Day before Valentine's Day

          

The Crabby Lady @ work got hot flashes and my boss put on the air conditioner, so I caught cold and had to stay home from work on Friday.

Of all times to be sick with Valentine's Day tomorrow and with so much housework yet left to do. It has been pretty hard for me to do housework since the fall over a year ago. My body tires so easily that I have to take frequent breaks.

Because this area floods when it rains, the landlord had people come to add cement to raise the parking lot, but the trash people took the bin over to the other block and they havent put the bin back for about two weeks now. Instead of just taking the trash down the stairs, I also had to put it into my car and drive around the block to dump it. That alone tired me out. Then I washed my clothes and the linens and towels and put fresh linens on my bed. After all that, I had to rest and take a nap. I wish I could just rest. My body gets so tired. I still need to clean and soak some beans and clean the living room. I hope I get the strength to do that before the day is over.

According to Chinese tradition, tomorrow will be day five of the Chinese New Year celebration. On that day, people dont visit each other because it is thought to bring them bad luck. I wonder if Chinese people take the day off from work on the fifth day of the Chinese New Year.

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My waistline has expanded so much that last week, I decided to try something different. People who are counting carbs would probably yell at me, but I decided to add more fiber to my diet. Fiber is good for the heart and it is also good for many cancers. When you add fiber to your diet, however, you should add it gradually; otherwise, you end up feeling really bloated, which I did in the beginning, because I just added it, period.

Basically, this is what I have been eating:

B: toast and coffee. L: Soup and sandwich and a juice box. D: Bowl of beans and wheat tortilla. Snacks: handful of nuts, apple slices, or carrot sticks. Late evening snack: bowl of cereal.

I took a toaster to work. This makes it a lot easier for me to eat sandwiches, because I hate cold sandwiches and the toast in the morning fills me up. So far, this change has helped to make me more regular, it is economical, my tummy seems to be a little flatter, and I dont get as hungry at night. I dont know if I have lost weight, because I didnt weigh myself before this change, but my skirts dont fit as tight.

God help me to be able to fit and breathe in my own clothes! =.)

One of the sandwiches I liked best was tuna fish w/ a little bit of Light Miracle Whip, lettuce and avocado slices. I am staying away from red meat during lent and trying to eat more fish.

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