Another Great Day

 My Day in the early morning, I weighed myself. I’ve been eating as much as I want for months after going on a weight loss program last August that I ended on November 22nd when I weighed 169.7 pounds. That’s when I started eating much more per day, and ever since, I’ve been worried that I’ll regain the weight I lost. But I have stuck to my ‘no sweets’ rule except when I go out for dinner or entertain here.

Well, yesterday morning I weighed 144.4; it was good news in that I hadn’t regained any weight, but it was also an indication that I should eat a little more. I’ve now lost 53.4 pounds since lastAugust, and that’s one big reason I walk so much better up hills.

I fed the brood, lit the fire, and got to work editing and posting on my blog, and as I breathed, I took in the inspiring fragrance of the daffodils on my desk. After my shower, I watched my favourite vlogger’s weekly post on YouTube before forest walking with Her Highness in cool dry air under a thinly overcast sky. After so productive a day on Saturday working for SPACE, today was my day to rest, to Zoom with my fellow BC stutterers, and to order and pick up a pizza for dinner for a fitting end to My Day.

Things didn’t quite go as planned, but it was another epically great and productive day. After my Zoom call, Beth called, and then Steve called and with both of my dear friends, we had a good long chat. However, I was talking on Facetime or Zoom for four hours, all told, and while I was talking, Pete emailed me to say that he was coming over to fix my faucet and to clean up my backyard.

I fed everyone quickly and then headed out with Sheba to walk. It would be the only walk of the day and it was short. I stopped off at Pete’s to tell him we were off to the forest for a brief walk, and when we got home, Pete was on his back under the sink. But it was me, who discovered how to fix the faucet when I noticed the tiniest of screws in the faucet. The problem was not under the counter at all.

And once that task was completed, Pete and I got to work on the backyard. I worked until 4:30, when I left to pick up a pizza for my dinner. It was fucking My Day! What was I doing working all afternoon in the yard? Pete worked until 5:30, bless him, and he’s coming back today to clean the front yard.

And I am thrilled and grateful to Pete. The backyard and the gardens are all looking spectacular, especially in the sunshine. It’s wonderful to go out there and see order everywhere. What a guy Pete is. He is the kindest, most generous man around. I’m so lucky to know him and I think I love the guy. How could I not? He’s the guy who came here for ten days, working nine hours a day to rebuild the foundation of my deck!

I loved having the pizza for dinner because I was bushed. I tried to watch a movie but kept falling asleep. So, I went to bed early. There’s nothing better.