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r a new blog the new blog will serve in part as a form of journaling partly as an accountability tool to not get bogged down in wanting my old life back when that s not possible and partly as just hobby i appreciate everyone s kind words from that last september post i just needed to walk away for a bit fall was particularly hard as it was supposed to be our new start with dh in retirement our anniversary was in october followed by my daughter s birthday my november birthday and thanksgiving and then christmas to get through i got covid between christmas and new year s still feel pretty lousy but had already decided i wanted to see the new year in alone so no plans were changed on my part you can see why my mind was not in a good place but days in bed gave me a lot of thinking time this site is going to end but if you are interested i m staring fresh on a new page i don t know how often i ll post how long it ll go but visit me if you would like at sam squared thank you all again for your kindness posted by sam at 11 15 am 8 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest monday september 18 2023 thinking about stuff it s been eight months since my last trimester s life plan went devastatingly to a halt i know i m stuck navigating it alone plans dh and i had need to be scrapped or carried on by me alone nothing is going to change that nothing i can do will bring me back to what life was like on january 17th dwelling in this blog from time to time since then was useful if only to dump my thoughts in the post or in response to comments i think it s run it s course now my kids deserve their privacy i do as well even though i have appreciated the support and kind words so consider this my last post as sam the recent widow i m debating where blogging fits if it does going forward i liked the concept of writing about budgeting and money management creative cooking exploring travel all things that were part of my life and i hope still will be maybe i ll try and bring some version of my former blog back albeit in this new unasked for life it d be nice to earn a little fun money bring adsense back maybe explore instagram and the other platforms things to keep me busy in my many hours i m now alone not right now though this weight of grief is so heavy i may try and figure out a new reincarnation of sam coffee money and thyme but hiding all the past posts and starting fresh with a public face or maybe not i realized it was 10 years ago that i started to blog to all you kind people thank you for being readers and friends posted by sam at 9 36 pm 39 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday september 6 2023 me myself and i besides the dogs the company i most keep is in my title i once recall stating that i regretted never experiencing living alone before settling down with marriage and kids well if i could take that back i would in a heart beat i know i don t have a bad life i have wonderful kids and sisters by blood and by choice and other friends my neighbors are kind and helpful it s just not the life i planned for yeah yeah i know what is said about we plan and god laughs i better get off that subject so as not to offend anyone dd2 got home from norway on august 21 late afternoon and had a hard adjustment once again to time zone changes she had a good trip overall but decided hostel stays are done i wouldn t adequately describe but part her own anxiety crowded communal spaces housekeeping leaving daily ridiculous notes about requiring linens left on top of a bed with said required linens the experience almost sent her to book a last minute expensive hotel room instead she s essentially moved into her apartment by that i mean she her roommate and the collection of castoffs are in her new place while sparse it s liveable she needs to get things sorted and homed yet another week later dd1 updated her guest room so her sister is using the old twin bed frame and mattress her bedding is from college their living room is a 75 second hand futon and a couple saucer chairs also from her college days my sister had an old tv stand so that holds the television and gaming systems plural we ve scrounged the bare necessities for kitchen use the bathroom has a few new things like shower curtain and liner and bath mat courtesy of roommates parents she s using towels from college with her not knowing if she ll relocate in a year for grad school or job she just needs it to be comfortable and workable not designed there s so much work needed in the yard last week and this past weekend was a bust with the heat and our schedules i tackled a few minor things after work i need to keep on with the rock moving but it s a big job and with heat index over 100 multiple days i didn t brave it the laundry room was the focus needing to be completely empty and washer unplugged it was replaced last tuesday i decided not to replace the dryer i just couldn t see replacing a perfectly working one it s a laundry room that isn t even sheetrocked not a guest room so i don t care they don t match plus i didn t need a triple digit expense the simple washing machine was enough the bathroom guy came and did another measure and confirmed my choices for shower material basin and floor i ended up changing the floor to a lighter tile actually it will be vinyl planking that looks like tile i ordered the vanity through wayfair and it was delivered the same day as the washer and is sitting in the garage waiting for the week of september 11 he estimates it will take a week after that while yard continues will be the fireplace insert with an aim to have it useable again by november my brother and brother in law are tidying the siding area by the patio it will look nice but the heat was oppressive so they re doing bit by bit the bil is also changing my bathroom fan upstairs then i can paint and do just a make due for now update i m just keeping on the list big then a few small then back to big new upstairs flooring will be next year and depending on how the make due bath turns out that bathroom full remodel the following year i m burnt out labor day weekend wasn t great not bad but just draining the heat was oppressive and i struggled being around dhs family so just spent friday night to sunday morning at the lake dd2 came saturday afternoon but she too left sunday morning i went to a barbecue at my sister s sunday night but dd2 wasn t feeling that family either so stayed at my house and did her laundry dd1 had helped at her cousins business and stayed here later i had a nice talk with the girls sort of a girl s sleep over we all had monday off but pretty much just avoided the heat i cooked a bunch sent food home with my daughter and i m good for the week too i m supposed to have friday off but the week is packed dang this got long but it s been a few weeks since i last posted no pictures either so here s a gratuitous dog one for attention pups little paws