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I'm so glad you have the support of your DD. So lucky that you can rely on her during this time of adjustment and grieving.

Weight stayed down at the minus 50 mark, so that is a very good thing! I was thinking this morning that I hope I am able to stay on this dose for several months. I don't really want to up my dose to the 15 mg until I absolutely have to. I am hoping the increased workouts coupled with the 12.5 mg dose and really focused eating will get this last 40 pounds off without too much struggle or delay. My goal is to be under 200 pounds by January 1. That might be a bit too high of an expectation, but I will work toward it.

I had my first "pension stress" dream last night. I don't quite remember details, but I do remember having concerns about spending and having an in dream freak out moment. I suppose this is all normal stuff prior to retirement. I think I may have mentioned before, I'm not a huge TV watcher. Ron is a person who uses the TV as background and watches a lot of TV. I am leaning towards eliminating our cable TV and moving to YouTube TV. It is so much cheaper and we will still be able to get local broadcast channels. Just another way for me to save a little money each month going forward. I'm kind of glad I don't consider my savings as "living money". Savings in my mind are for special things like vacations, home improvement and the extra curricular dog stuff. Thinking of my pension money as my only income is forcing me to reduce accordingly. I like that.

Another NSV - I was able to "closet shop" for new belts. My "fat" belts are now too big to use. My medium small belts now fit, so I'm using those again. Just gonna toss the big ones. I also need to donate a lot of my shirts - they are just too tent-y. My new workout shorts look too small to wear, but they fit just fine. Oooooohhhh... Sooooo Delightful.

Guess that's it from here.... Happy moving and cleaning out to all of y'all who so impress me to the Nth degree!!!!

Hi, everyone,

Just thought I would pop in for a quick hello--I'm trying to get back into some semblance of a routine. As you can imagine, the last few weeks since my DH's passing have been full, trying to get organized, planning, and of course, grieving the loss of my most wonderful DH. My DD has been staying with me most of the time. Her company in SF not only outright gave her the week and a half my DH spent in the hospital (she was with me the entire time) but then told her she had a 4 week paid bereavement in addition. She has been a Godsend, helping me in so many ways to forge a new path forward. She and her dad were incredibly close, so it has been good for her, too.

Anyway...I'm trying to figure it out as I go. I'll try to pop in every day.

Thanks again, everyone...

Lizanne

Weight 118. 11 days until DD's wedding. DD broke the pinky finger on her ring hand this weekend deflecting a rugby ball which flew into the spectator area (keeping it from hitting her friend's baby). It is rather purple and swollen and I think her ring finger is a little swollen too (not good) - hopefully it will subside by the wedding. Not an unusual occurrence for DD who has always been prone to accidents.

The trash issue isn't getting them to take the regular trash - they are actually really good at taking anything at the curb which is small enough to throw in the truck. But I have about 10 trash cans that need to be thrown out. Maybe I put a label on them in the last week: "Take Me!". DH's house is another story - he has to take everything to the dump as there is no curbside pickup. He has hired someone to remove the junk from his basement as that is where my wardrobe cabinet will reside once it is cleaned in addition to junk being removed. He is de-junking other stuff in the house too including 2 rooms of furniture which will be replaced with my furniture. Their over-stuffed living room will remain that way as the girls like it, but we get to replace the sunroom furniture (as well as the master).

Time to get the trash out to the curb - I have a super full recycling bin and several barrels full. I feel like I have gotten rid of most of the truly excess stuff though I am sure there will be more found in the last packing. Have a terrific Tuesday!

Our AC was on constantly from mid-June to mid-August which is much more than usual on Cape Cod too. The electric bills were huge this summer. In Massachusetts the electric bills are very high and the water bills relatively low compared to Florida where it is the opposite. In Florida the AC runs all year for no more than $100 maximum a month whereas in Massachusetts it has been as high as $350.