It’s Monday and I wake up at midnight, like I’ve been doing these last couple of weeks. I’ve been told that I wake up the entire house when I get out of bed to snack or pee or whatever. I must make a lot of noise as I’m up and about in the middle of the night. The family has requested that I put a stop to my insomnia. As if one can stop their insomnia, just like that. I will however, do my best to stay in my little corner and not move about. I’ve decided to place some snacks at my bedside table and not drink anything past a certain hour.
At two in the morning get up then go back to bed and sleep until about ten in the morning. Today I have taken the day off and can sleep till noon, but it’s eight and I don’t wanna stay in bed any longer. During the day I am busy with cleaning up some clothing that no longer fit and placing them in bins to place them in the basement for later on in life, or simply collect dust and take up room…whatever comes first. In the afternoon, I receive some packages in the mail and they are articles of clothing from amazon. One of them is a dress for the winter time.
I try them all on and they fit well, especially around my stubborn belly area, so I am keeping them all.
Today, I also figured out how to connect a large monitor to my laptop so now I have two screens to work with. So excited about this! All I need is another outlet and we’re in business. Another thing I do today is try to find shoes for my daughter for school. They wear a particular type and brand of shoe and they are all sold out online everywhere I’ve looked. Found a similar pair on amazon, but the delivery date is a month from now. What a bummer.
Another adventure I’m planning is to find a place for lunch when when we go into the city in a few weeks. Looking for a pizzeria that has some good yummy NY style pizza. Placed a post on my FB feed to ask my friends what they recommend. I’ve also messaged a few friends directly. These friends have worked or currently work in the city, and ask for their opinion on where to go and grab a good tasting NY slice.
Ugg, it’s now midnight and I wake up again. Already had my midnight snack, that is on my bedside table, and watched me an episode of Downton Abbey. Thought Netflix had the movie, turns out, it’s just the show. But it’s cool, love the show and will watch it again. I’m seeing things that I missed the first time around. After an hour or so, I had to get up and walk around and used the facilities. I can’t use my laptop became it wakes everyone up. I feel like it’s nonsense and feel like I should just move out so I can be free and do what I want in the middle of the night. And what I want is to be able to move about whenever I please. If they’re upset that I wake them up, them put yourself in my shoes and have yourself some insomnia and feel what I feel. Most nights I cannot sleep and have energy to move around. I’ll need to ask my NP for her advise on how to proceed and get rid of this can’t get no sleep business.
It’s Tuesday morning and I have much, much to do. First, I drop off some clothes at the donation bin at my local church.
Donation bins for St. Vincent de Paul
Then, I drive over to the bank. After, I head over to the big box store and pick up items, curbside. Now, this was an interesting experience. I had to download the app for the store and check in via the app. But then I had to call the store anyway. So, downloading the app for checking in was a complete waste of space used on my phone. Once my check in was settled, the store worker guy came over to the car with my items in a shopping cart and I packed the items in the car and then went on my merry way.
Meanwhile, I called my parents church to see if they were able to provide food for them for the week. They did, so I dove over to them and picked up meals for my parents to have for the week. So, I get to their house and take a look at their fridge and notice it is practically empty. There is no milk or bread. No yogurts or fruit nor anything else they would eat. There is also a jar of tomato sauce that had expired two months ago and it already had mold growing in it. This made me very angry. I went to the store for them just last weekend and now there is nothing in their fridge for them to eat. Plus, I am now told that my brother was there the night before. Does he not look at what they need? Does this guy seriously just come over, close his eyes and not notice these people don’t have anything in the fridge. I took a photo of the empty fridge and am saving it for later in order to send out a nastygram to my siblings.
After leaving my parents house I go on over to another store for curbside pickup. This one took a while as they took a long time to come out with the products and then there was an item missing. And I had to wait some more for the worker guy to get the missing item. All the while, I used my waiting time to clean my car. I have car cleaning wipes and go to town while I wait for the order to be right.
