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Sounds... intense!
<maybe that's their selling point: no ear pain; no gain!>2 -
Sounds... intense!
<maybe that's their selling point: no ear pain; no gain!>
Fortunately, the gym is free. Part of my retirement insurance perks. I could go to a much fancier gym - also free- but this one is only a few miles down the road.
This one is also mainly a working class gym with only occasional trollers looking for hookups. People are there to work out not pose.2 -
I don't consider it woodworking to just do the stain and clearcoat. First husband always did the fun part (the woodworking) and left it to me to do the bit he found boring, namely the finishing. So I'm good at that but don't ask me to build you anything, lol!
I also am a pretty good seamstress/embroiderer/quilter. Just so you aren't surprised. (grin)
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Today I have things to do in the kitchen and in a general "picking up and keeping things tidy" way. Unfortunately, TOM is also in residence. I may be spending more time than I prefer to on the couch with a book. (sigh) It is no fun.5
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Lexi you sound dangerous to be around today!🤔 When's Sergeant Pickles arriving? Have you discussed the issue with the cats?🙀2
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I have told the cats. They will still be Entirely Appalled.
He is coming over with his foster mom for a meet and greet/home inspection on Saturday, but I think we are going to wait a couple weeks for the formal adoption as we have to get a different gate for the kitchen and put it up. No one is in an extreme hurry here; he is happy and loved where he is, and his foster mom is even good with me keeping her info so that if we have an emergency and need someone to take care of the dog, she'll be able to do it. That makes me feel better. Not that we are planning anything like that, but emergencies are by definition unplanned.3 -
Boyfriend and I are discussing refinishing the kitchen cabinets. That will mainly be me, as his kyphosis means that doing a lot of reaching/working over his head is hard on him. We're going to wait on that until the weather cools off a bit because we will want to open the windows, and it is SO MUCH not window opening season right now.4
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I got the pork loin cut up and put it into freezer bags and froze it, because I am not going to spend the afternoon making fried pork bits for next month's Thursday night dinners. Not with the way I feel. But now it won't go bad before I get to it. So I'm feeling better....at least I got that done!3
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Saw this guy at the gym recently. Won’t be dating him anytime soon.1 -
I did a month's worth of work in a day and half. It's purely because I slacked off for a month that I need to be super productive now but imagine what I could do if I had any kind of regular attention span.2
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I have all sorts of cooking, baking, and cleaning to do today. The family reunion is this weekend and a plate of five different sorts of cookies was very popular last year. Also contributing a loaf of chocolate banana bread to the auction that helps pay to rent the building for next year.
The one good thing is when I quantity cook like this it suppresses my appetite. I do NOT want to eat anything if I've been smelling the food all day. (Yes, this is a problem at Thanksgiving every year.)2 -
Today is anxiety day. Trying to stay positive but the anxiety brain is making that difficult. I should hear about the job I have been interviewing with sometime today. My uncle also has a neuro appointment for a recently found brain tumor and will be finding out what has to be done. So my mind is a mess at the moment and has been all week. Meaning I have not been eating or sleeping well at all.
Been purging my belongings like crazy and packing as I go. Actually had to unpack some boxes I packed back in the "I'm gonna buy a house" craze at the beginning of the year. I have gone through like 13 boxes, totally emptied 4 of them, partially emptied 4 of them, and packed up 5. They are not huge boxes either. I got rid of a LOT of stuff.
Need to do a meal plan today for grocery shopping tomorrow. Think I will only do a single stop at Kroger cause I have so much to do this weekend.4 -
So sorry about your uncle - difficult to deal with. Hope the job comes through Athijade. Don’t envy the packing and unpacking. It’s exhausting.
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Heard bad news from my sister today - the shadow on her liver was indeed cancer, and she needs to have 2/3rds removed, plus her gall bladder and her bile duct...then reconstructive surgery to create a replacement duct to drain bile directly into her bowel.
Unfortunately they can't schedule the surgery until she's lost another 20lbs (she's already lost 20lbs in the past few weeks because she's been so poorly) because the general anaesthetic would be too risky (she has a history of PEs)...so no surgery probably until the end of August at least, and then 8+ weeks in hospital afterwards.
