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Thank goodness for the haven you have with DH after that experience. I am glad you got that visit over with. Must have felt like torture. This week will be a piece of cake comparatively.

Peps, I am so excited for your trip! A European river cruise is on my bucket list. I'd also love to do the Delta Queen River cruise on the Mississippi River. I hope it is a wonderful time. Who are you traveling with again?

I understand the popularity of Italian restaurants. Mediterranean cuisine: Greek, Italian, Turkish etc are hands down my favorite cuisine. I am sure if there is such a thing as reincarnation, I have always lived in the Western Hemisphere, and spent many past lives in the Mediterranean.

The visit with my parents may have included the most ugly moments I have witnessed, and I have witnessed many throughout my life. At some point I began to disassociate, which is not a very functional response, but served it's purpose when I was young. Ugh. There was also some progress forward with an agreement to let us get a dumpster to clear some space for a hospital bed, which would be much more suitable for my Mom. I am continuing less than functional behavior now that I am safely home as I finish my second limoncello martni. Not to worry, its a calculated choice I am making. And once again, overwhelmed by gratitude for my DH, who tried to redirect my parents (with so much empathy and respect) from their angry attacks against each other and with whom I am always safe.

Tomorrow will be lovely. Nice weather, and my flowers are flourishing. I will read my Sunday papers and revel in the peace of the home DH and I have created.

201.something... I knew I'd either be up or down. I ate a bit differently yesterday and was not too concerned about sodium...

I was able to order a new month of tirzepatide. It'll come when I'm away, but it will be here when I get back, which is good because I will run out of tirzepatide while in Europe. My last two doses are coming with me.

While I didn't get enough done yesterday because I chose to be a slug, I did get my closet cleaned out, encouraged Ron to do some quick purging and got 10 bags of clothes and shoes to Goodwill. My NUT/eating disorder therapist encourages getting rid of all my clothes that are too big and represent a different version of me. Ron was taken aback by how much I purged. IMO, I still have plenty of clothes. They just happen to be what suits the me I am now. He admitted he was jealous that I essentially have lost enough weight to warrant a complete new wardrobe. I am guessing that is where the reprimands about clothing size and body image were stemming from a couple of weeks ago.

Today I have been much more productive! I went to the dog show with Grizz and was home by 10 am. I have had a little breakfast, fed the dogs, cleaned up the dog yard, cleaned the guest room and done the bedding with two sets of sheets (one for my brother tonight and readied the next set underneath for the house sitters. I will do a quick change before we leave tomorrow morning! Top sheets and pillows are on standby in the closet!) I have dogs to wash and clothes to pack and a few odds and ends to attend. Other than that, I am feeling ready.

We'll leave here tomorrow sometime around 10 am. Our flight to Amsterdam does not depart San Francisco until 1:45 pm. I will check in when I can.

Definitely way better to be sore from the exercise!

Completed work (front and rear view):