01 Thursday Apr 2021
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since the reminder in January that my eating habits had loosened up a bit too much, I’ve been eating less and much better…
I’ve also been reaching my step goal every day, even though it is not a huge goal…
I am walking a figure eight in the living and dining room, and sometimes on the deck… if I walk on the treadmill my hip gets really grumpy so I am not doing that just now…
looking forward to a better A1C result in April…
31 Wednesday Mar 2021
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A1C, big girl pants, blessed, diabetes, Happy Mail for Chocolate Lovers, health, moments, Patreon, soothe, support, surprise, Technology, treat, widow
anyone who follows me knows that I am trying to keep my diabetes in check with diet and exercise only…
when I started I absolutely gave up any type of sugar… that was hard, and also included potatoes, one of my favourite foods, lol…
over the years I have loosened up my diet to include some of the things that had been removed… always done in consultation with my doctor, so that my life was less focussed on the fear of my A1C number…
at my last appointment, my number had gone up to the edge of needing meds…
so, I cut back all sugar once again, which meant that I wasn’t having any chocolate;-(…
I was excited a few days ago to learn about Happy Mail for Chocolate Lovers (through Patreon)… it is a monthly subscription that will send me an envelope of goodies each month… all chocolate-themed, but no actual chocolate…
a great way to soothe my chocolate craving, without any of the sugar content, and provide support for an artist…
there is even an app for Patreon so I can see any items going up about Happy Mail for Chocolate Lovers (also on Instagram @happymailforchocolatelovers).
looking forward to see what will be in my first envelope;-)…
30 Tuesday Mar 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, garden, gardening, moments, nature, planters, rearranged, seeds, sprouts, widow
more time working on/in the garden…
changed tables in the living room window to make space to be able to put more of the deck planters in the sunlight… once they warm up, I am going to fill them with alyssum and morning glories…
kind of exciting… I also moved the big planter onto the front step and will put it back into the flower bed in a few days when the weather is warmer…
filled the other planters with datura and morning glories and planted a few additional tomatoes… I’ve moved the tomatoes onto the dining room window ledge…
it will be interesting to see what sprouts…
29 Monday Mar 2021
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alyssum, big girl pants, blessed, dahlias, datura, flowers, garden, moments, nature, plant, soak, Spring, widow
did a bit more planting…
already have grape tomatoes and milkweed going…
added white alyssum and dahlias… I am not expecting anything from the dahlias… I brought them in and bagged them in the fall, but they don’t feel full, so we will see if anything pops up… if not I already have new ones ordered which should come sometime in May…
also put datura and morning glories in to soak before they get planted…
found this sunflower smiling at me in one of the planters where I will be putting morning glories, lol…
25 Thursday Mar 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, crackers, eggs, food, Instant Pot, moments, new, Oh She Glows, shopping, steamer, widow
been busy in the kitchen…
I finally used the new steamer basket that I ordered from IKEA… it worked beautifully in the Instant Pot to hard boil some eggs…
it is an easy way to cook them and they always turn out great…
also made crackers from the Oh She Glows app on my phone… they are very tasty and do not have any flour in them…
this is the second time I’ve made them and they came out crisper as I thinned them out more than the first time…
24 Wednesday Mar 2021
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planted the first of the seeds… spent time one day getting the containers set up… most of them have lids so they will be like little greenhouses…
used a couple of egg cartons for the grape tomatoes…
last year I popped some tiny wrinkled tomatoes into a bit of soil and they did very well, so I have decided to try again this year;-)…
I have learned to be ruthless and will remove some from each container once they start growing…
23 Tuesday Mar 2021
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beloved, big girl pants, blessed, garden, hot tub, measuring, measuring tape, memories, moments, tape, weather, widow
on Saturday, I spent the majority of the day outside…
did a bit of garden planning… had to bring out one of my beloved’s measuring tapes to do some checking of sizes of planters…
he had many, many measuring tapes… I have given a number of them away, but there are still a few around the house and in the garage…
put out a lounger, swept part of the back deck, topped up the hot tub and sat in the sun and read…
lovely way to spend time…
20 Saturday Mar 2021
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appointment, before, big girl pants, blessed, delicious, dinner, food, grandson, happy, Pho Hoang, rolled ice cream, treat, vaccination, widow
yesterday I got my appointment for my COVID vaccination… woohoo… was thrilled as the age limit has been going down very slowly… arranged for my grandson to drive me there and back when the day arrives…
so, for a treat, I ordered from my favourite Vietnamese restaurant – Pho Hoang… we used to go there after our aquasize class… in the before time…
the food always arrives quickly and is delicious…
I usually try to order enough for a couple of meals, so got my favourite shrimp summer rolls with the steak and brisket pho… ate the rolls with some of the pho broth…
I also ordered some rolled ice cream, although I only ate a third of it with my dinner… it was delicious;-)…
had a big bowl of pho today… and maybe finished the ice cream;-)…
19 Friday Mar 2021
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big girl pants, blessed, cleaned, family, garden, memories, moments, planters, plants, seedlings, table, weather, widow
had a lovely afternoon on the deck yesterday…
removed one of the feeding saucers and cleaned the table… that took a long time but it looked shiny when I was done… looks ready for a meal with the boys;-)…
then I sat in the sunshine and read… so lovely…
at the end of the afternoon I brought in the planters which I am going to use to start some seedlings…
looking forward to getting the planting started…
15 Monday Mar 2021
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in January 2020 I decided to cutback on paper towel… I gave most of what I had away and only kept a few rolls…
I moved the one roll that was in the kitchen to the closet, so that it would be more difficult to get to…
I found a number of old towels and facecloths around the house and started using and reusing them… they sit on the microwave and when used go into a small bin that I have next to it, before heading to the laundry…
today I used the last piece from that roll and brought up another… wonder how long this one will last…
it is surprising how little you can use when you are thinking about it… next up will be the Kleenex…
