Sunday January 18, 2026

 

We're 18 days into the new year and I remain stuck.

So what has been going on since I last wrote ? Let's see. Went to bingo on Wednesday January 14 only to find out a few minutes after we arrived that it had been cancelled ! Michelle & Mike came as did Rich & Barb .. what are the odds that the whole crew shows up and it gets cancelled ! DJ was sick and no one was available to cover. We ended up going to the new restaurant in the casino. We had a delicious dinner and afterwards we sat by the fire. Rich & Barb didn't stay long as Barb is still working (until 2-28!) and Michelle and Joe played the slots. Kim and I hung out at the fire with Mike until just after 9 and then we all headed home. Fortunately the weather was good for my drive ! The only other highlight is I finally got my hair colored yesterday. Michelle was doing Kim's and she offered to do mine too. It feels really good to have all the gray gone ! The pop up salon was at Kim's house and I stopped at Walmart for groceries on the way home since snow is in the forecast. $250 later I was home ! I had shoveled the driveway before going out and they had plowed the street and sidewalks while I was out, so I put away the groceries and took a short break before heading out to clear the bottom of the driveway and the front steps. It always feels good to have the driveway clear !

Besides that, I've really been doing nothing. I did take down the Christmas lights and decorations on the front porch but I haven't put everything away. I also haven't taken down the tree, though I brought down the ornament containers today. I will start working on that tomorrow ! I spend my days and nights on the couch watching YouTube, scrolling my phone or playing games on my tablet. I've done some laundry but it's piled on the dining room table. I hate folding sheets ! I had a sink full of dishes but I washed all of those a few days ago. I still plan to be back on the treadmill and some semblance of a diet starting February 1. That's about 2 weeks away. It's a good time to rebalance my life. Kim & Joe leave for Florida on 2-5 so I won't be going to bingo for a few weeks. No beer and pizza !

My heat has been working perfectly since the board was changed, so I'm happy about that ! My latest home repair involved the outlet for the sump pump. I noticed it was disconnected, so the water was pouring out right next to the foundation. I managed to reattach it and that has also worked fine since. I think snow or ice falling off the roof is what rips it apart. When the weather is warmer I have a new fitting that I'm going to install. I'm also going to cut the outlet pipe shorter as it's way too long. That will be a Spring project ! I want to direct the water into the yard, rather than towards the sidewalk. I may also look into getting a flexible hose rather than the PVC that I currently have. My only concern there is the weight of the snow could crush it. The hard PVC might make more sense. We'll see !

I haven't really tried to ease into a diet yet, but I have stopped buying ice cream and I have no candy in the house. No more chip & dip either. Breakfast tends to be waffles, pancakes or cookies .. lol ! I never have a formal morning or afternoon "snack", mostly because I just eat a meal when I'm hungry. I don't need to eat 6 times a day right now because I'm taking in many more than 1200 calories per day. Things may change when I scale back my lunch and dinner calories.