Today Is Wednesday January 26 2022, This Is What Happen.

 

Tuesday I made plan not to blog, and usual I do a well being report. I try to keep my calorie count between 1,600 and 1,800 calorie. And try to get best nutrition for the calories. Or one could say best bang for calories. This week my average daily in take for calories is 2,153.

Fat, 8.31 tablespoon (106.3 grams) Carbs, 16.98 tablespoon (217.1 grams of) and last one will be fiber 1.23 Tablespoon(15.8 grams) Let look at something my carbs intake needs attention. Might as well say I'm eating a cup a sugar.

I start to walk once again. It look like most of roads in town are bare pavement. Around here still slick. Afraid of falling.

My walk start from Old Safeway store parking lot. The building has asbestos in it. So it can't be rent out or taken out.

This morning I got text at 7 in the morning for Regis.

Regis: Peppy, Can you come & take me home.

Me: I just got up. I will be in between 9:00 and 9:30

Regis: Never mind, Brenton is coming to take me home.

Than I'm going to slit my wrist.

Regis I'm never going back.

(I got copy these text and send them off to his therapist)

He was at Liz over night and her ex husband showed up. So I worked my regular shift. So late afternoon when I got home. More text

Regis: I called the hospital and asked what they do with severe depression. I was told that you get an exam, than you're either send home or send to KMC (Kootenai Medical Center)

( His phone speaker doesn't work well, so I doubt he even called. Our town hospital doesn't have psych ward. All mental cases is send down to KMC. If he is bad he would go to KMC.)

Me: Sorry. Don't what to say or do

Regis: I have 1 out

Me: What?

This isn't first time he does things like this. I'm sure the cops and who every will be at his house tonight.

Regis can have a lot of self pity at times. I think we all do at times. I have I over not college degree. So once I cut back my hours next year or following year. I plan to take some classes. Don't know if they'll be college credit or not. See there the cost and I'm not sure where I would have to go. I know there on line classes now.But I'm sure I could figure out something.

Been working on my creative things. I cut few strips for a quilt. Help hubby fold some laundry. Today retirement couldn't come fast enough.

Trying to figure out a doctor bill. So I need to go back though our bank account. Dealing with bureaucrats  can be mind bogging. 

The last two photo is the tan house looking building is fabric store, But years ago someone lived there and had it all decked out during Christmas time. Maybe our local museum might have a photo of it. But they played Christmas tune on load speaker. The other building was a car garage for I believe is Chevrolet. Now it a brew and place to eat. Food isn't bad there. 

Today artist is BEN LONG and he from SOUTH CAROLINA

Coffee is on and stay safe

Today Is Tuesday 27 2021, This Is What Happen

 Didn't get chance to blog about the garden and such yesterday. Here in west we're going though a drought and plenty of wildfires. Although not here. Fires that it is. Some water system is struggling here. 

Well Tuesday is usually I do my "Well Being" post. And my letter will be "L" and I will posting my "L" at end of post. As many you know I join OA (Overeaters Anonymous) and last night was the first time I shared. The part of working with higher power doesn't bother me. But what bothers me they was no feed back. I shared about being "Be Little" and honestly I don't know if someone could give me an answer or not.

Haven't had a chance to any more in my work book. As group we finish up with chapter one and two. I need to read chapter two and answer question from chapter two. Next Tuesday I will share  one of the question and answer.

Pretty well holding my own. Haven't done any real walking. So hot. I've done the tread mill and find them boring. Although my stretches been off and on. I guess more honest word for my exercise and stretches is "Off and On" 

Yesterday late after noon hubby and I was watching a DVD on "Eugenics" from "America Experience" an "PBS". Been sitting on fence about doing my traits or looking in to my health genes. Confession time...I didn't want to see if they was possible I could have genic trait of awful disease and I could possible horrible death. I would guess most of us when our time to go. We just go to sleep and not wake up. So they give 35 traits and I will guess they will keep adding more. So the first one "Endurance Fitness" It says..."You have some DNA difference that are  commonly found in elite endurance athletes" Although then there the factor of choice and I have real did nothing to be an endurance. I have little very little interest in doing  BLOOMSDAY. But I would like to walk the route. But I know even not as an endurance athlete. If I worked on my endurance slowly it would be all around beneficial, in so many ways. When I was doing my routine I could see the benefits of having work out. 

