It's funny how some small kindness can make you smile the rest of the day. I am an award-winning parallel parker. Unless you live in the city you don't know what it is to park in a space 2 inches smaller than your car, with tons of traffic being held up while you make the maneuver. My mother taught me well and I can sometimes get into a tiny space with one move back and one move forward. And I do it without touching the car in either front or back. But I do get nervous when there is a person sitting in the car in front or back. So this morning I started my parking maneuver and the guy who was in the space behind me, and who had already gotten out of his car, came back and moved to the empty space behind him so that I would have plenty of room to park. I thought that was so kind of him and told him so. I wore a smile the rest of the morning. I even noticed a dumpster in my parking lot and thought "how pretty" - it was brand new - not a scratch or a dent, and a shiny beautiful teal. I had never seen such a beautiful dumpster - lol.
This followed my morning doctor's appointment. He said just a 25-pound loss will probably bring my sugar to normal numbers as well as bring my cholesterol down. He said to stay away from anything made from white flour. This is already something I know and do. Most of what he said was of the "been there done that" variety of advice, but this time around I am really scared. So that will make a difference.
My special thing today is that I am stopping at Bed Bath and Beyond and getting a Yonanas machine. I saw this last summer and I think even before that it was the rage at WW meetings. I'm just in the mood for something new. I was going to get a crock pot but decided the two I have work just fine, even though they don't have the neat warming stage at the end of cooking time to use if I'm not home. But, with a little planning (like leaving instructions for my husband) I can have it finished just at the right time and not over- or under-cooked. The real reason I decided against getting one is that I looked on Amazon and they have so many to choose from I got dizzy looking at them and reading reviews. There is only one Yonanas so I'm goin' for it.
Speaking of special things I was telling my doctor about my summer plans (to do at least one enjoyable thing each day, even if it's being a little late in the morning because I decided to enjoy a cup of coffee at home instead of from a to-go cup on the road) and he said that is probably more important for my health than any medication. He was quite impressed :).
Okay - I am going to purchase blueberries and strawberries and maybe a cantaloupe to throw into the freezer when I get home. I figured as long as I am making my frozen fruits with mostly low-calorie highly anti-oxidant berries that I will glean health as well as pleasure! Apparently if you add yogurt it comes out more like flavored frozen yogurt, so that's good to know - but I will be happy with a nice bowl of fruit sorbet!
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