What I'm Reading This Week #17

Time for Friday which means planning weekend shenanigans should be afoot!  Well, the carpet thing as far as the obscene amount we have left went nowhere.  They gave an excuse which measurement wise makes no sense, swore we weren't charged for it and now we have a friggin' roll left to figure out what the hell to do with it.  Do you know how many times over the past 8 years we have said the phrase "we'll figure it out?"  

7,422.  

I'M. TIRED. OF. HAVING. TO. FIGURE. IT. OUT!!!!!!  You listening up there, Sir or Madam?  Can we please be done??  The only thing we got was a service call which they were late for to fix the gap which yay but shouldn't have been there in the first place.  Rat bastards.  The worst of it is when you look up the reviews for the place after the fact (because they don't tell you who it is before or you'd never buy through them).  This place gets one star out of like 20 reviews over the years.  They apparently don't only screw up carpet but they also screw up door and kitchen installations.  So thank goodness we got our kitchen done 5 years ago.

Monday I got the Bondo on the bottom of the newel post where wood filler failed.  OMG, that stuff smells like crap!  I had to keep the back door open and run the fan for a few hours.  But it's kind of the last 'fixer' step needed before I can move forward with the painting and finishing (ugh and polying) of the newel post.  Not like I sanded it this week or anything.  Now I just have to remember where all of the trim and embellishments got to. Mid-afternoon my friend's brother came over to get our grill.  The big huge one. It allowed us to get a smaller one which we're thankful for so it doesn't look like it's trying to eat the patio like the other one.  He already sent us a video of him grilling on ours so it's getting good use already.

I've been hardening off my cooler weather seedlings of lettuce, arugula, spinach and radishes this week so they're ready to plant next week if the weather will allow.  I'm not going to plant if it says there's going to be any frost in the immediate future.  I pre-ordered clematis back in early February from Holland Bulb and it was past the time it was supposed to ship and then said it was out of stock.  I don't think so.  I sent an email and suddenly within two days, I had it shipped across the country.  Mmm hmm.

Last night as I was putting salmon on hold in the oven, it looked like a cavern.  Lights burnt out in the top oven.  If you think I'm paying for a service call to take care of that, you're nuts.  For the foreseeable future, I will use a headlamp if I have to because I have no idea how much oven lights are.

Now let's check out:

Slower Walks Boost Weight Loss In Women Over 50, Study Finds: Here's Why  (That's good news!  So get outdoors or even a stroll inside on the hot or rainy days.)

This “Healthy” Diet May Actually Age You Faster, Says New Research  (This is surprising and gee, counter to everything we've been told.  Give it 5-10 years to reverse it and/or put caveats on it)

This Kind of Exercise May Protect Your Brain From Dementia  (I suppose we should get to it.)

5 Signs Your Body Gives Off When You Lack Vitamin D (Make sure you get your levels tested.  We have to be at 7000 IU's just to be on the lower end of normal since we don't sun worship like it's the 80's)

5 Clues to spot a narcissistic mother in conversation  (Video.  Nope, you're not imagining it!)

Here’s How Long a Hug Needs to Last to Soothe Your Nervous System, Says Science  (I'll take any I can get thank you)

Stop Throwing Out Your Used Tea Bags (Good tips.  I always save mine and reuse two for one last regular cup then save the dried leaves for the garden.)

10 Simple Home Maintenance Steps That Will Make Your Life Easier in the Future  (Good things to keep in mind and I like finding contractors and make a list now when you don't need them so they're at your fingertips when you do.)

Experts now recommend a 12-month emergency fund. Here’s how to quickly save thousands in cash  (Good ideas and ways to cut back.)

'This is Horrible!' Fans React To Kourtney Kardashian's Crumbl Cookie (Sadly the time has passed for you to try it and I don't follow those women but the video montage reactions made me crack up)

It's the last weekend of April already.  We've gotten so much done this month which is nice but also much more to do.  I don't know if any of that is on the menu for the weekend or not but we'll see what we get into.

What are you getting into this weekend?

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