Reflections of My Life

Well, I have not made it to Colorscape at all today. Have not left my apartment yet. I will have a package to get when it is delivered. Other than that I am not sure I will go across the street. Just been busy and into my various projects.

I did finally make my coleslaw this morning. Getting ready to hard boil some eggs in the IP. But most of the day so far, I have been editing documents and filing them in the newer external hard drive. The time just gets away from me. It is actually time for me to clean my bunny boy's cage. I can do the eggs while I do his cage. By that time it will be time to cook up some taco meat for about three days of meals. Then it is easy to use for my suppers. Just add a poached or fried egg on top. Keto fast food!
 

MarciKS said:
You're not gonna believe this kat. I made a brand new facebook acct. and I have zero friends on it. All I've done is liked some posts, shared some posts since my page is public and I posted a couple things that weren't bad. I got banned for 2 days for no reason.
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Did they at least tell you why? I am really enjoying my time away from there.
 

For some reason I slept later than usual today. Got my shower and then had an upset stomach after my coffee. A serving of my homemade yogurt took care of that. Now I am getting things done but later than usual. That is okay as I do not live by a schedule. Going to check my mail in a minute and get my breakfast going. I am expecting a package from Amazon for my son so it should be here today.

I took a break from writing the story I am working on over the week-end. Now I am ready to get back to it. Instead all week-end I worked on transferring files from the text program to Libre Office. Then to the external hard drive. I made a lot of progress on that project.

I may be in the "walker club" but that is beyond my doing. If I have something that I cannot control such as bad knees and lymphedema it is not my fault. Same as people who get other health conditions. Even though I use a walker, I still do things and go for walks and other things. It reminds me of what my aide said to me. She mentioned that most of her clients don't do anything. Watch television or reading most of the day. They don't want to do anything even if they could.

I just wish when people respond to threads about things like that they would not target people using walkers or chairs like they are lazy or something. Just because everybody cannot do what you are doing is no reason to put them down. It may hurt their feelings (Yes, people do have feelings no matter what age they are!). Same as if I put someone down because they were on prescription drugs or some other treatment. A walker gives a person the independence to walk somewhere and yes, walking with a walker is exercise too.
 
My new aide was here for the third time today. She does a good job. I like that I didn't have to tell her to mop the kitchen floor she just went and got the mop out and went to work on it. I admit, I drop everything! Whatever I am doing in the kitchen it ends up on the floor. I try to clean it up but sometimes it is hard. Depends on if it is morning or night. I am good at stuff in the morning. Not so much at night. She is going to help me clean out the storage locker. I am looking forward to that. Maybe not next week but soon.

Today I drove to the store on Jazzy. I am afraid that noise that Sonny says is not important........is important! One of the front caster wheels (the small ones on the front) is not right. That is where the noise is coming from and it is wobbly. The other front one is not. So I am going to find out if the tire place would consider putting on new ones for me if I buy them and bring them over there. They probably have the right type of equipment to work on it. After Sonny worked on changing the big tires and the batteries, I do not want to ask him to do this. It is difficult for him to get down on the floor to work on it. Even if they charge me $100. to do it, it would be worth it to me. If the wheel came off while I was driving it I am afraid of what could happen to me.

I think the Grand Union might not be able to stay in business here. Every time I go there the store is empty. Walmart is packed, Price Chopper is pretty busy and Aldi's is usually busy. The thing about Grand Union is that it is only grocery store that people can walk to if you live downtown. I would hate to see the store empty. The whole plaza has one rental furniture store and the grocery store. Norwich is a small city but it would be nice to keep the grocery store for people who do not have cars.
 
This morning is a nice start to my day. 45 degrees out, wish it would stay that all day. I opened my window just to get some fresh air in. I can hear birds in the distance. Nothing like I was used to before moving here. I always remind myself that in the long run, I am better off here. Can't wish to ever go back to that life.

I have been working on my computer which is the thing I like to do more than anything. For some reason I think every time Ubuntu updates the software I lose my printer and have to re-install it. So I will do that today. I need the printer!
 
I have had a few days of too much worry. For one thing the other day my son comes here and has a black eye. I ask him what happened to his eye? He says he just woke up. That gave him a black eye? So I told him to look in the mirror and he does and sees it. Does not seem to be concerned and does not know how he got it.

