what are you doing right now?

[giramomma]

Dec 22, 2022 20:09:10 GMT -5 TheOtherMe said:

<abbr class="o-timestamp time" title="Dec 22, 2022 19:09:10 GMT -6" data-timestamp="1671757750000">Dec 22, 2022 19:09:10 GMT -6</abbr> TheOtherMe said:

Gira, I should have consulted you on dealing with my sister when I was trying to get my dad in to a safe situation.  You are a wise woman.

Well I haven't exactly called APS on my mom as of now. I want to see what's what with the lawyer, first, and then talk things over with DH. I'm really behind where I want to be on the house, in terms of cleaning, decluttering, and painting. I'm not ready to prioritize my mom's house over our house right now. And I think that is OK, too.

I also know it's hard to tell yourself your are making the right decision when you've spent a lifetime in a relationship with someone that insists that you are the wrong party in the relationship.

[Pink Cashmere]

Dec 22, 2022 20:01:08 GMT -5 TheOtherMe said:

Dec 22, 2022 19:34:00 GMT -5 Pink Cashmere said:

This morning, he went in the den like he always does, and his Dad had brought his pillow and covers from the bedroom and slept on the sofa. Mister has already been out of sorts because he hasn’t been able to get his alone time in the den when he gets home from work, and he was agitated about it seeping over into his morning ritual this morning. So he told his Dad that he at least needs that time to himself in the morning before he starts his day. His Dad apologized and then kept trying to have conversations with Mister anyway, and Mister got REALLY aggravated. I feel him on not wanting to talk to ANYBODY at 4:30 or 5 o’clock in the morning. I don’t really want to talk to anybody until at least 8am, and conversation might still be an ordeal for me at that time. I don’t really get my shit together until around 10am, even though I’ve been at work a few hours by then. My body might be there, but that doesn’t mean my brain is there yet. Fortunately for me, my job doesn’t require me to think.



HALLELUJAH! While I was typing this, my Mom called and said the power is back on. I am SO relieved!

I'm so happy the power is back on.

You all know I must have my alone time.  I really needed it after the basketball game even though I had a great time.


As for alone time in the mornings, my mom got up really early and wanted to be totally alone from about 5:30 AM to 7 AM at least.  I remember her doing that from the time I was a kid.  We all knew that.  When her sister came there after some surgery before going home, as soon as she heard mom up, there she came and wanted to start talking.  I think that drove my mom insane and that was harder than the actually caring for her sister.

I think my dad's alone time back in those days came from his morning bathroom routine.  It took exactly one hour and don't you dare interrupt.  Very hard on little girls who need to use the bathroom in a one bathroom house.

Thank you, I’m very happy the power is back on too.

I’ve said here before that one of the things Mister and I liked about this house when we saw it was that the layout was such that we could get away from each other and have some alone time without disturbing the other person, even if we had a tv or music playing loud.

Even though we moved back and forth between our homes and spent most of our days and nights together before we moved here, we still had some days and nights where he was at his place and I was at mine, so we still got some “alone” time sometimes. 

I’d lived by myself for over 20 years (with children for most of it) before Mister and I got serious and started sharing our homes with each other, and I was an empty nester when I met him, so I get it about him needing some “me” time, because I do too.

Before we moved here, sometimes it seemed like my Mom would wait to hear me moving around and for me to come out my bedroom, so she could talk to me. But she didn’t do that every single morning, it was usually on my days off work, but she did it often enough for me to understand how Mister feels about his mornings and why he was upset this morning.

And although we have different type jobs, I also understand his need to take a minute to have some peace and try to get his mind right before he gets ready to go to work. I use to do the same thing until these last couple of years when I started getting up in just enough time to hit the floor running to try to get to work on time. Which always throws me off and I know the other way was a much better start to my day.

[Pink Cashmere]

Dec 22, 2022 20:06:44 GMT -5 giramomma said:

Dec 22, 2022 19:57:08 GMT -5 Pink Cashmere said:

 Because who evicts their 70something year old Mother that has a few serious health issues and limited mobility during a deadly pandemic? I’ve not been able to get it back since.

What if you changed the narrative.

You have a 70something year old mother that eventually is going to be a danger to herself.

Wouldn't the most loving thing that you could do be get her in a situation where she safe?

I think this is one time where the ends justify the means.

You know, the roles are reversing. You are becoming the parent, your mom, the child.

I've been doing this parenting thing for 18 years, so far. Not as long as you, but I'm not a newbie anymore.

