Great couple of days in the City by the Bay, San Francisco.



I took the train up, cause a car just is a pain in the city, and the MUNI Metro is awesome and cheap!



It was a rare sunny and warm couple of days, free of fog, I actually could wear shorts and t-shirts into the evening.



Spotted a fire under the Bay Bridge on my walk out along the
Embarcadero and along the Piers, as well as the famous flock of
parrots,.... well pictures being equal to 1,000 words, let me just
share day one pics, day two will follow......

Finding some peace today, the beginning of my week of Staycation,  thats vacation spent locally, though I'll be heading up to San Francisco later this week, and I'll have pics to share when I return.

Yesterday, though being the end of a 60 hour work week, was really a pleasant day at work, what can I say, some days are good, and I was even in the office all day!

Just back from a bike ride, then I think I'll go check in at mom's house, see whats up over there.

I'm feeling the Rat Race today.

Work is not bad at the moment, in fact all month I've been working at home.  Pretty good.  But still, all the minutia from the land of work, does make it to me, and its really lots of little things day to day, and larger overall issues, that day to day dont matter, but in the larger sense have an impact.

Its hard to get a grip on one thing, if I were to try and complain.  Its possibly some burn out, frustration, rat race we all face, larger economy and world issues.  Its not that its that bad, but I want it to be that good, ya know, and we never quite seem to get there at my company. 

So, I do my best to detach from it, make it job, a paycheck, to protect my sanity. 

I'm sure its just me, or its all of us. 

And yes, I'm aware, things could always be worse, but why could they also not be better.

I'm noticing early signs of fall......





But this is perhaps just a bit overdone!  I'm just saying......

Its still early August!?  But then I suppose you may see early Christmas stuff out for sale before long.  It does not take me that long to shop for Halloween decor, I hardly need a 2 and a half month lead.  Anyhow, Trick or Treat!

I'd written a whole lengthy post, but after reading it, felt like I could not share such nonsense, so I'll just share some.

The long and short of it, in my fantasy when I am married, I will get to live in a larger home, and have nice places to travel to, and an overall higher standard of living.

Since I am not able to to this now, my future husband would have to be wealthy, ergo, do I have to be a gold digger to make that dreams come true.

My alternate fantasy, I'm happy living like a bohemian, with the right person. We are comfy and cheap, with style.

My fantasy world may be to grandiose for reality to match, which is why I like to sleep.

Hawaiian Pizza from Round Table, thick crust, Wild Cherry Pepsi, and a whole cheesecake!

Its not fancy food, but I like it!  And I'd want familiar things for a last meal.

   

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Down 15!

Wow, I'm down another 5 pounds, for a total 15!  I don't have a set goal weight, but I'm happy all the same to be actually getting some progress on the living healthier.  And simply knowing I'm getting results, is motivating me further.

I know the summer season makes it easy to get outside, and eat fresh fruits and veggies, I'm hoping to hold onto this into the fall, and I pray winter.  Only time will tell.

I lost 10lbs!  I've been working out, biking, and walking, and maybe eating better too.

I intend to lose more, really 50lbs would be great, but hmm seems rather unlikely, but still I will work on being a healthier more fit me.

Though I must confess, its not ultimately about health, thats a nice side perk to weighing less.

Really it comes down to body image.  I cant stand weighing as much, as a did! and still do, and am not comfortable in a body that size, its my own insecurity.  I've longed to be fit and trim so long, and about 10 years ago, I did it!  I got me weight down to the point where I got called skinny, I dropped 50lbs over a year from 1998-1999.  That actually made me feel good. ME! SKINNY?

I enjoyed buying clothes, things fit better, and I felt more confident. 

But, the years drift by, and the weight, pound by pound creeps back, and 10 years later, its that much more effort to lose it.  BUT, if I dont work on it, it will only be that much harder in 10 more years, and so on.

So, I'm trying, and part of it, is to concede I will not be skinny, but at least fit.

And then the larger question is, would I be happier then? IDK, I'll have to update as conditions change.

Paco gets a new home

I bought my condo last year, and I kinda said that I'd get a nice new home for my parrot, Paco.  I was just being cheap and lazy waiting so long, but at a local pet store the other week, there it was, Paco's new home, and at a really good price.

So, now, Paco, after 15 years in the old cage, is moving on up,