Friday, December 12, 2025

117.8 - up 1 pound. The weight bouncing always continues. Speaking of which, DH has been maintaining his 40 pound weigh loss, but boy does he get the hungry horrors! Brings back memories of what mine used to be like. Thank goodness for GLP-1 medication.

Justice is 100% again. Thank you for that information on vaccines for dogs, especially older ones. I will have a discussion with the place I periodically board him at as well as the vet. By the way, other than the vaccine reaction, the vet said Justice looked incredibly healthy with his strong muscles and good heart. Those morning walks keep him in shape.

The sisters got home okay yesterday though they weren't home until after midnight. Long day. The sheets and towels are washed. Today the beds will be remade. I also tossed the extra junky food hanging around in the kitchen. They do like their snacks.

Today I have yoga (after the Justice walk). Tonight we may stop at Happy Hour, but then are going to a Jingle Lights display at the botanical garden, followed by dinner at our favorite Italian restaurant. This is essentially our private Christmas celebration (and a celebration of having our house back to ourselves LOL). I have gifts for DH to open already under the tree. I think he actually got me a gift because a package came in the mail for him (he rarely shops by mail unlike me).

And that is the agenda for the day! Have a philosophical Friday!

So unhappy about the building being painted right now!!! No view!!!

Too bad it couldn't happen while you were up north!

It was supposed to be done this last summer when no one was here but they did the driveway instead. I would have preferred that they waited until next summer. It really isn't in bad shape so it could have been delayed. My next door neighbor has family coming for Christmas. I hope they have a view by then. She is pretty worried about that.

So claustrophobic!

202... I think I'm gonna have to start tracking. UGH... Also, I'm a bit irked that my meds have not arrived and shot was due yesterday. Just got a message that they were shipped from Florida TODAY! My order went in on December 3. Booooo....

A pop up add for a weight management tool for binge eating came up on my FB feed today. However, the ad was German. I was a bit taken aback because the German word for binge eating is Fressattacken. In German, the verb fressen (to eat) is used ONLY for animals, while the verb essen (to eat) is used for humans. I find this a not so subtle degradation of the obese and those with eating disorders. Am I perhaps too sensitive? Culturally, it's a real put down to use fressen in reference to a human. Okay, off the soap box, but any thoughts on this????

Cleaning of the house has been going very well. I'm feeling quite good about it. Wednesday I got a big chunk done - focusing on the living room and master bedroom. Moved ALL the furniture, vacuumed under sofa, chairs, bed, etc... Then washed the bedroom windows and slider and started washing walls and baseboards in the entry way. Yesterday, I finished washing walls/baseboards in the bedroom hallway. Getting these unenjoyable chores done is helping me feel productive and making me feel a bit more project oriented. Another win was my living room window was fixed without having to have it replaced! Score one for the local handyman! A $70 repair vs. a whole new window. Whoo hooooo!

Workouts this week have been great, too. I'm shaking up my routine a bit. My muscles are letting me know I'm using them in different ways, and it feels GOOD. I know, I'm a bit freakish that I enjoy the soreness that comes from a good workout, but I really do.

The fog lifted early and it's a bright blue winter day here. YAY! It's cold, but it's sunny! For that I am truly thankful.

TGIF no longer applies to any of us, does it? So... with me best ****ney accent, "Have a Friving Friday!"

Given the meticulously specific nature of German words, that is no mistake!

I don't think you are mistaken about the choice of words in the ad at all. You, as a nonnative speaker know the connotation, you can bet advertising people do too, and used it deliberately.

True! I looked up the medical term for binge eating disorder, which is Essanfallstörung, which literally translates to Eating Seizure Disorder, which is a much more accurate description.

Don't forget that in the USA binge eating is called "pigging out". ds