#54f

[millerflintstone]

if man is 5 then the devil is 6

Saw a fox run past my house from the across-the-street neighbors the patch in between me and the left-side neighbors close to 2 pm

This house has a 2023 roof so it's still under warranty. I had the warranty transferred and someone from the company come out to assess a leak we're having in the garage. Ugh.

The day flew by, which was nice. Work is finally something that doesn't stress me out or truly exhaust me. I know it will eventually change if management does so I'm enjoying this for however long it lasts

I'm enjoying the Finch self-care app. I had been resistant to attempting to game-ify my day but it really does help with remembering to do things I need to do in order to function and feel good

I need to check in with the GA ladies and Grammy C. Adopted Brother went to Seoul with daughter and wife to visit her side of the family and do other things. And I need to get my only high school friend I'm in contact with, Mariposa, a very belated birthday gift since hers was during the walking pneumonia/bronchitis spring.

[millerflintstone]

friday five

1) the client observed Juneteenth as a holiday. we get extra floating holidays to use for any holidays that they observe that the corporate overlords do not. it's nice to not have to think about work today

2) I successfully performed the Epley maneuver on my right ear since the room hasn't been spinning when I move my head to the right. it was terrifying when it first happened to me in MI in my late 20s but now that I know what it is I just do my PT exercises. This one repositions the crystals. There's another that trains your brain to adjusting to the dizziness.

3) finished my rewatch of sharp objects yesterday, have moved on to book, and watching did give me some kinda expected but unexpected grief bouts. my sister was still alive when I first watched it and I honestly don't think I could've rewatched it until now. the screen grabs I posted this morning are for one exchange of dialogue I had forgotten about but likely never will again.

4) this is often how I message in teams at work. capitalization is sporadic. it very likely used to annoy my predecessor when he was training me. this is probably just extremely latent rebellion towards being an english major or it's the descriptive part of the linguistics major that won kinda 😁

5) the connection point to the washer hoses was SO NASTY. I don't know what the prior owners did but there was mud (???) and lint and pieces of drywall around the faucets and around whatever you call this piece.

a good 30 minutes was spent by yours truly with qtips and a dental pick set the tall one has for projects like this. I'm glad I did because it was one less annoying thing for the guys to deal with since the connection points were so rusty that they struggled removing them. but look! new hoses and ta-daah!

[millerflintstone]

This has inadvertently become a nature tumblr this week!

I've been enjoying the hummingbirds. I've noticed they're a bit fearless now. I've had them show up to drink while being mere feet away

It's thankfully been an easy work week. I'm hoping next week I can focus on cleaning up crap left by my predecessor. Today I deleted a folder he named 'JUNK'. Why he decided to move a folder called that to OneDrive? Unknown.

The cyclists and motorcyclists are out on Route 66. The cyclists get a generous bike lane but they still make me a bit nervous.

Did some errands at lunch. It's been an Angel Olsen kind of day. Though I really only know one of her albums.

I'm currently eating some mini pretzels on the swing while enjoying the breeze. While writing this out, there have been 2 hummingbird visits. My current set up.

[millerflintstone]

Frizzy but clean!

I woke up kinda dizzy. The room wasn't spinning but I couldn't walk in a straight line for the life of me. I did have some of my fave THC limeade but the usual 10 mg worth for sleep. Or so I thought. Maybe I need to check the digital scale to see if it's calibrated correctly. It's gotten better but I'm still not perfect.

Tomorrow is the neighborhood/HOA clean up day. Large yard/tree debris will be picked up. Neighbors volunteer to pick up garbage, update the painting of the sign for the subdivision, landscaping maintenance, etc. I had wanted to participate with maybe picking up garbage, but I sadly don't see that happening. Feeling better but I can tell that would probably lay me out.

No plans for the weekend other than maybe Costco (ugh) and catching up on chores.

