How About An Update?

It’s been a couple of months since I wrote anything here; I never meant for it to be this long between posts, but as often happens, I got busy with life. I’m making changes to my lifestyle, working on various home projects, and spending time in my quilt studio. In short, life is good.

The Good

Spring has arrived in Southeast Texas, though there were a couple of days last week that were pretty chilly. Still, the sun has been shining, and I’ve been spending some time outdoors each day with the dogs. In a few weeks, it will be far too warm to be outside for long periods of time, so I’m enjoying the pleasant weather as much as I can.

Chris and I have a trip planned to Seattle. He has to go for work, and I’m tagging along because I’ve never been there. I’m hoping to check out some of the local sights, and look for quilt and needlework shops while he’s working. I’m looking forward to it!

I don’t know Seattle at all, so if anyone has any suggestions for things to do and see, drop a comment below!

Then we’ll spend a week at home on a staycation (I don’t really like that word, but it works in this instance) when we plan to do some day trips. We’re considering the beach, a museum or two and maybe some quilt shop visits.

We usually take a vacation in the late April/early May timeframe so we can avoid too many crowds, but since we are going to Seattle the week before our vacation, we decided to stay local this year. Of course, that could change, but for now, that’s the plan.

The Bad

Well, it’s not really bad, but I’ve been making some changes to the way I eat over the last couple of months. I started to take the Wegovy shot around the beginning of January, and so far I’ve lost more than 20 pounds. However, when I went to get the prescription for the next dosage filled, the price had increased from $198/every four weeks to $349. So yeah, I think after this next round, I’ll be done, and I’ll have to go back to losing weight the old fashioned way. Good old calorie deficit and exercise.

To be honest, I haven’t really liked the Wegovy because I don’t think I’m eating enough in a regular day. There have been several times when I have eaten less than 1,000 calories, and that really is too low. I’d maybe consider staying on the medication, even with the higher price, if I wasn’t so concerned about how little I’ve been eating. I don’t think that for me, the drug is worth the potential issues down the road, because I don’t want to pay for it forever at that price, and I worry about gaining weight back. I’m sure I WILL gain weight when I stop taking it, but I want to be able to continue to lose weight after my body adjusts back to a drug-less approach.

The Rest

Nothing here that’s ugly, which is always good. I decided to ditch the kitchen reset idea, mostly because it would cause a huge mess. My current approach is to just remove things from the kitchen that no one has used in a while, and it’s working out pretty well. I need to load up my car to make a trip to Goodwill again.

One thing I’ve been doing is trying, for the most part, to avoid just buying stuff without a purpose or reason. Over the last few years, if we had a need or were mildly inconvenienced by anything, we’d buy something to “fix” whatever perceived issue we had, instead of looking for something we already had to see if that would fix it. Of course, we now have a house full of things that are convenient but definitely not necessary. As a result, we are now getting rid of things we probably never needed, and the decluttering game is strong in me right now. I have realized that clutter equals mess, and now I’m trying to get rid of as much clutter as possible.

It is not easy.

Up Next

I’m going to have to see a doctor about my heel sooner or later, because getting around is very painful. I’ve been changing the way I eat so I can avoid cholesterol drugs and bring down my blood pressure. We stopped buying sodas for the house, because they were so expensive and having them here meant that we drank a lot more than we should.

I really want to start walking, but like I said, I need to see a doctor about my heel. I’m not sure they will understand what I mean when I tell them the issue, because no one else does, but it has to be done.

I’m settling into retirement, and I’m enjoying it a lot more than I did in the beginning. I’m looking forward to summertime!