tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121980262024-03-07T18:38:44.260-08:00She Knits She RantsA place for me to vent and to talk about my projects, not necessarily in that order.Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16029568021356495296noreply@blogger.comBlogger2380125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12198026.post-4254695562188624082017-08-24T10:34:00.001-07:002017-08-24T10:34:29.902-07:00Day 16 - on the downhill sideWe have reached the mid-point of my Whole30 and still we have mostly smooth sailing. I am not strictly in sync with the timeline but I did experience the bloat at about the time predicted and it was very unpleasant. It only lasted a couple of days and that's been the worst of the symptoms. When I sleep it is deeply, but these past few nights again I've had problems falling Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16029568021356495296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12198026.post-12849956845401243032017-08-14T12:16:00.001-07:002017-08-14T12:16:04.076-07:00Day 6 on Whole30Well this Whole30 thing has started out very smoothly. It's not difficult for me because I'm used to cooking and I don't have to prep breakfasts and lunches to take to work. Also since weight loss is not the primary goal, but a happy by product, there is no measuring or weighing which I appreciate the most. I haven't had any crazy cravings, I'm sleeping okay but it has been Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16029568021356495296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12198026.post-814134534820196222017-08-07T11:26:00.002-07:002017-08-07T11:26:36.439-07:00The summer cold that will not endJuly 15 I woke up with a sore throat. During the day I developed a cough. It was Pierce's 16th birthday and I wanted to go. Ben was gone to Utah for business and I was bored and lonely. But I felt awful so I stayed home. I wanted to be ready for Kate and I to go to Port Townsend on Wednesday. I was quite froggy but didn't feel that bad Wednesday so off we went Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16029568021356495296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12198026.post-57640042014287978492017-07-03T10:36:00.002-07:002017-07-03T10:36:34.061-07:00The sun plays peek a booWe are in for a huge long string of sunny, warm days but this morning we have clouds. It was like that all weekend, cloudy in the morning and then sunshine in the afternoon. That makes it hard to get up and get going but since Tink is always anxious to get to the park, at least I have that nagging at me. I skipped the gym this morning .... these clouds have given me a little Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16029568021356495296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12198026.post-91044429333041969932017-06-22T10:44:00.000-07:002017-06-22T10:44:03.988-07:00The stressful monthJune is the month when I book all of my annual exam appointments, which this year included the dreaded colonoscopy. The only thing left now is the wellness exam tomorrow morning and then I'm done for another year. I do get super stressed though and I can't seem to talk myself out of it. Plus I had to miss the gym so I didn't have that stress relief.
I started a new Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16029568021356495296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12198026.post-10488147551667783662017-05-25T11:13:00.001-07:002017-05-25T11:13:19.175-07:00Where does the time go??I can't believe the it's been since April 25 that I've written in my blog. The deal is though, I don't sit down to my computer every day. And not even every week. There's just no reason to. I play on my iPad so I guess I could post from there but honestly I don't think of it. I do post regularly on Facebook. That seems to have taken the place of my blog, exceptShelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16029568021356495296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12198026.post-8865020778926927352017-04-25T10:26:00.001-07:002017-04-25T10:26:10.065-07:00It caught up with meWell I finally caught that nasty cold that everyone has been carrying around all winter and spring. It started with a sore throat last Wednesday and this weekend it morphed into the cough stage. On Friday we had a rare day of sunshine and I was determined to get out into the garden. I did quite well considering how I felt. I got some seeds planted in the raised bed and Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16029568021356495296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12198026.post-87633027456329980702017-04-12T11:54:00.002-07:002017-04-12T11:54:46.171-07:00One reservation downWell the long weekend in Port Townsend was quite fun. Good music Friday and Saturday nights and an excellent dinner Sunday night The weather was a challenge though. The wind was SO strong that it nearly