I did see the black and white tom again yesterday. It's a good reminder to follow up with the guy who replied to my listserv email about the stray cats in the area

[millerflintstone]

V

I. I feel like a human again! Last night's hooping was inside. It was the last class of the session. Every class session, Emma creates a series of drills for twins and I had no idea it was going on! It's a move called the butterfly but this one is in a relation to two hoops on one arm. In this one, the hoop your hand is spinning in one direction and the one on your arm is spinning another direction so it's a total mind fuck but so much fun

II. It's so windy today but otherwise nice. It's winds between 25 and 35 mph, apparently

III. FedEx sucks. Package STILL hasn't been picked up. That's a whole 'nother rant post

IV. One cherry tree was planted. The other is pending. I'm excited to be able to help out with outside stuff this weekend. I think I'll have a bit more stamina.

V. Rewatching Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story reminds me that I never did continue with another period drama - The Great. I did like the first season of that

[millerflintstone]

disjointed and rambling 5

No Doubt with Eric Stefani is so different than No Doubt without him

New Gal is not known for being able to answer a yes or no question. It took 20 minutes to get to 'no'. I think I'm going to have to add her summarizing to me what she understands so I can make sure we're on the same page

Poor Unfriendly has called out the whole week. That hasn't happened since he got the 'rona a few years back

The neighbor that is diagonal to us (the pharmacist with 3 kids) had her 4th last weekend. There's a meal train set up for her. I have to send a congratulations text/buy a gift card today because I keep forgetting. Def do not want to make an enemy of her!

I just realized I have no idea what I'm making for dinner tonight

[millerflintstone]

5!

🎉-Feeling better today. No hooping class last night. My left hand still feels odd but my left shoulder and neck aren't achy.

💊-The main pharmacist for the client is back from her month long PTO and is being a bit of a pill. My past experience with this kind of behavior is for whoever was my supervisor to just roll over to whatever was being unreasonably requested. Not here. Being in a supportive work environment is still so weird to get used to.

🤓-Next week is my annual eye exam. I'm glad I found an eye doctor who specializes in binocular vision dysfunction. I just hate that I have to brave I-40 into Rio Rancho to get to the practice. But I took the afternoon off so maybe I'll go exploring.

💨- it's been so crazy windy this week with gusts up to 50 mph some days. The air quality and visibility have been bad. My sinuses have been weird. No me gusta!

🌳- The 2nd tree company is coming by today to estimate trimming and removing some trees to open up space for a garden. The first quote seemed insane and the guy didn't even do any assessing by himself. He just walked around with me. We'll see what this company comes up with

[millerflintstone]

4 (+1) for my (sinus) headache

It's back! :( I am doing something or eating something or something. Woke up with a runny nose again and my sinuses are killing me even post Claritin-D 24. I'm wondering if it's bubble bath fragrance related?

I needed a break from the onslaught of news and reblogs about news. I remembered today that in tumblr, I can filter out what I need to. You can filter out both tags you don't want to see or words in the content of the post. Folks need to cope in whatever way is best for them but at least I can somewhat control what I see here and keep it more of an escape. I don't need to see literal murders forced upon me and I don't need to see the actual murder to understand what's going on.

New Gal is continuing to make life easier. I'm really grateful for that. I'm also grateful that I still have a good eye for reading a resume and finding a gem . My first boss in MI saw my potential and I picked up so much from him. New Gal's resume was passed over by my boss and my boss' boss. She was my pick. Our last interview, too. She's been knocking it out of the park. (I was what's now know as Talent Acquisition from 1999 - 2003 and I did not enjoy it but was good at it).

Unfriendly called out today due to lack of sleep. Glad he got me noise cancelling headphones! I'm super sound sensitive to sounds I don't create or want.

No news yet on my former kickboxing instructor's hospice status. Everything feels like a lot all the time and it feels like it's been that way for entirely too long. I feel for all of you that are going through situations with the health of your loved ones or your relationships with your partners. Everything is a lot all the time and I wish we could just pause it for a while so we can catch our collective breath.