Good morning. I hope everyone is doing well this week. It looks like it's going to be another hot day here, as well as many other parts of the country/world. We could certainly use a break from the heat - a little rain might help!!
It's been another busy week. We got our new lawn mower last Sunday, so husband and I had to take turns trying it out. I suspect I'll be using it more than husband will, but we'll see how that goes. I don't really mind mowing, as long as I don't have to do it with a walk behind mower - though the walk behind is awesome exercise!!
Other than getting the new mower, I spent quite a bit of time cleaning out some more "stuff" and we took a load of books, etc to Hospice the other day. I still have some closets to go through, so that will mean more stuff to pack up and get rid of. I've also been doing quite a bit of calligraphy practicing, making some postcards (for a postcard exchange) and made a greeting card to send off to a friend. The greeting card took the better part of 3 days since I did some painting and had to keep waiting for paint to dry. A couple of times I moved too quickly and smudged - try to fix smudged paint!! It was a challenge. I need to get started on a couple more birthday cards, as well as design some Christmas cards - yeah, I know - kind of early to be thinking about Christmas, but it's really only a short time away.
So - you'd think with staying that busy, I should have lost a considerable amount of weight. Think again! I'm not really sure exactly where I am, weight-wise as I've been bouncing by about 5-6 lbs/day and I know I'm not eating, or eliminating, enough food to do that. My hands and feet are swollen and painful, but my face looks, and feels, less "chunky". I can't wait for cooler weather so I can get out and go for my evening walks again. In the meantime, I have been trying to spend time on the treadmill, along with doing some other small exercises in an effort to strengthen my muscles and hopefully, help get the joint swelling/pain down a little bit.
Anyway, I haven't weighed today, since my weight is bouncing around so much, but I'm going to say that I'm probably staying, basically, the same. Summer is always a hard time for me because the heat causes so much fluid retention. I wish I could find "something" that would actually eliminate the fluid, but that hasn't happened yet in spite of various medications I've been prescribed.
So - that's my saga. I'll weigh later and report back. How are you doing? I know various parts of the country are struggling with heat, fires. or flooding... I hope that's not affecting you and that you've been able to meet your goals. I look forward to hearing about your week.
~~Wishing everyone a wonderful, successful week~~