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Old Aug 03, 2021, 09:38 AM
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yes- I particuarly like the one involving the senses.. 5 things you can hear, 4 things you can smell etc.

how many channels do you have on your tv
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Old Aug 03, 2021, 10:39 AM
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yes- I particuarly like the one involving the senses.. 5 things you can hear, 4 things you can smell etc.

how many channels do you have on your tv

Countless, especially since we access TV in various ways. We have an antenna that can access hundreds of channels around the world, particularly German and Austrian, but many others, too. We also have Czech TV (with some Slovak channels, too). We also access Youtube TV which gives us access to countless American TV shows and movies, etc. Plus cable channels. We maintain the news programs from New York City, since for that we have to choose a city. Where I used to live was between NYC and Philadelphia. Despite all of this, I'm not a very heavy TV watcher.

What types of TV programs do you like most? Meaning drama series, comedies, reality TV, game shows, etc.
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Old Aug 03, 2021, 12:26 PM
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Mostly we watch PBS masterpiece and mysteries. Call the midwife is a favorite, so is Unforgotten, midsummers and all creatures great and small, and there’s a new one that’s great fun, The Indian Doctor. I love sci fi but there’s nothing on tv right now, it’s all streaming and I don’t have access to that.

Are you tech capable and able to watch things on the computer or phone?
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Old Aug 03, 2021, 12:39 PM
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Countless, especially since we access TV in various ways. We have an antenna that can access hundreds of channels around the world, particularly German and Austrian, but many others, too. We also have Czech TV (with some Slovak channels, too). We also access Youtube TV which gives us access to countless American TV shows and movies, etc. Plus cable channels. We maintain the news programs from New York City, since for that we have to choose a city. Where I used to live was between NYC and Philadelphia. Despite all of this, I'm not a very heavy TV watcher.

What types of TV programs do you like most? Meaning drama series, comedies, reality TV, game shows, etc.


it must be so hard trying to pick something to watch at your house. lol... so much choice
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Old Aug 03, 2021, 12:42 PM
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Mostly we watch PBS masterpiece and mysteries. Call the midwife is a favorite, so is Unforgotten, midsummers and all creatures great and small, and there’s a new one that’s great fun, The Indian Doctor. I love sci fi but there’s nothing on tv right now, it’s all streaming and I don’t have access to that.

Are you tech capable and able to watch things on the computer or phone?


I know nothing at all about accessing the internet on a phone, my phone not even having that function.

on computer I can figure out how to watch things on youtube, but no other services. if someone sent me a link to download something though I can usually figure that out as welll

at what supermarket do you tend to like shopping at?. does it matter to you which one you use
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Old Aug 03, 2021, 04:40 PM
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Yes, i am very partial to the grocery store at the mall because it has excellent delivery service which i so appreciate as i don't have a car. The guy even carries all the stuff right into my kitchen and stacks my cases of pop against the wall just like i like it. We chat about our dogs. I tip him since it's only $10.

The grocery store itself is medium-sized and medium-priced. I've been shopping there for twenty-two years and it takes a lot of the stress out of the chore by sticking with a familiar place. It's not the most pleasant, with no natural light and the selection is limited but that's sort of a good thing because i tried a big box grocery store once and was overwhelmed and exhausted by the time i was done and they didn't have home delivery so the whole thing was a fiasco.

The last time i shopped i was in-and-out in 30 minutes flat. Nothing to carry, no fuss, no muss.

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get active---> get disorganized--->rest--->get re-organized--->repeat

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Old Aug 04, 2021, 05:23 AM
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That generally describes my kitchen, since I prepare/cook three meals per day for my husband and myself. Sometimes I also even bake something. I like my kitchen clean and tidy, so I do always clean it up, but it sometimes stays chaotic looking for a couple hours or overnight. Occasionally my husband helps with cleanup, but less and less. The rest of the downstairs and my bedroom are much easier and quicker to keep tidy, but when I'm "living in them", they aren't meticulous. As for upstairs and the garage, that's my husband's territory. I see the state of the garage more often than the upstairs, where I hardly go.

What habit(s) do you think you'll maintain even after the pandemic eventually ends?
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Old Aug 04, 2021, 11:13 AM
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Oh I think we’ll be doing more pick ups from restaurants rather than dining in. Mum likes the convenience of me going to pick it up and eating at home.

I’ve been using miracle grow food grains on our flowers. They are really responding well, do you have any secret tips for keeping your house plants going?
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Old Aug 04, 2021, 11:59 AM
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Oh I think we’ll be doing more pick ups from restaurants rather than dining in. Mum likes the convenience of me going to pick it up and eating at home.

I’ve been using miracle grow food grains on our flowers. They are really responding well, do you have any secret tips for keeping your house plants going?
Hubby and I don't exactly have green thumbs, but we try hard and try to do research. We've had much more success with plants like African violets and cyclamens by putting them into certain types of pots that are bottom watering types. As for orchids, and certain other types, it's good to be precise with the amounts of sun, temps, and watering frequency. We know that orchids also have a special approach to watering, and one that isn't too frequent.

If you have a plant, what is the oldest one you have?
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Old Aug 05, 2021, 07:05 AM
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no plants here

when was your last vacation, and where did you go?
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Old Aug 05, 2021, 01:21 PM
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My depot injection and it was in my right arm. Next month it will be in my left. Before this it was covid jab number 2 in my right arm too.

Question: Has anyone ever been to a lodge on holiday/vacation. If so what was it like. If not would you like to?