My "L" word is "Love" and first things comes to my thought is "Love God whole hardly" and next one is "Love  your self as thy neighbor" There been time in my life both of this command has been struggle. Confession time...At time I have to say I was upset with God (Higher power) that I would honestly say I didn't love God. I don't always treat my self right and also there been time I feel I don't deserve love. But mostly self love. I think at time it hardest to love one self. For many reasons. I'm working on self love. By the way I don't know if self love should or shouldn't be easy. 

Coffee is on and stay safe

  

Today Is Friday June 11 2021, This Is What Happen

 

It been some time since I gotten a creative project done. This is for wedding hubby and I will be attending tommorow. Liz son is getting married. Plus we're adding a few kitchen items with it. Hopefully I can find something to wrap it in. It been a while since I took part in PAINT PARTY FRIDAY  It made of sheets that got from some thrift store. Confession time...I'm a little curious how many trump and confederate flags will be hook to pick up. Nothing I can do about. If I feel threaten, we will leave or call sheriff. We'll just leave at that. It should be nice day for a wedding, not to hot or cold.

Took short walk this morning and half way I took a few photos, of each directions. So for bit I will jaber on.

This is way back my place. For some reason I was having a bit of leg cramps. My water in take been on low side. I keep forgetting it. And I'm going to give OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS a try. I need support group, that keeps me accountable. I was doing T.O.P.S and since covid, our local group resolved. I did get hold of lady who runs the evening group and they haven't meant. But there some who meet though zoom. I will give it try.

Being Creative and organizing my supplies is still going pretty slow. I try each day to either oganize or work on project. But last week I didn't chance. I worked the rag rug. Hopefully during week I can once again do either organize my supplies or be more creative. Not sure exactly what I will be doing. I know I can't organize and be creative in same day.

When I got home from work, Murphy and I put window air contition. We did find someone to do our two windows, but there booked up until after end of July. I'm sissy and don't want a hot room to sleep in. Not much for weeding and grass clipping. One thing I should put our solor lights back around, after grass mowing. It will give me a few steps in.

Our Library is still close, and it been that way for last six or eight weeks. If any of you don't know trouble of library one can CLICK HERE links at bottom of page. Then here is other part of STORY and nothing resently about it. I'm thinking of letting the SPOKESMAN REVIEW know, they cover North Idaho.

Start helping hubby cook dinner, we're having a green salad, tuna steak, and rice. I think I am in range of my calorie intake of 1,600 and 1,800. Before I go to bed I will read in my book. I'm reading journal of John Cheever.

Coffee is on and take care

 

Today Is Tuesday June 6 2021, This Is What Happen

Shrimp scampi and salad for dinner.

 Food is been around for a long time. And it something that could help of break someone health. So if you figure out my health realted word is "food" and I won't be able to cover it all in one posting. Sometime down the road I can dig  deeper into nurtritional.

But for now, let get right to it. I like to keep my daily aveage calorie count between 1,600 and 1,800. So this week my daily aveage is 1,735 calories. I used FITDAY to keep track of my food intake, I'm sure it not perfect but it gives me guide line.  Or keep me in check. Now you know one of my guide lines when it comes to food, is my calorie intake. But I have two more rules when it comes to eating. No food after 7pm and this is my resting time and my body can live off my fat. Breakfast is usual between 7AM and 9AM and the only day I have dessert is either on Tuesday or Wednesday and not in my home. Today was cookie at under the sun. 

Going to cover a bit in this week calories intake. As what I learn and understand healthy fats are monosaturated fats, and that is my highest percentage. Although the other isn't that far behind. All together this week my daily average fat calories comes is 672. In my mind I can picture it better in a tablespoon, so in sence I ate almost 6 tablespoon of fat and this is both good and bad fats. Let continue on. Saturated fat calorie count is 190 and in tablespoon it comes down to almost 2. Polyunsaturated fat is 164 calories  and in tablespoon it comes down to almost 1 and 1/2 tablespoon. Than last one is monosaturated fats and calorie count is 247 and equel in tablespoon is 2 and 1/4.  Than it covers carbs and my daily average for week is 737 calories or 12.5 tablespoon of carbs. I guess if it could be powder out, it might look something like above. No calorie count in fiber but my daily aveage is 14.7 grams or just under 1 tablespoon. Last two thing they cover is protein and alchol. No alchol this week. So let just finish up with protein. Daily aveage calorie count on protein is 324 and for tablespoon amount is hair over 5 and 1/4 tablespoons. So far in the month of June my daily aveage calorie count is 1709.

Than usual I take a lunch. I try to take 4 more healthy leaning items. If I take full sandwich I count it as two items. 

