Welcome to Caturday! Today’s conversation cat is Seymour, currently climbing up the window so he can see more. Reader Squiddy writes: “Here’s a picture of my little guy exploring the heights of his domain. His older brother, Katya, can be seen in the painting in the background in all his fluffy white glory.”
Good morning, people of Cutetropolis! And “good” it certainly is – for the first time in what feels like a few months, I woke up without a headache. As someone with chronic pain, this pain-free morning is a TREAT. I don’t have to sit in my comfy chair for a couple of hours waiting for pain killers and coffee to work! Yay me!!!!!!! As soon as it’s seemly to make noise outside, I’m going to mow the lawn and maybe prune something before getting dressed for a friend’s late afternoon BBQ. Gosh, I even slept well for a change!
Glad to hear it! Enjoy!
Whoo Hoo!!! Isn’t it amazing when that happens, especially both no pain and good sleep. Usually you get one but not the other. Fingers crossed that more pain-free days and sleep filled nights are in your future.
Yay! I’m so happy to hear that, Birdcage! I hope that the day continued well!
Good morning fellow cutetropolians and Happy Weekend! Love the black kitty but are you sure he’s just climbing to get a better view? He looks more like he’s trying to make a break for it, lol.
Not much planned over here this weekend. Still pretty warm and little muggy so I’m trying not to do any chores in the house. Might take some pictures and list some items for sale on Ebay. Or my other plan is to hit the thrift store and see what goodies they have this week as hubby is hanging out with his friend this morning. Tomorrow I think will be errands day – groceries, etc.
The past week I accomplished so much: doctor appointments, hair, nails, car, ordered two new pairs of glasses, and treated myself to a few presents (“Every day, once a day, give yourself a present” – Agent Dale Cooper). Now I am waiting for the consolation game between Belgium and England at a local pub. After what the UK has been through this week, I hope they win!! After the game, I’ve invited a few friends to celebrate the 3-year extension of my residency permit. It’s been a good week!!!
Congrats!
Thank you, Dubravka!!
Suddenly Seymour…
He doesn’t have a plant that needs feeding, does he…?
Happy weekend!
So far, everyone seems to be having a not-bad day. This is great!
Tomorrow is hubby’s last day for a six month weekend contract. After tomorrow, we get our weekends back! That alone is reason to rejoice.
I have itty-bitty cucumbers on my deck plant! I’ve never grown cukes before, so it’s an adventure.
I’ve started fall house cleaning, just for fun, and to keep my mind occupied. Decided to attack hubby’s side of the closet while he was at work. I discovered that over half of his shelf space was taken up with empty boxes! For items we had already discarded! So I flattened them and put them in recycling, and patted myself on the back for recovering all that storage space.
It’s gonna be hot today, so make sure you all keep cool. And all of you with pets, please give them a gentle hug from me.
Empty boxes! Hahahahaha.
Morning, all! Congrats to everybody celebrating or just looking forward to a quiet weekend. Duckie, my cats gladly accept your gentle hugs except for Scorpius who still isn’t into petting after living with me for nearly 2 years.
I’m taking Monday off because this past week has been really difficult. As I’ve mentioned before, I had been planning a move closer to work, so that my 2.5 hours of daily commuting could shrink to more like 1 hour. My weekends had been filled with house viewings, planning what and how to pack, and lying awake at night wondering if this could all work it. As of last weekend, it looked like everything was coming up roses: mortgage application under review, buyer for my current house all set, two possible houses to move into and a backup plan in case neither of them worked out.
Then reality kicked me in the butt this past Monday. I could qualify for a mortgage, but for the land-lease community I wanted, the amount was WAAAAYYYY below the house prices, due to the monthly land rent payment. Because Colorado’s house market is booming, there aren’t many houses outside of this community that a) aren’t total dumps, b) don’t have rules limiting the number of pets, c) fit into my price range.
So I’ve decided to wait a few years before trying to move. I can make small improvements on my current home, build up more equity, and avoid the upheaval of relocating while trying to finish up a major freelance project. While it’s disappointing, it’s not the worst thing in the world. I’m already sleeping better, now that I’ve made the decision. A long weekend to help improve my mental state will be just the ticket.
I’m sorry! You put so much into it. Well none of the work you did on the house is wasted. And, on the theory that misery loves company, people who live in NYC (outside of Manhattan, which is most people) and people who live in the metropolitan area and commute to work in NYC, often commute more than an hour each way.
Some of us who live in Manhattan need at least an hour to get to other parts of Manhattan, too. 😉
I remember! But when I lived there, I was younger and had more energy. Now I’m old and tired.
Ah! East Side, West Side!
I was thinking of you during the week as you mentioned not having the best of weeks.
As for moving it seems you and I are in a very similar situation.
I also need to wait a few years to be able to move 🙁 I am somewhat disappointed because I wanted to get away from my family as quickly as possible, but not at any price.
Anyway, I hope both you and I are going to celebrate a nice new home here at Cutetropolis in a few years’ time.
Sorry, Emsthemonster–I got away from my family years ago and get to breathe a little easier.
We will celebrate together when the time comes!
Sorry for the silence recently, I’m okay, just not as okay as I’d like to be.
I’m trying but I’m finding it hard to find joy in anything these days, it’s like I’m in a dark fog all the time. I did make the effort to go out yesterday instead of spending the my birthday alone in the house (husband was working until late) I had lunch in the city and went to the big street sale on Ste-Catherine and then walked around the Old Port until evening. I can’t say I had fun but at least it got me physically tired and I slept pass 5 am this morning.
