Sunday, November 19
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gottawonderToday I am grateful for:
Beautiful weather still, though the high winds tonight make me think a change in weather is on it's way. Well, to be expected sooner or later.
My Sweetie got the computer working again. The last couple of days we have been without, as the internal power supply died. It's nice to have it back again, and I'm grateful for how good my husband is at fixing things.
Before I went to see River, I spent some time sitting with my husband in the shop while he tried to do more organizing. He is putting together a pile of items that the ReStore can take when they come.
We took the battery out of the ride-on lawnmower for winter. It goes into the heated shop, otherwise it would be ruined in the cold weather.
I went to see River, and R was around, as was the Sunday rider.
River did okay overall, but got flustered at me at one point. We were doing the "turn away", which we have been working on for a while, so he does know what I'm asking for, but for some reason today he was uncomfortable with it, so we had to work through that.
He did very well with our ridden spirals today.
I came home and we watched "Ghost Town" with Ricky Gervais. I wasn't sure if I would like it because I find his humour a bit hit and miss, but I really enjoyed it.
I spent some time sitting with Mr. Bun, as I have been all week. Every night I try to spend about an hour just sitting with him, gaining his trust and giving him social time (as pretty much every mammal needs some kind of social contact every day). He's not super cuddly, but he is allowing me to pet him a bit, and shows signs of being relaxed in my presence.
I learned that in Austria, McDonald's has partnered with the U.S. Embassy, meaning that a U.S. citizen can walk into any McDonald's in Austria, and be able to reach the embassy and get assistance.
https://www.npr.org/2019/05/20/725139671/lost-in-austria-mcdonalds-can-help-with-a-hotline-to-the-u-s-embassy
Saturday:
Today was a day to go to the city together. Mostly for entertainment, though we did pick up the power supply part we needed for the comupter.
We went to the one bead store that is clearing out their inventory (they are going to only do jewelry making classes going forward), and I got something that actually wasn't on clearance: two very nice artisan made glass beads. These used to be only on display, but the owner is finally selling them. They are truly little works of art.
We went to the art gallery that currently has an excellent show of Dutch/Flemish prints that were all from one couple's decade long love of them. They were great collectors, in the sense that they brought series of prints (like twelve prints representing the months of the year, or groups representing the seasons, etc.) that had to be searched for, and specifically purchased at auctions, and so on. It's kind of amazing the amount of work that goes into making such a coherent collection. I'm glad they were donated as a thematic body to a museum . They are the most important group of such prints in the possession of the National Art Gallery of Canada.
After that we picked up the power supply.
At this point I got kind of frustrated with my husband. I suggested eating at a simple pita place, where I knew I could find something that fits how I eat now.
He really wanted to eat at an Indian place that a friend of his took him to not long ago. I asked him point blank if it would have anything that I could eat, and he responded "yes, lots of vegetarian choices". I said "you know it's more than just vegetarian, what about low carb, and so on?" He was VERY SURE I would find something to eat.
Well, of course the food is going to be good, and taste amazing, but you know something, most Indian food is not good at all for anyone trying to maintain a weight loss.
EVERY SINGLE THING on the menu that was vegetarian was a dish that was going to have a cream or butter based "gravy" (sauce). He was willing to leave, and maybe I should have just done that, but I felt it was rude to be seated, look at the menu, and leave.
He seems to forget that losing weight is hard enough, but to keep it off means more or less being on a diet FOREVER. He does this thing where he thinks that I can "cheat sometimes, can't I?" when really, it's because HE wants to eat somewhere with all this rich food. I can't get away with that. You know what happens if I go along with the idea of cheating a bit so he can eat at these places? Every time we'll go to town will become a "cheat day", and then it will slide into him wanting to eat this crap at home too.
I actually LOVE Indian food, but I also don't want to put back any weight. I work so hard to stay this weight, and it was a big deal to me. When he "pretends" that he didn't know how bad the food was going to be for me, I just feel betrayed.
He can eat that food any time he wants to, but to take me somewhere that I pretty much can't eat anything on the menu so HE can eat it, is just hurtful.
I ordered the least buttery dish, which was vegetables in some kind of large, flaky wrap, but I'm pretty sure they were still full of butter, and I know the wrap was probably fried in it too.
The appetizer he thought would be okay for me (even though I told him it would not be okay for me) was basically a bunch of fried bread patties made from white rice and lentils. He thought I could eat them because it was "made out of lentils". No, dear. It's just fried bread, at the end of the day.
Friday:
I literally cannot remember that much, other than I rode River, and that my husband stopped by the barn on his way home from work.
This is the night the computer died, and this is why I haven't made any entries for the last couple of days.
