Day 20 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD

@stitchincarol – Great video, & I’m so glad everything worked out for your DH’s surprise on Sunday ✨

@flourbaby – I hope you get to relax & take it easy very soon. Your holiday must seem like a distant memory by now 😵

Gotta dash, laundry dumping day/mosaic making. Have a good day y’all 🙋‍♂️

Day 20, London, UK, FD

It WILL be a successful FD as I haven’t got time to mess it up!!🤣

Busy at work, busier packing, even busier cleaning (can’t deal with grubby, so I’m bleaching the house to within an inch of it’s life!!!😲😜)

I’m planning to FULLY be installed in the house by 1/9/24, which will be my mums 1 year anniversary😥💔and also my 3 year anniversary for selling my flat to move in with my mum🥰🥰.

The world does indeed work in mysterious ways!!

“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” —Seneca

Day 20 NFD NZ 71.4kg 🏃‍♀️

Going up after a FD??? I know that I’ve had too much chocolate in the house and an over indulgent weekend… Oh well! I just need to keep going on the straight and narrow this week.
Yes @jaifaim… “Lets get physical” That was by Olivia Newton Bomb!! “Let’s get serious” – Jermaine Jackson… I need to do my core exs which are only happening once a week max…😕
@stitchincarol How lovely your DH is!! And thank you for sharing your Sunday service with us😘
@brightonbelle I agree… refusing free cake? I would have packed it up and taken it home for later!!
@jospiers Well done you!! Great to hear you’re doing well!!
@flourbaby If you keep this up you will be fading away🫥
@funshipfreddie How do you catch up on a Scrabble game? Are you playing online?
@northgeorgia You absolutely need to be in the 120s for your birthday!!
Bed time for me – @stitchincarol it’s after 11pm on Tuesday evening!!
The moon tonight is full 🌕 and a blue supermoon. It’s sparkling like a diamond in the sky and I am happy to be a lunatic

STEELY RESOLVE!!

Day 17 North Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 FD

Drove back from my sisters today through mid Wales and parts of North Wales. Wales is such a beautiful country and am so lucky to live here. I have two weeks before my appointment at the hospital. I need to keep busy, busy, busy. I am going to spend the next few days sewing I think.

@stitchincarol. Well done on your weight loss. Loved the video you posted. So glad your husband is better. So sorry to hear your mother in law was not well. I do hope they find out what is wrong with her. Such a worry.

@merryapple it sounds very cold in NZ at the moment. I hope the weather warms up for you soon.

@funshipfreddie well done for refusing the cake. Black Forest gateau is my favourite cake. I would have struggled to refuse it.

@snowflake56 Shame you couldn’t pick all the Mirabelles. Have you decided what you are going to make with the ones you have picked?

@jaifaim the weather hasn’t been good in the UK recently has it? It seems to have rained for most of the summer. Safe journey home in Thursday.

@ brightonbelle I might have to set a revised goal for August too. This month so far has not been a good one and I have found it difficult to stay on track. Next month will not be much better as I am away again for the first two weeks of the month.

@flourbaby hope your FD was successful today. Such an exciting time for you moving into your new home. Sending you hugs for your Mums first anniversary. It will be a sad but happy day for you 🤗.

@lilymartin welcome back.

“Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get.”–Ingrid Bergman.

Day 21 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD

My RESOLVE is really being tested this week. There were even more people at the mosaic class yesterday. There’s a group of 5 friends who only go every other week, so there were + 20 of us. And virtually everyone brought food?! Sausage rolls, quiches, mini pies, cakes, you name it. And of course I was asked a few times, ‘aren’t you going to eat something?’. One of them said, ‘we can’t help it, when we see a man we want to feed him’ 😅 Anyway, my coaster set is complete. I’m so proud, it’s like I passed my driving test all over again 😂

@merryapple – down a kilo overnight?! 🎯 forgot to answer your question re Scrabble. Yes, it’s online (Words with Friends) I always have 6 or 7 games on the go, including one with @songbirdme

@molij – I love Black Forest too. I’d been eyeballing the delicious-looking cheese & bacon croissants while I was ordering my coffee though, so if I could resist those I think I can resist anything. I love the quote!