No once have I heard anyone say..."Allowing your kid to remain in dangerous situations where they can be really physically harmed? Watching your kid make unsafe decisions and doing nothing about it? Absolutely. That's Modeling parenting, and something we all should strive for."

Okay, Imma have to think on this. Thank you!

[cooper88]

I heard someone say "don't ever set yourself on fire to keep someone else warm." I have to stop and think about that from time to time, when I'm about to set myself on fire.

[Deleted]

Dec 22, 2022 20:37:17 GMT -5 cooper88 said:

I heard someone say "don't ever set yourself on fire to keep someone else warm." I have to stop and think about that from time to time, when I'm about to set myself on fire.

Yes, that's sort of what the flight attendant says about putting on your oxygen mask before you help someone else put on theirs.  It's hard to do remember and do in the moment, but very important

[MarionTh230]

Kiddo and DH took a more abstract approach to the gingerbread kit. Wonderfully decorated panels all laid out flat on a cookie sheet. Something about the structure falling three times and not enough icing left (because kiddo ate it) to rebuild it a fourth time  Oh well. They had fun together and that's all that really matters!

[Pink Cashmere]

Dec 22, 2022 20:11:36 GMT -5 MarionTh230 said:

Dec 22, 2022 20:01:08 GMT -5 TheOtherMe said:

I'm so happy the power is back on.

You all know I must have my alone time.  I really needed it after the basketball game even though I had a great time.


As for alone time in the mornings, my mom got up really early and wanted to be totally alone from about 5:30 AM to 7 AM at least.  I remember her doing that from the time I was a kid.  We all knew that.  When her sister came there after some surgery before going home, as soon as she heard mom up, there she came and wanted to start talking.  I think that drove my mom insane and that was harder than the actually caring for her sister.

I think my dad's alone time back in those days came from his morning bathroom routine.  It took exactly one hour and don't you dare interrupt.  Very hard on little girls who need to use the bathroom in a one bathroom house.

If DH and I are both awake at the same time in the morning, neither one of us speaks to each other until we have each finished at least one cup of coffee. Barring an emergency or sick kid situation anyways. I don't think it is unusual for people to need quiet time/alone time/down time. I love my kiddo more than life itself, but there have been mornings where she gets to me before I get to the coffee pot. I am typically able to at least mumble that is great honey but mommy needs to have a cup of coffee first. I need that quiet time to myself before I can get on with my day. And that first cup of coffee is sipped slowly. 30 to 45 minutes. To just sit and stare. 

In the morning when we are both going to work, Mister and I just say “good morning” when the last person gets out of bed and we run into each other somewhere in the house. One of us might ask the other how they slept last night, and whatever that answer is, it’s the end of conversation and we both just do what we do to prepare for our day. The next thing said is “I’m gone” from whoever leaves the house first (usually me) and the response is “Be safe! I’ll talk to you later.” 

That’s IT for early morning conversation in our household, point blank, period lol. Unless the whole world fell apart overnight and we have to try to save ourselves from the world ending and zombies coming, we obviously both feel like there is nothing so important that we have to have conversations about in the wee hours of the morning or even the next few hours after.

[Pink Cashmere]

So, our driveway is covered in snow and it’s still coming down. I only know that from looking at the camera on that side of the house. I can see snow on the ground in the cove now, but that’s the only “street” I can see. 

Mister didn’t back the Tahoe all the way down the driveway when he got home from work, I guess so it might be a little easier to get out the driveway (that has a slight incline to get out of) if it’s bad in the morning. He’s a better employee than I am, because if there’s snow or ice on the ground and I’m slipping and sliding before I can even get out of my neighborhood, it’s a wrap for me, I’m not even trying to go any further, like to work. I’ve been like that with all my jobs, and the people at my current job know that if the streets are bad, I’m probably not coming to work.

Because I am extra paranoid after trying to get home from school in high school when they let us out early because of a snowstorm. I’d driven one of my Mom’s cars to school that day and I got stuck on a big street, where some kind gentlemen were helping people like me get unstuck. I wasn’t even trying to make it all the way home, I was just trying to get to a friend’s house that was closer than home, and after those gentlemen helped me get unstuck on the big street, when I turned into my friend’s neighborhood, I lost control and slid into the curb and broke the axle on my Mom’s car. 