Being positive, the liver is a very resilient organ. And if she comes through the surgery well she may end the year over 50lbs lighter than when she started it, which would help her enormously...but it's not the best reason to lose weight. There's also the risk of physical decompensation/institutionalisation due to the 8+ weeks she'll need to stay in hospital...she's already practically bed-bound, so that could exacerbate her problems. Scary times....
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So sorry about your sister, Bella. Hope it all turns out well eventually.1
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Probably not wholly disconnected from my sister's bad news, I've had a frack it day...
A pub lunch of burger and fries, washed down with 2 pints of cider. Then, because I'm a lightweight drinker and two pints made me tiddly, I've come home and eaten 5 licorice toffees, a small piece of homemade (healthy but calorific) flapjack, two French sable (all-butter) biscuits, another small helping of yesterday's cranachan and a palmful of salted roasted yellow split peas.
So now I'm 250 calories over my maintenance calories..and still only 5pm.
Luckily my deficit yesterday was 750 calories.
Emotional eater? Moi? Surely you jest...
Time to nip this in the bud and tap into a healthier outlet for my fears and worries...4 -
Is this dump health challenges all around us week? Grrrrrrr.2
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We had the meet and greet and home inspection today, and it's a go! A week from today, Sergeant Pickles will come to stay with us!
Nyx puffed up like a Halloween cat when she saw him, and he chased her but in the "Oh, who are you? I want to meet you!" friendly fashion. I'm good with that.
All three of us love him. He's just perfect for us. No pictures yet, but I will post some when I get him home. He's such a handsome good boy!4 -
So happy for you Alexandra - how exciting! And Sergeant Pickles is one very lucky doggo to join such a welcoming and accommodating new family!2
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Is this dump health challenges all around us week? Grrrrrrr.
Trouble is, our house always contains tens of thousands of calories worth of goodies - confectionary, biscuits, chocolate, ice-cream, savoury snacks, flapjacks etc.... which is never dangerous until it is dangerous, if you know what I mean. I see it every day...barely register it...it's never anything but background noise...but on a day like today it suddenly becomes irresistible.
I guess I should clear it all out (90% is still hanging around since Christmas or was gifted to us at Easter)...but given it's only dangerous once in a blue moon it feels wasteful to bin it when it's still in date and perfectly good to eat.2 -
I got the job! Signed the offer yesterday. I won't be moving until September though since the job is remote. Just means I will have time for moving instead of feeling rushed and stressed.7
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I got the job! Signed the offer yesterday. I won't be moving until September though since the job is remote. Just means I will have time for moving instead of feeling rushed and stressed.
Yay!!! It's so much better when you have time to do everything in proper order.
That's mainly why the good Sergeant is not here at my feet tonight; I want to finish getting everything so that he can come in to everything being right where it needs to be, and that's going to take a little time.
Second attempt at gating the kitchen off is in process; I'm staining the wood boxes we bought so they match the cabinets (or will when we restain the cabinets) and then I'll screw them into place and that will do the trick, once the new gate shows up on Monday.3 -
Good for you Athijade! A new start to new adventures. And time to get settled too. I hope it all turns out wonderfully.2
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Got the boxes to build up the kitchen quarter-wall screwed into place. Now I just have to wait for the gate to arrive to hang off them.
I also washed my hair, which means I can't do anything else until it dries and I can put it back up out of the way. At least it's not so very humid and hot today, because sitting round with wet hip-length hair in high humidity and heat is pretty miserable.
I need to take the leftover cookies and pack them for the freezer, and also cut up some beef for tomorrow night's stirfry and get it into marinade. Once I get my hair out of the way.
And now that the work of the boxes is dealt with I need to put all that away and tidy things back up so that the mess doesn't irritate me.
But in the interim I will sit back and read a book and wait for the nape of my neck to dry so that I can get on with things.4 -
Great news @Athijade !
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Wow hip length hair Alexandra? I confess to never having hair length past my earlobes because I’m way too impatient. If I can’t be ready to go in 15 minutes, I get squirrelly. During early covid I couldn’t get a haircut for over 8 months. I resorted to self trims. Made the salon lady crazy trying to even it out when I finally could get professional help.
Early morning gym before 🔥🔥🔥 outside. Made some chicken salad from leftovers for dinner tonight. Now it’s back to hiding out indoors with all the shades drawn and curtains closed. No rain or cooling in sight. Day 45 of 100+ temps.2
