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Post by ann1953 on Sept 23, 2020 11:32:10 GMT
Good morning friends. Waking up feeling refreshed puts a smile on my face. I'm already washing sheets so today will be another quick laundry day. I was about 500 steps shy from meeting my Garmin goal. I just didn't have it in me to house walk after all that I did during the day. Today I shall aim to make it.
My grocery list is growing. It will be done Friday. Not in the mood to do it today and tomorrow I have my hair cut/color at noon. If Carl chooses to go solo I'm fine with it. We shall see.
Going to be another beautiful day here. Will CBL
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Post by judy709 on Sept 23, 2020 13:22:44 GMT
Hi all,
It is a beautiful day and I plan to walk at noon. I have an appt with my therapist at 10 - all by phone. It is helping a lot and keeping me in perspective. I had a long chat already with my WW friend who is also a realtor at the firm I just joined. She's such a wonderful person and will help me sell this "palace" -lol when the time comes. We are debating selling it sooner while it's such a good buyer's market. We'd have to rent but that might be okay. Rents are sky high but we'd be ready to roll and in great shape. I will definitely need help clearing out TWO houses if we go that route. I just freeze when I start looking at things. I need some of Ann's mentality. I'm exploring options for an estate sale, too. Who knows? My niece wants some things, but she is slower to move and wants to meet for dinner to talk about things. That's not going to happen during the pandemic and I just want her to come on down and choose what she wants if she is interested.
I also have a cut and color tonight with my hairdresser/second DD. It is both our birthdays this week (hers yesterday and mine tomorrow) so I plan to bring cupcakes, wine and dinner from her favorite Vietnamese place. She loves Pho! I am her last client of the day so we will celebrate together at the shop. My appt is 6:30 PM so it's perfect.
Pam, your day yesterday sounded great with you DD - visiting Dee - dinner with DH and DD and productive also! I think you got your steps in with all the running around.
I plan to grill the flank steak at noon today - it's been marinating all night.
Yes, Ann, I love my Kindle. I fired up an older Paper White and was able to load my current books onto it so I can finish the Sue Grafton P is for Peril!
Sue, keep us posted on everything and glad your DH is okay with skipping the fancy drug. I hope they find a good substitute.
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Post by ann1953 on Sept 23, 2020 13:55:33 GMT
Just finished breakfast and got out of the shower. My day is planned and tracked. Had my 'Turkish rollup' lunch will be soup and salad and tonight we are having chicken air fries and a veggie. Easy peasy. After Marathon Tuesday I'm keeping things very low key today. Happy bday Judy for tomorrow.  What a wonderful way to celebrate it...with your other DD getting beautified and at the end of her day. Love the choices you made to cart with you. Cupcakes are awesome in the portion control department. Go for it Good luck with the downsizing of your 'stuff' and the selling. I think renting would be a good option seeing as the market is so good right now. Praying that it goes smoothly. Happy that your therapist is helping you so much. She sounds wonderful. Time to get a move on...to the sectional for that additional cup of coffee  |
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Post by suewms on Sept 23, 2020 14:31:38 GMT
Good Morning, WW Friends ~ Happy Hump Day!! We have another beautiful day on tap. We woke to temps in the low 60's and with predicted high of 78 today as well as the next two days. Ann ~ We were posting at the same time yesterday. I had wondered where you were? and then I saw your post pop up right ahead of mine! You certainly were the Energizer bunny yesterday!! You reminded me of a couple of weeks ago when I did all those things in the same day. It seems like an awful lot, but I do enjoy getting it all done at one time too. You are da bomb!! Bet you woke up enjoying the fruits of your labors this morning?? Judy ~ You will certainly have your hands full with cleaning out/moving two households! But you're certainly right about the market right now. You'd probably be wise to take advantage of it. I am sure you will get all the advice you need to make the right decision. Enjoy your cut/color today, and especially your birthday celebration!! You are so thoughtful and kind to the people in your life. You are an inspiration!! DH had a talk with his brother yesterday who has been going through a series of testing as well, but since he is non-medical and doesn't take anyone with him, we are at a loss to really know what's going on?? But it sounds a lot like what DH is going through. His doctor also prescribed Entresto but when he found out the price, he also said "thanks, but no thanks". I don't expect any reluctance on the part of DH's cardiologist either. If there is another medication, good. If not, like he said, he was not taking it before. Still and all I wish he could have the very best of everything!! He certainly deserves it!! We are still a bit "shell shocked" from yesterday. It was the first time that anyone has used the term "heart failure" and though I knew what it was, DH did not so we had to have a talk about it when he got home. He also has a reduced ejection fraction. But his cardiologist assures me there are lots of choices and becoming more all the time. DH was very sad for a bit yesterday - when he told me he didn't want to die in the same year as his VBF. When I asked him "why?" he responded - "I'm thinking about you -that would just be too much to have to bear". Man! Is he right!! But that is one of the sweetest and most unselfish things he's ever said to me. Life is still a learning process.  I got out for a second walk right before supper last night and my neighbor (and her pup) joined me so it was fun to have someone to talk to. She and I have become very good at social distancing, so it just comes naturally now. It is nice to have friends like that. She has a 93 year old mother who lives nearby so she has been adamant about her contacts and potential exposures. I can certainly understand. We had leftover pork chops last night and I gave DH all the leftover mac 'n cheese and I had four fingerling potatoes that were leftover, and we both had peas 'n carrots. I am seriously "back OP". DH asked me to have DQ with him last night but I told him I had already planned to have Light 'N Fit yogurt with a graham cracker for my snack. I told him I'd serve up his half of the DQ and I'd eat with him. He was fine with that - and look at the bright side, now he'll have another half for another night. This morning I had my yogurt 'n berries w/F1 for breakfast and planning on cabbage soup for lunch, with maybe a Premier Protein shake. Dinner is still up in the air, but I'll get there. Now I need to post this - DH wants me to look up something on the computer and I don't want to lose all that I've written. BBL. Make a great day!! |
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Post by judy709 on Sept 23, 2020 17:23:17 GMT
Hi again all,
Sue, even though my DH's cardiologist has not labeled it, we know he has CHF. But, remember you can live years and years with it. It is not a death sentence if it is managed. Does he take diuretics' for the swelling or is he not experiencing that? As long as they can keep that fluid from building up, he will last a long time. My DH has had an enlarged heart since he was in his 30s and says he never really felt he could take full breaths but he was still doing marathons and triathlons back then. That's him. So, don't worry too much yet. I love your quote about worry. I remember my mom's best friend had CHF for about 25 years. Hang in and rest your mind for now. It is a shame about the drug that is too expensive. It really stinks that we can't get what we need and that drug companies are getting richer and richer. Sorry to hear that. DH was going to ask about Entresto on his next visit so it's coincidental that you mentioned it. But, who knows how great it really is since it is so new. Maybe he's better without it...my dad used to say that wonder drugs meant "I wonder what they are really doing to me." lol Just lightening it up...
