Just for Today.... ONE DAY AT A TIME... Daily commitment for 2025
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@angf0679 Sorry to see you go, I have enjoyed reading your posts. Not sure if you even read this. But I totally get the "too much social media" black hole. If I'm not careful, I fall into that trap way too much myself.
Yesterday was very sedentary, with church, car time 3 hours & visiting with family at Mom & Dad's for Mother's Day (U.S.). We had total of 16 including great nephew who's walking quite well now (16 mos). We enjoyed sitting outside on a beautiful spring day and catching up with each other. Sister made rhubarb bars and rhubarb cookies (I guess they have lots of rhubarb LOL) and I brought glazed lemon cookies. No bday cake for youngest brother but I don't think he minded. I had one piece of each, and left cookies there… well, ok, I brought 2 home but they're still in container.
JFT M 5/12 ~ Gorgeous day!
- Restaurant for supper: make wise choices, only one adult beverage / limit sweets & snacks / 80 oz. water / log all food / net calories zero
- Walked dog 3.77 mi 😎 happy dog & happy me but I really need to start getting up earlier to walk before it gets too warm (for me & dog) / OT exercises
- Yard work already done: cut back dead wood on roses / deadhead daffodils / weed some in rock landscaping… grrr! / scrub both birdbaths, set up & fill ceramic one, store heated one in shed / unscrew downspouts & store in shed / organize winter/fall stuff in shed (no more mouse sightings) 😁
- {Hubby chores done: store snowblower in shed (he scared live mouse across floor) & put lawnmower in garage / set up both rain barrels} 😁
- Choir party 4:45 meeting time / Death in Paradise 8:00
- HRT refill / order Vet Store / renew GBBG membership / schedule cc pmt / read / digital declutter / other?
WOTY 2025: Judicious ~ I just like the way the word sounds, and the meaning is right for me: having or showing reason and good judgement in making decisions. I can apply this word in so many ways!
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Hour commitment - After my freeze dried figs, I won't eat again until tomorrow.
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JFT Monday…
- Up at 4:30 ❌
- Gym by 5:00 ❌
- Home by 6:15 ❌
- Shower ❌
- Weigh in ✔️ should have skipped this also
- Doctor by 7:30 ❌
- Work by 9:00 ✔️
- Check in with MFP ✔️
- Log food✔️
- Stay green✔️
- Meetings 9:00 - 12:00✔️
- Lunch✔️
- Meetings 1:00 - 4:00✔️
- Home by 5:00✔️
- YMCA by 6:00 is don't need to sit with MIL✔️
- Home by 8:00❌ Went to MIL's for dinner with the whole family
- Dinner✔️
- Laundry❌
- Bed✔️
Yesterday was stressful and started out poorly. Ended up teaching spin class and brother-in-law made dinner for the family. FIL will have surgery tomorrow and between myself my niece, Tim and his 2 siblings I think we have a schedule figured out for staying with his dad and his mom. Not sure if Tim will travel with me this weekend for Sierra's graduation and the MAC championships for rowing. He will go to the pinning ceremony on Friday, just not sure about Sat - Mon.
I may try to go to spin again this evening. It really is a good stress relief and it's good for me physically. Yesterday's class was tough, but my weight was down today. Still above my low from last month, but better than it has been.
JFT Tuesday
- Up by 6:30am ✔️
- Weigh in ✔️
- Work by 7:15 ✔️
- Meetings all day long
- Fruit for breakfast ✔️
- Log food
- Stay in green
- Lunch under 400cal
- Audit
- Home by 5:00
- Spin class or MIL's
- Dinner within cal limit
- No alcohol
- Bed by 11:00pm
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Recap M 5/12 ~ Gorgeous day! 🌞 First day for us in the low 80s! With my outdoor time, someone from choir noticed I'd gotten a bit of sun, but with my complexion, already faded.
