Life Style Changes

 My life style has greatly changed during the past decade.
About the only constant that has remained is my daily workout.

However, I do not workout at a higher intensity anymore.

We retired early and enjoyed frequent trips to Atlantic City but have not gone there at all since Covid struck and actually started going less even before Covid.

We used to eat out frequently and now hardly at all.

My desire to eat out even dwindled before Covid.

I really do  not like going anywhere in a car or bus anymore, not even to a local store.  My casino is now playing free slot machine games online and my favorite restaurant is my own home cooking.

We have not seen our older son for a few years and will probably not see him again since he has moved to CA and none of us fly anymore.

(actually he stopped visiting NJ when still in NYC 10 months before moving to CA after adopting a dog).

Much of our traveling had been connected to special meals like casino buffets.

However, I have plenty of fond memories and know that traveling to Atlantic City, eating out, or going anywhere else cannot compare with these memories because so much has changed.  I am just glad we actively enjoyed traveling during much better times and created endless memories.

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Just an update on my improved health thanks to CBD gummies:

Less pain and less anxiety

More sleep and energy

Much happier and optimistic which affects my physical health more than food and exercise choices.

There are folks on Facebook constantly attacking the legalization of CBD, just as there are those who oppose the civil rights and the pursuit of happiness of others. Those people thrive on lies and negativity.

They want everyone to be miserable because they are miserable.

I realize now that my prime was before menopause which started in my 40's and caused chronic hot flashes and malaise.

My life was full of stress and being a *People Pleaser*.

Fortunately, now I am able to focus on myself more with many of my stress triggers gone.

CBD helped me to break the cycle of poor sleep and worrying.

Happy February!

 WOW......
another month gone but hopefully not forgotten.

This morning I saw a coating of snow for the first time this winter.

The last few days of January, I had strange pains that I believe may have been my first ever symptomatic urinary tract infection.  Fortunately, it improved each day and seems done.

January was a gold mine for finding free youtube workouts.

I have made donations to a couple of youtube instructors and doubt I will be doing any other monthly subscriptions since I have enough to do for the rest of my life.

My mood, pain, and sleep thanks to CBD gummies are much improved.

I believe my best choice for both is full spectrum CBD.

I still only need 1/2 of a gummy with 25 mg CBD and 5 mg of Delta 9.

*Moonwlkr* has had the best flavors so far and often has special sales.

The special night time *Just Live* formulas do not seem to offer better sleep and they do not have full spectrum gummies.

Most of my day is spent in the kitchen trying to make easy but creative meals.  Ironically, we have eaten out much of our lives but I started to prefer eating at home even before Covid.  

Right now we have a ton of spare ribs to eat over the next few days because of a special sale.

The rest of the day, all of the cheap streaming apps I started around Black Friday are keeping us occupied.  As mad as I was that the new Basic Disney Plus with ads through HULU does not play on any ROKU platforms, it has made my tech phobic husband a Pro using a mobile with Chromecast. 

I should have added the ROKU friendly Disney without ads before December 8th for just a buck a month more but did not know then that this new Disney basic plan was not going to work on any ROKU.  Anywho, getting HULU and Disney Plus for the same $4 a month as the previous year is a fine deal.

This disagreement between Disney and ROKU will lose them both customers and sponsors.  (I decided to stop our cheap Basic Disney add-on because we do not like using Chromecast and have preferred content on other streaming channels).

After just missing the Showtime American Gigolo series before it disappeared, I barely caught the Beast movie on its last day on Peacock.   Some streaming platforms do not keep content long enough which is bad for folks like me who prefer to binge.

I have been trying another online vendor for products often seen on Amazon for much more money.  I have received 4 free deliveries so far and everything was well packed.  I especially like their inexpensive barefoot water shoes for bouncing on the rebounder.

Temu

https://www.temu.com/

Sheet pan garlic butter Shrimp, broccoli, and Ramen noodles

For a few hours on 2/7, vk.com and the vk app were down.

I was amazed at how calm I was about possibly losing all my VK content.

(I am so happy I discovered cbd gummies.)