Even my name is not feeling normal ?
Sorry, Gigi. Hugs to you. I know that feeling where everything that could make you feel better just takes too much effort.
I’m sorry to hear you are also going through a “rough patch” and around your birthday too. It was good to see your name among the commenters again, I hope your black clouds soon dissolve.
Gigi, you need to talk to someone, it reads that you are in a depression. Keep moving and doing ‘positive’ actions even if you don’t feel like it– you did the right thing on your birthday by going out. Hang in there Gigi, and talk to your doctor if it doesn’t pass in a weeks time or so. Sending you strength.
Oh Gigi, we are all sorry to hear you are going through a difficult time. You lost a beloved pet recently and while that is difficult, it sounds like your current state of mind is due to more than that. Please seek help professional help if things don’t improve but in the meantime, take comfort in cutetroplois and everyone here!
Nice, quiet Saturday for me…farmer’s market, workout, reading, and now Netflix! My idea of a perfect Saturday!
Gigi, I agree. Don’t wait to see a doctor. Start with your medical doctor. Many physical changes, even small ones, can dampen your mood. Thyroid, etc.
My thoughts are with you Gigi, and I’m sending all the positive energy and strength that I can through the Net! I agree with FKAWaldenpond- keep trying as much as you can and seek help if things don’t get better. I know, that’s hard when you feel like this.
Remember that you only have to reach out here and there are people who care….don’t feel like you have to hide from us. I’m sorry that your birthday was so difficult, but I hope that your year ahead is filled with better things. Hugs, maia 🙂
Big ditto!
P.S. Seymour is a gorgeous boy, and it looks like his brother is too, from the picture. Squiddy, you were smart to get a black cat and a white cat–their fur goes with *everything*!
I went to the Scottish Highland games with my teen son, a tradition we started when he was little and that I am glad he still wanted to do. Since he’s living with his Dad (my ex now) it is harder to stay in contact, so this was a fun outing. The Games are about an hours drive away, so there’s an element of “road trip” involved as well. So, a good time was had, we got to hear bagpipes (and NOT eat haggis, we’re not THAT Scottish) nobody got overheated, sunburned or dehydrated.
Tomorrow will be another cat visit; she still pretty much hides under the bed and sleeps when she’s here at the apartment, but she is a cat, and 15 years old, so sleeping under the bed for long periods is kind of normal, right?
I hope the weekend continues to go well or improves for everyone!
I went to Topeka (about an hour and a half drive) to eat free dinner at Popeye’s Chicken. Okay, that isn’t the only reason we went. My husband is doing the ceilings in the new Popeye’s they are building here, and the one in Topeka had a leaky roof, which tends to ruin acoustical ceiling tiles. The district manager asked my husband to go to Topeka and fix it. He got paid his normal rate, travel pay, and free dinner for the both of us. It was about 30 minutes work. The manager at Topeka tried to give us chicken to take home for later, I told him no thanks, but apple pies would be appreciated.
I suddenly have 3 projects to work on, my daughter wants a pikachu hat for a friend’s son, my SIL needs new mat covers for her daycare, and I volunteered my time to make some giant dream catchers for a local charity that supplies bikes to children. Now to decide what to watch on Netflix while I do all of those.
Hey Peeps, if you are watching Netflix, I offer for recommendation ‘Godless’ it is a Western with incredible human characters. Yes! it is violent and the first part is difficult to see but the characters are soooo STRONG. I watched it when it was first released and savored it slowly fearful my favourites would be gone– some are, but most don’t. *ya, slight spoiler* Yes. Jeff Daniels character is scary as heck but keep watching it as the women characters are. so. darn. human. and. strong. It just got nominated for some Emmy’s and wow, I am happy to see this. (Same, with ‘The Americans.’) Watch it peeps; it works out ok.
And if you don’t want to read or listen to this– I shared this to Duckie the other day as a pick me up story– and it still cracks me up.
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-tuesday-edition-1.4740605/ontario-woman-accidentally-steals-car-for-2-weeks-mistaking-it-for-a-rental-1.4740610
Hahahahaha.
Quiet weekend here. Too hot yesterday, raining today. So… bath for Miss Millie, drawing for me.
I have completed 40 drawings and posted them all on my website with accompanying text. The drawings become less gruesome and more detailed as they progress. As do I!
Please, Take a look at http://www.theillustratedpatient.com
Facing one difficult day preparing for a colonoscopy a week from Monday. Ugh. So hard to convince myself to not chicken out. And I have to board Millie for three days and nights. We have not been apart since she was 16 weeks. ?
Looking forward to August! Smooth sailing with health and art.
My thoughts are with everyone here trying hard to get through. Don’t be afraid to ask for help or at least tell someone how you feel.
Be your own best friend.
Your paintings are wonderful! Thank you for sharing your art and your journey with us, Faye!
Thank you.
I looked at the drawings without reading the text (after reading the text for the last two). The drawings are beautiful and intense. I hesitate to go back and look at the drawings and read the text because it’s upsetting and I don’t know you so I could be getting upset for the wrong reasons and that’s just unnecessary. This is an unusual situation. Probably lots of artists create things that are emotionally upsetting but since you don’t know them it’s not so difficult to experience. I know you a little bit so it’s somewhat real but not really.
I’m glad you’re finding release and satisfaction in doing this art. You’re certainly talented.
I hope you are not too upset. The actual events happened more than 60 years ago. The best way to understand is that I am a very happy person now. I am well and getting better every day through my art.
Thanks for explaining.