The "what's On Your Mind?" Thread -2020

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I'm thinking about maybe getting a bachelor's in health information management. My job search isn't going anywhere.
I have found most of my jobs through people I knew. One was the neighbor of someone I go to church with. Another one a friend knew the doctor through the doctor she was working for.

My guppy fry had fry of their own some time between last night and this morning and I only just noticed... 😭 I wonder if there are any left alive. They are so tiny.
Oy I hope you can find some hiding!
 

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I tried to pay my AAAauto and homeowners insurance online, but the site kept telling me they couldn’t find my policies. It took two twenty minute waits on hold, first for a technical support person, who blamed it on my browser, and then a payment specialist who couldn’t process payments, she said, because whole system was down. More than an hour to find out something they could have just posted on their website! 😤😤😤
 

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After working in a medical office and calling insurance companies all the time; I am ruined to phone calls. DH does most anyway; but still!! At least with our own insurance we easily get a live person from his union. They actually make it easy. They even told DH we can submit the reciept for DS’s glasses by just sending a picture of it.

We had an issue with one of our bills last month. DH had put a little extra towards it the month before because the interest free period was almost up and that somehow kicked it off auto-pay. When DH was reconciling the last weeks bills he saw it and they’d already charged a late fee. :cringe: I thought most companies give a little grace period but I guess they didn’t! :dunno:DH called and they took it off. But still. Our last payment was to be in October so he decided to pay it off last weekend and just be done with them.
 

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So I did a couple of Apple photo/video memories (2 posted in the cat photos forum) and shared with one of the employees at Wyze since most of the clips was from their cam. She then emailed me crying and saying "I'm sorry for the loss of your precious Treasure." I was like huh? She further said "Aren't those dates the dates he was with you and the ending date the date of his passing?" I had to assure her that the dates were the dates of the photos taken and used and that Treasure was very much alive and well as he was at that very moment right outside the basement door pestering the raccoons. But it got me to thinking and as usual with Apple (they are so stupid) I'm not getting any answer but is there a way to remove those dates on memories? This is for someone tech savvy and has used this before. I'm a bit tech stupid but I can see where someone would get the impression that she did. I mean if I did a video of my Mom and uploaded I'm afraid I'd start getting sympathy cards in the mail and that would not make Mom very happy. Ugh what a mess Apple has become.

Edited to add: I just figured it out. What the heck? Apple support said they didn't know? They create these things. Ugh
 
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I found about 5 guppy babies swimming at the bottom and picking at left over food. The parents don't seem to care much for them so I think they'll be okay for the time being. I tried to catch them but they just hid from me and I don't have the time or energy to go on a 4 hour guppy chase.
 

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So in the span of 2 weeks Cooper returned, then CG wandered through once a day although not stopping for long. Gypsy then showed up and comes to eat nightly. Spirit has been hiding next door in the bushes there and today I noticed Tourmaline feeding from the cat area. All I need is for Shadow and Shaman to come back, even if just passing through to say hi we're safe and alive. They seem to be coming back in the same manner they took off and I'm forming a theory that it could be that the raccoon youngsters were/are a bit to energetic for these cats and they went somewhere on vacation to get away. Now that the kiddy raccoons are about to head out on their own and form their own gazes the cats feel safe coming back. Of course Treasure stayed and Sopdet with him (she just idolizes Treasure although all of them have been fixed for 2 or more years). And Treasure likes to pester the raccoons lol

Anyway finished my shopping but someone thought I had the virus. My eyes were watering and I was coughing. Then it dawned upon me I had just ate some hot chili peppers before going into the store. haha
 

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I need new sheets again. I plopped down on my bed to read this morning and I found a big hole near where my feet go! The last pair wore through in the same spot. :cringe: (And geeze I don’t think I need a pedicure THAT bad! :lol: Maybe I’m more active at night than I thought.)

These are the Threshold brand from Target and I love them because they are so smooth! They feel great in the summer. But I don’t think they are THAT old. Maybe a couple of years? Definitely not more than 4 but I do tend to wash them and put them right back on in the summer. They also stay on the bed nicely!

I don’t know what other brand to try.:sigh:
 

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What;s on my mind is how I'm going to have to retake the writing class as I got so far behind due to the usual nonsense going on my real life. The only good thing about that though is when I get to the nitty gritty of the class I'll be starting NaNoWriMo so whether I finish working on my novel I started 5 years ago, start a new piece (about feral cats speaking from my cats pov) something entirely different spurred by the lessons or all 3 I have no idea but I guess I can do 3 of them. Ha. I don't sleep anyway because of Treasure making noise so I may as well do something constructive.

All the cats except Shaman and Shadow have returned. I still think Ambrose found a home as he was well liked by the neighbors, and took turns sleeping on each person's porch for the day. Cooper came to me again but I see there is competition between him and Treasure for my attention. :(

Ok well I have a lot of things that need to be done and money to earn so I had better get going.

Edited to add: since writing the above I heard Treasure fighting outside. I looked and lo and behold, Shadow. So that leaves me down to waiting on Shaman's return. Where the heck do feral cats that have been fixed 2 or 3 years ago disappear to in spring and then come back in fall (especially knowing that Treasure will give them grief?) It's obvious if they are fixed they aren't in heat or trying to make kittens. But it's strange that out of 10 cats (one which I still believe found a home) that 7 of them took off in the span of a week apart of each other and then almost all return within the same week. My neighborhood isn't that interesting.
 
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Ok confirmed that there is a very strong possibility that Shaman has also returned. I had an expert look at photos of what I took against photos I had. It was near sunset, and she was 2 houses up laying near the bushes so it could have been a plastic bag. But the expert said that the markings and all are in alignment with Shaman's markings. So I'm really hoping that this is her. Shame that I couldn't go in the back alone or she would have come to me but as usual Treasure has to follow me everywhere I go.
 

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I need new sheets again. I plopped down on my bed to read this morning and I found a big hole near where my feet go! The last pair wore through in the same spot. :cringe: (And geeze I don’t think I need a pedicure THAT bad! :lol: Maybe I’m more active at night than I thought.)

These are the Threshold brand from Target and I love them because they are so smooth! They feel great in the summer. But I don’t think they are THAT old. Maybe a couple of years? Definitely not more than 4 but I do tend to wash them and put them right back on in the summer. They also stay on the bed nicely!

I don’t know what other brand to try.:sigh:
I love Kohl’s Brand “The Big One” sheets. They are cotton and polyester but they have just the right amount of stiffness and smoothness to feel crisp and clean all the time. They do get a bit softer over time but my oldest is about six years old and holding up very well. I wait until Kohl’s has their $19.99 sale on them which is only once or twice a year to pick up new sets.
 

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I love Kohl’s Brand “The Big One” sheets. They are cotton and polyester but they have just the right amount of stiffness and smoothness to feel crisp and clean all the time. They do get a bit softer over time but my oldest is about six years old and holding up very well. I wait until Kohl’s has their $19.99 sale on them which is only once or twice a year to pick up new sets.
Do they fit pillow top mattresses? I have a hard time finding ones that do.
 
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