Machka9 Member

Chaos and mayhem and so much to do at work. Took me 2 days to write 1 sentence on the thing I was supposed to finish on Monday. Still walking ... this plus another 5000 steps. Machka in Oz

Climbed 25 flights of 20 stairs up and down + landings. Walk ... + a little over 3000 steps just walking around Machka in Oz

And my walk today ... Machka in Oz

Watercolour brush pens - I purchased some and used them for a while, but I prefer the bolder colours of acrylic. Baths - growing up, I took a bath and washed my hair in the sink. But as soon as we moved into a house with a shower, I started taking showers. I was so happy to stop taking baths, and to stop washing my hair in…

Bicycle Ride Today Normally, I might have gone for a shorter ride, but I wanted to finish 200 km of cycling for the month of February today. It was hot out there (31C = 88F) and windy, and my legs felt dead most of the way around. But I did it! Distance: 36.11 km Elevation: 214 m Moving Time: 1:56:59 Elapsed Time: 2:18:01…

So sorry. :(

I haven't purchased eggs in a long, long time. I have trouble eating them, and my husband hasn't asked for them. I found out recently that the juice from canned chickpeas can be whipped and used as a vegan, lactose-free whipped cream! On temperature, I do best when the INSIDE temperature is between 18C (64.4F) and 20C…

Busy time lately as I'm kind of living 2 people's lives again. On Tuesday, my husband had his follow up with the surgeon, then saw the physiotherapist and got his moonboot. His recovery from the Achilles tendon surgery will be very gradual and will take a long time -- they figure it will be 9 months. He's getting around…

For those of you doing taxes on your own ...

As far as I know ... never. But I have had a my blood glucose tested and a glucose tolerance test. My blood glucose test results have been borderline high. My glucose tolerance test results are within a normal range. My days off work are rarely restful and are usually full of things to do and stress. Days off work are days…

I remember those days. One of the reasons I moved to Australia! Machka in Oz

My work gave me the day off for all the extra work I've put in recently. :) I slept in. I cooked up 1 kg of chicken mince. I took my husband for his follow-up appointment with the surgeon. His incision is healing really nicely. I took my husband for his appointment with the physiotherapist and he is now in a moonboot with…

Bought ... from one of our local hardware stores. I've got 3 of them now. Bamboo Decorative Wall Ladder - $25 https://www.mitre10.com.au/bamboo-decorative-wall-ladder Machka in Oz

Keep up the good work everyone! :) I'm down a tiny bit more ... down 4.1 kg (9 lbs) since Christmas. Machka in Oz

Hanging pictures using a ladder ... This is the first ladder I put up, and I've just hung a few pictures from it. Underneath, I've got 2 yoga blocks to boost the height. The largest picture is Grandaughter 1's footprints when she learned to walk. :love: :love: I have a second ladder up against the wall, but have only hung…

Yesterday's walk ... Today's walk ... I did no work this weekend! Instead, I organised the ornaments in a couple of my display cabinets, rearranged a few things in the kitchen, built 2 decorative bamboo ladders, and started going through a blanket box full of bedding, about half of which we don't use anymore. What would…

Here, it depends on the humidity. Wednesday and Thursday this week were hot and very humid. The bread went mouldy in those 2 days. Usually, we have one loaf in the freezer and one on the counter. Machka in Oz

Fires & Weather Tasmania has been getting a bit of rain and the temperature has dropped off. Over 30C on Wednesday and Thursday, in the 20s on Friday, 12 on Saturday and it's 10 right now on Sunday afternoon. It's like when Alberta Chinooks move out ... bit of a shock!! However, it has helped the fire efforts somewhat.…

Our Valentine's Day yesterday

Now, I've lost 3.9 kg (8.6 lbs) since Christmas. :) Hi ... I'm Machka Machka has been my nickname since about 2002. It's a Serbo-Croatian word for cat, specifically female cat. Machak is the word for male cat. I'm 57 years old and just a bit under 5'6" ... and these days, I'm overweight. But I was slim and fairly fit up…

I have a bowl and plate like the blue-ish ones! :)

The fires grew last night. They say, "The perimeter of the fire is thought to be 1,200 kilometres long across the four main fires" ... that's about 750 miles. However ... they say it is supposed to start raining soon. We'll see. Meanwhile, I got out for a bicycle ride before the rain ... if it comes. Machka in Oz

I weigh in just about every day doing so makes me recognise my patterns. Most of the time I know if I'll be a little bit up or down. For me, I usually hit my lowest weight of the week on Saturdays. Sundays will usually be the same as Saturday. Mondays will be slightly higher and then I'll bounce up and down through the…

Can you put a large piece of white paper in the window with the little sign so that it blocks the view of the next room? Or if you need to see the door, maybe a large piece of white paper on the upper half of the window. Can you wear lightweight earplugs? Not enough to block the sound entirely, but enough to tone it down a…

I value my personal time too, and all this work has come at a really awkward time with summer, me wanting to keep unpacking, and my husband's surgery. But I also value my job and doing well at my job ... and fortunately, all this extra work is temporary. As of tonight, I am more or less caught up for the moment and I will…

@LisaInArkansas ... we definitely need rain. Except where we're watering (limited quantities), our yard is a dry, grasshopper-infested desert. Mind you, Rhody is enjoying the grasshoppers! We had heaps of rain in December ... way over the average. But since about Christmas, we haven't had much of anything. They are saying…