GM Nostr friends. Happy Friday! Hubs and I are up at the North Shore again. Got to watch a ship come into the bay first thing this morning. He was so excited. Windy and cold , but we have a ten minute walk to our concert this evening.

GM Nostr friends Church for us this morning looks a little different. It's Serve Day, where the congregation is encouraged to sign up for an area and then go out and do something. Hubs and I were originally going to help with the church garden, but then switched to going shopping for items for the local food shelf. I'm looking forward to it. I hope all the activities today help out around the community and show the love of Jesus!

I just came across a note talking about how the GLP-1 drugs are a total cop out, and people need to just eat better and exercise. Just wanted to add my thoughts to this, as I both somewhat agree, and also got fairly upset. Diabetes runs in my family. And when I mean runs, I mean everyone minus my dad. I grew up with a mom who was morbidly obese, and three of us lived off one income. That led to a lot of cheap hamburger helper/mac&cheese dinners and heavily processed bologna sandwiches for me for the majority of my childhood up until high school. I was an overweight kid with some bad genetics to back it up. However, the older I got the more interested I became in nutrition. Unfortunately, some of my genetics have caught up with me so I now have high blood pressure, borderline high cholesterol, sleep apnea, and diabetes. A lot of the habits I learned growing up have been so, so hard to break - even though I know they're slowly killing me. Every day is a learning process. For a long time, I lived with a lot of self-loathing and didn't care what I put into my body, as long as it tasted good. I know, the damage just continued. I blew up to 270 lbs (122kg) a few years ago, tried to get things under control and made it down to the 220s. Then my mom died from the years she had been suffering from kidney failure, and I was left living with and taking care of my distraught dad who had been her primary caregiver through years of heart surgery, hospital stays, and then 20+ months in a nursing home watching her kidneys fail. I got back up to the 270s after some health issues of my own (non-cancerous tumor on my bladder) and hip issues. All this backstory to say, for a lot of people on these same GLP-1 drugs it's very very hard to do the right things for yourself, even when you know it's portion control, exercise, strength-training, and not sitting behind a desk 8+ hours a day. Do I want to be on a med that makes me nauseated, exhausted, and that's looked down on by the "skinny" people of the world? Hell to the no. I want to be healthy. To not wear size XXL and be uncomfortable in an airplane seat, and I'm not even as big as a lot of people on Wegovy/Ozempic/Zepbound/Monjaro. Just...please. When you want to shit on the drugs and the people taking them, remember that for a lot of us, this is the second chance we've never been able to hope for. I feel like I have a second chance at living a normal life. Are the side effects worth it? Some days yes, some days no. But I can see a future now when I have learned when to put the fork down, and pick up my dumbbells and get my sweat on.

GM Nostr friends. We're being lame today and staying home from church (watching online instead) because Hubby is embarrassed about how long his hair is getting and needs a trim. 😆 So grateful for my life today. I'm sipping my iced coffee and enjoying time with Hubby and Lu.

GM Nostr friends. Well, we're definitely not in a fire zone anymore. It's absolutely pouring and the wind is blowing hard. Lu was so excited for her morning walk, but as soon as I opened the front door, she started backing away. I ended up dragging her outside for a quick pee. She was very disgruntled when we got back in. Poor girl hates being wet. I've been working on getting a query working on and off for almost three days now, and it's driving me nuts. Maybe the crappy weather outside will keep me focused and possibly have a breakthrough with the fields that aren't playing nice. Fingers crossed on that. Stay safe, have a terrific Tuesday all!

Headed out for hot pot tonight! I'm so hungry. 🥬🥒🥩🍲

GM Nostr friends! I'm very ready for this week to be over. Work has been very busy with weird, complicated little things. I'm tired of braining! Have a good Friday, y'all!

Morning Nostr friends. Storms on the way today! It's been very unseasonably hot here for May, so I'm excited for the temps to drop a bit. Plus, who doesn't love a rainy day?

GM Nostr friends! It's Tuesday! Hubby is officially moving his mom into her new assisted living facility this afternoon. He's stressing big time about it, because she feels he and his siblings forced her out of her house. It's a big to-do. She keeps falling, can't keep up her own hygiene or take care of the house, and generally has a pretty bad quality of life on her own. (Medium-level hoarder.) I'm praying the adjustment period is short and she grows to find things she likes about the place and makes some friends. Other than that, just a busy day at work ahead. I'm behind on my Zepbound shots due to some issue with my insurance and the pharmacy, so have to put on my big girl pants and call them today to figure out what's going on.

Mama's little ride-along to Target to pick up groceries. #dogstr

GM Nostr friends. Have to leave in half an hour to go get my boobs squished. (Mammogram) Not exactly thrilled about it, but my maternal grandma had breast cancer, so yay early detection! Dental cleaning this afternoon, too. I'm getting out of all the meetings today. Not exactly a super fun reason, but apparently I wasn't paying attention to my calendar when I scheduled everything. Oops. Another unseasonably hot day ahead of us here in Minnesota today. Right now, I have the windows open because it's gorgeously cool. Will be turning full cave troll later in the day and closing everything up when the heat hits, but until then I'm appreciating a breeze. Go out there and grab Monday. Give it a big sloppy kiss.

Gorgeous cool morning yesterday. Today it feels like mid August. 🥵

Hi Nostr friends. I kinda missed the morning with church and having to do a Target run with Hubby so he could find a gift for his mom. Happy Mother's Day to you moms out there. I know this is a rough day for a lot of people. Hugs to you all.

'Sup, Nostr friends? Happy Saturday! Gorgeous day here. Got some groceries, and just chilling with Lu. I should get up and go do some laundry, but eh.

And we're back. Life wasn't so much busy as it was just bleh this week. My Zepbound shot took me down hard, with lots of nausea. No puking thankfully - I have a phobia about it. My doc is okay with me staying on my current dosage, instead of increasing up a level like I'm supposed to at this point. It's honestly kinda wreaking havoc on everything. I have a dentist appointment on Monday where I desperately want to avoid throwing up on my hygenist. So...here we are. Made it to Friday. My MIL is moving into an assisted living facility near us next week, but gets the keys tomorrow, so Hubby and his brother will be spending most of the weekend getting her basics moved in. Heeeere's to the freakin' weekend. 🥂

GN Nostr friends. I got sucked into the real world a bit this week, but bringing it back to Nostrland tomorrow, hopefully. Until then, sleep sweet homies.

GM Nostr friends. Enjoying some frozen strawberries with my protein shake today, and it tastes awesome. Nothing much else planned for today aside from church. Have a good Sunday!

GM Nostr friends. Got myself to the gym for some time on the treadmill already, and took Lu for a long walk. Showered and now chilling while Hubs is at an event. Have a great Saturday!

GM Nostr friends! Happy Friday. I've been doing protein shakes all week with a couple bloops of Javvy coffee concentrate. It gets the job done, but definitely not as satisfying as sipping a regular caffeinated beverage. Kind of chilly out today, so I wish I had opted for my regular pour-over. Oh well. Have a good day, y'all!