Two weeks ago the maintenance man, Rich, put two bedbug traps in everyone's apartment to see if you had them. I itched for two weeks just thinking about it. No bites. Didn't see any. Itched anyway. Yesterday I was worried all morning until he came in and checked the traps. None. My itchiness ceased! It was just in brain I guess.

One good thing that happened yesterday was my friend had gone to the food give away they have every month at a local church. She gives away what she does not like or use. So she brought me a dozen of eggs and a few other things for my son. You really need a car to go the food give away so I don't go. But I only eat low carbs so most of the foods that give are high carbs and processed with bad ingredients. She always brings me eggs.........that is something I always eat. Every day in fact.

Since not being on fakebook, I have done so much. Sonny gives me messages from my friends and they all are asking how much longer will I be gone. They all miss me. Well, I post a lot on there. Free content keeps that site and others going. I do miss my family and friends though so I will probably go back but not as much and definitely not writing much on there. Maybe I will tell everyone to come here! Haha I don't want this site to become so big that we don't know each other.

Making my list of what I am going to do today right now. If I don't do that then I never leave my computer.
 
Feels like fall is definitely in the air. Woke up to being cold.......which I love! Opened the window so I am enjoying some fresh air for now.

I am going to be doing an elimination diet starting officially on Wednesday. I chose Wednesday because I should be finished with my homemade yogurt by then. Did not want it to go to waste. It is so good! So this morning after my regular coffee with heavy cream, I made another two cups of coffee but put it in one big cup with butter........now I know that probably does not sound good to you (it didn't to me either). Butter is cream so makes sense to use that instead of store bought cream which has all kinds of other ingredients added to it. I want to get used to drinking this now. It is good but of course, it is not cream so does not taste the same. I can get used to it.

Right now I am waiting on the PHD Virtual Summit to begin. It is being videoed live on Keto Chow's channel. I will just listen to it while I do household chores and make breakfast. I have been looking forward to this. Good speakers at this conference in Nashville today.
 
RadishRose said:
Looked it up. Seems it's starting soon. Think I'll check it out.

I remember several years ago, buttered coffee was a big thing. All the recipes called for grass-fed only, unsalted butter.

I tried it once, with regular salty butter. It was delicious.
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Dr. Berry recommends to not dwell on grass-fed only but the best that you can afford. If you can't afford anything other than basic products it is still better than high carbs, bad oils or other ingredients. I use store brand salted butter.

The coffee with butter is really good! I was surprised. Good timing since the heavy cream has gone up in price. So has butter but I have a big supply.
 
Pepper said:
You use salted or sweet butter in your coffee? Which one? I'm a coffee fanatic who must know!
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I use salted butter. If you follow a keto/carnivore/low-carbs food plans you need more salt.

I pour hot coffee onto about 2-3 TBSP. of butter and then use the immersion blender to froth it up. Creamy and light! It is good so I will be drinking this from now.
 
Pepper said:
Does the coffee taste salty? Mixing salty and sweet has become common in chocolate bars.
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It doesn't to me but what surprised me is how creamy it is. Joe from 2 Krazy Ketos showed how to do it on their YouTube channel and after everyone tried it now they love it. He even adds a raw egg to their coffee. My eggs are store eggs so I won't be doing that.
 
I tried to wear my compression stockings today, I really did. Then went out to the dumpster and across the street to the park. I could not walk at all. Had to turn around and come back. Took off the stockings and now feel some relief. So have my legs up and sitting here in the air conditioning and drinking cold water. Feeling better. Some days my feet are not swollen at all and some very much. Today is a very much day.

Today I decided to start the elimination challenge. I am anxious to see results so today is the day. A lot of people have issues with dairy and I hope that is not true for me. I do love my dairy and it has been a big part of my low-carb journey. But if I could live with less pain and more mobility I would gladly give it up.
 
katlupe said:
I tried to wear my compression stockings today, I really did. Then went out to the dumpster and across the street to the park. I could not walk at all. Had to turn around and come back. Took off the stockings and now feel some relief. So have my legs up and sitting here in the air conditioning and drinking cold water. Feeling better. Some days my feet are not swollen at all and some very much. Today is a very much day.

