Small Talk: The Prayer Closet

[awaken]

7 hours ago, Scarlett45 said:

I’ve never heard it called that! “Bird bath” is the term in familiar with (Chicagoian). Yes many people (especially with mobility issues) have to bird bath for an extended period of time. My Mom did it for a few weeks before her shower conversion because she was scared of stepping over the tub. She doesn’t have hair (head is shaved) so no worries about that. 

It’s interesting to hear what everyone calls it!  For us it has always been a sink bath!  

[Love2dance]

@beckie, I know this is a scary time for you and I really hope your mom does well. Hugs!

 

 

Edited November 3, 2020 by Love2dance

[latetotheparty]

I had to sink bath for nine weeks when I ruptured my Achilles’ tendon because I couldn’t get my cast wet. It wasn’t until about 3-4 days before the final cast came off that I learned thee were actual cast covers that work.   I could not wait until I could get in the tub again. 

[Quof]

12 hours ago, Scarlett45 said:

If one washes their face, genitals and armpits daily I can understand weekly bathing

That's a Whore's Bath, or Tops and Tails. 

[ChiCricket]

Anyone else feeling like this today? 👀

(I wish i could sleep!) 😭

[Marshmallow Mollie]

19 hours ago, Scarlett45 said:

Day 15 of 21 of my workout challenge. Guess what I learned today? My steel cut oatmeal cooks perfectly in the time it takes me to do a 2mile Walk Away the Pounds workout. 

This is a good tip! 

[Scarlett45]

Day 16 of 21 of my workout challenge- I can officially say its getting easier. I still feel like im "doing something" but not struggling so much.

[Ohiopirate02]

2 hours ago, ChiCricket said:

Anyone else feeling like this today? 👀

(I wish i could sleep!) 😭

I have to work until 5 and then plan on watching the latest version of Emma with Anna Taylor-Joy and reading a romance novel.  No need to get all worked up today when we won't know until at least tomorrow if not next month.

[Barb23]

I am addressing this to @Happyfatchick because I think it was you who did the original post & I love your posts..  You were out driving and passed a funeral procession that was mainly just the casket (a rather sparse one at that) on some sort of trailer being pulled a tractor. (I was picturing a type like a John Deere.) We were discussing if this was legal & someone decided or knew the legalities of funerals & it was legal. 

This story cracks me up & comes to mind every time I see a conventional or non-conventional funeral procession go by.

[Jeeves]

2 hours ago, Ohiopirate02 said:

I have to work until 5 and then plan on watching the latest version of Emma with Anna Taylor-Joy and reading a romance novel.  No need to get all worked up today when we won't know until at least tomorrow if not next month.

I've barely watched the news on TV for a few days now. Last night I rediscovered Rosemary & Thyme on Britbox and watched a few episodes. I'd watched pretty much the whole series a few years ago, but I tend to forget details of shows like that, so after a few years it's kind of like seeing it for the first time. (Okay, sometimes I'll remember at least part of a plot but usually I still enjoy the re-watch.) I like the main characters on that show, and adore all the lovely landscapes, gardens, and houses/buildings on fine display in each episode. I will probably watch that this evening. 'Cause yeah I'm feeling stressed and distractions do help. 

[marypat57]

Scarlett45:  glad to see there is another steel cut oats fan!  
I have found that by cooking them in my instant pot that I don’t have to worry about stirring them or burning them.  Just add water and oats, put the top on, set it and forget it.  Ready in less than 30 minutes.  I usually make a pot on the weekend and package it in individual portions for the week.

I’ll generally add raisins, cinnamon or chopped apples.

[Brookside]

4 hours ago, ChiCricket said:

Anyone else feeling like this today? 👀

(I wish i could sleep!) 😭

More like this:

[Scarlett45]

5 minutes ago, marypat57 said:

Scarlett45:  glad to see there is another steel cut oats fan!  
I have found that by cooking them in my instant pot that I don’t have to worry about stirring them or burning them.  Just add water and oats, put the top on, set it and forget it.  Ready in less than 30 minutes.  I usually make a pot on the weekend and package it in individual portions for the week.

I’ll generally add raisins, cinnamon or chopped apples.

I like blueberries, flaxseed, chopped almonds and cinnamon. 

[GeeGolly]

Been up since 4:30. Grocery shopped early. Husband made a wonderful brunch.

I feel like time is not running in slo-mo, but in reverse.

Hugs to any of you finding this day a stressful one. 

[doodlebug]

7 hours ago, Quof said:

That's a Whore's Bath, or Tops and Tails. 

I had an aunt who called it a PTA ('pussy, tits and armpits').

