2018 - The Year of " I AM "
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They set out sticky traps for the spiders, that’s the best you can do for them. Apparently spider’s exoskeleton prevents the chemicals from getting into their systems when they just crawl through it. And they don’t groom themselves so they don’t ingest it. He knocked down any webs that he found outside the house (which we’re supposed to do regularly?) and the treatment will kill any small insects that spiders eat so they’ll have no food source. Man, I hate spiders!!! Maybe if I was a better housekeeper? Hahahahaha! Yeah, that’s gonna happen!
On that note: my son is coming to visit next week and bringing his girlfriend of one year to meet us. He’s pretty serious about this one. Anyway....she’s extremely allergic to cats. I’ve had two for fourteen years. I’m going to sequester them in the basement a day early and clean house. Does anyone have any idea if this will help? We’re planning to try and spend as little time as possible in the house.0 -
Suzy I googled "how to avoid cat allergies when visiting friends with cats" and basically it suggests the g/f start taking allergy meds a few days before she arrives and that will be more effective than if she takes it there.. and really it just suggests anywhere they will be (their sleeping quarters, living room, bathroom, kitchen) should obviously been vacuumed and floors wet mopped and the linens changed before they arrive and after the kitties have been quarantined LOL... and vaccuum or wipe down anywhere kitties tend to hang out (i have a friend who's kitties like to hide on a dining room chair under the tablecloth and sleep so i'd wipe down those places.. and if they have a couch arm or corner they hang out in regularly maybe don't let her sit on that particular couch/chair? ) lol... anyway the vac and mop i'm assuming you would probably be doing anyway since most of us tend to do that sort of thing before any company. Basically just cleaning to get rid of the dander and fur should do it.. you must be pretty excited that your son is doing a "meet the parents" trip!!
who the hell cleans cobwebs from the outside of their house regularly?? i don't even do it inside the house i admit lol... but i think getting rid of any food source for them will do the trick!!!
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Thanks Snoozie. I’m going to be a cleaning machine for the next few days, I guess.
So not “Done” today. Seriously. Not. Done. I don’t think I’ve been this lazy in eons. I ate. I napped. I read. Then, apparently all that tired me out because I napped some more. I’m chalking it up to “one of those days” and moving on. It’s all I can do at this point.0 -
I always feel that spiders are useful against flies (which spread disease), so I welcome them in my house and garden. I would freak out if I was over-run with them, though!
My ex was allergic to cats. I sometimes used a product for washing the cat (I think it was called Petalcleanse - there might be different brands) - you rubbed it over the cat with a cloth to pick up dander. It started to bother me that my cat might be licking it, so sometimes I would just rub the cat over with a damp cloth, which I think did help in picking up hair and dander.
I also bought a steam cleaner, and would use it on the sofa, bed, etc. Not on the cat, lol!
I did look into specialist vacuum cleaners, but it seems the ones that are really effective are very expensive! I just used my normal vacuum cleaner, but if you had a really good one or could borrow one, I'm sure that would be better.2 -
Suzy - I believe what you meant to post was that you dedicated yesterday to SELF CARE, right? That all important SELF CARE we need to spend more time doing?? Yep thot that's what you meant to type
Vail thanks for the chuckle this morning - clarifying you didn't use the steam cleaner on the cat!! Not much better than starting your day with a good cup of coffee and a heart felt laugh so thanks!
I totally forgot to pick a goal yesterday LOL.. but I did get the few things I had sched for myself done. My sister is flying in from the east coast tonite and will be here for a few days to drive me around for the surgery Monday and post op checkup the following day. She was able to sched some time with one of her BFF's while she is here (she lived here til she retired a few years ago and moved down east) so she knows her way around on her own and will have the use of my car so it will work out well.
My one goal today is to focus on three healthy and delicious meals and to enjoy my oatmeal cranberry walnut cookie after dinner with my cup of tea - and to be thankful for the gift of my sister arriving tonite!
Have a great weekend Hatters!1 -
I’m so glad your sister is going to be there for you! Enjoy your time with her!
Self care. Yep! That’s what it was. Hahaha! I was up three pounds this morning but I’m not going to stress about it. I’m choosing to believe that it will come off quickly now that I’m back to my “sane” self. Ha! As sane as I get anyway!