Must dash 🕺💃 Happy Hump Day! 🐫

Day 21-No. VA USA-NFD

Weight is stable. I am presently dealing with a MOUSE situation in the kitchen. This occurs from time to time, when openings to the outside (such as under the sink, around pipes) are not secured with foam or other blockages. So one got trapped yesterday but WAS NOT DEAD….uggh. I made my husband get out of bed and deal with it. This morning there was another, quite deceased . Of course there is never just one mouse…or ant…or other creature. I am not afraid of mice but they need to stay outside and I will not bother them there.
Weather is so nice an fall-like. It will not last past Friday, though. Back to the heat and humidity. Grrr.
Everyone sounds quite busy. I will write more later! But I am still with you guys!

Day 21 – Rural Nebraska, USA – NFD

My WF went well yesterday. Several times, I felt ravenous…until I stopped and thought about it, and realized I’m simply accustomed to food in my belly, and it was the contrast I was feeling, not an actual need. Those are the kinds of thoughts that help me on NFDs, so I’m holding on to that realization as I choose food on this NFD.

@molij I’m glad you enjoyed the video; DH and I have watched it multiple times and end up grinning every time. What are you sewing?? That’s always of interest to me, and is a great way for you to stay busy while you wait for your appointment in about two weeks.

@merryapple Well said in your opening paragraph, and so important to remember. And WELL DONE on dropping down!

@funshipfreddie Yeah, the older I get, the more irritated I get by the “need” to have food at each event–just like at the retreat I attended last Friday night where there was a boatload of junk. I felt truly noble when I succeeded in ignoring every last bit of it, but I can’t imagine the added challenge of the women encouraging and pestering you to go snack. 💪💪💪

@jaifaim One of the conundrums I keep trying to sort out is how, when I was raising our kids, I would make a dessert every third or fourth day, and it would be all gone within 48 hours, and the rest of the time, I had no sugar. I was fine with that routine of occasionally indulging but not always. So how is it that I crave sugar All. The. Time. now??? I’ve been working on pulling back from sugar, and am partially succeeding–but have so far to go, that it can’t be evident to anyone but me, LOL!

@brightonbelle Enjoy your trip, and I hope any decisions you face are easily decided!

@excelsior12309 Oh, I had a mouse problem a year ago, and ended up killing twelve (or more?) of them before they were all gone. I hope you get rid of yours entirely before they’ve mated and multiplied!!!! And well done on stable weight! Staying the course will ensure you eventually drop further, and in the meantime, your body is still shrinking from the weight you were before!

@northgeorgia NICE WEIGHT this morning! And yes, baby carrots are a great snack; I too like the crunch they provide.

Okay, today I start in on the taxes I should have done last spring…we filed an extension instead, and it’s time to face the music. UGH. I know what to do, I’m good at it, it’ll all be fine–but I can’t say I actually LIKE doing it, LOL!

Have a grand one, everyone.

“Don’t give up what you want most for what you want now.”

Day 22, Germany, NFD

Normally this would be my FD but we’re going to have lunch with the computer club in a small village nearby. Most of them are going on their bikes but we’ll have to take the car as bikes and I don’t match, it’s a bit embarrassing as I’m Dutch.

@funshipfreddie Well done on finishing your coasters! What will be your next project?I’m not very fond of people bringing lots of food with them and trying to convince me I should eat of it. Wherever you are, there is always food. Why do we have to celebrate birthdays at the sports club?

@excelsior12309 Oh, mice. We have them in the garden but they don’t come into the house (well, not yet perhaps). We also have a rat that come to drink from the water bowls on the terrace. We have a canal ~50 meters from our house so it’s normal to have them. As long as they don’t come into the house it’s fine.

