Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Glad I'm not alone with prime day! New mesh router, new hairdryer, plug like others I have that can control lamps on timers/an app yesterday, sunglasses, bully stick holder, dog shampoo today. The only things I really needed were the router and hairdryer. And the hairdryer was a stretch as there is an old one in the other bathroom.

I am staying on 10 for now. Looking back at my notes, I did 2.5 for 4 weeks, 5 for 9, 7.5 for 8, and now just did my 3rd on 10. With the compound and the way they seem to overfill slightly, it's easier to make a snap decision at the end. As long as I'm not struggling to not overeat, I will stick to a dose. 2 months each seems about right...

I'm so glad you're feeling so zen about food these days! Regarding your pancake thoughts, I almost grabbed a candy bar at the store this morning, but they didn't have what I wanted. I was thinking on the way home, these medications just make making good decisions easier, but they don't make them for you...

I got a little teary reading about Jiffy. Of course she will be a happy girl and the Princess of her new home! But letting her go and knowing she will have to go through a (hopefullly very short) uncomfortable transition is hard, so I'm sure this is difficult for you. But I bet you'll be getting happy pics of her soon!

And yes, Prime Day get me every year. Bissell mini carpet and upholstery cleaner (good for dogs and cat messes) and misc other stuff. So far.

L

Thanks, Peps. Xoxo Mwah right back atcha! Xoxo

I just checked my saved items for any reduction in price. I only purchased a pair of Ray-Ban sunglasses to replace my older ones. I already feel like I have too much stuff (after going through the house).

Greetings all

It's sunny and lovely today. I am feeling better than yesterday during which I felt old, achey and *****y. Advil helped. Ditto glass of wine.

I spent time at the studio today and made some things and glazed. Looks like the water is all fixed. I stopped at the hippie grocery and impulse shopped at the deli. Got some lean roast beef, humus, ham and cheese roll up and such. Also organic almonds.

Gallery meeting last night was fine. I told DH I only had to kill two people! LOL. Our new president managed to move things along fairly easily. But geez, where do people learn that they have to comment on every single item 6 times?? I had a presentation about our lease and negotiations which I am handling. Hopefully I made the point that too many cooks spoil the soup and we can't have 25 people participating in the process. My pet peeve is people who talk all the time with no clue what they are talking about. End of rant.

Liz glad you are comfy in new digs and now on the plane. Wow, thud cat! Some cats are klutzes but not many. Hope it adjusts. That cat whisperer guy used to say to put up all these shelves to the cats have an elevated freeway around the room. Sounds like a lot to me. Enjoy beach club.

CC sorry your dad is having issues again. Hope things are cleared up easily. And a pox on those mosquitoes! Has anyone found any repellant that really works? I am one of those people that they eat alive and as a kid it made me dislike woodsy nature stuff. I was alway on the buffet. I assume there is heart worm prevention for Kirby.

Peps I am thinking that Jiffy is headed off for her "coronation" as a princess. We all know she will have a great life. Hope you got to see your dad.

DD enjoy your read day. My college group is chasing a read for further discussion. One book is a sci fi novel where women evolve to have an anatomical condition allowing them to have an electric eel effect; thereby permitting them to physically dominate men. There were some other ones that sounded good. I will post it if I can figure out how.

Not much else. DH is AWOL. He may be on a grocery mission.

Diane S

Here are books suggested by my college group. They all sound good!

• The Paris Novel, suggested by Curt Scribner, by Ruth Reichl. A feast for the senses, this novel is a testament to living deliciously, taking chances, and finding your true home.

• The Power, Mary Gladstone's pick, by Naomi Alderman, is a novel set 5,000 years from now in which women, perhaps as a result of exposure to toxic chemicals used in a war, find in themselves an electricity-producing organ, similar to what electric eels possess. They suddenly have the means to physically overpower men. https://the-bibliofile.com/the-power/

• From AJ, The Women (International Edition) Paperback - February 1, 2024, by Kristin Hannah (Author) The Women follows a San Diego debutante into a world of gut wounds and napalm. But the real challenge comes when she arrives home.

• From Sydney McQuoid, Thinking, Fast and Slow, non-fiction by Daniel Kahneman, Nobel prize winner in Economics. Two Systems drive the way we think: System 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional and System 2 is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. The impact of overconfidence on corporate strategies, the difficulties of predicting what will make us happy in the future, the profound effect of cognitive biases on everything from playing the stock market to planning our next vacation. Each of these can only be understood by knowing how the 2 systems shape our judgments and decisions.

• I changed my book to The Painted Drum, a novel by Louise Erdrich. While appraising the estate of a New Hampshire family descended from a North Dakota Indian agent, Faye Travers is startled to discover a rare moose skin and cedar drum fashioned long ago by an Ojibwe artisan. And so begins an illuminating journey both backward and forward in time, following the strange passage of a powerful yet delicate instrument, and revealing the extraordinary lives it has touched and defined. Compelling and unforgettable, Louise Erdrich's Painted Drum explores the often-fraught relationship between mothers and daughters, the strength of family, and the intricate rhythms of grief with all the grace, wit, and startling beauty that characterizes this acclaimed author's finest work.

Down days like yesterday for you are tough and probably made you more irritated at the goings on at last nights meeting. Hopefully your mood is much improved!

142.2

Kinda late getting in- another day of this and that. There's still a bit of finishing up, but the end is near...realtors will be here for the walk through Friday morning.

****ly, I was told that certain peoples breath attracts misquotes; also found this, Smithsonian, ....Blood type, metabolism, exercise, shirt color and even drinking beer can make individuals especially delicious to mosquitoes.....Must be all that beer you've been slugging down, eh?

Heading off to bed....

Look at you ... 142!

Crazy, isn't it? These last few # I chalk up to this moving adventure- am certainly getting my strength training in. My Covid regain was a bit over 50#- sweet spot is 145 and will be happy to hang around here.