Good morning girls,
A friend of mine sent me a cookbook yesterday. You can get it on Amazon. It's called "The Self-Care Cookbook" by Dr. Frank Ardito. A friend of hers back in Chicago wrote the food part of it. The thing that makes this different is that it talks a whole lot about overall wellness. It combines several aspects of wellness - physical, spiritual, emotional, environmental, nutritional, intellectual - there is a chapter about each of the 10 aspects of wellness and each chapter talks about ways to achieve this and includes recipes that support each of these categories. The recipes look wonderful - there are many vegetarian dishes as well as meat based. And they are low salt and low sugar so they are keto friendly. I took the book with me when I was waiting for DH to get his pain shot and I got to spend about an hour reading it and I was very impressed. Sometimes you come across the very thing you need in your life and this book really spoke to me. I saw my friend later last night and gave her a big hug in the boobs.
She is close to 6 feet tall and I barely make 5 feet high so when she hugs me I get a face full of breasts.
The Health Fair yesterday was really good. They had a lot of good information. The sheriff's department has these bracelets that look like watches without a face and they are transmitters for people with Alzheimers and dementia - those who tend to wander. They have this big gun looking kind of thing that they use to track the transmitters - they have about a 2 mile radius in clear territory - ie. few trees, even terrain. Still it's interesting. I got some other information for services in the area which will serve me one day as well as my Mom if I ever have to deal with it. Got my flu shot too. Went to the gallery opening for the art prints. I hate those sort of social functions. Had a glass of wine, looked at the pictures and only stayed a polite 30 minutes. Got home, made myself of couple of eggs for supper and then talked to my sister for about an hour. Nothing exciting going on. I have to head ot bingo early and stop in the office and check the phones for messages and tomorrow I am working the office all day. DH is going to Colorado for a photography class in 2 weeks. In a way I wish I could go as there will be some amazingly pretty countryside but I can't hike right now and there is no one to watch the cats and most of all, it's BORING watching a bunch of people take pictures if you are not that into photography
I will be glad to have several days to myself - hope to be able to focus and do a lot of cleaning and tossing.
Annie - hope you have a fun and restful vacation and that the weather is perfect for you. I hate Windows 10 - they have it in the office and I have a hard time finding anything too.
Susie - when I had knee surgery we just opted to spend the night before up in Duluth because with a 90 minute drive, we decided we didn't want to do the 3am stint you are facing. I hope all goes well with DH's surgery.
Get used to the nurse stuff - as we age one has to "be the brains" and watch out for things. I am amazed at all the stuff my sister has floating around in her head about my Mom. Scares me a bit quite honestly. I am glad to hear that Genny is making steady progress. Continued prayers for her good health! That's so exciting about the run / walk. It's really a satisfying accomplishment and it sounds as if you have a good couch to 5K type of training program! I could not run if I was on fire
Ceejay - sounds like you are incorporating some really good tweaks into your every day routine to get healthier. Stick with it! Little things you will stay with are way better than a big posh you can't maintain I say. It's way better if you keep Miley inside - it is tempting to let them out but there are so many exciting things out there, they naturally will want to roam. And if you keep them inside you don't have to worry about things like fleas and ticks!
Laura - the photo DH decided to show is one he took this year of a dragonfly sitting on a tree branch. It's not one of my favorites and not one I would have selected myself but he liked it and it got a lot of attention on Facebook so he went with it. Many of the people in the show did landscapes so I'd have to say that his choice of subject does make his print stand out from the others. As far as the NB shoes go - Kohls also carries several of them. I'm not sure if they are the "cheaper" line which can sometimes happen. I bought 3 pairs this spring and they are all lightweight which I like but one of them - the Fuelcore Nergize now that I've worn it a few months is sort of lacking in the support area compared to the Fresh Foam ones I got. They do make a couple of lines, if you can get to the store and try them on, it would be better. With your foot issue, you might want the more supportive leather over the lightweight canvas.
Hello Dee and Shad. Time for me to get cleaned up and out the door. Have a good one all...