Yes, moving two houses will be monumental for us. We are both semi-pack-rats. Not hoarders by any mean but we have stuff! I don't even know where to start and too big a project for me. We figure who knows what will happen in this election year so we might move on this house sooner rather than later. But I am hearing that it is hard to find rentals, too, and they are sky high. I am going to start checking at apt complexes. Ann, how did you get rid of stuff when you moved?
TTFN..off for a walk and then to the bakery for the cupcakes.
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Post by suewms on Sept 23, 2020 18:03:13 GMT
Hi Judy ~ Thank you so much for the very welcome words of encouragement! I have known since DH had his aortic valve replaced (26 years ago) that he had some enlarged muscles in his heart. It was explained to me that all the years that aortic valve was not working properly his heart had to work harder to pump blood and the muscles over-developed. Then they replaced the valve, and the extra muscle began to atrophy. It was just such a shock to hear the words "heart failure" even though they were not said to me. You're right, of course, I suspect he has had that classification for a long time. His doctor just never sat him down and said it to his face, but then why should he?? The real give-away yesterday was the Entresto (because we see TV ads for it every night and they say it treats heart failure). Whoops!! I had told DH the same things that you reassured me of .... you can live for years with it if you take care of yourself. His mother had CHF for many years before she finally died at age 76. And she did NOT take care of herself!! She and I had many conversations about that very thing. DH's cardiologist started him on Lasix a couple of weeks ago. I had noticed some swelling on the top of one of his feet and it concerned me, but the doctor was way ahead of me. When he switched him from Metoprolol to Atenolol he added Lasix. DH loved it because he lost 5 lb the first week <LOL>
Glad you got to enjoy your walk. I just got back from my walk and I think I will be headed out to Meijer now. I kept trying to talk myself into putting it off, but tomorrow is a busy one, and I don't want to wait for Friday - or let alone the week-end (YIKES!). I can picture you enjoying your birthday party tonight.
BBL.
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Post by ann1953 on Sept 23, 2020 19:50:28 GMT
Judy yes I did wake up enjoying all that was done. It's a nice feeling to have it all behind you. Today I did keep busy. I had a few more loads of laundry to plow through, then spent over 45 minutes talking to a friend that I used to work with back at the newspaper in Worcester. It was nice catching up with her. We never did get to Hannaford's and that's okay. Too many things ate up the day and now no way.....I'm pooped I did take one hood walk earlier and did 2 miles. I pushed myself to do it and once I came home was happy that I accomplished it. Sue ((((Hugs))) I teared up at what DH said to you. I agree, that was over the top sweet of him to say and I am sure he is speaking from the heart. I know what you mean by wanting the best....prayers continue and I am so happy that you have such a wonderful doctor that you can both trust and have a good relationship with. I shall also keep your DBIL in my prayers. Nice that he and DH talk. Your meal sounds great and how wonderful for DH to have his DQ split. LIke you, when I am good I don't want to be derailed. It's too easy to give in Your treat sounds tasty. Also nice to be able to walk and SD with a friend and her pooch. Judy I moved several times. The time that I had an over abundance of 'stuff' was when we sold our home and moved in to take care of my dad after my mom passed. I had her stuff and our stuff and it didn't all FIT. My sisters at the time were too busy to lend a hand, so I found a woman that sold used furniture/antiques and called her. She came and gave me a 'price' for all of it. My dad was there and agreed to sell it all. I was relieved and so was he and I gave him the $$ that she gave me. My sisters at the time were a little peeved, but oh well....I wasn't going to keep on waiting and asking them to come and take what they wanted. I gave them ample time and the rest is history. That opened my eyes to not hang onto to stuff that is just stuff. I guess I am not that attached to things. I have a few items from my gramma and mom and dad and my sister Marie that have all passed and that's it. I don't need a lot of it so in that case I guess I'm ahead of the game. LOL Judy I love your dad's explanation of 'wonder drugs' Smart man. Well, I'm going to shut down now. Will see ya'll in the a.m. sorry I went on a tangent about the 'stuff' and hope I didn't offend. sometimes things written can be taken out of context. |
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What a wonderful way to celebrate it...with your other DD getting beautified and at the end of her day. Love the choices you made to cart with you. Cupcakes are awesome in the portion control department. Go for it 
