What's on your Wednesday Menu?

I worked for EDS, the computer company run by Ross Perot. You got two weeks off starting the first year. You were required to take the two weeks off all together. He believed you needed the first week to get over the stress of work and the second to actually enjoy a vacation and relax. It was an additional week every five years. But the rule was one two-week vacation a year.

I see people who make their vacation really a stressful experience by doing things like working late the last day, driving for too long when tired and worrying about being late for a plane or other event. Now there are also cell phones and tablets and many people never disconnect from work for even a week. My vacations were always very flexible. When I travel with other people, I sometimes see them so stressful. Around here many people drive to Ocean City or Myrtle Beach. We all run into each other at the beach and the men often have conversations where they compete on who drove there the fastest.

It is amazing to me that someone I consider well educate, like a teacher, can be so stupid as to make a post like that. My sister worked in a bank and told me stories about teachers and their strange ideas about money. They would come in with their check and ask to cash the check and make a mortgage payment and a savings deposit. But they wanted the cash first and then count out the money for savings and the payment. They just could not comprehend that it could all be done at once.

A FEMA worker in Florida was fired for skipping homes with Trump signs. There is an old saying that common sense is not that common.

After surgery I bought a Magic Bullet and wore out three of them in the first two years. The Instant Pot is my go-to appliance now. I am old enough to remember a world before microwaves. When we got a microwave, I cooked everything in it and ruined a lot of meat dishes. It quickly became the coffee warmer.

The Instant Pot and the Air Fryer really do what we thought the microwave would do fifty some years ago. They have made cooking so much easier for the modern generation.

Hope everyone has a wonderful rest of the week.

The two consecutive week rule is also a good way to uncover malfeasance and process problems.

I?m not from the pre-microwave era but I didn?t. Get my first one until it came with the house I bought in 2013. When I moved here, I had the choice of a really pretty hood or a built in microwave and I went with the hood, lol. I use mine for popcorn and that?s about it..I used to use it to warm up my Everoast deli chicken but after the boar's head recalls, not so much, lol

I use mine mostly for frozen vegetables that you steam in their package in the microwave. It works well for me because the packages are small and quick to cook with no pan or water.

I never thought about that reason for the two-week rule but it makes a lot of sense.

Good morning Jen and Menuers,

Quick for me today I got to get my act together and tie up loose ends. I have Jim and Marilyn heading my way and I do not want anything pending while I am off enjoying a weekend of fun. I am done with politics. It's over we can't change it. I am just going to live my best life and pray my 401 grows in the process. If it gets too ugly, I have a room in a quiet little villa in Costa Rica with my name one it. My only worry is how to get Rudy on the plane.

QOTD: I would say my air fryer. I find it is the best way to heat leftovers, and I always have a lot of those.

Accountability: To many nuts and cheese.

TSS: 6 years 11-months 2-days 167.6 Lowest (129.4)

B: Coffee with SF Coffee-mate pumpkin spice creamer

MS: snack select, Oikos Pro Greek yogurt, pear

CB: Coffee with SF Coffee-mate pumpkin spice creamer

L: crack chicken and plum.

D: White chicken chili clementines

Exercise: Dog walking

Water and Vitamins: On track. I take a Bariatric Advantage Ultra multi w/iron I use bariatric advantage Calcium chews and 500mg of Magnesium. I also use MiraLAX and fiber in my first coffee of the day.

Have a great day my friends.

Brightest blessings

Chrissy

Get Rudy certified as an emotional support animal. Then they have to let him on the plane. You can do it online.

I have not had any PTO or vacation time for the last 8 1/2 years. I used to have a ton of time off but I'm a contractor now and if I don't work I don't get paid. I do get 40 hours of sick time a year that is a mandate from the state of Oregon. I really miss time off with pay, I haven't been on a vacation in 8 years. The last time I tried to go it was the start of Covid and they closed down Disneyland so basically we flew down and back and got soaked it rained so hard and there was no way to get out of the rain. I really do need a vacation and I really want to retire.

QOTD- Probably the air fryer. No shakes for me Optifast traumatized me to much to ever want a shake or smoothy. I gave away my Ninja. I never used it and it took up too much space. I wouldn't be interested in the Creami either I'm not that much of an ice cream fan.

I did another blood test yesterday, trying to see if my vitamin D levels are still high. I haven't seen the results yet. Next week I do a bone density scan. I just haven't been feeling good lately. I can't find anything that brings me joy, I don't think I even remember what joy is.

I'm done with politics, it may be bad coming up but hopefully it won't impact my life that much. I'm not going to move out of the country, I really can't so I'm stuc****il I can figure out something.

We are now at a flood alert for urban and small stream flooding. After a long dry summer it's to be expected. Most people are relieved that the rains have come. Fortunately I no longer live on a creek.

I gotta get some work done, I've been procrastinating and struggling with this job I'm doing. This too will finish sometime.

Have a great day everyone!

I was self-employed for years and I had to make taking a vacation a priority. I made plans carefully ahead of time and committed to doing them just like another job. Not feeling well does suck the joy out of life. I have had different vitamin deficiencies that have really made me feel bad. I only take vitamin D if my blood count shows that it is low. There was a point where I was taking a lot of it. All of this becomes such a balancing act. Sometimes I feel fine and then the blood work shows problems. I hope you feel better and enjoy life more. Say hello to your kitties from their Aunt Mary.