@swenson19d I feed Tippy Grain Free. She gets A Taste Of the Wild. Does she itch? Have you tried giving her a Benadryl to see if that helps? That's what my vet said to do. I used to give her one every day. I just realized I haven't given her one in a while, since she was diagnosed with the thyroid issue and is taking those pills. She doesn't seem especially itchy, so I guess she doesn't need it right now. The vet said she was allergic to grass. Really? Not sure I believe that one. LOL Hope you get that paper done!

@Avidkeo That looks like a great place to go camping. Enjoy and look forward to hearing all about it.

Good morning and happy Monday!

Black cat had food allergies for awhile and the vet said the same thing about chicken and fish. She said to try more unprocessed foods like duck, lamb, rabbit. Of course black cat would not touch it.

The weekend went well, I feel so much more productive working at home than I do at work LOL. DH and I had a lovey date on Friday and we talked about ALLLLL the things. Ok, poor guy probably did not get a word in edgewise LOL Saturday I slept in till 9am! What is that about! Needless to say, seeing how jogging felt did not happen. I did clean out our linen closet and threw away a tall kitchen bag of old lotions, travel size stuff, and OTC meds.

I finally sold my rower. It sold in 3 hours of putting it up on FB. A fellow runner bought it, she was on crutches. DH and her husband consoled each other about having an injured runner in the house, quite funny. It was a Concept 2 and my buddy said I could sell it for $750, but I settled for $340, that is what I saw on FB...but on FB you can't see the "sold" ones, so maybe it was all the crappy ones left over. Black cat had chemo and we finally sold that d@mn birdcage that I have probably spent $100 on gas being stood up on.

Sunday DH and I got in our first "tiff" (it was more me rolling my eyes) about the house. Well it was about his man cave. We agreed to drop the old draftsman, it has been 9 days since I messaged and emailed him. My neighbor who is friends with our builder said that he just walked away from plans that were 99% done and just offered to "give them what he had". We printed off everything he gave us, not much (after we went to go buy a new printer, ours was 8 years old and evidently support didn't even recognize the model). We were talking about his man cave and he wants it in the front arena, he wants it partially subterranean and with a retractable roof. Then came the question of when does he want it, as part of the house build? or after? His budget? Was he aware where he wants it is in between 2 septic tanks? I was met with "I don't knows". I told him I am not holding up the draftsman to wait on him and I am going to ask to meet in the next 2 weeks. DH played video games...no planning.

Spent sometime wrapping up EOM finances for the business. Not too bad, but lots of expenses this month. All in all I put about 28% of my gross income into the bank. I figure on months I don't have high expenses (tax software, shipping supplies in bulk) I should bring home about 45%.

Got on scale and there was either minimal weekend bloat or Iost something. DH is making philly cheesesteaks tonight, need to manage that. Found some "before" pictures of me in Jan 2014, I weighed I think 145

@CMorning99 It does sound like you were productive over the weekend. I hope your DH gets his act together, or doesn't get mad when you ignore him and press on.

@Avidkeo Sounds like you are doing great. I'm glad to hear the you and DH are getting along so well now. Long story about my back, but the cliff notes is that I was having issues in Oct. Went to a chiropractor for a couple of months. He had me doing exercises and I'd be better, then worse. He didn't do an x-ray and didn't find the scoliosis. In Dec I had another episode, so went to an ortho and got the x-ray. I didn't like that ortho - all gloom and doom and had me almost in tears in his office. So, I made an appointment for a second opinion, which is tomorrow morning. We'll see what he says and go from there.

Good morning!

@Avidkeo Thanks for the comments I have also lost my passion for running it seems. It feels weird, I look back at my races and how much fun I had, but no desire to run. It happens. I want to lose the same amount of weight as you this year! Here's to making better food choices! DH and I also had a similar experience. He actually moved out and got his only place for a few months. But we worked it out and are better than ever!

Felt productive yesterday (after work). During work I slogged through those checklists and started delegating out some tasks. I really hate the "crisis action team" program. I did it for years in Hawaii under a brutal commander and it I still feel a sense of dread and rage when I have to deal with that program. It is not hard, just tedious and frustrating. DH and I went for a 2.5 mile walk in the afternoon. It was 60 but the air was so dry and bone chilling cold! He tried to make the philly cheesesteaks in the crockpot, but when we got home the meat had completely dissolved, it was tasty mush LOL. I guess the meat was too thin and cooked too long. I was able to get a bit of inventory done, thankfully no more missing items, but still missing 2 from previous bins. I have 15 more bins to go.

