Relaxing after a hard day.
Procrastinating on taking my night time insulin.
Cuddled with my little furbaby.
Debating on getting a snack.
Over thinking on a issue.

Listening to Christmas music, drinking Jim Beam, wishing I had some eggnog, feeling relieved I got all the wrapping done

I’m baking off another round of Snickerdoodle cookies… I love to eat them fresh from the oven while they are still warm. Vanilla Cinnamon goodness.

Now for a cup of coffee with sugar free creamer and a few of those cookies.

Breakfast of champions… :) :stillheart:

At Cleveland clinic getting my eye checked from the macula hole surgery

Getting ready for a hike! It's supposed to get up to 30 degrees today but right now it's only 18 degrees. Yikes. I'm gathering up all of my fleece everything. I think we're shooting for a 6-7 mile trail so we will warm up.

You just gave me an idea . . . another Christmasy thing to do. I haven't baked yet this year!

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Just said goodbye to my brother. We exchanged cards and gifts. I am happy for him, he has a new gf. He is happy too, it is lifting him up and it brings a big smile to my face.

Looking for some dark chocolate that doesn't have high levels of lead and cadmium. (See What are you having for dinner tonight? thread for discussion.)

Putting off going through the mail.

About to watch the Barbie movie.

I hope your surprise was well received and fun for all!

I just got through making brunch for myself. It’s very tasty. I pan seared some spicy Italian sausage, then added sliced cremini mushrooms, sliced organic carrots, tiny cloves of garlic, then added baby spinach leaves to steam them and release valuable nutrients. Half of an avocado to spread on a slice of pan toasted veggie bread. Clean spring water to drink.

Organizing my kitchen and being harassed by one of my cats. They had a lazy morning lounging on the couch and getting high on some new treats. Now one is sleeping it off and the other is purring and trying to get alllll of my attention.

Researching what is involved in keeping chickens. I'm thinking about a small crew of 4-6.

People I know who keep chickens really enjoy them. Apparently they have personalities. Who knew? Also, with the price of eggs these days, think of the money you could save. Plus, delicious fresh eggs!

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Right now, I'm avoiding going to the kitchen and cutting up a pork loin into chops to freeze.

Truth. I've never met someone who has chickens who said they wished they didn't. Apparently 4-6 chickens, in their prime, can lay around 3 dozen eggs a week! I could keep one and barter two weekly!

I figure with the way things are going I better get busy growing and producing as much food as I can. My daughter used to keep bees and we would harvest buckets of honey every fall. Maybe I'll see if she wants to start up again.

drinking a Mexican Coke and waiting for Marketplace to come on

Watching the snowfall ☺️❄️🦋🌷
 

I stayed home today due to white out snow conditions. ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️

Getting ready to watch NCIS: Sydney. Also, just installed a riser on my toilet seat (easier on my knees). I should have done this long ago! It was only about $25 and took me about 20 minutes to uninstall the regular one, clean everything well, and install the riser with the same toilet seat on top.

It's just after 7 AM and I can't get to sleep. I've listened to music, podcasts, and watched TV. I've taken an extra sleeping pill. I have a crick in my back that won't go away. I have excruciating neuralgia and I've taken all the meds I can for those, too. I just took my first two morning pills and I'm about to give up and go back to TV. Then I'll probably get up and have some breakfast, something I hardly ever do, and never this early. Maybe I'll order from Waffle House. I hear they're charging 50 cents extra per egg while the price of eggs is so high. I don't really mind. Mmm, eggs over easy with grits and cream, ham, raisin toast with apple butter, and a pecan waffle - doesn't get much better than that. Oh, and coffee!

I just got home from my day of errands (gym, got my laundry done, dined on lunch outdoors at a beautiful downtown outdoor eatery). I also stopped by my favorite sports store and bought a bunch of brand new vinyl stickers for my car’s back window. I took all the old stickers down and put up brand new baseball stickers. 😁⚾️ :cheer:

I’m home now and put all my clean laundry away and now I’m resting in my big leather momma rocking chair. Got to rest up for my doctor visits tomorrow. LOL (stuff you look forward to after 66). :eyebat:

Feeling a little weighed down by the 3 fresh (regular sized) blueberry muffins I just had. They were a little heavy, so I think I put too many blueberries in them. Mmm, they sure were delicious though. I got up early, so I decided to bake muffins. I also gave Brittany half a banana. (She doesn't like blueberries, although she begs for them. If she gets one, she spits it out and looks at it on the floor like it's something evil.)

I’m relaxing @ home today, and tracking my order from Fanatics.com (baseball hat and matching top for AZ Diamondbacks). Should be here tomorrow. :eyebat:

Making a plan for shopping or sunbathing or both, for later today. :hk22:

Plus: making plans for another week of fun during August. So many good things to do, near the end of summer. :hk2:

It’s been a very busy day: cardiology @ o-dark-thirty, early morning appt, then home to take a nap, then tag team phone calls to set up urgent cardiology tests…. Which being told “No Ma’am, we can’t get you in until next year unless your doctor re-writes the order for echo cardiogram as urgent”,,,, so to come down from high anxiety over getting my echo cardiogram by early August, I went looking for musical support. :tease:

……This was cheerful :)



Sometimes Jimmy Fallon & the Pillsbury Doughboy hang out in unexpected places. :cheesy:

I finished getting dressed for my work day (wearing: black gaucho trousers under a dark burgundy rose print long sleeved dress — that I bought several years ago from a woman owned business that no longer exists :( ) and changed my nail polish color to burnt summer orange-red.

I’m just sitting in my huge mama bear cave chair, relaxing before I go to work.

ETA: I sure hope my college baseball team wins today in the collegiate World Series baseball playoffs held in Omaha, Nebraska. Gooooo Beavers!!!!

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I’m baking off miniature Bundt cupcakes (pineapple pistachio cake) and baking off three miniature loafs. Once they cool, I’m going to brush a light vanilla icing mixture over the tops of them all, then by morning — I’ll wrap them up separately to give a gifts to a few of my friends.

Right after I taste test one of them to be sure they pass the yummy factor. :giggle:

I saw that my team — The Arizona Diamondbacks — won their game against the San Francisco Giants last night, 4-2. Hope my Az Diamondbacks win again tonight against the SF Giants. 🤞🎉🎊🏆

Sooooo, I’m watching the short MLB video clip from last night’s game:

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Watching tv shows concerning HAPPY CANADA DAY. Gotta love it.

Eating Ranier cherries and considering watching something on Netflix.