@CMorning99 I wouldn't be surprised if the PD was the one "stealing water". His type love projecting the *kitten* they do on others.

@shanaber I had to google photos to remember which trail that was. LOL Yes, we did that one.

Took forever, but found a photo I took there

Good morning

It is THURSDAY! The day before Friday (for you retired folks LOL).

It is soooo warm! It was 83 degrees yesterday afternoon. But as soon as the sun starts to go down, it cools of quickly. No rain in sight I hope that those to storms we had in Jan are not the only ones. I think it only rained 1 month out of last year too.

Yesterday was another day, I always say that and then write a novel LOL

I got a lot of training done. I did meet with the commander on my work load and he said "yeah, I have faith you can do it"...humph. I am making big headway though, so yeah, I probably can do it. Just a bit stressful. No paperwork yesterday so quiet evening. I started in on doing some inventory but got distracted by making dinner, taco pie. We watched Under Siege with Steven Seigel, I truly appreciate some solid testosterone laden 80's cheese But after DH got a nasty e-mail that his Amazon account was suspended because they could not charge it to his card. He called the bank and got such a run around of excuses, they said they would send him a new card via FEDEX and he would have it in 3-5 days...that was 1 Feb. When he called last night they said that they were still "investigating" and that the fraud case was not approved....blah blah blah...that is fine, but you still need to send him a new card! She said it was "processed" today and he should be getting it in the next 3-5 days. At this point pretty much everything he had going to that card is now suspended. I told him he should get a second card for these cases.

I have been thinking a lot about running, still lack the motivation though. I really enjoy the after work walks with DH. We get home about the same time, and he likes to just change his shoes and go. So I would either need to run after (not ideal b/c we usually start dinner and chores when we get back), or I start running in the morning again. It would not be terrible and work lets me come in late on those days. Also since I am so out of shape, for the first couple weeks, It will probably be just working up to jogging 3 miles again LOL

Food was a bit high yesterday. DH and I had sushi for lunch and he snuck in a king size Snickers into the bag that we shared. Dinner was really good so I had a small 2nd serving and then I found a nearly empty bag of smart pop kettle corn and ate that during the movie. I did not wake up hungry, that seems to be a solid cue on if I ate too much. Scale is still trending down though on my smoothing app....trending very slowly, but going. I suspect in the next couple weeks, it will plateau.

Today, call mobile home movers....again. Call well folks to see if if test happened and what results were. I think that is it really for now.

@avidkeo - I hope you had a good remote work day! Do you get extra pay to go to these other locations?
I hope it cools off for you soon! It is really hot at our house this week and I am not looking forward to going back to the heat (90F!) and high, dry winds. I have been enjoying to cold mornings and cool afternoons to run!
@CMorning99 - you are so busy it makes me tired reading your updates! I think you need to just try some different times to get in a run and see how it feels and fits into your schedule. Hope you get some good feedback from the movers and the well guy!
@quilteryoyo - You too are so busy! I hope you get some answers or direction from your PCP tomorrow.

Today was our last full day here and dh didn't want to go anywhere so we just enjoyed the views from the hotel. Dh and I took Hobbes for a little walk around the pond outside our hotel room (should say Hobbes and I took Dh 😁) to see the beaver's work. When we got here on Sunday there was just one tree down and now there are 3! I am not sure where the beavers are but I have a suspicion. After the walk Hobbes and I took off for another little run/hike in the same area we did on Tuesday. There are so many trails that I got a little confused at what went where so we double backed a few times but it was all good. When we got back dh and I sat out on the deck with Hobbes and just enjoyed the view and the quiet. It was so lovely. Salad with chicken for dinner and 1/6 slices of chicken quesadilla. It was so thick I couldn't eat any more of it. I will take it home with us tomorrow though. It may take me a few days though to eat it all!
A final shot tonight - happened to look out as the sun was setting and saw the reflection on the pond.

@swenson19d - most pups go thru at least one fear period. Hobbes was terrified of everything for a while, even a balloon or plastic bag billowing in the wind would make him hide behind me and try to run away. Definitely keep a leash on her and take her around to see the workers, the tools they are using that make noise and that they aren't there to hurt her. High value treats (aka chicken nuggets) will entice her and help her understand it is ok.
I am amazed you are able to nap after all the tea and then Red Bull. I would be wide awake probably for days! Hope you can find your motivation!!

