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IT DIDN'T SNOW. The wind just picked up and blew colder weather into our neighborhood. Temps took a nose dive going from 42 to 25. Clouds came with it turning the sky into a grey mist. I was blessed to stay inside today and rest. Exhausted from two weeks of high activity for an old lady. Several naps later, I am still tired.
Received a phone call from the Endocrinologist Office about my TSH reading. Way too suppressed. Changed the dose. More labs in 6 weeks. It's a roller coaster ride for me when it comes to my thyroid numbers. Never stable. Not sure why. Perhaps with the number being too low, this is what has contributed to being irritated, forgetful and overly emotional. Makes sense to me.
Maybe I'm sensitive to the weather and the emotional atmosphere of LIFE. We've been so busy. Perhaps in 6 weeks I will be where I should be. Next week, I have to go visit my General Physician about cholesterol and when I go I have to have my questions in hand. When ones TSH is off, high cholesterol can happen. Instead of working at stabilizing my TSH, my general doc is more interested in placing me on a statin drug. I have to visit with him about this without sounding arrogant or like I'm talking down to him as he is the doctor after all and he says he knows what's best for me? He knows a great deal, but I have to wonder if he knows what's best for me when placing me on a medicine that will raise my glucose and cause the issues that will more than make me a candidate that has to be placed on more meds. A cycle that I don't want to ride.
The past few days, we have been dining on Buffalo Pot Roast which becomes stew and then finally soup. Not starving. I cannot tell much difference between Buffalo meat and Beef except when the meal cools there is hardly any fat that has gelled in the liquid indicating far less FAT to skim off the top. Eye opening. Way less fat in this meal.
First we have the Pot Roast with onion, celery, potatoes and carrots. Next is stew with added diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, green beans and corn. Using the broth. Last but not least, more water is added to make soup. Three delicious meals or more from the crock pot from one big pot roast.
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Ready to start another round of calorie counting. Exercise has to become a part of LIFE like taking a pill for health. More nutritional foods and water.
A trip to the grocery store is needed as I will clear out the fridge later today. Fresh fruit and vegetables are needed. On Thursday, I hope I can be-bop into the CHRISTMAS MARKET to see if they have any oversized pinecones for sell so while I'm in TOWN, I can visit the FOOD MARKET as well. It will be the first of December. Calendar is filling up some.
Getting the CHRISTMAS TREE up later this week will help with accomplishing what I hope. Twinkle lights are a favorite of mine during the CHRISTMAS SEASON.
By the French doors are storage tubs in a pile waiting to be carried to the car to be taken over to the storage shed. I have HARVEST items and THANKSGIVING decor to take over to the COTTAGE to initiate the new clean storage shed.
I'll be going through my stash of CHRISTMAS decor and after I decorate for this season, I will know what to donate or hold onto for a short time longer. I seem to be moving so much slower these days it hurts. Literally. I'll soon know what I have to use to refresh my memory. This task of getting better organized is an ongoing drama that I need to stop repeating and just be relaxed with an orderly inventory. It's alright to not remember every item and when coming across it is like opening a CHRISTMAS present.
With the AUTUMN decor organized and ready to be put away for another year, it comforts that spark of being in the know of where it is. I have a general idea on file in my head. Don't forget.
Looking forward to decorating in the afternoons and evenings. Another trip to the fabric store is needed as I want to use larger pieces of fabric to tie the garland to the stair rail and make droopy bows. I changed my mind from using ribbon on the spool verses strips of fabric. A different look.
I'll need to look over the bills, wash some bedsheets later today, drop them off to dry at the COTTAGE, buzz to Manhattan to the fabric shop and grocery store. Return HOME and hang some greenery tying it up with fabric. The dishes will be waiting for me to wash them. Box up some items for the move. It will be a full enough day to say the least. I'll need to do some dusting to freshen up the room in preparation to set the tree up.