- Restaurant for supper: make wise choices, only one adult beverage 🤣 grande margarita bc hubby could drive me home, ate fish vera cruz & way too many tortilla chips with salsa / limit sweets & snacks ~ other than restaurant, only some peanut butter / 80 oz. water ~ lost track but close? / log all food ~ didn't even try evening / net calories zero 😋 nope
- Walked dog 3.77 mi 😎 happy dog & happy me but I really need to start getting up earlier to walk before it gets too warm (for me & dog) / OT exercises 🙂
- Yard work already done: cut back dead wood on roses / deadhead daffodils / weed some in rock landscaping… grrr! / scrub both birdbaths, set up & fill ceramic one, store heated one in shed / unscrew downspouts & store in shed / organize winter/fall stuff in shed (no more mouse sightings) 😁
- {Hubby chores done: store snowblower in shed (he scared live mouse across floor) & put lawnmower in garage / set up both rain barrels} 😁
- Choir party 4:45 meeting time 😁 / Death in Paradise 8:00 🙂
- HRT refill / order Vet Store / renew GBBG membership / schedule cc pmt /
read/ digital declutter / other? made bank xfer, downloaded cc txns, balanced bank accts, updated budget s/s 😀 ta-da!
JFT T 5/13
- Leftovers for supper / limit sweets & snacks / 80 oz. water / log all food / net calories zero
- Walked dog 3.96 mi & she got water & treats from RJ = very happy dog & happy me 😀 / OT exercises
- LWML meeting 1:00 / service project after / Castle Impossible 8:00
- Coordinate calendar w/ hubby for middle brother's invite / text middle brother back / read / digital declutter / other?
WOTY 2025: Judicious ~ I just like the way the word sounds, and the meaning is right for me: having or showing reason and good judgement in making decisions. I can apply this word in so many ways!
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Hour commitment - After my raspberries, I won't eat again until tomorrow.
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Just a little update on my dad. He got his second opinion and its not as bad as the first doctor thought. He needs to see an interventional cardiologist for one more test but its been a relief to know he doesn't need open heart surgery.
JFT
Get on walking pad twice for atleast a couple of 20 minute sessions.
Take the dog for a walk
Keep working on Sept trip planning (Iceland!)
Water
Stay at 1600 calories
Strength workout ( I didn't get it done like I hoped last night and chose to weed a couple of the yard shrubs instead)
I literally had no appetite after my workout as I got nauseated after. My husband is a psycho and thinks that is a good thing because " it means you pushed yourself " and that intensity triggers grehlin , aka the hunger hormone. I definitely wasn't hungry but choked down two eggs just to hit my protein goals. I still didn't quite get there .
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@HappyDonkey75 - So glad to hear your dad got better news from the second doctor. I'm hoping that his treatment goes smoothly and successfully.
@pridesabtch - I hope all goes well with your father-in-law's surgery and that both you and your husband find joy in Sierra's accomplishments.
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thank you @beachwalker99 - its a bit of a relief and very glad he didn't choose to continue with the original doctor. My sister thankfully is there to help with all this as she is an RN and knows how to navigate all the complicated things .
JFT
Cardio
two 20 minute sessions on walking pad during work meetings
Water
1600 calorie goal (which is 100 calories below what I have been tracking to)
Manage work stress with short breaks when possible and get out in the sun with the dogs for mental reset
120 grams protein goal , or better
start making weekend grocery list
Figure out what to make for dinner with chicken breasts (probably end up being salad and grilled chicken again to be honest)
Go for a hike tonight with friend after work
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I taught my last class on Monday and had my cardiac procedure yesterday. Both went well, although I woke up with a wicked sore throat from the TEE. My HR is back to a normal rhythm, so I'm hoping to get back to a normal energy level and my regular activities in a few days. I spent much of yesterday sleeping off the effects of anesthesia. Today, I have a dental procedure in the morning and will spend the rest of this rainy day working on grading final papers. Then hopefully I'll be back to setting daily goals.
