It's time for a weekly review!   Saturated fat and Fiber: I liked not tracking, but after the last couple of days,  I think I need to keep doing it. Next week I'll track weekdays and just relax over the weekend.  Strength training sessions: Adding another set to my mini-workouts turned them into regular workouts and I needed more rest days. So I think it's time to activated the original plan of 2x a week.  Fun activities: Mom and I danced to Shakira while we were making dinner a couple times this week. That was a LOT of fun. I also caught up on yard work which wasn't as fun as dancing, but really satisfying.    Things I’m not going to do. Brooding - Minimal brooding!! YES! Not weighing in:  Successfully did not do this, and I think that really contributed to the lack of brooding. No perfect weeks:  This was not a perfect week! YAY! I learned a lot about needing time off this week.    What I loved about the past week: Meditating has been really helpful.  Mom and I went shopping on Friday and I bought some slacks and jeans. More importantly, we did NOT run any errands. It was nice to have a day off from caregiving and housework. Bert is driving on his own now, which really frees up my schedule. But it also means I won't have my car during the weekdays. THE PLOT THICKENS.!   What I'm looking forward to Next week: I'm looking forward to seeing if the 5 days a week of tracking my food is a good compromise. I'm looking forward to apple festivals and digging out some Halloween Decorations.    

I was going to put off washing my sheets until I read this, and now they're in the washer!    Also realizing my feet are chilly and I can wear socks LOL   I hope you have a fun night of tacos and friendship. That really sounds perfect!!

Thank you for all these recommendations! I’ll pass them along!  I am going to read tonight! I’ve got my tea things sitting out with promises of a quiet night.   *high fives, then collapses from exhaustion* 😂   Thank you!!  It is a work in progress. I feel like I need a pin that says that or a sticker. Work in progress. 

Give your guilt to me. i will burn it and toast marshmallows over the flames 💜💜💜 i’m glad you are embracing the chill vibes

Amazing photos! Thank you so much for sharing! Hope your are having a great time!

Thank you, Friend. ❤️    Thanks! It was really special.    I am glad to hear you say it is a good thing. I am still getting used to what things “should” feel like in this circuit style workout, it’s so different from what I knew powerlifting.  Me too! Yay fancy tea! What kind?  You’re welcome! ❤️ It’s nice to share with great people.    Thanks, AP. It was good and I am glad that things have improved in my head, too.  It was delicious.  I am so glad you got ambushed by a beverage.       Hi Friends! Happy Saturday!   I am feeling much more myself today. Thankfully I don’t have to work today, so I have been taking things as they feel urgent and it’s working out for me so far. I slept in a bit, had coffee while watching some YouTube and coiling Christmas washi to send to my bestie, then I packed up the white dragon I painted into its original packaging and put together the parcel I wanted to send to her. Then I got dressed (my chain lightning tights fit again, which is a fun discovery), put Sax in the car, and headed out to run some errands. Dave got paid yesterday so there was finally money to get dog food and my meds, which was good because both were going to run out by Monday which is theoretically when I get paid. So that is a relief. I think I was only out for 20 minutes but I got everything done and then came home. I did Bujos and Tarot and now I have caught up on the forums and am composing here. It’s good. In an hour I will meet out of town friends for tacos at our lovely local place and then later tonight I have a hang out call with my bestie because we aren’t gaming tonight as everyone else is busy. I am a little relieved that we aren’t gaming tonight. I can use the break.    I seem to have pulled something in my groin while I was sleeping last night? It is super weird. I have never had an ache/pain/sensation like this before and I was absolutely fine when I went to bed last night. So strange. I am hoping it eases up before the gym on Tuesday.    I hope that you have fresh sheets to crawl into tonight and that your socks keep your feet at the perfect temperature. Thanks for being here. ❤️ 

It’s so nice to be catching up on all the good news! I’m really happy for you with the new job and the growth opportunities and the good mattress!

Yay spicy macrame! I am enjoying the updates on your curious and fun life. ❤️ 

The wind has been blowing a lot here, too, and has brought a lot of the leaves in my yard down already. Many trees on the boulevard still have theirs, but it looks a little sad in my corner of the world already. Last year we didn’t get snow until January which is super duper late for us (Normally sometime in October, could be as early as late September) and I just felt lousy until the snow showed up because everything was bleak and grey and lifeless. You still seem to have a lot of green foliage which is such a beautiful contrast to the colours that are changing. ❤️