Today I decided to start the elimination challenge. I am anxious to see results so today is the day. A lot of people have issues with dairy and I hope that is not true for me. I do love my dairy and it has been a big part of my low-carb journey. But if I could live with less pain and more mobility I would gladly give it up.
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Good luck Kat. I hope you nail it down soon.
 
This morning I made a huge list of things I need to do. Might not get them done........no, I won't get them all done, but it is a start. Summer is so hot for me that when fall comes, it is like time to get things done. I can do things comfortably. Even though it is hot in here I opened the window so some fresh air would come inside. Figure that would be good for my bunny boy. I wish I could take him outside but not here. So have to make the best of it.

Now I am going to work on some things on my computer. That will keep me busy till time to clean the cage and cook some mmmmmm!......Liver! Going to cook up enough for two meals and put one serving in the freezer. Though I will need to take a trip out to the dumpster.

I was complaining about the beds around our building being neglected. Nobody weeded them at all. I would have if I was physically able to. Yesterday a landscaping company was here and tore everything out and was putting soil in. So now I hear them working out there but can't see it from my windows. I will see what it is going on when I go out.

This is what it looked like:

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Between those beds and the dumpster which was allowed to go a couple of weeks without being emptied (because Conifer did not pay their bill!!!!) the outside has been looking like the ghetto. I did not say anything to them about it but we are paying our rent and I expect them to keep it up to standards.
 
I saw what they did to those beds. They took out everything, put new dirt in. Cleaned them out real good. Then replanted the original plants. Right now they don't look so good but maybe in a couple of weeks they will bounce back. If so, I will take a picture to show you.

I made a batch of an holistic tea I drink a few times a year. It will be about four canning jars full. So I will drink 2 oz. of it twice a day till it is gone. Just good for my body and I have been using for years now. At 7:30 I have to strain it and put it in the jars and when it cools into the refrigerator. I made it early this morning.

My aide was sick today (what else is new?) so I did my own vacuuming. Vacuumed extra good, moving the furniture out and getting under it good. My bunny loves to sleep under my chair and I keep a doggie blanket under it for him so I moved that and got it good. The vacuum cleaner was full of hay and rabbit fur. And it was just vacuumed last week. Rabbits lose a lot of fur!

I made beef liver for my supper today. It was the best I ever made. Don't know what I did different except I did not cook any onions with it since I am not eating any vegetables right now. I thought it would not be very good but it is important to eat some every week....whether you are keto or not.

One thing I am going to research is how to save yourself if you are choking and nobody else is with you. I do have dental issues right now, for awhile in fact. Chewing the liver or even steak can be a problem unless I concentrate and do not get distracted. Three times eating the liver it scared me. I thought I was going to choke on it. I will let you know what I find out because it could be important for others to know that too.
 
I am missing my Keto Chow ice cream in the Creami but otherwise I am doing pretty good on the Triple B & E challenge. Only on day 4 but when you start something like this the beginning is always harder than ten days past. Then it becomes a habit and if you start seeing and feeling much better you can easily stick with it. I wish I had started it on September first like most of the people in the 2 Krazy Ketos group. They are only doing it for 30 days and have had great results already. I am determined to stick with it for 90 days or maybe till the last of December. I shall see. Then you add foods back in one at a time for a week each. That is to see if something is affecting your well being.

The morning started off with a small storm and rain. Still raining but gently. That is the kind of rain I like. Especially if it rains like that all day. Plus it is good for those plants that were replanted in those beds. So it is a good thing. People complain so much about the weather. It is like no matter what it is nobody likes it. The only thing I don't like is storms. Thunder and lightning. Hurricanes. Tornadoes. I have never been in a dust storm or an earthquake but I don't imagine I'd like those either. NY weather for the most part is pretty pleasant. I'd rather have a cooler summer though. Since I no longer have a garden a cooler summer is welcome.

Sonny was sick the last couple of days because he ate chili from Wendy's that he said didn't taste right. I really don't care to eat restaurant food any longer and the only time I do is with him. Most of them use bad oils (soybean, canola, corn or any vegetable oil) on their grills and in their foods. You can pretty much tell when you have had those after not having them for a long period. They are inflammatory and will affect me. So I stay away from them. Besides that though is the handling of foods behind the scene that worries me. Sometimes they add old ingredients into a dish. It is just better to do your own cooking.
 

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