Friday Is Coming !

 

I'm using this photo on the blog every day for a little bit, in hopes reading it frequently will help get the message across !

I had said I wanted to write more in 2024 and I haven't been doing a very good job of that. I'm going to keep trying !

Thursday 01-18-24

It was 20 degrees when I woke up this morning. The bedroom temp was 68 (thanks to the space heater), the downstairs was 69 (should be 70) and the laundry room was 61. All was well with the pipes ! This constitutes a good winter morning ! Temps in the 30's return on Monday, so my heat won't struggle quite so much. We're still under a winter storm warning but it was North of me this morning. Looking at the radar, I could see the snow spewing off Lake Ontario. They can have that 12-22 inches ! 

When lunch rolled around I went outside to shovel off the front steps and clean up the driveway. I was done with that by 12:30. It helped that the snow isn't the heavy stuff AND my plow guy is doing a better job at plowing nearly the full width of the driveway. 

Work is picking up, thanks so my boss sending me more work, so the work day didn't drag ! She knows I'm bored and I like to be busy. She also knows I don't let stuff sit around AND I do a good job. Hopefully our volume for the entire team picks up soon, so that the bigwigs don't start thinking about getting rid of people !

My respiratory issues are a lot better. For weeks I could barely drink one cup of coffee, let alone 2. Today I had 3 or 4 ! I still have to blow my nose in the morning but I'm coughing very little and when I do blow my nose everything that comes out is clear. I still sound a little stuffy but I feel fine.

I managed to get myself dressed today (obviously, since I was outside during lunch!). It felt good to not slouch around in my granny gown ! I got out my new pair of Hoka's and plan to wear those around the house tomorrow. I threw away the ones I wore to Disney, since they've never fit right and destroyed my feet. I really want to get back to the treadmill on Monday, so I need good comfortable footwear.

From a food perspective, my choices are limited since most of the "junk" is gone ! I had a cinnamon roll and yogurt for breakfast and a 230 calorie can of soup for lunch. I threw in a handful of crackers as well. By 2 pm I was starving, so I had some cottage cheese. I had to buy a different brand (Daisy) and I did not like it. I also had a pepperoni pizza melt. Dinner was a chicken enchilada. 

I got an email from Kohl's that they were going to close my credit card account because I haven't used it in several years. I went ahead and placed an order tonight just to keep it active. I bought a set of sheets and 4 new washcloths for the bathroom. I also checked in on my bank account and my bills tonight. Everything is either paid or scheduled for this month. I need to go to the post office as I'm sure my property tax bill is sitting there and that is due by 2/1. I also have a bill from my urgent care visit and my Beekman skincare order ! I'll go to the post office on Saturday and take care of all that. If the weather is ok I'll probably go to Walmart too. Friday and Saturday are going to be super cold but it doesn't look like any significant snow is expected.

On that note, I'm going to have my evening snack (I'm starving!) and then go to bed.