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I bought a pair when I got my chopper thing. Then discovered the chopper came with a pair...🙄😒 Hi molly! Good to hear from you and I'm happy your work drama seems to be resolved. I still have a few issues here, but luckily nothing too major or stressful, more annoying than anything. Still dealing with barely working AC at home. Supposedly someone will be calling me to "update" the situation. I see another phone call in my immediate future. My patience is hanging by an itty-bitty-teeny-tiny little thread. *sigh*

You know how to strike a chord with every poem. You write the truth as you see it and it is a beautiful expression of emotion. Thanks tim.

Our electric is on 'budget billing'. They average 12 months and we normally pay around $250/mo. No gas bill to deal with. But rent is astronomical... $2060 including pet fee. We also have to pay water/sewer and trash which hovers around $100. We don't have cable, just internet and a few streaming channels, so about $150 total for all of it. Adulting kinda sucks sometimes 😏

Well this week has been a total mixed bag of tricks. I think I mentioned that the big pow wow went better than anticipated. The residents are getting a $48/month increase. Could've been a lot worse. The owner had to leave early for some sort of emergency. The national manager stuck around until Thursday. Whenever he's here I end up with a to-do list that makes Santa's naughty/nice lists look like a short grocery list. But...... I got my retractable awnings for the clubhouse approved. They get installed next week. Hopefully my fishing dock will get the go ahead too. (Complete with turtle basking platform) Despite all the extra work, I still enjoy my job. The owner said he was very pleased with how I've done so far. My manager is having surgery in Nov so he's doing year end evaluations early. Starting this current pay period I'm getting a $2/hr raise. He also sent me a $200 gift card for this ah-mazing smokehouse/BBQ place in downtown Sarasota. It's nice to be rewarded for doing a job well. Our AC got fixed today. However it's going to have the same problem. The unit is 24 years old and is low on freon. Yes....the freon that is no longer made, can't get anymore and has made the unit obsolete. I really hope the management company authorizes a new one. I'm dreading our electric bill. This week was brutal. Even with a window unit and portable one the house stayed around 80. I hope everyone has a good weekend. Do something fun.

Yup....our heat index is upper 90s.

Still no A/C. The earliest available time they have is Friday. Had to go get a small window unit for the bedroom. Hopefully they will at least partially reimburse us for it. I sent a request with the receipt. Date night will definitely be anywhere but at home tonight. Maybe dinner out then sunset on the beach..... at least there's always a breeze. Hope everyone else has a good day!

I made it through the day, not unscathed, but at least in one piece and not in need of being bailed out of jail. The most stressful thing on the agenda was the one thing that actually went smoothly. The meeting between the owner and the residents was drama free. The rest of the day..... one thing after another. The saying goes "What doesn't kill us, makes us stronger." Well today I was freaking Hercules. Geesh. Glad it's over. Still going to be a busy week, but hopefully won't be too stressful. Hope everyone has a good week.

People watching can be so much fun! It sounds like you had a wonderful day. I'm happy for you 🙂 Thanks for sharing your perspective. (And I agree.. pajamas are not 'casual wear.' Leave 'em home!) Grocery shopping in high heels... made me snort/laugh. Always cracks me up when I see it in person.

I really do love it when Will chains his inner Brad/Stef/JP with just a tad JJ diva thrown in for good measure. I agree with @rjo. I see Johnny becoming a good friend of Will's, but that 'he's the One' spark just isn't there. Will is still young, he's got a while. Looking forward to the smack down between Patrick and Johnny, should be fun to see JP and Stef's reaction.

Today has been a self care day. Breakfast, then pedicures with my friend. I now have glittery purple toenails. Always makes me feel good when at least the toes look cute...lol. Got home and AC was acting up again. Hubby vacuumed out the water from the pipe thingy. It seems to have worked, but it's still 82 in here 🥵. Got in a pretty decent 45 minutes on the elliptical at the gym. Cool shower and threw on some leggings and a t-shirt, poured out some peanut butter and blackberry whiskey... (it's like liquid peanut butter and jelly) and it's time to relax. Tomorrow is going to be stressful. The owner and national manager are here for the annual courtesy meeting with the HOA where they give all the reasons why the rent is going up. The HOA president is a lawyer and wants to run things like a Fortune 500 company. He's already sent over a letter outlining all the "legal" reasons for not raising the rent. It's still going to happen. Our park is nearly $200 below market. Personally I'm hoping some of the rent increase goes towards 'rising employee costs' and I get a decent raise. 🤔🤣 Anyway... enjoy your evening!

