Day 53: Brrrr !

 

Wednesday October 9, 2024

Here is the link to my original Day 53. It was  Monday February 25, 2019. My headline that day was "A Blustery Day" due to the weather conditions. It was windy and snowing, so I took a vacation day. It was a good thing as the power went out for 2 hours that chilly day. At that time I was still keeping the cats in the laundry room when I wasn't home at the temp dropped to 50 degrees out there. I ended up bringing them all into the house with me, where it was a more comfortable 65. Power outages in the winter are the worst because that means no heat !

The alarm went off at 7 today but I didn't get up until just after 8. I'm ok with that. It was 60 degrees upstairs and 62 downstairs, so I finally broke down and turned on the heat. I set the thermostats to 68 and the house warmed up pretty quickly. With the rain we've had I didn't want to take a chance on mold appearing anywhere and it's not like I'm destitute. I can pay the utility bill. It was 43 outside and the forecast indicates lows of 42 the next 2 nights and then lows in the 30's starting Sunday. Daytime highs will mostly be in the 50's and the rain isn't going away, so the heat will be staying on for at least the next week. My plan for the winter is to keep the thermostat as low as possible and supplement with space heaters. I have a nice one for the living room with a remote, so I can adjust the temp or turn it on/off without getting up. It's quiet but powerful and I'm so glad I bought it last year !

Breakfast was 160 calorie waffles with sugar free syrup and an 80 calorie yogurt. Morning snack was a 155 calorie vanilla shake with peanut butter powder.

Since it's rock & roll bingo day I didn't take a shower before I got dressed today. The plan is to exercise at noon and then shower no later than 2 pm.

Below is what I achieved today. I am focusing on what I do each day, and not looking back to what I did or didn't do any other day. I hope that one day soon I won't need to include the "disclaimer".

Make the bed - x

feed cats - x

have breakfast - x

get dressed - x

exercise - 

clean litter boxes - 

take vitamins - 

have morning snack - 

have lunch - 

have afternoon snack - 

have dinner - 

have evening snack - 

shower - 

skincare - 

brush teeth -