Travel
The weekends seem to be getting closer together now. The next 3 days are supposed to be sunny and 77degrees. That's getting awfully close to 80, which I consider the "hot zone" and I much prefer the 70's. With all the rain here and snow in the mountains, the weather service is predicting another drought summer for us, whining that the snow pack is below the traditional average, and yada, yada, yada! I have always tried to not waste water or anything else, but I sure hate them constantly beating the drum about it. Was all that rain only good for making weeds grow?
I just cleared out some of the cookies on my computer. I try to do it every week or two, but it has probably been 3 or 4 wks since I last deleted a bunch. This time I deleted 380 cookies! That is truly a bunch of crap, folks. I hate it that companies can put something on my computer without my permission or knowledge. In some cases they are obviously companies I do business with, but many are no doubt just advertisers on a page I visit. My computer is running very poorly lately.
I finished lining the drawers in the kitchen, first pulling off the old sticky liner. I used to like geese and ducks but this liner features geese with silly blue ribbons and bows around their necks. It was a self-stick product and who knows how long it has been there, so it was difficult pulling it all up. I managed it though and the kitchen drawers look spectacular, but I never want to see a cutesy goose again!
I had to go back to Costco this afternoon to pick up an Rx for my eye drops, and asked them about rubbing alcohol and hydrogen peroxide. It is a mistake to buy it there because they don't just sell one of anything. Not only were the bottles of both products in a package of two, but each bottle contains a full quart. I had hoped to find something in a smaller quantity, so I only bought the peroxide and will look for the alcohol somewhere else. Costco had individually wrapped alcohol soaked pads, but they were packaged 100 to a box and 4 boxes together. It's nice if you can split the packages or bottles with someone else, which I often do. I sure don't need 400 alcohol pads!
I have developed an infection of some sort on the arm where I was stabbed by the oleander bush. Yesterday it became a blister and if I had alcohol to sterilize a needle I would have lanced it then. Today it looks different and still hurts. When I discarded all my meds and OTC's I must have gotten rid of the ointment I now need, but all those products were out of date anyway. I hate to buy a tube of something I will use once and then let it sit in a cabinet for years. I think a big bowl of ice cream would make me feel a lot better, but I don't have any on hand.
I came upon a Youtube channel for a woman who cooks and bakes using alternatives to wheat and sugar. I'm intrigued by blueberry muffins made with almond flour, although I'll have to go over to Whole Foods to find the flour. I hate the thought of driving into their parking lot as it's not easy for me to navigate. If I make these muffins I won't use Stevia but will probably try with a quarter-cup or half-cup of sugar, and then taste the dough to see if I need a bit more. Hopefully it will be good with less sugar than most muffins have. I don't have any idea how almond flour will change the taste of the muffins, but I heard that they are pretty good. Now to find a low-carb, low-sugar croissant or danish!
- Walmart
I had to make another trip to the dreaded Walmart today, as I needed more of the drawer and shelf liner that I bought there last week. I never have a good trip to Walmart, but this one was only half bad! All the people I came into contact...
- Mostly About Food
I've been feeling pretty good lately, and my appetite is much better. Last night before I went to bed (about 11 pm) I decided on the spur of the moment I wanted a ham sandwich. Thought it might keep me from falling asleep, but it was delicious...
- Worn Out By Noon!
I started early (for me) this morning and got two pre-op tests out of the way, the chest xray and blood draw. The local clinic doesn't do EKG's so I will probably have to go downtown to my doctor's office for it. I bought another muffin...
- Baking On A Saturday Morning
I've had my old cookbook sitting out for about a week now, thinking I'd make blueberry muffins (with frozen blueberries). Today is the day! I discovered I was out of baking powder and got ready to go to the grocery, when I thought I should...
- Still Hangin' In There
I'm not coughing as much as I was, except at night. I find it so difficult to get decent sleep because of the coughing, plus the heater cycling on and off. I need to set the thermostat back - the only time I really need it is in the morning....
