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19 April 2024

I am hating having my house up for sale! It was listed on Sunday and I left for Oregon the same day. Was hoping to get an offer (full price and all cash!) by the time i got home. That didn't happen. Bobby stayed at my sister's house and the cats stayed at home with the pet sitter coming in twice a day to feed them, scoop the litter box, give Marco his insulin shots and then clean the food plates. She even agreed to use the Bona mop to pick up cat hair, litter, etc. She texted me that one of the cats seemed stressed out and wasn't eating. The next day he was better and she sent me a picture of him eating. I've been home for one day and don't know how to deal with this. I spent about 2 hours this morning getting the house ready to show - scooping litter boxes, mopping the floors, putting all the blinds up or open so the house is light and bright, putting a quilt and pillow shams on the bed, drying the whole shower after using it, etc. I don't want to cook because the stove is so hard to clean. I was hungry around noon so looked at the menu at a pizza place close to home. Lots of good stuff to choose from, sandwiches, spaghetti, etc. I finally just made a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I did some weed whacking and then used the leaf blower on the garage floor just to keep a little busy. My realtor told me about 20 agents came through on the broker tour and there have been about 7 showings. Can't believe the 7 people didn't fall in love with the house! Hopefully it will get shown over the weekend but I am not enjoying the process at all. It wouldn't be too bad if I didn't have Bobby. I could just go somewhere for the day like the casino, Winco, meet friends for breakfast or lunch. But he has to go with me which is hard for several hours a day.

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03 April 2024

I finally got in to see the 2nd orthopedist for another opinion about my knee. His office had postponed it twice. I'm really glad I went. My real estate agent referred me to him. It was about the opposite of what the first orthopedist said as soon as he walked in to the room after reviewing the MRI "I recommend total knee replacement". That is something I didn't want to even think about. The knee issue is new. It started on October 30th, so it's been 5 months. But during the time the issue has gotten better. Originally I couldn't put any weight on the knee for about a week. Then I could, I could walk with maybe a little limp but I got throbbing knee pain. Then that pain went away and has been just an ache. For awhile it was constant and now I rarely notice pain except at night. Why go through that awful surgery with a lengthy recovery and not being able to drive for at least 6 weeks when I hardly hurt? The new orthopedist told me a piece of bone and some cartiledge had broken off and there was a meniscus tear. He asked when it started and how I am feeling. I told him everything and said I am getting ready to put my house up for sale so I've been going up and down the garage and porch steps probably 20 times a day at least and have been on my feet for most of the day for about 2 weeks. He told me I'm not going to make the damage that has been done any worse by anything I do. I could get a new injury but to just go ahead and live my life. He did give me a cortisone shot and said that should get rid of most of the pain. If things do get worse and the pain continues he could go an arthoscopic procedure to clear things out and trim the meniscus. But it may not be necessary. He said knee replacement would be a last resort. I asked if I could walk my dog since the physical therapist said not to. He said to live my life as normal but did say it's best to avoid dirt trails where the ground is uneven and I could step on rocks, etc. He also said spending time off my feet can help as well. I asked why I couldn't put weight on my knee to begin with and then I could. He said the resting I did helped and the inflammation got better. What a relief to get that 2nd opinion!

My eating habits are still terrible. Getting the house ready to sell means I do not want to clean the stove! It's so much work getting the heavy grates off and cleaning it. So I am not using the stove. I admit to eating junk, not confessing more than that. But I hope to bring some healthy food on my road trip to Oregon in 2 weeks and likely will not eat too bad while there as long as I don't bring junk to keep in the room.

Taking Bobby to the vet this morning and then maybe even take him for a walk when we get home! He will be excited.

I spent Easter at my niece's house, about an hour's drive. Stopped at the cemetery first to put some flowers on my parents' graves. Bobby was excited to go to my niece's house. They have 2 dogs, smaller than Bobby and my sister was there with her 2 little dogs that Bobby knows well. He had so much fun with 4 dogs. Much more fun than at home where there are just 3 cats and him.

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23 March 2024

I've decided to try to take it easy this weekend, if I can. I'm usually so lazy and don't do much all day so this burst of activity trying to get the house ready to put up for sale is a big change. I keep a pedometer in my pocket and have been getting in well over 10k steps just around the house with some trips to the grocery store, etc thrown in. Yesterday was the lowest in about a week at 12k. Today I need to rest my knee, ice it several times and do the physical therapy exercises. I really felt the pain overnight and had to take Ibuprofen around 2am. I had furniture taken away yesterday. I don't have a sofa now. The one I had was shredded by the cats on all the corners so don't want that when people are looking at the house. The idea is to buy a new sofa when I move in a material they are less likely to scratch and to buy more cat scratching posts and towers. They will use those and leave the furniture alone but I had a moving company come out to my house 2 years ago and they said not to move the big towers because they add cost to the move. I also had the bed in the guest bedroom taken away. There is carpet in the 3 spare bedrooms and I'm having the carpets cleaned soon. Even though the carpet is less than 3 years old, there was nothing but cat hair under the bed. They love being under beds! I don't like carpet and put the luxury vinyl plank flooring everywhere else 3 years ago. The carpet was a mistake. I gave my kitchen table to my sister a couple months ago. So all I have is one bed, 2 o!d kitchen table chairs (I think they were my grandparents'), and wooden trays for meals. Basically I will just rest with a wedge pillow on the bed, have coffee on the front porch or deck where i still have some chairs. Other than that I will be working in the house. Today I will vacuum the guest bedroom and clean the floors where the sofa and entertainment center were.

