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Derry Girls! Absolutely love that show!! When we were in Derry 2 years ago, (or Londonderry if you're Protestant) we went to a Derry history museum. At the end of the tour they had an exhibit about Derry Girls, and furniture from the set, along with some of the costumes. I loved it.
We are home. Whew! Yesterday we moved some boxes of DD's things to her new apartment. It's smallish, but there will only be the 2 of them, and her roommate travels for work a lot. It's on a nicely wooded lot, and in the winter, when the leaves drop, it will be very bright and sunny. It is so, so much nicer than her current apartment. I am pleased, and it makes me happy to think of her living in this nicer place, with central air, in unit washer and dryer, a dishwasher, and safer neighborhood.
We sorted the mail, checked on my flowers (they look great) and are going to take a nap. More later. :)
123.2, up again. Maybe the loss was just a fluke?
Weather is perfect today! Finally! Took a DH walk this morning. Now I need to go and find my bag of stuff to toss since tomorrow is trash day.
It will be something easy for dinner. Perhaps grilled ham and cheese or leftover chicken parm.
We leave Thursday morning to spend the Fourth of July Holiday and my classes 60th birthday party bash in the La Crosse area and will return home on Sunday. DC1 will house and dog sit.
Liz, glad your feet are healing up well. Flamenco sounds fun! Hope you were able to enjoy a walk as well, even if it had to be a solo one.
Peps, good for you for having a lazy day! Those are needed every once in a while. I have too many of them.
So many of us are needing to play the caretaker role with our loved ones. Fingers crossed that when we need it that there will be people in our lives who can step up and do it for us as well.
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
Greetings all
It is foggy this morning and rain is predicted. We shall see. The yard was mowed and my sinuses are reacting to the new mown grass smell.
Well Liz, maybe you can have some little adventures on your own while the SILs rest. Years ago in Paris I went to the Pere Lechese cemetery on my own to view the grave of Jim Morrison (surrounded by kids who were not even born when he lived). I wandered around on my own and found lots of cool stuff. Bet you can too. And Tapas!!! Such a great way to eat. Hope the feel hold up.
Yeah California is definitely a back yard state. The south and mid west are more front porch. My friend *****cently moved to Alabama says he sits on the front porch all the time with coffee and talks to people who pass by. I remember southern houses that had huge wrap around front porches. None of those around here. Much more into the back yard deck scene.
Well Peps hope your jerk neighbor shuts uo. At 9;15 it is not even dark. Maybe he will go deaf. And hey if you like word games, go to isc.ro for live on line scrabble. Play with people all over the world. Its fun. I am rakuku on the site. Hmm plastics. Go slow. No rush.
Lots to do today. Gym, studio, grocery, bank, gallery. And I really have to get in gear for our guest. So much crap to remove.
Well I might even get out of the house before noon.
Diane S
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203 on the nose this morning. Makes complete sense to me, too. The quick drops usually result in a bit of an uptick.
Sorry you are feeling a bit bored, Liz. Aren't both SILs a bit older than you? I found spending so much on the go time with my brother and Ron while on vacation I had to adjust my pace. At times I felt frustrated due to their lack of fitness. When I switched my thinking around to being thankful for being as fit as I found my attitude adjusted.
Today I have a consult with the PS. Will be interesting to see what he has to say and what he recommends. I really go back and forth on this. The expense is huge. Am I old enough, will it last, will I look weird, is it worth it, should I not be happy as I am, etc...????? So much to consider. What I dislike the most is the looser skin on my neck and the deep nasolabial folds and the little jaw jowls. I have lots of loose skin from weight loss (bat wings, inner thigh area and belt area on my belly). Those bother me a bit less. I also think I should wait on those until weight loss is 100% complete and I'm where I really want to be. The last 15 pounds can make a big difference, I think.
I have to go see dad today. I blew it off yesterday. Yesterday I was pretty much a slug. I had a quick client (only 30 minutes) and then spent the day putzing. I played computer word games, card games, read, folded laundry and even watched TV!
My a-hole neighbor at 9:15 screamed across the darkness to "F'ing shut your f'ing dogs up" last night. There was a critter in the creek and the dogs were not having it, but they had barely barked! For the 17 years we have lived here our agreement has been to keep the dogs quiet from 10 pm to 7 am. I'm really pretty good about honoring that. I usually never respond to his outbursts. Last night I yelled right back at him, "It's not even F'ing 10 PM!" I instantly regretted it, but sometimes I feel like I have to stand my ground. I know my dogs bark, but I'm good about being respectful of the neighbors. Is it bad that I honestly wish he would just die? I truly dislike the man. He's a nasty, cranky drunkard. He's disliked by the entire neighborhood, not that that validates my wanting him to disappear.
Cooler weather this week, which will be nice. Supposed to stay in the 80s all week, rather than the upper 90s.
