Friday Five - Hot Flashes Still???
It was a good week - a good balance of activities, not to much stress to deal with, and enough down time to leisurely read for at least an hour each day.
1. Bought a set of skin care products. One of my new focuses after reaching my new lower weight, was to begin investing in skin care visits to an esthetician. Coincidentally, last night my women's club held a skin care products presentation, and I purchased a full skin care kit along with a one-on-one appointment to go through how to use each of the five products properly. So, I think I just checked that one off my list, nicely.
In addition, my club received 20% of last night's proceeds, so I feel good about that.
2. Bought boneless chicken breast at pre-COVID pricing of $1.99 a pound. My freezer was already nice and full of loss-leader frozen proteins, including skinless, boneless chicken breast, but when I saw the price in one of this week's supermarket circulars, I could not pass it up.
When I got to the store on Day 1 of the sale price, a meat department employee was hard at work placing new packages into the case. He said he literally could not keep up with the demand and I said it was because we were all so excited to see pre-COVID pricing we couldn't restrain ourselves, lol.
So my freezer is now pretty much packed, and I need to not buy any new proteins until we eat it down.
Primarily I keep salmon, shrimp, pork loin slices, boneless chicken breast, with and without bone chicken thighs, ground round, ground turkey, Italian sausage, and whatever beef pieces I pick up at the Sell Now area.
From these I can make an array, almost an endless array, of really delicious meals from my Taste of Home and Cook's Country One Pot cookbooks.
3. May have walked newish friends into the ground. We have friends we initially met through our social wine club, that we began to schedule coastal walks and lunches with. They are active, but not quite as active as we are, so I try and keep our walks with them to five or six miles, but sometimes misjudge and end up walking them a mile or two more.
Which is what happened yesterday - our advertised five mile coastal walk became an eight mile walk for a variety of reasons. They appeared to be completely good sports about it, and said they now always add a couple of miles to the mileage I propose to them before responding with a 'Yes.'
So, hopefully they will continue to be up to meeting us for the occasional long beach walk + lunch dates!
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This part of our walk yesterday had canyons on one side of the path, the ocean on the other. This is very typical of the topography in coastal Southern California, and which surprises visitors at times, who think California is just one long sandy beach. No, not so much. 🙂 |
4. Still having hot flashes after all these years??? So, after learning I had a benign polyp at a recent gynecology exam, my doctor explained that polyps were a somewhat common side effect of taking HRT, which I have for about 10 years. I was a bit freaked by the removal process once it occurred - no real pain, but it was decidedly uncomfortable. Plus, I don't like the idea of a growth occurring, even if benign!
So, together with my doctor, I decided to wean off of HRT, which I've almost completed (It was about a six week process). To my chagrin, I am now experiencing what I call 'soft' hot flashes. Nowhere as severe as what sent me seeking out HRT in the first place, but definitely real enough to wake me if I go to bed even slightly overdressed.
They are not terrible, and I'm hoping I can alleviate them going forward by keeping our overhead fan on until we hit our colder winter nights, where an open window should be sufficient. Fingers crossed.
5. Attending my first new club social event today - a fashion show. My calendar is pretty full these days between our already-existing activities and the various new activities we've involved ourselves in, but I am enjoying all the opportunities to chat with and get to know new people, and to have fun dressing up a bit more than just on the weekends.
I don't really know what to expect today, so I'm going to wear a dress with just a little bling, and hope I guessed correctly on the dress code.
Where I live is decidedly casual in general, so I'm not overly concerned, but still, I'll feel more relaxed going forward once I attend this first social event and get a better sense of the club's overall dress 'code' culture.
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Sounds like a fun and full day! Enjoy.
ReplyDeleteYou know, I've actually worked hard to get to this level of activity, so I'm going to give myself a pat on the back for that. 🙂
DeleteAnd as I will often tell people, much of what I have on my calendar can be blown off if I just want to sit and read, because no one per se will hold me accountable. Some things, of course, are firmer commitments, but many are just for fun, and can be skipped if something sweeter beckons, even if that sweeter is just staying home.