NJ Chicaa

@NJChicaa (122880)

United States

Joined myLot 9 years ago

"I'm growing older but not up" --Jimmy Buffett

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NJ Chicaa's Discussions

Hoo boy a good nap

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (122880) • United States 13h

I've been struggling lately. I start off the night with my CPAP and sleep meditation music but eventually I must have to go to bed and turn them both off. I've been very tired during work the past couple of weeks which is not...

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What's for dinner? May 22

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (122880) • United States 16h

What's going on the dinner table tonight? I want to know! I'm trying a new recipe--Roasted Vegetable Chili with Cornbread Biscuits. It is a sheet pan dinner from the Food Network site. I already had anything on hand aside from...

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Good afternoon myLot

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (122880) • United States 18h

Hello everyone. I hope your day is going well. It is 53 degrees F and drizzling here at the Jersey Shore. Yuck. It doesn't look like the weather will be much better over the holiday weekend. Work was busy today so that made it...

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Good morning myLot

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (122880) • United States 22h

Hello everyone. I hope your day is off to a good start. It is 60 degrees F and raining here at the Jersey Shore. Yuck. I’m at work as usual. I’m giving a test so I’ve been busy grading. I had planned to make copies of the other...

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The proposed salary guide for the new contract has been released

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (122880) • United States 21 May

I couldn't attend the information meeting this afternoon after work because I had tutoring. My work BFF did though and she just sent me a picture of the salary guide. Yes I know that language changes are important but my primary...

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Going to make a lemon pound cake for my neighbor

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (122880) • United States 21 May

No not THAT neighbor. A young woman moved into the apartment directly across from me up here a few years ago. Her boyfriend started coming around and eventually he moved in. He was pretty rude to me at first which I...

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Good afternoon myLot

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (122880) • United States 21 May

Hello everyone. I hope your day is going well. It is 53 degrees F and cloudy here at the Jersey Shore. Too cold! At least the rain has stopped though. Work was busy today. I had the 2 coverages so I was going going going. In...

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2 coverages today

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (122880) • United States 21 May

This is the 3rd day in a row that I have 2 coverages. At $44.12 each that’s an extra $265 I’m making just for already being here at work. I don’t know how the principal hasn’t stroked out yet while signing off on...

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Good morning myLot

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (122880) • United States 21 May

Hello everyone. I hope your day is off to a good start. It is 55 degrees F and dark here at the Jersey Shore. It is not expected to get any warmer today. BOOOOOO. I want warmer weather Once again I'm up before the alarm. Oh it is...

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The pool opens this weekend!

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (122880) • United States 20 May

Well in theory it does. My downstairs neighbor walks her dog around it a couple of times a day and she said that it is still green. I don't understand why this happens every year. Do they not know when Memorial Day weekend is?...

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Good afternoon myLot

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (122880) • United States 20 May

Hello everyone. I hope your day is off to a good start. It is 65 degrees F and sunny here at the Jersey Shore. I have the windows open and the cats are loving it. Work was good today. I know I shocked myself too by typing that....

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FEMA is MIA in Missouri after a devastating tornado

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (122880) • United States 20 May

Gee would you look at that? A tornado struck St Louis on Friday and ripped through 8 miles of it. People were killed and injured and property and infrastructure was destroyed. So of course Trump has commented and activated FEMA,...

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Good morning myLot

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (122880) • United States 20 May

Hello everyone. I hope your day is off to a good start. It is 47 degrees F and sunny here at the Jersey Shore. Too cold! The high for today is just 60. I was up before the alarm again today. Not sure what’s up with that. I spent...

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What's for dinner? May 19

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (122880) • United States 19 May

What's going on the dinner table tonight? I want to know! I'm making an old standby--Carmine's Pasta Pomodoro. It is basically a homemade tomato sauce with loads of garlic, basil, diced proscuitto, and EVOO. Super easy and super...

whats for dinner

home cooking

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Yet another box of Cigars of the Month has been delivered here

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (122880) • United States 19 May

I don't know what the heck happened with this order. I *thought* I signed my ex up for a 3-month subscription to the Cigar of the Month club at Cigars International. I also *thought* I put the house address as the shipping...

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I scored 2 dozen duck eggs from a coworker

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (122880) • United States 19 May

Woohoo! She has a hobby farm at her house. I don't know everything that she has but I do know she has chickens, ducks, and goats. Somehow we got to talking about having chickens and she said she would give me some duck eggs...

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Good afternoon myLot

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (122880) • United States 19 May

Hello everyone. I hope your day is going well. It is 76 degrees F and sunny here at the Jersey Shore. Top down weather for sure! Work was crazy today. We are done in less than a month so it will only get more...

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Good morning myLot

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (122880) • United States 19 May

Hello everyone. I hope your day is off to a good start. It is 60 degrees F and sunny here at the Jersey Shore. That’s about as warm as it is going to get today. I’m at work as usual. I’m covering a class. That plus an hour of...

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Joe Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (122880) • United States 18 May

that has spread to his bones. In the ranking of cancer from 1 to 10 his doctors have rated it 9 which means this is very serious. This was just discovered on Friday so there is no news yet on a treatment plan. Cancer spreading to...

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Good afternoon myLot

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (122880) • United States 18 May

Hello everyone. I hope your day is going well. It is 76 degrees F and mostly cloudy here at the Jersey Shore. I'll take it for the warm temperature! Come on summer! Today has been a wash. Yes I did dishes and laundry this morning...

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