GM Nostr friends. Happy Friday! I'm going in for my annual boob squish this afternoon. Not super thrilled about it, but my maternal grandmother had breast cancer (she survived and lived another ~40 years after a full mastectomy), so always good to get checked. Grateful for the health insurance and the technology to detect things quickly. I am able to get the 3D imaging, which is even better. Nothing like hugging a machine that's at the same time trying to rip off part of your chest while you hold your breath! Lu had her groom done yesterday, and as predicted she looks bewildered and absolutely tiny without all her winter fluff. I'll try to grab a photo later - she's currently snoozing. I tried to go for a ride to get some snackies yesterday at lunch time, but realized the gas station nearby has absolutely nothing in terms of places to secure one's bike. Then tried the other one equally as close, but in the opposite direction. Nothing there either. I came home hungry. Guess there was probably a tree or light pole I could've hooked to in retrospect, but it's not even a thing that occurred to me at the time. I'm in a fairly busy metro area, so even having a partial bike path is kind of a novelty. Sharing the road with a multi-ton vehicle snorting up my bum is more the norm around here, but doesn't mean I'm comfortable with it. I really wish we had a house somewhere farther out with not so much traffic. Anyway, enjoy your Friday all.

Gorgeous!

GM Nostr friends. I couldn't figure out why yesterday and this morning I was only seeing my own posts and nothing else. Somehow, all my follows got wiped again. Sigh. This is getting irritating. Thankfully I had saved a backup. 🤨😠 Laundry is in the wash currently thumping around. No coffee today, but a cold can of yerba mate with mint followed by a Irish cream flavored mug of Teecino. Lu is going to get a bath and haircut this afternoon, so soon no more fuzzy baby - just slightly bewildered pup with a summer 'do. She always looks about 1/4 of her size after a cut. I miss her face fuzz, but much easier to clean up after dinner. Happy Thursday, fam. Enjoy your day, get out and soak up some sun if your local weather permits!

I can see how it might be a bit more of an acquired flavor, but it's SO good!

I got my fresh batch of jerky, and I am obsessed with the curry fire flavor. Ate a whole pack in one sitting, and tempted to go back for more. You somehow condensed the perfect smell/scent combo of my favorite Indian restaurant into a strip of meat. 😵🤯

GM Nostr friends. Some days, I honestly don't know what to write here. I don't want to blather on about nothing and be totally surface level all the time, but also want to balanace the realism. Sorry you all have to read my random train of thought/diary posts! Thoughts on marriage: Hubby and I are still going through some growing pains even though we just passed our two year anniversary. And by growing pains, I mean miscommunications that lead to hurt feelings, but eventual conversations to clear the air and grow closer. It's a growing experience for sure. I'm still not "used to" being married. I was 40 when we got married, and Hubby (Mike) was 47. I guess I naively thought that being married would trigger a change in mindset automatically from 'Me' to 'Us'. Surprisingly, it hasn't. 😏 My parents had terrible communication skills in their marriage, even though they very much loved each other. I never knew Mike's dad (he died before we ever met), but it sounds like his parents were similar. Hubby and I both tend to shut down and withdraw when we're hurt, and for me growing up, being quiet meant the person was angry - even when it's now just taking time to process without responding in a hurtful way. Definitely something I'm still learning. Wish I would just memorize the lesson once and level up!

Good evening Nostr friends. I met a friend for dinner tonight, now home and listening to Hubby trying to video chat with his mom and direct her how to reset a password for an account. 🤪 Some things, even Nostr doesn't fix. Lu is begging me to go out for her evening walkies, so that's all for now.

GN! Sweet dreams.

I will! You were right about the butter inside a date - amazing.

Jealous! But true dat. So much lost sleep over the years.

Sending you a hug! Glad your busy-ness is paying off (literally). Hopefully you are able to fit some rest in there whenever possible.

GM Nostr friends! It's trash day, so listening to the cacophony (man, I had trouble spelling that) of banging and crashing and brakes squealing outside right now. I've been waking up 30-45 minutes before my alarm is set to go off every day for probably about the last week. Not sure what that's about - I just open my eyes, and I'm wide awake. It's a new sensation. Hubby and I took our new bikes for a spin last night, which turned into a five mile ride because we just wanted to see where a trail ended. On the ride home we took some different twists and turns, and I almost un-alived myself by taking a turn a bit too fast that had some dirt, leaves, and little bits of branches strewn across the road. As it happened, I went off the path and almost hit a tree before I was able to get my feet down and throw myself and the bike off to the left. Didn't fall off, but I did get whipped in the butt by some foliage on the way down. Thankfully Hubby was ahead of me and didn't see it happen. 😩 Overall it was a ton of fun. We're planning to do some day trips to put some miles on and see the sights. I'm looking forward to it!