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Old Aug 05, 2021, 10:33 PM
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I'm not quite sure what a lodge is. I rented a cabin in the woods once and it was very nice. There's a big lodge at the state park down the road that has a good restaurant, rooms to stay in and an indoor and outdoor pool. It seems ok; obviously i have never stayed there since it is 3 miles from home.

How many pillows do you sleep with (I suspect i'm a pillow-loving freak )?
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Old Aug 06, 2021, 04:06 AM
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I'm not quite sure what a lodge is. I rented a cabin in the woods once and it was very nice. There's a big lodge at the state park down the road that has a good restaurant, rooms to stay in and an indoor and outdoor pool. It seems ok; obviously i have never stayed there since it is 3 miles from home.

How many pillows do you sleep with (I suspect i'm a pillow-loving freak )?
For many weeks, just one. In the past, it was more often two. After we moved, I started having all kinds of discomforts (pain in various parts of my body - often shoulder/neck/back, tingling or numbness in my hands and feet) and was a bit desperate about my sleeping situation. Mostly I had slept with a square Euro pillow, but in recent weeks went back to more of a rectangular one, more popular in the US. When still in the US, before the sleep issues, I used one of each.

Are you generally a night owl or early bird? Or neither/both?
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Old Aug 06, 2021, 04:24 AM
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both here.

lack of sleep means I'm used to just being up at any time of the day or night, and feeling exactly the same about it

do you think you need more sleep?, or do you get enough in your opinion
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Old Aug 06, 2021, 10:17 PM
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I get plenty but I fight for it. I'd love to just lay down and go to sleep.

Do your pdoc or therapist ever hug you?
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Old Aug 06, 2021, 11:57 PM
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My therapist hugged me our last session before I moved 18 hours away. It was weird and I didn't like it. Pdoc never.

What eases your symptoms when you have a common cold (I've tested negative for COVID but fighting a cold and it's miserable)
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Old Aug 07, 2021, 12:04 AM
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a nasal rinse bottle

How many times have you moved? I think I may have asked this before and if I did I'm sorry.
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8 with a 9th looming, if moving to another state for college with summer camps so I was never home more than a few weeks after I walked out the door at 18 is only counted as one move.

Do you know a 2nd language?
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Old Aug 09, 2021, 01:14 AM
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8 with a 9th looming, if moving to another state for college with summer camps so I was never home more than a few weeks after I walked out the door at 18 is only counted as one move.

Do you know a 2nd language?
My French and Mandarin Chinese are rusty from years of disuse, but there were times when I had mostly fluent basic conversations. I studied five years of both languages, and lived and/or traveled briefly in France and Taiwan. Even today, I'd still manage basic conversation, but with stumbles.

I also understand a lot of Czech, but have a long ways to go inorder to speak it conversationally. I live in Czech Republic, so there's little excuse for avoiding intensive study. I have been exposed to bits of German and Spanish, along with very brief past study (months each), but only now remember handfuls of words and phrases in those languages.

Is there a subject you studied in your youth that you wish you had pursued further?
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Old Aug 09, 2021, 02:38 PM
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My French and Mandarin Chinese are rusty from years of disuse, but there were times when I had mostly fluent basic conversations. I studied five years of both languages, and lived and/or traveled briefly in France and Taiwan. Even today, I'd still manage basic conversation, but with stumbles.


I also understand a lot of Czech, but have a long ways to go inorder to speak it conversationally. I live in Czech Republic, so there's little excuse for avoiding intensive study. I have been exposed to bits of German and Spanish, along with very brief past study (months each), but only now remember handfuls of words and phrases in those languages.


Is there a subject you studied in your youth that you wish you had pursued further?
Voice, I use to sing as a subject! I had a Soprano voice. I say had as I haven't sang in over 15 years properly. I had an operatic voice. I wish I had carried it on tbh. I loved it.

Question: How do you deal with the physical symptoms of anxiety?

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Old Aug 11, 2021, 05:03 PM
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I do breathing exercises, calming techniques from therapy, coloring, use my PRNs, try to watch something on netflix, talk to myself to talk my way through it, cuddle with my cat

What was your first job that you got a paycheck from?
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I was a ticket salesperson in a tiny little booth in a carnival. The guy doing the hiring asked me how much change you give someone who buys a 25 cent ticket from a dollar. I laughed cause I thought he was joking. Nope seriously wanted to know. Then he wanted me to travel with them and keep the job because I was the first person in a long time that lost no money! Ha ha it was a boring job but kinda fun.

Are you gonna miss summer?
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Old Aug 11, 2021, 05:28 PM
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Yes and no.... yes cause my Mum died in July and its been hard but no cause its my new chapter in life without her all the 1st's (Christmas, Birthday's, Anniversary's, Mother's Day etc).... kinda want to pause life at the moment

Question: What are you looking forward to in the months to come?

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Old Aug 11, 2021, 08:41 PM
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I'm looking forward to finding a new part-time job and getting my own apartment (or possibly finding a roommate). I appreciate my Dad and his wife letting me live in their house but I don't want to overstay my welcome!

What was your favorite class in high school?
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Old Aug 12, 2021, 01:09 AM
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I'm looking forward to finding a new part-time job and getting my own apartment (or possibly finding a roommate). I appreciate my Dad and his wife letting me live in their house but I don't want to overstay my welcome!

What was your favorite class in high school?
French, but I liked others, too.

At what age did you go out on your own?
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