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JFT Tuesday
- Up by 6:30am ✔️
- Weigh in ✔️
- Work by 7:15 ✔️
- Meetings all day long
- Fruit for breakfast ✔️
- Log food ✔️
- Stay in green ✔️
- Lunch under 400cal ✔️
- Audit ❌ Put off until Wednesday
- Home by 5:00 ❌ Too many errands
- Spin class or MIL's ❌ Too late for spin, missed dinner at MIL's
- Dinner within cal limit ✔️
- No alcohol ❌ Yeah, had 2 drinks
- Bed by 11:00pm ✔️
Time got away from me after work. Didn't get home until 5:45pm which didn't leave time to get to the gym or to my MIL's. Tim and I went out to dinner and played music bingo. It was nice to have a normal evening.
Totally overslept this morning so no gym time today. I was lucky my daughter was home or I would have been late for work. She got up and cared for the dogs and fed them. I normally don't use an alarm, but I guess I needed one today. Life has been heavy and it is waying on me more than I realized.
Waiting to hear how my FIL's surgery went. I suppose that will dictate our evening. It is typically trivia on Wednesday's, but family comes first. It all depends on timing.
JFT Wednesday
- Up at 4:30am / gym @ 5:00am ❌ Nope
- Home by 6:30am / Care for dogs ❌ Nope
- Work by 7:45am ✔️
- Field Audit ✔️
- Breakfast - fruit ✔️
- Meetings
- Log food
- Stay green
- Lunch in
- Work until 4:30
- Dinner/Trivia or Dinner/ Time with family
- Limit alcohol to 300cal
- Home by 10:00
- Bed by 11:00
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@HappyDonkey75 Glad for your dad's better news. Nice that your sister is an RN and can be there too.
@pridesabtch Wishing better days for your FIL, and the whole family.
@beachwalker99 Glad you're procedures are going well. Happy recuperating!
Recap T 5/13
- Leftovers for supper / limit sweets & snacks ~ fruit cake, mixed nuts / 80 oz. water / log all food / net calories zero 🙂 close at -72
- Walked dog 3.96 mi & she got water & treats from RJ = very happy dog & happy me 😀 / OT exercises 🙂
- LWML meeting 1:00 🙂 / service project after 🙂 30 hygiene kits assembled for local Salvation Army / Castle Impossible 8:00 🙂
- Coordinate calendar w/ hubby for middle brother's invite / text middle brother back ~ need reminder on calendar to bring couscous salad /
read/ digital declutter / other? re-org sock drawer from winter stuff to summer, not much time left for anything else 🙂 ta-da!
JFT W 5/14 ~ Just couldn't get up early to walk dog, now too warm.
- Supper? / limit sweets & snacks / 80 oz. water / log all food / net calories zero
- PT exercises / OT exercises
- To-do list, some already done ~ refilled both birdbaths (only have 36 gallon jugs of rainwater in basement, to be used while waiting on showers to fill rain barrels just set up), refilled birdfeeders & cleaned several / call vet & schedule annual Kitty appt / wash dishes / read / digital declutter / call Mom / other?
- Record Jeopardy Masters 8:00 / Amazing Race finale (1 of 2) 8:30
WOTY 2025: Judicious ~ I just like the way the word sounds, and the meaning is right for me: having or showing reason and good judgement in making decisions. I can apply this word in so many ways!
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I don't know if I'm doing this right, but I find it really overwhelming to try to log every day. I'm telling myself that even if I can keep to a more reasonable calorie amount on most days, that's a big step in the right direction.
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Hour commitment - I won't eat again until tomorrow. Can still have my dose of metamusal.
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So many of us dealing with cardiac issues either with ourselves or with family. Praying for everyone's health and recovery.
@pridesabtch glad to hear your father in law's surgery went well . My dad as you know has similar cardiac issues going on but for now he's doing ok but will need a procedure most ilkely.
