Thursday, October 3, 2024

Weight 119.4 (unchanged). Today would have been my DD Elise's 52nd birthday. She was very much missed over wedding weekend.

Yesterday we accomplished what we set out to in DH's home. I am essentially unpacked here - it wasn't a lot other than my hanging clothes and they were easy because they were in wardrobe boxes. DH still needs to integrate in some stuff in the kitchen but he has to clear out old junk first. Essentially every cabinet and drawer is half full of miscellaneous unused stuff. The only exceptions were the food cabinet, spice cabinet, and the storage container cabinet. Those were the ones I took care of yesterday. I know I sound like I am complaining but even DH realizes that they have been accumulating stuff since he had the kitchen redone almost 20 years ago.

I was up at 4:45 and am leaving for the old house at 5:45. Lots to do in getting donations out, packing what remains of mine, and arranging for pickup of what I can't donate. It is really hard to get rid of stuff these days. No one wants classic mahogany twin pineapple beds or the like. It will be a long day as we are meeting friends for dinner there and have to drive the hour back here afterwards.

Have a thrifty Thursday!

183.2 today. More HOA stuff today - negotiating the maintenance contract with the landscaper at 9. I feel totally unqualified to do this! I've never negotiated anything really. I usually just pay if it needs to be done. But we asked him to increase his service and boy did he increase the proposal, by 60%. We can't afford that without raising dues and I don't want us to do that. Ugh. I think people see the nice neighborhood and think there are endless coffers, but we don't have that many houses and changing anything often means increasing homeowner's association fees. And to do that, it better be a good reason and landscaping isn't it in my opinion.

I walked Kirby last night and as you know everything in AZ wants to kill you. No soft grass here. If he ventures onto the verge of the road, it's filled with burrs, goathead thorns, foxtails, all manner of sharp things, etc. He's walking like he has stickers or thorns in a few of his paws, but I can't feel anything. I need to keep trying, but he doesn't make it easy. I did buy him boots, but he won't let me put them on let alone wear them.

Anyway, I'm going to go get in the shower and then work on Kirby's paws again.

Take care all!

Poor Kirby feet! I wonder if they toughen up over time?

160.1, up down up down up up down!

Eli Lily officially took their GLP 1s off the shortage list now. I don't think our Tirzepatide will be available much longer. Wish I had started sooner and was closer to goal. My PCP is still trying to get me approved for Zepbound but we need to jump through hoops to possibly get it approved and for me that will only be until June when we lose DH's insurance.

Bible study went well this morning. Need to file my sales and use tax for my business, get ready for a small craft fair I will be doing next weekend and do other business bookkeeping! Should keep me busy for the next few days.

I emailed Emerge (where I get my compound) to ask if Zepbound coming off the shortage list means not being able to get it from them. Here is their answer:

"We understand this is a frustrating time, especially with the uncertainty surrounding compounded tirzepatide. Our commitment to you remains unwavering. We're working diligently behind the scenes to continue offering tirzepatide. Please remember, GLP-1 medications have faced shortages before, only to become available again in short periods. We'll have more information in the coming days and weeks, and we promise to keep you updated every step of the way. Thank you for your patience--we will always act in your best interest."

Yeah, if it does get shut off I will have to use LillyDirect since Medicare doesn't cover it (or any other weight loss drugs): https://investor.lilly.com/news-releases/news-release-detail s/lilly-releases-zepboundr-tirzepatide-single-dose-vials-exp anding. Since I am at 2.5 mg now it would cost me $399/month.

132.8

A thrifty Thursday will be had if, and only if I can stay off the internet every time I stumble across some po-dinkled thing needed for this or that project to be completed properly.

Liz, you are very close to saying goodbye to your lovely friend of a house. I'm thinking it's pretty cool that while the house will reincarnate with new owners, your history and presents remain..good juju all around.

It's too bad about the nice wood ... I remember my mom picking up " old, used furniture" in resale shops in the 60s-70s for pennies on the dollar and then replacing them with cheap, laminate veneer just because they were "new". That old stuff morphed into valuable antique pieces later.....go figure. Tastes change- real wood is irreplaceable and your pineapple bedsteads will live on some day.

Toothbrush and razor blade scraper in hand, I'm off to detail neglected kitchen and bathroom corners- not that I'm such a clean freak; just like to know that what I'm looking at in the future is my own neglected dirt.

Have a great day and good luck, Cicley, finding that nettle in Kirby's haystack of paw-fur.

I get the desire to detail! I am not a stellar housekeeper, but every so often I get a notion to deep clean something. Last spring found me with toothpicks, carefully pulling out gunk from the little cervices around light switches, the actusl switch part, not the cover. However, at this moment there is toothpaste splatter on the bathroom mirror. I should go take care of it right now. (Ps, I would just like to say, I am able to brush my teeth without spraying toothpaste splatter everywhere, but someone else who lives here is not, just so you know the endless job of keeping the mirror clean is not my doing!)

Last night's full moon caused an up tick in adolescent nonsense yesterday. It always does. Today we were back to normal.

We are meeting friends this evening for Pub Night. Our local arts center sets up a pub the first Thursday of every month. We bought season tickets (very affordable, i think $55 for 6 shows) this year with our friends so we will have a standing date to see each other once a month. I also like having something planned that gets me out of the house on a weeknight. I'm usually so tired by Thursday, but music soothes and rejuvenates the soul. Well worth staying out until 9pm on a school night. :)

So funny that the full moon ignites kids. I know the people at deceased DH's assisted living place were a bit more rambunctious on those days.