Life in the Senior lane

 I have not been able to get into my account. I hate changing passwords. The last couple of weeks have been snowstorm after snowstorm and cold. The piles of snow are so high that they cannot even clear the corners of streets. One of the snow piling areas is closed and has been closed for a couple of weeks due to being full. At work we can get our piles of snow cleaned up but it is going to take at least a week. We now have rotating strikes going on with Canada Post. The media has only mentioned it a couple of times. Guess the next step will be a full walkout. I feel bad for the employees, but if Canada Post doesn’t change their business model soon, there will be no more Canada Post. It is another way the government is letting us down. We really do need a change of government but right now there are no leaders who are strong enough to get us out of this mess.   Not much being worked on though I did get one carpet shampooed. I just need to give it a good vacuum to pick up the residue.  W

 How is January going? Spending: Groceries:  Allowed $150/ month Canadian 2 jugs of water 9.00, 2 chocolate bars ( for treats) 1.64 total: $10.83. Dog: Allowed $50/ month  2 packages pee pads and 1 four pack of poop bags. The pee pads are for when it is too cold for Dexter to go out. Total: 10.64. Health: I do take vitamins as in B12, D3 and magnesium. I count those spends under groceries. I walked 11.35 miles this week. Not bad as most of the week was cold. I drank 320 ounces of water. Not bad need to hit 64 ounces a day. Weight : starting weight 216.8 lbs now 214.1 lbs. I am back on a good eating regime. Lots of fruit and vegetables, smaller amounts of carbs and two servings of protein a day. COVID: I have not had it...so far. My daughter and youngest son now have it. Over Christmas my daughter in law had it as well as my youngest granddaughter. It is spreading like wild fire here. Hopefully, with the widespread cases, the numbers will drop by the end of winter. Some Christmas pictur

 It has been overly cold this past week. Today, however, we have warmed up. It is currently-8C. A walk was in order and Sir Dexter, Earl of Wet Noses was more than happy to get outside. We walked and walked till he deemed it enough. We will go out again before bed time. The light is starting to stay later in the day. Not so much in the morning. Usually around the end of January, the sun is still up at 6:00 pm. It was wonderful to be outside.  2021 Accomplishments  1. My income taxes for 2021 are paid. Now to start on 2022. 2. I was able to can some items. Sour cherries, relish, dill pickles.  3. I was able to go for numerous wonderful walks. It is so nice to get out in the woods. At least COVID hasn’t stopped that. 4. My overage on my Food budget was cut in half. 2022 Goals 1. I am saving towards new summer tires due in April. I am on track with $700. 2.  My goal is to get a new dehydrator and do some foraging along with anything else I can come up with. 3. I will be going for walks re

 We have the second week of winter. It was colder than the first week.  Temperatures were around -35 in the am. What did this past week bring? A short work week. Three days for me. Part of the staff is down with COVID. We expect more this week. With the Omricron variety, it seems like it will be not if you get it, but when you get it. I have enough groceries to last a long while. I do not want to go into any stores unless it is an emergency. I did get my booster on Monday, the 3rd. Just a sore arm for a few days. I feel a bit safer now. I have continued thinking about this year. We definitely need to find garden space. Whether we do it all in containers or are able to rent a garden, will be determined soon.  Daughter is having her bathroom remodelled. She took out a closet and now has a big deep tub and shower. They are at the stage where they can start mudding on Monday. However today, she needs to get the wiring done to change one two outlet plug to one that is one outlet and one swi

 Happy New Year to you and yours. I trust you all survived NYE well and today you have a deep joy for what 2022 will be. I did not stay up. Dexter and I are tied to our nightly bedtime. I did however wake up at 10:30 when the first round of fireworks went off. I then woke up an hour later when the second round went off. Who says you can’t have fireworks when the temperature is -38C? I am sure we enjoyed the short show, not so much the guys setting them off. I had just fallen asleep when my phone pinged. It was DIL wishing daughter and I a happy new year. This morning I am still receiving many wishes.  It is sunny the past few days. So, so nice to see the sun. I will take the frigid temperatures over the clouds any day. I may venture out later. I need to take gifts left behind and dishes back to their owners. I also have joined an international walking group. I tried it last year but didn’t make the 1000 mile mark. I was chicken to walk in all the ice last year had. I have a plan now. W