Beautiful weather still, though the high winds tonight make me think a change in weather is on it's way. Well, to be expected sooner or later.
My Sweetie got the computer working again. The last couple of days we have been without, as the internal power supply died. It's nice to have it back again, and I'm grateful for how good my husband is at fixing things.
Before I went to see River, I spent some time sitting with my husband in the shop while he tried to do more organizing. He is putting together a pile of items that the ReStore can take when they come.
We took the battery out of the ride-on lawnmower for winter. It goes into the heated shop, otherwise it would be ruined in the cold weather.
I went to see River, and R was around, as was the Sunday rider.
River did okay overall, but got flustered at me at one point. We were doing the "turn away", which we have been working on for a while, so he does know what I'm asking for, but for some reason today he was uncomfortable with it, so we had to work through that.
He did very well with our ridden spirals today.
I came home and we watched "Ghost Town" with Ricky Gervais. I wasn't sure if I would like it because I find his humour a bit hit and miss, but I really enjoyed it.
I spent some time sitting with Mr. Bun, as I have been all week. Every night I try to spend about an hour just sitting with him, gaining his trust and giving him social time (as pretty much every mammal needs some kind of social contact every day). He's not super cuddly, but he is allowing me to pet him a bit, and shows signs of being relaxed in my presence.
I learned that in Austria, McDonald's has partnered with the U.S. Embassy, meaning that a U.S. citizen can walk into any McDonald's in Austria, and be able to reach the embassy and get assistance.
https://www.npr.org/2019/05/20/725139671/lost-in-austria-mcdonalds-can-help-with-a-hotline-to-the-u-s-embassy
Saturday:
Today was a day to go to the city together. Mostly for entertainment, though we did pick up the power supply part we needed for the comupter.
We went to the one bead store that is clearing out their inventory (they are going to only do jewelry making classes going forward), and I got something that actually wasn't on clearance: two very nice artisan made glass beads. These used to be only on display, but the owner is finally selling them. They are truly little works of art.
We went to the art gallery that currently has an excellent show of Dutch/Flemish prints that were all from one couple's decade long love of them. They were great collectors, in the sense that they brought series of prints (like twelve prints representing the months of the year, or groups representing the seasons, etc.) that had to be searched for, and specifically purchased at auctions, and so on. It's kind of amazing the amount of work that goes into making such a coherent collection. I'm glad they were donated as a thematic body to a museum . They are the most important group of such prints in the possession of the National Art Gallery of Canada.
After that we picked up the power supply.
At this point I got kind of frustrated with my husband. I suggested eating at a simple pita place, where I knew I could find something that fits how I eat now.
He really wanted to eat at an Indian place that a friend of his took him to not long ago. I asked him point blank if it would have anything that I could eat, and he responded "yes, lots of vegetarian choices". I said "you know it's more than just vegetarian, what about low carb, and so on?" He was VERY SURE I would find something to eat.
Well, of course the food is going to be good, and taste amazing, but you know something, most Indian food is not good at all for anyone trying to maintain a weight loss.
EVERY SINGLE THING on the menu that was vegetarian was a dish that was going to have a cream or butter based "gravy" (sauce). He was willing to leave, and maybe I should have just done that, but I felt it was rude to be seated, look at the menu, and leave.
He seems to forget that losing weight is hard enough, but to keep it off means more or less being on a diet FOREVER. He does this thing where he thinks that I can "cheat sometimes, can't I?" when really, it's because HE wants to eat somewhere with all this rich food. I can't get away with that. You know what happens if I go along with the idea of cheating a bit so he can eat at these places? Every time we'll go to town will become a "cheat day", and then it will slide into him wanting to eat this crap at home too.
I actually LOVE Indian food, but I also don't want to put back any weight. I work so hard to stay this weight, and it was a big deal to me. When he "pretends" that he didn't know how bad the food was going to be for me, I just feel betrayed.
He can eat that food any time he wants to, but to take me somewhere that I pretty much can't eat anything on the menu so HE can eat it, is just hurtful.
I ordered the least buttery dish, which was vegetables in some kind of large, flaky wrap, but I'm pretty sure they were still full of butter, and I know the wrap was probably fried in it too.
The appetizer he thought would be okay for me (even though I told him it would not be okay for me) was basically a bunch of fried bread patties made from white rice and lentils. He thought I could eat them because it was "made out of lentils". No, dear. It's just fried bread, at the end of the day.
Friday:
I literally cannot remember that much, other than I rode River, and that my husband stopped by the barn on his way home from work.
This is the night the computer died, and this is why I haven't made any entries for the last couple of days.
