If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it 30 time “at least they caught it early” and I wanted to scream.
Number one i have discussed my staging with very few people so just how do you know it was early? This bad boy was growing 10 plus years. Early for me would have been 10 plus years ago when this was just a pesky polyp.
Instead I answered “yeah, I’m in the positive side of the 60/40 split for 5 year survival”.
I know it’s mean but it’s good to see their jaws drop. Yeah. This is my statistical number, but you know what? I’m more than a statistic. I’m firmly on the 60% and going no where folks!
Then again if it rears it’s ugly head again I’ll do like I did this time, put one foot in front of the other and deal with it. Although this time I would ask a ton more questions with my tiny knowledge base and my HUGE reach back to the folks at Colontown.org (yes that was a shameless plug!)
Thursday, March 15, 2018
Reflects on my time In Florida
My posts make it seems like I’m doing fine 99% of the time...and really I am...then I have days like today and the 10th and I wonder just how “fine” fine is. I’m spending time with clustering (aka multiple trips to the potty with the feeling of not being able to fully empty among other things I won’t torture you with in detail). It’s tedious and very inconvenient, but not the end if the world really.
I keep thinking “it could be worse” and really it could. I could have issues with diarrhea. I’m not sure which is worse constipation that tends to put me into clustering or just getting out in a long torturous bout of diarrhea and a raw bum.
My accounts of this weekend seem like I have been super active but as always it comes in fits and spurts and has been a lot of hurry up and wait time. I’m good with that too. I am supposed you be recouperating. And I am. No lifting. No strenuous things. I have slowly emptied out the closets of items that need to go home with me or go in the shed or the laundry room to get them out of the way. The stack is growing of things that are headed home with me. Once they’re at home I’ll sort through and take a load to consignment. My work is never done.
Next up is fence install - that will happen on the 5th of next month. Here’s hoping the A/C stays where it is until the fence is put in! Pray for me! Tomorrow I have a drywall guy coming in to look at the hall ceiling to see what he can do for us and the attic fan fiasco. And tomorrow night Butch comes in (late). Liz is staying home. Can’t say as I blame her, she doesn’t want to drive down for a short time and come fuel again in a wee, to see her friend in Tallahassee. Fair enough.
As for me and the remainder of my time, I have zero plans..I’m pretty well finished with what I needed to get done (and blinds too). Next major thing would be to have the house painted...so maybe we could pick colors this weekend? Who knows.
I keep thinking “it could be worse” and really it could. I could have issues with diarrhea. I’m not sure which is worse constipation that tends to put me into clustering or just getting out in a long torturous bout of diarrhea and a raw bum.
My accounts of this weekend seem like I have been super active but as always it comes in fits and spurts and has been a lot of hurry up and wait time. I’m good with that too. I am supposed you be recouperating. And I am. No lifting. No strenuous things. I have slowly emptied out the closets of items that need to go home with me or go in the shed or the laundry room to get them out of the way. The stack is growing of things that are headed home with me. Once they’re at home I’ll sort through and take a load to consignment. My work is never done.
Next up is fence install - that will happen on the 5th of next month. Here’s hoping the A/C stays where it is until the fence is put in! Pray for me! Tomorrow I have a drywall guy coming in to look at the hall ceiling to see what he can do for us and the attic fan fiasco. And tomorrow night Butch comes in (late). Liz is staying home. Can’t say as I blame her, she doesn’t want to drive down for a short time and come fuel again in a wee, to see her friend in Tallahassee. Fair enough.
As for me and the remainder of my time, I have zero plans..I’m pretty well finished with what I needed to get done (and blinds too). Next major thing would be to have the house painted...so maybe we could pick colors this weekend? Who knows.
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
We have heat!!
I spent all day from 9am to noon with all doors open in 57 degree weather makes for a popsicle me. Burrr!
The old!
From everything we could tell the unit was from 1997. Twenty years is a good run for a rental unit and a house that was totally trashed be the prior owners.
The inspection note on the side was from 1990. Scary!
Taking the first look at the mess!
The removal had begun.
It took two trucks ;)
The new being staged to be installed.
The old lines coming out!
An empty closet!!
Prepped for the new unit note the fence is removed or part of it.
The old coils - rusty!!
The new
Old...note no insulation inside.
New! Insulated.
Old. Doesn’t look too bad.
New. Looking good.
And the great unveiling. We haven’t seen under this since we bought the house. Just never pulled it down.
We have louvres!!
From the back of the house looking towards the kitchen.
And up into the attic they go. Only to find out we can’t remove the fan. Drat it. There is a cast iron pipe over the end of the unit and right smack dam in the middle is a water line. Why? Because they felt it was necessary. A man plan. Why not figure out the fan isn’t used anymore and just remove it then? Why not plan to remove it and not place water lines over it!??? Sigh!!
And with that bad news the guys went to lunch and I shut all the doors and turned on the oven to cook lunch and the stove top to warm up.
