The Hermit Club

Blondie- oh your granddaughter is very young, not even to college yet. I did not realize that. I hope she makes the best decision she can under the circumstances. I am know you are a concerned grandmother. I wish you some nice time by the shore and know you have been looking forward to it for awhile now......

Teka- finding Big Foot?

I took a lovely end of the day walk down along one of the ditches near the river. Saw some lovely trees, a great sunset and met a nice lady riding her horse and walking another. Morgans, and they were just beautiful. She stopped and talked awhile and I talked to the horses. Wished I had an apple or carrot with me to give them. One started nibbling on my camera bag (LOL)....

Here are some highlights from this afternoon. The walk did me good!

Foots, on earlier tonight, feeling better?

Mom always had a long siege with each flare-up!

Jazzy your right. Did what I could with my arm hurting. Got the rest of the week to catch up on stuff I was going to do yesterday.

Boy do I feel stupid this morning. While looking in my spice cabinet this morning for something, I found the nutmeg that I thought I was going to have to get for the pumpkin pie on Turkey Day. It was on the top shelf, hidden behind the Baking Powder!

Footprints- bronchitis is miserable. As someone with life long asthma, I have always had problems with it. Feel better, get lots of rest (hard to do when coughing constantly....)

Mommy- I am constantly loosing everything, including finding the spices in my pantry. Good that you found it!

Bippy- coffee is one of my few decadent pleasures. Yesterday I went to Starbucks and got some of their Thanksgiving blend, and enjoying some this morning. I love their holiday peppermint mocha, but cannot do anymore due to the high sugar content. I enjoy nice coffee drinks there without sugar though....

Blondie- that is terrible you have to hide things in your home from your family. Those drugs are very dangerous in the wrong hands. Pregnant grand daughter needs to not go there. I think you need to go to the shore and take your stash with you......

Teka-did they find The Bigfoot yet?

Getting ready for another week and long day ahead, starting with a 7 a.m. personal training session (last time we will do one of these, as next week we move to twice a week).

Hope everyone has a good start to the week and hoping those in treatment have as good a week as possible.

Busy day, Husband and I heading out for 6-month PCP visit and flu shot.

Blondie I'm going to jump on here. I've lurked on here for a long, long time. I and I know everyone else on here wish we could fix the problem of your GD stealing your meds. But as a former hospice nurse the only way I know of stopping this in your home is keeping them in a lockbox that only you have the key to. That and you carry the key with you always on your wrist, on neck chain or one of those badge thingies - forgive me I can't remember the correct term. Believe you me I've had to do it with plenty of patients. The box needs to stay with you and if you must keep only a couple of pills by the sink. I doubt GD would have the gumption to steal the entire box but you never know. Bet she is counting on you not being as vigilant as you are and would not take the box. I think when we did this in the past it was no secret it was being locked up. In fact a show of what you are doing would probably put the fear of God into her at least as far as your meds. Yes and Jazzy is right take everything with you. Big tackle box would work fine so long at it has a hasp for a lock. Now about your son's meds I don't know. Is he responsible for taking his own or do you give it out for him? In any case it won't help keeping his safe when you're away. But leaving out only enough to tide him over when you're gone. And you definitely need your time away and I hope you get to the shore. Forgive me for being long winded and if this is something you're already doing we need to brainstorm something else. Love your bunches.

Might as well make me an official hermie. I'm one most of the time anyway.

my nephew is also a pill addict. It will be his death any day. Never ever gets off it for long, always goes right back...so sad. I will very likely outlive him.

Just got back from PS. I am numb. Have to get thoughts together, too scattered to post about it. Overwhelming but decisions made. It has been a rough day.

Night night hermies

Gonna go crawl into my pjs and curl up with a book. Might even make some Sleepytime Tea later to help me zonk out tonight, got woke up a bit early this morning by the garbage and recycling trucks!

I have been lurking lately and thinking of you all. 

Anxiety has been more bothersome than usual the last week or so.  Today I made an appointment with my therapist and already feel more relaxed.  I think part of the problem is that I expected to be more back to what I remember as normal by now.  Another part of the problem, no doubt, is that I don't remember accurately what my normal was before BC.  I think I may remember my normal at about 61 when I am now 71.  Plus, I have always said I was a type "Z" person ... way opposite type "A" people.

Footprint, I don't think I have welcomed you yet ... it's good to have you onboard.  I hope your bronchitis is getting better.

M0mmy, I was glad to hear that I am not the only one who thinks she is out of something when actually the item is lurking behind something.  At the moment I can't find a key that I hid so a thief couldn't find it.  At least some drawers are getting organized.

Hi Bippy.  It's good to hear that you are feeling better.

Jazzy, your pictures are beautiful.  Thanks for sharing. 

I had a skin blemish on (L) BC breast and was getting worked up. Kept looking and poking!! That's what I do, fixate. I didn't discuss on the threads until seeing PCP. Doctors have talked me down from fear of a recurrence, bone and skin cancer.

Yes, got the flu shot.

Some parts of the Country are getting hammered with snow, but not in the North Country!

Foots, on the threads?

Good night Teka

Hugs and prayers to all my wonderful friend, We are winners!

Good morning hermits- I hope everyone has a good day.

Teka- I think I found Bigfoot......