@jaifaim I’m also back to eating sugar. I can avoid it for a while but then I give in. It’s just hard to resist.

Have a nice day everyone!

Day 22 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – FD

@stitchincarol – I’m glad you said that re having food at every event. It never even occurred to me there would be food at a mosaic class?! So why should I feel guilty when I decline to eat it?

@jaifaim, @snowflake56 – Sugar – I’ve done well the last 10 days or so. Haven’t even looked at a KitKat, Chunky or otherwise 😅 I’ve just had a little dark chocolate on NFDs. I think not having it at all is easier than occasionally indulging though. Some researchers say it’s more addictive than opioid drugs such as cocaine, so it’s no wonder we struggle with it. We don’t need it at all in our diets. ‘The sugar you eat today is the sugar you crave tomorrow’.

@snowflake – I think my next project will be sprucing up a terracotta pot for a ficus tree I’ve got in my enclosed patio. It’s currently sitting in a dull-looking plastic pot & definitely deserves to live in something more attractive.

@brightonbelle – enjoy your trip!

@merryapple – the coasters will work for any drinks, I guess! Here’s a picture. It doesn’t do them justice, though I say so myself 😅
https://imgur.com/a/P8UPhXm

Weather for ducks here today, after a lovely few days. I’ve got a few errands to run, & plenty to do to avoid thinking about food.

RESOLVE to my fellow Thursday fasters 🎯

Pocket List🌈
@funshipfreddie
@merry🍎
@molij

Day 22 – USA/GA – NFD

Weigh-in: 230 lbs. OK, first post-FD completed yesterday, and probably won’t be able to do another one until Tuesday. Got to remember to avoid as many UHPs and “snacks” as possible; just eat when hungry — outside of the celebration bits…

I remember during my college studies, I opted for a couple of religious study electives because they seemed interesting and read up on a few extra books, too. I remember one author said that food and meals throughout human history have always been strongly linked to celebrations, special events, and vice-versa — that mealtimes are strongly connected to a need to socialize. I feel the same pain that in our modern world, there has to be naughty snacks at almost every major meeting, but it seems to be something deeply embedded into human society.

Day 22 North Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 FD

I was advised to stop taking my HRT when I saw the doctor a few weeks ago. I have reduced it substantially as I know what it’s like to suddenly stop taking it. I had to do that some years ago when I broke my ankle. I am now finding it difficult to sleep at night because I am so hot and my anxiety is building up. I became increasingly anxious when I stopped it before. I am hoping when I see the specialist I will be able to take it again. Hoping for a good FD today.

@stitchincarol. I made matching headbands yesterday for two of the granddaughters and today I am going to cut out a hoodie in a gorgeous fushia pink sweatshirt fabric. Well done on completing your water fast. I still haven’t plucked up the courage to attempt one. Hope today’s goes well.

@merryapple I am not sewing the dress for the wedding yet. I do need to start it soon. I have the pattern fabric and notions ready. I plan on having a sewing day with a friend and I plan to start the dress then.

@funshipfreddie your mosaic class sounds lovely and your coasters are beautiful. I love cheese and bacon croissants too. When I lived in SA I used to eat a savoury donut that was filled with a minced meat mixture. Do they still make them?

@snowflake56 enjoy eating the plums. It’s Victoria Plum season in the UK at the moment so I have been buying those in the supermarket. I used to have a tree in a house I once lived in. It was always a battle to see who got the plums first, us or the wasps. Doing my best to stop worrying. Just over a week to wait now.

@jaifaim I try not to eat sugar. I do enjoy chocolate and ice cream. I would find giving up chocolate very difficult, especially the chocolate which contains nuts. I restrict my self to chocolate on the occasional Sunday and ice creams when I go somewhere special.

@ brightonbelle sorry your week hasn’t gone as planned. Have a nice time away.

@flourbaby hope you sleep much better tonight. It’s not nice when you can’t sleep.

