Ha! In my experience, attendance falls off dramatically within 6 weeks. People are are busy, and it’s really hard to keep up the commitment. In the meantime, they breathe on me and take up all the machines.
Oh, and on the way home, I passed a man using a leaf blower. In the dark. On sopping wet leaves. 
wow between the wind and the rain its been entertaining outside …tho if storm no2 or 3 comes in well need an ark …not that cold yet tho but the nights young lol
For the last couple of months I’ve been putting on weight, which I am a little surprised by, and also not. I know that I am eating too many bad things, so it’s not surprising really, but that’s now, not when it began to occur. And it was when I traced it back to when it started to happen that I realised something - it began the week I quit my job.
Conclusion: I had been maintaining my low weight due to stress.
So though on the one hand I am disappointed that I have gained weight, I, on the other hand, am aware that being an unhealthy weight for an unhealthy reason is not what I should be aiming for.
I’ll endeavour for a middle ground. And also will try to stop eating chocolate.
Gentle thoughts and prayers for FIL.
Have you lost weight? (Perhaps you bought it long with the intention of having it hemmed but hung it in your closet and forgot about it?)
Enjoy your cruise and if you don’t come back, send some cryptic Morse code over the radio!
We used to have young neighbors who would sometimes get into loud voice fights, then doors would slam and suddenly the noise would really start. She would rage vacuum their little 775 sf place until she ran out of carpets and then drag the vacuum out and detail her car. He would mow the weeds down to the dirt. I saw them doing this by flashlight more than once.
There are worse ways to vent anger.
The I17 between Phx and Sunset Point gets backed up all the time because it is just a two lane freeway that was blasted through the mountains with no frontage roads. Accidents often take a long time to clean up because towns are spread out. After more than 30 years, the interstate is being widened, so blasting is happening again.
I like the New River dispensary better than the Prescott Valley one, so I drive down the mountain through most of the construction to buy weed. This has led hubs to want to come with me because we are nosy and have no life. I drive one way and he drives the other so we can both take turns gawking out the windows.
Today as we were driving down the mountain, we saw a vehicle fire on the northbound side and made the instant decision to spend much more time doing things on the south end of our drive.
It looked like someone was towing their car behind their RV, the car caught fire for whatever reason and the driver saw the smoke and pulled over and unhooked then drove the RV forward a little to safety. Luckily, they happened to pull over next to a blasted out of granite part of the cutout so the fire didn’t really have anywhere to go. It did not look like anyone was hurt, but I sure hope they were close to home because that vacation was ruined.
We went to the diner that is trying my cheese and got a big order for ricotta. I don’t know what they are doing with it, they just have regular ol’ diner food. Whole milk ricotta is so easy, I can make it while I’m bitching at my insurance company on speaker phone. I changed thyroid meds because my new insurance wouldn’t cover my old ones. (After I signed up AND my doctor moved an hour away for very good reasons of her own, my new insurance changed their formulary and now won’t cover my new meds. AAARRRGGGHHHHH!!!)
The owner won’t give up on colored dairy for Valentines Day, so I’m going to play with cherries, cherry juice and European cream cheese. I have my doubts, but she’s paying me to do it and I did warn her that the results might not be what she wants. I’ll keep you all updated.
I got my 10% old fart discount on my weed which entertains me to no end. I’ve been following shoe’s suggestion of tipping the amount of the discount back to the budista for the most part. (If the discount was $9.17, I am not messing around with the change, I have weed to smoke. They will get 9 or 10 dollars depending on the change I get from my purchase)
Today I got a big shock. I was stuffing the bills into the stupidly tiny tip slot (they used to have open jars but one of their ex-customers tried to help themselves to the cash and the company got rid of the big jars and gave them plexiglass boxes with little slits on top.) on the budista’s box and he told me that I was one of their favorite customers because I was always polite and happy and patient and tipped, so they had gotten together to buy me a beautiful carved hummingbird silhouette from a local guy who makes them.
It was a great day.
Sympathy about picking up unhealthy eating habits, it is so easy to do. If you can change just one thing you are doing, it can make a big difference. I didn’t like diet soda, so just stopped drinking soda at all. I tried the flavored sparkling waters and didn’t like them much, so now I drink ice water with lemon. Just making that change let me move back a size and has saved a bunch of money.
You can’t just cut chocolate out of your life, that is an unrealistic goal and you don’t want to set yourself up for failure. What you can do is only buy it when you need it. Don’t keep it in your home or desk, make it so you have to make the conscious decision to go somewhere and buy some.
I was able to maintain a pretty healthy weight just by making little changes like that and then my thyroid went to shit and now I’m 60 lbs overweight and not really happy about that at all.
Woke up thinking FCM’s FIL had just passed. OK, going back to sleep.
That sounds like good advice. Presumably that’s what I must have been doing last year when I was keeping the weight down organically (and not via stress), but that doesn’t sound like me.
Up, caffeinated and sheveled. Off to heave.
Work hard and pay taxes, all of us retired drains on society appreciate your efforts!
