Day 55: Another Quiet Day

 

Here we go ! It's a new year. Time to get back on track with diet and exercise. The goal is 100 pounds by 12-31-25. Can I do it ? At this point, probably not but I'm going to keep trying. My original Day 55 blog can found here. The drive to work was fine but it took me nearly 2 hours to get home due to snow. I do not miss those days ! I have to say, the more I read my original blog, the more revolting it is to me. I was projecting this holier than thou attitude about losing the weight. I'm sure anyone who was struggling with their weight at the time just hated me. I know I would have !

I was awake several times before I finally got up today. I slept a little later than usual but I was still out of bed before 8 ! Mama cat and friendly orange cat were waiting for me, so I'm glad I didn't linger in bed any longer. Minnie was still snoozing but she came alive when her breakfast arrived.

I spent the day watching YouTube and playing my slot games. Jackpot World again sucked up all my coins but I have plenty on Dancing Drums if I want to play. I squandered most of what I had on 88 Fortunes but I recouped enough to be able to finish the daily challenge. I have enough for tomorrow's challenge on Quick Hits. Clubillion has enough to get through tonight's challenge, but they're also sucking up all my coins. 

I didn't accomplish much of anything today but I'm pleased that last evening I cleaned up the laundry room. That meant cleaning the litter boxes, sweeping up all the litter on the floor and then vacuuming the carpet. It looks so much nicer. I have dishes that need to be washed and the goal is to get that done today. Some will go in the dishwasher but I'll hand wash the plastic stuff. There's not a lot, so it won't take long. 

Breakfast today was an 180 calorie cinnamon roll and an 80 calorie yogurt. Lunch was a 220 calorie pepperoni pizza melt. Just before 2 pm I cut up a cucumber and added all my salad toppings. I still have 3 cucumbers to eat and I'm determined not to let them go to waste ! This afternoon I ate a box of cookies. Don't panic - it was "only" 9 cookies, but they're 75 calories each. That's a whopping 675 calories. It's a good thing I only bought 2 boxes of these !

I checked in on my bank account today and verified that my credit card payment posted. Once my utility bill posts I'll be done for the month, but the cycle starts over again in 2 days .. lol ! Bills are just a never ending part of life and I'm grateful to be able to pay mine !

The weather has been just great for the past few days. The snow is continuing to shrink and I can see a little bit more out my kitchen & dining room window each day. I looked out my bedroom window last night and the majority of the residual snow on the porch roof is gone. I am so glad I was able to have that roof shoveled, as I'm continuing to hear of roof collapses now that the warm weather and rain has made the accumulated snow even heavier. The next 4 days are going to be colder, with single digit lows Saturday and Sunday, but I see a high of 53 for next Wednesday ! I cannot wait ! The snow melt will slow down for a couple days and I think that's a good thing. We really do need a slow melt to minimize the risk of flooding. The long range forecast is calling for a wetter than usual March, so we may see a lot of rain. It will help accelerate the snow melt but it could also cause flooding. Regardless, I will take rain over snow any day ! I am so done with snow ! I'm planning to be more prepared next winter and hopefully that will result in a mild winter !

It's 5:02 now and the dishes are done ! This was the only thing I wanted to accomplish today. I also threw away some leftover green beans and mandarin oranges that had been lingering in the fridge and got those containers washed. I also showered, washed my hair, got dressed and did skincare today ! I think I'd also like to change my sheets, so I may head upstairs shortly to do that.

One thing I've really been enjoying the past few days is feeling warm ! The thermostat in every room is finally registering the temp I set them at ! The high temp for Sunday is only 15, so I'll be right back to a cold laundry room for a day or two. It's ok as I can see warmer temps in the 10 day forecast. Right now we have a winter weather advisory from 6 pm today through 1 pm Saturday.