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Sounds like you got a fair amount accomplished! I kick into gear when working off a list. No choice when leaving for 3 months.

Like you, my weight loss last year was without "dieting" - no counting points or calories. The first time in my life that ever was true thanks to tirzepatide. And I continue not counting (though I obviously am weighing). It has been so freeing!

I am so impressed by all the busy beavers in our tribe! Ladies, you get **** done! My big accomplishments yesterday: Trimmed and bathed Dottie, purged old shoes (some are hard to say good bye to, but I know I won't wear them again - I am old enough that comfort matters just a bit more than style!), and started to sort through my pile on the table. I did get my 90 minute massage and Ron and I went to Japanese for dinner. I like Japanese because portions tend to be smaller than other fare, which is good because sushi is not an appealing left over! I think other Asian foods have more flavor, but Japanese is portion practical!

DD, I'm rather impressed, too, by your thoughtful approach for embracing retirement. Like you, I am a night owl. However, I don't really worry about sleep deprivation. I suppose I should. I spend the school week functioning rather well on about 6 hours of sleep per night. Sometimes a little more, sometimes a little less. Just depends. Last night I went to bed a few minutes before midnight and started waking up just before 6 am. I dozed on and off until 7:30 and got up.

202.6 this morning. Okay, I'm jealous of Mike's 190.something, but at the same time, I haven't been working HARD at losing. I've been really low key and letting the weight come off very slowly, but steadily. I suppose if it were important enough I could JFDI, but that is not my mindset, and I do like being free of that mindset.

Power washing sounds like a good idea. Plenty to do here - especially deck and outdoor furniture. I've been toying with the idea of ordering a pop up canopy for the deck that hangs over the lower yard. It's under the shade of oak and black walnut trees. Both trees "weep" so the seat cushions always seem to need cleaning from tree tears and leaf droppings or bird or squirrel poop. I'm thinking a canopy might be the answer. I spend so little time out there because of that, and it's such a lovely place on a warm day!

A little more clean up today. Maybe work on Lucky, a Costco run, but that's about it.

I had to look up somnolent...

Poor Kirby - I'm glad he is doing better. The alternatives to the cone never worked on my dogs either.

Remember back in the good old days of airplane travel when you could bring a suit bag on the plane and they would hook it in their special closet? I did that all through the 80s. For extra fun I'd throw a couple pairs of shoes in the bottom of the bag so I didn't need to make room in my suitcase. You could bring as much as you could physically carry onto the plane! I can't tell you how many pounds of clothes I brought to Greece for a 3 week trip when I was 22. I'm much more discerning now.

Ooh, open house! But did it have the nice bathroom you put in or the dog proof fence? Don't want to have to do those things again...