Wednesday Ramblings
I have been MIA for a few days because I’ve picked up some freelance coaching work. It has been nice to get back to working with teachers again, but it has definitely taken up my time this week. Since I haven’t really been doing anything that’s truly blog-worthy this week, today I’m sharing a few random ramblings from life lately…
- I’ve lost 16 pounds so far on keto! I seriously feel like I have a whole new body. I don’t know if you can tell too much in person, except for in my face, but I can definitely feel the difference in how my clothes fit and how my body moves. I keep worrying I’m going to mess everything up, though! It’s like having a new toy and being afraid I’m either going to break it or lose it! Last night, we went to Olive Garden for dinner and even though I just had the soup and salad, the whole time I was thinking, “Please don’t let this meal ruin everything! I’ve worked so hard!” (You can read more about my keto journey here, here, and here,.)
- Big Molly is on the struggle bus lately. We took her to the vet last week because we thought she might have a UTI. She was drinking a TON of water, all day and all night. And she was having little accidents when she slept (which isn’t entirely new, but it was definitely more frequently). They did a urine test on her (if you follow me on Instagram, then you might remember the infamous soup ladle urine sample collection debacle… Molly still won’t make eye contact with me…), but it came back clear. So, either she drank enough to flush her own system out or it wasn’t a UTI. We still put her on antibiotics for a UTI, though, just in case. But aside from that issue, she is also moving so much slower these days. And her cognitive processing takes a lot longer. It almost seems like she might have had a stroke? For example, when we put her food down for her, she just kind of stands there for a minute (or three…) before she actually seems to understand that it’s food for her to eat. Or when we open the door to let her out, which is happening more and more because the dog door bothers her hips, she will just stand there staring at the door for a minute (or three…) before it seems to register that “Oh, yeah! I go outside through this door!” We are trying to balance our love for her and wanting her to be with us with the fact that her body is getting old and we don’t want her in pain (she’s 13 years old). It’s a hard line to walk. Prayers would be appreciated – for us AND for Big Molly.
- We are building another little library for our yard (and by “we,” I mean Chris). We have had such success with the one the family gave me for Mother’s Day that we physically can’t hold everything. Chris has made a second box that will be a kids box to go next to our current one, which will become the adult box (that sounds way too dirty for a library!). We are going to put the kids box at a much lower height, too, so that kids can see in it easier. I’ve seen so many kids out there on their tiptoes, trying to peer into the box. Now, they’ll have one their own size! I can’t wait for it to go up! Hopefully, this weekend! You can read all about our library here.
- You guys. YouTube. I’m obsessed. I seriously watch YouTube way too much for a grown ass woman. I’m embarrassed. You know what I’m watching? Cleaning videos, planning videos, and painting videos. Three of the lamest things on YouTube, I’m sure, but I can’t stop. They are so relaxing to me! I don’t even keep the sound on for most of them. And I watch them to help me fall asleep. My favorites right now are This Crazy Life (I love her house and could watch her clean all day long!), Planning with Bumble (I always leave the sound on for these because I think Mary Ellen is so down to earth and hysterical – also her dog, Bumble, is sometimes in her videos and he just stands there with a tennis ball the entire time and it makes me laugh), Wow Art (insanely talented Thai painter), and Thomas Frank (he is a productivity YouTuber and he makes me want to get shit done!). Please tell me I am not the only one with weird YouTube fetishes… Lie to me and tell me that…
- My kids screen time usage is through the roof and I give exactly zero fucks about that. (Sorry for the language, but that’s EXACTLY how I feel.)
THE END.
11 Comments
Susie
Totally LOLed at the screen time comment. Keepin’ it real, yo! 🙂
Ruth
Here my random comments
* Oh! Sorry to hear about Molly.
* 🤔 Are they going to add a second flower box for the new library or extend the one they have…
* Yes!! I am not the only one who’s kids have a lot of screen time 🤣
* And I am embarrassed to admit that I looked into you previous post to see if you were still at a standstill with your diet (you mention it in Instagram) And Yeah! You lost more weight!!! Congratulations!!!
Thanks for sharing with us.
❤️
Jen Thompson
I love your blog (since 2008!!!) and following you on Instagram. However, I am wondering about the insta-storying while driving. Why would you continue to do it when all research shows driving distracted is just as bad as driving drunk. Nothing is that important to state in the internet that it can’t wait until you are stopped. Please don’t take this as me attacking you- my dad was killed in a car accident so I’m more sensitive to people’s driving habits.
Claudia Martinez
I REALLY don’t know why, I am almost beyond embarrassed to admit it, but lately I have really gotten into ASMR videos… of people eating honey combs or fried food. I can’t explain it! I find it soothing and pleasing. You are free to judge me!
Katie
(I’ve watched the soap shaving ones to fall asleep before, too. No shame in your YouTube game!)
Rachel
I follow gocleanco on Instagram & am also obsessed with her videos. She’s the one that does the “stripping” laundry videos, which sounds dirty but not in a laundry sort of way. Stripping the yuck out of workout clothes & towels. 🤢 She also owns a cleaning company & does videos of cleaning fridges, washing machines, dishwashers, apartments. Gross but strangely satisfying.
Katie
Were you the one who told me about these on Instagram?!?! Someone was actually trying to strip their laundry using the GoCleanCo method and it worked so good! I just can’t remember who told me about them!
Breann
I feel you on Big Molly. We had to make the decision for our 12 year old schnauzer RIGHT when the covid shut down happened. He was diabetic, blind, slow, and just slept all day. Quality of life just wasn’t there.
I am on Keto too! My husband has lost like 50 pounds and I sure saw a difference in the first week but now it’s just slow and steady, which is fine. Also going on Keto RIGHT BEFORE lockdown – sure makes it easier not to order pizza all the time.
Screen time – yeah whatever. It’s summer, we can’t go anywhere fun, and life is freaky. I put limits on certain apps for my son so he can’t play them allll day and we take breaks to swim and stuff. I am still working full time and so is my husband so… take those ipads and have a great time kids!
Tara
So sorry to hear about big Molly! Our dog is older and we found out that sometimes older (and even 5yo) female dogs have issues with holding it after being spayed. Our dog has taken proin for years and no longer has accidents.
Also love the masks! And sorry about the screen time. And congrats on keto success! And I will check out your YouTube recs. Such a rabbit hole!
Tara
Ooh and reread again — these “accidents” happened to our Echo when she was asleep. Like she’d be laying on my lap and I’d be wet. So def check into a hormone replacement or something that mimics a hormone! we also thought it was a UTI originally.
Elizabeth
YES to the screen time and YES to Youtube. No one understands my joy in watching people clean and apply makeup. Please check out LoveMeg, Beauty and the Beastons, Jamies Journey And MakeupbyTiffanyD😊