Only Tuesday ?

 

This picture will continue to be the header of my blog until I'm able to establish some better habits. I originally wrote "good habits" but I'm trying to stay away from negativity - so things are not "bad" vs "good". How about good vs better for positivity !

Yesterday was not the positive day I expected, after spending the weekend accepting going back to the office. I got no work done yesterday afternoon and I spent the evening on the couch scrolling my phone and watching YouTube. I've had time to think and process and the fact is, the email from our colleague just exacerbated the fact that we do not want to go back to the office. So the office is shabby ? You make do and fix up your own space as best you can. One bathroom stall ? Well, it's not like I use the bathroom 100 times a day. No microwave ? I'm sure the company can buy one. No parking ? Well, that was expected. The "danger" on the floor is my major concern. What could possibly be dangerous ? Computer setup and access to the company network is my second concern. I refuse to use my own phone for company business, so they're going to have to work that out. My boss assured us they were working on things but she is not directly involved, so who knows what is really going on. It would have been nice to see an email from our senior leadership acknowledging the need for solutions prior to our return.

So I started today with a better attitude and got a fair amount of work done between 8 am and 12 pm. I managed to gather the trash and recyclables and get that all outside. I also cut up a head of lettuce so I can start having salad with my lunch. FUNNY story about that !! Very late last night (nearly 11:30 pm!) I was still up and I was wondering where I had put all my extra jars of salad toppings. I knew I had put them all away but for the life of me I couldn't remember where. I searched every cabinet in the kitchen and made 2 trips to the pantry to scan the shelves. Nothing ! On the 3rd trip to the pantry it finally dawned on me that they were in the cabinet ! I also found 2 bottles of syrup and a bottle of ranch dressing. A few weeks ago I "ran out" of syrup and couldn't figure out how that happened, as I always have spares. Well, now I know where they are ! The one good thing is I'll never forget to check that cabinet .. lol ! 

From a food perspective, today was good. Breakfast was a cinnamon roll and a late morning yogurt. Lunch was a burrito and a chef salad. Amazingly enough, the lettuce I bought over 2 weeks ago was still perfect ! Although I'm not calling today the "official" start of Nutrisystem 2024, I'm making an effort to stay within the plan. It helps that I have little "junk" in the house. I have Pop Tarts and some Ghirardelli chocolates, along with a tub of Gardetto's snack mix. I consume these items sparingly, so I'm not too worried about the calories. The Pop Tarts are the high sugar/calorie item, so I really need to be mindful of that. Dinner was rotini with meatballs. I didn't have a morning or afternoon snack, only because I never got around to it and wasn't starving. Evening snack was a lemon zest cake with whipped cream.

My Amazon order should be here Saturday and my Skechers will be here Monday. My tax returns have been accepted and I should have the money before the end of February. I haven't filed this early in years ! When I put the trash out today I checked the sump pump outlet and everything is holding together. It's unsightly so I am definitely going to work out a better solution this Spring. I'd really like to plant something along the side of the house because it's so bare. For years I've wanted to plant those orange lilies you see all over the place. They come in a lot of colors and come up every year, so I may put some of those in and see how they fare. This paragraph sees to be all over the place, but it's really an update of things I did this past weekend - not just random thoughts !

Work was busy and productive, which is great. I didn't get a lot done this afternoon as I was on a call with my boss for 2 hours. We addressed some work items I need help with and spent a fair amount of time ranting about our current situation. I think we both needed to vent ! 

Weather is holding steady. We don't have any snow in the forecast for the next week, but overnight lows in the 20's will return Friday.