Just 40 Days

 What do you do when you bring up a 'topic' that seem to put off those who you wish to engage?I This has always been frustrating to me.  I consider myself a realist.  I tell you like I see it. As a mother, I take pride in not 'babying' my children.  I called it as I saw it.  My children, still, to this day, do not appreciate this quality of mine.  (They range in age 32-38)  I will be 60 this year. I am approaching my 60th year of life, in the midst of a pandemic, and having lived through nearly six months of quarantine and apparently, I still don't get it.  My children walk away when I mention a serious topic.   Serious topics include:  Neighbor relations, family obligations, interracial interactions, religious beliefs or obligations, general household chores or responsibilities. REALLY!!??? I take a deep breath and don't know what to do.  How can I instill my beliefs into my family.  How do I engage them in a conversation...

This has been a period of...I don't know.  It's been a period of everything! 

Although the last day my students were at school was March 16th, as the IT for our buildings, I continued to go to work.  That all stopped 10 days ago.  I'm not sure how I'm doing with this change. I do know that my dog, Aiden, is wondering why I'm always home and thinking, 'is this too good to be true!"  I've been living in sweat pants! I'm trying to stay productive and continue to help the teachers and staff with their new relationship with technology. My staff is well equipped and trained in technology - they just have to use it now! Video conferencing is the new norm.  I actually look forward to the 3:30 PD Virtual Happy Hour. Meanwhile, I'm cooking dinner and eating more than usual.  Today's goal was to take a shower and make sure my jeans still fit.  I'm good for now.  Stay tuned!

My weight is trending down!  I'm happy to report I saw 190 on the scale today!  I haven't see that number since before my first foot surgery in 2016!  Slow and steady wins the race!

I popped a cough drop into my mouth the other day and it reminded me of my grandma and grandpa Herman.

As I was driving home from work today, the odometer on my 2018 Jeep Compass turned to 20,000 miles. I leased the Jeep in September of 2018.  It is the first time I have leased and I found myself thinking about mileage and how many trips I could take until my lease is up this September.  I have 10,000 left in the lease and eight months to use them...or to not exceed them.  I do not like this pressure.

I've been fasting  16/8 for three weeks now and I'm seeing results. The scale read 194.5 this morning.  What I'd really like to see is ten less pounds than that: <185.  Even though I weighed over 200 pounds when I started intermittent fasting, I've been hanging out in the 190's for nearly three years.  I'd been gaining and losing the same ten pounds over and over again.  With this lifestyle change (16/8) I hope to change that pattern.