Thursday, August 26, 2021

Rent vs. own decisions will likely be based on what happens with Mike. I own my Cape house with no mortgage but have a mortgage for about 50% of the value in Florida. Assuming we stay together I will probably become a Florida resident (Mike is) and maybe we would own something jointly in Florida, then use his Cape place in the summer (it is in trust for his children). We shall see. Lots to ponder, but plenty of time to do it. My plan is not to make any decisions until we get back from our winter travels, so not until April.

Today will be HOT again. The floor guys are coming to move the furniture back in 1/2 hour, then I have a hair cut/highlight, then beach for a while I think. We are meeting Mike's sisters for dinner tonight. Lots to do, but I will have a kitchen back again!!!

I truly need to get back weighing myself and tracking what I eat. More accountability is really needed. I think I have been maintaining this weight for a couple of months now vs. gaining anymore, but I would like to go down a bit. Maybe with more controlled planning especially once in Florida this fall that will happen?

Have a safe and healthy Thursday!

Liz, so happy your floors are done! It is a pain to not have access to one's own nest. As nice as it is to make improvements, it still always feels invasive to me to have someone in the house who doesn't really belong there. Perhaps that is just my weirdness....

I had Back To School Night last night. This morning's alarm was brutal. I don't know why having that extra time at school is draining, but it is. It's not like I stayed up any later than I normally do. I simply got home later. It's got to be the lack of down time in the early evening. I suppose I can nap on the weekend, if needed.

The scale was not my friend today. As a matter of fact, I flipped it off! HA! I have no idea why I was up - except that I didn't poop yesterday. Maybe that was it.... But it was one of those "F U" moments with the scale because I had made a concentrated effort to drink enough water and avoid sugar and unnecessary calories yesterday. My expectation was to see a mild down tic. I could feel tapes begin to play and had to press the OFF switch! How how quickly the old thought processes can return!

I do not enjoy tracking. There I said it! LOL! I don't enjoy it because it is work. I do not want food and eating to be work. Tracking is also very diety and can be a trigger for my eating disorder. What I should try to do is just log again without reference to calories. I did that for several months. I did not lose weight while doing it, but it did help me see eating patterns and increase accountability. More to consider.

I entered Blitz in the national specialty weekend this morning. Pennsylvania bound are we come October. He's too young to do any winning at this level, but it will be good for him to be seen and be noticed.

We have the weirdest back to school schedule. 2 days this week, 4 days next, and then the Tuesday after Labor Day, before we see students on September 8. Its 3 more days than usual, which is nice to have, but so spread out. I cynically believe its so we'll work more for free. :) For example, I started updating some power points and the note packets today, there's a good chance I'll be working on them tomorrow, a non work day.

My eating was going pretty well until we went to see a movie. We saw Jungle Cruise. Some very predictable plots, too long, but Emily Blunt and Duane Johnson are just so charming, so it makes it a likeable movie.

Tomorrow my big plan is to get the oil changed and the tires rotated on my car. As soon as school starts, my life becomes rather pedestrian :) That's okay, sometimes what happens at work is more than enough excitement.

I know that excitement for sure! My little autistic girl had a bad day. 4 outbursts of varying degrees today. One was truly real, but the others were a bit "off" - especially the last one. The last one I let her sit in and self soothe. It worked, but dang!!!!!

The little boy who has no school records from anywhere - not even in the statewide database - is leaving tomorrow. I requested a cume, so we made some inquiries. The little guy has been living with his grandparents in the Philippines and mom "thinks" he went to school there. WTH????? Today WE got a request from a new school for his records. Sad.... I hope he is well taken care of at the new school. He needs A LOT of support.

I"m getting a new girl on Monday to take his place. The transiency in our school is a new phenomenon. I don't like it!