Monday, November 17, 2025

117.2 - unchanged even after 2 meals out yesterday. DH probably didn't fare so well. He is really fighting the hungry horrors lately. A lot of Ben and Jerry's ice cream has been consumed but not by me.

The safari presentation was very interesting. It is a 2 week trip which several people that we know took last year. Really amazing places that they stay in and beautiful trips to wineries, etc. and actually on safari. The safaris are in areas where hunting is not allowed (DS was upset that we were contemplating it because he is very much against hunting exotic animals just for sport). The animals are just amazing. It probably would be the trip of a lifetime if we did it, but I don't think it is in the cards for 2026. 2027 will be our 5th anniversary so maybe then? Very expensive. DH nearly choked but I expected it to be as much as it was or more. Luxury accommodations all the way and all food and drink included. He wants to try and combine our bucket lists this afternoon LOL. Should I add the safari trip to mine?

Golf was fun but I swear I play worse in these things than with the women in my golf association. Lots more FISH and balls going the wrong direction than usual. Sigh.

This week is busy leading up to the arrival of DH's family on Saturday. We have 2 nights out - a Welcome Back dinner tomorrow at the beach club and a dinner out with friends on Thursday. DH suggested that we see some other friends outside of our community some other night. Then we have stuff at the house including the glass/mirror cleaning on Thursday.

But today will be a Justice walk, water aerobics, bucket lists meeting, and leftovers for dinner. Have a monstrous Monday!

An African photo safari is definitely on my bucket list for future vacations! I say add it to yours! What was the ballpark price quoted?

$16K per person

Our "balance" is slowly shifting to south eastern US ! Sadie and I are going to NY for Thanksgiving. She is really slowing down and flying is not an option. I am switching up indoor decorations from autumn to winter and have cleaned and staged my garage to shift seasons outside when I get back.

Paula, welcome to the south y'all ! PEPS grooming three day old puppies must be 99% socializing and exposing to grooming tool ! Puppy snuggles are the best. DD & CC continuing to send positive energy your way as you support your parents. BB, love the pictures of the girls on FB ! Diane, I enjoyed your skirt/shirt too. Liz, I still couldn't keep up with you if I tried.

Back on tirzepatide. When I was maintaining at 137-141 for months, I stopped and slowly put on ten pounds. The food noise just became overwhelming ! It wasn't healthy things I craved, either. I'm starting my second week through Noom + Meds and am settling right back in on track. Today, after being able to access Fitbit on the phone app, I realized I must have been living under a rock in that area of my life. Fitbi****ches applications are being replaced by Google Pixel ? Who knew. The Fitbit applications on my phone and computer are no longer being supported. I really need to upgrade my Samsung phone too, and I don't want an I anything. I may need to upgrade both phone and watch. Have you migrated from Fitbit already ? To what ?

Nice to "see" you.

Enjoy your trip to NY to celebrate with your family!

Thanks for stopping in! Always great to hear from the Tribe! I have stayed on tirzepatide for 16 months past when I hit goal to keep that food noise away. I only take 2 mg a week split into 2 doses and it works fantastic for me. DH just lost 40 pounds via WW and as you just saw in the post above he is struggling mightily with the cravings. He hates taking drugs for anything but boy is in in a battle with his appetitites.

The house repair saga marches on. What would a week be without something breaking? Yesterday it was the steam generator for my shower flooding the mechanical room. I have never even used the steam shower! The mechanical room for that end of the house is accessed through an outside door, so it's not in the house, but jeez, come on. I called the hvac/plumber this morning to ask if they work on them. The office manager is going to ask their head plumber. I turned the water off to it and the power, so hopefully it won't get worse. But I was sponging up water in that hated cramped room with horror movie dim lighting and dead scorpions everywhere. Blech!

Today I need to go to the post office to mail a package to my UK friend's son's house in North Carolina that she's visiting next week. But that's all that's firmly on my list.

I am making Christmas cookies this year for people with or without the cookie exchange party, so I've been making dough recipes and freezing them for baking later. 3 kinds down. I might make another today.

So that's it from here. We got some rain yesterday, but not nearly the biblical downpour they were predicting. A few more chances this week...

Take care all!

You can't get a break with that house! It is so beautiful but boy all that fancy stuff comes with lots of maintenance!

More than 3 kinds of Christmas cookies? Wow! You are a real baker. Of course I'm afraid to make cookies because I am afraid I will eat all of them.

It's funny, I scooped them out onto a cookie sheet and froze them, then put them in bag to bake later. It never occurred to me to eat any!

And yeah, this house... I was talking to my dad who called from the hospital and he said, "you got Kimbled AGAIN?"I said, "Yes! I've been Kimbled 4 times this month!" We now use the former owner's name as a verb.