I then head over to our local Arby’s to get food for the family for dinner. I pick up a bunch of meals to bring them home and feed the family. But before I go home, i have one more chore to do. I pass by the dry cleaners and drop off a bag of items to be cleaned. Finally, I get home and we have our Arby’s take out for dinner. After we eat, the family then goes out for a drive and I stay home and put the groceries away. I have energy left in me, and place clothing that no longer fit my husband in a bin and transfer that bin down to the basement next to all of the other clothing that is being stored down there.
Ugh working on this mobile as opposed to working from a desktop on this blog is much different an a bit annoying to get used to. Especially at midnight when I can’t sleep. He complains that the light from the laptop monitor bothers his beauty sleep.
Tonight I am very disappointed in my brother. He had the time to go visit our parents and take the old man out to dinner but not have the time to go to the grocery store an make purchases for the week for them. Don’t understand the plan here. What? Is he waiting for me to do all the work. Or maybe he’s waiting for the food fairies to get the work done. Real piece of work this guy. Who the fuck in their right mind leaves two old people in a state like this? Check out this fridge. It’s got a few slices of bread. Old tomato sauce. A pan with burnt rice and beans, a carton of eggs and onions. Now tell me this…what are they going to do with a bag of onions since they no longer have the capacity to cook meals. Unbelievable!
Trying my hardest to not think about it too much today. Every time I do think about the empty fridge it brings up all of these emotions of wanting to strangle someone. I don’t understand what trying we as the children are trying to accomplish here. To let them die of starvation or depression, or boyh?! I really don’t get it. I’ll have, of course do the leg work and head to the store and get them groceries. And you’d think the old people would make a phone call to let one of us know they were low on food, but nope. They sit there waiting for the food fairies. I’m surrounded by crazy.
It’s now Wednesday and I wake up, again, at midnight. I really need to get in touch with my NP to update my medicine. Unfortunately, I can’t can not seem get be able to get in touch with her. I’ve called, texted, left messages and nothing. #frustrating. Today is another day off from me for work and I am on a mission.
This morning I head over to the big box store and pick up groceries and other much needed items for my parents. I then go over to their house and am ready to take care of business. I put the groceries away and then start taking care of laundry as it takes forever to get all of the clothes, sheet and other items that need to be washed. Just today, I did five loads of laundry. The bed’s duvet cover also needed to be washes as it was dirty and smelled really bad of sweat. As well as a couple of rugs. Plus, clothing and towels. As the laundry was going, I cleaned their bathrooms. I bleached them down like it was nobody’s business. Then, on to the kitchen. Cleaned the counters, swiped the floor and then cleaned it with detergent and a mop. I also cleaned up the floor with clean water because the floor is always sticky and I don’t know if it’s because of the particular detergent that is used or what, but it’s always gross. Anyway, I didn’t want it sticky so, with plain water, I cleaned again. I then notice there is correspondence and lots of it. Before it gets lost of placed away in a “safe” place where we’ll never see it again. I sent text messages to my brother including photos of the correspondence. There was lots of texts. I must have sent about ten messages, including multiple phots in each message. All the while I am going up and down the stairs to take care of the laundry. I must have lost about 10 pounds today doing all of this work. I still wanted to get a bunch of other things done, such as vacuum the house and do some yard work. I even took my little weed wacker, boots and gloves so I could take care of the outside overgrowth. But the time passed by so quickly that I barely had time to eat lunch. I one point, I had to force myself to stop at around three in the afternoon in order to eat my sandwich. All the while, all I saw was my parents snacking on the items that I brought home to them. They didn’t eat a decent lunch nor dinner. Just snacked all day long. They’re like little kids, they will only so what they want and not so the right thing for themselves. By eight o’clock I had had enough and had call it a day and leave. There is still much left to do but I also have my own family to tend to. So away I go.
After I left their house I passed by the store as I had a hair item to return. And of course I found a replacement for said hair item with a volumizing type. My hair has been very limp lately and it needs a product that will give it body. I purchase a spray that should do jut that. I will try it tonight after my shower and will see if it works.
So, the hair product feels like it is made out of tea tree oil or a mint type of ingredient as it felt like it burned my scalp a for a bit. And I’m not liking it. Will need to return this one.
