My eldest and DIL get home today so I'll be back to 2 dogs by dinnertime. Hubby left super early for a trip to Western Canada (eek) so it's just me managing the gang. This visit has run smoothly though -- no complaints.
Sleeping update. I'm sleeping SO MUCH better (despite my neck and my monthly and 4 dogs in the bed). I started taking Ashwagandha which is promoted for stress relief, better sleep, less fogginess, better libido -- basically lot of menopause symptom relief. This one might be working. I'll take it for a month (to see the full hormone swing) and then stop to see if sleep issues return. Experimenting. Once again, it seems safe to take it with enough studies to confirm its safety.
I'm waking up a lot still, but I'm able to fall back to sleep. And I've been having very pleasant dreams -- some are Those Kind, but most are just happy dreams. When I take anything else for sleep, I have vivid bad dreams.
Slowly but surly. The most important thing is my diet and that's STILL off. Getting better though. Dang snacking at night. I made a problem solving list to see what's up. Lots of crappy thoughts AND nothing pre-planned for dinner. The rest of this week I've made a list of what I'm eating for dinner. This takes out the last minute decisions which have sucked lately -- random things from the refrigerator and pantry. Not plant focused. Not nutritionally beneficial. Last night -- fresh pickles with parm cheese chunks. Odd combination, but surprisingly good. I'm not so much over-eating as I'm eating crap.
Lunch with my foster friend yesterday. I like her, but we need to stop all the foster dog talk (and complaining). I tried a few times to steer off that conversation, but it keeps coming back around. We sit for a couple of hours and that's a lot of foster talk.
Groundhog lunch with my aunt today. Same time. Same place. Good news is it's always a great conversation.
Yesterday I walked the antique market and found a few things. My newest obsession is using small pitchers for flowers and greens or herbs. I love using older ones and it's fun to have different styles, shapes, sizes. I also found a vintage nesting Santa with 3 little ornaments inside -- I'll use it for my little tree in Asheville. I love the older Santa pitcher too. Reusing and repurposing feels good. Funny how some "vintage" is from the 1990s -- I guess I like "antique" more since I was a functioning adult in the 90s lol.
Have a great Tuesday. Later gators.
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