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I’ll be thinking of you tomorrow Snoozie. I hope everything goes well and that you’re back to 100% as soon as possible! I know you must be sooooo ready to get this over with. Enjoy your sister’s visit and let her take good care of you.1
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Thanks Suzy ! She arrived last nite and we went for brekkie this morning and a walk at the lake after lol. This aft I vacuumed again and mopped floors etc just to keep busy ha. Ok and to work off the pancakes I had - but I left some on the plate 👍😛1
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Have a lovely time with your sister!
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Quick dones before leaving for Dr. Tests A1C yuck!!
Sat. Done
Sunday Done....got some cleaning done...just decluttering type. , I need to do it every weekend.
Today, no but I have been standing all day at work, just no extra walking or exercise....just my normal.
I am fasting for the tests so, no extra movements, too hungry lol
I hope t go in afterwards and have a protein shake to curb the hungries.
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wow- lots and lots of posts since I was on here last. I did get a chance to read through them all and can relate to all the various issues of spiders, remodeling, positive "dones" and days with "undones"!
I had a great weekend in Sedona with my husband a few weeks ago. Started out well with food choices even though I was traveling and eating out, but there was a lot of alcohol involved and my food choices were not so great by the end either, so regained the previous lost weight. Also found it difficult to get back on track, but did manage to after about a week off.
I noticed what a difficult time I had hiking short treks (they were elevated though even if they were short). I attributed my being out of shape to my previous recent bout of some virus that triggered bad asthma for which I was on oral steroids for a week and then inhaled steroids for a month. So I am trying to build up my stamina again both with my joints and with my lungs with walking at the rec center across the street from my house. I can only do a mile without issues at this point, but I'm hoping to be able to improve to where I used to be.
I'm on the same page as everyone else with the evening being the most challenging issue. So one of my daily goals is to not eat after dinner or in front of the TV. My other challenge seems to be the weekends. I think that's going to take me a little more time to accomplish mastering.
I am making overall progress, including with the scale, and even if it is two steps forwards and one step back sometimes, I still am making progress.
Hope everyone is having a great week. Snooozie, hope you are having a great time with your sister, and good luck Gail with your doc appointment!0 -
Thought I would share some photos from Sedona where we hiked to the two largest cliff dwelling sites in Red Rock Country belonging to the Sinagua (1150-1300 AD). There are not only pictographs and pottery left over from
the Sinagua there, but also pictographs from Archaic cultures dating back 3,000-6,000 years earlier!
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So cool, Susan! Thanks for sharing!
Getting back on track when you’ve let yourself indulge without restrictions is so incredibly difficult. I think we all struggle with that but we’re still here and still trying! I think we have to give ourselves a break. We still need to live and enjoy life and let’s face it, that usually involves food and/or drink. As long as we make it back to our healthier eating and habits then it’s a win!
How are you doing, Snoozie? How’d the operation go?
My son and his girlfriend have been here for two days and while I did overindulge a bit, I don’t feel like I lost total control. I guess we’ll see what the scale says in the next few days but I don’t regret a thing. We had a wonderful visit!
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Thanks Suzy.
Sorry Snooozie - I hadn’t caught the part about yiu having surgery before. Hope all is well and wishing you a speedy recovery !0 -
Morning just a quick note for now because I can't really see what I'm typing on the phone and I'm using Siri but surgery went well postop check Following had everything looking good so hopefully by next apt on tues will get the green light. Gail please let us know how the test went I know how scary it can be and the fasting sucks! Susie so glad you're having a wonderful time how are the allergy precautions going are they working?? Vail hope all is good in your world and I will catch up better on my computer later today or I can also see the picture Susan looks like you had a good time from your post OK more later when I get on my computer have a great day hatters1
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Super news on the surgery!!
A1c 7.5 or 7.8 was so disappointed that I didn't really acknowledge it.. going tomorrow for blood work. have to fast again...but at least I know I can do it. this time just until noon..0 -
Gail- so sorry you were disappointed with your results
Diabetes is such a beast to deal with -argh. Good luck with your fast and tomorrow’s blood work.
