Feel Like Complaining

I had my first jab on August 5th and am still on the lowest dose. I've heard there's no reason to move up if it's still working (plus the price goes up). So far I've lost 10 lbs, and side effects have been pretty minimal. If I'm more active, I lose more. As long as I see a little loss every week, I'm satisfied. I'm not in to be a model and it's not a race to the finish line. Simply, I'm doing it to save my life. The premise behind any GLP-1 is that slow your digestion way down so you fill up faster and stay full. It also shuts off the cravings and food noise. There are many differences between them all too. I believe my doctor chose Wegovy is because it's approved for liver disease. Plus, not every insurance carries them all; I think there were only 3 choices for me. I still cook the same way, mostly lo-so; but also eat about half of what I did. No snacking in between meals. If I do, it's maybe a handful of something and not the whole bag. If...

In preparation for Tony's upcoming surgery they say to make sure you see a dentist to take care of any issue you have. He's had dentures for over 35 years so that was a moot point. One day he was putting his uppers in and didn't get enough cream in it and something hurt. I took a look and it was white and looked like a tonsil stone although between his gum and cheek was an odd place for one. I poked it with some tweezers and it went clink! What in the frickity frack could that be? I made him an appointment with my dentist and after an x-ray it showed a full grown wisdom tooth coming in. They were all very surprised to say the least. Luckily it wasn't infected and in such a place that with his dentures properly gooped up, it doesn't bother him. We'll just wait it out until the day it does. But dang, that was weird. Last week I was cutting back some plants and something landed on my arm. I thought it was a leaf until it crawled up my neck and took a tour around my...

Everything about our weekend simply put; just perfect. The weather, scenery, motel, food, and activities. This was the view from our motel. There were carved bears everywhere, must have been about 50 in all forms.  We packed a lunch and ate it quickly at a park because we had an appointment with the Alpacas! What a cool place that raises them for their fiber, harvesting 500 lbs. a year. They have many Alpacas, 2 llamas, and one mini donkey. The males are separated from the females and we visited them first. Very friendly and eat pellets right out of your hand. The females are a bit smaller, but much more aggressive in wanting food. The owner put about half of them away so they wouldn't overwhelm us. He was very accommodating and friendly. We got to see a spinning class in progress and then the little store which sells fiber goods. After that we went back to our room because Faith and I wanted to go to an animal shelter which also has a thrift store attached. It was closed for the h...

Abe and I have the sweetest morning ritual. I get up about 6:30, make some coffee, and we go outside. Mostly he goes around the corner to wait for the dogs but sometimes he joins me on a chair. Now that it's getting a bit cooler he doesn't always stay but wants out later. Faith doesn't usually let him out so one day he actually got on the counter and jiggled the door knob, and then he ran to me. MeMaw is the best! We're able to see him out the bathroom window so it takes a quick peek to make sure he's there. He's still afraid of traffic noise so he rarely goes to the other side of the yard, just maybe to sniff around the patio. I'm glad he feels a little like a wild cat and gets some fresh air; although he still comes INSIDE to pee! I'm taking a break from painting, just not feeling it. I have so many leftover crafty things so I'll be making small items just for Art Abandonment. I've got wire, beads, keychain pieces, and so much more I can cobble...

I was initially excited to be at Steve's with the cats and Riley again. After the debacle of my last stay and Riley sneaking downstairs to poop, I wasn't sure he would ask again. But alas, I decided yesterday that I won't be back. Riley didn't go out at all the day I got there, not even at bedtime. No dinner either. I brought her breakfast in bed thinking it would spurn her to get up to go out. I messaged Steve to tell him what was up, then nudged her one more time and she went out to potty. Feeling good about that, I went for a walk. No more than 20 minutes later I get back and don't see her, I look at the stairs and there she was on the landing.  Now, you tell me how a fat dog can get through/around/over/under these heavy stools (without moving them)! Heading downstairs I could smell shit, not in the cat variety. Lotso poop in the family room, I was livid. I texted him and gave him the latest and that I would clean it up, but will not be back. I understand that sh...

Things are beginning to slow down a bit to a do-able pace. Over the weekend I stayed with my buddy Luka. On my way I had to drive through the Indian Trail area and saw some of the houses that had burned down. Never in my life have I seen a sight like that. It wasn't the largest area affected but it was sad seeing the partial chimneys left standing all alone and destroyed cars, right on a residential street.  Check out my new mini tool. I got the lawn mowed but it left the edges looking crappy. Tony weed whacks when he can but there's no way I can manage something that big. This is a hedge trimmer and grass clipper. I've only used the trimmer so far and I was only going to be outside for a few minutes but I just kept going and going; it was a lot of fun! I was surprised at what it could do for it's size. I'll try the clipper sometime this week. A few weeks ago, Faith and I did something fun. There's a woman who lives in our part of town and she's a great comm...