Serial Starters

Good morning!
Hi Sara - I WISH my dog could shovel snow. That would be a great trick! No POTM today for me - she is off.
Welcome 12Sarah! Good group to ask questions to and vent!
Good morning Lana!
Work is closed until the 4th. The little bit of a routine I got back into may go out the window, but I am stocked up with fresh veggies. one day at a time!
Have a good Wednesday!
Lynn

A year later and I'm posting in here again. Feel free to ADD me. Message me if you're interested in doing some sort of accountability.

*** THURSDAY DEC. 31ST ***

Good morning all~~

Sara - How old is Monster? Some people get really whacky before, during, and even after menopause. One lady in my NYC apartment building developed borderline personality disorder right around that 50-year mark. Who knows what demons Monster has raging in her head.
Congrats on your three 6Ks!

Hello to Justin and 12Sarah ~~

Time for more coffee and some paperwork....

Lana

266.2 today
269.6 highest
179.0 goal

*** January 2nd ***

Good morning everybody ~~

Missy - what a wonderful collection of New Year's Fluffy Floofs you have! I can dream of what it's like to have all of them piled on top of me. You are a lucky lady to have them. Thank you for posting that photo 💖

Sara - You are very kind to contribute to an animal rescue fund--a very noble cause! I hope that your day of errands today goes well and that you enjoy the day! ☀️

It's another gray day here - my mother used to call these days "clousy". I need to get out for some exercise, but gee I hate walking when it's cold, wet, and icky. Definitely will need some inspiring tunes.

Waving to all who stop by later on 👋🏻

Lana

267.2 today
269.6 highest
179.0 goal

Happy New Year to all my online friends. I've been pretty careless and disconnected for long enough. I wasn't worrying about what I ate over my winter break, and it shows--3 lbs up in the past few weeks. I know how to do this and just need to get back in the swing. Winter is always so much harder for me. But, I have decent boots and two dogs that love the snow, so it's just a matter of getting back out there. It is just too easy to use the cold as an excuse, but I know the cold doesn't actually bother me that much. It really is just an excuse. I know how to dress properly and unless it's a dangerous windchill, I want to get out. Well, except I don't. . . Lazy.

So, I'm having my carpet completely removed and planning to put in some easy-to-maintain vinyl or something like that b/c of the pets. Lots of things need doing around my house and I'll be chipping away at them this year. I am still thinking about moving to NC but will likely delay until I can officially retire in WI--3 more years. Not so bad.

My kids are all out of the house right now. Eldest has rented a beach front apartment in Miami, youngest is living with my sister in FL to avoid winter and get some nail technician and/or CNA training, and my middle son is vacationing with his brother and will go back to college after he returns. I'll have the house to myself until the end of February. I'm actually looking forward to it. And it sure makes it easier to get work done on the house.

I'm getting back to logging and back to tracking and improving my daily step/mileage average.

What is new with all of you?

Sunday, January 3.

Good morning and happy New Year to all!

I have decided to not make any grand proclamations regarding changes or goals. Instead, I am making quiet little promises to myself. Promises to do the best I can, to remain as calm as possible in stressful situations, and to take each moment carefully and thoughtfully.

This year will be a time to figure out how life really looks now. By the time I figure it out, I assume it will change again.

On a cheerier note, SO and I (finally) got out cookware cabinets cleaned out. Old cookware sorted, most of it tossed. New cookware has been sitting in a box for three years. It is now organized in the cabinets.

SO has difficulty bending to get stuff out of the lower cabinets. We can't afford to remodel right now or even purchase the cookware racks available for cabinets. Instead, we bought grey bus tubs like restaurants use to put in the cabinets. I stripped all the 1970's contact paper out and the tubs slide in and out easily to access the cookware.

Daughter and I spent 8 hours together yesterday--shopping, talking, eating, laughing. Why is this a notable event you ask? We live in the same house and don't see each other 8 hours a week most of the time. And it will be worse soon. She is halfway through nursing school, but begins a full time job as a monitor tech in ICU on the 16th. She lost her job in 2020 and it has been hard for me to pay my bills and hers too (car payments, insurance, loans.) Anyway, she's 30 and I really enjoyed our trip to buy her work scrubs and accessories.

Hope everyone has pleasant celebrations for the arrival of the new year. Wishing the best for everyone here.

Tracy in Tennessee