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Hi everyone, I've been mostly lurking the past couple of weeks. It's been busy and stressful.

All 3 kids are back to school, and all in different places.
My oldest (almost 18) started at college today, we moved her a few hours away into residence on Saturday. Lots of prepping and packing leading up to that day. She is settled and doing great so far.

The next (16) has chosen not to come home after completing the residential treatment program they were in, so I had to help move them into another housing place. This time it's a room rental in a youth house that has support staff there during part of the day to help with the ins and outs of living independently. Lots of paperwork, moving and stress with this one. Because it is their choice not to move home they have applied for government support to pay for rent, bus pass etc. This application is still not approved, and hopefully will be soon.

and lastly (10) started at a choir and orchestra school today. This is a new school with mostly all new kids, she has one friend from her original school that applied and got in as well. I think she will excel at the new school but she has been a bundle of nerves. So much change for a child. 2 siblings moving, she is closest with the oldest and misses her terribly already

We will slowly settle into our new routines and adjust to having only 1 kid at home. Hopefully the uncertainly with all the moving is past and the financial support comes through for my 16 yr old. If not, they will have to move home and that will be a whole new can of worms again.

Thank you for reading if you got this far, and I wish you all well on your vacations, family medical treatments, kitchen renos, job/career decisions, company website building, new health programs.

Good morning everyone. Is anyone else cooking in the heat? It is suppose to be 105 today, Its freaking September in Montana for crying out loud, it should be in the 70s, ugh. But there is a cold front coming and tomorrow will be in the 80s and Friday the low 60s, YAYYYYY. it has been 2 months straight of upper 90s and 100s, if I wanted to live in these temps, I would move to Arizona, ugh.

I did get myself up to workout this morning. I did a 1 mile run followed by some chest and back. I didnt do a lot of lifting though because my arm is still sore and bruised and a tad swollen, but I did what I could handle.

Hi Y'all:

I'm taking this vacation thing quite seriously...slept in this morning, then got up around 8:30, walked a mile...did some work around the house. Fixed/ate lunch (trying to clean out my freezer so it was an odd and ends meal, but I did steam some broccoli and ate a banana so it was fairly balanced)! After lunch, I did a few chores around the house, emptied the trash, cleaned the poo box, washed my few dishes...then walked a 11 minute aerobic sprint to get the heart rate up...knocked out another 1200 steps! Trying to do one of those daily if I can! Getting ready to read for a while. It's a quiet day at the house today...electrician was rescheduled, so gave me a "me" day. I like it!

Trying to figure out now what to do for dinner tonight. Might go to Harris Teeter and get some baked chicken and steam some veggies in the microwave. Getting pretty tired of sandwiches, so trying to shake things up. Only a few more weeks and then the remodel will be done and I'll have a stove again! WOOHOO!

Enjoy your day!
Jessica

@angmarie28 - Wow! That’s quite a heatwave for Montana! Today, it’s cooler than usual for this time of year in Virginia but I still don’t plan to turn on my oven to cook dinner tonight. I’m going to use the stove top to cook Japanese curry. I know many people barbecue outdoors on hot days but I can’t stand the mosquitoes!

I grilled at my mother’s house last week so I wouldn’t heat up her kitchen and that worked perfectly. She doesn’t get as many mosquitoes on her back porch where the grill is; so, it was pleasant for her inside. I had the grill heat up high to cook steak and baked potatoes so it was still a little hot for me but only when checking the progress and taking things out when ready.

In Boston, most old houses don’t have central air conditioning - and the noise from the open windows in the city can sometimes get loud - but I don’t mind much. I got used to it growing up and I like to hear people enjoying summer nights.

I’m glad the string of hot 🥵 weather is likely to end for you soon. I’ll be thinking of you today as you weigh your employment options. Best wishes to you! I hope today’s meeting brings clarity to your decision.