I'm aware I could improve in my type of food I eat. But for now I want to make sure I record every bite and keep my calorie count between 1,600 and 1,800 and not being to hard at it, like to keep my nutrution at check. 

So once again my weight number was down,  and still on the even days I do my exersise and then on odd days I take walk.

Today Is Tuesday June 1 2021, This Is What Happen

 I came up with quite a few words I could use for be better mental and physical that started with letter "E" well I'm going with evaluate. I believe most be our the harshes critics of your self. Question time...Why do we judge our self harsher then someone else.

I end up going down to ball park on Saturday and taking a walk there. I heard that some walking trails was going in. I saw no sign of any trails. But I didn't get down to river either and possible it will down by river. So I got a some photo of my walk. and I will post them as I write about my well being. There were lot of birds, and I got photo of this black bird, and it was flicking it tail.  I might try to crop it and see if I can a bigger photo of bird.

I don't have time to evalute every little detail of my self. But not even on dail bases I go though a fine tooth comb. The other day I had cherries and looked up nutritional value of cherries, and I was suprise how much potassium it had in them.

Three positive things I did for my well being.

1. Did fitday everyday last week, might not been consistant in each area.

2. My weight number was lower

3. Had more nutritional value than not, in my foods

Three negative thing I did for my well being

1. My aveage calorie intake was over by 90. I like to keep my daily aveage between 1600 and 1800 calories.

2. Haven't copied and paste in my blog into fitday

3. Still under as my daily water intake. All though I'm drinking.

One thing I need to learn is about good and bad fats. I honestly don't know the difference between Satuated, polyunsatuted, and monunsatuted fats. The highest fat intake for me is monunsatuted fats, and lease is polyunsatuted. I learn before I go to bed and shut down all the electronics and such. read half to an hour. I just finished up Journals by Kurt Cobain, and I'm going to start reading the Journals of John Cheever.

Hubby had his yearly check up and all is good.

We been having a heat wave and I went to work early, and didn't get chance to get a real walk in.

Although I add a few steps in as I took out trash. 

Today Is Tuesday May 18 2021, This Is What Happen

 Day is to talk about Well being. Adventure or disadventure of improving my health. But if I move on to that I got my package an amazon and anther one I don't recall where it came from. One thing I order for Regis a battery. Then for my self I got a pair of artist hand, it going to be send back. Not enough flexiblity. Than two bras, which I will try on over the weekend. So week from today I promise to take Regis to Library down in Sandpoint, so I can ship it back. Our town doesn't have shipping center for UPS. I got books one is journal of JOHN CHEEVER and it cover from late 40's until early 80's. Then the other one came was diary of FRIDIA KAHLO which is kept last 10 years of her life. Not sure which one I'll read next.

Been going though the alphabet and talking or maybe I should say putting my thoughts down on my weight lost journey. Or improving my healthy. The first three letters of alphabet came easy, maybe the fourth will adventully came. It not time to worry. My letter A word was " Achievable " and my for letter B I picked the word "Balance" and for letter C word will be "Consistent" 

I find being total consistent is hard. From day to day, week to week I find my self more consistent in something but not others. I'm clueless why I have trouble doing on regular bases completing FITDAY. It honestly shouldn't be that hard. As for today I was lacking water. But I kept my sweet eating in check, none at home or work. Only in restaurant on day of Tuesday or Wednesday. But I also didn't eat after 7 in the evening. 

If an odd day such as 1, 5, 9, 17, or such falls on a Tuesday or Saturday. I like to take my walk some place different than down road by my home. So hubby and I drove up to Snow Creek and went for a hike. His back and shin bone start to give hime issues. I went on a bit. Around trip was little bit under half an hour. There couple reason why we're staying in Idaho. Murphy body is more beaten up then mine, for doing personal care my body isn't beaten up. Usual someone in my field ends up on disability. I know my husband is dispointed that he can't hike like he use to. The other day he mowed the lawn and we have a riding lawn mower, no real shocks on the mower. He came in and took hot bath and was some what hunch over. There several reason it would be benifit for me to retire. That could be a topic for anther blog. Pro and Cons for Dora to retire. Well in 594 days til my offical count down to I retire, after that I don't care if I'm replaced.

Coffee is on and stay safe

Today Is Tuesday May 11 2021, This Is What Happen

 It time for my well being report. But flowery tree in yesterday is also know as a Spring Snow Crab Apple Tree and here is LINK

Today word for my becomig more healthier is "Balance" and last week word was "Achievable". Let get right back to the word "Balance"

I recall the ad ENJOLI that any of us, can do it all. The direct answer is "No we can't do it all" And when I got out of high school. I thought I could work, go to collage, and party hardy. Confession time...I got my nose into powders, mostly cocaine. Well doing it all doesn't last. I'm way to old to handle much anything in line of vices. Last time I did any serious vices I was 24 years old. Last I might of snort a line was under 35 years old.