@northgeorgia I agree with you totally about naughty snacks being embedded into our society. I think alcohol is too. Hope you manage to get your fire ants under control. We had a problem with ants once luckily they were not in the kitchen.

@excelsior12309 hope you manage to sort out your mouse problem. We have had problems with mice getting in the same way. We put poison down in the cupboard under the sink to get rid of them. We live in a very d house. Every year we would get mice in the kitchen and rats in the loft when the weather turned cold. Poison would kill them but the rats would leave a terrible smell in the house as they decayed. We had our house re-rendered 3 years ago and touch wood 🪵 we haven’t had them since. I think the builder managed to seal all the holes they were finding to get in.

“In order to relax, it is necessary to let go of all control and surrender to the present moment.” – Eckhart Tolle

Day 22 Pocket List🌈
@funshipfreddie
@merry🍎
@molij
@stitchincarol WF

Second post

@funshipfreddie I realized I could post a picture of DH’s Fair Isle in progress, so took a photo, went to the app, found the photo, clicked NEXT. On that page, I had the option of giving it a name and choosing whether it was public or private before posting. So I left it private, and clicked POST–and nothing. I tried several times, and when I chose private, the POST button was “live,” but the post doesn’t show up anywhere. If I change it to public, the POST button is faded and won’t post. What am I missing???????

Day 22 – 2nd Post

@stitchincarol – that’s going to be a lovely sweater! 😍 And I’m sure it’s a lot more complicated than making mosaic coasters 😅 I didn’t use the Imgur app though, I used my laptop. I don’t know if that makes a difference. I log on with my Google account (no password necessary) then click on ‘New post’ & then ‘Choose photo/video’. So if the photo is in one of your files, you just click on ”open’ & voila!

Here’s what I’ve got in mind for my next project. A bit more ambitious, I think 😳 https://imgur.com/a/YB0fn4U

Day 23 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD 70.5 kg

I’m glad that FD is out of the way. It wasn’t the easiest, & the vile weather didn’t help. I hope there’s plenty of PFDS going around this morning 🎯

@ccco – good to see you back on the pocket list; how did it go? 💪

@flourbaby – I hope you’re on schedule for your big move next week. September 1st, one of my favourite days of the year. The first day of spring here, & my best friends’ wedding anniversary. It’s also my SA-nniversary, the day I first arrived in South Africa 37 years ago

@molij – the savoury doughnut you mention sounds like vetkoek (pronounced ‘fet-cook’ & means ‘fat cake’) Very popular, you can buy them everywhere here. Here’s a recipe: https://thebigtastybite.com/south-african-vetkoek-with-curried-mince/

Happy Fri-yay! 🍹

Day 23, Germany, FD

We had a lovely day out with the computer club yesterday but of course I ate too much so it’s good to have a FD today.

Most of us seem to have a problem with sugar. When I was younger, I ate a lot less, now I’m getting older, I seem to crave it more. For me it’s the best to not buy it and have it in the house. We always have chocolate sprinkles and marmalade but I only have it once in a while as I have it on bread. I do take sweeteners in my yoghurt though, I know it not good but it tastes so much better.

@flourbaby I hope you had a good sleep last night.

@ccco How did your FD go? It’s good to go back to the things you did before surgery, it will make feel more yourself again. How lovely to make your own wedding dress.

@stitchincarol What a beautiful sweater but so difficult to knit! We also thought a tandem could solve the problem so we bought a tandem ~20 years ago, It didn’t work at all as I wasn’t not very good at giving up control. It was very boring too, you just paddle away.

@funshipfreddie Lovely coasters, you did well! The flower pot is quite a large project but it looks beautiful. It must be hard to cut the flower petals all in the right shape.

@molij We don’t have Victoria plums in Germany, the most common variety here are “Zwetschgen”, they look like Damson plums but don’t seem to be the same. I don’t like them, they are a bit sour. I don’t know anything about HRT, do you have to take it forever? I know German women often have it, they seem to have a lot of menopausal problems, Dutch women seem to have less. I’m so glad I never had any problems, my period stopped and that was it.