She wasn’t upset with me, because she knew I didn’t know how to drive in snow. And in hindsight, I was blessed to make it as far as I did, which was at least 15 miles from my school, home was even further. It was already bad when they let us out of school early, and I was driving a hot rod old Monte Carlo (that I would LOVE to be able drive now) knowing absolutely nothing about driving in that kind of weather. but I will never forget the horror I felt when the car was sliding and I couldn’t control it, so I’ve been terrified of driving on snow ever since.

When I hit the curb and the car wouldn’t move after that, I just locked the doors and walked the rest of the way to my friend’s house. 

When my Mom’s crackhead husband came to see about the car the next day, he was fussing and cussing and I wanted to tell him to STFU, it wasn’t even his car, it was my MOMMA’S car and SHE wasn’t upset with me so just shut your uglass up!! But I didn’t say any of that, because my Momma raised me to respect my elders.

Anyway, I’ve driven on snow a few times since then, but every time, my heart felt like it was going to jump out of my chest. The day I had a scheduled interview for my current job, there was snow on the ground. I was whining and my Grandmother started cussing and told me to bring my babies over there and go get that damn job. I said yes ma’am and did what she told me to do lol.

I lived in her “other” house at the time, and it was at the top of a hill, and the driveway was another fairly steep incline. So one day (after I got the damn job lol) it had snowed before I got off work. My plan was to not even try to get in the driveway, but just try to get up the hill to where it was flat, park on the street and walk a few steps home. I managed to get up the hill and turn around so I could park, but then I slid all the way back down the hill. When I got back to the bottom of the hill and slid next to the curb (without hitting it lol) I just said F it, got out and walked up the hill to the house.

The few times I’ve tried to get over my fear of driving on snow, something always happened to reinforce my fear. So I don’t even try anymore.

[Deleted]

Dec 22, 2022 21:28:00 GMT -5 Pink Cashmere said:

So, our driveway is covered in snow and it’s still coming down. I only know that from looking at the camera on that side of the house. I can see snow on the ground in the cove now, but that’s the only “street” I can see. 

Mister didn’t back the Tahoe all the way down the driveway when he got home from work, I guess so it might be a little easier to get out the driveway (that has a slight incline to get out of) if it’s bad in the morning. He’s a better employee than I am, because if there’s snow or ice on the ground and I’m slipping and sliding before I can even get out of my neighborhood, it’s a wrap for me, I’m not even trying to go any further, like to work. I’ve been like that with all my jobs, and the people at my current job know that if the streets are bad, I’m probably not coming to work.

Because I am extra paranoid after trying to get home from school in high school when they let us out early because of a snowstorm. I’d driven one of my Mom’s cars to school that day and I got stuck on a big street, where some kind gentlemen were helping people like me get unstuck. I wasn’t even trying to make it all the way home, I was just trying to get to a friend’s house that was closer than home, and after those gentlemen helped me get unstuck on the big street, when I turned into my friend’s neighborhood, I lost control and slid into the curb and broke the axle on my Mom’s car. 

She wasn’t upset with me, because she knew I didn’t know how to drive in snow. And in hindsight, I was blessed to make it as far as I did, which was at least 15 miles from my school, home was even further. It was already bad when they let us out of school early, and I was driving a hot rod old Monte Carlo (that I would LOVE to be able drive now) knowing absolutely nothing about driving in that kind of weather. but I will never forget the horror I felt when the car was sliding and I couldn’t control it, so I’ve been terrified of driving on snow ever since.

When I hit the curb and the car wouldn’t move after that, I just locked the doors and walked the rest of the way to my friend’s house. 

When my Mom’s crackhead husband came to see about the car the next day, he was fussing and cussing and I wanted to tell him to STFU, it wasn’t even his car, it was my MOMMA’S car and SHE wasn’t upset with me so just shut your uglass up!! But I didn’t say any of that, because my Momma raised me to respect my elders.

Anyway, I’ve driven on snow a few times since then, but every time, my heart felt like it was going to jump out of my chest. The day I had a scheduled interview for my current job, there was snow on the ground. I was whining and my Grandmother started cussing and told me to bring my babies over there and go get that damn job. I said yes ma’am and did what she told me to do lol.

I lived in her “other” house at the time, and it was at the top of a hill, and the driveway was another fairly steep incline. So one day (after I got the damn job lol) it had snowed before I got off work. My plan was to not even try to get in the driveway, but just try to get up the hill to where it was flat, park on the street and walk a few steps home. I managed to get up the hill and turn around so I could park, but then I slid all the way back down the hill. When I got back to the bottom of the hill and slid next to the curb (without hitting it lol) I just said F it, got out and walked up the hill to the house.