Morning, mumpers! It’s currently 6c/44f with a predicted high of 12c/53f with scattered showers. I’ve been at irk for just over an hour, left home 3hrs ago and the “showers” have been constant and heavy, none of this scattered malarkey. Weather app says “Fucking rain. Again”. I agree.
sari I am sorry to hear about Lucy, and sorry for your pack (human and canine).
metalmouse for some bizarre reason, our Art History dept decided to have all their exams in person and on campus this time, despite the fact that the majority of students haven’t had any in person exams since 2019. This student is in her final year so I’m not surprised she had a panic attack - we’ll sort her out an online exam in the supplementary period instead 'cos we’re nice like that.
Batboy sorry to hear about the weight gain but in a positive light, it must mean you’ve removed a big chunk of stress.
shoe what a lovely story, makes you feel so good when a little thing like that can make someone’s day.
{{{{{FairyChats}}}}}
I have a day full of meetings that I don’t want to be at. Can I go home instead?
Around 3:30 this morning, my FIL was finally free. The hospice nurse was there within an hour. Now… I just don’t know.
FCD said Daughter doesn’t want to be told till after work.
I’m glad he was still somewhat normal for our Christmas Eve together - that’s what we need to remember about his last days. That and what a kind, gentle man he was. Be at peace, Bob.
I’m sorry for your loss, and yes, it seems like it was time. May his memory be for a blessing.
I hate to say it, but we all knew it was time.
How is MIL holding up? “As best as can be expected,” I imagine? (I overheard that a lot, after my Other Shoe died.)
FCD told me his mom kept rearranging the blankets on FIL. She’s grieving and exhausted and probably feeling lost at the very least. They’re waiting for the funeral home to arrive. He’ll be cremated and there will not be any service - neither of them wanted one.
I have the kids today - otherwise I would be there already. Not sure what happens now. Do we contact the lawyer who did their wills? I know we’ll need copies of the death certificate for various places. What FCD and his mom really need is sleep. I guess we’ll figure it all out.
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN 'Tis 36 Amurrkin out and mostly clear (partly murky?) with a predicted high of 67 and N.O.S. for the day. Today is laundry day. Be still my heart! Other than that the usual sloth and general overall uselessness shall prevail. I will definitely want nappage as I was up way past bedtime last night. Sup shall be grilled chikin tenders on sallit and cheesey garlic bread.
{{{MOOOOOOM and FCFamily}}} even when expected and imminent, the death of someone we love is sad. May you all find peace in the comin’ days. When it all settles down FCD and you need to have a getaway, even if for only a few days.
BatBoy I like JtCs idea re chawklit. Find what works for you re weight loss and remember slow weight loss is the best way to do that.
BooFae awful nice of the Uni to allow for the student to have an online exam.
shoe nice story about the lady!
JtC I am jealous. I have spent bazillions of dollars at the likker sto’ and not once have they given me a thoughtful gift! Ingrates.
Now I need more caffeine and to feed rumbly tummy. Then, onward into the day! Rah.
Happy Tuesday Y’all!
Woke up to bucketing down rain, just started seeing lightning. Yes, battery-powered lighting is in easy grab range.
That’s most definitely on the agenda. Once BIL is discharged from rehab and back at the apartment, he’ll be able to help his mother and our daughter and SIL will be available to drive them if necessary. Then my sweetie and I will go somewhere and be - preferably somewhere with a hot tub and lots of quiet.
Speaking of BIL, they’re going to drive up and tell him in person about his dad. And there will be a few phone calls to make - one to the son in Texas, a couple to family in Indianapolis, and some to former neighbors in FL.
It’s in the stoopit 20s here. In about an hour, I’ll head to the basement and get a fire started. I’m sure it’s chilly down there. This is going to be a long day. I’ll have to leave earlier than usual to pick up Roxy - I need to swing by their house and let the dog out to pee then crate him again before running back to the school. Then I’ll bring both kids here to play and to have supper. After they eat, it’s back to their house and I’ll be putting them to bed. With luck, my daughter will get home by 7:30 - it all depends on the board meeting.
And if anyone is wondering, she said things are OK between her and her #2 after their meeting last week. Apparently her biggest problem is a teacher who is frequently tardy and is now out with Covid, after being out with an ailing parent. It’s looking like that teacher will have to seek employment elsewhere next year… And that’s why I never wanted to be a boss!
{{{FCM}}}}
I am so sorry for your loss
I send you, and the entire family, my most sincere condolences.
Good morning.
It’s a cool 34F, getting up to around 51F, they say. For January, in Indiana, that’s not too bad, honestly! They say we’re supposed to get rain, tomorrow. Thursday, too. We’ll see if they’re right about it all.
I woke up to a fasting BG of 207. Good grief. So, I shot up some bolus insulin, and upped my basal insulin to 40 units. Then, I had three Oreos. FML. It’s my own fault I’m in this predicament.
No idea what to make for dinner. Probably just a salad for me. I’ll see if I can come up with something for my daughter. She doesn’t expect me to cook anything for her, but, I see what she eats when I don’t. I love her, too. So, here we are. 
I need more coffee. Have a good day, everyone!
FCM, please accept my deepest condolences. As you noted, he’s finally free, and the family can mourn the man he was, not the husk that was lying on that bed.
You’ll need death certificates for EVERYTHING, banks, insurance, and credit card companies. Make sure to get FiL taken off any joint accounts he shared.
Sending hugs.