Weekend catch up

After 3 days of sunny, hot weather, we woke up today to cooler temps, overcast skies, and a bit of drizzle. Refreshing, really. We in the Pacific Northwest can’t handle too much heat…it makes us wilt (and whine).

My day with my mother was actually nice. We had a bunch of stuff to do, including taking her dog to the vet and seeing the lady about the photo collage. The one-on-one personal interaction was kept to a minimum, so I wasn’t feeling too stressed out by the time I left for home Friday evening.

She was very pleasant and only said one critical thing. I was wearing a lime green top even though I know she hates green in general…to be honest, I wore it on purpose just to see how she would react (lol), which is not something I would have ever done before. I usually try to wear something in a color I know she’ll like (blue) or at least won’t criticize. Not surprisingly she couldn’t resist commenting…“I hate the color of that shirt” but then she followed it up with a compliment “but it looks really good on you with your red hair.” I just smiled and said, “I really like this color, so thank you.”

All in all, it was a nice day. I did stop on the way home for a small Blizzard at DQ but before I stopped, I analyzed why I was getting it. And it wasn’t because I was feeling compulsive. I was just a bit hungry and that’s what I wanted. Dr D is trying to help me realize that it is okay to eat what I want as long as I’m not doing it for compulsive or self-destructive reasons. I know this logically, so we're working on convincing my subconscious mind, which is where the problem is. It’s an interesting experience to eat things like ice cream without guilt. I don’t know that I’ve ever done that before. Anytime previously that I would eat "bad things" (not that they were intrinsically bad, just that that is how I thought about them), I’d always feel anxious or guilty. It feels good to not ruminate negatively after eating something.

I’m still experimenting with all the things my Blackberry can do. Here are a few photos, which I sent to myself via email:

Two Sun Gold cherry tomatoes ready to eat...
I ate one and gave the other to hub.

There are a lot of tomatoes not too far behind,
but so far, it’s just these two.

Strawberry plant with one tiny strawberry...
more to come soon!

Heron on a nearby dock.
It's kind of fuzzy...I'm still working on how to zoom in.

B & I are going to the park for a quick walk. Grocery shopping later with hub.

I hope everyone is having a great weekend!