Fat Hen Friday

[helia]

It's still so cold where you are, kitkat. Have fun at the gym!

Done with the payroll interview. A quick QT is next - and then I'll head over to the gym to meet dd27.

Next:
- some qt
- gather stuff to swim
- head to gymfd

Later:
- tidy cedar chest
- some qt
- gather stuff to swim
- otd @ 11:10ish
- 11:30 - 12ish swimming with dd27
- home; lunch
- payroll: progress on exam prep
- WF for odds and ends
- writing time
- find CG's address
- 3-4ish walk with CG
- other things?
- dinner out with dh
- duolingo
- update health apps (forgot to do yesterday)
- read chapter dh sent me
- read for fun

TaDas!
- up; weighed self - up; again, I'm consistently up on Fridays. I think it's related to my work out?
- coffee and tea
- email deletions + weather website -- having trouble with my browser so will check again after I post.
- back exercises
- s2s and self care
- squeegee and wipe shower
- made bed
- payroll: get set up for interview
- 10-10:15ish payroll: placement interview
- payroll: typed up notes and shared --> some payroll communication
- reclaimed kitchen

[kitkat]

Enjoy gym time with DD helia! I love working out with DD or DDIL
Did my workout:).
Prepared an egg salad (I will share with DD later)
took pup outside
listened to her piano "recital" (so funny)

Next:
D2S
take pup for her walk.

[Bama]

Good morning!

(((Kittykatt))), you have the BEST listeners here by far and I have ranted many times. Ugh to spouses. We go through highs and lows here all of the time. It’s gotten easier with the kids grown but it can still be a challenge. For me. He goes his merry way no matter what. I love it when it concerns outside issues and he can shrug off things that eat me up but when it’s me he’s shrugging off it can be annoying. I used to think we’d end up splitting up but after many, many years it’s just easier to ride it out and come here to work through it lol. Hugs.

I wonder if we have that weed here, I’m not aware of it but that doesn’t mean anything and we have plenty of other weeds.

Gma, sounds like you have a wonderful, well deserved weekend planned. Have fun and report back Monday!

Harriet, I hope you got some sleep and are feeling rested today. I need to up my water intake, it’s a work in progress that doesn’t come naturally.

LAnn, I hope your plans all go smoothly.

Helia, enjoy your beautiful day! If you’re doing a harder workout on Thursdays, maybe your muscles are inflamed and weigh more on Fridays? Then settle down for a better check in the next days.

Kitkat, have a fun sleepover! No prank calling, young lady!

It rained here off and on all night, I woke early for a little bit, then slept in. Messes my day up when I do that but it’s still wet and rainy so I’m not going to guilt myself about it. We were going to run errands today after the rain but I don’t want to drive in wet roads so I’m putting it off until tomorrow. My umph has totally disappeared. How did I do all the things when the kids were little and we had more pets and moms to take care of? Now it’s taking me all week to do what I could do in a day. I know it’s a lack of a sense of urgency. How to get that back without getting stressed about it…something to ponder.
Dd1 had said last weekend that she would come home this weekend and do some yard work (for exercise outside, I didn’t ask anything), but cancelled yesterday saying she wants to sleep all weekend. Fine with me now that I’m used to them rarely visiting unless they need something, like a new car. It is what it is. Im glad they’re independent and doing things on their own. I do better on my own anyway and there is plenty to do. Like right now I’m watching a show with some people building an add on to their house lol. I do need to get busy so let’s get a list going. If I don’t come back I’m probably reading or scrolling my day away.

Done:
Up!
Weigh and log bmi - strangely my weight has been going down a little each day for the past few days since I got the new scale, makes me very happy, hope it continues
Breakfast ate and logged
Pets fed, watered, litter scooped
Dw loaded and ready to run once I add coffee mug
Sink emptied and shined
Floors spot cleaned, foyer and living room so far
Db called while I was asleep and left message so I texted him back I need to look up info and will send it
Dd2 texted wanting resume info, texted back
Told dh breakfast is in the fridge
Placed grocery order for pu tomorrow
Placed pizza order for today
Dh going to town to get rx and pu pizza
Watch hgtv

Do:
All the things

[Bama]

Did I run everyone off? Do I smell bad?
Hope you’re all enjoying your day!

[L.Ann]

Hopkins was quick….just a follow up appointment. And we got back in time to pick up Little Bit. Hi Bama!!

1-kitchen clean up, set up coffee
2-FACE
3-read nonfiction book

Menus
Saturday-DD33 at dance/ pick up something while I wait
Sunday-shawarma turkey lettuce wrap
Monday-Middle Eastern chickpea bowl
Tuesday-sheet pan spicy Mexican tilapia
Wednesday-DD33 out/me leftovers
Thursday-spicy king pao chicken
Friday-black bean and rice bowls
Saturday-black bean and turkey chili
Sunday-Middle Eastern chickpea bowls

Events
Saturday-DD33 at dance 5:30-8:30
Sunday-bball 1-4
Monday-Little Bit7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-3
Tuesday-Little Bit7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-3
Wednesday-Little Bit7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-3
Thursday-Little Bit7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-3, DD33 dentist@11:20
Friday-Little Bit7:40-5, Little Bit school 9:15-3
Saturday-
Sunday-

Weekly House Blessing-mop kitchen, bathroom, dust, trash, windex, vacuum, swish and swipe
Detailed cleaning of dining room-scrub dining room floor
Death book-update DD33’s pages, call lawyer for appointment to review will and DD33’s POAs
Phone calls-
Taxes-finish DM’s income so I can figure out what I still need(last paper done on 2/28)

Accomplishments
-stretching and knee exercises
-start laundry
-breakfast for me and dog
-meds for DD33
-diet site
-dress and pick up bedroom
-laundry reboot
-Hopkins
-drive home and pick up a meal
-pick up Little Bit
-snacks
-finish polishing furniture
-walk with Little Bit

[Doggedly]

Hi, all. I have been missing in action, but don't have great accomplishments to report. I did have my phone visit with my db, which I enjoyed. I have not been sure what to do for Germane. We have finished her pork stew and the sole that I have been cooking for her, and she WILL NOT eat dog food. Except that if she's hungry enough and I'm not looking, she might eat some kibble. I found some salmon in the freezer with no coating on it, so I'm cooking that now and I hope that she'll eat it.

(((Kittykatt))) You deserved better than that. You are always welcome to rant here. You have supported all of us, and we are happy to do the same for you.
MJ sounds like a blessing. He sees an issue and offers a solution.

Gma, I'm glad that you enjoyed the music. I have a set of CDs of Hildegaard von Bingen's music, and you have me wanting to dig it out and listen to them.

That is an interesting perspecrtive, Harriet, that conversation is a respectful gift. I have always thought of listening as the gift, but maybe I have been exposed to more monologues than conversations, LOL.

I hope that things went well at Hopkins, L.Ann.--I see that it was quick.

We are grateful for the cold, helia. Tomorrow's forecast is for either rain or snow in the morning, then the temperature plunging well below freezing in the afternoon. We are hoping for snow.

kitkat, portobello and savoy sounds wonderful!

Sooo... Bama... did that show inspire you to build an add on to your house?

--I finished cooking while CUOP and I am happy to report that Germane is eating the salmon as enthusiastically as she ate the sole, so I'm relieved that I have something in the house that she'll actually eat.

[Doggedly]

And I now have my new Roku set up and working. I have more things to add and test on it. I suspect that my new ISP made a strategic error in telling me that if I want normal and necessary controls over my TV shows that I would have to use a Roku. I suspect that having the Roku will mean that I have no reason to keep paying the ISP $10/month for TV.