Serial Starters

Lana, I'll come next week when the heat index is 110. No place will be crowded! HAHAHAHA. No, I won't! Mom and I visited on April 1, 1977. It was stunningly beautiful, which is why I picked it.

Got 2 miles in easy this morning, will finish my miles tonight. Did that yesterday and Jem, my younger dog, did well on his walk. He's leash reactive and still unneutered (I know, I know—it's just not a top priority when I'm supporting my daughter in her own home). But he is doing really well with all the training, so that's nice to see.

I had taco bell yesterday—well within my calories, but scale shot up over a lb due to water retention. All that salt. What I really like is the hot sauce. Which I could just buy separately. So I will.

I have my first meeting with a new book club tomorrow evening; looking forward to that.

TTFN.

Maureen

Hi, Everyone!

No swimming today….brother is vacuuming the pool. I can go tomorrow, weather depending. Today I have to pick up an order from Kohls...that's my excitement for the day. Not feeling particularly ambitious. Maybe I will do some crocheting.

Till tomorrow, have a great day!

Sandy

TMW - 163.8

I guess this one’s no longer active?

oops.

Hello, Friends! Hope you had a good Friday!

@Bhriannatyvm , we are here! Welcome!

Maureen, I have central air, but don't use it in the summer....it's useless. These units weren't weren't built with it and when it was installed later, they put all the ductwork in the attic space...so if you are on the second floor, the air is immediately heated the moment it leaves the HVAC. So this time of year I use a window unit in my living room and bedroom....the other rooms I close off. As for the pool, I will probably wait until next week when the heat wave breaks.

The weekly challenge I am involved in? I hit my goal! A new week has started....hoping for another goal met.

I bought a new pair of shorts and they arrived this morning. I held them up and I thought they are not going to fit....probably won't even be able to pull them up. I was wrong....they went on easily! They are a bit snug, but a few more pounds and they will be perfect. And the only part that stretches is the back elastic waistband....the rest is regular denim.

I had an egg sandwich for lunch and finished off the cherries. Dinner will be leftover turkey chili and maybe an English muffin.

May we all have a good weekend!

Sandy

TMW - 163.8

ugh. Wrote post about being in urgent care with uti. Forgot to hit “post.”

TTFN.

Good Evening. Crew!

Maureen...ouch! Hope you feel better soon. Ever since I had my kidney stone removed, I haven't had a UTI. They are the pits, as I am sure you are aware.

Lana, you are having a awesome losing month! Great job, lady!

I only went out to get my CGM'S from CVS. The rest of the afternoon was spent watching the Phillies crush the Yankees again. I got a new beach towel. Might go swimming tomorrow. Food was ok today....fish and veggies for dinner.

Shout outs to anyone who comes by today!

Sandy

TMW - 164

*** July 27 ***

Good morning everyone~

Sandy - one of my best friends is a Red Sox fan. I bet he is loving what your Phillies are doing to the Yankees.

Maureen - how are you feeling today?

Sara - I'm with you on wanting to wear a smaller size. Good for you on the steps √. The panko sweet potato slices sound good 🥰

BBL

Lana

254.6 today

Good Sunday Morning!

Lana, I am hoping the Phils sweep the Yankees....that will be good payback for the drubbing in the playoffs. Having Judge is not a guarantee of a winning team.

Maureen, I wish.....LOL! My original color was dark brown....then mousey brown, which is why I started coloring it. I go back and forth between a dark blonde and a reddish blonde depending on my mood and/or the season. Right now, the dye is faded and I am waiting until I get my hair cut before I color it again. I wish I had been blonde, then I would have gone white with age and I wouldn't want to dye it.

I WAS going to go swimming....but I didn't realize it was going to be stormy today. Oh well....another day.

I found out what kind of bladder stones my dog had. And I also found out the sweet potato treats I have been giving him are the likely cause! So no more sweet potatoes for him....Last night I gave him some cooked broccoli for his bedtime snack. I have to call the vet tomorrow to get recommendations for food and snacks to prevent a repeat. I can't pay the current surgery bill now, let alone possibly another one.

Spaghetti with meatballs is on the menu for an early dinner. I will have a brunch snack in a little while. And that will be my food for the day.

TTFN...

Sandy

TMW - 164.6

Morning, Team Serial Starters (TSS). I did 2 miles this am, starting at 6:30 when it was already 81. I plan on doing 2 more when it'll probably be about 100. Will finish at a small, "private" beach on a lake where I can let the dogs off leash and I can wade and get wet and feel cool in the shade. That's what we did yesterday afternoon and it was a perfect way to spend a 100 degree afternoon.