They came back fairly quickly.
Note the lines are coming in through the attic vent hole... assuming they were just “measuring” how long the lines needed to be.
All gone!
And all put back together!!
And the new surprisingly quiet indoor unit. It heats fast!!
And the guys doing the install spoke Russian. That was a fun change for the day. Listening to them talk in Russian to the one worker who didn’t speak English.
The old!
From everything we could tell the unit was from 1997. Twenty years is a good run for a rental unit and a house that was totally trashed be the prior owners.
The inspection note on the side was from 1990. Scary!
Taking the first look at the mess!
The removal had begun.
It took two trucks ;)
The new being staged to be installed.
The old lines coming out!
An empty closet!!
Prepped for the new unit note the fence is removed or part of it.
The old coils - rusty!!
The new
Old...note no insulation inside.
New! Insulated.
Old. Doesn’t look too bad.
New. Looking good.
And the great unveiling. We haven’t seen under this since we bought the house. Just never pulled it down.
We have louvres!!
From the back of the house looking towards the kitchen.
And up into the attic they go. Only to find out we can’t remove the fan. Drat it. There is a cast iron pipe over the end of the unit and right smack dam in the middle is a water line. Why? Because they felt it was necessary. A man plan. Why not figure out the fan isn’t used anymore and just remove it then? Why not plan to remove it and not place water lines over it!??? Sigh!!
And with that bad news the guys went to lunch and I shut all the doors and turned on the oven to cook lunch and the stove top to warm up.
They came back fairly quickly.
Note the lines are coming in through the attic vent hole... assuming they were just “measuring” how long the lines needed to be.
All gone!
And all put back together!!
And the new surprisingly quiet indoor unit. It heats fast!!
And the guys doing the install spoke Russian. That was a fun change for the day. Listening to them talk in Russian to the one worker who didn’t speak English.
Monday, March 12, 2018
Personal shopping.
I needed some spring tops.
Ok so the burgundy sweater in the front isn’t spring but it was soooo soft and it’s been chilly here so I justified it! The black with flowered has cute sheer ruffled sleeves for work... the others are shirts that are self explanatory until you get to the white. Yeah, that is a robe. A NICE robe that was like brand new at Goodwill. Butch grossed out at Goodwill however it went straight to the wash when I got home. It’s a VERY nice robe and really was new as the fabric still had the stiffness that only a new robe would have had with the waffle weave....and since I forgot my robe this time I could justify this purchase as well for $4.xx.
The rest of the shirts are from TJ Maxx and Ross so I’m STILL not a big spender!!
Ok so the burgundy sweater in the front isn’t spring but it was soooo soft and it’s been chilly here so I justified it! The black with flowered has cute sheer ruffled sleeves for work... the others are shirts that are self explanatory until you get to the white. Yeah, that is a robe. A NICE robe that was like brand new at Goodwill. Butch grossed out at Goodwill however it went straight to the wash when I got home. It’s a VERY nice robe and really was new as the fabric still had the stiffness that only a new robe would have had with the waffle weave....and since I forgot my robe this time I could justify this purchase as well for $4.xx.
The rest of the shirts are from TJ Maxx and Ross so I’m STILL not a big spender!!
Work around the house
Someone painted over the house number. Wow, just wow!!
You can’t even see it from a distance. Nada!
So I painted the numbers! Gotta love paint pens :)
Looks good. When we pain the whole house we will pull that plaque off and do it proper.
AND because we have garbage can thief’s I painted the number on the trash can.
AND the recycle. What isn’t shown is I ALSO bought a length of chain and a lock to chain these bad boys to the post to hopefully put a stop the thief and make the point that they are NOT welcome to take the cans as they see fit.
What else did I do? I finally put the toilet paper roll holder back on the wall and tightened the towel hook that was coming loose. I didn’t really “tighten” so much as replace the anchors in the wall with new ones. And with that we’re back in business.
Sunday, March 11, 2018
Today’s accomplishments
Hope you’re sitting down because this is ALL I accomplished and it took two of us to get this headboard in. It was just awkward.
I think I like it and as I lay here in bed leaning against a WARM headboard instead of a cold wall I definitely like it.
Much nicer than bare wall and the price was the kicker!
Normally $179.xx on sale for $79.xx which I thought was awesome anyway and they gave me a further discount and I walked out the door with it for $67.xx. Yep, you read that right! Can’t beat that deal. It was meant to be!!
I’m excited for both the comfort and the price for sure!!
I think I like it and as I lay here in bed leaning against a WARM headboard instead of a cold wall I definitely like it.
Much nicer than bare wall and the price was the kicker!
Normally $179.xx on sale for $79.xx which I thought was awesome anyway and they gave me a further discount and I walked out the door with it for $67.xx. Yep, you read that right! Can’t beat that deal. It was meant to be!!
I’m excited for both the comfort and the price for sure!!
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