What I'm Reading This Week #39

Please hold...I must make a call:

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Hello...universe?  I would like you to just stop yer nonsense please.  You know what you're doing.  Dat's enough.

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Could we fast forward a month, please?  I'm not one for wishing time away or anything but I need a break.  The shower dude came out Tuesday and got our final measurements and we picked our stuff.  (A little unnerved we never saw like actual samples on some stuff other than little bebe swatches to be spending $11K but whatever.)  He was probably trying to hold back his laughter at my absolute crap attempt at skim coat.  We showed him where the vanity light is going and that we'd be adding a junction box and putting drywall pieces back in and he said they could skim coat that along with the chonk out by the medicine cabinet.  Sweet Jesus thank you!  When the Mr asked if we could have 20 minutes once they yank the tub to jam new insulation in there, he said if we've got it just remind them and they'll throw it in for us.  Score!  Then I had to give him $5600.  😑  That was where the good news ceased.  

We've had a "knocking" noise that we assumed was our SWAT neighbor for the past two months.  It essentially sounds like a hostage banging on a pipe so you know, that tracks where he's concerned.  The Mr said he thought it was something in our basement.  It never correlated with anything like when the water was running, A/C running or shutting off, etc.  It was coming from the triangle area of the water heater (a year old), the HVAC (replaced within the past 6 years I think) and sump pump.  We tried everything to eliminate the possibilities.  I suggested putting our travel cam on top of the hot water heater because if it vibrated, it would record that.  Well the Mr turned on sound in the middle of the night and caught it several times...it sounded like the HVAC.  Sigh.  So we had to get someone out here and hold onto our butts on what he said he thought it would cost.  Well, his 22 year old brain deduced we probably have a woodpecker.  I tried my hardest not to laugh in his face because even with a mask on, my face was loud.  Plus I flat out Peppermint Patty'd him "this isn't like that at all" which I've said twice after two people were supposed to be helping me and gave stupid or off base answers.  That'll be $100 for nothing please.  I guess at least there's nothing wrong with the HVAC but clearly we can't have that noise where the house is literally talking to you get out of hand.  I mean it seems slightly better since he was fidgeting down there so I do think it's something with that.

We got a rogue bill from our old insurance company we're appealing and I had to send a note letting them know it was being appealed, don't be turning it over to collections or anything.

My blood clot is gone but one of the veins isn't closing all the way so I'll need "touch up" done when they do the other leg and I made very sure that this wasn't going to push things back as we're already dealing with a very tight end of year timeline and she said it shouldn't  OH, I think this happened after Monday's post but before that appointment, I found a horrible 'ring' of new spider veins around where she injected me the last time.  I told her from the time before that a new spider vein appeared after she did that and asked if that was normal and she was like "it was probably already there before and you're just noticing it."  "No, I look at these legs every day when I'm in the bathroom because I don't bring my phone in with me so I KNOW it's new."  Gaslight much?  That was the warning sign she didn't take seriously and has resulted in this 'fireworks' affect happening because of my itsy bitsy veins and too much pressure being applied during sclero.  You know when they tell you they're going to do free cosmetic that they effed up.   

Throw on top of that the past two weeks have been a grief landmine and my therapy session was a big bawlfest.  I have come to the conclusion that I'm never going to get what I need out of therapy.  It's not what I naively thought it would be.  I will touch on a few more things with her, ask her for tools with my self diagnosed ADHD because the focus is out. of. control. and be done by December.  Someone telling me I'm human and using that as a default, which I've heard other people in therapy mention as well, just doesn't sit well with me.  No shit I'm human but the bottom line is, I will never get the answers I thought I needed and I'm going to have to be okay with that.  It's fine if I can glean some tidbits here and there but therapy isn't tailored to me in a way that's any different than books I've read as far as tools.  I've stopped doing the tapping because I do see a bit of a shift in my mindset but I honestly got bored with it.  It wasn't lifechanging enough to keep it up after 8 weeks and starting over with someone new is not happening.  Should we happen to meet our deductible next year, I may start over with someone else but until then, I will dedicate an hour a week just like therapy to read a CBT or ACT based book and do the work myself.  

Anyhoo!

Now let's slide into:  

How Many Steps a Day Benefits Your Health?  (Interesting where the benefits stop and it's under 10k)

'Tossing' Could Be A Potential Sign Of ADHD. Do You Do It?  (Yes I do... learned it from my mama!)

Coffee May Help Protect Your Muscles as You Age, Study Shows  (There ya go)

This Gross Decluttering “Poop Rule” Is Actually Super Brilliant  (It makes sense I guess! 😆)

What It's Like Being COVID-Conscious in 2024  (Well, it's certainly isolating when you don't have much of a choice from a health standpoint.  Don't forget to order your free Covid tests.  I know, I know...it's only a 'cold'.  Don't be a jag this holiday season for the sake of your peeps who still need to be careful/protected!)

A Third of Women Can't Identify This Common Symptom of Endometrial Cancer  (Please read!  My second mom passed from this and this was her symptom!)

New Password Hacking Warning For Gmail, Facebook And Amazon Users  (Pay attention.)

Is “Fridgescaping” Another Symptom of Our Increasingly Polarizing Times?  (Um, I'mma sound my age now...ahem...IS THIS EFFING REAL!?!??!!  Who da hell has room in their fridge for friggin' pictures and bouquets?!  Now give me some organizers and I'm on board!)

This Cozy Connecticut Farmhouse Ups the Ante on Countryside Living  (OMG...I want it all!  That kitchen!  The fireplace.  Swooooon)

What We Ate 100 Years Ago  (Wow, an interesting look back!)

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Flop Sweat Inducing Weekend Recap

Hump Day Poll:  Social Media Turnoffs

I do want to work on the newel post or something but I also think we need at least one of the days to just do whatever.  Finally going to be tolerable outside and I'd like to enjoy it if possible.

Whatchu into this weekend?

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