blew me over in the street. At one point I was clinging to a building to avoid being blown over. Poor Tink did not like it at all either. Luckily it didn't Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16029568021356495296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12198026.post-23893106142898074602017-04-04T10:07:00.000-07:002017-04-04T10:07:00.427-07:00Where is my happy?Oh I am SO over this weather! The lack of sunshine is just really getting to me. I know it's partly because I can't get any endorphins -- but that doesn't make it any easier to take. It makes me very bad company. At least the rain stayed away enough on Saturday to get the roses and hydrangea trees pruned and a couple of the planters cleaned out and Ben moved the Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16029568021356495296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12198026.post-2944887935836240292017-03-30T10:34:00.002-07:002017-03-30T10:34:42.439-07:00Right on scheduleI went to see the physical therapist yesterday and I am happy to say I am right on schedule. I have stopped wearing the cast to bed -- it was just too uncomfortable and I don't need it. I have graduated to strength training for the hand. It will be another month until I can list any more than 10 pounds - the bone needs to be completely healed. Otherwise I am pain Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16029568021356495296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12198026.post-36215772423087530682017-03-24T11:37:00.000-07:002017-03-24T11:37:01.434-07:00Working through the choresIt seems that having all the time in the world does not keep one from being a procrastinator. Yesterday I finally went to have my car serviced - a few months late. No real reason other than I kept putting it off. And now I keep doing the same thing with my taxes. I think because I know it's going to be different this year and I may have to pay, haven finally gotten the Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16029568021356495296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12198026.post-91375758035163396762017-03-22T11:31:00.001-07:002017-03-22T11:31:14.837-07:00Spring finallyNot that you can really tell it by the weather. It is Seattle spring. Wet and cloudy, but the gardens are coming alive. I walked around the yard yesterday and see that indeed the roses need pruning and the first sunny day I'm going to take care of that. I don't see signs of new growth on the hydrangea trees yet, but I will look closer. I'd like to take care of Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16029568021356495296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12198026.post-89918955524716653852017-03-15T08:52:00.000-07:002017-03-15T08:52:08.995-07:00Free at lastMonday I saw the doctor, had more X-rays, and was very happy to see that the bone has healed. Six weeks it took. Now I can keep the cast off all during the day except when I'm out hiking around or in crowds. The swelling is still there but I can see my wrist bone now. That's progress. In therapy I was given another set of passive exercises, which are painful but Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16029568021356495296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12198026.post-19309232815539825282017-03-01T08:56:00.000-08:002017-03-01T08:56:11.088-08:00one month outIt is four weeks since I broke my wrist and I had my second visit with PT yesterday. I am progressing nicely. The swelling will be with me for a while, but the pain is pretty much gone except when I am exercising the wrist. I have to keep the splint full time for two more weeks at least, but now I am to take my shower without the splint and also do a series of stretching and Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16029568021356495296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12198026.post-11734208489969422912017-02-13T11:09:00.000-08:002017-02-13T11:09:02.788-08:00Broken wristWell the title says is all I broke my wrist 01/30 and i still have the ER splint on it because the Ortho doc could not make it to clinic last Monday. I go in today and will get a real cast that will hopefully be much lighter and smaller. The list of things I cannot do include wearing any pant besides a yoga pant and putting on a bra. Hawaii is set for March 4 so that is Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16029568021356495296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12198026.post-53833697023517506802017-01-11T11:50:00.000-08:002017-01-11T11:50:22.712-08:00Hidden benefitsHave I mentioned how much I love retirement? Oh I do. I really really do. I have noticed that people are much nicer now that I don't have to deal with them during rush hour or on a crowded bus or at the grocery store when everyone else is shopping. In the world where there are no places to run to, things are just better and people are happier.