Shortly after my bath the family came home and I finally had dinner. MIL made baked potatoes with salmon and a sauce that she calls a Spanish sauce. It is a cold sauce that has onions, salsa, olive oil, white vinegar and a few other raw ingredients. I really enjoy having it with baked potatoes.
So, it’s midnight again, and I am bright eyed and bushy tailed. I’d like to go on my laptop and type this blog there, but the light apparently bothers my husband, so I’m writing this on my phone and spelling everything incorrectly. I’m better and faster on my keyboard. But desperate times ask for desperate measures and the phone it is.
Thinking of having a midnight snack of peanut butter and Nutella. I so desperately need to get on that treadmill to get rid of these midnight snacking calories. Anyway, I find it funny that me being on my laptop and the light being too bright is very funny to me.
My husband has on his earbuds on all night and listens to something and there is also a video playing and therefor light, right underneath his eyeballs from his phone. It’s funny how me doing my thing bothers him, but him disturbing me with his phone is apparently no big deal. Hippocrate much? Let me stop myself here, so I don’t say something I’ll regret, and have some peanut butter.
Today is a very busy day. I got up with the seven o’clock alarm had my breakfast and for straight to work I go. I don’t have many meetings today so I can look through my four hundred emails that have accumulated curing my time off. A lot of them are trash and junk mail which are deleted right away. Other, are important and need to be followed up on. I am busy all day working on answering these emails. Oh what fun! Only joking, it’s a pain in the a$$.
On our last meeting of the day, my boss asks me to be the lead on a particular project. How exciting am I right? Problem is, I really didn’t understand the assignment. This is what I got… I have to count skus and what the team did with them. It doesn’t even make since while I’m writing it. I will have bite the bullet and ask for clarification for the assignment. Even though I yesses the boss to death, I’ll need to backpedal and ask again what needs to be done.
This afternoon one of the dresses that I ordered from amazon came in and I think it looks just fine. Not tight and nice and loose in all the right areas. I really like it and it is comfortable.
It is absolutely a summer dress due to it vibrant colors. But I really like it. It reminds me of a lily Pulitzer piece. With its pattern and colors. I also purchased a bracelet that I fell in love with which I am wearing in the picture below. It is a thick gold plated bracelet with a charm right in the middle. The way that it closes is much like a watch, it has notches in order to adjust it to your liking. Saw it online as I was searching for a good lunch charm to give to my daughter for the upcoming school year and this beauty came up. I showed to my MIL and she is also enchanted by the design. She also wants one for herself. So I bought one for her as well. It’s really pretty and I love it.
During my non sleeping hours last night, I found that Victoria’s Secret now has a specific underwear for when one has her period. I immediately add a pair to cart, but notice that for free shipping you have to purchase one hundred dollars worth of merchandise. So I think, do I really need this? And the answer is no. I will wait until the underpants I have already become no good and I’ll make my purchases then. But, I am very happy they finally have such an option for women. Since I’ve been adding a lot of items to cart on amazon an other sites. I feel like my husband will team up on me an ask if I really need to spend all that money on something that that I already have plenty of. The underpants are a bit on the pricier side, about $17 per pair. But most likely worth the investment.
Oh dear it, it’s now midnight and I need to get out of bed and pee again. I’ll see how longer I can hold it before walking over to the bathroom. I don’t think I can hold it for that long. Ok, so I go and use the facilities and doesn’t seem like anyone woke up because of me. Now I’m going to take more sleeping medicine as I can’t seem to be able to get some shut eye. Tomorrow is another fun filled day and I need my rest. All right, going to try and sleep now. Good night!
Nope, still not sleepy so here’s a list of some things that I purchased. At marshalls I purchased some hair products for volumizing as well as moisturizing for split ends. I gotta say, the volumizing spray isn’t really doing it for me. It leaves my scalp tingling. It’s either made with mint or tea tree oil or some other minty feeling product. It’s also made with castor oil, so not sure how that’s going to give volume if it has an oil base. May now have to return that one back to the store. I will try it one more time by using the product along with the blow-dryer and see if it gives me the volume I’m looking for. Ok, sleep now!