So being 61 years old I need a plan or step by step to become healthier. I have to consider I work just slightly over 30 hour week. So I can't do both exersise and walk all in same day. So I have to do one or the other, and choice I made. On odd days I go for walk or do the tread mill. But On even days I do my stretches and such. 

I like to keep things in balance what I eat. which means....

1. No eating after seven in the evening. 

2. Keep my calorie count between 1600 and 1800

3. Sweets rarely aloud in house. Usually Tuesday or Wednesday I will go into a local establishment and get a serving of sweet treat. 

4. Take my own lunch to work, I try to have three or four healthy foods for lunch

But other things need balance, such as sleep. I go bed between 9:00 and 9:30 so I can get up between 5:00 and 6:00. Found getting up at 7:00 I was being push to get ready for work, and miss either walk or exerising. When I got home from work at times I'm tired to do either. 

If things go smothly and have time either in morning and or evening. I will do house hold and or yard chores.  Like loading or unloading the dishwasher. Usually for yard I will be work on flowerbeds. Once in great while I will accomplish an inside and outside chore. As for my crafts I either organize or work on a project. Not both usually. 

I was down a smidge

Coffee is on and stay safe

Today Is April 27 2021, This Is What Happen

 Since the 27 is and odd day, and Tuesday. When I walk I go some place different and take my camera. And discuss my healthy journey.

Let get right numbers. I'm up about .25 pound. I try to get in 7,500 steps and one day I got in 10,380 steps and my worst day was 2,217. Twice I made my water goal, I know of. But I'm getting better of being consistent devolping health habits. 

Today I park in local library parking lot. It close because of local SCANDAL and I though I would loop though the old Gene Ok tires. 

Here is the other side of junk pile. I know there people who looks at this and see some wonderful sculpture. 

This is our so called under pass there 16 peirs holding it up and a wall. I thought this would be good place to do some street art. On the other side of wall is a train track, and lot train moves though. So it wouldn't be good and safe place to paint. Something fresh and new in our community. As for my well being. I add a little bit weight, using cans of food. Not quite a pound, doing arm exersise. Then also I been using the bands, for resistance. People been making comment that I been loosing weight. No the numbers aren't showing that, but I fill firmer.

This is anther wall, for art. To enter the town of Bonners Ferry before the over pass, you had to come down long hill, and cross the train tracks. I bareley recall going over the train tracks. I been playing with the ideal of doing my measurement. 

None of tree at my place is flowering out. This main street in Bonners Ferry Idaho. So fresh and nice. Plus it make me happy. Mood has a lot to do with weight gain or lost. Like I said begining of last week it was very stressful. Regis world to him was falling down around him. And his support team had to pick up around him. Part of fit day the have mood scale. Well last week for happiness I was either neutral and unhappy. Let take step back in last two months I been 3 days of unhappy, 5 days of neutral, 9 days of happy, and 1 day of very happy. 

Like I know I didn't but I did better.

Coffee is on and stay safe

Today Is Tuesday April 20 2021, This Is What Happen

 I thought I would be down in my weight. Actual I am two or three tenths of pound. Not sure how to figure these darn tenths out. Weigh in on 13th I weigh 208.6 and today I weigh 208.8. I will call it maintain. 

Usual when I go for a walk on Sat and or Tues that fall on odd day. I take walk in different area. Last Saturday fell on 17th and my cousin memorial service was at a park in PostFalls and afterwwards I walk across the park. Not big walk. Lot of yellow pines in the park. 

This is the boat launch just little ways up from the DAM I've never been over to see the dam. It still hit and miss being consistent, in general I know I'm taking steps in the right direction. My morning walks is just speak over a mile. half mile one way and half mile back. I sure don't dawdled as I walk. But I wouldn't called a speed walking. Then on the even days I do my exersise, 10 stand with 20 reps and 10 floor ones and 20 reps once again. Even if I didn't loose any weight. I tend to have less pain as pain isn't an issue with me. Since I start exersising and walking. My aveage daily calorie intake last week was 1,724. I like to keep between 1,600 and 1,800. 

Regis is doing much better. I don't feel like talking about work. I learn a lot about being human and it strength and weakness. As I watch the news this evening I press out some yellow fabric for my scrap busting quilt.