So I wanted to pick up thatShelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16029568021356495296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12198026.post-32417781082485699292017-01-04T13:16:00.000-08:002017-01-04T13:16:23.608-08:00A second waveCan you believe it?! Just when I was starting to feel better, I got worse! WAY worse. Friday I had to get out of bed because the house cleaner was coming, and I had a couple of things I had to do, so thankfully she switched up to the morning. I got her to do the master suite first and did my couple of errands and collapsed into bed and I was miserable for the entire Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16029568021356495296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12198026.post-60611698866187997352016-12-29T12:54:00.001-08:002016-12-29T12:54:23.223-08:00It livesIt has really been a long time since I've been on my computer! First was the trip to LA, then to Paris, then I got sick and there was Christmas and now it's coming up on New Years Eve and I'm STILL sick! After all my self congratulations that I hadn't been sick this year and here it is. Granted it's not as bad as it has been in the past. I'm coughing but not so hard Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16029568021356495296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12198026.post-40765499078619433472016-12-05T08:04:00.002-08:002016-12-05T08:04:32.865-08:00SnowIt's snowing! It is pretty wet though and I'll bet it turns to rain later today. It is 37 degrees, so I really don't think it's going to be much of a problem for anyone. I hope. That being said I don't plan on driving much, if at all today.
I have such a lot to do today, and really the rest of the week before I leave on Thursday. Today, besides normal chores, I've Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16029568021356495296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12198026.post-53002229599758820152016-11-29T09:19:00.000-08:002016-11-29T09:19:14.987-08:00Less spamI have noticed a marked decrease in the amount of spam I've been getting lately. Usually if I didn't open my Yahoo mail for a day I'd have more than 100 spam emails but now it's a 10th of that. I opened it up today after a week and there was only 66. Fantastic.
So, where did the week go? Well Wednesday I was feeling a little under the weather and decided to skip theShelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16029568021356495296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12198026.post-45699689885989638712016-11-22T09:34:00.000-08:002016-11-22T09:34:26.123-08:00More formsUnbelievable - I have two more forms to fill out for retirement! I thought all of the forms were accounted for in my packet but either I skipped a couple or they weren't included. Well happy days, they have been sent to me for completion and they're good ones. My official UW Retirement form, which will give me my UW free parking anywhere forever, and the VEBA which is an Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16029568021356495296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12198026.post-11734515618004293852016-11-17T09:04:00.001-08:002016-11-17T09:04:16.913-08:00Bad dreamsI've only had a couple of dreams about work and last night I had another. It was short. I walked up to a door - I guess my office door - and there was a huge long handwritten list taped to the door. I burst out crying. It was a long list of thankless chores for some class or another. I tore it off the door, and through my sobs said, "This is the LAST time I'm Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16029568021356495296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12198026.post-78525475824547715522016-11-11T08:48:00.002-08:002016-11-11T08:48:53.243-08:00I need a positive knitting experienceWell things are just a bit weird, don't you think? Who wasn't surprised by the election outcome? I find it hard to believe and so I am not thinking about it. We'll survive but ... good heavens.
I've got the blues today. I should be getting ready for the gym but I just can't face it. I think what I'm going to do is wind up that cashmere and start something lovely Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16029568021356495296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12198026.post-14092369938216095992016-11-08T12:12:00.002-08:002016-11-08T12:12:38.489-08:00The dark daysThey are upon us. Already. But the temperature is quite warm, at least for now. Crazy warm today. I just read an article last night that said we are in for a snowy winter this year, like 2008/2009. That might be fun, since I don't have to drive anywhere.
Things are going well at the gym. I have added a little weight to the squat portion of the workout and a littleShelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16029568021356495296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12198026.post-55272595162213904162016-11-01T11:20:00.003-07:002016-11-01T11:20:38.499-07:00DisciplineI have no problem with my discipline when it comes to going to the gym. I am pretty happy with that. My problem is finding the discipline to sit down at my computer and do my business. Like banking and budgets and things like that. When I was working I had to sit down at the computer every morning so it was much easier to keep up with that kind of thing but now I have to Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16029568021356495296noreply@blogger.com0