Good morning!

@shanaber Those photos are amazing! Makes me crave a vacation. DH just does not have enough time off yet for anything extended and he wants to save what he has for emergencies. I need to put some work into figuring out areas we could go for the weekend. And get more comfortable pulling the trailer b/c the fur babies would need to come with us.

@swenson19d Isn't it amazing when they ACTUALLY show up LOL. Mom's pups were terrified of a lot of things, I suspect that is why LS was able to lock one in a room and the other hid outside under a car we think. They didn't find her till the next day. I think a lot of it was Mom never took them anywhere.

Yesterday was a good day, until about 3pm when I went punch drunk tired again. I got a bit of work done and the morning passed pretty quickly. I texted the mobile home guy and he said "Sorry! I can be there in an hour"...well that didn't work for me so I am meeting him today at 3:30 to check the frame and see if the mobile home is moveable. I just keep telling myself to keep pushing, this is the last really stressful thing I need to do. After this it is mostly other peoples work, paperwork, or easy stuff like fencing. I worked on my training all afternoon. It was terrible, 50 ways to run 10 reports but not once did they ever tell what the reports were or why I would need them. I think that the course was a huge contributor of my fatigue. I got home and was hungry so ate an early dinner and within an hour felt fine. The early dinner was my demise and I got into a very healthy serving of peanut butter pretzels and a coffee with baileys. I got a bunch of reselling work done, sales are picking up a bit. Sold a coat internationally too. It amazes me when people do that b/c the fees are crazy for them.

Slow getting up this AM. I bought some mini bagels for avocado toast, I made one today and it was like a kids toy...way tooo mini. I am going to be hungry in 30 min. Have a meeting at 9am and then more training, should be the last online block and then I start the in-person stuff. I have to leave at 2:30 (perhaps there was some thought put into that 3:30 apt time I can Airman with the best of the kids LOL).

This weekend, might try a jog. I have a hair appt on Saturday and a few errands. That is really the only thing on the books.

Scale seems to be leveling out already...boo.

Have a great weekend!

Beautiful pictures @shanaber. I especially love the sunset one. It sounds like you had a great time away.

@swenson19d Tippy does not like big trucks either. She really hates the one's that beep when backing up. She doesn't run and hide, but barks and wants to attack. Once the person gets out and she see's they are okay, she is okay too. Tippy also used to hide from the vacuum cleaner. Now she may play bow to it, but just goes in the other room when I am vacuuming. Hopefully, once she had heard the noises more, she won't be afraid of them. I hope you can find a way to get motivated to get your course work done.

@CMorning99 Sounds like you are doing great at getting things taken care of. Of course, you make an appointment for 3:30 on Friday. When else would you do it? LOL I hope you can get in a jog this weekend and it doesn't get crazy so you can relax some.

@swenson19d I'm glad Sandy cozied up to the main guy. Tippy does still have some issues with men, but it doesn't take long for her to get used to them. If she doesn't, then I'm wary of the guy myself. Sorry about your DH is stressing you out. I hope that all works out for the best.

I read my post this morning and thought, "Well, the story isn't really that long." Anyway, here's the property story. My neighbor owns property that years ago belonged to my family. When I moved back here, I told him if he ever sold it, please let me know because I would like to at least have first dibs on the part that is located adjacent to mine. He agreed. Fast forward many years, so he has probably forgotten, he has decided that he is too old and sickly and is going to sale all of the property he owns, except his house and lawn. There are two plots on my side of the road. One is 33.5 acres and the other is 33.7 acres. The area that I would be interested in is probably 10 acres. Well, he has told his realtor that he is going to sale all 71 acres together - won't break it up, even though it is two separate plots with two separate deeds. He is asking $400,000 for it. To his benefit, it does include two barns and three pond, but a lot of it is also really grown up in cedar trees and would need a lot of work to make it usable for much. The reason I want the field next to me is that I fear someone will buy it and decide the perfect place for a house is in my front door. There's a reason I have a quarter mile long driveway. Anyway, I went to the bank today to see about a loan, just as a point in the decision making process. There is no way I can afford $400K, even if I wanted to. I could possibly afford the 37.5 acres that are adjacent to me and then break it up and sale what I don't want. Even though he doesn't want to break it up, I may make an offer. I want to check another place that loans money for farm land only and see what they say. If in the meantime someone else buys it, well, I'll just have to say it was meant to be and try to make friends and see if they will sale me the field I want. (On second thought, maybe it was long. )