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Steps 7 September: 20.319
Hello Shape Shifters. I had an okay day. Decided to clean some upstairs and washed my bedsheets. It was really lovely and chilly in the morning, but it ended up getting quite warm during the day. I think the weather had a lot to do with how bad my headaches were yesterday. Since I was washing my bed, I couldn't take a nap. I had a hard time eating as well because I was a little nauseated. At night it isn't that warm anymore, so I properly made my bed with a thin summer blanket. I was still way too hot, so I had to pull out the duvet again in the middle of the night. It's really annoying trying to figure out what blankets work. I have 3 near my bed so I can throw stuff on and off depending on my needs. That is also why winter is the best; you can just huddle under a thick duvet and be cozy. I had 3 mosquitos bother me throughout the night as well which was awful. Then Tinus came upstairs meowing at around 6:10 in the morning. I wanted to sleep some more, but 10 seconds after laying back down after some cat cuddles, I had a 4th mosquito show up and buzz around my head. At that point I was extremely annoyed and grumpy and wanted to set my room on fire, so I decided to just get up. When I came downstairs and turned on the light, I found a slug making a slimey trail in the middle of my living room, how lovely. I count myself lucky I didn't step on it since it was exactly in the path to the light switch. He is now being slimey outside again, where he belongs, and I have no idea how it got inside in the fist place. Happy Thursday everyone

It’s Thursday! — Time to make sure we remember to quench that thirst.

Recently, I learned that drinking water also helps prevent dementia symptoms. I know that water helps with many aspects of our health, but I didn’t know it helped deal with aging. Good for me to learn at age 56!

I’m not doing as well as I should with my water intake today. I worked out a lot this morning, so I’m going to drink some water now.

@pupowl I like a little weight in my bed covers, but don't like to be hot at night, so I use Egyptian cotton sheets (at least a 600 thread count--cool against the skin) and a bedspread made of chenille because it's also breathable like the cotton sheet and still gives a little weight to it. Never wake up sweating again since I switched to that. There are all kinds of lovely colors and patterns to choose from and watch for a really good sale to save as chenille can be expensive. Hope you find something that works...and you really need two to switch out when you're changing the bed. Something to add to your Christmas list with relatives perhaps! Good luck ... nobody wants to be miserable when trying to get rest!

Jessica

Here’s my weekly maintenance report:

Name: PatriceFitnessPal
Weigh-in Day: Thursday
PW: 127.7
CW: 127.3

SW: 168
LTD: 40.7

I just realized I forgot to report my weight last week. Sorry for the inconvenience!

@PatriceFitnessPal I apologize, my friend...I must admit that I forget to scroll down to the Goal zone when I do my reminders. It was not intentional. Thanks for reporting in! Great week this week! WTG!
Jessica

The heat is finally taking a break, thank goodness. Yesterday we broke a heat record by 5 degrees, it was misserably hot, today however I have my office window open and enjoying the sound of rain, its 70 degrees out and it feels so nice.

Didnt get enough sleep, one of my kiddos wasnt feeling well last night, so he got to stay home today, and I was too tired to get up and work out. oh well. Never did have that meeting with my management yesterday, but they did message me today offering me Noc shift. Although this would work great for my kids school schedule, I just can not do NOC shifts anymore, but then I found out the one co worker that literally no one likes because she starts crap and doesnt do her cares, and honestly is a bad person, was let go yesterday, so I could possibly take her day shift, but we will see what they offer me for pay. They are suppose to discuss what they can offer and get back to me, so we will see. Honestly Im kinda just over this school job. It has its perks for sure, but all day long kids are in my office trying to go home, and its the same 5 kids every single day, and 99% of the time they are fine, but just want to get out of school, Im just kind of over it.

angmarie28 wrote: »

I posted it about 10 comments up from this, but here it is again

Angmarie28
Wednesdays
Previous weight-167
Current weight-165.6

Sorry @angmarie28 but the way they now tell you how many unread messages doesn't always help me catch them...guess I'll have to start going back a page to make sure none are missing. Wasn't intentional...thanks for the reminder...Nice loss this week too!
Jessica

@jessicakrall8
Thank you for the tips for bedding. Chenille doesn't seem to be a thing here, I can't find it anywhere online. Egyptian cotton is way out of my budget unfortunately! I am more of a 20 bucks Ikea bedsheet kind of girl, lol. I feel like in summer nothing will work for me. Blankets are just too much so I usually end up sleeping under the empty bedsheets which is fine. I might try a bamboo duvet since those are also pretty cool. I will buy 2 new sets of bedsheets soon though. Not having a spare is a little annoying. I also noticed that my pillowcase is so used up that the color is fading a lot and the material has gotten so thin that it is getting holes in it. So it's time for something new for sure. It feels like every month there is something I need to replace and it is really frustrating me. Everything is expensive; with the insane energy prices and food also costing more, I can really feel it in my wallet.

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