M.A. Kropp: Writer, Blogger, GeekGirl. My Life. My Words. My Way.
Last week was a bit on the unsettled side. I had physical therapy twice and a second appointment with the orthopedic doctor also. It cut into things enough that the week felt off kilter all the way through. I'm working on adjusting to the new schedule since the PT sessions twice a week are going … Continue reading Upside Down
March is such a fickle month. Last week, we had temps in the 50s and the 30s. Just a few days ago, it was 60 out there. Today, I am looking out the windows of my office at 23 degrees (that's F for those not in the US), wind, and multiple inches of snow. March … Continue reading It’s Winter Again (Still?)
When we moved into the house here in southern NY, there was a pellet stove in what the previous owners used as a family room. It wasn't functional at the time, mainly because there was no vent pipe outside the house. The vent through the wall was closed off on the outside. We planned to … Continue reading We Can Haz Fire!
A few posts back I mentioned that I bought talking buttons for Lambeau. We've been working with them for a bit now. We started with just one, and with a good motivator for him- food. I recorded "Food" as the cue and used just one section of the mats that came with the buttons. I … Continue reading You Talkin’ To Me?
I am doing a bit of redesigning and updating here on And So On. I am trying to make sure things are disrupted as little as possible while I am doing so, but, well, we all know about those best laid plans, right? If things are a bit upended and stuff disappears for a bit, … Continue reading A Little Work Being Done
Describes my computer over the weekend. I was installing some updates like you do, and suddenly, the screen turns that dreaded shade of blue and I see in big letters: RECOVERY. Your PC needs to be repaired. No one wants to see that. I let the IT department (aka The BaldMan) know and he came … Continue reading Kinda Blue
Okay, technically, I am going to talk about my knees, not some random bee's. In a nutshell, they have hurt. A lot. I've been dealing with knee pain for a few years now. I used to walk Lambeau a mile to a mile and a half most day, but lately, if we make a half … Continue reading The Bee’s Knees
We can has snow! Everything is white now outside. We had what you might call "significant" snow a week or so ago, and that gave us a few inches. Since then, it's been a bit here, a bit there. Pretty much what you get all winter here, with a big dump now and then. It … Continue reading Quick Stuffs
"All of my plans for the future involve me waking up tomorrow with a sudden sense of discipline and adherence to routine that I have never displayed even once in my life." I posted that meme a few days ago on my Facebook page, and boy, does it speak to me! I try to do … Continue reading The Best Intentions
