Nearly August

 

I keep forgetting about this thing....

I need to update my profile.  I no longer have cats, as Loki passed on due to complications of old age about two years ago, now.  He was just shy of 22 years old. His sister crossed the rainbow bridge about 18 months earlier. She developed feline squamous cell carcinoma in her mouth and jaw.  I still miss them both every day.  

Still have a husband, for which I am grateful.  We celebrated 20 years in December, and pretty much continue to like each other. I find that is helpful in a marriage.  😊

My mobility sucks: I use a cane now when out and about, and occasionally I need to drag out my walker. Boy, do those make me feel OLD!  I still go to the gym at least twice a week, though, and have managed to lose about 25 pounds since Christmas,  Many pounds to go to get to a weight that will make my doctor happy, but I'm thrilled. I walked in to a Target, grabbed a pair of 24 jeans off the rack and They Fit! In fact, they are a tad loose. 

The sewing room is still a Pit, although I don't despair of it any more.  I hired a friend to help me get things sorted up there and that has helped a lot.  We usually only spend an hour and a half doing things, but even that has made a big difference. I can work up there on my own without having to walk back and forth so much, but if i need to go from one room to the other I no longer have to navigate through boxes and bins and unidentified lying objects.  I might even be able to whip out my sewing machine next week. That would be a good thing as I have "a few" projects to work on.  I have decided to purge a bunch of said projects: I am really never going to work on, much less complete, a large number of them. (Last time I cataloged, I had at least 50. The breed when you aren't looking.)

My daughter just moved into a new home and we'll be going to visit her soon.  Haven't seen her for a while due to her work schedule and my not wanting to sit in the car for x hours. We'll probably also drop in for a visit with my ex (yeah, we're still friends) and maybe check out some of my old haunts from when the kids were small.  Or not- we don't really have plans other than to connect with the girl-child. We haven't been anywhere for a couple of years; just haven't felt an inclination to travel.