DH and I then broke out our new white board (28"x36") and started writing lists. We also started looking at what tax documents we have. I am the one missing most of them, well, not missing but lazy to print them off. We should be ready to do them in March. I got a "final bill" from the gas company <eyeroll>. Thankfully they are 24hrs. They told me when they noticed that the meter was not connected they closed the account, company policy. Even though I told them NOT TO TAKE IT! I told them I wanted it back because I was putting another mobile home there. They will not hook up until the building is in place...phrump grump. The lady was pretty snarky when I explained I did NOT want to close the account...she said "let me put it another way..." No let ME put another way, I did not ask for the service to be turned off. They won and I have to call 3 weeks out to schedule hook-up service.

Put in a request for a quote to move the mobile home, lets see if they even call me back. If they don't, I feel like I am running out of options. I secretly just keep hoping she will just move out, not likely, but a hope.

Submitted updated survey structures for survey company with everything I removed.

I need to figure out how to order a copy of the title. I had no idea that a title and a deed were 2 separate things. I also did not know it is about $700 to get a copy.

I put DH on the task of getting everything ready for the draftsman. We researched him last night, 28 years in business and specializes in "biotecture"...huh. DH may get his subterranean observatory after all LOL We are going to call him at lunch and see what his schedule looks like.

So today I don't have a lot of tasks. Safety training take 2. Call draftsman. Order title.

Gotta wrap up EOM finances for business. Start in on that tax course I bought. Evening walk. Dinner is leftovers.

Have a great day!

@Avidkeo ER to most Americans A&E to the brits. ED to health care workers in US 😏. Hope for a good day!

@CMorning99 Sounds like you were very productive. Sorry about the Philly Cheesesteaks. I feel you in trying to deal with companies that just don't seem to care and won't listen to customers. I hope the new draftsman works out. I'm glad your and your DH worked things out too.

@Avidkeo So glad that you are getting your running mojo back.

Sounds like you are doing great @RunsOnEspresso . I'm horrible about eating when I am NOT at all hungry. I realize it, but eat anyway. I really should do better at that.

I did a driveway session after getting home from the ortho this afternoon. It was 59°F and sunny, so couldn't stay inside. Today would have been my dad's 90th birthday, so in honor of him, I ran 2.1 miles and walked 1.1 mile for a total of 3.2 miles.....2/1/32 - his date of birth. Maybe the fact that I ran gives you a hint as to what the ortho said. This guy was the total opposite of the one I saw in Dec. He said, "So you have a slight curve in your spine..." and continued to say that he saw nothing that would prevent me from running and didn't expect that it would get much worse over time. He said to run, walk, and play tennis as I wanted....he does all three too and has about the same amount of scoliosis, apparently. He said he runs 12-15 miles a week. Anyway, he said I was one of the few people who was "doing it right," and that I should continue doing what I am doing. He said the worst thing I could do for my back would be to reduce my activity level and gain weight. I asked about any particular exercises to do and he said no. He did say that he felt crunches and sit ups were not good for your back. So, I may continue to do some of the exercises/stretches I have been doing, but not worry about getting them in every day. I feel that they have helped, since I haven't had a bad episode in a month. I was so shocked with his positive diagnosis that I forgot to ask some questions I should have - like What should I do if it (the catches and pain) happens again? Why do you think it happened to begin with? Should I use heat or cold? I may call tomorrow and ask those questions.

@quilteryoyo yay for a good doc assessment. Honestly a LOT of people have a mild scoliosis and don't even know it. Shows often as an incidental on imaging. Hope you get the answers to your questions. Generally if I start getting pain of any kind in my back its because I'm not stretching enough and need to do more yoga lol.

@runs_on_espresso I definitely have the opposite problem, eat too much if I don't track lol. Glad you seem to be finding a balance.

@swenson19 lol thanks. So many words for the same thing. You guys know what I mean by ED lol. And it was a good relaxing morning that got busier haha. Student did well and WR had some excellent one on one time. She's got a lot to learn but is getting there.

@shanaber sounds like you and Hobbes had a great day. Naps with pets is the best! Annoying about the bedroom set!

