Gina's journey

[ChrissyRyan]

Made a long post the other day, only to find it lost. ARGH!
  Still working on the house, blah, blah, sound like a record.
Appliances came and are mostly installed. Fridge is huge and sticks out 11" past the front of the cabinets. This makes the island a bit close, so we opted to turn it from diagonal to a square position. Luckily I had not fastened it down yet. I hate dealing with the directions and lame templates which say drill here. Then you find out its wrong. Bathroom wall is fixed and I will hang the med cabinet again today. Stove, gas line needs to be shorter, easy fix. Microwave, needs an extension on the duct to connect, again easy fix. Of course the fridge sticks out in the hall a couple of inches to which I had decided to build a door frame to hide it. Counter tops come on Saturday. That will look nice. Other than that, still putting up trim through out the house.

  Saturday, the community building called and said they had a water leak. Of course I was able to fix it, but I felt like a man. Yes, some women are capable but it still gave me that GD feeling. 

  Still picking the last tomatoes from the garden, and the beets are huge and tasty. Dug a few potatoes and had them. Also ate the last cantaloupe. Supposed to get cold later this week. Guess I will be covering the remaining beets.

How much labor money are you saving by doing this work yourself?  It could be substantial.

Copy your long texts before posting, even if not ready to post, because things can go wrong like power, Web site down, connectivity down, you get logged off, etc.  and copying texts saves frustration. 

Are there coal mines near you?

Chrissy

[Gina P]

How much labor money are you saving by doing this work yourself?  It could be substantial.

Are there coal mines near you?

Chrissy

Saving a very substantial amount, or I would not be doing it!
No coal mines in this area. Gas and oil wells abundant here.

I think my problem posting is I shut my laptop to quick, before it has finished loading the post.

[Gina P]

  Weighed in yesterday. Now at 180 lbs.! That's a loss of 40 lbs. I cant believe I could ever lose this much. Seeing curves, I never had before. Most of my clothes are getting loose, and my bra's are slipping up. Belts have run out of holes. Soon I will have to go clothes shopping. Now for a try at 170!

  On a more personal note: while exploring my 'V', I have noticed a ring of fine tissue inside, like a band. Its located several inches deep inside. When I dilate it stretches but then closes mostly before next session. Would message make this go away or encourage it to glow more?

[Maid Marion]

I have a Roper Whitney hole punch for making extra holes in belts and straps.  I bought the optional one size smaller punch and die set to make tiny holes.

Sometimes belts can be easily altered or taken to a shoe repair place to be re-sewn.

Marion

[ChrissyRyan]

Perhaps a drill can be used to make belt holes.  That does not cutoff excess belt material so the belt length would stay the same, but at least you would have more holes.  A leather good making shop should be able to do both shortening and making holes.  Maybe a horse place that might work with leather?

[Maid Marion]

A drill can tear an ugly hole.

The Roper Whitney tool makes nice clean holes suitable for clothing.

[Gina P]

Yes, I have a leather hole punch. Point is having an extra couple of inches of pants to fold up under it. I really don't want to go clothes shopping till I'm done with my weight loss. 

[Maid Marion]

Girl pants are cut differently and sized right for my body.  I can pull them up and they will stay up, even though I haven't done the fasteners.

[ChrissyRyan]

It is nice to get new outfits Gina.

[Gina P]

On my feed, everyone's feed has reset to the earliest postings. Many are back to 2024. I can scroll to the latest but all are reset backward. Is this on my end or is everyone having this problem?

[Maid Marion]

Mine seems normal.

Marion

[davina61]

Fine here.

[Charlotte Kitty ✅]

Did you go in via the "recent topics" tab? That always goes to the start. Other routes to the end.

[ChrissyRyan]

If you just go to any thread, it goes to the oldest first, page 1 of the posts for that thread, unless you select a page number (of any of the 20 posts per page.)

If you click using the Unread Posts list, it will go to the first one you have not yet seen.

If you click from the left side of the Recent Topics list, it goes to the oldest, page 1.
If you click from the right side, it goes to the new posts.

At least I think so.

[Gina P]

So it looks like I got logged out mid post??? Last post didn't make it in! Seams to be working at the minute.  Being a logged out member changed the way I could view things.

  Having a very bad time with ADHD & GD. Just in such a terrible mood. Period, time? Never noticed this before on a regular basis. It will pass but not a fun time. Kitchen counter tops are in and look great. Put the toilet in the little bathroom and tried it out for a test stream. Noticed it was the wrong toilet. We were supposed to get a taller one. Lowes says it cannot be returned if it was installed. I'm going to try anyway. My wife is a big fan of ordering online and getting it delivered. Problem is many times its the wrong stuff. Her order or their mistake, same result. I keep pushing, working hard, saying its only a few more weeks and it will be done. But I need a mental/physical break. Back to the toilet, when I finished installing it, the wife comes in and says nice. Now you can put in the sink and medicine cabinet. She returns in a few minutes with the medicine cabinet. Mind you she does not help with any of this unless I ask her to come over and hold something for a minute.

[Courtney G]

I'm sorry, Gina - I know this is hard. It seems like you're in the worst of it. My hope is that this progress you're making means you're going to get a break soon and enjoy the fruits of your labor.

I was actually thinking last night about how amazing it must be to be able to take the horses out of the stable and go for a ride without having to load them into the trailer and drive somewhere! Remember that next spring, you should be able to do a lot more of that with the house completed.

[Gina P]

  I did a quick internet check and bad moods can be a pre-curser to migraines. And today, I have a migraine. So now, did I always have these moods and never noticed them or is this something new? Humm. On a bad note, I did a bit of binge eating and put back on 5 lbs. That will go away easily.

   Had a lovely conversation with a former employee of mine, yesterday. Caught up on old times. He says he might want to visit next year. That would be nice.

  Working on hanging all the interior doors and continuing to installing the trim in the house. Paint a batch in the evening, install the next day, repeat. Actually was able to get the wife to clean out the bath tub, of course I will have to do a more thorough cleaning, but its a start.

[Maid Marion]

My wife and I used to do home renovation tasks constantly.

Now I have priority tasks like making sure the plumbing is working properly and decorative tasks that can wait.

Marion

[Stottie Girl]

You are a total trooper Gina! Fitting toilets is NOT a nice job I will have that to do when I get to my bathroom. As someone who used to fit bathrooms I vowed I would never fit another one......Hmm, that worked out well!

Stress and panic can trigger my migraines as can depression so there might be something in that theory. You need to give yourself a break by the sounds of things Gina. Might be time to go for a horse ride to clear the noggin!

[Mariah ✅]

Exactly this. Stress can definitely kick them up. Hugs
Mariah

Stress and panic can trigger my migraines as can depression so there might be something in that theory. You need to give yourself a break by the sounds of things Gina. Might be time to go for a horse ride to clear the noggin!