My eating was good again yesterday with the Asian chicken salad, blackberries, 1/4 bagel and I logged everything. Last trip to the grocery store I bought a bag of Kraft caramels which can be dangerous. The idea always is to have something like that in the house when I want something sweet, but I usually eat too many. I thought about them yesterday but didn't open the bag. That is a victory for me! The goal is 0-2 a day and I hope I haven't finished the bag before I go to Oregon in April so I can take 1 for each day I am gone.

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21 March 2024

Today is not quite as crazy as the last 2 days because no panic about someone coming over to see the house. But I've scheduled the a junk pickup tomorrow (a bed, a sofa and various things that won't fit in the trash including the weed whacker), the lawn care service will come back for a little bit tomorrow to week whack in Bobby's yard area. And the owner of the service assured me everything will be fine when the house goes on the market. Carpets to be cleaned Tuesday morning and the Hospice Thrift store will pick a dresser and coffee table. Possibly the entertainment center I can't give away. So far only 11,000 steps and I probably will stop for today.

Decided to spend one more day on my trip to Oregon. If I list the house on Sunday instead of Monday my real estate agent or maybe someone in her office will do an open house. My wonderful, wonderful pet sitter has agreed to give Marco his insulin shot on Sunday night even though she is on another job. I owe her so much for making this happen. She is always booked but is able to run over to my house twice a day to deal with the cats.

Did good so far with my eating. Made the Asian chicken salad I like so much, forgot to eat the 1/4 bagel I had logged for breakfast. Not sure if I'll have the tomato soup.

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21 March 2024

The last 2 days have been super busy, something I'm really not used to. Tuesday I got in over 16k steps and yesterday it was over 17k. So far today I'm already at 4k at 8am! Tuesday I went in to town, 30 minutes away and ran many errands (paint store, hardware store, Staples, et) and picked up Jimboys tacos before heading home aroun 12:30. Shortly after the realtor I am going to list my house with on April 15th called and said her partner in her office has a client who is in a 30 day escrow wants to see my house and is that possible and when. She also told me what price she gave her client (much more than I thought by looking at comparable properties on line). I said noon the next day. I spent the rest of the day cleaning and moving boxes from all over the house to one empty bedroom. Tried to sleep and usually go to bed by 9pm but at 10pm I was vacuuming. Briefly slept but woke at 3am and was using the bona mop to mop the master bedroom and landing to the garage all while doing at least a dozen loads of laundry. I washed every throw rug in the house at least 10-12 because I have one by every door and under litter boxes. Worked until 11:30 when I took Bobby to my sister's house until 1:30. I can't believe the work! Washed out all 3 litter boxes (one in guest room, 2 large in on of the 2 master bedroom closets) outside on the side of the with a garden hose and the dawn dish soap I keep there with a sponge. Put one litter box totally clean along with the walk in closet floor and put the other cleaned boxes in the garge. Put all pet carriers and all the pet beds and other furniture in the garage or another walk in closet in a spare bedroom. Took nearly everything off the kitchen counters, bathroom counters. Broke the bona mop before I could finish the master bathroom. Couldn't do anything about the cats, they had to stay in the house. I knew they would probably hide. Opened up all the blinds and windows and the 3 sliding glass doors to the deck so fresh air could come in and the house wouldn't look dark.

I was starving at my sister's house but didn't eat until later, not the wisest choice, the rest of the loaf of french bread with butter!

By the time I got home was knee was very painful and my back was hurting me. The realtor had closed all the sliding doors for me. 10 minutes after getting home one of my cats, Tony threw up a hairball on the hard floor(thankfully not on carpet) by the guest bathroom. I'm glad he waited but what about other times.

Got an email from my realto this morning thanking me for letting her partner show it. The lady really likes the house but it is too big for her. But she said her partner agrees the price is good. If my house can sell for that, it will really make buying a house much easier.

Today, a can of tomato soup just to try to use the 10 cans up before I have to move. I am thawing about 6-8 ounces of chicken breast to bake so I need to run to the store for a salad mix.

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