SHEs Organized

I looked in the freezer today for some of the premade goodies for h lunch and the freezer is well stocked it was rather empty after the holidays. That made me smile. .

H got deli chicken so we have that for dinner.
I have been fighting a sinus thing not feeling as chipper as normal. He. Chores done water in the run was not frozen today yea!

Journal done.
Glad I got ex. Done yesterday.
Fyi - in case any one needs to know regular salt will melt ice, bird grit will help with traction.

Oh, I need to have a productive Tuesday after having a quiet restful day yesterday.

We have a little more than a dusting of snow this morning, with supposedly more to come tonight/tomorrow a.m. But I'm with Harriet right now:

I believe few forecasts now.

OMM for today:
-transfer $$ online for temple
-ck on dmom's meds ordered last week
-desk day - Must do!
-declutter session in bonus room upstairs - my crafty room, and look for reinkers for my stamp pads
-temple work, and religious school work
-get list going for errand day tomorrow
-online webinar this evening from 8 to 9:30 genealogy
-make hotel reservation for genealogy conference in May
-what else?

LM I wonder if LO's tummy issues will settle now that he isn't eating so much, so quickly?

The sermon is almost written, just editing to do. This time it almost poured out of me and went in an entirely different direction than I expected. I love (and hate) when that happens! I love the feeling my fingers are guided by the Spirit but I mourn the time wasted while I informed myself to head in a different direction!

I still have to edit it but can't. The next two days are emergency communication system testing here in the building. Which means the speakers in the office and bedroom wing are now on. There's a hissing noise and they've chosen to play country music. The words in the music distract my thought process so I'll have to set this aside and work on it after 5 p.m. We are out for part of the afternoon so there will be a break. I can work to music if there are no words (dh is the same) so I'll make this a suggestion.

If we close both doors to the kitchen and put music on in there, we should be able to drown out the music from the speakers. I'm regretting taking the doors off the dining room and hall to the bedroom wing at this moment since we'd be able to isolate the sound better. There's no way dh will be able to work in the office today.

In the meantime, I haven't s2s so that will be my next project.

Morning y'all...

Yes LadyM loss of appetite is a side effected of the meds LO is taking. It's always one of the concerns of many parents. Also some kids find it difficult to go to sleep.

My suggestion is to let LO eat breakfast before giving him his meds. That may help. Also some times loss of appetite deminishes after taking the meds for a while. There are many pros and cons to meds. In my experience I have seen great academic gains for many students. During this trial time make sure to ask LO daily what differences he is experiencing. Common answers are... I can think easier or it's not so noisy in my head.

To help you understand those comments the best answers came from my "kids". When I asked a boy I had known for years how the meds help him this is what he told me.... Before I took the meds I would be sitting at my desk and if a door slammed in a classroom down the hall it would bother me. If the sunshine came through the classroom window and caused shadows on the desks I couldn't focus on the teacher. All the noises that I heard were way louder than they are now.

It's been a while, but somewhere I have a link that lets a parent experience what it is like to live with ADHD. I will look for it and post it when I find it.

My routines are done and my day holds laundry and vacuuming. I noticed the camels are getting restless so I need to attend to the as well.

Y'all stay safe. My son lives in Dallas and I asked him if the ice and weather is as bad as the news is saying. He told me it was worse. This from someone who is used to driving in VT winters.

My minister friend is also study to become a pscho-analyst and he asked me why I said I was ADD, was I officially diagnosed? No, but sunlight distracts me, noises or smells distract me (that's why I can't get anything done on cigarette smell days) and quieting the noises in my head is an ongoing challenge. Praying is exceptionally hard because of that. This morning it was the ticking of the clock that bothered me (before the music started over the speakers.)

Our apartment was one of the first checked so I've put a piece of saran wrap with duct tape on it over the speaker in the office and that dulls the sound enough that I barely hear it in the kitchen with the doors closed and if I'm as far from the speaker as possible and have music on in here.....

They did switch to Vivaldi's Spring (from the Four Seasons) but it is the same movement played over and over. One of my favourites but I suspect I'll hate it by lunch time!

I'm going to propose dh take me out to lunch.

He's showering now (neither of us were dressed when they came to check our speakers.)

I'll take my computer with me and perhaps we can work at the library after our doctor appointments.

Paid 2 bills, got stuff out to post today. Spiffed up the bed. S2s x.
More trash needs to go out.
Need energy and mojo & better attitude today sigh.
At least it is sunny out here.
I need to keep moving that will help.

I am making progress. I checked on dmom's med order and order meds for myself online. Transferred $$ for temple. Purged refrigerator and took out trash to the street. A.m. routine is well underway but haven't walked the dogs yet. Will go ahead and change shoes and do that next because dMacs is antsy. (DH always reminds me "You are the human" but I hate to make him wait. He can do his business in the back yard, he just wants to walk.) Temp is up to 30 degrees with very little wind so that's something.

-walk dogs
-deal w 10 pieces of paper
-write two notes
-ck online mother's bank bal and credit cards
-reboot laundry that I started earlier, start a load of delicates

Harriet, I just noticed the PMs, will respond later!