The few times I’ve tried to get over my fear of driving on snow, something always happened to reinforce my fear. So I don’t even try anymore.

Back in the day when I was doing the commute from Houston to the Woodlands, 100 miles round trip, there was a snow and ice day.  My beautiful little high-mileage Nissan pickup made it all 50 miles on snow and ice to the Woodlands, lots of fun when you have multiple looping overpasses with fools sliding back down at you.  I got there and little fat boy whiny boss who lived about 2 miles away got a call from his wife that they had problems at the house, so I got to spend another 2 hours creeping on ice and snow to get back home.  Pickups are light in the rear so very prone to fish-tailing.  DH asks why I want an AWD now.  

[Deleted]

The power is still on although it's colder than a witch's left mammary gland (what my mother said-have no clue). Neighbor came over to get some of my sheets to cover his shrubs-he spent the day freeze-proofing his son's house. His son is a deputy constable and had to work today serving arrest warrants and doing one SWAT thing, so dad took care of son's house first.

[bean29]

Dec 22, 2022 12:12:11 GMT -5 finnime said:

Best to you all struggling today with work, and family, and vehicles, and weather. I hope all is resolved quickly and with little pain. I wish I could improve your situation.

It isn't fair or right for some people to get dumped on at work, with no time off on or near major holidays at all, because they're too important or someone wants to look good. It's bullshit. Everyone deserves to live a life.

For me, it is just kind of the nature of my job. I am an Accountant. My Title is actually Controller, which I don’t often use because I think it gives the impression that my job is much more involved & important than it actually is. I am the top Accountant in house. There is no one else. 2 employees can do payroll. One can run AP checks, but it is over a year since she has done it.

Last payroll needs to be run next week. Totals for year tied out and year needs to be closed out. IT (contractor) needs to come in & install upgrades to our accounting software and New tax Tables need to be downloaded and installed. Then I need to enter changes in 401K,FSA or HSA elections. Usually I do preliminary look see at 1099’s and W-2’s because once you close the year you can’t go back & change anything. It is not unusual for me to work New Years Day. The last few years we have gone to local resorts-The Abbey in Lake Geneva and The Concourse in Downtown Madison last year. I have to Admit walking around Madison on New Year’s day last year was so Fr!gg!n cold I almost told DH “Let’s go someplace warm this year”. So, I am Glad we are going to Mexico, but 5 days! I can hardly afford to be away.

DD works for a Major Airline in MKE. They had a passenger Die at the Gate today. EMT’s were there instantly, but they could not revive him. DD’s boyfriend & another manager were there. They guy was on the phone with his wife when he had the attack. So both Managers talked to the wife and they had to tell the wife that her husband had passed. More than half the flights out of MKE for tomorrow (for their airline) were cancelled at 7:30 tonight. All the flights still scheduled are full or overbooked. Safe travels to everyone traveling this weekend. We will just be doing local trips.

Walked my Dog about 9. Started out with 2, but the smaller one was holding one foot up. Carried him home & went back out with the Schnauzer. We did our entire walk around the block. Sidewalks not cleared as it was still snowing & blowing & drifting. Had my heated gloves & Hat & scarf, but a face mask would have been s good idea too.

Tomorrow is supposed to be worse. I did not want to have my Dog decide he wanted to walk at 3am, so we went out.

[finnime]

Good morning, intrepid invisipeeps, braving the elements and other people in the mornings. Welcome to Friday, Christmas Eve eve and the sixth day of Hanukkah, when a storm is in progress across major areas of the US. I hope your day is safe and warm, that you and your families retain power and have access to much good cookies. And chocolate.

DD is here. She arrived yesterday from Maryland. It's good to have her here. I need to call DS and find out where he is. He should be leaving Topeka today for Denver. I hope he's warm enough. Except for one jacket and pair of boots his clothing is really suited for Manhattan, not Colorado. And the extreme cold--I do worry.

Today we need to finish decorating the tree and get on with some baking. Pecan pie, cheesecake, mashed potatoes that I make using baked potatoes. We'll go out to eat at 5:30 today, then to a very nice restaurant that has been declared one of the best in New England tomorrow before the candlelight Christmas Eve service. Festivities.

I don't think Franklin the Dog and I will make it to the beach this morning. It's raining hard. Yesterday was lovely, though; a delicate sunrise and pre-sunrise complete with tiny dinosaurs.

