and our winners are.. 
Prize #8 (23 Oct) - Azuki
Prize #9 (25 Oct) - Meshe
Prize #10 (27 Oct) - Dancing-Dog
Prize #8 (23 Oct) - Azuki
Prize #9 (25 Oct) - Meshe
Prize #10 (27 Oct) - Dancing-Dog
I have no idea what I posted (also can't find it now..) I'm an equal opportunity pet slave and animal lover. Right now my paws are kitties, but I'd get a dog if I had enough space and could be here (normally when there isn't a pandemic) to properly see them cared for. Usually when working i"m gone too many hours (thank you traffic congestion!) for it to be good for a dog (what with the letting out and walking). I grew up with dogs, horses, fish, bunnies, cats, birds.. I'm missing a few species.. but you get the idea. Left to my own devices, and if I had a ranch or farm, I'd have probably started rescuing professionally by now - including horses.dancing-dog wrote: ↑Oct 25, 2020Catching up on the posts and have some questions/comments for you all ....
Kiri - Tell us about your friends with paws - cats? dogs? I'm guessing you're a cat person but I could be wrong.
I wanted to be a vet when I was a kid, but as I grew up I (this is not an excuse, it was just reality as I saw it at the time) encountered several male teachers who did not believe that girls (women) should be in math or science (oh hai chemistry*!), and it seriously hindered my progress in those areas.
*I had a chemistry teacher my junior year who literally announced the first day of class "Boys start with an A, girls start with an F, women do not belong in the sciences and if you have a problem or questions don't come to me." Which meant (as I'd changed high schools mid-year, I was already struggling with figuring out where /what we were doing and how this text worked.
Thus with all that, in the end, I didn't pursue the vet career. Came to learn while getting my BA's that I'm actually really good at math and science, but you need teachers who are compatible in the type of math teaching. (Mind you I've worked in Finance for decades..) Shame, I'd have been darn good doing something in those areas.. too old now.
Well this has been Kiri confesses to some of her not so bright childhood experiences .. next time *lol*
Hi DD you are really chatty!
Yes I only got 3 response to my mini challenge.
I guess the challenge involves to much hard thinking for in the middle of the night...
Yes I only got 3 response to my mini challenge.
I guess the challenge involves to much hard thinking for in the middle of the night... Ran across this book this afternoon and just had to listen to it before Halloween. The Herdman book series is the funniest book series ever. I've listened to the whole series several times. The narrator is way too old, but the stories are so good, the narration is ok. It is a really quick one, so I'm already back listening to "Black Dawn".
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I don't work in Hospice but work as a patient advocate in a hospital. So if there is a death or imminent death, if there is a code in the ER or anywhere in the hospital, I'm the person who gathers the family and acts as a go between with the medical folks who and the family. Some days are harder than others. I'm there for the very worst day of the family's life and I often think that I'm the face of death for those families. It gets pretty heavy. I recently dealt with the death of a child of a friend. the baby was brought in by EMS and we were unable to save her. The mother arrived with police and as she was walking up to ER entrance saw me and from my face knew the horror of what was coming, she started screaming my name and NO NO NO and fell into my arms. I was with her when she saw her baby and held her until her husband could get there. It is the hardest thing, and I feel guilty for feeling sorry for myself, because what I experienced is not near what she did. I know that everytime she sees me, that's what goes through her mind. We have talked and she has expressed how thankful she is that I was there for her and that her friends were there with her sweet baby girl. I'm sorry that I've laid this here on you all. Work family has been great and we've comforted each other. Ellie loved shoes and there will be an event in November called Shoes for Ellie. We will be collecting shoes for foster children in her honor. Thanks for reading and letting me get my feelings out.
So sorry Meshe. That sounds so hard. ❤meshe wrote: ↑Oct 27, 2020I don't work in Hospice but work as a patient advocate in a hospital. So if there is a death or imminent death, if there is a code in the ER or anywhere in the hospital, I'm the person who gathers the family and acts as a go between with the medical folks who and the family. Some days are harder than others. I'm there for the very worst day of the family's life and I often think that I'm the face of death for those families. It gets pretty heavy. I recently dealt with the death of a child of a friend. the baby was brought in by EMS and we were unable to save her. The mother arrived with police and as she was walking up to ER entrance saw me and from my face knew the horror of what was coming, she started screaming my name and NO NO NO and fell into my arms. I was with her when she saw her baby and held her until her husband could get there. It is the hardest thing, and I feel guilty for feeling sorry for myself, because what I experienced is not near what she did. I know that everytime she sees me, that's what goes through her mind. We have talked and she has expressed how thankful she is that I was there for her and that her friends were there with her sweet baby girl. I'm sorry that I've laid this here on you all. Work family has been great and we've comforted each other. Ellie loved shoes and there will be an event in November called Shoes for Ellie. We will be collecting shoes for foster children in her honor. Thanks for reading and letting me get my feelings out.
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I did WW a long, long time ago (sometime before Sarah Ferguson endorsed it to give you some idea) and had some good results. My hubby also did it and lost twice as much as me in half the time also. I think it's a well-balanced plan although it is probably somewhat different today. I should really look into it ..... I get some (probably not enough) exercise and that helps considerably but I could definitely stand to lose some.KathyB wrote: ↑Oct 25, 2020dancing-dog wrote: ↑Oct 25, 2020Catching up on the posts and have some questions/comments for you all ....
Kathy - Bravo on losing 35 pounds! I find it difficult to lose weight. Any secrets to your success?
Answer if you like .... don't mind me - just curious and feeling chatty - inquiring minds - well, you know.
I did a really big push to lose weight and start exercising after I retired and so I went on Weight Watchers. I did really well for a while and lost 30 lbs. Then vacations started and holidays and my husband retired and I tried to not go overboard, but you know how that goes. I gained back around 5 lbs. and quit losing altogether. Then my husband's doctor told him he had to lose weight and so he and I both went on Weight Watchers. I have quickly lost the 5 I'd gained back along with 5 more and we are still working on it. Of course my husband has lost like 25 in the same time it took me to lose 10. Not fair, but typical.
Ha, that is surprising! I haven't been in a dollar store this year at all yet. Glad you are happy with the scarf!nimrodiel wrote: ↑Oct 25, 2020I found those at Dollar Tree of all places
the scarf came a couple days ago. It's so cute!
I think we all have our own interesting systems of managing our books!Lemonitsa wrote: ↑Oct 26, 2020Aha! Thanks for the answer, now I can fill that column up, too.dancing-dog wrote: ↑Oct 25, 2020Catching up on the posts and have some questions/comments for you all ....
Lemmy - I asked the same question about the Logged column, lol - it's if you recorded it elsewhere like Goodreads or BC. I am impressed - how do you keep so many books going at the same time? I lose my place in the plot if I have more than 3 at a time!
I think the most I ever had going at the same time is 5, but my usual is 3 like you. I’ll have one ebook, one paper book and one audiobook. If I’m close to the end of one, I’ll choose the next and mark it down so my list is ready. This time my list looks big but some are finished and others aren’t started yet, but if I don’t mark them down, I’ll forget which ones I want to read.
