Saturday, December 26, 2020

Yesterday it was warmer on Cape Cod than in Florida. Today it is in the low 30's and the wind is howling so with the windchill it feels like 20. I will be here for another 9 days and though I wish I was warm I guess that is for the best. Though my mood and eating are not faring well.

More Christmas today with DS doing a brunch at 11. But with the same people so nobody new. And my other SIL comes tomorrow for a few days. When she is home she doesn't go out at all so she is another safe addition to the "bubble". Though DD and I have had Covid, no one else has and we mostly worry about nearby SIL who has lung cancer.

Some friends want to do a zoom on New Years Eve. I kind of want to beg off as I am not feeling it. We will see.

Have a safe and healthy post-Christmas weekend!

Zoom is NOT fun! And it's no replacement for in person interaction. In fact a normal phone call feels more interpersonally connected than Zoom or a video call does! The video and weird cut-off audio is distracting to the point of irritation.

Haha! I had Zoom phobia yesterday with Ron's family. I couldn't stop judging my size. So, of course, I stress ate during the Zoom. LOL! Make so much sense, right?

I forgot that part! How does anyone not focus on what they look like?? It would be so much more natural if you couldn't see yourself, just others. All that looking at yourself isn't healthy!

Think about me on Zoom every single day-5 times per day!!!! Luckily, most of the time I'm so busy and focused on teaching I don't have time to look at myself, but I do when the opportunity arises. It's like a moth to a flame. I just can't help myself. I have learned that it is a function of my particular eating disorder, too so I do my best to keep that in mind. Weird times these - in so, so many ways.

Weight way up (1.4) as predicted! But the wagon was parked close by given the lack of leftovers. I have hefted myself back on.

I already recapped the day on yesterday's thread, so won't repeat myself. Today I need to go to Santa Monica Seafood (a wholesale/retail fish store) to try to get lobster tails for New Years. My dad tried to order them from Maine and twice they arrived warm and defrosted. So my turn to try. I drove down there (it's a half hour away) Thursday and the line out the door was literally 30 people long so I left. Who knew so many people had fish for Christmas dinner? I'm hoping today will be better.

Other than that, I need to change the smoke detector batteries. One chirped this morning and that means the others will be right behind. Ferg gets so upset at that sound!

I hope you all had a nice day and that you get another one today!

Still no weight. However, it's not like I don't want to get on the scale and see what it says, because I DO!!!! LOL!

Yesterday I had trouble with cravings and a little stress/emotional eating took place. I had only one serving of fruit/veggies, too. We have very little in the way of left overs, so that's a good thing. The only thing that we have left over en masse is the Pecan Pie. We have 3/4 of the pie left. I think I can convince Ron it should be eliminated. The Reese's are in the garage - out of sight, out of mind. I'll either throw them out of give them to the Kindergarten teacher's daughter who is a former student of mine. We share a love for Reese's!

Like all Christmases, I love the event, but I'm always glad to move on and have it done!

Have a workout planned today and then some general cleaning. For the late afternoon I would like to find a good movie to "Netflix". Suggestions welcome!

Happy Boxing Day! Today I make my annual Boxing Day St. Jude's donation. (St. Jude's is the only charity I support with regular donations - beside dog club donations...)

I've been devouring Brigerton on Netflix!

So it's good? I was planning on starting it this week too.

When I'm waiting for students to join me on webex, I pull my loose skin back and think about facelifts. I read an article about the increase in plastic surgery consults, the doctors felt it was because if everyone having to look at themselves on camera. I will say, I'm very pleased with my hair most days. :)

Today when we got to my parents house, my Dad was chainsaw carving in the neighbors field. I went to get him. He had his hat brim down, hood up, headphones and his chainsaw going, with his back to the road. I pulled up and honked... nothing. Tried again, nothing. I thought walking up behind him and tapping him on the shoulder would be a bad idea, so I got out of the car and tromped through the field and circled round until I was facing him. Still didn't notice me. Finally, I pitched a snowball at him and he looked up and saw me. I told the rest of my family, at least I didn't aim at his head. There is no one like my Dad.

When we got home, I announced, eat whatever you want, do whatever you want, Mom is now officially on vacation. They heated up leftovers, made a fire, and are watching the new Wonder Woman movie, 1984. I am tired, even in reduced size, orchestrating the Christmas Festival is exhausting. My favorite Christmas memory in recent years is the time we "ran away" and spent Christmas at Universal. Christmas morning I woke up first, but on my athlesiure wear, grabbed my refillable mug, and sipped coffee in a lounge chair under a Palm tree by the pool.

Going to put on my jammies, and brew some herbal tea. Sweet repose, nothing I HAVE to do tomorrow. Relaxing, ahhh.