I can go both ways. I will overeat when bored or need a dopamine hit. And I will forget to eat when I'm in the zone. This is definitely related to adhd. So tracking and using hinger cues seems to be sticking a good balance right now.

@shanaber Like I totally understand the supply chain issues but it's the not letting people know. That's just bad customer service. And enjoy Zion! It's gorgeous!

Nothing much new here.

Bear-bear update.
He has a vet visit tomorrow, depending on the weather. We may be in for a wintery mix. I thought perhaps a coyote got him down but it looks more like a contusion, he may have been clipped by a car. His hip is still swollen but he is feeling better and eating all the shrimps and playing. That cat is down to 3 lives left which will be spent in the house or supervised outside as much as possible. I probably need to put a GPS on him or an alarm when he leaves the yard.

Furniture itch
The puppies have really tattered up the couch with their claws and well, just being puppies, digging at stuff that falls between cushions. Kevin found a tattered bit and helped it along. I used embroidery thread to "repair" it. It wasn't the most expensive sectional either. The cats had already done a fair amount of damage, and it pulled in an area where I sit. Just from my butt.
I sooooo waaaant neeeewwww furniturrrre. I mentioned to DH about making the dining area a sitting room. He was ok with it. Really not the time to get anything new, least until DH has a stable income. He see's 3 people today, hooray! I am sure, in no time, he'll have more than he wants. So... microfibre is a good choice for pets, eh?

Food and hunger
I've found that having the oculus games to play has helped me be more active and keeps me from eating out of boredom. But I still get that hormonal desire to eat everything even without an actual period. I blame DD's pheromones.

It's cold today. I suppose I'll see if there is stuff to make a chicken soups of sorts.

@Avidkeo Anxiety and depression often come from adhd especially in women who are often undiagnosed. (I may have went down a research loop before I got into the doctor LOL)

@cmorning99 I wonder if the restaurant called Visa or Mastercard (whatever card type it was) and they could see who issued it. That is the only thing I could think of.

So it sounds like they maybe had the card number and made a card? That seems like a lot of work. Or am I misreading?

@CMorning99 it always amuses me the lengths criminals will go to. That just seems like way too much work. Although maybe 3d printers make things easier these days? Iseear those things can print anything

@CMorning99 Sounds like this draftsman is going to be a good fit. Sorry about DH's credit card, but glad the restaurant caught it. Did he call the credit card company to let them know about it? I hope that is the only charge made. Sorry gray cat is keeping you awake and sorry he is having such issues.

@swenson19d I must have missed the post about Bear. I hope he is okay.

@Avidkeo I can understand why you were stressed. I tend to be a stress eater too, so when I am stressed I try to keep my go to foods out of the house - chips, dip, anything crunchy and salty.

@CMorning99 oh we only started with finances because we need to know exactly where we are before committing to anything. Basically now we are going to try pay down as much of our mortgage as we can in the next 2 years, get more equity, then go from there. Very Loong Term plan.

@swenson19 I'm glad the meds are working for you. Reading what you and @runs_on_espresso say yeah I'm probably something. I think im mild enough to get by, counselling always helps when things get overwhelming and I'm learning strategies as I go. NZ has such crap mental health support that it would probably take years if I wanted to pursue an official diagnosis. Though I remember how freeing it was to admit to anxiety. And to acknowledge it now.

@quilteryoyo I ended up eating everything sweet, and started on the baking chocolate. I know things are bad when I'm eating compound chocolate haha. Fortunately things settled quickly. Both cars got fixed and didn't eat away all our savings, we had a wonderful weekend away where I was able to read 2 books, and life has settled again.

On that note, scale is back down! I'd gained over 5lb in the week I was eating what ever. Basically lost it all and am back in track. Probably gained a pound in that week. Shows how much water weight we can carry!

I'm working shift this weekend, makes food a challenge because I get HUNGRY when I'm tired.

@Avidkeo Mental health help is ridiculous here too. I started with my primary care doctor to get a referral to psych because trying to navigate mental health is nearly impossible. Then throw in depression, anxiety, adhd etc and it is even harder. Like I need to follow up with someone because the date my primary gave for the referral has come and gone. So I feel like I'm back at square one and don't know what to do LOL

I didn't sleep well last night so I have been super tired all day. I did my weights at lunch and I skipped two of the exercises. I figure 2/3 of the workout is better than none. It was still like 30 minutes. And it was leg day. I like leg day but I don't need such intense workouts since I run 5 days a week.