Not working again today

 Yes, I took today off work because hubby and I both have doctor appointments early afternoon (1PM; 2PM) and since I have to take off work for the afternoon, may as well take all day, right?   No big plans for this morning - it's 8AM and I'm still here in my room. Still in my jammies. Writing in here.  After this, though, I will get up and get dressed and start pulling things together.

Pull what together?  I had told the doctor's office that I would bring goodies at Christmas time- and I did not. With all that went on in December - I didn't do much baking - and that's ok.  So I pulled the bread I had left in the freezer out yesterday afternoon.  I'll check this morning to see if it still tastes ok - I tried one yesterday and was afraid there was freezer burn as it has been a few months.  I made some chocolate chip cookies.  I baked brownies which I'm not sure what to do with. Again, it may be me and my taste buds.  I went to Sam's Club yesterday to pick up cooking/baking oil.  Now I was very disappointed they did not have Crisco.  And I noticed a lot of other things - they are pushing their own brand - Members Mark - in more areas.  And, all they had were two 4 qt containers of oil under their brand.  No smaller ones.  I went ahead and purchased.  Reluctantly.  I made the brownies with the required 1/2 cup of oil.  When I tasted one, all I could taste was the oil (because I knew it wasn't Crisco?) but hubby ate one and said it was fine.  So I bagged up what I made and it is ready for the doctor's basket.  I may stop at the store today and pick up Crisco.  I have always used Crisco, for everything I needed oil in, and I read somewhere that Crisco is the best because it doesn't leave a taste.  So, yeah, I will get Crisco.  Not sure what I'm going to do with what I have left of the two containers.  Anyone want them?  You could use them for deep frying, I would guess - but I don't do that.

Anyway - I didn't do that much baking yesterday - just the brownies and the cookies - and I made the no-bake chocolate bars that are so very good.  I will cut those up this morning and put in bags to give with the other items.  I thought I had a basket, but it looks like they are all gone so will pull out a couple Christmas bags and put in there.  

The doctor's visits today are just a three month follow-up to check meds. At least it is that for me. Dr. Mark thought my Levothyroxine is too high so wanted to double check.  No reason, but I hope he lowers it.  Perhaps it is because I feel I'm getting older if they have to increase my meds.  Make sense? LOL  I don't take that many meds, but I'm also a bit nervous he may put me on BP meds.  I can't get my BP down lately again.  I know he will say the 'bare minimum' - like I do for my cholesterol - it's 10mg and seems to do the trick - my cholesterol was at 147.  My T4, free was in the red - which I think means my Levothyroxine is too high - so will see what he does.   If I need BP meds, that is one thing, but I dread any side-effects, and I've heard too much about those.  I'm hoping I can talk him out of it - if it should come up.  I like 'bragging' I only take a cholesterol and thyroid pill.  Makes my sister upset. LOL She takes BP and several others.  I don't like side effects so will do what I can to keep from taking pills. 

I don't know what is going on outside but I keep hearing a lot of equipment moving.  Probably tearing up roads - seems like that is what is going on everywhere anymore.  Huh. Ok, I opened the shutters.  There is equipment on the community yard behind the houses in the next block.  I don't think they are mowing - I wonder if they are going to put rock back there.  No, I didn't get up to see if the ground was being dug up.  Maybe they are just doing the landscaping.  I wish OUR landscapers would do something productive instead of just letting the grass die.  AHA!  I got up to look - and they are digging up somewhere in the back of the next block.  Now I'm really curious.  How can an HOA just allow one person to dig....  I'm getting nosey now.  Ah - they must be digging up hedges as it just came back through with either hedges or a tree in its front loader!

My distractions are all over the place this morning.  I slept until about 5:15AM and I guess I needed that extra hour.  I'm feeling myself getting itchy - if you know what I mean.  I want to get up and do something - but I don't know what I want to do.  If I fix breakfast I hear this "I didn't expect you to cook breakfast" from hubby.  Geez.  Just because it isn't Saturday doesn't mean I can't cook breakfast if I want to.  But I may not want to. Maybe I'll just fix a bowl of cereal - although I have some things to cook for breakfast.  I need to get over myself too.  Right?

Ok - I'm not pulling up anything to write about this morning. I need to get dressed and maybe get something accomplished since I'm not working today.  I certainly didn't get much done this weekend. Hubby did watch the superbowl while I baked.  We did watch the All American Halftime show. Honestly, I was disappointed.  It was hard to understand the words at times and I didn't know any of the artists. Not to say they weren't good.  They needed a George Strait in that lineup!    

There they go with a tree!  What are they doing in that back area?  Now I'm really nosey!  Don't know how I can find out though - guess I'll see when they get it done!

And with that- I'm off here.  I need to calm down and get some things done.  Hopefully I can do it without questions and interruptions.  Sigh.

