2020: One Day At A Time, We Will Achieve!!
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I got my weekly Fitbit stats too. I’m not tech savvy so I don’t know how to take and post a screenshot. Here’s the highlights. I did 39,415 steps last week, totaling 16.6 miles. I never thought I had that many steps in me. It motivates me to aim higher this week. My highest day was over 7,000 steps. I’ve been doing 5000-6000 steps a day.
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The cardiologist was pleased with me. Weight-wise I was 11.5 pounds since she last saw me. If I just hadn't gained first....
I go back in 6 months and this time I'm determined not to gain before I start losing.
I am rethinking the birthday dinner out. With everything going on I think cooking here makes more sense. And the more I thought about it the more I decided I'd rather eat my own cooking. I just will only buy enough for one day.0 -
Maryanne, congrats on being down 11.5 pounds since your last visit! I’m sure your doctor was pleased since most of his patients are probably gaining instead of losing. I think cooking at home is a good idea, since you can be in control of what you cook and how. No surprises like extra salt or fat in the ingredients.
Jean, I’m sorry you aren’t feeling well. I hope you can kick whatever it is to the curb quickly.
Helene, you’re doing well with your steps. Even if every day isn’t a record breaker, at least you’re getting in a good amount of steps.
We were out late last night. My sister has been in Williamsburg, VA for 2 weeks taking care of her daughter who was sick with a very bad kidney infection caused by 3 large kidney stones. After the infection cleared up they were able to blast the stones and she is now feeling much better and able to go back to work and care for her 12 year old son. So last night my sister flew back home and we picked her up at the airport at 11:00 last night. That’s a late night for us now, lol! She spent the night and left this morning to head home, which is about 2 hours away. Her family there will be happy to see her as she is the only one who cooks, normally.0 -
Jean, just do whatever you feel up to. If it’s no steps, that’s okay. It’s more important that you take care of yourself and rest. You can pick up the steps whoever you feel up to it.0
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Pam, that’s wonderful news that your niece is doing so much better and is at home. It’s hard when family is sick so far away. When I first read your post, I thought she had a 2 year old. I was going to ask if anyone was around to help her with him. Now I realize he’s 12 and can give her a hand if she needs help for herself.
Maryanne, that’s great news that you’ve lost 11.5 pounds since your last cardiology appointment. Keep it going and you’ll knock her socks off next time.0 -
We were out late last night. My sister has been in Williamsburg, VA for 2 weeks taking care of her daughter who was sick with a very bad kidney infection caused by 3 large kidney stones. After the infection cleared up they were able to blast the stones and she is now feeling much better and able to go back to work and care for her 12 year old son. So last night my sister flew back home and we picked her up at the airport at 11:00 last night. That’s a late night for us now, lol! She spent the night and left this morning to head home, which is about 2 hours away. Her family there will be happy to see her as she is the only one who cooks, normally.
11 is definitely late for me (and DH goes to bed at 6 am since his work starts so early). I'm glad your niece is doing better!0 -
The cardiologists' office (there are quite a few of them at what is a Hopkins "outpost") was very laid back. My cardiologist herself seems a little underwhelmed by all the hoopla. She says people are calling to cancel but think they should be able to spend an hour on the phone with her. We commiserated a little. My in-box is filled with emails from employers wanting to know if they can exclude coverage for coronavirus from their employee benefit plans. Heh they want to pay the firm $475 an hour to answer stupid questions, I'll bite!
