Oh no! I hope you get through easy...

That sounds like a great trip Suela!!

I woke up with an awful headache and had to cancel gym plan with a friend and go back to bed and ended up taking two doses of my migraine meds. My neck and shoulders still feel a bit tweaked but I mostly feel better now. The good I guess is that I didn’t have any real plans today other than the gym so could’ve been worse. But I didn’t have a migraine for MONTHS earlier this year and now I’ve had a few. Sigh.

The worst part of this is that I went into a coughing fit during my procedure yesterday, so I exposed the staff. Unfortunately, they're not open until Monday morning. Sigh...

We just booked a trip to the UK for October! Going to Manchester so Bob can do some genealogy research and then to Wales. Very interested to hear about your walking tour, Suela!!

I'm sorry about the Covid, Sheryl. I hope it goes quickly and mildly.

Lisah, that sounds wonderful!

meara, I'm glad you're feeling better.

And, yes, that does sound like a great trip, Suela.

I... have nothing of my own to report. Quiet day.

Sheryl, I feel like a colonoscopy/endoscopy followed by Covid is super unfair!

seriously. added to the same Gratuitous list as my lack of mobility mixed with digestive issues. Like, that's the part that seems mean. Healthy thoughts for you, Sheryl.

Yes it is, Steph, yes it is.

Rabbit, rabbit! Happy June!

June 1st is gray, foggy and chilly. But I can look out my window and see that they've raised a pride flag on the pole which normally just has the American flag.

I think I'll have a mushroom omelette for breakfast today.

I'm sorry about the Covid, Sheryl. I hope you both recover quickly.

Woot, Consuela! Have fun storming the castles. eta: and lisah!

Happy June! I have Pride nails. Neutral base with rainbow tips. 5 fingers so we skipped red, mostly because the other colors were prettier. I've received numerous positive responses. Mostly I think they are super summer-like and will have a hard time giving them up next trip!

So..... I have (in my mind) given up on my frustrating weight loss efforts and will start on the GLP-1 this week. Picked up the just in case, Rx for nausea meds this morning. The other should arrive in the next couple days. I have already completed the labs, which are good. I've been struggling to stick with my diet efforts, with 2-3 days being good, then undoing the efforts in just one day. The last straw was the most recent Ortho visit. The left hip degenerated, the right knee bone on bone. (Did I tell you that my 3 sibs are joining with me to form The Degenerates rock group?) The number one thing that can be done to relieve my poor old joints is to lose weight. Yes, I can replace joints, get cortisone shots, etc., but the most effective thing is getting rid of the stress. Despite all my efforts my weight has been in the same 5 pound range for over 6 months. So, I feel like I am giving up, but yay science giving me options.

I weighed between 95-105 until I was about 40, then between having kids and menopause I put on the pounds. In my discussions with my doctor, I told him I didn't expect at 5'5" ever to be 100 again, because I know I was too thin all those years, and with all the mileage I put on the joints at that time I ate whatever I pleased. I'm thinking 135 is an age-appropriate goal, and he agrees.

We'll see how it goes. One of my fellows at the dog park has been bone on bone with his knees for decades. He is thin as a rail now and walks several miles a day. He lost 100 pounds and said that he has gone from barely able to get out of the chair to being able to manage the pain with an occasional Tylenol. This is encouraging!