Coffee is on and stay safe

Today Is Tuesday April 13 2021, This Is What Happen

 If Tues and or Sat falls on odd day. I will take my walk, not by home home. I drove out to KOOTENAI REFUGE. It sort of follows the Kootenai river, and river is on low side. But today post is mainly how I'm doing on my healthy adventure. Took camera and got a few photos, none of tree are leaf out. But for my neighborhood walk is slightly over one mile, round trip.

Actual my walk out there wasn't all that much. It was quite windy and had to meet a friend for coffee. Only saw two type of birds, Robin and I believe a black billed magpie. I lost 1.2 pounds. My weekly goal is three fourth pound a week. 

Let talk about lunch, as many know I go to work. I take my lunch with me. I very rarely but sweets in my lunch. I try to put in 4 so called healthy foods. If I take entire sandwich it count as two items. Today lunch was half of turkey sandwich, .50 ounce of filberts, kiwi fruit, and carrots sticks. If I end up eating out I usual have bowl of soup. I find if I don't bring sweet in house and only eat them in cafe setting I do much better. I have serving of desert, eat it and leave. well of course I pay for it.

But when I'm super stressed out I have binge eat, and loose focus of health habits. In past I had more trouble getting back on track. Now once the binge eating episode. I'm lot quicker to get back on track. The other thing need work on is my accountabilty which would be keep track on fitday and the fitbit sight. 

Coffee is on and stay safe

Today Is Friday March 19 2021. This Is What Happen

 Almost put my walk off. It was a tiring day at work. And a little later more on my day at work. So glad I can see retirement. 654 days I will call the company and tell them. I plan to cut my hours back end of March. 

Did mange to do my plan walk. to the third power pole. It been a goal of mine to walk to the orthdox church. This a view of toward my final walking destination. 

This is the view as I walk toward back home. This afternoon we had some showers. There still snow in Mountains, as you can see. Keeping a balance with my health has been a stuggle this week. I deal with bordom and stress with food. I do recongize this and so many time I have to be firm with my self. Or tell my self to wait and see if I need or want to do my behavior. 

Now let move on to work. This morning I went to Under the sun and got a cup of coffee. So I could do finish up my progress notes. So I was in there about half and hour. Went up to Regis and he said he is in so much pain with his hip going down to his knee. Well he been in there three times this week. When I was in there before he told them he hasn't taken his morophine, so they gave him his regualer dose. And he went home. Then comes Thursday he went and saw his regular doctor and she suggested physical therapy for his hip. Plus he get hold of his thearpist for him to learn tapping, self accure pressure point, and coping skills. So at hospital they gave him a shot of toradol and with any medicartion they wait 15 minutes for any major reaction. And he said it wasn't working. If they could give hime anther shot. They gave him a maxium doseage. And his regualer doctor said "no narocotic" he isn't going back. All the test any such shows nothing wrong as they see. They suggest he sees his orthpedic doctor, in case they miss something. But I don't know why someone doesn't talk to him about HEALTH ANXIETY 

Mange to get a A.T.C or A.C.E.O cards. I been working on eating  or kitchen theme. All of these cards been done in color pencils. And I'm taking part in PAINT PARTY FRIDAY. Did mange to get more of my fabric organized. Still is slow going, but it moving a long. 

I hope my upcoming week will be more layed back or to uneventful day. So for three reason. I can be more creativity, not so stressed out and so I won't use food as self medication, and get back to organizing. I been listen to this video from the SPOKANE UU and you thought 2020 was rough year. There actual had a lot of positive things happen. I tried to start link at 24 minutes in to the video. That where they talk about the new postive things that happen in 2020.

Coffee is on and stay safe

Today Is Sunday March 14 2021, This Is What Happen

 Had to look up a word "fortnightly" and I would said "Bi Monthly". Yesterday I was posting about my clients INCOME AND EXPENSIVE. They get paid once a month. CURRENCY EXCHANGE 

Let do a quick wrap up for week, not going cover a lot. I did mention the mask burning. Still don't know who went, and I doubt I would of had tea with any of them. Not wishing them ill or anything like that. Went over to our local health dist and it looks like look 97 people out of 1,000 been vacinated in my area, so far. The county populatin is about 12,000 people and 1,927 people had there shots. Hubby and I are one of them. Still low mask partcipation. Last few weeks been some what hard for me, and I will figure how to give my client care they need both physical and mentally. Between there mental health team. I picked up useful information that help me get though the pandemic. It not over. But I kept my wits. Having you all out in blogger land listen, Thank you. 

