Category: Family

I’m hoping you all have a wonderful Sunday!

I’m enjoying my day with my lovely daughter. There were no elaborate meals today. I made steamed corn and also cut up pineapple and honeydew melon.

I purchased a D5 Stainless Polished 5-ply Bonded Cookware, a Steamer Set, 3 quart, and a

About an hour ago, Milwaukee M18 FUEL 18-Volt Lithium-Ion Cordless Belt Sander W/M18 12.0 ah Battery. I have a few upcoming posts over the next few weeks. My brother and nephew visited yesterday, and we all had a wonderful time as a family.

My goodness, where has the time gone? It’s my third week back at work, and I’m slowly returning to my routine. I’m still having a few issues with some applications that I thought worked fine; however, when I attempted to use them for specific procedures, I quickly discovered something wasn’t right. That should be addressed when I return to work on Monday. Since I’m 100% remote, I don’t have too far to go to begin my work day.

Planting

It’s about that time to get ready for the planting season, and so within the next few weeks, I’ll be starting my seeds indoors in preparation for moving them outside once the weather doesn’t drop below freezing and as much as I did last year, I do believe I’ll be able to do even more this spring, and I’m excited about that.

Moving to another hosting provider

Over the past few weeks, I moved all my websites from HostGator to Knownhost. I’d been with Hostgator for about 10 years; however, I was becoming increasingly dissatisfied with their service. EIG had bought them out, and I noticed that their service was declining. I did a lot of research and found a hosting provider I’m very happy with. I’ll write more about that in another post.

I plan to enjoy my Saturday and work on some wire-wrapped jewelry this evening.

Tiny bots with their eyes all aglow

Will find it hard to patrol tonight…

Amazon Astro arrived last week, and I’m enjoying her immensely.

 

Here’s hoping you all are having a Merry Christmas.

Back in August, I requested an invite for Amazon Astro; while admittedly limited in its use, I was still curious to try it out and view it as an extra layer to check on our pets when I’m in meetings.Yes, I do work from home; however, I’m not always able to just freely move about if I’m in meetings or doing some of my other office tasks.

In addition, I do like the fact that it can patrol one floor of the home. We already have a security system with cameras; this would be just another pair of eyes.

 

On Monday, I heard back from Amazon. I met their criteria, and an invitation was given to me. I had six days to accept.

I accepted the offer on Thursday, and Astro should be here sometime next week. I’ve been an Amazon Prime member for many years, and from what I’ve read, it works with a few of their features, like their music. I’m curious if it works with Audible, too. I’ve searched; however, I haven’t seen anything that shows if it will work with the Astro. However, I do have other ways that I can listen to my audiobooks.

Ring Doorbell and Echo Show 10″

In addition to Astro, I purchased two Amazon Ring Plus doorbells with video monitors.

My lovely daughter will install them today—no need to get any other camera since we use another security service for our cameras.

I also purchased an Echo Show that works with the doorbell and Astro. The Echo Show arrived on Thursday (the same day as the doorbells). Do you want to know something?  I’ve used it a lot already. I have been using it mainly to listen to audiobooks; however, I have also been using it to listen to music. It will also tell me when my Amazon orders will arrive. Most of the items I purchase are from Amazon, so this is a handy feature.

The Echo Show 10, as the name suggests, has a 10″ screen and is motion-activated. I’m setting it up in our kitchen/dining room area and plan to use it when I follow a recipe. I’ll follow along on the Echo Show and won’t have to use my iPad or iPhone to follow along.

This weekend. I’m planning to make a pumpkin lasagna, and while I have made them before, this time, I’ve decided to follow a recipe. I’ll be sure to use the Echo Show for that, and speaking of music, I’m also enjoying listening to my Audible audiobooks on the device, and recently, I’ve been listening to Christmas music, like O Come Emmanuel, O Come Emmanuel by the Piano Guys.

My goodness, where has the time gone? By this time, we would have already had our Christmas lights out, even with both parents passing away. My lovely daughter set up the Christmas tree; however, it has not been decorated. But we plan to start decorating tomorrow. She’ll take care of the indoor decorations, and I’ll handle the outdoor lights. I still need to put up the nativity scene.

Emmanuel, by The Piano Guys, is one of my favorite songs. I listen to it throughout the year.

 

For the past several days, I’ve had difficulty sleeping. I go to bed around 10:30ish in the evening and typically awake at 1:30 a.m. Yeah, I know, that’s NOT a lot of sleep! This morning, I was awake shortly after midnight and did not get back to sleep until around 11:30. I could sleep for two hours and feel rested; however,  I’ll need to get my sleep back on schedule. I’ve increased my intake of freshly made juices, which I’m hoping will be helpful. I’m still exercising daily. One room in our home is a gym, and I work out religiously. In the past few weeks, I have not been outdoors as much, so today, I made sure that I went outside with my working-line German Shepherd, Yoki. She’s outdoors daily but loves going on walks with me.

I’m hoping that I get more rest this evening. We’ll see!

Today is my birthday; I don’t get into celebrations much, so it was another day for me. My brother and nephew stopped by yesterday armed with a cake and balloons, and while I did not eat the cake, my lovely daughter, nephew, and brother enjoyed it immensely. I was happy to drink my juice. I’m currently on Day #3 of consuming only juices. I’ve been preparing my juices almost daily; sometimes, I make them in batches, and the juices I’ve made are mainly savory. I don’t have that many hunger pains, and I just drink if/when I feel a craving.