed by hiding under a blanket.

  14. I feel you – I have a cascading series of unfortunate events I am riding out. Thanks for making me laugh in a good way!

  15. Is that Pikachu on Cthulhu’s phone? That’s just the best thing ever! Everybody loves that little guy.

  16. Went to Costco. Rotisserie chicken was in a cotton grocery bag on the car floor, but rolled onto its side. Much chicken juice… will be cleaning the car floor instead of bringing in the non-perishables.

  17. But only 54 days and 13 hours until Magic Claims is release. That has got to count for a couple of “yays” …

    (Why yes, yes I am obsessively counting the days).

  18. Sorting though stuff and feeling overwhelmed – strongly thinking about packing it all away and letting my son deal with it all when I’m gone. Then I feel guilty as it is my stuff and I should do something with it. But so much stuff, maybe give it to charity but I could sell it on ebay, but so much work to do that but then I could have money to buy new stuff. May I’ll go have that cookie and deal with it all tomorrow.

    • No one wanted my Mom’s set of china when I asked. I boxed it up in a big plastic bin and presented it to my oldest great niece. I kept 2 pretty teacups with saucers and the sugar bowl and creamer. I think she liked it and it is out of my house. Sometimes I look at everything and think–Just 3 things. I can deal with it 3 things at a time. It can help, though it can be slow!

  19. My bone doctor told me I was too old to have my right shoulder replaced. I have to wait four or five months to between saline injections to relieve the pain. It was so bad the last week I asked for an appointment. I was told, the earliest they could see me was the 27th of April. My kidney doctor says my sugar is a little high. I’m not at the pre-diabetes stage yet, so stay off sugary stuff. Last month my local newspaper had a recipe for Old Fashioned Oatmeal cake with broiled frosting. That cake is delicious, its ingredients are almost 50% sugar. Aleve works a little to relieve the pain. A piece of that Oatmeal cake and a scoop of vanilla ice cream supplement the Aleve extremely well.

    • @Henry, get another opinion! Sorry for sticking my nose in, but I loathe ageism in medicine!
      My wife had major bone surgery on her shoulder (drilling, dremeling, and hacking, oh my!) last year at the age of 68. So, imho, unless you have ongoing degeneration, get another geriatric specialist opinion!

      • I was 78 years old when my left shoulder was replaced and reversed. The full recovery from that operation took 9 months, now I’m 86.

    • Hint: If you make the cake with white whole wheat (King Arthur sells it), it will turn out delicious and the extra fiber actually slows the sugar absorption. So if you are going to make and eat it anyway, try that flour. It’s not like red wheat (which King arthur also sells–get the white whole wheat in the light brown/beige bag). I can’t help you with the frosting. You can mitigate the sugar a little by making a cream cheese frosting instead of the boiled kind because you have cream cheese and butter in place of some of the sugar. But it’s still a lot of sugar. Maybe leave it off.

      I hope your shoulder feels better. Eat lots of sweet potatoes (anti inflammatory) and maybe try turmeric (that helps with inflammation too).

      • It’s not “boiled” frosting, but “Broiled” frosting at 550 degrees F. The cake or muffin batter is baked at 350 degrees F, cake @ 30 minutes & muffins @ 18 minutes, use the toothpick test for doneness. For the muffins, I recommend cutting the baking soda in half and putting only 3 tablespoons of batter in each cup. I recommend using aluminum muffin cups. My first batch of muffins had parchment cups, they barely made it through the broiling. After the cake or muffins are baked, apply the frosting, then broil for 2 minutes.

    • Old Operating Room Nurse here. Absolutely get a second opinion!! It’s entirely possible he doesn’t know how to do a Reverse Total Shoulder so he’s blowing you off.

      • He did a shoulder removal and reversal on me. Within 6 hours after the surgery, I began rehab by swinging my arm as I walked with the Physical Therapist. There were 3 or 4 other patients who had shoulders replaced that morning. I was the oldest and I was released 2 days before any of the others were able to leave the hospital.

        When you look at the X-ray, the replacement ball joint looks like a spike with a ball on top. The spike goes through the replacement rotator cuff with the ball joint nestled in the new cuff, four screws attach the cuff to the shoulder blade. The spike is cemented in the arm bone.

  21. I found out at 6:30am that my offer on a house was accepted, but they want me to list my house immediately. I’ve spent the past month trying to get the house ready for a May 1st market date. I estimate another solid week’s worth of work to get it looking its best. GTG, things to do, people to call for HELP.

    Best wishes to HA and the BDH on the various and sundry crises.

  22. I recognize Cthulhu and Godzilla but who is the third guy? I guess my knowledge of monsters is lacking. I agree, ice cream and cookies will help restore calmness.

  23. LOLOL. I’ll play. Slept on my neck wrong last night (and it was windy and cold). Sore and cranky today. My gall-bladderless body decided to join the party this am, SO much fun. The power went out (see above). Do you know how much fun it is to tell a 2 yo, OVER AND OVER FOR A SOLID HOUR, that the electricity is broken and, no, Papa can’t fix it, Nonnie can’t fix it and Aunt Nini can’t fix it (never asks if any of the other 4 Aunts or Uncles or parents can fix. Huh, smart kid). I’m exhausted and could use a nap, but do you think he will?

  24. I worked in IT for 40 years (I remember being 1 of only 2 females in a 30+ person IT group) and I still hate computers. 😂

    When all else fails, my default fix-it plan for my own laptop is “throw it out a second story window.” Works every time!

    I like the cookie and tea idea better though… good luck! And lots of deep, cleansing breaths!!!! 😉

  25. I’m currently sitting on hold. Betting they are going to go on lunch before my call is answered.

  26. Lunchtime during Federal Grand Jury. I really hate certain types of cases, but we still need to listen to the agent/witness so we can decide to indict. Then they can go to trial.

