Woke up around 4:30 this morning with a splitting headache. Ow. I haven’t woken up with a migraine in a really, *really* long while. Last migraine was a couple of months ago. I blame hormones. I had a bad night last night. Woke up at one point with my heart just racing, as though I’d […]

Because I am aware that I have controlling/obsessive tendencies, particularly around food, I only weigh myself once a week, Monday mornings, before I shower. (Figure I’m not carrying enough dirt to make a difference (^_^)) After a week of dieting, eating a lot less, I feel different. I feel as though I can see changes

I love reading fairy tales, myths and legends. I have a ton of those sorts of books on my bookshelves. I haven’t done this in a while, but I used to regularly randomly pick up one of those books and just skim through some of the myths every now and again. May have to start

I always have weird reactions go modern medications. Those long lists of possible side effects? I’m likely to have one of the more rare ones, with a twist. For example, “May lighten hair.” Mine will turn purple. So I didn’t know what to expect with the shingles vaccine. The vaccine comes in two shots. Had

I’m still waking up amazingly hungry in the mornings. I was hoping that feeling would have disappeared by now, but no. I’ve been really good at reducing the number of calories I’m eating every day by planning my meals out ahead of time. That’s a problem. Though I don’t consider myself very disciplined, I’m completely

We went to see the movie “Rocketman” yesterday. It was fantastic. I really enjoyed it. I loved the spectacle of it. And the music. I think that the main actor, Taron Egerton, made smart choices. The writing was good. I’m glad they didn’t whitewash things. I am a HUGE Elton John fan. Have been since

Fair warning – for the next few weeks there will be blog posts about my diet and dieting. You have been warned. As you may or may not know, I need to lose somewhere between 13-15 pounds. It isn’t a lot of weight. However, it’s been pretty stubborn. I have successfully lost weight in the

Getting in more steps has made such a difference to me and my diet. Yesterday, we went out for sushi. I ate the pickled ginger that they served with my sashimi, as well as some of the seaweed salad. Both of those things have sugar in them. Plus, I had a salad with a lot

Yesterday was an off day. I hadn’t slept well the night before, and it really affected me. I didn’t even try to do 10K steps – I didn’t have the strength. (I did have the will. I could have pushed myself to do it. But that wouldn’t have been smart.) Plus, I had a very

Over a year ago, we got a large, double barrel composter. Each side is fifty gallons. You’re supposed to fill one side, then let it sit and compost for a year while you fill the other side. Then empty the first side and start over. Which is pretty much what we did. It took us