@jaifaim Well done! Staying in maintenance while being away is an achievement. Sometimes (to be honest most of the time) I don’t want to make wise decisions, I just want to live life to the fullest in every way if possible. It works with a lot of things but unfortunately not with eating sugar. For me the only way seems to be to cut it out totally.

Pocket list day 23
@snowflake56

Have a nice day everyone!

2nd Post – Day 23

@snowflake56 – there’s nothing wrong with your post; I understood every word 🤗

Day 23 NZ NFD 70.2kg 🏃‍♀️🍷

It’s been another busy day but I’m on schedule, I think… I’ve finished the text for the room sheet, the framed works are ready to be picked up and plans are in place for installing next week. We’re having a conversation which will be filmed next Saturday, the day of the opening. Whew!!!

@flourbaby No Bo-Bo No!!! 🛌💤 We’re trying to encourage people to keeps their cats inside at night because that’s when they go hunting birds. But I suspect that habit has to start at kittenhood…
@snowflake56 That’s a perfect use of a FD to balance out eating the day before!!! That’s funny about your tandem bike trial. It would be worse than being a pillion passenger on a motorbike, I think!! When I was in Beijing in 1984 there were 3 million bikes there, more people than in NZ at the time…
@jaifaim Well done you to live life and return home and still be in maintenance!!! That sounds like normality😃
I agree with everyone about there being too much food available at every possible gathering. It’s especially annoying if it’s rubbishy food. @flourbaby‘s “You are not a bin!!” is a great line!!
@funshipfreddie Very smart coasters! To produce four mosaics that look like a set first up is great going!! Your Ficus will love your next project too!!
Wow @stitchincarol Your knitting looks fabulous!! Who designed it? No wonder it was taking you an hour to do a row!!
@ccco How old is your wee grandaughter??
@molij You sound like a very professional seamstress!! Enjoy your sewing. It always feels good to make things!!
@northgeorgia You just need to listen to your own advice!!!
Time for bed … it’s 11pm on Friday night.

Be a Weekend Warrior everyone!!!

Day 23 – USA/GA – NFD

Weigh-in: 231 lbs. Taking the day off work today; my workmates surprised me yesterday with an office filled with black balloons, a walker, a cane, a crown and sash, an assortment of munchies labeled with things like “geriatric punch,” “codger cupcakes,” and “old fogey fruit.” LOL it was thoughtful 🙂

No, I didn’t decline the food, of course, but listened to my body and when that sugar hit my bloodstream, I just drank water and declined anything else .. and had a real meal at home 🙂

Day 23 – Rural Nebraska, USA – NFD

My WF went well yesterday, without many tough moments, and my weight this morning was the lowest in a long time. Don’t congratulate me, it won’t last, I’m not actually that low, it’s just because I have no food in me. But it was sure pretty to see! 😇💪👍 Now, I’m working on building my RESOLVE so that I continue my WF until we go out to dinner tonight. It’s the toughest thing I can imagine, because around 11 or so, I’m going to suddenly be ravenous. I’ll just keep reminding myself “Hunger is not an emergency” and try to power through it. And, my apologies, @funshipfreddie, for using the t word. 🤷🏻‍♀️

@funshipfreddie Too fun that you posted a recipe, given that you don’t cook! It looks so very intriguing, but deep fat frying always seems more work than it’s worth to me, so I’ll just have to wait for the day I find them at a restaurant. 😉🤷🏻‍♀️

@jaifaim CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!! To be at 153 after so much time away? Very, very impressive, and that must have been a cheering sight to see!

