Day 117: A Better Day

Time for a new mission statement. My goal for 2025 was to lose 100 pounds by 12-31-25 but I've failed miserably. At some point I need to pick myself up and try. A realistic goal at this point is 50 pounds by 12-31-25, so that is where I will start. When will I start ? I don't know .. do I need a "starting point" ? I don't. Every day that I don't "start" just adds to my misery. I plan to just take each day as it comes and do what I can to move closer to where I want to be. Life has changed and I haven't been able to adapt just yet.

Today I got up just after 9 am. I did manage to go to sleep earlier and got a solid 7 hours of sleep. The only stray waiting to eat today was the friendly orange male, so I fed him and Minnie and then tackled the trash ! I haven't put trash out for 2 weeks but only had 2 bags plus a bag of used cat litter. I had a lot of cat food cats to put out for recycling and managed to put 2 big bags of those along with the cardboard and other recyclable items. The garbage men came just before 11 am so I'm glad I got that out ! Goal for next week will be getting the rest of the cans out and some of the styrofoam that has accumulated in the garage. When I brought the garbage bin in I also went out and added air to the front tire on the drivers side of the car. For some reason that tire leaks air. The air compressor I bought is the best investment I've ever made ! So easy to set and use, so I never have to freak out when a tire needs air. The gas station machines are just too hard to use and I can never see the meter to know what the tire pressure is. One time I inflated a tire past 50, when the recommended pressure for a car tire is typically around 35. I'm lucky the tire didn't explode ! After those tasks were done I got my coffee and breakfast and played some slots while I watched YouTube. Later I went out on the front porch to inspect the windows in advance of the severe thunderstorms that we may get later. All the windows look good. I also put a tablecloth on the table out there to dress it up a little.

So breakfast was a 180 calorie cinnamon roll. I got a yogurt out but never ate it. I skipped right to lunch and had the rest of the tater tots (they are not good microwaved) along with a 220 calorie pepperoni pizza melt. I also had 2 brownie bites as my dessert. I think I have 6 left.

My online slots are still up and down. Jackpot World has sucked up all my coins and is being tight. I'm no longer the MVP and I'm kind of ok with that. Others in my group are stepping up, so my goal of inspiring some competition has been realized ! I don't want to be the one carrying the entire team. That's why I left the last 2 groups I was in. No one else was even trying and the team wasn't advancing. Right now our team is in the highest ranking you can achieve. Dancing Drums is sucking away my coins but I still have something like 33B, which is more than enough for that game. 88 Fortunes shocked me this morning with some big wins and I now have over 90B coins. Now I just have to keep myself from pissing them all away. CluBillion has around 100B and I won't play that game until after 8 pm when the daily quest resets.

I mentioned thunderstorms and they're supposed to develop around 4 pm. It's 2:04 now. I'm charging all my devices in case the power goes out. I don't see any massive storm on the radar so I'm not sure why we have these warnings of severe storms with the possibility of tornados. Perhaps the conditions are ripe for a storm to form and it's just not something you can see on the radar until that happens. I guess I'll find out later ! It's an incredible 83 degrees and now that I think of it, a cold front is headed our way. I guess when the cold front hits the warm front we currently have, sparks will fly !