It’s now Friday at two on in the morning and I’m awake again. Seems like all I can do nowadays is nap for a few hours and then wake up, snack, drink water and then wait until sleep comes to me again. At this rate, I’m gonna turn into a whale if this snacking at midnight business keeps up. Walking on the treadmill every other day or so is not going to cut it eating like this.
This morning we have a meeting at nine o’five. The team member didn’t want to have a nine sharp meeting with us. Said she didn’t want to be that kind of person lol. At ten, eleven and twelve I have more meetings. Have to prepare for some of them and just listed to others. However, I have a bunch of slides that I must take care of that I’m a bit lost on what exactly I must do. Seems like I have to plan exactly what to do for the rest of the year. But I’m not exactly sure if this is correct.
For lunch, I am calling a slew of company’s. Doctors offices’ and insurance company. And all of these places are all out to lunch until one in the afternoon. WTF this is the time that office people have the time to contact these company’s. I now have to take time during work hours to contact the doctor’s office and be on hold for ten minutes, meanwhile, I have meetings to attend to at those hours. Meanwhile, I’m looking at the Walmart store to see if I can find a product that will take out hard water stains from the toilet at my parents house. I’ve scrubbed and scrubbers, with a variety of products and the stains continue. I’ve asked my FB friend if they have recommendations for products for the job and I’ve received a few food tips. I found one of the items at Walmart and have placed it in the shopping cart for future purchase. Another item I need is something to take out rust stains. The kitchen sink is starting to show some rust and I’d like to take it now before it gets worst. Going to try coconut oil as that works on rust at times and I have plenty of it to use as i have a large jar that I used to use on my hair as a trestmemt. I understand one can also do some cooking with this oil, but I’ve never tried. What I do is it on is on stainless items to keep them from rusting. I also use the oil in my own bathroom to protect the lighting fixtures and curtain rod. And other steel items. Hey, it’s been working so far. I will keep on putting the oil on those objects.
In the evening I take a job that I’ve wanted to do for a long time. To clean the upholstery fabric on my Victorian chair. I purchase a product tha is recommend by multiple websites and sprayed away. Also bought a brush to scrub the fabric as the stains have been there for a long time. So I spayed and scrubbed. Waited a while then sprayed again and scrubbed. I did not see a difference at all. I then used a steamer that we have on the worst spots and still nothing. The worst parts are the arms of the chair as they are darker than the rest of the fabric of the chair. Plus, the fabric is well worn out. I always place a blanket over the worst spot so I won’t see my beautiful chair falling apart.
As for work, I am having trouble coming up with marketing ideas for a launching camera. The boss wants our ideas for marketing the product and I am having what feels like writer’s block. Can’t think of anything catchy for a campaign. This new product is an improvement on two other products that we currently have on the market. The difference are theimporyant details of the specs. Since I’m no pro, these specs all seem similar to me. I’m wrecking my brain trying to figure out what pain points this new item will resolve for the pro photographers. I’m coming up with basically nothing spectacular. I was working on this until about midnight tonight. Taking breaks in between of course otherwise I’d go bananas.
Its two in the morning and here I am again awake. I don’t know what else to do about this insomnia that I keep o my having. I nap, wake up l, them nap some more. I also keep on taking medicine all night long for sleeping. This is probably not a good idea. However, we will figure it out when I finally have an appointment with her by NP. I’ve been trying to reach her for a couple of weeks now and I haven’t received any communication back from her. Called the office multiple times, left multiple messages. Also called and texted the Dr directly and not getting any answer. Starting to get worried because I’m running low on some of my medicines. And I need them to function properly.
Stay I get up eventually T seven in the morning. Has planned on going to my parents house to help with cutting overgrowth of plants in the front yard. However I started my day with a project where I’m working for the man! Creating an newsletter for our dealers informing them of a new url launching in the coming months. Since my husband I a wordsmith, I ask him doe his advise about the creative item I had just put together. This token a while as he had a lot of comments on the phrasings and images I used as examples on the entire creative. Made lots of changes to the original creative.
