Sunday, February 16, 2025

Congratulations on being in skinny clothes! I don't think that 1 pound matters except in your mind and it will probably drop off anyway when you least expect it.

Because we eat later we usually have a snack like hummus around 4 or so. If we eat early like our friends, I feel the need for a snack around 8 or so. I prefer the former schedule these days.

Speaking of "traumas", you may have seen my Mom commenting about the terrible loss of her Florida house in response to my light hearted post of loving sun and water. The subtext here is she is jealous when she preceives me as having something she doesn't. Never mind she had the great good fortune to retire at 60 and enjoy owning a sweet little house in Florida for 20 years and I am spending 6 days at a mid range resort and returning to my job. She cannot be happy for me, or if she can for a few minutes, she cannot sustain it. This happened my entire life, always trying to dull my shine. To add insult to injury, said house was promised to me multiple times (while DB will inherit the lakehome which is worth 6 times the value), but instead they sold the house and gave the cash to my nephew. They wouldn't even let me buy it, they sold it without telling me. Geeze Louise, just let me enjoy my six days in peace. Sigh. Rant over, thanks for listening.

I'm so sorry for you about this! Definitely family trauma!

Wow! It sounds like old-fashioned male preference (the woman is supposed to be financially taken care of by her husband and she is supposed to take care of everyone physically)?