Snooozie- so happy to hear your surgery went well and you are doing OK !0 -
I’m glad it went well Snoozie and hope you’re seeing 100% real soon!
Gail, I’m so sorry about your A1C. At least you know now and can work hard on getting it lower.
My son’s visit went great! It was so wonderful to spend some time with him. His girlfriend is very sweet and seems to be a great match for him....and no allergic reactions! So...yay!
Now I’ve got to atone for my eating and drinking indulgences over the past three days. That’s fine...like I said earlier we need to give ourselves a break and just get back on track.
Our October backpacking trip may be back on...keep your fingers crossed for me. My husband’s work project might be rescheduled. We should know in a couple weeks. (The bad news is that my winter hiking pants won’t even button right now. Hahaha!)
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Amazing pictures, Susan! I didn't even know those places existed. It must have been incredible looking at those ancient pictographs, and the scenery is stunning.
I'm glad to hear the surgery went well, Snooozie. One less thing to worry about, and hopefully you will be back to normal soon.
I'm sorry about your results, Gail. I hope you have better news on the blood work.
Glad to hear it all went well, Suzy! Lovely that your son's girlfriend is right for him. Good luck with the backpacking trip! I hope it goes ahead ok. Even if you have to treat yourself to new pants - lol!0 -
Morning Hatters - trying to stay off the puter too much til my check up tomorrow; so far so good so anticipating return to work Saturday... which at the moment i'm looking forward to .. of course that may change a few hours after I actually get back there hahahaha! My sister left Saturday; it was a godsend having her here as I was a little more incapacitated than I had figured as I lost the use of one hand for a few days from that "thing" it does with the swelling and what not.. and my stove died near the end of the week so she was able to take me out to get another one which arrives today.. even tho I can drive now im having a friend take me to my checkup tomorrow because I recall during the last surgery the doc did a laser tweak at some point afterwards - so just in case figured I better bring a driver this time lol.
The scale isn't moving (big suprise) but i'm somewhat back on track eating wise at least - im not allowed to do anything physical other than walking for the next 4-6 weeks but i'm hoping by mid or the end of november i'll be able to get back to pickleball! I heard there is also a badminton thing going on at one of the rec centres so i'll check that out for over the winter too. I did weigh in this morning and since the scale hasnt moved i dont have to change my ticker.. i would have liked to change it DOWN mind you ha!
ok.. nuff about me onto more important things!
Gail - i absolutely know what it's like to see an A1C number that is disappointing; my last visit mine was up to 7.7 and i think i actually cried in the car afterward! It took a few days to get out of the funk from the news to be honest.... and when i looked back over my check ins on here (because i added a column for my A1C way back so i could track it) i was reminded i got it down to 6.5 a few years ago.. (I was over 8 when i was first diagnosed) so i know we can change our numbers! I know you were also scheduled for some other blood tests after the A1C; I hope you got thru the fasting for them as well it so sucks! But good on you for getting it all done so you know what's going on - that is often the hardest part so kudos to you!! So just know that we''re here for you if you need anything - from just venting if needed anytime to whatever else we can offer, we're here for ya!!
Suzy - am SO glad the visit went well and you like the g/f LOL!! And score on no allergy probs from the kitties.. woo hoo!! and double woo on the potential for the october hike - girl is gonna climb another mountain!! will keep my fingers crossed it works out - pants or no pants!! Hmm maybe you could start a trend.. half naked hiking?
Vail - how's the program going; anyone at all showing up yet in the chat rooms? Are you still getting the weekly motivational emails? have you been able to give any feedback on some of the wrinkles you've run into? How about any new recipes - once my new stove gets here perhaps i'll be more inclined to cook... i doubt it mind you lol.. but... one lives in hope!!
Susan lovely pics.. hope your WW is going well and you're finding your stride with the program. I have a friend who is doing the online version but still attending weekly weigh ins and she's finding its working well so hope you are too!
Well coffee is in so i should be able to function now - better get dressed and humanish before the delivery people get here so i dont scare em away. My sister helped me move furniture around so they can get it but i just realized its gonna have to stay where it is for a while since i'm not supposed to lift more than 10lbs for a few weeks lol - oh well i'll consider it a new "look" LOL..
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