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I get your Dad! Being a Mom, and a partner to my husband are what most defines me, gives me meaning and joy. But sometimes these people just need to figure out some things without my input :) And then sometimes they amaze me with their wisdom, so it flows both ways.
on 1/7/25 1:44 pm
That's a no good, very bad day for sure. I hope it gets better from here!
Sounds like a fancy-schmancy mattress! I hope it is as comfortable as you expect.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
on 1/7/25 1:35 pm
My new bed was delivered today! It's a Tempurpedic Activebreeze that can be 30 degrees colder or warmer than the room. Perfect for a perimenopausal woman. It's got speakers, a USB port, does zero gravity positioning, massage, automatically raises the head or vibrates if you're snoring and rates your sleep. It will even wake you up with a change in temperature and vibration. Mattresses aren't just mattresses anymore.... And the all important vacuuming under bed happened, which was made up of so much dog hair. Yuck.
We just walked the dog and the wind is brutal and cold. My face is still defrosting. No precipitation though. Fires in the area made it very smoky yesterday. We need rain.
We finished Day of the Jackal yesterday. So good! It's great storytelling that leaves you rooting for the assassin.
Anyway, hope you are all well!
I'm afraid that I am like your DH - I do most of my packing the afternoon or evening before we leave for a trip. But I do create and use checklists of what to pack on my iPhone using the closest similar trip as a model then refining it over a few days prior to that.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Oh boy, sometimes if anything can go wrong everything does. And I swear that home appliances die in multiples.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
138.7, almost a pound down but probably not a real loss due to my lack of eating and drinking yesterday. Tomorrow will be my last weight and last injection for 2 weeks! No tracking either, I will just try to be mindful of my eating choices. Portions are not the problem!
Bella is still not herself but seems to be improving some. I feel bad leaving DC1 in charge of a sick dog, but better him than a boarding facility.
DH still hasn't started packing yet! I know he will get it done, but come on.......I need to see how much spare room he has left so I can bring more! Lol! He is still coughing some but he also seems to be improving. I have the sniffles, hoping that is all it ends up being.
Uber picks us up at 6:30 am. I think our flight lands in Maui at 4:30.
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
Today is your tough day! Sorry you are dealing with so much!
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
I have a meeting at 1 pm with the state pension agency. I am on edge about that. I think that is understandable. However, I am resolved to retire whatever the outcome of that meeting is. I am no longer in a mental space that will allow me to continue to teach full time. I may find something else to do, if need be for extra income, but I will not continue to do what I am doing now.
215.0, headed back in the right direction. I really must get serious now that the holidays are over in getting the last 20, 30 or so pounds off. The ideal weight I have in my mind is 185 with an upward 3-5 pound range. Hopefully, my face will be able to handle the loss. If not, I will need to reconsider. But the only way to know is to continue on this path.
I am on edge today. Sometimes with me, little things build up and get to me. Currently it is the failing water heater, the dishwasher that decided to conk out over the weekend (granted it's 20 +/- years old...) and the fact that my auto payment on the RV glitched and hasn't taken money from my account in 4 months so the lien holder sent it to collections for repossession. WTF!!!!!! Would have been nice if they had contacted me first. So, I have to deal with that today. UGH....
Otherwise, all is well in the world. RIGHT???? 
Your experience with your Dad is thought-provoking. I guess my mother did that early on because she was an alcoholic so there wasn't a time when I realized there was a change. My eldest DD died at 32 and was sick for the last few years so I stayed solidly in a parenting role her whole life. I had to help her and be her advocate in those last couple of years. I only became very close with DSD when she was an adult. I might be starting to feel less of a need to be involved with youngest DD as she is 36 and married now. But DS still seems to be in the throes of growing up since he just moved out on his own 5 months ago at age 33.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