My doctor is going to have me increase one of my HBP med to see if it will quit going so high in the afternoons. At his office it was 156/104 or something like that. This morning, it was 121/85. He also said that we will watch my HR going up randomly, but said it could be a side affect of CoVID. His nurse had CoVID last year and that happened to her. She saw a cardiologist who said he was following a lot of people with that issue after having CoVID. She has been on medication for a year and is finally getting back to normal. Her cardiologist said it is taking people 6 months to a year to get back to normal. Since I had CoVID right before my heart surgery, and then ago 3 weeks ago, who knows. For now, we are doing nothing about that but watching it, unless it really gets bad. I'll discuss that with my cardiologist when I see him on March 3.

As for the visual migraines and double vision episodes, he and I agreed for me to see a neurologist. They are going to get in touch with one and send them all the info, they'll review, and then I'll get an appointment. I hope it isn't too long. I told him I needed that for my peace of mind.

So, that's where I am at this point. I have not been eating well, so really do need to work on that. Pizza twice this week was not good. And, I haven't been sleeping well, so haven't felt like running when I get home from work. Bugs me that I can be so tired, and fall asleep so easily for a power nap in the car at work, but can't go to sleep once I go to bed. Ugh. I hope to get in at least one run over the weekend.

@RunsOnEspresso It's okay to take a break. Call it a recovery day/week and don't add stress or worry.
You did inspire me to log the last two days and get on the scale. It was ugly, but I knew that was coming.

I made a pot of beans today. But already ate too much and haven't even reached the half way mark on the paper. I did adjust the fence and gate so it would latch properly since the house was adjusted. And did laundry (dh's stunk and I bought a new blanket). I also picked up poo and ordered Sandy a new collar; she is about to outgrow the current one. I set Bob & Babs loose on the floors. Just no school work. I want to take a nap every time I look at it.

Hey guys.

Was on call this weekend and was exhausted. I didnt run and ate everything. Weight is back to "oh crap" weight. Sigh. This roller-coaster sux.

So back on again. At least I have a chill day at work, doing admin. Easy.

@quilteryoyo It is hard to return to running after rehabbing. Walking is just as good for your heart as running. So call those walks, slow runs! Perhaps you could trick yourself in to a short run. Get ready to walk and dressed for a sneak attack run. Walk a warm up and run 10 feet, walk and run 10 feet. Just a warm up run. I think you may be struggling with a mental battle, covid, heart surgery, loss, covid, back... Just take it easy out there and enjoy it, that's all that matters.
I am toying with walking the dogs. It should do me good. But Im just stuck in a lazy pattern. IDK if I'd call it depression per se. I think i'm just lazy. It takes so much energy to get out of the house, add dog rodeo to it and eh... I'll pass.

Thanks @swenson19d and @shanaber . I think you are right about it maybe being stress/depression. How do I know? I cried when I read what you wrote. When I saw all of the things that has happened in one sentence, it was overwhelming. And, that isn't really all of it. I am stressed about getting new neighbors and what that will mean to me and letting Tippy run free. My brother, as I said, has moved and is selling his property, so won't be as close to help out if needed (not that he does much anyway). A couple of other people I was close to have passed away fairly recently. Mom is 86 and talks about her not being here much longer. Since I am not my sister-in-law's favorite person I am not sure how much contact I'll have with my brother's family after mom passes away. It is a lot. I like the idea of dressing for a run when I walk. Just for you guys, I'll admit that on Sunday I was walking on the treadmill without a bra on. Definitely can't run like that. LOL I'm thinking about maybe doing more wunning....walk and throw in a little running, or a lot, depending. I was thinking about the last race I did before my heart surgery. Since I was going to walk some of it, I had to sign up as a walker and start an hour earlier than the "runners." All of the walkers ran some and I ran as much of it as I probably would have had I really been racing. But that was the most fun I had. There was no pressure. I walked when I wanted. Stopped and took pictures and talked to one of the volunteers, and still came in first for the walkers. I want to enjoy it like that again, and wunning might be what it takes. Sorry I'm rambling. But thanks for the support and ideas.

