I'm melting in this humidity/heat - we have excessive heat warnings this week and while I don't want a pool (such limited use here) and it's not a possibility with our HOA, boy I wish I could sink into one today. I WILL be popping the hose in the kiddie pool and cooling off a lot this week, I'm sure. I just wish it was big enough for my legs to stretch out in it. DH threatens to put a "hillbilly hot tub" in our back yard - stock tank with water. I keep saying nooooo I wonder what he'd say if I called him on it and agreed
Food OK today! DH brought home a bag of raw cut veggies (celery, broccoli, carrots, cherry tomatoes) and a bowl of diced yellow/orange/yellow peppers from his farewell luncheon last week and used some of those to make fried rice for lunch. It's about 70% veg, 30% rice. I need to find vegan fish/oyster sauce and thai basil if I'm really wanting to get more authentic vs. just a good meal. Not sure I'm that committed on the fishy/salty stuff here at home.
Our financial move today was to sell back his car, so spent enough time outside in the heat cleaning his out, and it truly is like new. Offer from CarMax was, I think, just a little more than he paid for it a couple of years ago, so now we'll have my good car (it's a 2014 but still great and only 89,000 miles on it), and the truck from his folks (2007, 189,000 miles - a little work needed but should go another 100,000 he thinks )
Maryann - I had never heard of that new game (new to me) so had to hop right on it and thought, "I'll never get this" but my words were lucky and got all four in 6/37 guesses. I like that one - Thank you! Now when I get skunked, I might not like it as much! LOL. I LOVE word games. Have you ever played Quiddler (a word card game) ... it is my sister and my favorite game to play when together. I might have to adopt the red/yellow light foods ... My red light food is cake frosting, which, thankfully, I don't come across often. Crater Lake is one of my spiritual places; it really speaks to my soul. I hope you have a wonderful time there.
Karen - OMG we're just at your temps with the heat index today and I walk out and the sweat is running down my face. Was 96 with heat index of 105. I know you get out early to hike so not that extreme heat, but also know you do errands and regular life in these high temps! Whew! Credit to not just nap and watch movies. Do you have any good museums where you are? I'm aiming to get to our art museum with DH and DGS this week even just to walk through at a quick clip to expose him to some things. So he knows what a museum IS.
Bill - I thought of you - editing - when I hopped on my museum's site and see a press release that new admission increase will "TAKE AFFECT" July 1. It's a major museum and they can't get things like that right. I guess we're lucky it's not Take Affeck, which I've seen before.
CurlyJax - I hope you love your air fryer. One treat I love making are thick potato slices. I cut them pretty thick, then put in a bowl with a tbsp of olive oil, put my hands in and rub the oil on every slice, then add spices. I air fry and it's not oily and a fair amount of the oil is still in the bowl when I dump them onto the tray. I'm here for the potatoes, apparently. I detest cleaning mine now, my replacement one has a tray vs. a basket and it's not as easy to clean. Interesting on letting your body decide. I am not to a point to trust my body; my mind has to lead and let my body follow, but I sure wish I was there!
Penny - Sometimes it seems as if we need a little extra to let our bodies release some weight! Glad that your 6-week check up went smoothly. I wish you had longer before going back, though.
MommaMeli - Thank you for sharing about your veg; your harvest sounds wonderful. I have long wanted to grow Italian garlic and drool over the seed and bulb catalogs and then never start. I have had this roasted butternut squash soup in my "want to make" queue for awhile.
Joy - I hope the car repair went without a hitch and that you have a lot more miles left in it! I'm with you in breaking a sweat in this humidity. I used to LOVE "the air you can wear" but now, pfft.
Mrs. Calypso - I'm with you on the rigidity not being the best type of plan for some of us, but I know in some areas it is the only way to claw back when off track. But when on track, it does seem too limiting.