Today Hubby and I decided to take walk up myrtle creek falls trail. I would a least once or twice a week like to walk in different area in my community. Today hike wasn't hard. We had minor issues. Both of us need to exersise our heart and lungs more. Picking up pace when we walk. And hubby had some balance issue. And feels he might need a walking stick. After we cross bridge notice this wall of ice. 

As we drove home. We talk a little bit on where we want to live after I retire. Both of us will have a limited income. The house we're in has no mortgage on it. Just up keep, taxes, insurance, and monthly bills. There would be no way at present time we could of purchased this home. So for now we figure it would be best to set still. My main grib about this area is not enough progressive. Hubby and I both argree if we move. We will leave Idaho. Anyhow hubby doesn't understand his sister Faith moving to Post Falls. 

I can't say finished up. I got some pages done in my bullet journal. There some pretty fancy ones, that people put more time into it. On the odds days I go for a walk, unless it raining or something like that. I can then use tread mill. Even days I will do my streaching exersises. And like my getting healthy I have creative time. C.T stands for creavity time and O.C stands for orgranizing crafts. As for my main creative time, not sure what I will be doing this up coming week. The only thing I know, my next tarot card I will be doing will be 2 of cups. Not sure when I will start it. 

I decided to draw one orcle card. or I sometime I call wisdom, or area I need to work on. The question they ask...Is your ego out of control? At this time I would have to say  I feel like I'm be "trampled on." Although I'm coming long, Gaining control of my self. I do have choices on what I can do....Lion people can be self absorbing?... With change in work I was worried my clients wouldn't get care as any human should have and deserve. My other worried I was going to be short changed in pay. I been in some abuse work sitution. And thought I might been heading into anther one.... Is it time to cooperated more, be part of pride? Confession time...I just don't get the last one of cooperating more, be part of pride. Around here. To me it would mean be part group like OATH KEEPER and no thank you. Once I retire I like to be involved in my local musuem, and both the quilt guild, and art club. Nothing heavy poliltical in there groups....Let go of conflict? The only real conflict I mainly having is with my self, and that is my own doing. I need to go over with clients about the electronic time clocks. They will do it. Or simple they will loose there services I give them. It like fighting city hall and this isn't battle I'm willing to take on. My creativity and health trumps the changes at work. Three key words for lion is....Rising Sun "I will rise" Bravery "I will stand my ground when I being put on unjustly" and Enthuism "I will put my best foot forward in all I do"

Hubby and I replanted a wondering jew plant, and I put more solor lights out. It was still light after six this evening. Lunch time it was 55 degrees.

Stay safe and coffee is on

Today Is Thursday September 3 2020, This Is What Happen

 Just got out of shower. So I thought I share my day. Yesterday I post about our community is going to show PLANDEMIC if I gave the impression I will be seeing it. Statement time....I will not. 

Work was pretty routine. 

I did manage to get a short walk in this morning. But had a little trouble resisting cookies, although I came to my senses. I need to get batteries for my scale. It simple I need pull them out and I can check at super one store. I hardly go in there. The non mask wears seems to congregate and I need to pick up Regis pills. Usual he gets them on monday but this monday is labor day. I will grab his pills, half gallon of milk, druno, and for me it will cat treats and battery for my food scale. 

I started to cut strips for what call a POSTAGE QUILT and what I understand there made from 1 inch squares. Well I'm doing mine in 2 inch square. I got my blue fabric tote and start to cut out my strips. Well I believe I got about 8 strips done. I start to think. Something isn't adding up. Well let forget the chase and get to point. I thought I need to got my strips 8.5 inches. No I need to cut them 10 inches, so I was off by 2 inches. Then also I like to figure out a quicker or let say smoother way of cutting the strips and blocks. Soon as I figure that out. I will be glad to share it.

Regis and I stop our lovely little book store. One thing I was looking at some of there coloring books. I also mention about doing a sampler quilt for my granddaughter is to toss in a few blocks of embroidery. Not sure how many. The one above is one I have. Regis picked coloring book from Alice in wonderland. I also liked the coloring book of Aesop fables. Well first I want to get postage stamp done. I did brief research on transfer the picture on to fabric.  I done it  with graphite paper and that was way before printers.  I starting to lean toward getting some type of transfer paper and iron on the designs. Ages ago I embroidery and entire day of weeks dish towel for an Aunt of mind. 

Coffee is on

Today Is Tuesday August 8 2020, This Is What Happen

 I start once again to draw something that related to terms and meaning of charity, community, string attached and or inequality. I was advise or suggested that I start with aisle. Getting the depth is tricky. This drawing been in my mind for ages or ok my third eye.

