7-6-19 Saturday

Simply gorgeous day here! Sadly, DH has to work, and I was planning on painting the foyer, but I think I need to move this party outside. Since there are 3thousand million things that could be done in the yard, I can stay busy... or finish reading the somewhat silly chick lit book I started yesterday....

Quote:

The beginning is always today. ~ Mary Wollstonecraft

David, Adalyn sounds like she is growing up to be a force to be reckoned with! That is not always a bad thing. It may take her a while to figure out her coping mechanisms and how to navigate the hum drum little lives that surround her, but hopefully her zeal for life will settle in and work for her!

Well, Hell's bells! Me is somewhat miffed today. I am up another freakin' pound. What gives? Like Miss150 I had a very good food day - though I did eat popcorn at the movies. However, it was planned and counted! UGH....

I had a really good work out, too. Focused on back, but did throw in some combination moves like renegade pushups. I forgot to put on my MyZone device prior to working out. I remembered a few minutes in, but chose not to go get it. Later Competitive Me regretted not getting my "points" for the workout yesterday. I'm going to see if I can manually enter a workout, but I don't think that's a possibility.

I bought some vegetable based protein powder yesterday because the Whey protein isolate is making me a bit crampy again, though not regularly. I bought Vega Sport, which is one of the better ones, but YUCK! It is so thick it's almost non palatable! I'm glad GNC has a return policy. I'm taking it back. I would rather have cramps and deal with #3 than drink that swill! LOL!

I have a single dog, a Lakeland terrier, to trim today. Then my Keira is going to get trimmed and bathed. I also need to work on Dottie a bit since she will be shown next weekend before going off to "camp" to get ready for the Nationals in Pennsylvania in October. It would be so fantastic if Dottie could follow in her brother Lucky's footsteps and win at the National this year. Not likely, but I'm wishing for it!

Bonnie 150, thank you for the wonderful post today about being respectful of oneself (or should it be "one's self" in this case???? Diamond, Ocean Diane, Lesa???). Following through on promises made to ourselves is far trickier than following through on promises made to others, isn't it? Perhaps it is because we make promises to ourselves to quell and calm our dysfunctional behaviors. Those types of changes need more than simple promises to fix. They need understanding, acknowledgment, perseverance, and compassion to create long and sustainable change. Hmmmm.... I have a behavior I would like to change. It's a small simple one, but so terribly ingrained. It has been on my mind a bit lately. I'm going to start working on that today. Thanks, Bonnie!

It is another gorgeous morning here. Yesterday it got up into the 90s, but you know we have DRY HEAT here, so it's not nearly as oppressive as what Liz is dealing with on the eastern seaboard. I hate humidity!

I need an adventure at our local nursery. Ron will be pissed because he is not here and he likes to go, but sometimes I like going by myself and just browsing quietly. He's a talker and that doesn't always work for me. There is joy for me in looking at the nursery plants and creating gardens in my mind. I am going to buy some fall blooming sunflower seeds. Love those weeds! They grow so well here.

Off to get ready for the day. Cheers to all of you wonderful people!

Greetings All

No weight today - up at the crack of dawn for dog shows. It paid off. Tesla won a point. I had to give her a chill pill last night due to fireworks and I still think she was a bit dopey but she showed fine. Another shot tomorrow. We stopped at costco on the way back and picked up shrimp. Yay, another no-cook dinner.

Boy, going to these crack of dawn show sure messes up eating. Gotta take my own eats as nothing but crud is available. Then I came home and napped.

Dave love the Adalyn stories. Sounds like a future leader in the making. Glad you had some rain.

BTW, no earthquake issues up here in the north. Cecily, be glad you are in Michigan.

Peps, glad you are enjoying the summer off. When is your next dog show? We may see you around somewhere.

The deck is all done (except some new wood on the railing is oozing sap and will need a repaint in a month but who cares). I will get my lazy behind up and get a picture.

Hope everyone is well. Cheers. Diane s

So as I was scraping the porch spindles (so many edges!) I began to ponder: if I brought these spindles to a flea market everyone would go gaga over their patina. Why, when they are supporting my rail, are they not valued for their patina, but rather, shabby looking, in need of fresh paint? Why? If only porches with patina were chic instead of unkempt, my life would be a dream.

I wish I could post something about weight. I just can't. I am grieving so ******g hard.

I just hate this. Hate it. I really hate this.

I Wish I could help. Nothing fair about it.

Oh chickadee.....????????????

I know this isn't about me, and I know the Buddha would lecture me about the self-imposed pain of attachment.

But I really love you. There's no one else like you on the planet. You're incredibly smart and courageous and tough and wise and beautiful. My sweetheart saw you clearly, too.

I've been sleeping with the bison spirit animal you sent to my husband a few months before he died. The bison and I send you our everlasting love.

YOU are my spirit animal.

All those question marks were suppose to be

No words except I am so sorry for your pain.