Friday Roundup

Friday greetings to all.  Another week bites the dust.  Hasn't been the best of weeks for me, though.  It's been very stressful. Hubby has been pretty sick, and for awhile there I had a fear that he would end up back in the hospital.  Fortunately, this time he didn't try to push himself like last time, and his chest cold didn't go into COPD exasperation like it did last time.   Yesterday I did Reiki on him (I'm a level one), and this morning he is pretty normal.  Wondering if it was what I did or a combination of the ginger tea and the flu just working it's 
way out.

I was so lucky at my WW weigh in yesterday.  I'll admit, I've been  playing with fire this month--cake, ice cream, pasta--and all that knowing I only had .6 pounds to gain, and anything more would bring me over goal.  Well, as I was standing in line I looked down and realized I had not taken my watch off, so before I stepped on the scale I took it off.  Gained exactly .6.  That watch would have brought me over.  Lesson learned last month. Can't pig out for 2 1/2 weeks and then think I can lose it all in a 1 1/2 weeks.  That's stinkin' thinkin' for sure.

With everything that was going on, I just was not into a big Lammas feast this year, but we did partake in some Lammas foods--Vegetable Bean Soup with spinach and corn, leafy greens salad, whole wheat bread, and an apple for dessert.  Afterwards I lit some special candles I purchased for the day and sat quietly in contemplation of the upcoming season.

The above spices came in the mail the other day.  It's a monthly box.  You get spices and two recipes each month, and it's only $5.90.  This month's menu included Latin Carne Asada and Laotian Larb, an Asian summer salad with cooked meat and herbs,  Yummy.

Starting to get ready for fall.  It's never too early.  My new shoulder bags arrived yesterday.  Personally, it can't get here quick enough for me.  I'm tired of this hot humid weather with showers every day.  Can't even go to the park because I never know when it is going to rain.  But, on a positive note, I am getting a lot of inside things accomplished.  Does me good not to be on the run all the time.