@beachwalker99 so happy to hear the procedure went well and you can focus on recuperating. My mom had afib and had a number of cardiac procedures over the years . Its always so scary . She now has a pacemaker and was able to get off blood thinners .
@ctomas07 logging every day is a drag and I have struggled with it as well but I had to change my thinking about it. Gaining and losing the same 15-20 lbs over the last 5 years is way more of a drag and anxiety ridden for me . I know 100% I do better when I track. I have found its easier if I generally eat the same things over the course of the week for breakfast/lunch if I can and then tracking isn't so hard. I also
Its been rainy cool and wet here. It smells so nice outside and is so lush and green. I really do love spring time rain , especially after its been a bit dry and dusty. Unfortunately yesterday's hike didn't happen due to weather so I was stuck with the treadmill and used my weighted vest.
JFT
Water
Protein 120 g
Maybe weed another shrub during lunch in the back yard and add fertilizer.(been weeding little by little)
Lower body strength day
hit 1600 caloriesI have decreased my calories by 100 from what I had been targeting previously to see if the stall would shake loose. I am not sure what is happening but I have lost 4 lbs according to the scale in 4 days. I'm cautiously optimistic.
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JFT Wednesday
- Up at 4:30am / gym @ 5:00am ❌ Nope
- Home by 6:30am / Care for dogs ❌ Nope
- Work by 7:45am ✔️
- Field Audit ✔️
- Breakfast - fruit ✔️
- Meetings✔️
- Log food✔️
- Stay green✔️
- Lunch in✔️
- Work until 4:30✔️
- Dinner/Trivia or Dinner/ Time with family✔️ Trivia
- Limit alcohol to 300cal✔️
- Home by 10:00✔️
- Bed by 11:00❌
Yesterday was ok, actually got a lot more done than planned. Got an oil change, grocery shopped for mom and went to the pet store before trivia. Stayed up later than planned just talking to hubby about life and such. Did not get up and go to the gym this morning and I will be traveling for the next 4 days, so I'll have to be more diligent about my intake. Of course meals will be out so the great guess-timation game will be in full swing. We'll see how next weeks weigh-in goes.
Just went to a meeting where I feel I was totally ambushed. They asked me to attend last moment, and luckily I brought my laptop because I had to present data. This data was information I've been tracking, but wasn't meant for sharing in a group setting. It was all about our environmental footprint and abatement. It's a touchy subject, but luckily the audience was all internal. Even though it was uncomfortable it could have been worse.
I have a couple more things to do at work this morning, then I'll go to my MIL to relieve my SIL so she can go home. I think my shift is 11:00 - 5:00pm then my other SIL will show up. I think I've said it before, but I'm not really a good care taker. I get awkward and nervous. I think my daughter is going to go with me so it will feel more like a visit.
Hubby will drop groceries off to my mom on his way to see his dad at the hospital.
Leaving early (5:30am) tomorrow for Sierra's graduation stuff so I had better pack and shower tonight.
JFT Thursday
- Gym at 5:00am ❌
- Work by 8:00 ✔️
- Fruit for breakfast ✔️
- Environmental Kaizen 8:30 ✔️
- Work stuff
- Grab stuff from home at 10:30
- MIL's
- Returns at Maurices
- Home
- Pack & set out clothes for tomorrow
- Pack dog supplies for kennel
- Take E to SIL for weekend visit
- Log food
- Stay green
JFT Friday
- Leave house by 5:30am
- Drop off Merlin off at kennel in Pittsburgh at 8:00
- Pinning ceremony at 9:00
- Brunch
- Monitor intake
- Log food
- Check into hotel
- NAP
- Dinner with kids
- BED
JFT Saturday
- Graduation
- Drive to NJ
- Monitor intake
- Log food
JFT Sunday
- Regatta MAC Championships
- Lots of walking
- Monitor intake
- Log food.
JFT Monday
- Drive back to Pittsburgh to get Merlin
- Drive back home
- Laundry, etc.