Hope your day is amazing and you accomplish all that you desire.  Til tomorrow... maybe I will have something to share.

Blessings!

I am definitely feeling fat(ter)!

 I got on the scales again this morning, only to find a few more ounces added to what had increased yesterday.  What in the world is going on?  Granted, I have not been following any diet plan; but eating what I want, but still..... I DID have a grilled chicken salad (1/2) from McAllister's and 1/2 of a McAllister wrap last night - surely that can't justify the scale going up.  I had a protein shake in the morning. Ate some dark chocolate almonds - but not many - I honestly don't know what I could have eaten (volume or quantity) that could affect.  This week has been the pits for sure as far as weight gain!  And if I indulge in things I shouldn't, I expect it - but I haven't.  It's irritating, for sure.  Not that I focus so much on the weight - but I do.  Sigh.  Isn't this something we all deal with?  Oh - I did have Mediterranean lentil soup - 1/2 cup - with my saltine crackers (I'm sorry, not sorry, but saltine crackers go with everything - especially ice cream - which I had none of) in it.   And my legs are still sore from working out on Monday - and here it is Friday.... complain complain, right?

It's Friday and I get a long weekend since the office is closed on Monday.  I started yesterday in asking people to approve their timecards - I do not want to have to get online Monday to approve them.  This afternoon I'll check on who hasn't done it yet and start nagging.  Why should I have to get online to approve their timecard on a holiday when THEY are responsible for approving it themselves first?  Grumble!  They will get it done - I nagged over the 4th of July and they all appeased me so that I didn't have to get online on my day off. :-)

Today I'm covering for a co-worker but her people generally do not send me anything.  Unfortunately, for her, when I'm off and she's covering for me, my male boss gives her plenty to do!  I think she had 8 meetings to do the week I was off. True, it doesn't seem like much, but trust me, it is work.  

Hubby has left for his bible study this morning so I have a little time alone. :-)  I've already got the work computer turned on and cleared messages so I'm hoping it will be a slow day.  I want to focus on the boards and get the minutes completed and get the decks ready for the next meeting.  I also need to start creating meetings for next year and get meetings extended so that someone else doesn't take the space I need.  It's a hectic chore when you have 5-6 bosses that you need to extend their calendars.

I went to see Ms. Diane last night.  She really looked bad.  Especially compared to Sunday when I went to visit.  Sunday she was looking happy, fresh, and in good spirits.  I hadn't been back since Sunday, although I had talked to her a few times.  I went last night and she was gray, she was in bed, she looked like death warmed over.  A CNA came in to give her a pill for her blood pressure - and raised her bed - and the look on Ms. Diane's face was pure pain!  The CNA stopped and lowered it some again.  After she left, Ms. Diane said her back has been hurting dreadfully to where she asked for pain pill the other night and they gave her a pill, but it did nothing. She asked for another yesterday, and no one had brought her anything.  She has had no more therapy except the one my DIL did (I think).  She has laid in bed for two days; she can't get up - I take that back - they did get her to walk to the bathroom one day.  But she is in extreme back pain to where I wonder if when she fell, because she fell backwards, did she pinch a nerve or chip a spinal bone?  I am no medical person so I don't know - but no one has checked her injuries from the fall, so she says.   And now I guess it doesn't really matter.  She told me again that her kids are moving her to another facility on Tuesday.  I looked it up and it looks like a nice place, and the reviews say a doctor stops in every day plus they get therapy every day.  I thought she was getting therapy every day here (that she can do it) but I don't know what has been ordered.  I'm sure nothing has been ordered now that her kids want to move her.  It's further away - but I will still make an effort to go visit her as I can.  

Can you believe this?  I can't think of anything to write about! My life is so interesting, you know.

We are still sleeping with the fan off and the thermostat down (although not as 'down' as I told him to put it!) and I am finding that I am sleeping deeper than I was before.  At least I feel like I slept when I wake up.  We talked a little about it last night.  I'm glad not to wake up soaked in sweat even with the fan blowing on me!  I don't know what the difference is, but it seems to work.  Hubby runs the fan on high in the evening to cool down the room, then shuts it off when we go to bed.  Works for me if I can sleep better.  

Looks like I'm out of time and need to sign off and get on the work computer.  I couldn't even think of a scripture to add this morning.  Has the work week caught up with me?  Nothing going on tonight - I am going to try to run up and see Ms. Diane again.  Her son was to call me last night but did not.  He is definitely not dependable.  I'll let him go until about noon today and I'll text him again - although he has not responded to my first text; he called Ms. Diane while I was there and I talked to him then.  He said he was coming to her house today - so will see.  I do have to make a run to pick up a combo box today - thinking about getting 4 more cases of strawberries.... 

Gotta go - have a good day and hopefully I will have something to share tomorrow!

Blessings!