Every. Damn. Day.

I pick up my phone, look at the screen, ask myself "what the heck am I doing?" as I tap the back with my fingers which takes a screenshot of my home screen. I mean .. I do this ALL the time! 

Or I put my fingers on my keyboard and look at my computer monitor and say to myself "what the heck was I going to do??" Generally it only takes a couple seconds to shake that off and remember just what I WAS going to do. It's the electronic version of walking into the kitchen and saying "why did I come in here?"

Yep, I do that too.

It's not like I've left my car keys in the freezer, or lost my way driving home from somewhere, or tried to drink the glass cleaner. Nothing way out like that, or dangerous. But those momentary gaps in thinking can be disconcerting!

But no worries. My kids being my kids - they will totally tell me if it gets worse! My daughter being a nurse looks at me with a clinical side-eye half the time anyway. All I have to do is mention I have a headache or my arm hurts or something similar and I get questions.

In other words - I am being monitored. Somewhat comforting .. ? Maybe?

What was I talking about, anyway?

In control.

Seeing lots of these lately.

Signs telling me where to go .. even when my GPS identifies the location I'm supposed to be at as a parking garage ... 

I'm learning tricks to remembering where I park - thank goodness for my phone!

The inside of my car is more familiar to me than ever before, and my my GPS is my friend.

Sometimes I get to do this in the middle of the day.  I'm learning to sit in a restaurant (Denny's is TOO a restaurant!) alone and enjoy the experience.

TEA

And at home - I am still trying to convince myself that I will finally get why other people like coffee so much - by setting it up in an appealing manner.  The verdict is still out on that one.

I've gone a little clock crazy..

am taking care of my itty bitty winged kitty -

I've been accepted into an I.T. certification program, and the smell of baked apples is wafting through my house.

All in all I would say - life is good.

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It’s a daily thing.

My old banged up, probably toxic tea kettle. It is what I make my tea in every morning. 2 large mugs.

Bagels. Maybe someday I will give them up, but I’m not ready to now.

Driving to work in the rain. Actually, it didn’t rain today until after work, but play along.

Work. My desk since the big 5-0.

My kids high school graduation pictures. I can hardly bear to think about how long ago that was. *sniff*

Booted up and ready to work, see my little Sharper Image heater? Don’t use it much on the days I’m having hot flashes. Sigh.

Back home again, Jakie in her favorite room in the house. The bathroom.

Jake asking me to STAY with her in the bathroom, she enjoys it so much. Please???

A lovely visit by the BF. Diet drinks were consumed. Flowers were received. Kisses may have been exchanged.

Normally lady-like Norah – yawning for all she’s worth.

My control center at home. Computer, phone, TV remote, sharpies, what more do I need? Crystal Light! I need Crystal Light!

Another view of the nerve center. Don’t enlarge, you may see cat hair, dust, and maybe a bit of duct tape. Ahem.

Abby, pretending not to be lethal.

Abby, after she tried to bite me. Because I looked at her.

Crabby old man Riley cat, doing what Riley does.

And this? Just wondering if

this is how I started out. Hmmm.

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