I was feeling so good about all the real estate I had to do my workout on Monday until I caught my finger between my weight and the Y bell rack. Broken. Not the end of the world but had to cancel some workouts and type less (I’m a writer so that was a pain.) learn from me; be more careful than I was
Good built in feature of a wheaten
I was out walking this morning around 9:30 and came upon a handsome gray standard poodle wandering around near Forest and Greenwood. I wanted check the tag not the pup wasn’t into strangers; rang the bell at the closest house but nobody was home and then when I came back out in the sidewalk he was gone. Pic in the comments
I know there’s a huge shortage going on so I wanted to see if I could help. Historically I’ve been turned away for low iron in the past but for the last few years I’ve been taking a daily iron supplement: currently 65 mg. (Im 47f, perimenopausal but no heavy flows.) no dice, although I’m nearly on the cusp. The dude at the donation place nicely pointed to a sign showing high iron foods I could try to eat more of and I was like I’ve had red meat four nights already this week not to mention beans and hummus. I said I’ll try doubling up my iron dosage and see if that gets me over the threshold in a few weeks. Then he mentioned I could try giving up coffee and I was like “…”
he told me I could still grab a juice or a cookie on the way out as a consolation prize but I declined. I want to earn that cookie. 🙅🏻♀️ 🩸 🙅🏻♀️🍪
EDIT: I'm glad I posted this here because I learned maybe I need to be more circumspect about my iron supplements. Also I've been blowing off getting a PCP for awhile (relying on my gynecologist as my primary) so maybe it's time to get real about it. Thanks for the advice. Here's hoping I can get the iron up and offload some of this blood I'm trying to get rid of.
She is so obsessed with him and he is like a teenager who just wants to be left alone (they are not actually related; Different breeders from different states 6 year apart)
Our 11 year-old is at Sleepaway camp for five days and I hate to say it but it’s such a lighter feeling during the day knowing that for a few nights so we don’t have to start getting to bed process which has gotten over the years easier but still involves an amount of goofing around and push back and routine.
I was wondering those of you with older kids when they started more or less putting themselves to bed? I know it it totally is relative to the kid but his older brother is starting high school next week and I was just pondering if this will possibly go on thru 9th grade. (And if it does, it does.)
My mom (Alzheimers and vascular dementia) used to be so social and engaged and now she's not very interested in talking to anyone including my dad (with whom she still lives) and me (her adult daughter who lives a mile away.) I find this sad to say the least but I'm not taking it personally. However I never know how hard to push this in terms of forcing it.
Part of me thinks well if she wants to be left alone, then so be it. Another part of me thinks it's not right or normal or healthy to have so much radio silence between. But if she doesn't prefer to talk or socialize, is forcing it really helpful for anyone? (For context she and my dad still live in the house I grew up in; on the wait list for a retirement home.
Just wondering how those of you in similar dynamics walk this line. I certainly grieve the mom I used to call and shoot the shit with but I know she's not coming back.
Yeah of course I want us to go to the playoffs (it feels jinxy to even say that.) Of course I want us to sweep the Cubs. I want to get the Astros back on their home turf. Of course I get irrationally depressed on losing days.
All the things.
But I don't know about you, I have had a hard year personally and not just the victories and talent but the fun of this season has been a real balm and welcome surprise. It's corny but I got tix to the last home game just to show up and say thank you for the good times.
(I'm even tempted to get a Strokin' shirt but I wonder whether it's too cringe of a thing for a mom with teen/tween sons to do.)
Forgive me for painting half a generation with a wide brush but I don't think too many Boomer men are willing to do this but my dad went to a support group today for care partners of people living with dementia and I feel a little weight off my shoulders today.
He's Catholic and as far as I know has never taken part in any sort of therapy but he really needed to talk to peers as he navigates my mom's Alzheimer's/vascular dementia instead of relying on me, his daughter (a mom of 2) to do research for him. My grief over my mom (and him) is completely different than his grief over his life partner.
I know from experience that even if you don't get "answers" just talking to other people in the same boat as you can help a lot. They were prompted to say something good that had happened to them/their partner recently and he also told me about advising a woman to stop fudging the truth about her partner's dementia -- she was worried about people gossiping and he said he thinks gossip happens more when you're not being honest.
Anyway just nice to feel like something productive happened today and he's not just having cocktails and texting me sad shit while I'm trying to make dinner.
I'm a newsletter writer but this is actually for a story I'm working on about newsletters, not looking for advice myself (if that makes a difference?) I'm looking for examples of interesting ways people have enticed free readers to pull the lever and become paid that go beyond the regular asks, discounts etc. Some examples I've seen IRL include:
Just wondering if anyone out there has seen (or used) any other enticements that go outside the box. They don't necessarily have to be super successful, just different and interesting. Thanks!
For those of you with incoming freshmen at the high school you might want to put it in your calendar that this week the kids are due to come in and get their Chromebooks/IDs and next week is orientation. A parent alerted me to these dates which I'm thankful for because I only had one of them in my calendar and didn't get a heads up about the Pick Up day.
I was driving down Lakeshore Boulevard earlier checking out the storm damage when I heard this horrible noise coming from my car and I got out and saw that these panels had been ripped out somehow while I was driving. Maybe I drove over an open manhole cover I have no idea. We didn’t lose power or any big trees but I will still blame that on the storm.. Just wondering if anyone knows body shops locally who can maybe help puzzle piece this stuff back together and not overcharge me to death. Thanks.
We are really getting our money’s worth on our back yard.
Nothing like opening up your windows on the one temperate non-toxic day of the summer only to have the house filled with the constant beeping and truck noises of the alleys being resurfaced. But complaints aside does anyone know why some alleys are just dirt and others are actual pavement?
I am on this big hiking trip but live in the flat Midwest so while I was racking up my miles outside I was wondering whether my time power walking at OTF would train me at all and after 11.5 miles today I can say yes. We did a lot of inclines and on our gentler hills a few times I told myself I was doing a push and the harder times I was like “this is the all out.” Very thankful too for all my squats and lunges and deadlifts. For those wondering whether power walking “counts.” 😊 🥾 ⛰️ 🇸🇪
Our 6 year old OG wheaten couldn’t decide if she was a toy, a nightmare or what but I think he’ll be okay with time. He’s sleeping next to me right now so he knows he’s still the main man.
To head off the “what was that??” questions/to prepare your anxious pets/as a heads up for a thing to do, there will be a ~20 minute show around 8:45 on the lakefront.
EDIT: The fireworks are canceled d/t lake conditions (thanks to @ApprehensivePause146 for the heads up). So your dogs can rest peacefully. 😇
We’re doubling down and getting a second wheaten next week. She is a girl and our first one is a beloved five year-old boy.
Those of you who have added a second, what was any good advice you got/things you wish you’d known about bringing the second one into the fold and trying to keep the first one relatively happy? I know this is probably nuts of us so please be gentle. I’m a long time dog owner but never have had two before. Here he is is contemplating his new roommate.
I confess I love Genesis but I don't like most of their merch yet I wanted to buy vintage. I finally found this and love it--but I don't know when it's from and Google reverse image isn't helping me. Anyone know when it's from? Maybe it's unofficial.
