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Exciting! We were contemplating moving again but have decided to put the money we would've had to spend toward the down payment towards our existing home and are making several upgrades to the flooring, windows, etc.
We have moved 3 times in the last 4 years and I just don't have the appetite for all the work involved again.
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Waiting for updates on my mom’s health, she was hospitalised yesterday after losing speech capability for a while.
Had another good physio session on my path to pain management.
Am starting to get the components together for my own standing desk. Got a frame from Ikea, and will be looking for a nice top plate in the coming days. Hoping to score an affordable life edge piece or maybe a butcher block top and then put it all together.
Had another good physio session on my path to pain management.
Am starting to get the components together for my own standing desk. Got a frame from Ikea, and will be looking for a nice top plate in the coming days. Hoping to score an affordable life edge piece or maybe a butcher block top and then put it all together.
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Sorry to hear that, hoping for the best with your mother.
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Good luck with it. Just don't forget to eat. When we moved a couple of years back I remember sort of missing lunch and forgetting about an evening meal. Not helped by the fact that there are no takeaways where we live.
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Parents health is a concern of mine to. My Mum had a fall a while back and it makes you worry. I've not actually seen her in years (long story), but am trying to arrange something at the moment. Hope your Mum is okay.
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Best of luck with the move.
Best of luck with your mother's health; I can empathise and well remember how that feels.
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Wow, yeah, that's a lot of moving. We're doing the same, contemplating a major move - we also talked about just putting the house on the market, assuming it would sell quickly and pretty inflated in the current market, then moving just a few miles away into these beautiful new apartments on the intracoastal, give us some time to really plan a more permanent move, give the little G time to figure out what she wants to do.
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I have a standing desk too, uses a manual lift/crank, super easy, like 20 seconds, it's a VIVO that you source your own top for, and funny enough, I'm using an Ikea desktop (LINNMON 59x29"), it's been extremely solid and durable (which is pretty shocking TBO ...)
But my replacement, if (when) needed might be this, thought it might be a good option for you, especially if you want something made from solid wood:
Husky 72 in. Solid Wood Work Surface for Ready-to-Assemble 6-ft. adjustable height workbench G7200AS-US - The Home Depot
Complete work projects with this 72 in. Solid Wood Work Surface for Ready-to-Assemble 6-ft. adjustable height workbench. It features a durable, solid wood surface. Easily adjust the height to where you
www.homedepot.com
Hope your other health related concerns work out as well.
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I have a standing desk too, uses a manual lift/crank, super easy, like 20 seconds, it's a VIVO that you source your own top for, and funny enough, I'm using an Ikea desktop (LINNMON 59x29"), it's been extremely solid and durable (which is pretty shocking TBO ...)
But my replacement, if (when) needed might be this, thought it might be a good option for you, especially if you want something made from solid wood:
Husky 72 in. Solid Wood Work Surface for Ready-to-Assemble 6-ft. adjustable height workbench G7200AS-US - The Home Depot
Complete work projects with this 72 in. Solid Wood Work Surface for Ready-to-Assemble 6-ft. adjustable height workbench. It features a durable, solid wood surface. Easily adjust the height to where youwww.homedepot.com
Hope your other health related concerns work out as well.
Thanks for your kind response!
I’ve been looking at these offerings from Home Depot too and they seem pretty nice. I’m no wood expert but I guess I’d have to sand these down initially and then seal them with some oil or other material.
FYI I’ve just mounted one of the cheapo ikea tops I had lying around in my studio and it’s already a great improvement for me, see image.
Good luck with your familial health issues.
At work I use the Ikea LACK standing desk hack, although I don't like my keyboard attached to my monitors, so I have a smaller stand for that. At home, I've converted some wire rack with shelves put at appropriate heights for both monitors and keyboard/mouse. The two biggest things are to have a pad where you stand, and I have bar stools in front so I can rest a leg or foot or whatever.
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According to the reviews, that top from HD is finished with a clear lacquer, that sounds like it's pretty thick, very durable. Check out the FAQs and actual user reviews, sounds pretty impressive for the price. I kind of figured I'd be using one by now, but like I said, this Ikea desktop has been very resilient.
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Did it all go okay? Settled in.
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Did things improve on the health front?
Here I worked from home and happily the landscaping guy was able to pop round for a quote. My all afternoon meeting was cancelled as three of the senior managers have Covid.
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For the second day in a row, I'm banging my head against the wall trying to get (or reset) my wife's Gmail password. Yesterday it was to load her mail onto a new phone, and today it's for a job background check.
Both times I've gotten nowhere. She has no idea what it is, and I am finding Google's "recovery" totally unhelpful. Got locked out for multiple attempts both yesterday and today. ARRRRRRRGGHHH!!!
Both times I've gotten nowhere. She has no idea what it is, and I am finding Google's "recovery" totally unhelpful. Got locked out for multiple attempts both yesterday and today. ARRRRRRRGGHHH!!!
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So far nothing was found after running multiple tests with my mom. She’s supposed to be released tomorrow.
Nice that you got out of your long meeting!
Just back from ECG myself and a few more hours of wfh ahead.
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Well take it easy. Your no good to your mother if you can’t function.
Here I’m working for a bit. Debating another (last) tea. I was sleepy earlier but woken up now.
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The first way Google presents to recover a password is "last password you remember". That way lies death and ruin and the abyss, as you've seen.For the second day in a row, I'm banging my head against the wall trying to get (or reset) my wife's Gmail password. Yesterday it was to load her mail onto a new phone, and today it's for a job background check.
Both times I've gotten nowhere. She has no idea what it is, and I am finding Google's "recovery" totally unhelpful. Got locked out for multiple attempts both yesterday and today. ARRRRRRRGGHHH!!!
There is a little legend on the bottom left of that first screen: "Try another way". You might have better luck going there, especially if your wife has included recovery information (phone numbers, email addresses, a connected Android phone (the best way)), and that recovery information is currently accessible to you.
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Don't you just hate that? You spend all that time, and possibly a lot of money, and nothing to show for it.
(Yes, I realize the ridiculousness of being angry nothing was found; therein lies the paradox.
)Last year I had dizziness lasting a couple of days. They did a CT and found nothing, then recommended an MRI, which I foolishly went along with. The only thing they found was the $2,000 bill they sent me.
Anyway, hoping the best for your mom, and that this was a one-time never-to-be-repeated occurrence.