So leaving the gym tonight as I was going to the door, the guy that was a few steps behind me all of a sudden starts running so he can pass me. I'm thinking 'what the heck?' He was suddenly in a rush to get to the door. Yeah.... he was in a hurry so he could get in front of me to hold the door open for me! Common courtesy is still alive and kicking. It's been a stressful week and that made me smile and put me in a much better frame of mind. It's amazing what a little kindness can do. Now it's time to walk the mutts and chill for the rest of the night. Have a good night everyone!

I do that and it works fine. I also use the zip lock bag trick to shred chicken after it's done in the crockpot. Let it cool off, throw 3 or 4 pieces in the bag and use your hands to shred it through the bag. So much easier, less messy and quicker than shredding with a fork. This week has been difficult. Next week I already know will be stressful as the owner of the property will be here. He's a force of nature equivalent to a cat 5 hurricane. Nice guy..... just a lot to deal with. I'll also be dealing with pissed off residents batching because their lot rent is going up. Not looking forward to it. Hopefully you all have a good day.

Take care rick, hope you're over this soon!

This was a day I don't want to ever experience again. Glad it's almost over.

I needed that laugh!

Work stress really, really, really sucks.

I can totally relate. I take melatonin, and usually 4-5 ibuprofen pm every night and I still wake up every couple of hours. I have no idea when the last time was that I slept through the night. Definitely before I had kids... so close to 25 years? I'm used to it. Most nights I wake up because I'm roasting hot, even without the covers on me, A/C set on 72 and a fan blowing at me. If you find something that works, please share! Hope everyone has a good week!

My Noom program teaches that too. Yesterday's lesson? Take the day off. No logging food. No logging water. No tracking steps. No lessons. Just do something for yourself. Sometimes it's hard to slow down, but @spyke is right... It's self care..... and it's important. Have a good day everyone!

Johnny, hmmmm 🤔. Definitely more than meets the eye with him. Should be interesting to see where on Will's sliding scale of friends he ends up. Great chapter.

Johnny, hmmmm 🤔. Definitely more than meets the eye with him. Should be interesting to see where on Will's sliding scale of friends he ends up. Great chapter.

Twenty years ago I was on my second day of training for a new job with Liberty Travel. It was in Mahwah, NJ, about 15-20 miles outside of NYC. There were 37 of us in the class. Three weeks later only 12 of us still had jobs. The travel industry took a massive blow. My husband was on a plane from Hartford to Baltimore. He flew over NYC about 20-25 minutes before the first tower was hit. He saw the iconic skyline through crystal clear skies and he remembers thinking 'what an awesome sight'. When we heard the news, I had nearly an hour of near panic anxiety, not know what airline was involved. We finally connected mid-afternoon. I was never so relieved to hear his voice. A few of my fellow trainees and I took a ride that afternoon. When we came around a corner and the smoke filled skyline filled our sight, we were stunned. Tears flowed freely. I still get chills when I see the images from that day. One I will never forget.

I've been coloring my hair since my early 20s. At this point I have to look at old pictures of me to remember what the heck my real color used to be. Pretty sure it's close to 100% gray by now. I like changing up the color scheme. I loved the blue/black I did earlier this year. Right now it's something called 'rich caviar', really dark brown, with maroonish-purple roots. It's OK. The only color I've never done is blonde. I wish I knew about that place in DC when I lived in Maryland. I would've been all over that! Hope everyone is having a good week! P.S. New Marvel movie is out.....guess what we're doing for date night? 🤔🤭🙄

So how did it come out? And what color did you do?

Oh...he is dumb. He dropped one washcloth on the floor where his blankie usually is. Pretty sure he though his 40lb butt would fit on a 6×6 inch scrap of cloth. 🤣

Congratulations! It sounds like you had a beautiful day! ❤