Category: DayInTheLife
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Nifty Travel Tip
No comments on Nifty Travel TipA few months back, himself and I did a road trip for a family wedding. What surprised me was the lack of “travel crud” afterward. Before January 2020, we went to multiple conventions every year. Every time, I’d have some sort of cold or virus (“crud”) afterward. But not this time. Why? I think it […]
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Summer Update
We’re having our first taste of summer in Seattle now, with temps above 90F. The main problem, of course, is that we don’t really cool off at night. Even using the heat pump to keep the main interior in the 70s, the air is dryer and things feel different. Staying cool is a priority for […]
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Intention gap
What is the intention gap? It’s the gap between what you intend (or assume) you’ll do, and what you’ll actually do when the time comes, affected by weather, traffic, do you actually have what needs to get it done, and so on. One example: When my state went to all mail-in voting, I surprised myself […]
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Managing workouts
If I lived further south in the US than Seattle, I might not be working out at all today. (Yes, I’m a heat wimp.) But I’m actually in a north-of-Seattle suburb, so I’m wearing Teva sandals over my compression stockings. Other things I’m using: Not everyone needs these! I just find them helpful to me […]
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Compression stockings
New stockings arrived. Checking my nails are smooth before opening, since putting a nail through these is expensive. As I’ve written before, I wear compression stockings due to impaired blood flow below a knee causing painful swelling. “Avoiding pain” is a good incentive for me. :) https://living400lbs.com/2019/07/15/hand-laundry-never-ends/
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Signs of Progress
My pulse comes down faster after using the treadmill than it used to. I’m able to focus on reading right after the treadmill, and to retain what I read. My blood pressure has been “in range” for months. It used to be nice to have my pulse oximeter show my pulse go below 100 while […]
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Things That Derail My Everything
Doctor appointments, like the 3 I had in 2 weeks. (Mostly it’s because I emotionally freak out about it. I don’t like that but that’s what my body insists on right now.) Medical tests, like the ultrasound I had during the same 2 weeks. (See above.) Doing more physical things around the house, which for […]
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Day in the Life: Shower, Chafing, & Jock Itch
These days I use the blow-dryer on crevices and wear tummy liners from More Of Me To Love instead of baby powder. (Yay not getting baby powder everywhere.) I like their bra liners too. I continue the use of antifungals as needed, usually in other crevices. Ah, the morning shower. Warm water to get the […]
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Day in the Life: Aerobics
Since I wrote this there’s been a bunch of changes. I got an adapter that let me feed video from VHS to my computer. I made digital video copies of the various segments from the VHS tape. This lets me customize things a bit, such as doing a segment multiple times to work out more. […]
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Day in the life: Thyroid pause
This post was originally written in 2015. These days I’m much more aware of what I call the “thyroid pause”, the 30-60 minutes that I to am wait after taking the thyroid pill, before I eat breakfast or take other meds. I often wake up, check the time, take thyroid, and go back to sleep. […]
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Day in the life: Stretches (updated)
I still stretch in the morning and evening, though not this full sequence. Usually I stretch whatever feels stiff and I bend over to touch the floor a few times. Last year we had a plumbing problem under the kitchen sink. Himself knew how to fix it, but didn’t feel up to the bending. I […]
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Day in the life: Waking up (updated)
This post was originally written in 2008. It’s one of the first I wrote for this blog. And it’s still pertinent! I’ve been using a CPAP for over 10 years now. I have problems falling asleep without it. Not because I snore or otherwise sleep poorly without it – because I’m so used to having […]
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September 1, 2008
That’s when I started this blog. At the time I was in my (early) forties, married, owned a home, and worked in software testing. Now I’m definitely in my fifties. I’m still married. We have a different home. I retired from the software grind. Instead of busing or driving to an office building, I’ve been […]
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Still around.
Still fat. Still married. Still in the Seattle area. Still doing treadmill 3 days a week, usually, despite general bleahs. Starting another round of seeing doctors – I ended up with yearly visits to a couple specialists in the fall, so every year it’s oh right I have to deal with that. If you follow […]
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I don’t care about gas prices
The more the news mentions gas prices, the more I realize I’m weird because I don’t. Why? I used to commute about 15 miles a day to the office. My minivan is modified with a ramp and space for my mobility scooter, but it’s also a plug-in hybrid. On a full charge I get 33 […]
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Importance of Comfort
If you’ve played The Sims, you know each Sim has various needs: Energy, Bladder, Hunger, Social. The one that surprised me was Comfort. Sims want to be physically comfortable, and get grouchy if they’re not. More expensive beds filled the Energy and Comfort needs faster than cheaper ones. Are you comfortable where you are? Comfort […]
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