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How fun to read journals from your youth. I've never kept a journal.
Ben did daily journaling to God. It was mostly a *****fest (sometimes about marriage, family and the stress of raising kids), so I decided after he died, they were not meant for anyone else to read and I deleted the ones on the computer and tossed the ones that were hand written.
Sorry about the leak! What a pain! Hopefully you get a snooze in. Our dogs love to nap with us!
Liz, whoever broke that taillight was a jerk! Sorry you had to take such a steep hit.
As directed by Liz, I am having a sunny Saturday. Temps in the 60s, which is a bit above average for this time of year. I'll take it. Slow morning, but I did manage to get out the door and on the way to Planet Fitness before noon. DH took advantage of the sunny weather to go bike riding. I am so enjoying this opportunity to work out regularly.
Last night for fun, I read my journal from Brazil. I did 2 journals, a daily one where I just noted more objectively what I did, and for awhile what I ate because everything was so new and I wanted to remember, and another about my FEELINGS and impressions. As I'm reading, I'm thinking, oh child, you are going to learn so much, and you'll get out of your own way eventually. Also, the extent of my spelling errors is crazy. Looking at it through the eyes of a teacher with reading training is interesting. Standardized testing tells me my reading comprehension is very high, but phonics is such a struggle.
I stopped at the grocery store to buy ingredients to make chili, which is next on my list of things to do. Also, do some reading, and go to a concert. It's a nice day.
Welcome Home! That was quite an odyssey yesterday. I would have loved to see the dog walking part. How long does that take? How many dogs could you walk at one time?
Rats!!! When it rains, it pours? By 2030 I think you will have repaired something in every part of your house. The previous owners apparently weren't into maintenance as much as they should have been. You will restore your resort to it's intended glory!
HOME!!!!
Was wonderful to see my pack and be in my own digs! Buster and Grizz were so, so happy to be home, too!
Drove 778 miles yesterday. Two dog walking stops, a stop to check out the Bonneville Salt Flats, and two gas and food stops. Dropped the 5 Cairn Terriers off in Acampo, which was about a 45 minute detour. Arrived home at 11 PM. 16 hours on the road! I took a gummy before going to bed and slept well, but I feel a bit done in this morning!
Even with the water retention from 5 days of sitting in the car I braved the scale. 209 on the dot. I'm perfectly okay with that number. I'd been dancing between 204-206 for several weeks, so a minor jump up to 209 seems reasonable to me.
I need to take stock of the upcoming 2.5 months and create a schedule. I did call the PS to see if my surgery could be moved from Jan 7 to December 3. Fingers crossed.
I have to get ready to run off to a club luncheon... Perhaps more later when I'm a bit more coherent!
on 10/11/25 9:24 am
The trials of homeownership continue... I have a leak with 3 days of rain remaining in this storm. This stucco ledge on the roof deck has failed and is mushy, leaking into my bedroom and the cat patio underneath.
The roofers come Monday morning to give a repair estimate. Argh. I have it covered with tarps, the the design of this section is terrible as the connected roof section to the left drains to this stucco part. So even covered I have barely slept in two nights as the leak in my bedroom moves around requiring bucket roulette.
So not much else happening here and very little cognitive function with the lack of sleep! No rain for a few hours, so I'm going to nap if Kirby lets me. The little stinker is well rested and wants to play!
117.6 for the third day in a row.
I did yoga yesterday, then got my 3 shots. The RSV arm seems quite sore this morning. I am debating about going to water aerobics this morning.
Someone hit the taillight on the loaner car we had for Thursday to Friday while our car was serviced. It happened in the parking lot at our Club and no one left a note! On any other day someone probably would have seen it as it was parked close to the bag drop for golf but the golf courses were closed due to the rain so there weren't too many people around. Weird accident too in that the taillight is fairly high and it is the only part of the car that got damaged. Must have been the corner of a bumper on a high truck or a side mirror. A $1000 cost which we are responsible for. DH was in a mood about that yesterday.
We went to the Beach Club on our way back from getting the car and paying that bill and had dinner off of the Happy Hour menu. Because of the weather we were the only people there. We were out of the rain but still had a nice view of the water and I had some great mussels.
Today appears to be drier than the last week plus has been - only a 55% chance of showers vs 96-100%. But cloudy. The only currently planned activity is water aerobics if my arm allows for it. But first a Justice walk during which I shall assess arm functionality.
Have a sunny Saturday!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Nice that you get to do some celebrating this weekend in the midst of the house crisis. Hopefully you can put it out of your mind for a little while at least.
I think some snacking comes from habit (seems to be an easy habit to get into). I try to allow a mid-afternoon snack and my mind always seems to want it - the cauliflower hummus is my go-to for that.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Sounds like High Potential is a takeoff on Elspeth? We used to watch that but her character got to be a bit annoying at times.
Lack of light at either end of the day bothers me - I need maximum light. Though it gets light later in the morning in Florida than in Massachusetts at least we have an extra hour in total on the darkest days of winter. Right now when we go out to walk at 7:15 we are leaving before the sun comes up. In December, sunrise will move to around 8 am. Yuck!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
