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Yesterday was spent going to several furniture stores looking for a round accent table to use in place of the old table I have in the living room. It just doesn't work with the furniture as I had hoped it would. But I can't seem to find anything that seems right to me. Frustrating.

Today we walk, then water aerobics, then hopefully the reglazing of the bathtub gets done. I have no idea how long that will take so no plans for the rest of the day. Nor have we thought about dinner too much. I do have stuff to make a new recipe if I feel like cooking.

Hoping we hear positive stuff from Paula about the offer today!

Have a succulent Saturday!

Sounds like your parent visit wasn't as difficult as it sometimes can be.

What is this "online affair partner"? Is it literally that and is that why they broke up?

Eating mindfully is more than half the battle I think.

When we were in the Finger Lakes area I was disappointed by how quickly wine made me sluggish. I wanted to go to so many wineries because they are indeed beautiful, but no, I was done with wine after two. I hope you have a nice time tomorrow at your local winery. Sounds very nice. PS I am unlikely to stand in line for oysters, I do not understand the appeal. Perhaps I am a Philistine.

Another happy retirement day. The summer was busy, both with having long term house guests and the necessary disruptions that brought, along with happy and fun things too. Having my mornings to myself this week is blissful. Today after a slow start, I went to Costco right after it opened. What fun to shop without crowds or a sense of urgency. I looked at a lot of things they sell that I never knew about. I bought jammies and Tilamook cheese, pre sliced for portion control. Speaking of, I did talk myself out of buying a couple of things because the amount was just too much and DH and I don't need the temptation hanging around: I'm looking at you delicious artisan loaf of cranberry walnut bread. When I was working we wasted so much food. I'm working to reduce the waste, while also trying to be more deliberate about meals.

When we visited my parents, my Mom asked if I was missing anything from work. Nope. Not one single thing, with the exception of my favorite co workers. I am completely happy to not be doing any of the work I did, including not getting up at 6am. I don't even want to stop by and visit. Maybe some day further down the road. As I was going to bed last night, feeling so content, and looking forward to the coming day, it occurred to me that if everyday is a Saturday, every night is a Friday night.

The visit with my parents went pretty well. The weather was so nice and we got my Mom out on the deck. She really can't go out there anymore unless someone is visiting, because she can't get out of the deck chairs unless there is a person on each arm. She assures me that she could with just my Dad's help (which I can see is not true). I asked them to please wait until there is someone else standing by while they test their theory, or they'll end up having to call the paramedics to pick my Mom up off the ground. Since her hosptial stay, there is a weekly nursing visit, and next week a PT will be coming twice a week for a few weeks, and I think OT also. That is, if my Mom continues to allow it. Hopefully she will. These are time limited services though, because they are about rehab after a hospital stay. I think if she would agree to start palliative care it could be ongoing. She has been offered it many times, but turned it down. And she will NOT accept a bath aide. The only person she wants to take care of that is my SIL, who is a home health CNA. I hope they are paying her, since it is her actual career (I think they are), but she is already so heavily booked she doesn't get there enough and my Mom is so unkept.

This afternoon I will make Ratatouille, which will be awesome to have on hand for a snack, or a side for a meal. Tomorrow evening, we invited BFF, Nephew and his children over for a bonfire. His soon to be ex wife is out of town vacationing with one of her online affair partners, so he has had the kids every day for over a week. This means BFF stays with him because he leaves for work at 4:30am, and she gets the kids off to school on his custody days. I'm glad the soon to be ex took off out of town. Ugh, what if she had wanted the kids to meet this person? They are so much better off being with nephew.

A little movement downward on the scale again without much deprivation. I am measuring/tracking a few things, not really dieting, but trying to be more aware of what I am eating. Definitely, I am eating if I am hungry, but I am trying to be more mindful of what I am eating to mute that hunger. More fruits and vegetables as snacks, or something with protein like a cheese stick. Always a work in progress!

Oh wow! Best of luck on your offer!!!!

And thank goodness nothing was serious with your foot. That sounds like a weird thing to happen.