My Journey

Been a while since I was here…lots of fun stuff going on for me!

First of all, my daughter has been here this week visiting from college for her spring break. In that time, I have given a concert with my piano duo partner (daughter and husband in attendance), we went to NYC as a family so that I could do some research on a jazz tune I am searching, my husband could help my MIL with her mail, and my daughter could visit with her and her sister and *her* husband.

I didn’t find what I was looking for but help has come from a rather unexpected place and I’m hopeful!

Today, my daughter who is 19, passed her drivers license test and is now a legal driver!! That’s a big deal. For her and us.

Another thing: I’ve booked an entire trip to Europe for my retired husband and me (I work, but not at that time). I am really excited to be going and can hardly wait.

By the time we leave, I will likely be under 200 pounds. My weight loss has slowed down a bit but even with that, I see no reason why I can’t lose 11 pounds in two months.

My daughter had some thoughts on my MIL talking about weight all the time, and saying how mad my sister in law is at her because she weighs 105lbs. (SIL thinks it’s too skinny, and it is.) My daughter believes her grandmother has body dysmorphia and her comments about weight aren’t directed at me. I disagree strenuously but my daughter is much more charitable than I.

She said nothing about my 25 pound weight loss. That really harsher my mellow. She did mention how hard it is for her to gain weight and was offering me clothes that I might be able to get my arm in, but no other body part would fit into the tiny clothes she was trying to pawn off on me and my daughter (who is about my size).

MIL insists she “doesn’t notice” peoples’ sizes. Again, I strenuously disagree.

Be all that as it may, we had a wonderful 24 hours in NYC, got a lot done and had a bonus dinner visit with our family.

The other news is that I have a family member who had a real mental crisis. He had depression and called a suicide hotline twice in a week. Then he called me to talk, I advised him to call his therapist pronto and see what she recommends. I’m pretty certain therapist told him to check himself in at a mental health facility, which he did. He was there less than a week, but seems to be on meds now that work much better for him.

Time will tell how all that shakes out, but for now, he seems better.

Husband and I are going out with friends tonight for dinner and a concert. So I have to be on my restaurant guard yet again, make sure I don’t eat a lot of bread, drink a lot of alcohol, and eat more than a spoonful of anything sugary!

Oy vey eating takes up SO MUCH HEADSPACE.

Happy weekend to my follower 🙂