I've been fasting about one day a week but I may up that to two days now and again. Mainly because I had a horrible binge day yesterday and completely blew all my hard work of the week before. Carbs will do that to you. I had some red potatoes going bad so I had to hurry up and use them. Decided to make mashed potatoes to go along with the salmon I had baked. I was doing okay but creamy red mashed potatoes with sour cream is one of those foods that makes me crazy. Like lemon pie and chocolate cake. I ate enough for three people. Oink! And I didn't stop there. I had made up this pumpkin cookie dough (with choc. chips and raisins) and had it sitting in the fridge so I could bake up a dozen at a time as the need for a cookie came over me. Well, the need came on me and I pigged out.
I woke up with bad heartburn and I seldom am bothered with heartburn. I deserved it. I went into the kitchen to take a spoonful of pepto and knocked the bottle over and spilled a great deal on the counter and floor. Just what I wanted to be doing at 2 in the morning. I finally got to bed and had a talk with myself about not keeping bread and potatoes around. I threw what bread I had left into the freezer this morning and plan on taking out only enough for a sandwich now and then.
I went back to bed but was interrupted at least three times with toe,foot, and ankle cramps. Doozies! I was not in a good mood. I got out my electric massager as that seemed to help in the past but all it did last night was wake up my nerve endings so I felt the neuropathy kicking in along with intense itching. I transferred to the recliner to finish out my night's slumber as the cramps don't seem to bother me there.
Yesterday I cleaned out the garage. Well, most of it. Wore myself out too. I sat down several times to rest but both my arms were in a snit. My right shoulder replacement of several years ago continues to give me a lot of grief. Sometimes it's like it's frozen up and the pain is over the top. The left upper arm has been acting up for months too. I got a cortisone shot a couple weeks back (thinking it was bursitis) but it didn't take so perhaps it's arthritis or perhaps it's my shoulder requesting replacement like the other one. Well, too bad! She's not getting it!
The hardest part of dealing with two shoulders that are wearing out is that I'm very limited to what I can do. My internet kept going out this morning so I decided it was time to move the wifi and cable box to the living room, closer to my computer desk. Not sure if that has a thing to do with it but I needed to try something. What a job that ended up being. I'm amazed that I managed to hook up all the devices with all the wires. Took me a good long time because bending over and working downward with my arm extended is not something I can do without bringing on the bad pain. But I managed. I had to. Didn't have internet.
I stacked a good deal of "junk" in the front yard as I cleaned out the garage. Put up a sign saying Free and a lot of it was hauled off for me. What was left this morning, I loaded into the back of my car for a trip to Goodwill (and the dump). It sure felt liberating to unload things that I've had stored for years and years. Tomorrow I will sit down and go through several junk boxes to see what else I can dispose of. I belong to this Clallam County recycle website where you can advertise for things you're looking for or things to give away.
I went to the library and picked up a few DVDs since I haven't been able to find much on Netflix or Amazon. Getting pretty fed up with both of them. Especially Netflix. I may end up canceling my subscription if they don't get their act together.
I watched 2001, a space Odyssey last night. It was stupid. The night before I watched A Town like Alice. It was excellent. I'd seen it before but enjoyed it so much, I'm going to read the book.
Am working on making these cross stitch canning jar lids for gifts. I've finished 7 so far and have three more to complete today. My camera quit working. Well, the zoom part and it would cost too much tor repair so I'm using it without the zoom. Works fine. I also found two other cameras in the garage and got them up and working too. Much easier to carry the little ones around in my purse and of course, I still have my cell phone camera. Well, I'm rambling now so guess I'll end with posting two garage photos. The first one is the side I finished yesterday and the second is where I'll be cleaning out the junk boxes. Which should be fun really except I won't know what half of the stuff I'm keeping is for. Think I'll be brave and just toss it.
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