Waited in line almost 2 hours this morning to vote.  I've never waited more than 15 minutes in my 45 years as a registered voter.  Most people in very positive frame of mind, excited and happy about the turnout.  One guy in line wearing a cap with a candidate's name on it was rude to the poll worker who asked him to remove it upon entering the building (we stood outside in line around the building for the first hour and 45).  Otherwise, a positive experience.

I stopped watching the national news over the weekend and don't plan to pick up again until next weekend-maybe.  And I've been much calmer and more settled since I quit.

Edited November 3, 2020 by doodlebug

[Suzn]

17 hours ago, BetyBee said:

Back in the day on the Deadwood forum, we used to call them whore baths! At least that was where I first heard that term. 

Yep, whore's bath.  I learned that from my mother and I wonder where she learned it.  She didn't have all the bad language I use...

Ah, Deadwood. Where cursing was poetic and operatic.

[emma675]

I'm anxious and tense and ready for this day (and the next few, probably) to be over. I'm basically turning off the news and trying not to stress eat. Stress drinking is still on the table, lol. 

[Westiepeach]

9 hours ago, Quof said:

That's a Whore's Bath, or Tops and Tails. 

I guess I just had a vanilla childhood. We just called it a Sponge Bath back in the day!

[andromeda331]

4 hours ago, Brookside said:

More like this:

I feel like both today.

[Olliesmom]

We call it a French bath.

[Mindthinkr]

@Jynnan tonnix She looks like Princess Charlotte. She’s adorable and I love her dress. Thank you for sharing 

I thought I had sent the above comment. I really need to slow down. 
 

@BetyBee and @Zella Ah, I am  huge Deadwood fan too. I would have hoped for another movie, but doubt Milch will ever be up to writing it and nobody could write those characters like he could. 

 

[lascuba]

7 hours ago, Brookside said:

More like this:

Definitely both. I was stress eating early this morning. Now my stomach is in knots and I can't even think about food right now.

[jcbrown]

4 hours ago, Westiepeach said:

I guess I just had a vanilla childhood. We just called it a Sponge Bath back in the day!

Same here!

[realityfan26]

7 hours ago, doodlebug said:

I had an aunt who called it a PTA ('pussy, tits and armpits').

 

I've heard of PTA, but pits, tits, ass. I've used spit bath.

[MonicaM]

Medical MJ is legal in my state, and my husband and I both have our cards.  If I use any, it's just enough to take the edge off my anxiety.  Yesterday I was so tense I used a lot more than usual and it barely registered in my system.  By late this afternoon, I was already taking a dose, and if I'm not feeling better soon, I will be digging into my supply again.  I don't like getting loopy, but this might be one of those times when getting a bit loopy is good.

I'm avoiding the news until I see how the early results look, but my husband is already glued to the set.  This will probably be one night when he doesn't fall asleep in his chair!!

[ChiCricket]

49 minutes ago, MonicaM said:

I'm avoiding the news until I see how the early results look, but my husband is already glued to the set.  This will probably be one night when he doesn't fall asleep in his chair!!

Ditto here (he's upstairs watching.)

 I'm watching the Twilight Zone(s) that I recorded...if I'm going to be anxious, I might as well be entertained at the same time.🙃  

PS...there are so many things they did in these old episodes that we don't do anymore! Smoking anywhere and everywhere...little kids just casually going places with strangers...cRaZy sexism, etc...

Edited November 4, 2020 by ChiCricket

[Panopticon]

Currently wearing noise canceling headphones and playing an anti-anxiety app into them so as not to listen to multiple televisions blasting elsewhere in the house...

[awaken]

Avoiding the news. Eating too much and watching trash tv. Gonna be a rough week no matter what. I was grateful to work today to get my mind off things for a few hours. 

[crazycatlady58]

2 hours ago, MonicaM said:

Medical MJ is legal in my state, and my husband and I both have our cards.  If I use any, it's just enough to take the edge off my anxiety.  Yesterday I was so tense I used a lot more than usual and it barely registered in my system.  By late this afternoon, I was already taking a dose, and if I'm not feeling better soon, I will be digging into my supply again.  I don't like getting loopy, but this might be one of those times when getting a bit loopy is good.

I'm avoiding the news until I see how the early results look, but my husband is already glued to the set.  This will probably be one night when he doesn't fall asleep in his chair!!

I wish it was legal in Texas.

[iwantcookies]

It helps that I don’t have a TV 

 

[zoomama]

been on hallmark and hgtv off and on all day. no election stuff going on here other than voting. 

[emmawoodhouse]

Watching JillRod's buddies, the Plaths. I forgot just how dysfunctional they are.

