LORRAINE'S BRISBANE FUNERAL

 

My Sister Lorraine's funeral is today, in Brisbane.  As I was there twice this month already, I'm not attending.  I got to say my 'Goodbyes' to her in person.  Twice.   There is a 'Live Stream' of her funeral, so I shall watch at home.

The plumber couldn't make it yesterday to install the insinkerator, so maybe he will make it today?

I'll have to message him to make sure, as there is nothing worse than sitting around all day, waiting for someone who 'might' turn up, and might not as well.

ABOVE:  I went and bought some wool and needles yesterday, cos I gave all mine away when we downsized.   I am going to start making little teddy bears.  Our village craft group make them, and donate them to the Hospital for sick children.  I might as well do that during craft days, rather than haul my sewing machine down there.  I got some 'happy colours'.  Let's see what I can do with it.

Oh, one more thing I remembered I wanted to tell you.  I'm going to be doing the Trulicity jab on Tuesday and Friday nights.  It works out better that way... I'm not having to take a jab on the weekend.  So tonight will be my first jab in a long time.  I hope it goes well.  

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11.30 am:  I've been hard out, working in the garage since 8 am.

I got this idea in my head to try and re-jig things in there so I could fit my car in there SOMEHOW.

But after a few tweaks, I realised it simply was not going to happen.

But that got me into reorganise the garage mode, and OMG I've given myself room to swing a bloody cat, or TWO!

ABOVE: The first thing I did was take everything out of this cabinet, and put it in other places around the house.   A lot of it went in the laundry and the cabinet in the bathroom.  All kitchen stuff.

Then I rang the village Maintenance man and asked if the village could use it?  And yep, he was thrilled to take it away for me.  It will probably end up in the Craft Room!  LOL, so I'll still get to use it in a round about way.

ABOVE:  LOOK at all that room!  I don't have to squeeze down two narrow aisles now!

ABOVE:  With some 'squishing', most of my larger pieces of fabric fitted in the fabric shelving.

ABOVE: The rest is in boxes... Fat Quarters, scraps, Pre-cuts,  UFO's, PHD's and so on.

ABOVE:  The best thing is I'm not cramped in my 'work area' now.  

What a fantastic morning I've had.

I'm now going to have a well earned  break, and get some lunch.

At 4 pm I shall be putting my numbing cream on, and covering it with a sticky ... in readiness for my jab tonight.

Before that... weigh in at bloody WW.  I hope to have a decent loss.  

1.45 pm: I just watched the Live Stream of my sister's funeral.  I wish I'd been there, just to stand up and say a few words.  Lorraine and I were the last of our family ... now it's just me.  By 'family' I mean our immediate family.  Mum, Dad, Peter, Lorraine, Vern and I.  I feel sad about that.  I never expected to be the last one standing.

Luckily there's no sweets/cakes in the house... cos I'd have eaten them by now.  Over in Brisbane, Lorraine's family and friends are going to be enjoying a Hangi... dang I would have loved that too.

Time to get up and do something constructive I think.  Get my mind off the sadness.

No sign of the plumber, or word.  Maybe he will turn up tomorrow?  He's got the flu, so best he stay away until he's all better eh?

So, any guesses on how much I will have lost this week?  Bearing in mind you usually lose a decent amount when you start a 'diet' ..... AGAIN.   I haven't changed much, just portion sizes, and less 'snacks' in the evening.  

We were having far too many snacks.

I weigh in at 6 pm, and will be home around 7 pm with my result.

7.50 pm:  Weigh in went well, I lost 4.7 kgs.

I wasn't wearing the same clothes, which would have made a difference of about .700 grams.  I weighed the clothes I was wearing last week to make sure.  So in reality, I lost 4 kgs.   I'm happy with that, but do not expect that much next week.

Stew did me jab, and I didn't feel a thing... which was such a relief.

I just cooked dinner, and now, time to relax for the remainder of the evening.

Catch ya tomorrow.