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Well last nite again, the kitchen fairies did not show up for
duty, grrrrrrrr. 2nd nite in a row, so I've no choice except to
do the dishes, etc....since I used only one skillet, and bunch of
forks, spoons it isn't too bad.... use paper plates exscluvisity and
thats probably not spelt correctly LOL!!!!!
 

@Geezer Garage Actually, those engineers spend their time devising products that will require being repaired/maintained by dealers or manufacturers. They really don't like that there are people who can DIY and make every effort to see to it that they don't.

@hawkdon Kitchen fairies are notoriously unreliable (but you know that). I'm also a fan of paper plates, and when DD brings something home from the drive-thru or picks something up from a "real" restaurant, I keep the plastic utensils that I haven't used to use another time.

Kids, I'm done in the garden for the day. I didn't get started as early as I wanted to because DD was up full of p*ss and vinegar and rarin' to go Walmarting to get it over with. It was only an hour's delay, but with the heat here, that's one cool hour I didn't get use to my advantage.

It got too hot about an hour ago so I quit when I got to a place that I can't see from where I sit on the patio and can pretend it's all done :ROFLMAO: My next day off will be Tuesday. With a little luck, more weeds won't have popped up between now and then.

Now I'm gonna rest myself.
 
just got home a few mins ago.. met up with some friends for lunch, ..well they were having lunch, I didn't have any , I just sat with a cold coke.. in the sun, while they ate.. :D.....Stopped off at the recycle centre on the way there and got rid of a sack barrow and a big whicker laundry basket that's been waiting to go for months..

Here's the view from the pub garden.. grass is all dried out as you know... but the view over the lakes are still lovely..

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My lunch... :D
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..everybody else on the terrace..
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off to have my dinner now...
 
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@hollydolly You didn't eat because you weren't hungry or because you were skipping lunch?

Take a page from my book (the fat book from years ago!) and don't skip any meals. All that does is tend to make you eat more at the next meal. Trust me. Make sure you eat a hearty, protein-rich, low-calorie breakfast, and if you can, eat your main meal at lunchtime, then a light dinner.

Main meal at lunchtime will give fuel for whatever you're doing in the afternoon, and a light dinner is easier to digest between dinnertime and bedtime.

It also helps to have a hot drink such as coffee or tea along with a hard candy (usually about 35 calories) mid-morning and mid-afternoon.

My diet was a mere 1000 calories/day, but I don't really recommend anything quite so drastic. Something more along 1500 calories is more realistic...300 for breakfast, 900 for lunch, 300 for dinner.

It took me forfreakingever to lose 100+lbs, and after the first 50 lbs was gone, doc told me I had to maintain my weight for 30 days before starting again. By the time I lost 50 lbs, it was hard to eat enough to stop losing. IIRC, it took about a week or so before I could start counting the 30 days.
 
Well I don't want to take forever to lose the weight..so thanks for the advice..truly.. but I'll just do what I know my body can take.

I couldn't have lunch today because the pub was only serving Sunday Roast dinners.. Beef/Chicken/Lamb /Turkey, roasted potatoes.. Yorkshire pudding.. and the whole 9 yards.. so I had the coke to keep me going until I got home. It was ok the coke takes the hunger pangs away until the next meal..:LOL:

Well done to you for losing so much weight, that was a fantastic achievement

BTW today.. I managed to do one mile at 4.5 mile per hour.. on the treadmill in 7 minutes.. .. without being out of breath, and then I busied myself in the garden, and took stuff to the recycle centre.. so I've also been on the go a lot today, which makes up for the evenings when I'm just sitting around.. given I can't do my 45 minute aerobic exercises as I used to in the past..
 
hollydolly said:
BTW today.. I managed to do one mile at 4.5 mile per hour.. on the treadmill in 7 minutes.. .. without being out of breath, and then I busied myself in the garden, and took stuff to the recycle centre.. so I've also been on the go a lot today, which makes up for the evenings when I'm just sitting around.. given I can't do my 45 minute aerobic exercises as I used to in the past..
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I could no more do a mile at 4.5mph than grow wings and fly, much less get it done in 7 minutes... Alas, I'll never again be able to run a 4-minute mile, never mind that I never could do a 4-minute mile ;)

You're right. Do what works for you.
 
