SHEs Organized

I'd like to get settled in to this not-working-payroll life but it seems that every week is packed full of Time slot Tetris type juggling. Today I'm having lunch w a former coworker and catching up on the doings there, and then I have a temple Exec comm meeting at 5:30. PODA for now:
-routines
-prep for meeting, several items to prepare
-temple health care notification?
-upstairs bookcases for stamping/genealogy

A.m. routine for now:
breakfast
meds/vitamins
plan for the day
walk ddogs
start a lol

I think those of us without work outside the home play an important part in keeping faith communities, schools, libraries, charities, community & cultural associations and sports organizations running since they rely on volunteer help and at times they need many, many, hours from people all at one time. I'm sure it wasn't as bad in the 'olden' days when the majority of women were at home, but now that only about 20% are not in the outside workforce, it makes more work for those of us left and for those retirees who expected to have a peaceful, leisurely, retirement.

I'm up. Woke up at 4 and couldn't get back to sleep. It was only 5 hours of sleep so I put on the radio and then dozed until 8.

I've tidied and dusted our bedroom as well as s2s. Am having my chocolate and tea now.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US!! *^*^*^*^*!!On this day in 2007 this SHE village was incorporated. What a joy it's been, among the sorrows, to share this 6 years with all of you!

I'm in process of planning for this last month here in our Park model. Can hardly wrap my brain around the fact that it's nearly time to close up. Found our last year's closing l&&ts on my old netbook. For some reason everything except anything labeled 2012 transferred over to my new laptop. Emailed it to myself so now I can print it out and see what I/we have to do for this year.

Was going to go for blood work this morning but my blood sugar was 95 so decided to wait till tomorrow to see if it's a little lower. I know -95's not bad, but I know it can be lower and they always read what my morning # is when they do the rest. Not looking forward to it as I am a very hard 'stick'. Know I've used Kathryn's methods in the past of drink, drink, drink (water) and use a microwave heating pad to keep the area warm. But it seems like something is escaping me. The other thing is when I make sure my early morning blood count is low enough I'm really shaky until I get some food into me. So it can be a challenge getting to the lab before eating.

Going over to the laundry twins shortly and do my load of 'lights', then plan to do another load of 'coloreds' this afternoon. Then I'll be caught up again. The water on the hill (i.e. laundry room) gets turned off on the 16th and then will have to make trips into town. Could go to either DS's but both of them entail a lot of stairs. Not good at that -remember when I used to be able to simply run up and down the stairs.

Have to call Sight & Sound theater in Lancaster to see if they'll hold my tickets for Noah next Friday. I clicked on 'print my own'. Unfortunately only 1 will print & the last line of the 2nd. Grrr. (EDIT: Did that -seems they're having trouble with that very thing on their end so can pick them up at the box office Friday. 1DPC done).

Off to work my plan for the day>>>>>>>>>.

Up and S2BF. We have to leave by 9 as this is a National Park and is now shut down.

I found a park about 100 miles away with free wifi and a laundry so we will be leaving for there in about 1/2 hour.

At least they left the showers on for us to clean up before we left.

So, I'll see you from Kinsley, KS in just a couple hours. We will (or at least I hope DH will) rest here as we have to travel again tomorrow. This is way too many days in a row to travel but who knew the park would shut down.

I finished with that first round. Took the ddogs up to the top of the hill for a look-see at the lots they are clearing up there. We got caught in a light rain shower, too.

-reboot laundry
-straighten MBR
-make the bed
-s2s
-read email re required notification to employees under ACA, even tho temple has fewer than 50 employees

This will finish a.m. routine.

Safe travels today and this week to MT and Mr.

Harriet, I also enjoyed the manor housekeeping. Do you guys remember that we used to do "castle cleaning" on the old old board and meet at the well for breaks?

Dee, I'm glad you found your closing list on the old computer, would have been a hard thing to start over with creating it. Do you have an estimate for your departure date?

Nodding with Kathryn on the role of volunteers - when dkids were elementary school age, there was a substantial number of volunteer hours tracked at their school - it drops off as mothers return to the workplace and kids are less willing to have parent around the school premises. The two temple presidents before me were both women who either worked part time or were between workplaces - hoping that the next president, a man who works/travels full time, is able to give it his attention. Hoping he will "work smarter" as he appears very organized and together.

Helia, I'd have a hard time fitting part time work into your busy schedule - you are a master of the Time Slot Tetris and the exchange student adds another layer of needs to your schedule. I've used your "bandwidth" term frequently, and I introduced it to another this week. I like because it can't be argued with, and its uniqueness factor redirects the question hopefully.

On to tasks at hand.