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I am finally caught up on reading. I wasn’t going to comment on anything but then decided to throw my two cents to Michele. It sounds to me as if Bryan might be softening some since he expressed hurt feelings that no one had congratulated him. I think that perhaps by no one, he meant you. There comes a time when you have…

Heather, I’ve been meaning to ask, since you’re a Cas fan: Which clutterbug are you? You have probably said, but I can’t remember. From looking at the pictures you post of your house, I would guess a cricket or a ladybug. I am a bee. I think a combination of Dana K White’s decluttering and Cas the Clutterbug’s organizing…

Lisa, I’m curious to know if you like your new spin mop. My mother adores hers. Every house cleaner I’ve ever had swore by them. I have tried them twice and cannot love them. I ended up passing them both on to Mama. I prefer a flat microfiber covered mop head. Dave prefers a plain old-fashioned string mop. We are therefore…

[bCynthia[/b], welcome! Lisa, I took Cynthia’s comment about her wall to mean what I call the newsfeed. It’s the part that looks the most like Facebook. I can’t remember if the “wall” is the newsfeed part or the profile page, but I know it is one of them. I also know that it took me a while to navigate between the two on…

Tracey, connections is on the NY Times website, along with Wordle. I have Wordle bookmarked. I play it first, then click on the menu bar on the top left and click on connections from there. Barbara, today was not the best day to try Connections. Neither Dave nor I got it. I struggle if one of the categories comes from pop…

Beth, those pig snouts! I know they were a huge hit, and how appropriate for Prodigal Son Night. Ginny, those sheets are precios. Allie, I have never seen a playpen like that one. It is very nice. Tracey, I wish I had seen your pictures of tee shirts before I played Connections this morning. It would have helped me see one…

Debbie, my husband found an ID badge while walking in our neighborhood, which is a t-shaped subdivision of less than 20 houses. I posted a description on the local FB group page. No-one recognized the name by several said the badge was definitely Amazon. The first driver he flagged down (remember Dave is known for his…

Barbara, congrats on the weight loss milestone. Tracie, the first time I retired I found that I wasn’t quite ready to give up on my career and found a part-time job utilizing my degree. The second time I retired, I found a volunteer position that gives my life purpose but still plenty of free time. My husband, bless his…

Beth, hugs for you and prayers for your son. How incredibly scary. Maybe this will be the turning point for a solution to the migraines.

Housecleaner texted at 1:53 saying they had a family emergency and wouldn’t be here after all. I replied I was sorry for their emergency, but I wanted to let her know how not showing after she said they would inconvenienced me. I could have cleaned the house myself while I was waiting on her and had the whole afternoon to…

Fireflies i’ve been seeing a lot of fireflies this summer. I don’t remember seeing them in the past few years. I don’t know if there is a reason for this or if I’m just been unobservant. Oikos yogurt. Just a point of clarification. The triple zero is okay, but I much prefer the Oikos Pro. It does have 140 calories on its…

No. The purpose is to have you walk at least 250 steps every hour. You don’t benefit from frequent movement if you do it all at one time. To get maximum benefit, you want to go for both longevity and frequency. That’s why my movement goal is not just 10,000 steps but 10,000 plus 8/10 hours of moving. The 250 per hour does…

Congratulations on getting out and doing something. I’m proud of you. My Fitbit has a feature you can set to remind you to move every hour. If you haven’t done 250 steps by 10 minutes before the new hour. It will buzz to remind you. I have it turned on between 8 and 6. That alone will get me 2500 steps if I do it every…

I have not been a fan of WW since they switched to points. I loved the program when it was exchanges. I thought that was the healthiest diet that made the most sense of any diet out there. I kind of sort of still eat that way subconsciously. How long has it been? I think they switched to points in the late 80s. I lost 30…

Rita, no wonder you are worried sick. Hugs and prayers. Commenting on being honest in job interviews re Vickie’s post. When I graduated high school, I needed a summer job. Back in the early 1970s, there were few retail and no fast food type jobs. The biggest employers were sewing plants - skilled, production driven jobs.…

I did this on my tablet. It’s not as easy as on a computer, but it can be done. I just delete. Very carefully.

Lanette, I saw a recipe on TikTok using whipped cottage cheese and chocolate chips to make a dessert with the consistency of fudge. I have not tried it, but it did pique my interest. Also lots and lots with cottage cheese, salsa, ground beef, etc that they dipped protein chips into. They looked delicious, but I cannot…

Practicing my Facebook strategy… Just keep scrolling, Kay. Just keep on scrolling. Scrolling on by. Love you all.

Lanette, thanks for asking about Dave. Bless his heart, he immediately lost 10 lbs he did not have to lose on his low carb plan. He has since added peanut butter to his morning low carb toast for some needed calories, so that has helped. Not having cookies in the house for him has definitely been a help for me. He has gone…

Barbara, you asked about shaking the sugar. I guess you could say I am. I don’t intentionally not eat it, but we don’t keep it in the house since Dave is watching carbs. My eating boundaries are log honestly, keep calories to 1800 or less. Protein to 100 g or more, and water to 96 oz or more. Movement; steps 7500 or more,…

Lanette, interesting article about talking and Alzheimer’s. I agree with you. I’m not sure I agree. What I have noticed though, is a correlation between memory failing and withdrawing from conversation. As in, the desire to have conversation diminishes because of the fear of being caught in a memory lapse. Beth, the same…

Kim, I read the Louise Penney and Hilary Clinton book and enjoyed it. Some of the Gamache books also get political. I prefer the ones that are simple whodunits to the ones that delve into police corruption, but I like them ok. I am currently re-reading the Karin Slaughter books in order. I cannot believe how I remember…

In my little checkbook register that stays with my checkbook, I only write down the check numbers and amounts. It is very few, maybe 3 a month. In my big checkbook register from Amazon that stays on a shelf in my office, I write down every checking account transaction, most are debit purchases, but automatic deposits and…

Barbara, the doctor mentioned exercises. I told him I was already doing calf raises and squats. He did not give me more. What do you do? The back exercises they gave me did help a lot back when I injured it. Allie, when my housecleaners started at my house, they folded the paper towels and toilet paper into a triangle…

In his defense, my husband is pretty tidy, but this is what I do. I bought him a nice oblong wooden bowl for the top of his dresser to dump his wallet, keys, etc, a pretty jar for his coins, and a nice mug for his pens and scissors. I installed a peg rack by the back door for his coats because the hall coat closet wasn’t…

Annie, I’m so sorry about your aunt. I hope the arrangements work out so that your father can go and your mother can be looked after. Beth, prayers for your knees. I actually broke down and had mine evaluated yesterday. I was told that I will eventually need knee replacement, but we’re going to try shots first. I got…

Since I am older and wiser, I have come to love and appreciate the nickname. When I was a child I did not realize that adding bug to your name was pretty common as a sign of affection. All I knew was that my sister was “Vickie Doll” and I was “Katie Bug” i hated that my sister got to be a doll while I was a bug.…

I am so sorry to hear this. Thoughts and prayers for you both.

I can see how your contributions raised so much money. They all look wonderful.

I answer to Katiebug in only three places. Here, my living debt free message board, and to a few cousins who just won’t let it go. I try to stay unsearchable by my name on this board since I don’t share my weight loss struggles with many people, but anybody with minimal skills could find me. If they want to go to that much…