[LavendarRose]

Chiming in here.  We called it a sponge bath in front of non family members.  In private we called it a “Spit and a Promise”

When I was in a cast from ankle to thigh for a fractured knee cap I would do the Spit and a Promise on weekends when I wasn’t leaving the house.  Saved doing the garbage bag taped to my thigh to have a shower on work days.

[Happyfatchick]

14 hours ago, Barb23 said:

I am addressing this to @Happyfatchick because I think it was you who did the original post & I love your posts..  You were out driving and passed a funeral procession that was mainly just the casket (a rather sparse one at that) on some sort of trailer being pulled a tractor. (I was picturing a type like a John Deere.) We were discussing if this was legal & someone decided or knew the legalities of funerals & it was legal. 

This story cracks me up & comes to mind every time I see a conventional or non-conventional funeral procession go by.

This cracks ME up that you remember that!!  
the original story was about my BIL.  He lived in South Georgia, alone after his wife (my half sister) died.  He drove truck, and all 4 of his sons drive trucks long distance.  He suddenly fell ill with heart problems, and had to give up driving, planning to heal and get back on the road.  His daughter (a nurse) in Arkansas worried about him being alone, so she flew over here and drove him (in his own pickup truck) back to her house.  The goal was for him to get better and drive home.  No one (NO ONE!) realized how truly sick he was , and shortly after he got to Arkansas, he DIED!  He was only 63.  
 

So now she has a dead father and his truck at her house.  One of the brothers was in a Louisiana with an empty flatbed, and he said “I’ll come get him”.  They actually contacted all the states he would be traveling through to get back to Georgia and found out they could, in fact, bring him home on their own, but he had to be in a casket.  And here is how they solved that issue:

Edited November 4, 2020 by Happyfatchick
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[EVS]

12 hours ago, marypat57 said:

Scarlett45:  glad to see there is another steel cut oats fan!  
I have found that by cooking them in my instant pot that I don’t have to worry about stirring them or burning them.  Just add water and oats, put the top on, set it and forget it.  Ready in less than 30 minutes.  I usually make a pot on the weekend and package it in individual portions for the week.

I’ll generally add raisins, cinnamon or chopped apples.

I love making oatmeal using steel cut oats in my slow cooker. I add apples and cinnamon too. I put the ingredients in the slow cooker at bedtime and let it cook overnight. It’s my favorite wintertime breakfast. 

[Love2dance]

I’m reading Primetimer forums, watching a Dancing with the Stars recording,  reading mail. Doing EVERYTHING  to avoid watching the news. Aaaaaargg!

 

[jcbrown]

I've flipped through two new cookbooks, planned meals for the next week, ordered produce and groceries, and finished a martini while half-tracking election results on CNN. The cookbooks and food planning have helped with my anxiety level (maybe also the martini).

[PikaScrewChu]

Binge watched the first season of Frasier. It's weird watching shows from the 90s and going "WOW. That joke would not fly today."

Borat back in 2003 and 2004 is another example of comedy that wouldn't work today either. A friend was complaining about how tame the second movie was. I was like uhhhhhh... Let's all re-watch the first one. You'll see why. 

He did with his girlfriend as she never saw the first movie or Da Ali G Show. She made it to "Throw the Jew Down the Well" before leaving the room.

I'm all for social experiments. 

(Also please don't throw Jews down wells, it's not very nice)

[DangerousMinds]

8 minutes ago, PikaScrewChu said:

Binge watched the first season of Frasier. It's weird watching shows from the 90s and going "WOW. That joke would not fly today."

Borat back in 2003 and 2004 is another example of comedy that wouldn't work today either. A friend was complaining about how tame the second movie was. I was like uhhhhhh... Let's all re-watch the first one. You'll see why. 

He did with his girlfriend as she never saw the first movie or Da Ali G Show. She made it to "Throw the Jew Down the Well" before leaving the room.

I'm all for social experiments. 

(Also please don't throw Jews down wells, it's not very nice)

Frasier will always be my happy place show! I’ve seen all episodes so many times.

[PikaScrewChu]

Frasier is one of those rare shows I will never get sick of. I ended up finding it through re-runs and enjoy watching it immensely. 

The writers were smart enough to realize they weren't physicians/psychiatrists and to not go overboard with jokes about it. Especially ones that may not be accurate.

Compare that to the Big Bang Theory... Wellllllll...

[MonicaM]

Frasier is one of the few shows that has ever made me laugh uncontrollably on several different occasions.  No matter how many times I see my favorite episodes, I laugh out loud.  The combination of great writing and great acting puts it number one on my list of favorite television programs.  