@snowflake56 Such a shame that a tandem didn’t work for you. Thanks for the compliment on the sweater. It was a little tricky to figure out the pattern of each row (2-3-2-1 over and over is easy to remember but 2-3-2-3-3-3-2-3-2-1 [in other words 232 333 232 1] is far tougher to remember–and that’s only after I finally figured it out!), but I’ve done each of the rows so many times now that I can remember them easily. The thing I didn’t even think of is that there are no rows with only one color. The dumb thing is, that’s the type of Fair Isle I prefer, so how did I choose an all-over pattern without thinking of it? I still want to do at least one more, but it’ll be a few years before I’m willing to tackle it! 😂

Oh, @flourbaby, I’m so sorry you’re not sleeping well! On top of everything else, that has to feel like the straw that’s about to break the camel’s back! Perhaps Bo Bo needs to have a day away at a cattery (as David calls it) so you can sleep?????

@merryapple You must be getting so impatient and excited for the preparation to be done and the exhibit to open! Thanks. The sweater is by Ron Schweitzer in OOP book called Postcards from Shetland, and each row took an hour because there were 336 stitches, and I always paused when I had to stop to shift stitches along the needle…never did manage to knit a row non-stop, LOL! The sleeves are MUCH faster, and I can do a row in 10 minutes, hence the faster progress.

@funshipfreddie Thanks for the thoughtful answer. I also quit eating 2-3 hours before I go to bed, so I know it’s not that. I think it’s simply the quantity of food I’d had the previous evening. Right now, Friday 8:45am, after not eating since Wednesday evening, I’m also neither full nor empty. But it’s a MUCH lovelier feeling than feeling full when I woke up, so I’m using that memory to inspire changes in my evening eating quantities!

@northgeorgia What a fun surprise you co-workers gave you! And well DONE on stopping once your body said so. That’s the hugest challenge for each of us, and a serious success on your part.

Okay, off to continue working on taxes. Have a grand one, everyone!

We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons. — Jim Rohn

Pocket list day 23
@snowflake56
@ccco

@jaifaim, really? Haven’t seen a one. Odd how one of us can see something others don’t see. Thanks for reporting them!

Day 23 – USA/TN NFD

Sorry I haven’t been posting at all the past week….been researching the carnivore diet, as I have been on low carb for quite a few years, and since I only wanted to get back down about 5 lbs, and have not been completely successful, I noticed that when I eat more meals with meat, my weight goes down! I’m working a lot, as one of our co-workers has been out with cancer almost a year, and they just cannot find anyone who wants to do what we do, lol, so I try to fill in when I can. Had a milestone b-day last week, hit the big seven-oh….and notice that I don’t have the stamina to work a full week as I used to.

Day 24 – South Africa 🇿🇦 – NFD

Power off again?! No-one said living in Africa would be easy, but…? 🥴️ Just after 11 am yesterday. Our suburb, + over a dozen neighbouring suburbs. Caused by the collapse of four high-voltage transmission towers due to ‘ageing infrastructure & rusting’ or ‘vagrant sabotage’ – depending on what you read. Temporary repairs may take up to two weeks, & permanent repairs up to three months 😭 My friends +300 km away suggested I go & stay with them, But they’ve got dogs, & I can’t put Boo Boo in the cattery again. Twice in a month, she’ll never forgive me. So I told my friends I’ll see where we are in about a week, when I start to get smelly & I’m running out of clean clothes 😅 I think I’ve still got enough tepid water for a quick shower, before I’m reduced to boiling water & washing in the sink. I’m not taking cold showers in winter, I don’t care what they say about how healthy they are 🥶️

@northgeorgia – 🎵Happy Birthday to You! 🎶 🥳️ 🎈🎉 🥂 Your colleagues sound like fun. I hate to think what they’ll get up to when you turn 60! 😂

@merryapple – “Yes, but she’s got 4…” 🤣 there’s nothing exotic about my lunches! 😂 Yesterday it was a cheese & onion omelette & a slice of rye toast. I guess my lunch is really my breakfast though, as it’s my first meal & I REALLY look forward to it.