I clocked in at 202.2 this morning. Probably dehydrated, hahaha. Nah, I drank 3 liters of water minimum yesterday—as I do everyday. I noticed I'm sleeping a LOT—like, 11 hours, between a long nighttime sleep and a longish daily nap. I know it's the heat and of course I don't worry about it. It doesn't interfere with anything, that's for sure :) And I'll sleep like that the first month or so back to work.

My fruity protein shake was so good just now. Really great after the morning workout.

TTFN.

Maureen

My perimenopause symptoms are raring their ugly head again. I haven't head a good night's sleep in over 2 weeks and am waking up to night sweats on a near daily basis. The lack of sleep is catching up with me as I constantly feel tired and today my body is one giant ache. All of this is making my crave chocolate which doesn't help the number on the scales any!

I also can't really focus at work this morning. Hence why I am on here instead of working on my files.

*** July 30 ***

Good morning everyone~

Ang! We understand what you are going through. Big hugs 🤗

Today I need to be an over-achiever to make up for being a complete slug yesterday…

⛱️ waving at Cabana Boy for more black coffee ☕️🌴

Lana

251.6 today

Lana, right there with ya! Over ate and under-exercised. Ah, well. Today is another day.

Ang, that's serendipity! How lovely. I've had something like that happen once that was really profound and probably life altering. It's the best.

I did two miles this morning and will get in my 2 this evening. I allowed the slight threat of rain to derail me last night. I needed a light day, though. I guess that was it.

I'm having dental work this morning; yuck. I'd undergo any number of surgeries to avoid Novocain shots. Guess that's not an option! I won't eat while I'm numb—it terrifies me to think I could "bite a hole through my cheek." I don't know who or when that idea got into my head about having my mouth numb, but it's been my whole life as far as I know and is the 3rd reason I hate dental work. The shot is #1, and the incredible sensitivity of my teeth is #2. They do so much w/o numbing, and my teeth always hurt. I brushed and brushed all my life and still had the softest damn teeth and felt so guilty. Finally a dentist told me it had a lot more to do with genetics than anything else. Sigh. I'm the only sibling with this issue. My other sibs had zero cavities. I had a mouthful by 10!

Enough of that. Have a lovely day of sunshine and peace!

Maureen

Good Morning, Ladies! I can say that because we have no gentlemen who have graced us here. 😉

Lana, the cabana boys missed you. 😉

Kate, it is great to see you! You have freezing there and we have melting here....we both need a happy medium. But glad the rain was welcome!

Maureen, I can understand the teeth thing somewhat. I was fortunate enough to have strong teeth....just not straight. And I only had the money to get them straightened once. And when I finally did, they told me I had to have my wisdom teeth taken out before they could straighten them....that took the money. So I resigned myself to having crooked teeth.

The weekly challenge is over and I gained a pound. My own fault....I disregarded my cardinal rule of not eating after 8:00 pm. Hoping this next week will be better. I really want to get into the 150s by the end of August.

Have a good Hump Day!

Sandy

TMW - 164.2

The last day of July; I'm starting to panic early about going back to work! For teachers, August is "one long Sunday night," as I read somewhere. But my panic should'nt start tomorrow; darn! :)

I go back 8/18. The dread I feel at going back to a week of PD! I just articulated it to someone—they teach us in one of two ways. First, the firehose: so much information, so fast, we cannot possibly take it in. They do this with slides in a print too small to read from anywhere in the room, in a slide show they don't share until the end of the day, with links throughout we need to use but don't know where to find, while talking at high rates of speed, for 2-3 hours non-stop.

Method 2: treating us like children. They model lessons by teaching in a style for various disciplines. This is agonizingly slow and involves content that is just old teaching methods repackaged as a "new" strategy/program/curriculum/initiative. It fails to take into account that (a) we already recognize and know the strategy/program/curriculum/initiative under anywhere from 3-6 other names, depending on how long we've been teaching; and b) we are adult learners who understand new ideas (if there are any) at the highest level of understanding instantly, while the lesson is designed to help children learn at low levels of understanding over the course of an hour. It is agonizingly boring. Generally taught by people who couldn't hack it in the classroom and left.

Sorry for the rant. I feel better to have said it, though!

Great walk in what had to be close to 100% relative humidity! I was able to go really fast (for me), which was necessary b/c I had to get home to use the bathroom. A new record mile time for the newest knee.

Eating well and on track again. Always feels good.

TTFN.

Maureen