Then I procrastinated for a while. I did some shopping online for my folks. Got cleaning supplies, pjs, inderclothing, roundup for clearing up the front pathways. And a few other items they need for the house. I placed all of the orders online to pick up in store. This searvice is great. You don’t need to leave your car, they come to you with your items and even place then in the trunk for me. So I would have to waste hours in the store looking for items. It’s a great time saver. Along in the comfort of you car for less than half hour. Don’t need to be around other people either.
After I was done with my procrastination, I headed over to my a couple of store to pick up some supplies, then headed over to my parents’ house to so some yard work. They have much overgrowth in their front yard and I was ready with my weedwacker, roundup and a bucket o’bleach. I should have taken a before photo to see the results. Oh well, next time. Meanwhile, my brother shows up with his kids to help out with the cleanup. As they were removing tall weeds I was bleaching the entryway. The pavers need to be power washed as they have turned moldy. Plus, there are a bunch of weeds growing in between the pavers. So, I clean them with a bucket of bleach and water. Then sprayed week killer on them suckers. Well are what it looks like next weekend on my next visit. Rotten luck would have it that the are were my brother an nephew were wore working on, must have had an underground bee or wasp nest. He and his wife got stung. By something and then the cleaning party was all over. Everybody ran inside the house to get away from the bees. While we were inside I kept in working. There are a few areas that have rust stains and I was having a hard time cleaning them up. Used all sorts of detergents, baking soda, vinegar, tons of scrubbing and elbow grease, you make it, but nothing worked. Saw a product called old Iro Out and whatta you know.l, it worked. Took some time for it to seep in, and some scrubbing, but it did the trick. Check it out.
Next is the carpet in my parent’s room. That one is really bad. There are spill stains everywhere and other random stains that I don’t want to even talk about. I also brought a carpet cleaner and a brush. Sprayed th hell out the floor and let it sit for a while. Then for on my hands and knees and started a scrubbing party with my trusty scrub brush. The majority of the stains came up, but some of the older ones did not. The carpet need a shampooing or quite frankly, it needs replacing. It was an original light brown color and now it has turned a light shade of gray. But so have the other rooms minus all of the stains. Next cleaning the hard water out of the toilet bowl in the main bathroom. Used a material that had all the, get you high fumes. Left it on to so it’s thing for a little while, then scrubbed, but the hard water stain didn’t keep out. Will have to use the pumice stone next time as it was getting late and I needed to get home to my own family.
When I got home, I took a much needed shower. Just to get the negativity out of me, as well as I was sweating my behind off while doing those chores. So a shower is definitely needed. We then watched some random action figure movie. Don’t remember the name nor do I care. Some of them I like watching, but most I couldn’t care less. Shortly after it is bedtime.
Its Sunday and I need to head out to the big box store,but I also have a to of yard work to do at the house. So, I was multitasking. Placing in the cart on the app while getting my gear to head outside an get cleaning. The big box store has cilurbside pick up, so I scheduled it for 6pm. This will give me plenty of time to get what I need done at the house. I I weedwacked the back yar. As the batteries were charging, I am cleaning the cement patio with a big fat industrial broom that I borrowed from my husbands.woek truck. Once the patio is all swept I get back to the weeds. There’s so many spots that it can become overwhelming. But I progressed and took care of a lot. Especially the weeds around the house where the dog usually runs around on.
By five or so it was time to pause and get my car washed. The thing is filthy and has a.rom of black spots…looks like mold. I get the car cleaner out but that doesn’t clean out anything. I decide that dish detergent was.was going to be the way of getting those black dots out. So, dish detergent, a sponge and lots of scrubbing. And watta you know, the spots came out. I niced some of the same spots on the doors so, I went ahead and did the same. Dish detergent and sponge. Dis the trick hopefully doing this didn’t scratch the paint. It is now six in the evening and I am done. Both more qprkp please. So I sit on one of the chairs in the backyard and relax a bit. I take off my boots and socks and put on my flip flops. Then started putting everything away an that is when the family came back home. I told them I stilll needed to get to the big box store as I received had a message that my order is ready of be picked up.
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