Crazy Aloe Update:

My big pots came in so... I'm back at it. The left piece is literally growing into a triangle. How do I pot this crazy thing?! So many pieces of this plant are similar or doing something else just as weird. 😂

It's been a minute...

It's been a minute since I posted an update about how life is going so that's what this is.

Shaun and I have made some good progress in regards to emptying / organizing this house.  Family picked up two heirloom bedroom suites of furniture over the weekend so that means we've almost got bedrooms for the kids cleaned out out here.  For the last 6 months we've been slowly but surely cleaning out rooms of the house, as well as the basement, garage, and workshop, not to mention working on the house in Anniston.  Kind of squished into all of that is me studying for my CSA which is coming up this month.

We recently rented a 20 yard dumpster because, well, we needed to.  After Shaun did stuff like replacing the toilets and a sink or two and doing some other repairs and then us cleaning the basement where it had flooded way back and then also us hauling some larger junk to here from the house in Anniston and on and on and on... we legit filled that dumpster up.  It was picked up this morning, thank goodness.  Now all that is left is a garage full of stuff that I think (hope) the family will claim and / or yard sale at their church.  I will be so happy to finally have all of this extra stuff dispensed with - including the house in Anniston.

Speaking of - the house in Anniston doesn't need a lot of work, thank goodness.  It is pretty close to being put on the market which I am VERY excited about.  I really don't like being so far away from the kids (I know they are 21 but they are still kidults).  I also would REALLY prefer them to be here for this stupid tornado weather because there is a basement out here.  Yes, they are good and they come when bad weather is imminent, but I always hated being run out of my house as a kid and I hate doing it to them, too.  It is not a good feeling to be on either end of that situation.

Anyway, we've been busy pretty consistently but I think we got a lot done the last few days especially.  (Or maybe it just feels that way because of the mostly empty bedrooms and the full dumpster being gone.)  For whatever reason, though, I woke up this morning with a tension headache and I ended up mostly sleeping today because of it.  If I hadn't it would have turned into a migraine and that is the last thing I wanted.  I've been feeling good lately (physically / mentally / emotionally) so I don't know what brought it on.  I'm ok-ish at the moment but concerned about being able to sleep tonight.

With that I'm off to rest my body and work my mind.  One of my hands hurts and I'm not sure if I strained it while moving something or if my PSA is flaring up.  In any case I'm about it give it a few days off.  I need to order some nice deep pots for the rest of that aloe and maybe by the time they arrive I'll be up for potting the big crazy pieces.  But for now I need to study.  I hope you all are doing well.  ❤❤❤

So these are the most, uh...

So these are the most, uh... interesting-looking plants I've ever potted. 😂😂😂 The plants are bent and twisty AND their roots are, too. It took me close to 3 hours to manage 7 pots of this aloe. The largest and most unwieldy pieces are still in the pink tote. I think I'm going to need some deeper pots. I've got the potted ones sitting outside and I'm hoping they'll start reaching upwards towards the sun soon. If not, well... they'll have personality. 😜

Late Father-in-Laws aloe uprooted and in a plastic tub.

Late Father-in-Laws aloe uprooted and in a plastic tub. I don't know how that thing was alive. So much of that was growing off of 3 large plants. That's wild.

Same cat for scale (Adrian). She's my lovey helper. She likes to lay in my lap when I work on plants. And by "lay" I mean roll around. 😂 We call her Rollie Pollie. She's about the only cat who behaves when I'm working on plants. Except that she just almost peed in my box of dirt, but that was an honest mistake and I forgive her. 😂😂😂 Look at her sweet li'l face.

If you need me today...

If you need me today - let me just stop you right there. I'm FINALLY repotting my late Father-in-Laws aloe (cat for scale). All of the relatives are getting a piece of this plant. Y'all hear me? ALL OF YOU. 👀

I need to pee, but...

I need to pee, but Sindar is snoring on my butt and it's adorable.

Why is my life so hard?!

The randomness of today:

The randomness of today:

I've been dragging today.  I can't blame that entirely on my COVID vaccination; I couldn't fall asleep last night so I took a sleep aid and they usually make me drag the next day.  Of course the vaccine could have something to do with it, but if it does then that just means it's working.  🙂  I do have a sore, red, swollen place on my arm at the injection site which I definitely can and will blame the vaccination for.  Other than that I am doing ok.

I saw this morning that there is a new reusable menstrual disc on the market so of course I ordered it.  It's PRETTY.  It also looks like it has a nice rim for removal so that's cool.  I like bonus features.  😃  (To everyone I said I'd mail some trial disposable menstrual discs to - I did.  They should arrive by Monday!  After y'all try them if you like them I can help you decide which reusable would be a good match if you want.  Please always feel free to message me about this stuff because I love helping people live their best lives!)

Anyway, neither me nor Shaun felt like doing anything today but the kids kept calling and freaking out about a bird in the wall.  We finally went over there and it turns out a juvenile squirrel had fallen into the wall from a hole in the attic.  Shaun tossed a sheet down the wall and pulled him up and he or she ran off - so that was a good sign.  Shaun closed up the hole so hopefully it won't happen again.  I'm just glad it wasn't a baby anything.  I'm also glad it wasn't a "cut a hole in the wall" type situation.  I guess that was our adventure for the day.

Now we're home and I'm ready to crash.  We have some things we need to move tomorrow and Sunday and I'm super duper hoping that we have the energy to get it done.  Maybe it'll help me work some of this soreness out of my arm.  We shall see.  Have a good night, friends!  ❤