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I don't think I realised that the garden was just temporarily yours! But maybe it will give you some more time when you pass it on the next the person. I should probably have another go at planting food in my garden. At the moment, I struggle enough just to keep the plants under control! Lovely that you are having some…

Are you still here, Suzy, or back home now? I hope the last hiking day went well. I have such admiration that you are able to do that despite the foot problems, etc. The weather has been very strange here. Torrential rain, storms, hot sun, and Northern Lights! Thank you for thinking of me at Eurovision. I was over there…

My hip is OK, thanks. I was doing some travelling again recently, and I was finding all the walking and stairs quite hard at the airport. I have a couple of future trips planned and am looking at booking hotels with the least walking which are unfortunately much more expensive! It is a bit frustrating, to be honest. At the…

Oh poor you! That does sound so exhausting. And your back. Hope you're feeling better soon. Big congratulations on your appointment! It's good news that you have had those results even when you know you haven't been able to eat as well as normally. So hopefully by the next appointment you will be back on track. I'm sure…

I'm OK thanks ... have got a cold/flu type virus that's going around at the moment so feeling a bit sorry for myself. My hip is really annoying me but it's better as I'm resting at the moment! How are you doing? Has the work on your house been completed?

That jaw thing sounds painful, Suzy! Sounds like a dentist thing to me, maybe, but I don't know! I once had problems grinding my teeth in my sleep and that was quite painful, but I think that was more muscle spasms than the jaw slipping. I hope you get it sorted. You need your sleep! It's so close to you coming over here.…

The insurance work is really dragging on! That's terrible that they are treating you like that. So frustrating when you can't get hold of people. That's so funny about your stove! The wonders of google. It's so satisfying when you find something simple that works! Good luck with your blood work. I hope the few weeks has…

Just checking in here. Hope you are all OK. How is the personal trainer going, Suzy? And the pickleball, Snoozie? It feels like it has been a long winter here. Not so much snow and ice any more, but just cold, windy, rainy, etc. It's looking a big brighter today and I'm going out doing voluntary litter picking round my…

No, I don't already have a hip replacement, it's just that I'm still relatively young, so if I got it now (and live long enough!) there's a good chance I'd need another replacement at some point and it seems there aren't very good results with them .... I suppose obviously most people having them will be quite elderly so…

Looks like we have all been busy! I now know my grandbaby is a boy. I had guessed a girl, ha ha! We're having a restructure at work which is slightly stressful. I'm glad I only work part-time, at least. It's funny, I remember us talking about retirement years ago. I had the option to retire at 55 and was looking at doing…

Oh, I meant to say, I read an interview with a British personal trainer called Rosemary Mallace. She's in her 70s and her workouts are aimed at older people. They are a bit easy for me at the moment but I've subscribed for future planning! https://www.youtube.com/@rosemarymallacesassy

The baby is due on July! I'm already trying to find the balance between giving helpful advice and stepping back and letting two very intelligent and capable young people to do their own thing! I'm the same with the 80% thing, Snoozie ... I eat too fast, and I'm capable of putting away a huge amount of food without feeling…

That's really good news about your muscle mass! Well done on getting to the yoga class, and going again on Friday. That sounds like more than baby steps! And organising the trivia event too! You are both so good at the social stuff ... I really need to do more of that. That's an interesting idea about stopping eating when…

How's the gym going, Suzy? It has been really cold here too, but getting warmer for the last couple of days (although there are gales and floods now! Thankfully I'm not affected apart from my fence blowing down. I hope you're managing to get things sorted with the insurance, Snoozie. Actually moving everything out and…

That is great that you have a gym in your condo! Two gyms! That would be wonderful to be able to go the gym without having to leave the building! Are there any classes, or is it just free use of the equipment? Yes, I can see it would help to have a programme. But maybe just try it out a couple of times to "warm up". Five…

Getting stronger is a great priority! What sort of plan are you thinking of? I get you on the all or nothing mindset. Why do we do that? I have been thinking about that myself and I thnk that if I mess up it feels like an opportunity to eat even more and I don't want to miss that opportunity ... you are right about the…

Oh I did post here. Thank you, Snooozie, for guiding us to the right place! Well, it appears I didn't start yesterday, so am starting from today, really trying to get back on track. I can feel some of my old thinking coming back, which is what has caused my struggle in the first place. These kind of thoughts: "It's only a…

I definitely left a comment here yesterday, but I can't see it today. Strange. I won't repeat it in case you can all see it! But Happy New Year, just in case you can't!

Happy New Year! I hope it's a good one for all of us! You are so right, Snoozie. Let's really enjoy this one!

I'm having problems posting here so hope this gets through. Yes, that last one is great! We waste far too much energy beating ourselves up about the past, whether it's yesterday, last week or years ago. We need to start from where we are, without judgment. I kind of needed that thought, as I am fed up today about the…

Well, I'm back now. What a trip! Hamburg and Helsinki were both beautiful. It was snowing in both cities, particularly Helsinki where it snowed the whole time I was there and was so cold that my phone battery kept shutting down! Unbelievably, I queued outside for hours to get to the front to see the band I like and did get…

I maybe didn't mention it! It has been a bit of a wild idea. The band I'm following have a festival in Hamburg, and it just so happens that this year I was able to get travel insurance, for a massive, massive premium because of my various health conditions, but I thought, I haven't been on a holiday abroad for years and…

I'm sorry Snoozie, but I really laughed at you making the most of it when you thought you were going to back on meds anyway! I'm sure I would have done exactly the same! Good luck getting back to better eating. I don't know if I said I'm having some (more) expensive dental work at the moment. I lost a crown and it needs an…

Happy Thanksgiving, Suzy! It's a time of feasting and family, so don't be hard on yourself if you eat a bit more than usual. I find the same when cooking sometimes though, I'm kind of bored with the food by the time it's finished! Maybe a good thing! Very kind of you to host family and do so much cooking! Hope you have a…

Our clocks changed to too, although back to the "normal", Greenwich Mean Time. But just about everbody prefers British Summer Time! I hope you're feeling a bit better now, Suzy. So funny about your husband whispering too! I haven't been walking much either, because of my hip. It's such a delicate balance, getting exercise…

https://youtu.be/7XrntcEUjLM?si=3r-PSKZYTjjqRvSP Oh, this is the video I mentioned. A follow-up to one I posted a while back. It's quite long but have been listening while doing other things and there's some things I'll take from it. I find it a bit motivating to listen to something like that. Then I get all fired up…

I'm sorry you've been sick, Suzy. There's so much going around. Hopefully one of those three day things, and you'll be better by Monday. I think it probably doesn't help with your lifestyle that you have been so busy with childcare and guests. It makes things so much more difficult, and of course you're making food for…

Hope you're having a lovely Thanksgiving! I love that you do a proper little celebratory meal!

That size of group sounds quite unwieldy! Well done for managing to get it all organised! I suppose with the blood sugars at least you know what's up, and could do something about it. It would be more worrying if they were going up for no good reason. I so agree that it's easy to get out of the good habits. I've found the…

Oh Suzy, that's a bit much. I know you can't say anything, but maybe your son-in-law might have thought it's not great timing to go on a jolly! Would be different if it was a work trip that he couldn't avoid. And a three-year-old fulltime for a few days as well? That's a bit much to ask. I'd be tempted to say no. It'd be…