NO JURY DUTY STREAK CONTINUES

My "no jury duty" streak has continued. I do not have jury duty again tomorrow. A number of groups were called in to serve jury duty but not my group. I don't think I will be so lucky on Friday. Although someone told me they don't like to start calling people in on Fridays. We shall see. 

I contacted two landscapers after the landscaper I spoke to didn't return my call. Let's see if one of these gets back to me. 

The fence update: I heard back from the boss and he spoke to someone and I am supposed to hear something. I did not today. I better tomorrow. 

Other than all of this, I worked. 

Lucky got a new toy today. I have been putting her carrots in toys to keep her busy since she is hungry. She needs to shrink her tummy. I will post a photo tomorrow. She hasn't quite mastered it yet which is good. 

Until tomorrow...

NO JURY DUTY AGAIN 🤞

Lucky again. Still no jury duty tomorrow. I don't want to jinx it by getting too happy. 

I called the head guy about the fence today. I feel like things are just a bit chaotic. He said he would call the company and sort it for me. I still don't have an install date. Yesterday at the crack of dawn my doorbell rang and it was the utilities man. He came to mark the ground where the fence will be dug for underground utilities. I was surprised because no one warned me this would be happening. I took the guys ID and called the fencing company rep to verify that he was who he said he was before I let him in. He couldn't do the marking because the fencing company had not marked where the fence was going to be put. Wasted trip. 

Not much happened today. 

Until tomorrow...

VEGAN EGG SCRAMBLE

 I do not have jury duty tomorrow. Fingers crossed I don't have it on Wednesday too. 

I am very stiff today. I tried to relax all day but I had to work. 

I made a new thing for dinner: Vegan Egg Scramble made from a new product made from tofu. I added green beans, leftover zucchini and squash from the other night and corn off the cob. It was really good. I was so surprised. I always hated eggs so this was a nice surprise. I tried it because my neighbor gave it to me. 

That is basically my whole day. I am working on feeling better but it seems to be going the other way. I think my stress is not helping.

Until tomorrow...

VEGAN ZUCCHINI BREAD

 Another day of almost rest. I say almost because I started to do things after some rest. I finished the movie Ant Man and The Wasp. Then I decided to get something completed before I watch another movie. 

I went downstairs and cleared out four boxes of clothes that have been in those boxes since I moved in my house over 15 years ago. It is easy to ignore some boxes when you stick them in a corner. I went through the boxes and threw out a bunch of stuff, made a large box of donation, put some things away and made a little box of items that I don't quite fit into. The boxes are gone! Then I moved a piece of furniture back to that location and moved the dog bed out from under the TV. Since I live in earthquake country, it is not good to have a dog bed under a TV. The room looks more balanced. 

Of course I cleaned everything and then changed the bedding (since I opened the boxes on the bed) and aired out my comforter. When I cleaned out the boxes I found something that was lost years ago. My girlfriend lost their iPod years ago and it caused a big fight. I thought she washed it in the laundry and did not want to tell me or lost it outside of the house (she wasn't supposed to take it outside because she had already lost one). I was angry when she insisted I buy her another iPod. Instead I gave her my old iPod and bought myself a new one. Well, I laughed so hard when I found the iPod in a box of my clothes. I have no idea how it could have gotten in that box. I plugged it in and it still works!!

It reminded me of when I lost the back to my remote. I looked everywhere for that thing. I ended up having to buy a new remote. Years later I found it in a pair of shoes in the toe of the shoe. How it got that far from where the remote was kept, I have no idea. Things fly when you drop them.

I then took a shower and sat outside to read another coaching book. 

After a bit outside, I came in and watched another movie: Avengers: Infinity War. I am now up to 22 movies completed. 

I baked two vegan zucchini breads. I had a few zucchinis and thought it would be a good thing to bake. They came out really good. 

After watching a little bit of a streaming concert I decided to go to bed. My hands are hurting a bit. This week is jury duty week but I didn't get called for Monday. Fingers crossed.

Until tomorrow...

NOT FEELING UP TO SNUFF TODAY

 I didn't feel very good today so I spent the day watching movies. I watched the end of Black Widow, Black Panther and Thor: Ragnarok. I am trying to finish up the Marvel series before more are put out in the theaters. I am on #20 and it goes up to 36. So only 16 more to go. That includes the series Loki, WandaVision, What if?, Eternals, Hawkeye, and Moon Knight. 