@flourbaby – I’m glad you like the picture of the pot. I’ll probably use it as a guide, but I doubt mine will look anything like that. I hope you’re getting better sleep by now. I can imagine what you’re going through; I got so stressed out when I was preparing to move here from Durban a couple of years ago (my 4th move in as many years) & I wasn’t even working! I got some pills from my doctor, but they just made me feel worse.

@metatauta – belated birthday wishes to you too! 🥳️🎉🥂 You’ve been following a LCHF diet for nearly 8 years? I’m slowly trying to get back into it. What % of carbs do you consume? I think I could stick to it if I allow myself around 100 g per day.

@jaifaim – congrats on remaining in maintenance, despite having been away 🎯 I also saw/reported the spam posts. Four of them, all with different user names, but probably from the same individual. The shortcut on my phone takes me to the ‘Latest 50 Posts’, so I usually spot them. Seems to take forever for them to be removed though.

Have a good, power outage-free weekend everyone ⚡️ 🌤🌈

Day 24 North Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 FD

Decided to do an extra FD this week. Nice day here in North Wales today. Very busy though as it’s the bank holiday weekend.

@stitchincarol I am very impressed with your water fast and even more impressed with your sweater. I have a great aunt who can knit like you. She is amazing. We go to the knit and stitch show every November in Harrogate. She buys yarn and I buy fabric.

@merryapple does Paisley not like walking up the mountain?

@funshipfreddie so sorry to hear about your power going off, I hope they manage to get it on sooner rather than later. A couple of years ago we had a power cut for two days and nights. That was horrible. Two weeks sounds horrendous. Your flower pot picture looked amazing. Thank you so much for the savoury donut recipe. I used to love them when I was in my 20’s. Melktert was another favourite of mine.

@snowflake56 you can take HRT for ever in the UK if your doctor will continue to prescribe it. Some doctors encourage women to come off it after a few years. I love damsons. We planted a tree in our garden about 20 years ago and still only have a few plums every year. This year it was 5. I did read that a damson tree needs to be very old before it regularly produces fruit.

@jaifaim I didn’t see the spam either but then I only ever click on this thread.

@flourbaby not long to wait now for your big move. Hope it doesn’t take you too long to unpack every thing when you have moved.

@northgeorgia loved what your workmates did for you for your birthday 😂

@ ccco your granddaughter sounds delightful, such a lovely age.

@metatauta happy 70th birthday. Hope you had a wonderful day x

Pocket List – Day 24

@molij

Day 24 – Rural Nebraska, USA – NFD – 161.2

That weight, my friends, represents not just a decent day yesterday, but a 1.2 lb loss over last Saturday, which was also a 1 lb loss over the week previous to it. So, I’m not ready to say I’ve finally found my mojo, but I’ve found two weeks of it. One day at a time…

@merryapple I’m sad for you that your friend with the Westies is moving. It’s not SO far to go, but certainly too far for a simple walk each morning or a spur-of-the-moment coffee. That’s a good way to describe the designer’s style.

@metatauta Good to hear from you, and happy 70th!

Oh, NO! @funshipfreddie That’s simply going to feel intolerable, I would think. Will you try to buy a generator? And so many people!

@molij Oh, going to the knit and stitch show together sounds so much fun! Be sure and update us in November about your adventure!

@northgeorgia Happy, happy birthday!!!! As my birthday gift to you, I wish for you a total lack of appetite, zero interest in food, and RESOLVE!!! 💪⭐👍😂 (I’ll bet I’m the only person, ever, right??)

I can’t say I’m going gang-busters on our taxes (I have to do all the bookkeeping and information gathering for the year as well as then enter it into TurboTax), but I’m making steady progress, and am feeling peaceful and not stressful or resentful. There’s something to be said for doing taxes at a time of year when DH and I are not hip-deep in Lent and Easter preparations, which is generally when tax day falls (April 15)! Of course, if I simply did it all early, like at the beginning of February… Every year, I promise myself that NEXT year I’ll do it early. Never have. 😂😂😂

Have a grand one, everyone!

“You are far too smrt to be the only thing standing in your way.”