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One positive change i’ve made in my life, recently, or have been forced to make is I started the drug Zepbound. I’ve been on it for 5 weeks now and I’ve lost twenty pounds. The Zepbound has made me change my eating habits. So I am not overeating, I’m not even craving all the junk or carbs I used to crave as much. My drive to eat is definitely tamped down. It’s two positive changes rolled into one.

I was excited to find out today that I lost the 20 pounds, and it wasn’t that difficult. I mean, I haven’t been eating like I used to but I still eat. We had to go to a conference in Tracerse City for my husband’s work recently. Everything was paid for, including our dinners, and they have some great restaurants up there. I did eat large dinners while at the conference, packing my leftovers up for breakfast the next morning. I still lost weight! I didn’t eat too much during the day and save my calories for dinner. No desserts! As tempting as it was, though I did have one alcoholic drink each evening because my husband’s coworkers like to drink, and they have some awesome bars in Traverse City.

Another positive change I have made in my life.Recently, is I have been going to physical therapy. I started last fall with my legs because I noticed they were getting weak. I need both knees replaced, but I cannot do that until I lose weight, so I decided I better make my legs stronger to compensate. I have been going to physical therapy ever since. I started with the legs and worked on those for a few months, and now I’m working on my lower back and core. I’ve seen too many people deteriorate quickly, and I do not wanna go down that road. Actually I was on that road, and I wanted to turn it around and get off.

Today, between the weight loss and the physical therapy, I have realized I am on the right path. I had to take somebody to an appointment for work, to a place i’ve gone before and have had trouble walking into to get my client checked in for their appointment. This place is down a long hallway, and then down another long hallway, in a back corner of a facility. I was so weak and overweight that I was having trouble walking that and I would get out of breath and have to rest. Today I was able to walk it without having to rest, and I was able to walk it quickly, like, I used to be able to walk. It seemed like a miracle. I’m back! Well, at least this morning. It’s definitely a positive change.And I am feeling it!

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Hold a grudge? Me? Never!

No, really. I try not to hold onto a grudge. I hate being mad at people, I don’t like to be hateful. I try to let the anger go…or at least move on. Some people just won’t let you move on because for some reason you keep getting exposed to their nastiness. I tend to give people many chances but some people just can’t quit being shitty. It’s just who they are.

I can forget, I have forgotten some people’s nasty, shitty behavior but there are some things you can’t forget, especially when it’s repeated time after time. There is no forgetting. Forgiving, maybe, after time and work, so much work…but forgetting? No.

Is that holding a grudge? No. It’s just a refusal to put up with people’s bullshit after so much time and bullshit.

Right now? I’m tired. Big surprise. But no, I’m really tired because I stayed up until 4 in the morning watching Dexter: Resurrection so it’s my own damn fault.

I watched the latest episode as soon as it came out on streaming, then found out the season finale was leaked on the internet so, of course, I had to watch that! Too bad it was in Russian. Good thing I know, like, 3 words in Russian so I was able to follow along, LOL. No, you could ascertain the gist of things through the action. At least I know Dexter survives ….and Resurrection is getting a second season!!!

I’m just too tired, and I gotta drive up to the Soo today 😫  I’m an idiot. 🤣

I have many ways of wasting time.

Scrolling through Facebook. Shitposting in a group of racist rednecks. I’m a digital warrior, don’t ya know? Wink 😉

I waste a lot of time. I have no energy to do anything else. I’m trying to change but lack of energy and health issues are holding me back.

The little energy I have is expended at work. I love what I do, I love my clients and many of my co-workers…

I just get frustrated that I don’t have more energy.  When I get home from work, I die. 

I mostly waste time in my bed, scrolling Facebook…shitposting, watching cat videos (or other animals but mostly cats), looking at people’s doll rooms and doll videos (many groups on FB dedicated to vintage dolls, Barbie dolls–I love it!), watching videos of miniatures, looking at house plans (it’s nice to dream), and I just got into looking at videos of New York City apartments– it’s fun to imagine how you’d live in small spaces but not have to deal with that reality.

Oh, and I watch reruns of The Office and The Big Bang Theory.

And as everybody, shopping…adding things to my cart and wishlists on Amazon.

Time flies by. It dwindles on, dwindles down before you realize.

All of them!! If I only knew how to travel light.