[chiver78]

Dec 22, 2022 20:37:17 GMT -5 cooper88 said:

I heard someone say "don't ever set yourself on fire to keep someone else warm." I have to stop and think about that from time to time, when I'm about to set myself on fire.

someone here said it to me, before I threw mooch out of my last house. it was something I kept repeating to myself as I went through the motions. it is fantastic advice, bc you can't always see how big the fire is when you're in the middle of it.

[chiver78]

I'm listening to the wind and rain outside, snuggled up with Punk. I lost power at some point last night, bc I woke up to the generator firing up. it didn't stay running long, though. I wonder what my yard will look like in daylight....lots of branches down. very happy I was finally able to get the dead trees down this summer, they would not still be standing by now.

here's hoping y'all stay warm and safe this weekend. 💓

[minnesotapaintlady]

Good lord it's cold.  My north-facing bedroom with the door closed is like a refrigerator in this wind.  Looks like the blizzard is in full-force now too as I can't even see the barn from the house. I remember watching old westerns where they would have a rope run from the barn to the house in the Winter so they wouldn't get lost going to do chores. I'm thinking now, that wouldn't be such a bad idea!  I hate this kind of weather.  It always stresses me out worrying about all the animals trying to survive out there in this.

[CCL]

Dec 23, 2022 5:59:29 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

Good lord it's cold.  My north-facing bedroom with the door closed is like a refrigerator in this wind.  Looks like the blizzard is in full-force now too as I can't even see the barn from the house. I remember watching old westerns where they would have a rope run from the barn to the house in the Winter so they wouldn't get lost going to do chores. I'm thinking now, that wouldn't be such a bad idea!  I hate this kind of weather.  It always stresses me out worrying about all the animals trying to survive out there in this.

What's the temp up there? -9 with -35 wind chill here. I hate winter, although it's nice and cozy here at my house, so I'm not really complaining about it.

I hope your animals do well. I'd worry about them, too.

[bean29]

Dec 22, 2022 15:05:10 GMT -5 andi9899 said:

Turned off my work laptop until Tuesday. Now I'm going to see about feeding my face. I shoveled instead of eating on my lunch. It took forever because it's so cold that I stayed out a few minutes until I couldn't feel my fingers anymore and had to keep coming back in to warm up. I feel awful for homeless people right now.

One of my Dogs just got me up to go outside. Normally to just have a potty break at night the dogs will go out the patio door and go down the deck stairs to the back yard. I go to the door, no dog go look for him, his but is parked by my closet-he wants me to change clothes & go outside with him. So I bundled up in hat, coat, gloves, flannel lined pants & go out with both dogs. Teddy Bear ran down & headed right back to the door. I don’t even know if he peed. Other one came back in after a short time, ate a bit from his bowl, then went back out. He only stayed out long enough to pee and scratch his back on a bush. Came back inside, changed my clothes, grabbed my phone, and realized I have a message that the Driver’s side rear passenger door window is open. Luckily it was only down about 1/3 and there is not snow inside my car.

We have 6” or so up against the house but it is a blowing & drifting deal so there is snow against the house, and most of deck & patio are clear. Deck steps have a few inches of snow. Front driveway is not too bad. DH got up & said he will go out in a bit. He will also have to go do his parents walks & driveway.

I am off today. I will be cleaning & may do a grocery run. Have cleaning & wrapping to do. Need gifts for DS. He is going go get cash. Maybe a gift card.

[minnesotapaintlady]

Dec 23, 2022 6:23:34 GMT -5 CCL said:

Dec 23, 2022 5:59:29 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

Good lord it's cold.  My north-facing bedroom with the door closed is like a refrigerator in this wind.  Looks like the blizzard is in full-force now too as I can't even see the barn from the house. I remember watching old westerns where they would have a rope run from the barn to the house in the Winter so they wouldn't get lost going to do chores. I'm thinking now, that wouldn't be such a bad idea!  I hate this kind of weather.  It always stresses me out worrying about all the animals trying to survive out there in this.

What's the temp up there? -9 with -35 wind chill here. I hate winter, although it's nice and cozy here at my house, so I'm not really complaining about it.

I hope your animals do well. I'd worry about them, too.

My animals will be ok.  They're in an insulated barn and the chickens all pig pile at night in the corner instead of roost.  I thought about taking the heated cat house outside for the barn cat, but when I did that last time it was this bad she never used it.

Looks like it's -10 with -35 windchill, but they take the temp at the airport in town which is in the river valley and often a lot different than up here. 

[bean29]

We are at -9 with -35 windchill. DH said he told his office assistant not to go to work.