I do have to say that I am understanding it so much more now that I am viewing them in chronological order instead of how they came out in the movie theater. It is no wonder I was so confused. I used to go to the movies with friends who read the comic books as kids so they understood all of this. I would annoy them with questions. Then of course when a different person would play a character it also confused me. 

I did spend a bit of time outside in the backyard reading a book on coaching. Okay I mostly skimmed it but it was a short, sort of fluff book on coaching. I read enough to get the point. I took some notes and got some vitamin D. 

I did make a delicious dinner. I have a ton of zucchini and yellow squash. I cut them up and roasted them covered in olive oil and paprika. Then I made some brown rice. Then I made a sauce from coconut milk, some tomato paste, curry powder, cumin, and a small bit of turmeric. I put the roasted veggies over the rice and then put the sauce over the whole thing. It was fantastic. 

I am going to lay back down. My RA is doing me in today.

Until tomorrow...

CHAIR SAGA PART DEUX #3

Yes, the chair boxes arrived today. No, the $40 trick did not work this time. The delivery guy was smaller than I was so he was not going to carry a heavy box. I think the delivery company should rethink who they have delivering large packages. I rolled the lighter package up my stairs (just like I did last time) so that is upstairs. The heavier box is downstairs. I will have to wait until my strong friend/handyman come by to get it upstairs. 

I did get rid of a bit of the cardboard and packing in the trash this week. But now I have more. It will take me weeks to get rid of it all. 

I had my first day of coaching today. I think it went really well considering. I don't think the person was clear on expectations and I don't think I quite understood what she wanted. I think we are clear now. I have some reading to do this weekend. 

I checked and I do not have jury duty on Monday. I will have to check again each day for the following day. 

My dog walkers daughter came with him today since it is her last week before school starts. She very quietly told me she liked the cookies I gave them earlier this week. Did I have more she wanted to know? I was so happy to get them out of the house. I gave her a whole little bag. She usually hates sweets but she liked these. She really likes Lucky. 

Until tomorrow...

CHAIR SAGA PART DEUX #2

 Well, no shock, the chair didn't arrive today. I will be on chair watch tomorrow. 

A few weeks ago I decided to call a locksmith to enhance one of my doors. The bottom lock had been jimmied a while back and I worried that someone would try to break in the door. Another lock had glue in it from someone trying to mess with it. I called a locksmith today thinking the appointment would be in a week or so. Instead they came out late this afternoon. I had him look at three doors and we decided to enhance all the doors, add a couple of locks and replace a couple of locks. One lock had deteriorated from the weather and needed to be replaced but I didn't know it. I feel much safer now. 

That was pretty much my whole day. I didn't get to eat a frozen meal until 8:30pm.

Until tomorrow...

EXHAUSTING DAY WITH NOT MUCH TO SHOW FOR IT

This was an exhausting day even though I can't really remember what I did. I washed dishes, talked to my cousin on the phone and worked. I made a doctor's appointment with an ENT (ear/nose/throat) doctor for the week after jury duty. 

I signed the agreement for the fence. The agreement had a page asking for payment but I know from the construction on my house they are only legally allowed to ask for 10% in advance. I pointed that out and the response back was that I can pay it all at completion. I wonder how many people pay upfront because they don't know any better. 

I got the notification that my new chair is arriving tomorrow. I will believe it when I see it. Excuse me for being sceptical after my last experience. 

Until tomorrow...

DAY TEN OF THE LANDSCAPING PROJECT

Today I had a handyman come and he hung the lattice. It looks great. I am so happy with how it looks. 

He also broke down the pallet the lattice came in. It took him longer than I thought it would. 

He also extended my spicket so it comes through the lattice under the deck. I no longer have to climb under the deck to turn on the water! To celebrate I bought a new hose. I think I can let my 20 year old hose go to hose heaven.

I also had a contact reconnect with me and reach out to me to hire me. I was surprised. But I am now going to be an coach. Not a baseball coach but a coach in my field. I'm super excited. It could be a new niche. 

Until tomorrow...

CHAIR SAGA PART DEUX

Well, I called about my massage chair today and the company is going to send me a new chair. I asked them what I should do with the old chair and they said to donate it or give it away. So now I need to figure out what to do with the old chair I have a couple of options. More on that later.

I decided today to make vegan cookies and cream ice cream. I've been having a little hankering for ice cream lately and I had some leftover Oreos so it made sense to make cookies and cream ice cream. It tastes delish.

well that's about all for today. It was rainy and overcast almost all day so not a day to be outside. Although Lucky did go to the park with the dog walker.

Until tomorrow...