caked in mud grandpup looking handsome but the smell of rotting fish lake and anything else he got into sent him for double baths plus his leash harness and collar to soak in lemon juice yeah they enjoyed the lake take care all posted by sam at 8 58 am 31 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest saturday august 19 2023 things i ve tackled funny another week has passed august is over half way done my days blur into weeks weeks into to months i m trying to live life folks though trying to live with joy is still a challenge i who normally love summer can t wait for august to be done i press on trying to both keep up on the have to s of life and the wish list home project list life improvement list you all are so kind pointing out that i am doing a lot i guess i have here s what s been accomplished in the last few weeks cooked a few meals with assorted items on hand i ve got to get this budget under control and spending more on groceries when i ve got hidden treasures is counterproductive to this might even be inspired to add a good recipe post i m trying to plan meals and leftovers and not over shop using up items completely and booked but spent a small fortune on airfare for the cruise in february however i leveraged a credit card offer to save 200 eventually that will pay me back within the next few months speaking of credit cards i stopped using the card dh and i had in common i ve opened one in just my name that will give me a 200 cash back credit plus earns more per dollar i ll cash in the points on the old one applying them to the final payment i pay off cards always before any interest is accrued took car to get oil changed basic maintenances and anti lock brake system issue resolved ugh more unplanned expenses but a safe car and once the other car is sorted i can sell it for a fair price replaced batteries in thermostat it was something accomplished i ve not done before more items cleared from laundry room trash items binned items for my daughter s new apartment put in a box got legal paperwork notarized and more documents sent to bank to get dh s car loan released i observed for now but wrote checks and achieved the completion of the patio it still needs curing time and i m being cautious for a full 10 days so by next weekend i can set furniture up then on to tackling the yard cleanup and minimal landscaping by that i mean getting the pine brush and needles cleared finish fire pit area and prep rest of yard for grass seeding that will involve spread bags of soil in uneven area i ordered two of these planter boxes to line the side the stairs are on either in a line or create a right angle in the corner i might fill with hostas next spring so they are not labor intensive but for late summer and fall perhaps pop a few planters of mum s for a color splash talked with neighbor who s a handyman to come look and propose a solution to the bare siding issue he came over to look and will design something to do in a couple weeks when concrete is set more buckets of rocks moved to where they can be better used it s a hot and heavy job and there s so many i guess the rest of summer and fall i ll focus on the outside of the house i managed to work all days scheduled and keep the balls in the air even when whacked with more sucker punches from dh s accounts remember i tell myself you re not a weak ass bitch dinners this week saturday leftovers steak sandwich from dinner out night before sunday vegetables au gratin zucchini fritter monday repeat tuesday grilled cheese veg au gratin wednesday gyro sandwich from single kit thursday creamy spicy pasta primavera friday repeat the other fritters were lunches along with cucumbers and hummus toast yogurt fruit and cottage cheese more on these food items in a post to come as i eluded above i m nickel and diming my grocery budget to hopefully pad the cash flow a touch so i can do a little splurging on things to improve the home like the planter boxes i m obviously not going hungry i want to still enjoy things or enjoy things again i find the television show ghosts mildly amusing i had heard it is a spin from an original bbc series and my daughter found that version on hbo max we got hooked the first episode helped us adapt to cultural differences and by episode 3 we found ourselves laughing out loud each british ghost seems to have an american counterpart but the writing and how it s placed in context of the houses timeline is just more creative and funny with british ghosts there s also less filters with the humour so more authentic we can only get 3 seasons but fingers crossed we ll get all five eventually sometimes i just need a really good belly laugh it s been a while i ll still enjoy the american one but it s just not as funny with the writers strike who knows when season 2 might start my daughter has made quite a few more purchases for her home including her own outdoor furniture artwork and an alternative type yoga mat grandpup has decided it s a good stretch out lounger for himself one day after a particularly windy storm i collected a bunch of sticks from her yard and tossed in her fire pit no sense accidentally running over with the mower he proceeded to pull them out and run around happy as could be with them in his mouth he s not short on personality needless to say one of her purchases was a fire pit cover i took one of those facebook quizzes apparently if i was a character in game of thrones i d be a targaryen house targaryen your quiz results determined that you belong to house targaryen you have earned the rare honor of flying under the dragon s banner while the mother of dragons soars alongside you on a fire breathing beast you are bold passionate determined and sometimes unpredictable people admire your strength and resilience but also have a tendency to fear your temper just like daenerys you are fiercely protective over the things you love and have a compassionate soul that wishes to help others keep on standing up for yourself and others never backing down or lowering your voice just because someone said that you should if you re a got fan what s your take on that i do have welsh blood so the dragon may be spot on the smoke and haze has been horrible but we ve had some pretty sunsets as i caught before pulling the shades down for the night talk with you all soon posted by sam at 7 15 am 38 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest older posts home subscribe to posts atom join me for coffee at instagram twitter popular posts blog archive blog archive january 1 september 2 august 3 july 5 june 1 may 1 april 6 march 3 february 1 january 18 december 31 november 30 october 31 september 31 august 31 july 31 june 30 may 31 april 31 march 31 february 28 january 31 december 31 november 29 october 30 september 27 august 24 july 17 june 18 may 15 april 27 march 32 february 28 january 31 december 31 november 32 october 33 september 30 august 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