[chiver78]

it's getting light out, I can see the huge trees really swaying out my bedroom window. yikes. I've heard LD go downstairs and comeback up, twice, since I've been awake. I hope he's not too freaked out and can rest. Punk couldn't possibly care less. I think today might be spent on the couch with the space heater on.

[Cheesy FL-Vol]

My thermometer read 43 when I got up at 2am. It has plunged to 9 right now and will get colder. We are in NE TN. My brother is in central NH, and our forecast is colder than his for the next few days.

Our valley runs east and west so it acts as a funnel for the wind most of the time. At the moment it isn’t too bad, but you can really see the trees on the ridge across the road swaying wildly.

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

I have to laugh.  Part of what got my sister to house and pet sit was to get her out of a MN winter.  Right now, they are due for even more snow, which is going to change to rain in a day or so and turn into an ugly mess.  

Yesterday, all of our bags arrived on the ship and we got them unpacked.  I was just a little anxious as the bags we sent ahead 3 weeks ago weren’t in our room…..and those bags had 90% of our clothes in them.  Everything fits, we even have a few empty drawers!  I brought a collapsible hamper to hold dirty clothes, and magnetic hooks to get stuff off the floor, and a small white board.  

Met our room steward when I called for more hangers, and she will be on until April.

Today is a sea day, tomorrow Cozumel where the weather is supposed to be crappy, so thinking of changing a beach excursion into a visit to a chocolate factory.

[giramomma]

I was so tired last night, I didn't care that I forgot to eat dinner.

We just spent 24 hours free of being overly sick.  Of course, now that I said that, someone is going to get sick again.

I didn't get all the baking I wanted to done yesterday, but that is OK. I'm not quite in panic mode yet. I think I'm going to try and wrap DD1's presents right away. There's just a few odds and ends after that, which she can take care of. I still have to take care of DH. I'll cross that road later.  We've had a christmas where I've just bough what I wanted and then had the kids wrap the present. So, I'm allowed one.

The sun is out. There is no wind right now.

[teen persuasion]

The front is *just* passing us now.

At 7am winds were nearly calm, and it was still 39* and raining. Same at 8am when I reluctantly drove DS4 to work. I was hoping there'd be a travel ban in place so the feed mill would have to close up - we know it's just a matter of time. No such luck.

The rain overnight has the ground saturated, and the truck slid in the muck as I tried to pull out onto the driveway. Coming back home, couldn't put the truck back in it's spot, so it's sitting at the bottom of the driveway. Wind was just picking up then.

Now at 8:45 it's blowing sideways, and has turned to snow, so the temp has dropped.

What time will DS4's boss realize being open was a bad idea, and close up? Will the power/phone lines be down, so DS4 can't reach us?

[cooper88]

It's 11 degrees here right now, but at least there is no snow or wind to deal with. The wind was howling all day yesterday and when I went to bed. The dog knows it's really cold and she's still bagged out in bed.

[chiver78]

hey all,

I don't think this thread is visible unless you're logged in, but it seems like some of you are having issues logging in. Moon's going to update the banner message on YMAM with a similar message. we aren't sure what's going on, and she got an error posting to the PB support forum. sit tight, we are working on it.

-chiver mod

[moon/Laura]

The thread has been posted in support now, so I hope they can get it fixed soon.


Colorado is cold as fuck this morning. My phone says -8, with a 'feels like' of -16. I sure hope it's warm enough under my house for the feral cats to survive.

[Artemis Windsong]

Mulling over the new CD interest rates. I missed one at my CU where I keep my emergency fund but did opt for a 9 month.

From what I'm reading some CDs could go to 5% to 5.25%. Then more shuffling. I did cash one out waiting for January 1 2023 on a sparkling new Treasury Direct deposit.

I need to shower, eat then balance my checkbook from online. I doubt I'll see a print statement for a while since the northern tier is snowed/blizzarded in. I'm in hibernating mode and want to sleep long hours. So much better than nervous waking during the night. It's not bitter cold here. People are staying in at night so there is less noise.

[flamingo]

Ugh, I think the cold has rattled DH’s brain bc he’s picking fights. We’re now into the ignoring each other stage of things 🙄 

In better news I have a massage scheduled for early afternoon. I might take myself out to a quiet, solo lunch before I head there. Today is calling for some self care!

[andi9899]

Well, my dumbass forgot to leave the faucets on and the kitchen sink froze. The bathroom plumbing works so I'm using that for now. I need it to get above zero so that the kitchen will work. Luckily the washer which is just below it works so I'm doing laundry. Boo!