It been a while since had a dream I could recall. I found this old photo of about 5 to 8 naked boys I would guess from ages of 11 to 14 years old. Super thin not filled out and two of these boys in this picture was my son. It was all in good taste. The room I would guess is possible sauna. It had wet cement floors, a wooden bench and wooden walls. The photo was in a frame that you open like a book, off white in color. For reason my sons didn't want to say anything to their wife about this photo.

Hubby been reading about sleep hygiene. I guess as we age we worry or our health become more important to us.

Work went ok. Liz had the same clothes on. I had remind her she had same clothing for a while. I told her gentle "I like to see a new fashion statement, even if turn your clothes wrong side out" She heading to Utah with her son and his family. She ask me what I want from Utah I said find me some cotton fabric out of thrift store. I real don't need anything.

I figure with all project I need and want to do. I need to live well into my upper 80's After work I real don't do much. 

Been promising I would take Regis ghost hunting and I believe in spirits is among us. Excuse the pun but graveyards. Opinion time...They're the worst place to hunt and look for ghost cemeteries are just plain dead. Only reason they would be hanging around is there so attach to wear their body or ashes was put to rest. There plenty of lore to GREENWOOD. Plus I can get some steps in. I know Regis want to stop briefly at B&B HOBBIES Actual I want to stop in at ART SAVAGE but there not open. But hoping to a lease hit one thrift store.

Murphy did some canning of raspberries and I think he going to make some pickle beets. 

Coffee is on

Today Is July 30 2020, This Is What Happen

This been a hard post. It seem like it been tackle to get this post done. It seem like I haven't got the hang of the new blogger.

Yesterday hubby and I took a drive up trout creek.

There is some issue with my hubby quitting marijuana. Actual he doing real good. Today he went to see a therapist.  Well I thought medicare covered mental health issue. Well not quite, if medicare going to pick up tab or lease 80% of it. We need to go to someone with phd. Not a masters. So come Tuesday he will see his primary caregiver. And see what choices is.

During the time hubby spend with the therapist. He brought up mind health. Either one of us have greatest mind health, as for we both was pretty much belittled. Everyday not say there hour or anything like that. But I work on being a better me. I figure even at 60 I can improve

For myself issue been emotional eating. The scales went a bit.  

Four things I need to do to lose weight.

1. Calorie count between 1,600 to 1,800

2. Over 40 oz of water

3. 7,500 steps in.

4. Nothing in mouth after 7PM until following morning.

How hard should this be. It not hard, keeping to it is the hard part.

Tuesday I post about my retirement I figure is going to be on low income side. Well I worked hard and for people like me and other personal caregivers. I kept people out of state run institution and let them have some dignity and live in their home.   

Just another photo of trout creek. I'm tired need un wine and want to be in bed close to 9 my time.

  

Today Is Monday July 27 2020, This Is What Happen

I am pretty much an introvert. Not shy or anti social. But some of my group activity I miss. Although hasn't involved big time. Still in work force. The few times I gone to local quilting or art group I enjoyed myself.
If more people wore mask I would be more comfortable. I would be a skittish about attending any social gathering here in my area.
Sure more people are wearing mask and that good.
But what I don't understand is there store who has a mask mandate and it not force. I wonder those who doesn't wear a mask. When they were younger if they didn't had in guide lines in there home. My parents had some basic rules of home and I knew were the line start and ended. And I pushed the limited actual quite a bit. Far from a saint.
It seem like most people around here who don't wear a mask is baby boomers. I can understand the term "baby" being part term. The virus is called "boomer remover"
Non mask wearers calls us mask wearers "sheep" as sheep isn't one my spiritual animals... There been talk about people who wear mask as sheep, mostly here in North Idaho. Well that fine to be consider a sheep. 1. Represents innocent of one self...we all need and feel innocent, so I don't feel any shame or guilt for wearing a mask. 2. Someone tint in fear...no I don't want covid and mostly if I was asymptomatic and spread it around I would feel awful. 3. Sacrifice....I am not willing to be sacrifice or go out and bring in the sacrifice either. Don't understand why some people think wearing a mask is being a sheep.

Went to work today and I am taking the next three days off. Hubby has appointment with an podiatric surgeon. And hopefully we can a lease get up in mountain once.
I will be meeting my friend Quenella at Georgia plaza and we will get our coffee at Under The Sun. Then go back to park were it a lot safer. I might even bring my own coffee from home. I just increase my walking distance, one way a little over a mile.