- SLEEP
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Hour commitment - I won't eat again until after 5 pm. None of the same foods at dinner as at lunch. Can still have my dose of metamusal.
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Recap W 5/14 ~ Just couldn't get up early to walk dog, now too warm.
- Supper? breaded fish from freezer, pasta salad & veg / limit sweets & snacks ~ string cheese & peanut M&Ms (oops) / 80 oz. water / log all food / net calories zero 😡 ack -571
- PT exercises 😁 finally! / OT exercises 🙂
- To-do list, some already done ~ refilled both birdbaths (only have 36 gallon jugs of rainwater in basement, to be used while waiting on showers to fill rain barrels just set up), refilled birdfeeders & cleaned several / call vet & schedule annual Kitty appt ~ yay same appt as dog /
wash dishes/ read ~ caught up some / digital declutter / call Mom ❤️ / other? text w/ DE & schedule next lunch 😁 ta-da! - Record Jeopardy Masters 8:00 / Amazing Race finale (1 of 2) 8:30 😀
JFT R 5/15
- Walked dog 3.75 mi, saw RJ on his walk & doggo got treat, saw mail courier on our way out of park & doggo got more treats 😄 happy dog & happy me / OT exercises
- Leftovers for supper / limit sweets & snacks / 80 oz. water / log all food / net calories zero
- Wash dishes / read / digital declutter / so many things I could/should do around the house ~ pick something & do it / shower before strong storms later today / other?
- Amazing Race finale (2 of 2) 8:00
WOTY 2025: Judicious ~ I just like the way the word sounds, and the meaning is right for me: having or showing reason and good judgement in making decisions. I can apply this word in so many ways!
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Hour commitment - I won't eat again until tomorrow.
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Favorite day of the week - FRIDAY
JFT
Stretch and walk- very sore from yesterdays leg /glute workout
Knee is irritated by the workout some- likely due to box steps and some of the heavier weighted squats from yesterday. Meloxicam on board
Water water water
Get ready for a busy weekend
My parents leave today to head North to be with us for the summer. Dad will be getting seen by interventional cardiologist here , and likely a procedure. The doctors in AZ gave him alot of run around. I am still worried about them traveling but he feels fine and the second opinion doctor thought he was safe to travel. I will have to get up the apartment this weekend and get the bed made so its ready to go when they arrive.
Schedule dogs bath
Finish weeding and fertiizing backyard shrubs and front yard trees/shrubs (will be a weekend project)to get the rest
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Recap R 5/15
- Walked dog 3.75 mi, saw RJ on his walk & doggo got treat, saw mail courier on our way out of park & doggo got more treats 😄 happy dog & happy me / OT exercises 🙂
- Leftovers for supper / limit sweets & snacks ~ string cheese, veggie straws, part of apple w/ peanut butter / 80 oz. water / log all food / net calories zero 😀 -76
- Wash dishes / read / digital declutter / so many things I could/should do around the house ~ pick something & do it ~ reviewed recipes & printed 1 🙄 / shower before strong storms later today ~ we were lucky & strong storms went around our area, others weren't so lucky… 0.1" rain & barrels starting to fill / other? moved patio chairs to protected area, moved other light yard doo-dads from strong winds 😀 ta-da!
- Amazing Race finale (2 of 2) 8:00 😁
JFT F 5/16 ~ planned rest day?
- OT exercises / min. 5000 steps / active 12/12 hours
- Hamburgers (from freezer) & veg for supper / limit snacks & sweets / 80 oz. water / log all food / net calories zero
- Funeral luncheon set-up 2:00 / stop at bread shop on way home
- Put away clean dishes / put patio chairs & yard doo-dads back / call Mom / read / digital declutter / other?
WOTY 2025: Judicious ~ I just like the way the word sounds, and the meaning is right for me: having or showing reason and good judgement in making decisions. I can apply this word in so many ways!
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Going to eat a few minutes early! Eggs are ready!