@swenson19d I agree that you should try taking the dogs for walks separately. Especially if you are still planning for Kevin to be a therapy dog. He needs to get used to being on leash and meeting people and other dogs. It will be good for them and you.

@shanaber I'm so glad that you found a doctor you like and that you got some answers. I hope the medicine works for you and you start feeling a lot better.

Good morning folks!

@quilteryoyo I 100% get what you are going through, your monologue is so similar to mine when it comes to running.

@swenson19d I agree you need to take Sandy with you everywhere. A scared dog can turn into an snippy dog because their flight or fight is pegged out.

A warmer day here, yesterday was bitterly cold and foggy. It is clearish and warmer today, there was gale wind that woke me up sometime in the wee hours of the morning, must have blown it away....but let me tell ya what it did blow in...this yellow pollen. I suspect it is from the eucalyptus trees...my car is covered in it. I had a stuffy nose and scratchy throat yesterday and was worried I had caught a bug, but I took a Claritin and felt fine this AM.

Yesterday was a day, nothing exciting. Grey cat is keeping food down again. We will see how long it lasts. The vet called us with black nekkid cat's results from his appt. She said he has gone down from stage 3 to a high stage 1 kidney disease and all his values are looking really good. I was surprised about the kidney disease, I didn't think it was reversible. She is not an oncologist, but she said based on the type of cancer he has (blood born) he may have had kidney cancer too and it may have not just been in the intestines that they biopsied.

I spent time on reselling. I got a bad review I sold a girls cashmere sweater size L...the lady was so mad saying why would I sell such a shrunken old sweater that wouldn't fit her. I pointed out it was a child's sweater and she came back and said she knew that and it was not a large and I needed to do better. I don't have kids so I am not sure exactly what a child's large looked like, so maybe it had been a bit shrunk, I don't think by much if it had based off of other stuff I have. She could have returned it too for free, but she did not. Being on the other end, I am a lot nice to people who do customer service LOL I also watched some youtubers give their opinions on the new search logic, one lady who used to be a programmer and is now a full time very successful reseller says the search logic looks like what a company would use as a start-up to increase app/site time metrics. Basically make it not as easy to find what you want so it looks like you are shopping more. She wondered if sales are slowing, they went public at the end of the covid e-commerce boom and they are trying to appease stakeholders.

Today I need to get my ducks in a row for the inspection tomorrow. Working on some other program stuff, no one wants to do what I need them to do. I also need to figure out where my accounts are so I can learn this new job. I feel bad for the head guy, I think he thinks I am a slacker LOL. My counterpart is already moving and shaking things up. I am also supposed to do that everlywell test tomorrow and still have not figured out how to do it.

have a great day!

Hugs @quilteryoyo I know that feeling. My moto is I never regret a run. I've regretted missing runs though. And I'm not a fan of walking though as @shanaber said walking is just as good! That's how I initially lost the weight! Hmmm maybe too much running is why I'm not losing lol. also it sounds like you have a lot of changes going on that are outside of your control. Remember to be kind to yourself too and acknowledge that people don't like change. It really stresses us out. we like stability and things to stay the same.

@CMorning99 I thought of you when I was having a hard time this morning. Hugs to you. Im glad black nakee cat is doing better and you got good news from the vet.

@CMorning99 One bad review can actually be a good thing. As long as you reply with facts and not emotion. A lot of people are distrustful of accounts with all 5 star, positive reviews. They think they've bought reviews. Basically, I am trying to say yes, getting a bad review stings but it usually won't hurt your business. As long as you don't go crazy on the review like I've seen 🤣🤣

Basically do not pull an Amy's Baking Company https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy's_Baking_Company Although it was fun watching the drama unfold.

@CMorning99 The car IS a safe place to cry and carry on all you need to. To answer your question, I'd rather pay $14 and get free shipping. Having to spend half as much as an item costs for shipping would probably be a deal breaker for me. I'm sure at some point I would realize that the seller is getting their money back someway, but my brain would go to free shipping as a plus.