[ChiCricket]

20 minutes ago, MonicaM said:

Frasier is one of the few shows that has ever made me laugh uncontrollably on several different occasions.  No matter how many times I see my favorite episodes, I laugh out loud.  The combination of great writing and great acting puts it number one on my list of favorite television programs.  

I've never watched a single episode of Frasier, it must have been a busy time in my life when it came out.

I need to figure out where I can try it , because I don't see sleep as an option right now. I got creeped out by watching the Twilight Zone all by my lonesome so I had to quit that.😨   

Ps found Frasier on Hulu..yay 🙂

Edited November 4, 2020 by ChiCricket

[iwantcookies]

I never seen Frasier or Friends.

 

I just finished the Parkers on Netflix. That show would have been canceled today real quick. Nicki Parker sexually harasses the professor in every episode. I didn’t find it funny either. How it ends is even worse. Yikes.

 

@PikaScrewChu

Edited November 4, 2020 by iwantcookies

[iwantcookies]

I’m just wondering how all these families aren’t deathly ill from COVID. None are really using precautions or wearing masks often. (Duggar’s, Rods etc) I’m just shocked. 

[Ohiopirate02]

Frazier is one of those shows that I cannot rewatch.  As much as I love David Hyde Pierce, I loathe Kelsey Grammar, and my loathing trumps my love.  

[Scarlett45]

Day 17 of 21 of my workout challenge. I am kinda of surprised its already getting easier! It hasn't even been three weeks.

[rue721]

I was a poll worker yesterday. It was my first time, and my boyfriend was so worried about any possible violence at polling places that he had gotten me spooked. But it actually went very smoothly, and the work was interesting -- even fun. I'd definitely like to do it again.

I got to hand out ballets in the morning and check people into the poll book in the afternoon. The work at the poll started at 4:30am and ended at 9:00pm, and we couldn't leave the poll at any time during all that -- and with covid restrictions, that made eating very difficult! I ended up skipping lunch and dinner, so by the end of the day I was starving as well as exhausted. I'm back at work this morning, but my head is swimming.

My boyfriend is very stressed out by all that's going on, so he's coming over for dinner, and otherwise I'm going to try and see my dog for more than ten minutes at a stretch and get to bed early. The frustrating thing is that I have a CPA exam on Monday! I originally wanted to take it before the election because I figured that I'd be utterly distracted afterward (which was and is true), but I didn't count on how distracted I'd be before the election, too! So now I'm behind but....I'm going to cram this weekend and cross my fingers...

[Mindthinkr]

@rue721 Good luck on your CPA exam. Some rest, good food and studying should help you ace it. 

[Zella]

50 minutes ago, rue721 said:

I was a poll worker yesterday. It was my first time, and my boyfriend was so worried about any possible violence at polling places that he had gotten me spooked. But it actually went very smoothly, and the work was interesting -- even fun. I'd definitely like to do it again.

I got to hand out ballets in the morning and check people into the poll book in the afternoon. The work at the poll started at 4:30am and ended at 9:00pm, and we couldn't leave the poll at any time during all that -- and with covid restrictions, that made eating very difficult! I ended up skipping lunch and dinner, so by the end of the day I was starving as well as exhausted. I'm back at work this morning, but my head is swimming.

My boyfriend is very stressed out by all that's going on, so he's coming over for dinner, and otherwise I'm going to try and see my dog for more than ten minutes at a stretch and get to bed early. The frustrating thing is that I have a CPA exam on Monday! I originally wanted to take it before the election because I figured that I'd be utterly distracted afterward (which was and is true), but I didn't count on how distracted I'd be before the election, too! So now I'm behind but....I'm going to cram this weekend and cross my fingers...

I was a poll worker too! *high five* They always tell us that we'll switch in the afternoon then we almost never do. LOL So, I checked people in/passed out ballots (where I am, the ballot is printed as the final step in checking them in) from 7:30 am to 7:30 pm. I find it enjoyable, too, other than the miserable hours. 

In a moment that made me think of the Duggars, my crew who was checking people in was really on a roll. The guy who was monitoring foot traffic and trying to make sure we didn't get too packed ran up to us said, "You ladies are highly efficient, but you're working faster than they can vote, and you need to let some of these people clear out before we let more people in here. It doesn't do them any good to socially distance outside if they're close enough to hump inside." My mind's eye wandered to the mini golf course. . . . 

The best part is this dude otherwise was a rather mild-mannered, grandfatherly fellow. LOL

Other than that, I thought we did a pretty good job of keeping people spaced out and moving on a good pace. Our turnout was quite low, which kind of surprised me, but we'd had record-breaking early and absentee voting. 

Edited November 4, 2020 by Zella

[emma675]

Thank you to all the poll workers! I can't imagine how stressful it must be during normal times, let alone Covid times.