SHEs Organized

Right, those of us who take thyroid meds need to watch out for eating, or having either iron or calcium in supplements too close (timewise) to the pill. I ran into a lady on another board who takes her thyroid med when she arises at night, which she almost always does at a somewhat regular time. I found that fascinating. She says this way it is hours past her previous meal, but also hours prior to breakfast even if she has to grab breakfast shortly after awakening on a rushed morning. Who'da thunk it. My best tip is that I have the prescription bottle right at our master bathroom sink and nearly-first-thing in the a.m. (after weighing, I turn directly around to the sink) I take it with a paper Dixie cup of water there. So by the time I can get the other million things that constitute my morning routine around here done too-soon breakfast is not a problem.

Love it when a teen is cheerful, helia.

Wow, poor snake!

Yea, instantaneous transformation from darling little pet to voracious carnivore. I was just a few feet away and at first thought she was digging a hole with her beak she was attacking the ground so.

Hope the new plan works for you, Kathryn.

Waving to Kally - see her porch light on.

Woo hoo! Woo hoo!
Another big ta-da for me!
* Reconciled the checkbook AND found a $10 mistake IN MY FAVOR FOR A CHANGE!!!
And boy, every little bit helps right now. I don't know if this is a commentary on the national economy or if we have taken on some new insanely reckless spending habits or what, but dh just commented that our bank balance is the lowest it has been since 2009. We're not destitute or anything, but it is obvious that our "cushion" is getting flatter and flatter.
Kinda scary re: retirement, too... but remember, dh's Social Security will begin the same month my salary changes.
SS may not exist for the rest of our lives, but maybe that little boost will get us by for a while, along w/both our retirement checks. And we do have savings that are not reflected in our checking account.
STILL... it IS very depressing to watch that monthly balance go lower & lower every month.