  27. Hugs and chocolate/tea/yarn/kittens for everyone. Take a few deep breaths and think good thoughts before returning to your crises. You got this!

  28. This day is quiet. Yesterday I was inking in the last of the 14 page tax return on the special mail-in form, while playing a game of Whack A Mole of my life.

  29. Decided to be proactive and adulting by replacing my old hot water heater. Found out:

    – HVAC pipes are leaking onto water heater
    – Heater cannot be replaced until that 23 year old HVAC is replaced
    – HVAC done! New water heater?
    – Nope, pan for the heater is not normal. May have to drill into downstairs neighbors ceiling 🫣
    – Wonderful brother and 2 plumbers later new water heater tomorrow with a solution to the pan.
    – 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻for tomorrow

    • We had a water heater leak at my parents. Put in a tankless. It was…interesting. But it solved a lot of other problems! Good luck. You’ll feel such relief when it’s all done!

  30. This is the way of things with multiple projects. If you stare at it cross-eyed, it will look perfect for a few moments. It will still be in a tangle, but you can add confusion that way. 🙂

    And yet, when I have the opportunity to take on less projects…I usually add more!

  31. I went to pickup pain pills at the pharmacy and was told I couldn’t have them since I was on “maintenance opioid agonist therapy”. I had never heard of this, but it turns out to be something that is to keep folks from going back to herorin or morphine, etc. This was news to me, my doctor and my pharmacist. While my insurance co is trying to figure out what they have done I don’t have what I need. Also this new bit of fantasy is going on my record at 3 hospitals and numerous doctors offices. I am freaked.

    • Oh my god, that’s so scary! I hope it gets expunged from everywhere and you get the pain relief you need with all possible speed.

    • Make sure the insurance company has your correct name, address, and birth date. It might be that someone else with the same first name is on that, and not you.

      I hope everything gets resolved quickly.

  32. I’m having that kind of week too. Actually, it will be like that for the next 3 weeks for me.

    CMS hospital reports that have to be validated, then in house quality reports to be done, and then helping a co-worker with running reports to answer an annual hospital interview report for two hospitals. Sometimes I don’t know which day I’m on. 🤪🤷‍♀️🤯

  33. This was me Sat when my ISP (for email) was hacked, and I was unable to send e mails. Just as I was getting ready to do my taxes. Spent hours on the phone first with Apple tech rep (he was very nice) then with my ISP tech rep (not very smart). Wound up with the acct deleted and unable to get new one. I had to wait for someone to call this week.
    Meanwhile numerous other hacking attempts on other accts so now I have to check credit card & paypal accts daily. After changing passwords on everything I could. So depressing!
    Email straightened out, found an app that does taxes for free (where has this been all my life?) and was a snap to use. (If interested go to the Forbes review of best tax programs). Meanwhile crocheting for hours, so soothing.

  35. Sending some good vibes your way. Tech issues always crop up in 3s for me.
    At work IT is always sure the system cant possibly do that. Until they watch my screen and see the crazy happening. I work from home so its always fun waiting for phone call and the inevitable, “wow how did you do that.”
    At home I have strict orders from the husband and my IT tech cousin that if it starts acting funny, I am to put it down and back away until they can get to it 😂😂
    Hopefully your issues are resolved soon. 🫂

  36. You are not alone. I’m just eye deep in literally billions of records of data today (sometimes I get to play at being a data analyst on top of my other stuff – being an IT Swiss Army Knife is both a blessing AND a curse). I’m ALMOST able to call it a day though….

  37. I got one of my cats back from the vet yesterday, she’d been off her food for a week, sick, then better, then sick again. Freya had surgery on Thursday and she decided to protest being stuck at the vet’s with noise and strangers who were trying to help her get better and not starve by refusing to eat…:P

    So she gets home, and my two other cats get a sniff. Baz took about 30 minutes to get used to the idea and had a good butt sniff and was fine. Loki her littermate, has spent the last two days hissing and snarling “Imposter! Must protect mom!” Freya’s just like wtf? I wanted to come back to this? Really?

    Good luck with your tech issues, and here’re good wishes for healthy kids and animals and selves!

  38. Currently eating oat hotcakes before diving back into the accursed paperwork, but maybe I should have a second cup of coffee first.
    On a lighter note, I came across an image recently of what I hope to be Lady Wrexyn’s comb from the final elimination scene….. It’s pretty, and I could really do with a few more hair accessories that double as weapons. I don’t think my current hairstick collection gives me enough options 😉

    • There’s a Renaissance Faire vendor who makes some battle-ax shaped hair sticks. They arent functional as far as I know, but everything can be used as a weapon, right?

  39. I think we should be allowed to smash credit card thieves. I replaced two credit cards before Christmas and again the last two weeks. So annoyed. Drove five hours for a funeral yesterday and five hours back home today. I’m tired and my eyes are red and hurt, thank God tomorrow is a day off. Good news is Dani likes the new cat tree but Drago barely gets on it. oh well it is getting used so I guess that is a win.

  40. In 2020, I was seriously awaiting either an alien invasion the Yellowstone super volcano erupting. We were missing just one thing of that level for the Bingo. 😁

  42. I wish I had a buck for every time I have said “Someone call the IT department” and the spouse replied “You ARE the IT department.”

    No, no, not me.

  43. Mod R, I have a question unrelated to the comments. I have always wondered if the picture of the crazy scribe is something I should recognize or is it a stock photo.
    He is perfect in so many situations.

  45. I work in tech, happy to help in any way I can. Though I work mostly in data, analytics and other related areas :).

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