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Hi Trish!
Good to hear from you. Hope you are enjoying your mom in your own space without your sister making things difficult!
How is your foot?
Yvonne. I wish I liked cottage cheese & carrots. I am such a picky eater & can't stand alot of good foods others enjoy like yogurt, cottage cheese & veggies. I will eat vegetables in soups or stews, but literally gag on them by themselves This limits my food choices...ugh!
I went for a job interview this afternoon only bc my sister in law got involved. It was right up my alley, but full-time which I don't want & the pay was awful w/no benefits. I might have considered it if the pay & benefits were good, but this was ridiculous.
I enjoy my current job, but can't get 20 hours week which was my goal. I've been doing 15 which I can manage on. Just hope my current case doesn't end in the foreseeable future & I don't get a new one for a week or two. That is what hurts me.
Still pretty much on point w my meal plan despite having a 2nd protein bar today. My carbs are still going down so that is my plan as well as keeping my calories down.
B - protein shake
S - protein bar
L - grilled cheese
S - protein bar
D - teriyaki chicken stir fry
Everyone have a good nite.
Kathy
Hi Ladies,
The Crap Store was interesting, they get stuff from Costco but i didnt buy anything then we went to Goodwill, i got a pair of pants, wicker basket, and a popsicle mold.
I felt good this morning but now i feel wore out. Dont know whats causing it.
B egg whites ham and cheese omelet and string cheese
L cottage cheese and baby carrots
D chicken and butternut squash
S greek yogurt, turkey sausage snack sticks, and apple
Good Morning OFF,ice
Sorry I didn't check in Wednesday. I meant to in the afternoon, but got busy with Mom and picking up Utley from the dogsitter.
Jeannie, I love shopping thrift stores. When I was home in August, I took Mom to the Salvation Army store on half price day. Found two adorable dresses for like $4 each. One from Justice, which Colleen and Izzy had seen and love. The other from Gap. Both in excellent condition. I need to take her to the one out here.
We went to Colleen's for dinner, and stayed to watch Izzy and Franklin while she took Lincoln to soccer. What fun.
Not sure what my meals will be yet. Mom sleeps in so while I eat lunch, she eats breakfast.
Hugs,
Trish
Albert Schweitzer
Stress is less, but there are days ( like today) that I have lots of pain. Then I can relax and not worry about doing anything.
Hello Yvonne & Jeannie!
I've been really tired today so not real motivated. I hope it's bc of the heat & humidity after a few nice days. But I have been tired off & on for months so I may need to get some blood work if it doesn't improve.
I love finding bargains at 2nd hand stores & love to yard sale. I especially like finding well made expensive clothes I can now fit in at a fraction of the original price!
I worked 4 hours this morning, but have not done much since. I don't know if I am up to walking tonite...have to see.
Food has been okay...not 100%, but an improvement!
B - protein shake
S - protein bar
L - a couple cheese ravioli
D -cheese omelette
Everyone have a great evening!
Kathy
Keep going, and posting. Love reading. Plus you are developing Bones for a Book.
How is being unemployed shaping up? Are pains lessening? Am thinking work stress maybe gone, but health and money stresses remain...sooo? Physical pains remain?
Hugs
Jennifer
Yvonne,
When my children were babies, I had left their father because he was a low-life, good-for-nothing, drunk. Unfortunately, I had to leave while he was at work. I had been putting things together for a few days so on that day, I had just enough room in the trunk of the woman who was helping leave to carry a couple of boxes and a suitcase filled with clothes. I took our clothes, pictures, shoes, and a couple of blankets and that was it. So, I had to start out all over and I shopped at a used store that was operated by an organization that supported mentally retarded folks and sadly the name of the store was "The Retarded Thrift Store." I kid you not. But, I was able to outfit my house with the things we needed. A few months after I left him, his brother's wife, went over to his house and got a few of the things that I hated leaving, like my cast iron frying pan and my two big mixing bowls. Also she got my son's baby bed and my daughter's twin bed. I still love to go to second hand stores and find those items that aren't that expensive in regular stores but the older versions are often made so much better. Recently, I was looking for an antique crock and found an apple peeler. It hooks to the cabinet and has a handle that you turn after you stick the apple on this long thing that also removes the core. Anyway, it's those little things that make junking such a fun thing.
Hi Jeannie,
Glad you are expanding on the quilting. Im not that talented in the sewing department.
I had such a good day yesterday and today i feel like crap. I didnt want to get up.
Im going to check this new store out this afternoon. Its called The Crap Store. It should be interesting.
B egg whites ham and cheese omelet and string cheese
L cottage cheese and baby carrots
D spaghetti sauce with hamburger in it topped with parmesan cheese
S greek yogurt, turkey sausage snack sticks, and apple
Tomorrow is DH's Friday and we head into a three day weekend. Yeah! I started another quilt top and am excited to say I am venturing out of the quilts that I am comfortable doing...I am actually making a star burst....it's fun cutting out but I am sure the putting it together will kick my butt. I also found a couple of sacks of material I bought last year so I have been making ponchos for my daughter and granddaughter. I actually made my daughter a really nice denim poncho that I lined because she runs around on the farm and a poncho can be thrown on and not confine her. Normally, I make the ponchos waist length but the lined denim one I made to her knees and she is 6 ft tall so you know it's a lot of material....I even included pockets so she can put keys in the pocket or gloves....Yep, retirement is boring as hell. LOL
B: loaded oatmeal, again.
L: Fried rice with shrimp
D: Vegetable soup with corn bread
Snacks: he brought home another watermelon...will they ever stop growing?
Ladies, enjoy your day and connect with someone...don't isolate yourselves...