Coffee is on

Today Is Sunday July 26 2020, This Is What Happen

Hubby and I took a drive up ball creek area, a fairly steep area. We're looking for this little spot on creek we liked. Big white granite rocks. Couldn't find the spot. I would last time we were up there our sons was still in High School.
But still enjoyed our day up Mountain.

Stop at Safeway deli and got the Shanghai express, $12.99 and actual it was enough for an extra person. Didn't bother with cake.
Still very few people had mask on. Actual I was even getting a little pissed off. There sign right out of door, saying about wearing a mask. But I guess there those dodo who don't believe science. I make sure I am better than six feet from them.
We brief talk if our dear King Donnie Idiot calling Martial law. Well little I know I believe the state Governor has more power in this area.
Plus for a president to call martial law he/she needs to get through congress. I sure someone could educate me on this.
My guess I don't think it going to happen. But it does, it won't be til after October 15 2020.

On the way back we stop at Myrtle creek bridge on west side road. In early days our city water came from there and part of it in town and part of it still there.
Last time Part of there he spot an old pipe from then, possible. Murphy and I went to look for it. Didn't find it.

Mange to get a short walk.

Coffee is on

Today Is Friday July 24 2020, This Is What Happen

It been slowly going and also I been dilly dallying about. Don't recall how long been working on my sketchbook for BROOKLYN ART LIBRARY
Mine is based on zodiac. But more in debt this recent one is Leo going through the planet of pluteo. At this time it was end of great depression and going into start of world war two. Put also the baby boomers were coming about.
I believe all my mothers brothers served in either WWII or Koren. Most of my cousin and I was part of the baby boomer generation. I was toward the end of it. I do have to cousin older one was born before the baby boomer. They were born 1944 and 1946.
For me personally I look as many American was pretty well sheltered of what was going on. But what was going around us was completely different story.
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Got up at six had cup of coffee and watch half hour local news out of Spokane. Then went for a walk here is about halfway photo. Looking south though the people down the road from us.

Coffee is on

Today Is Wednesday July 22 2020, This Is What Happen

Just video out on a morning walk..Sorry about the tilt, don't know how to straighten it out.
Coffee is on 

Today Is Tuesday July 21 2020, This Is What Happen

Change my Tuesday around to make sure both my clients made to there doctor appointments. Between first two clients I get 30.5 hours which I usually do in 4 days. I try to take off either Tuesday or Wednesday.
One of those days I meet Quenella at under the sun for a snack and coffee. Most time it on Tuesday. So getting everything straighten out and I will be joining her for coffee tomorrow.

Regis had a nine forty five appointment. One of his was bothering him and he felt like he need the doctor to check it out. So with covid someone meant us at door and they ask a few question, and showed my paperwork as essential worker, we both had our mask on. They gave Regis a buzzer and they would beep him when we were ready to go in. Well as the beeper was going off a nurse came out and took us through the back door and she ran though the basic question, pretty much the routine. Notice no weight was taken.
They look into his ears and made a few suggestion.

See I don't call Liz before ten in morning, unless prior arrangement are made or an emergency. She isn't an early riser and I can follow her bounds and expectation.
So if I need to communicate with her I text. Well not was to be said. Well I got my phone I was going to text her and remind her she had three clock doctor appointment. And I left her supplies of beer and pack smokes by her door.
Well now she text me back and said she wasn't going. Confession time...I was upset with her and even little ticked off. She had no respect for my time.
Her not making her appointment and not showing up is quite common.
Two words I try to avoid saying is "Never" or "Always" I was about going to say I will never take her to her appointments. But I am not going over backward to change my plans. So basically her appointments need to be on Monday, late Tuesday (depending where it at) Wednesday all day, late Thursday (depending where it at) and all day Friday.
If there prior appointment and doesn't matter what it is. I won't be changing my plans. I even wonder if she called and canceled the appointment.

My parents had basic rules of their home. Nothing really strict. But there was certain behavior expected from me.
If I was going somewhere I need to tell them where I was going and what time I was going to return.
For whatever reason if plans change I was to give my parents a call. Usual it worked out fine. But if I didn't call it would ended up entirely different story.
What Liz did today I would of gotten into massive trouble.


I rather be an hour early then a minute late for something. I learn to be dependable and responsible.

It been on hot side and only way one can get walk in. Is early in morning. I keep wanting to ask Murphy to wake me up a little before six. So I can have cup coffee and watch the local news. Fingers crossed I can get walk in about 6:30 in morning.
If I remember I will take my camera and make video of my walk.

Coffee is on