I decided to have a day of rest. But there are certain things I have to do every day. Right now I am on my way to clean my bunny's cage. Had my first meal of the day at eleven, scrambled eggs, bacon and 3 oz. of homemade yogurt (full fat since I eat Keto/low carbs). Mostly watching movies on Amazon Prime and keeping my feet up. Writing in my journal. I was keeping a journal on the computer but have switched to handwriting in notebooks from now on. In case there ever comes a time I cannot access my computer or just want to sit outside and write. Writing relaxes me.
 
katlupe said:
I decided to have a day of rest. But there are certain things I have to do every day. Right now I am on my way to clean my bunny's cage. Had my first meal of the day at eleven, scrambled eggs, bacon and 3 oz. of homemade yogurt (full fat since I eat Keto/low carbs). Mostly watching movies on Amazon Prime and keeping my feet up. Writing in my journal. I was keeping a journal on the computer but have switched to handwriting in notebooks from now on. In case there ever comes a time I cannot access my computer or just want to sit outside and write. Writing relaxes me.
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I write in longhand in my journal/notebook, almost every day.. . . I've done it for years, I still have all my diaries , probably a couple of hundred..

I always write what the day has brought if I;ve been out...and even if I'm home, depending what I've been doing..

I took this picture back in 2017.. and this was only half my diaries.. so 5 years on, there's double that again..

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I write in longhand in my journal/notebook, almost every day.. . . I've done it for years, I still have all my diaries , probably a couple of hundred..

I always write what the day has brought if I;ve been out...and even if I'm home, depending what I've been doing..

I took this picture back in 2017.. and this was only half my diaries.. so 5 years on, there's double that again..

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Do you go back and read them again? I like to read what I went through at particular times.
 
NO, I don't because they're all in the attic. If I need to know a certain things from a certain date I'll go through them, and then I'll read something on the pages that I;d forgotten all about.. :LOL:but I don't re-read them as a matter of entertainment or nostalgia.. . I keep thinking my DD will want them to read when I'm gone.. but the truth is she'll probably not open more than one before she lights a match under them..
 
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as always you look very smart HC, but I just wanted to give a shout out to MRS HC.. because she looks really lovely today.. her outfit today ( both of yours of course ) is exquisite..looks like she's got the ladies shoes to match yours as well.. :)
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What a kind and generous compliment, Holly. Thank you very much. The lady does scrub up rather well, a frustratingly long time, sometimes, but I wouldn't have her any other way.
 
Well, I got done what I set out to do.
All the empty storage tubs are out of the shed, came across 2 more that fit under the bed or couch…..I’ll keep those 2.
The count on these larger tubs is 28.
May not seem like many to you…..but…..I moved them from the back of the back yard to the cement pad against the garage, using my cart…..lift on…..lift off.
My thoughts were to take them down to the basement and clean them there……..
But……
My back and joints said no.
Will wash them up there, and stack them in the garage, and cover them……my garbage wheeled bin will get put outside for now.

I’m going to treat myself to Chinese take out for supper…..have you ever heard me speak of a meal not from my own kitchen…..has been like forever.
 
palides2021 said:
Today I successfully defended my Ph.D. dissertation! I had to give a 10 minute presentation, and then the committee of three professors asked me questions. They were very positive toward me and said they liked my qualitative dissertation. It was over in an hour. I am still feeling dazed. These past three years that I've been working so diligently on getting this degree finally paid off. I don't know whether to cry or laugh! Besides, I am still getting over Covid, so my voice was a little rough and I had to rely on cough drops and water to keep from coughing. Now I will just rest....
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Wow, that is very impressive.
You deserve to treat yourself to something very nice after an achievement like this.
 
hiraeth2018 said:
It's 10 am on a Friday... just like yesterday or the day before or the day before that... but wait!
TODAY some excitement! I am having a gas insert placed into my wood burning fireplace. I'm sure "we" have many opinions here about what is better to burn but I am soooooo looking forward to not having to storing wood, chopping my own kindling, tracking wood chips, dirt and critters into my living room! With the cost of $150-250 per cord of wood here I am bowing down to the convenience of clicking a button and presto... clean fire and warmth for the damp winter here on the NW Pacific coast!
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Sunday now here. Cleaned the kitchen- made a donation box.
 
This morning the Office of the Aging is setting up a table in the lobby to give out the free produce coupons. They do this to see if anyone is eligible for other services or benefits that may not know about those. We get $20. of coupons to be used for local produce at certain farmers' markets. A little bag of swag usually comes with it....pens, notepads, scissors, etc.

Then this afternoon I have to go to Binghamton (about 40 miles away) for a dental appointment with the oral surgeon for a consultation. Scared and worried and glad to be getting it closer to getting done all at the same time.
 
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Just been sitting watching an hour long nature programme on TV.. idle hands made me take pics of my TV room while I was sitting on the sofa....lol....

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We've got a big ferocious cat like that, (in her dreams,) her name is Ruby, so called because she is a Ruby wedding anniversary gift. She is our last surviving pet, she can love you to death!
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