Slow news week

There's nothing much to report on this week.

The receptionist at work is leaving.  She's been there a year longer than I have.

She's being very secretive about it, and actually told a co worker that she doesn't want anyone to know where she's going, because she wants nothing to do with any of us.

Nice.

She and I have been "work friends," and it hurt to hear that.  I have stayed my distance from her, and wish her well, but wow... that was just plain mean.

She could have phrased it more kindly, since she professes to be a good Christian and spiritual person.

I guess I just don't understand, and can't relate to, being rude and unkind to others.  It's not in my nature to behave that way.

I have my bi-monthly labs and doctor visit this coming Thursday.  I am going to ask the doc if we can do a fasting wellness lab next month when I go for my scans.

I have to have fasting labs before the scans anyway, and I need an annual wellness check for our insurance company.  All he has to do is order the full metabolic panel, and get me a print out of the report.

Might as well have them do it instead of having to go somewhere else and take extra time off work, like I've had to do in the past.  

The timing is perfect, since the insurance company requires it annually in November.

I'm also curious to see if my numbers are significantly different after the diet changes.  Cholesterol/triglycerides and A1C, in particular.

Speaking of that, I have had no more weight loss, so I guess I've hit my new normal, which is actually what's been on my driver's license for several years! 

I wanted to lose a little more of this squishy floppiness around my mid section, but it looks like it's not going to happen.   The medication is probably causing it, and I've done as much about it as I can.

I will need to donate the clothes I have been saving in hopes of getting into them comfortably again.  The majority of the weight came on so quickly, (after ending the chemo pill treatment) between April and June, that I have not yet cleared out the items that no longer fit.

That's disappointing and aggravating, but I feel SO much better about myself anyway, that I will be able to let that go. 

I DO need new jeans!  The couple of pair that I have are too loose now.

Dave has lost 13 pounds, and is on a new belt hole, but refuses to stop going out for beers when he is on his own.  This is stalling his progress, and he knows this, but he hasn't been able to stop doing it.

He stopped for a beer one day last week before picking me up, and again yesterday, and he'll have one today  (we accepted an invitation to meet friends this afternoon....I will not order a beer, but you can bet your biscuits that Dave will, HA!).

The lawn guy was finally able to work this morning, after a two week hiatus due to rain.  Maybe this is the last time we will need him....we'll see.  If the weather cools off, and stays that way, our reel mower will be back in action!

Have a lovely week!