Tom seems to be doing well with his food rationing regimen where he rations out a set amount of food for the week and I’m going to try it too, only I’m going to do it by the day instead of by the week. Each day I will have to ration a set portion of food for that day.

And no more just standing there doing my teeth which is boring anyway. For each quadrant, I will be doing a different exercise be it calf raises, squats or lunges. Anything that doesn’t involve the use of my hands or arms.

Going to Sam’s weekly for veggies seems to be working out well too, because then the animals and I can have all we want without worrying about running out and without worrying about what we might waste since it’s so much cheaper that way.

Overall grocery shopping has gotten pretty frustrating for me because I’m trying to find things that are healthy and filling while avoiding cholesterol, sodium and foods that aren’t lichen/anxiety-friendly. That doesn’t leave me with much. Looked up a simple recipe for making lasagna, though I don’t think I should go loading up on carbs either just because pasta doesn’t have as many of my enemies in it.

White rice is said to be bad for anxiety and I know that they weren’t kidding when they said pizza and canned soup can trigger anxiety so I don’t want to get too focused on rice even though it’s cheap. Then again, alcohol is supposed to be bad for anxiety and I was having a wine cooler at the end of my day for quite a while yet it didn’t trigger it. That’s stopped because I don’t need the extra couple hundred calories.

I’m never going to lose weight. I get that. But there are still things I can do to get healthier. My blood pressure is getting worse and making my head feel funny at times, especially when I first stand up. So good changes are in order!

I have a bunch of tin casserole dishes I got when I was making incense so I may as well use some of them. Found a lasagna recipe even I can follow which I can make in one of them and not have the hassle of cleaning the dish afterward. I don’t even have to use all the ingredients listed. I don’t need the pound of beef and I don’t need the egg which has more cholesterol than the other ingredients.

Okay, that’s enough food talk before I go making myself hungry! LOL

Just heard some rain start up again so I guess it’s a good thing I didn’t go out walking. It’s too cold anyway. We’re having another cold snap. It’s going to get down into the 30s tomorrow morning. Tom said it rained so hard while I slept that he swears we got an inch in 15 minutes. Well, California needs it!

I’m a little worried that something may be wrong with my bladder. I know we can get incontinence when we get older but I’m only 53, not 73. Yet even when I’m patient and wait until I’m all peed out and am sure to wipe myself well, I sometimes still feel wet shortly afterward, but it’s definitely not blood. So if it’s coming from the other hole, it ain’t good news. Pretty sure it is pee, though.

Then there are my rashes. Both of them drive me crazy at times, especially my crotch. The Sugar Babies definitely makes me burn and itch more down there. I’m just finally getting better after having Sugar Babies a couple of days ago.

My groin rash threatens to flare up as fast as I back it off with the fungal cream. I’ll have to mention it to Doc A.

I don’t remember anything in the way of dreams last night but I did sleep well so that’s good.

A few hours before I crashed we went to Walgreens at about 3ish and got a few treats as well as figurines of the main characters from Frozen, Elsa and Anna, to paint. Painting these figurines has proven to be a little trickier than expected because they’re so tiny and detailed and also because the paint streaks, even after a second coat. They provided a color chart to get the colors necessary. I never would have guessed you would need to add a little red and yellow to white in order to get flesh tone for the skin.

Looked up what this animated movie is about and it seems pretty stupid. Some silly shit about Elsa having the power to create snow and ice and accidentally getting them stuck in an eternal winter.

The figurines are still cute and they were cheap. Just $7, though they may have been on sale. It’s good practice for painting my fairy as I still plan to do, but I think she’s going to be easier because she’s both bigger and less detailed. She is nearly naked, after all.

I also found some perfume at the store that smells exactly like one of my favorites, Pink Sugar, even though it’s called Sweet Blossom.

My little furballs are noticeably bigger and warming up to me a little more. As I said, I don’t expect these to be the best rats we ever had but they let me put them in what I’m calling the office cage without a fight. When they were in the big cage in the living room under the pigs, Fuzzy climbed out on my forearm but only for a few seconds. I also held the long exit ramp from the cage and extended it onto my shoulder and he walked up to me but then quickly scampered back across it. So cute!