Friday, January 30, 2026

123 - down .4 so headed in the right direction. I did increase my tirzepatide dose yesterday so hopefully a bit of decreased appetite will get me back to where I was. I love not having to think about dieting anymore and just rely on my appetite being in the right place and eating healthy. I may bring my scale to the Keys though...

It wasn't nearly as cold yesterday because the sun was bright and there was less of a breeze. Working at the tennis tournament was actually pretty warm so the 3 layers of vests/jackets I brought were unnecessary. Today is supposed to be slightly warmer but we are not working the tournament today though we are tomorrow afternoon.

Weird thing in the condo yesterday. Apparently one of the electrical phases went out causing half the electricity in the condos in our building to go out (literally half - some lights and appliances worked but some did not). The power company had to come fix it. The elevator is still not working because it has to be reset by a technician. Good thing none of us rely 100% on the elevator. I wonder if it had been fluctuating previously because a new neighbor in the building has had electrical damage to several of his large appliances including the AC since he moved in a couple of months ago. He is in a ground floor unit so maybe the electricity starts there so he got the brunt of it? Just an hypothesis.

Today we don't have too much to do. The usual Justice walk, yoga at 11, a meeting with a golf staff member about the event I am running in late February, some errands this afternoon and probably Mexican food tonight. We have to plan our meals since we are leaving Sunday and want to have the leftover beef stew tomorrow night after working at the tennis tournament since we will be late getting home again. I used to make this recipe years ago and loved it but hadn't made it for many years. DH also loved it, so will add it back into my repertoire.

DH's grandson totaled his car, so DH is lending his 6 year old car to his daughter so she has time to consider what to do about it. The grandson is very busy with activities as is his sister, so DSD has relied on her son getting himself to everything. Sounds like DH is contemplating selling his car to them ultimately but hasn't really decided. That would leave us with one very small, 9 year old convertible (my car) up north. Given DH's previous golf playing in the summer, this makes me nervous because he doesn't play nearby and it is usually an all day event. Here we can walk to golf and other activities so one car works out fine. But we are also thinking that we will only go north for 2-3 week short stints this summer and use Florida as home base, so maybe he won't play up there? More change maybe...

Have a fine Friday!

Just discovered that the power surge from the electrical issue yesterday caused my freezer to stop functioning. It was still cool enough for things to have not gone bad, but they aren't frozen anymore. So I just cooked a few things which I guess we will bring with us to the Keys and threw everything else out. Luckily I didn't have much in there. I checked the instructions for the refrigerator which said to do a reset, then press the turbo button to get everything going again. It appears that it worked but I won't really know for sure until later when I see if water freezes or not. If it didn't work it means that some control panel got permanently damaged. What a pain! At least the refrigerator part seems fine, so we can wait until we get back if we have to do anything (since I cooked or tossed all the freezer stuff).

My insurance is through State Farm and they offer for free a subscription and device called Ting that plugs in and monitors your electrical circuits for potential fire hazards. I have three - one for each 200 amp panel. If it detects a fire hazard (arcing, bad power coming into your house, loose connections), it alerts you on your phone and they immediately send out an electrician to fix the problem and pay up to $1000 to do the work. Smart for State Farm as it means not paying out for a catastrophic fire... I wonder if it would catch something like at your building?

I'm not sure - apparently it affected several buildings in our area and the electric company (FPL) had to fix it.

196.2 I have nothing going on today! I liked the metal fabricator gate guy. Waiting on his estimate.

I got a reply to my email from the Kimbles. No acknowledgment of my LIST. Just how much they loved the house and that they had named it Terra del Sol, to play on the words sol for sun and soul since they put their souls into it. Would have been nice if they also put in some maintenance and a kitchen vent along with their souls.

Liz, I would have DH add his grandson temporarily to his car insurance policy as a secondary driver if he hasn't already. Especially with the icy conditions there...

Anyway, no plans today so maybe a long dog walk and a trip to the grocery store are in order. Tomorrow morning a guy is coming to get 3 of the 7 rugs in my garage and a chest of drawers for my friends. Woo hoo! And I have a hair appointment. So I will enjoy my schedule free day today.

Peps, your pic on TT looks amazing!

Hope you all have great days!

My DD is our insurance agent and she sent us an underwriter's statement that neither the grandson nor his mother needed to be added since they are named on the mother's policy. But DH may request that the grandson drive his mother's car and she drive his for now. Both are about the same size SUVs

How lucky to have an insurance agent in the family! They must all be different. My company just sent a generic email recently about if you have anyone else drive your car, have them added even if for a short period.

200.4 - all good. Down a couple of tenths...

Thanks for the wonderful feedback on my pic! Helps put any minor worries I have to rest. I know the swelling will last for months, so I'm trying to get out and about more. At the same time, though, I'm feeling very content to stay home in reclusiveness. I am finding this sort of hibernating/nesting behavior enjoyable, but rather out of character.

Ron enjoyed his day. I took him for a couples mani-pedi, which he loved and then took him to the seafood place he so enjoys. He loved his cioppino. I've wrapped my head around him being 75. I realized a few months ago that I was not ready for him to be 75! Go figure, right? For some reason I developed a belief 75 was the gateway into real old age. Not sure where that came from since most people in my family live well into their 80s and 90s. I have been able to reconcile Ron's numeric age and my thinking.

Good session with the NUT this afternoon.

Not much else going on in my world. Until tomorrow!

Greetings all

More sun today in spite of my Apple watch telling me it is cloudy. I managed to get the linen closet cleaned out yesterday. Amazing what I found. I now have a giant bag of old bed sheets that we don't use. I also have a large amount of linen items that are unopened in packages. Like a mattress pad that is a California king that I must have bought by mistake. There are some other sheets and duvet covers and I have no clue why I bought them or why I did not use them. Oh well. I think the thrift store will take the new stuff. We will see about the other stuff. The other sheets are all clean and usable but probably no one wants them. There is a big thrift store in Eureka that has a back alley that you can drive into and guys come out and take stuff - a thrifting drive by.

Too bad about the power surge Liz. No elevator is not cool. Hope it all gets fixed. Weird on how only half the building was impacted. Glad you did not need arctic clothing for the event. Also too bad about grandson's wrecked car. An insurance mess to untangle. Years ago I asked our insurance agent if our house sitter could drive our car and be covered and they said yes we were covered for an occasional driver - whatever that means.

CC you need to give your house a new name - like Terra del Kirby. Don't you just love a slow day. I am sure Kimbels had no idea what your message meant.

So I went to the studio for awhile today. Studio buddy stopped in for a bit. Honestly she is driving me nuts. I think she needs some mental health counseling and will ponder a tactful way to suggest it. Long story short I think she is sort of manic and borderline paranoid. Then I got a call from our director that the studio bank card has been compromised and that also our signature cards are out of date. They wanted the to remember which employee I dealt with there when the new cards were set up. Well duh I don't remember but I do know what I was told. Oy vey.

Yum yum sandwhiches tonight which DH thinks are a great delicacy.

Peps if I was in the market for plastics I would go to your surgeon. Looks like a great job. As the saying goes, "you...look...marvelous"! . Well if 75 is the gateway to old age then I am fast approaching. I felt like 70 was a change physically but I know 80 year olds that run circles around me.

Cheers. Diane S.