*Jessica*
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I don’t think your list for today is unreasonable at all for an adult who lives in your home rent free. I do think a conversation about division of labor amongst the 3 of you is in order, though.
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13 minutes ago, hjffkj said:
My only vent today is about myself. I have been trying really hard to be more productive and accomplish some serious goals I have set out for myself and I simply can't get over the first hurdle. I don't know what exactly is holding me back, most likely fear of failure, but I'm really getting sick of it. How does one start new habits and make the life they want for themselves if they can't get off the couch (so to speak.) I'm just really down on myself today and even that feels like an excuse to keep not doing what I need to do to accomplish my goals. Why can't it be as easy as waking up one day and just having a different mindset? Blah!
You’re not alone. 😔
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That would absolutely irritate me! I don’t have a solution for you, though.
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Yep. No blowup, but everyone seems to be too busy with getting back to co-op activities and get togethers to care that we’re falling apart over here. The pandemic, combined with my oldest coming out as a transgender female, has shown us that we really don’t have many true friends. And the ones we do have are too busy for us. It’s sad, exhausting emotionally, and very lonely even for the introverts in the house. And as we’re helping care for my 90yo and 86yo grandparents and helping out my mom and dad, who has had a liver transplant, pretending life is back to normal isn’t an option for us.
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1 minute ago, Mom2mthj said:
If he is still in his quarantine period then he probably shouldn’t be visiting the doctor in person either. Can he do a telemedicine visit or reschedule?
Agree! Also, the headaches didn’t happen to start after his exposure to her did they? Because headache is a Covid symptom.
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Eleventy-billion, with an extra billion or two for the 9yo who adores “cute outfits” and changes clothes multiple times per day. I may need to join you in downsizing. My teens do half of the laundry, though, so I’m not as motivated as I once would have been to get it done.
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I just came across this, probably while on a rabbit trail that began with Pam’s links. I don’t know if it addresses what you’re looking for as I haven’t explored much, but thought I would share the link in case you wanted to check it out yourself.
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6 minutes ago, Indigo Blue said:
Well, you know what you must do! Make him pepperoni and cheese pizzas with cinnamon and raisin crusts! 😇
Eeeeew! That would definitely make me pay attention next time!
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When the pandemic started and I was planning and shopping for a couple of weeks’ worth of groceries at a time I was having that problem. I resorted to using a black sharpie to make a large X on anything I didn’t want them eating because it was an ingredient for something specific. It worked surprisingly well and took me barely any time to do. It doesn’t help you now, but maybe in the future?
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Some, or maybe all, stores have separate shoppers and delivery drivers. So the person who shopped your order is not the same person who will drive it to you.
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I skipped it because of the title, so thanks for the recommendation because I love it. And it’s the guy from A Different World!
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I had ground beef and broccoli slaw stir fry for lunch. I brown the beef and while it’s draining I sauté the broccoli slaw in sesame oil with a bit of ginger and garlic. Add the beef back in and squirt a bit of Bragg’s liquid aminos or soy sauce in. You could eat it over rice, but I’m on a low carb diet so I just eat it alone. I do have to fight 2 of the kids for my fair portion, though. It’s one of two recipes I can make with broccoli in them that my 9yo will eat; the other is broccoli cheese soup.
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1 minute ago, SereneHome said:
We don't have that kind of relationship
😞 I’m sorry.
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3 hours ago, SereneHome said:
Yes, I know, I am probably the only person who never used one nor ever wanted to use one. But my SIL keeps gifting us slow cookers of various sizes (don't ask!). My husband asked me try using one before he agrees to get rid of them all.
I am thinking of doing a pot roast.....I looked up some recipes and they seem to include flour and chicken stock and all kinds of mixes....Do I need all that? Will it burn or something if I don't add a bunch of stuff? I was thinking of just putting beef, some liquid, spices and veggies and that's it.
So, what do I do?
You tell your husband to find a recipe and cook it if he wants to keep one so much!
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I would make pans and pans of this and eat it for every meal.
https://smittenkitchen.com/2013/07/peach-and-pecan-sandy-crumble/-
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8 minutes ago, klmama said:
It won't work for me, even though we have several echo devices. Did you order a device at the same time?
Me, either.
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I’ve learned so much from you over the years. Thank you for continuing to blog, and for continuing to answer questions here!
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4 hours ago, Alice said:
We started listening to a great podcast last year for Government and are still working our way through it. It’s called Wicked Game and it’s covering every US election, one week at a time. It’s due to wrap up in November with the 2020 election.
This sounds excellent! Thanks for mentioning it. I’m almost done with the first episode and it is so well done! We’re definitely adding this for our government studies this semester.
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I wouldn’t worry about the playground at all if no one else is using it. The bathrooms would make me nervous, but for the benefits to mental health I would be willing to mask and use them as fast as possible. If you’re at the beach I would make everyone pee in the water 😬 and only use the bathroom if they have to poop.
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On 8/7/2020 at 11:17 PM, Alte Veste Academy said:
This is the most fun. I am working yet again on a History of Current Events!
Please tell me more?! This sounds like a fantastic way to spend my oldest’s senior year (next year).
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12 hours ago, Garga said:
In your defense, there is another book called The Invisible Man by H.G.Wells and he is literally invisible, so I can see how you’d get things confused. You probably knew that there was a book about someone who is literally invisible and when you picked up Invisible Man by Ellison, you thought that you were reading the H.G. Wells one and so the metaphors flew over your head because of that.
I am SO glad you responded to this. I missed that we weren’t talking about the H.G. Wells book and thought I had really screwed up the analysis of the book and planned to reread. I didn’t really enjoy it, though, so I’m happy to not have to do that! lol
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1 hour ago, egao_gakari said:
And why, why is February like that?! They've only been back in school after winter break for like, 4 weeks at most. It's not burnout from "too much school." 😂For us I think it’s mostly because, living in NY, winter has been so long already and warm weather is still really far away. It’s spring fever, exacerbated by getting back to serious schoolwork after a break for Christmas. This past February was the first good one I’ve had since I started homeschooling, and then the pandemic started. Ugh!
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2 minutes ago, Farrar said:
For people who are homeschooling exclusively secularly, having to play figure out if this is religious is EXHAUSTING sometimes. I can't tell you how many times I've seen a program and spent forever looking for a clue about whether it's religious.
Yes! I have wasted so many hours of my life on this!
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surviving puberty with an already-difficult tween boy
in The Chat Board
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Does sending him to his room work? If it does, I would suggest sending him to his room every time he gets nasty. It’s not fair to the rest of you to have to put up with that kind of attitude all of the time. Hopefully he will get tired of being alone and realize he needs to adjust the attitude on his own. However, hormones are hard to deal with, so I would also try really hard to give him more one-on-one time with me and/or Dad.
Also, lots of chocolate and/or alcohol for you!