Hour commitment - After I finish my yogurt, I won't eat again until tomorrow.
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Recap F 5/16 ~ planned rest day? Yep
- OT exercises 😀 / min. 5000 steps 😁 6552 (helped that we had to set up 10 tables & place 8 chairs at each since Dale is out on medical leave) / active 12/12 hours 🙂 11
Hamburgers (from freezer) & veg for supper😐️ just not feeling it, so sandwiches (easy) & hubby made himself a can of soup / limit snacks & sweets ~ 20 M&Ms (yes I counted), mixed nuts (did not weigh) / 80 oz. water ~ only 64 / log all food ~ tried / net calories zero 😕 -182- Funeral luncheon set-up 2:00 🙂 & met new couple of volunteers / stop at bread shop on way home 🙂
- Put away clean dishes / put patio chairs & yard doo-dads back ~ did this, then early evening came an unexpected severe thunderstorm warning with gusty winds, so had to move chairs back to protected area LOL / call Mom ❤️ Mom busy so Dad answered & I got to talk to him first = yay /
read/ digital declutter / other? tried on bag of shorts/pants from aunt… one fit perfect, several snug & several are goal pants (my bottom half is the bigger part of me sigh), decluttered in bedroom 15 min. 😁 ta-da!
JFT Sat. 5/17 ~ Much cooler than last few days, feels more like normal spring LOL
- OT exercises / walk dog
- Pasta with spinach for supper (yay for fresh veg starting to be in season!) / limit snacks & sweets / 80 oz. water / log all food / net calories zero
- Last indoor farmers market of season 😁 got fresh spinach & asparagus, local grass-fed beef & pasture pork, cage-free eggs = Yum! Also, got some tips from fellow shopper on slow-cooking a beef arm roast. Going to try this tomorrow (hopefully beef thaws fast).
- Put patio chairs back again lol / check rain gauge & barrels ~ 0.4" rain & both barrels are full / find watering cans in basement & fill / update budget s/s for bills, purchases / read / digital declutter / other?
WOTY 2025: Judicious ~ I just like the way the word sounds, and the meaning is right for me: having or showing reason and good judgement in making decisions. I can apply this word in so many ways!
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Hour commitment - After my walnuts, I won't eat again until with FIL. Can still have my dose of metamusal.
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Hour commitment - I won't eat again until tomorrow except some watermelon later. Can also have my dose of metamusal.
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Going to have to do a recap . yesterday was so busy..
I got my workout in early and I might have over done it.. I felt really good so ended up doing an interval workout first on the treadmill and then did my upper body strength day .. which was also a "move up in weights" day.. I am now able to use 25 lb dumbbells for bench press/chest press and single arm rows and 15 lbs for chest flys. I was pretty much toast by the end of my workout and today I am VERY VERY Sore (and the scale is up as a result but about 1 lb is all so that's expected)
We had to get the dogs in to the DIY dog bathing place and get both of the stinking beasts cleaned up. That took a couple of hours to get both dogs shampooed, brushed and dried. Occasionally I splurge and have the little dog groomed at the local chain pet store but they are booked for two weeks. And it needed doing.. I truly dread the chore with the bigger dog.. She has so much undercoat that comes out its like it snowing hair when we run the blower on her. Plus it takes two of us to groom her because she can't stay standing so one of us has to hold her up while the other does the scrubbing..But it's done .. and they smell much better now..:)
The afternoon was dedicated to housework and yardwork until my parents finally arrived . they will be here for the summer now . This time they are not staying with us like last year but will be nearby , just a short drive down the road. I brought them some dinner and we visited for a bit.JFT
A little bit of rest and recovery is in the books! Weather is going to be awful today with heavy rains predicted so its an inside day for sure
Shopping for mom if there is time
plan dinners for the week
Take a mid day break on the couch with a book or movie
Finish getting the guest room cleaned up and ready for JuneHave a great Sunday everyone
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