Travel
Another Friday gone!
The weekends seem to be getting closer together now. The next 3 days are supposed to be sunny and 77degrees. That's getting awfully close to 80, which I consider the "hot zone" and I much prefer the 70's. With all the rain here and snow in the mountains, the weather service is predicting another drought summer for us, whining that the snow pack is below the traditional average, and yada, yada, yada! I have always tried to not waste water or anything else, but I sure hate them constantly beating the drum about it. Was all that rain only good for making weeds grow?
I just cleared out some of the cookies on my computer. I try to do it every week or two, but it has probably been 3 or 4 wks since I last deleted a bunch. This time I deleted 380 cookies! That is truly a bunch of crap, folks. I hate it that companies can put something on my computer without my permission or knowledge. In some cases they are obviously companies I do business with, but many are no doubt just advertisers on a page I visit. My computer is running very poorly lately.
I finished lining the drawers in the kitchen, first pulling off the old sticky liner. I used to like geese and ducks but this liner features geese with silly blue ribbons and bows around their necks. It was a self-stick product and who knows how long it has been there, so it was difficult pulling it all up. I managed it though and the kitchen drawers look spectacular, but I never want to see a cutesy goose again!
I had to go back to Costco this afternoon to pick up an Rx for my eye drops, and asked them about rubbing alcohol and hydrogen peroxide. It is a mistake to buy it there because they don't just sell one of anything. Not only were the bottles of both products in a package of two, but each bottle contains a full quart. I had hoped to find something in a smaller quantity, so I only bought the peroxide and will look for the alcohol somewhere else. Costco had individually wrapped alcohol soaked pads, but they were packaged 100 to a box and 4 boxes together. It's nice if you can split the packages or bottles with someone else, which I often do. I sure don't need 400 alcohol pads!
I have developed an infection of some sort on the arm where I was stabbed by the oleander bush. Yesterday it became a blister and if I had alcohol to sterilize a needle I would have lanced it then. Today it looks different and still hurts. When I discarded all my meds and OTC's I must have gotten rid of the ointment I now need, but all those products were out of date anyway. I hate to buy a tube of something I will use once and then let it sit in a cabinet for years. I think a big bowl of ice cream would make me feel a lot better, but I don't have any on hand.
I came upon a Youtube channel for a woman who cooks and bakes using alternatives to wheat and sugar. I'm intrigued by blueberry muffins made with almond flour, although I'll have to go over to Whole Foods to find the flour. I hate the thought of driving into their parking lot as it's not easy for me to navigate. If I make these muffins I won't use Stevia but will probably try with a quarter-cup or half-cup of sugar, and then taste the dough to see if I need a bit more. Hopefully it will be good with less sugar than most muffins have. I don't have any idea how almond flour will change the taste of the muffins, but I heard that they are pretty good. Now to find a low-carb, low-sugar croissant or danish!
- Walmart
I had to make another trip to the dreaded Walmart today, as I needed more of the drawer and shelf liner that I bought there last week. I never have a good trip to Walmart, but this one was only half bad! All the people I came into contact...
- Mostly About Food
I've been feeling pretty good lately, and my appetite is much better. Last night before I went to bed (about 11 pm) I decided on the spur of the moment I wanted a ham sandwich. Thought it might keep me from falling asleep, but it was delicious...
- Worn Out By Noon!
I started early (for me) this morning and got two pre-op tests out of the way, the chest xray and blood draw. The local clinic doesn't do EKG's so I will probably have to go downtown to my doctor's office for it. I bought another muffin...
- Baking On A Saturday Morning
I've had my old cookbook sitting out for about a week now, thinking I'd make blueberry muffins (with frozen blueberries). Today is the day! I discovered I was out of baking powder and got ready to go to the grocery, when I thought I should...
- Still Hangin' In There
I'm not coughing as much as I was, except at night. I find it so difficult to get decent sleep because of the coughing, plus the heater cycling on and off. I need to set the thermostat back - the only time I really need it is in the morning....