For years, this building has had counters dispensing tissues, hand sanitizer and face masks. Today the face mask slot had a sign that you needed to see the security guard. I bet people were stealing them.0 -
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I want this bumper sticker:
https://stddonald.com/product/std-stop-the-donald-sticker/?utm_source=Cust4-5%LA&utm_medium=StickerPic0 -
Maryanne--Those "hand sanitizers" are great!0
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DH’s primary care referred him to a specialist. He told him he probably wouldn’t get an appointment before we leave in May but to make an appointment for when we come back next winter. He has the same type specialist back home but the feeling was he needs to be followed while we are hear. Surprisingly, the office called and he has an appointment in early May. The scheduler told him she’d put him on a cancellation list for March and April. I told DH he might actually get a cancellation with coronavirus going around. We’ll see what happens. Regardless, we were pleased to have an appointment in May. We’ve been very pleased with the quality of medical care here and how nice all the doctors and assistants are.0
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I want this bumper sticker:
https://stddonald.com/product/std-stop-the-donald-sticker/?utm_source=Cust4-5%LA&utm_medium=StickerPic
Love it! When I plugged it into Amazon I also found some fantastic t-shirts.0 -
DH’s primary care referred him to a specialist. He told him he probably wouldn’t get an appointment before we leave in May but to make an appointment for when we come back next winter. He has the same type specialist back home but the feeling was he needs to be followed while we are hear. Surprisingly, the office called and he has an appointment in early May. The scheduler told him she’d put him on a cancellation list for March and April. I told DH he might actually get a cancellation with coronavirus going around. We’ll see what happens. Regardless, we were pleased to have an appointment in May. We’ve been very pleased with the quality of medical care here and how nice all the doctors and assistants are.
The parking lot at the Hopkins outpost was probably more full than usual but the cardiologist did mention cancellations. DH has talked about cancelling a doctor's appointment. I don't have any coming up that I'd feel comfortable cancelling.0 -
Midnight? Definitely looks like Jack.
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Maryanne, those black cat memes are precious. I love I have a box.0
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Black cats have always been my favorite. We haven't been without a black cat since 1980.
CROM is dedicated to the memory of my beloved Beethoven who was a black farm cat.
Currently we have Jack and Smokie.
In between we've had Mehdi (named for one of DH's employees), Missy, Holly Berry.
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Our first cat was a black and white tuxedo cat. We never had all black but I think they’re gorgeous.0
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Interesting fact:
In 1918, in Philadelphia, health officials ignored calls for social distancing and allowed a World War I victory parade to proceed. Within three days, all the hospital beds in the city were filled. Within a week, roughly 45,000 people were infected. Within six weeks, 12,000 were dead. The prospect of a repeat of that kind of mass manslaughter is frightening — especially when you consider that the 1918 influenza had a fatality rate of about 2.5 percent, compared to the 3.4 percent fatality rate for the coronavirus estimated by the World Health Organization.0 -
Black cats are fabulous; it is sad that many still consider them bad luck.0
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Jean - that's too funny!0
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I went to the city today to have lunch with my niece. Afterwards, I went to WalMart to pick up some items. I couldn't resist taking a pic of the toilet paper aisle:
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Jean, it must be universal. DH was at our Walmart today and saw the same thing. Since we were nearly out of it, he texted me to let me know he wasn’t able to get it. I was getting my nails done and my nail salon is next door to a grocery store. I had planned to stop in after my manicure anyway so I checked their TP aisle and found they had plenty of it. I bought a large package and DH was shocked to learn that their price was $5 less than Walmart’s price for the same item! He’s always thought this particular grocery store was extremely overpriced.0
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Apparently toilet paper is made - in large quantities - in the US. We don't even import it. So the shortages are sort of funny. (Not that we don't have a stash.)
We're starting to see some shortages here for the first time. Mostly in the toilet paper aisle and cleaner/sanitizer aisles.0 -
I like to watch Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest in the morning while I finish my breakfast. It’s filmed in front of a live audience. As of yesterday, they have stopped having an audience. They had about 20 producers and staffers acting as an audience. Tampon Hall, The View and Dr Phil have made the same choice to help slow the spread of coronavirus. March Madness is going to play games without audiences as well. It’s probably a drop in the bucket but every little bit probably helps.0
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When I went to get my nails done yesterday I was expecting to have to wait a few minutes for an available tech because it’s Spring Break week here. However, when I arrived there was only 1 other customer and the woman who did my nails said it had been very slow all week, which they attributed to fears about the virus. The whole time I was there only 1 other customer came in. This place is usually very busy, so I’m sure the owner must be worried.
We aren’t hoarding TP or anything else at this point. We were legitimately needing some yesterday, lol!
I’m meeting friends for lunch today to celebrate my friend’s birthday. This is the friend whose birthday was actually in January, but her husband died suddenly 2 days after their shared birthday. She certainly wasn’t ready to celebrate with us any sooner. We have a beautiful day for it and we are going to a restaurant that has a nice outdoor patio.0
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