Magnificent Monday, peeps!
Good morning to everyone in the US for whom it is still the middle of the night LOL.
Yesterday was a good day but I have to admit that I am feeling a little bored. Much less activity than I am used to. I went with more or less well SIL and met DSD at a big open air market set up on many sprawling streets on Sundays in the morning. In the afternoon, both SILs, DSD, and I went to the Prado Museum for 2 hours which was just about the right amount of time for all of us. I pushed SIL in the wheelchair. We had a quick tapas meal near the museum and were back home by 6:30. More or less well SIL was in bed at 7:30, though the other SIL and I were up until 10 watching Derry Girls.
I say more or less well SIL because she had a really hard time walking up the hills and with the heat. She also kept falling asleep for brief periods sitting up from about mid-day on. Might be her weight, but possibly she was coming down with a cold because she was somewhat congested. Doesn't bode well for today if she is.
Less well SIL is better but one major activity a day seems to be all she can handle. Today we are going to a Flamenco in late afternoon, then all 6 of us (SILS, DSD, nephew, niece, and I) have dinner reservations at Botin, the oldest restaurant in the world.
I may take a long walk on my own this morning as I don't think SILs are going to want to do anything until this afternoon. DSD has been keeping herself amused in the mornings going to yoga and Pilates classes.
After seeing Peps question about front vs back porches, I realize that seeing (and hearing and smelling) the outside is critical for me. This apartment has NO VIEWS of the outside. All windows are frosted/curtained. There is only one window that can open which I do open in the morning so I can hear the outside but you still can't see it. I'm feeling very shut in.
My weird skin disease has abated mostly after using the prescription steroid cream prescribed by my NP. No new breakouts and everything is in the healing stage so I am wearing fewer and fewer bandaids. Hopefully I will be able to wear the more supportive shoes I brought soon. I couldn't wear them previously because the blisters were too painful with them on so I have had to wear less supportive sandals. Luckily we haven't done a lot. After DH arrives I expect we will be walking more and I will need that better footwear.
Have a marvelous Monday!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Funny how immediately after seeing a gorgeous home one feels like they really want to make a move, but then reality sets in. I've had that happen quite a few times. Last time it was viewing a home that had probably twice the square footage of our house with ceilings probably twice as high (so lots more volume obviously). Once reality hit I realized that we decided on a maximum amount of square footage for a reason.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Wow, your vacation weight is just dropping off now that you are back. Doesn't that feel great? And I do think excess weight makes a big difference how heat and humidity affect you.
East coasters mostly sit on back porches/lanais too. Though older New England homes often have front porches I guess so they could watch the neighbors LOL? I never had a home like that though.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
I'm going to try that! Thanks for the recipe.
I do think you might want to eat a bit more. Seems like you had really low calories for quite a while. You are pretty close in size to me but probably have more muscle. After VSG I counted all my calories and determined that I needed to average at about 1350 calories a day to maintain at a lower weight than I am now. So I would guess you need somewhere around 1500-1600?
DH is arriving on Wednesday for the wedding Thursday and the rest of my travels (to Poland and London) will be with him alone. This first week was our every 5 year trip with my SILs. But DSD is here and my nephew and niece starting later today because they are also arriving for the wedding.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
The heat has been okay for me but not so for my somewhat well SIL. She has a really hard time with it likely because of her weight.
You know I am missing home already. It think because I miss DH and Justice and I miss having outside space. I envy you getting home!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Greetings all
Another beautiful day. It is foggy at a few spots along the coast but not right here. Late morning studio buddy picked me up and we went to this other friend's house. She had recently finished building a MIL unit on her property and had quite a bit of tile and some other building supplies left over. So they were gifted to studio buddy who is also building a house (still after 4 years). Really nice stuff. Friend Alex is a super artist and really has a good eye. So we goofed around and toured the MIL unit again which is now occupied by some nice people who will watch out for Alex who is 80 years old. It takes a village. After all that it was time to discuss TVs with DH who is very opinionated on electronics. Whatever.
Liz that paella looks so good. I don't think I have ever had it but was listening to an NPR radio show about how to best cook it. Glad you are finding your way with the heat and SIL. Enjoy.
DD glad you are finished with nursing home duty. Down time needed. Tea time with the plants.
Paula we love that ruffly blue dress. Bet it is a hit.
Peps I was pretty sure those vay-cay pounds would drop off. May years ago I used to get up at 4 am to go to dog shows. Not anymore. So yeah I may waddle in in time for owner handled groups which I totally expect you to be in. Are you camping at the show grounds?
The coast guard helicopters are always flying around here on the weekends. The base is close. They fly in big circles and sometimes it is right over our house. Noisy.
Speaking of houses, I think that fancy one is a pipe dream. I can't even get this house picked up; much less plan a move.
Steak tonight,
Diane S
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