Brain Dump

They can put a Rover on Mars but can't move water from water logged parts of the country to drought ridden parts of the country...things that make you go hmmmm.... 

Labor Day is coming

Created by Donna Keevers Driver, who made all the Laurel Hawkes quote posters:

REAL Aug 19-24

REAL - Reduce stress Exercise Adequate sleep Lower caloric intake

A few short walks. Tree/bush trimming. Physical therapy. Ate well some days and not so much other days. Sleep is improving since turning down the A/C from 83 to 82; amazing what a difference a degree can make. Drinking water, some days only the minimum but better about doing a little bit more. 

Thank Goodness It's Sunday

~ Blessed rain

~ Visit with friends

~ Cooler weather, no longer above 110.

~ A/C and fans

~ God's grace

Brain Dump

A couple months ago, the "Science" personification declared his science of social distancing wasn't really science, and I'm still supposed to take him seriously. Really? Give me a break.

TBR 2024

106. Enemy Waters by Justine Davis contemporary suspense romance. A rare stand alone. 

107. A Colton Kidnapping (Coltons of Owl Creek series Book 6 of 12) by Justine Davis contemporary suspense romance. A multi-author series with a new book every month after the 20th. Fair warning, the book ends on a cliffhanger leading into the next book in the series. Greg and Briony's story is complete, quite satisfyingly. 

108. Jax (Guardian Group Security Team Book 3) by Bree Livingston suspense romance. A page turner. Bree writes clean stories, as in no steamy scenes. She has plenty of action and tension. 

109. The Long Way Home by Staci Stallings Christian romance. I read the eformat and found it in paperback. Yes, read again and enjoyed it all over again. I saw myself in so many aspects. I need to remember that it isn't about the fish. 

110. Trial of the Heart (A Holiday in Bath: Timeless Regency Collection Book 7) by multi-author Regency romance, by Julie Daines.

REAL Aug 12-17

REAL - Reduce stress Exercise Adequate sleep Lower caloric intake 

Too hot to walk. More housework. Physical therapy, including trying to increase my hand strength. Ate healthy some days and not so much other days. Trying to let go of old habits is overlapping with the effort to create new healthier habits. Sleep was good some nights and not so much other nights. 

Thank Goodness It's Sunday

~ Cooling weather, relatively speaking

~ Gospel study with friends

~ Delicious food with friends

~ A/C and fans and reliable electricity 

~ God's grace

Brain Dump

It's annoying to hear the weather people gleefully announce a new record for number of days over 100, in the summer. The last record was from 1993. Wait, I thought you said that 2023 was the hottest summer ever and broke all the records. You mean you lied for dramatic effect? Disturbing. Worse, the reason those 100 degree days have been broken up in the past is because of rain. Did you know trees attract rain? What has the city done? Cut down all the trees because they use too much water. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot and then complaining about the pain. 

TBR 2024

101. Redstone Ever After (Redstone Incorporated Book 12) by Justine Davis contemporary suspense romance.

102. Midnight Seduction (Redstone Incorporated Book 3) by Justine Davis contemporary suspense romance. Somehow, it was misplaced on my Justine Davis shelf.

103. Her Un-Valentine by Justine Davis contemporary suspense romance. 

104. The Wrangler's Bride (Fortune's Children series) by Justine Davis contemporary suspense romance. A multi-author series. I bought the paperback edition so I could delete the eformat from my Kindle and free up more space. Justine Davis is one of my collection authors, i.e., I buy all the books, along with Staci Stallings and Traci Hunter Abramson.

105. Always a Hero by Justine Davis contemporary suspense romance. 

REAL Aug 5-10

REAL - Reduce stress Exercise Adequate sleep Lower caloric intake

Some short walks. Ate a little better. Actually had one night one I slept 9 hours straight. I haven't done that in years. I want to do that again. 

Thank Goodness It's Sunday

~ A little fall of rain

~ Stay-cation

~ A break in the heat

~ The scent of rain

~ God's grace

Brain Dump

Oh, no! Shocking! Who would have guessed? STIs or STDs, whichever you want to use, is on the rise. Imagine that. Can't conceive of how that happened.  *sarcasm*

TBR 2024

96. Deadly Temptation (Redstone Incorporated Book 7) by Justine Davis contemporary suspense romance.

97. Her Best Friend's Husband (Redstone Incorporated Book 8) by Justine Davis contemporary suspense romance. 

98. Backstreet Hero (Redstone Incorporated Book 9) by Justine Davis contemporary suspense romance. 

99. His Personal Mission (Redstone Incorporated Book 10) by Justine Davis contemporary suspense romance. 

100. The Best Revenge (Redstone Incorporated Book 11) by Justine Davis contemporary suspense romance. This was the book that made me a permanent JD fan. I saw myself in the hero, only he had a happy ending. It also inspired my own writing. I wanted to give all my tortured heroes and heroines a happily ever after.

REAL Jul 29 - Aug 3

REAL - Reduce stress Exercise Adequate sleep Lower caloric intake

Some short walks. What a joy to feel a cool breeze at 6am. Summer night lows are often hotter, in the 90s, than many highs further north. We've enjoyed a lovely break from that with nights in the 80s, maybe only as low as 85 but better than 90. Thanks. God. I notice a difference in my snacking when my protein intake is higher. Eating has good days and bad days. Sleeping is still weird, some days good and some not. 

Thank Goodness It's Sunday

~ Blessed rain

~ Visiting with friends

~ Sharing meals with friends

~ Cooler weather, not cool but cooler 

~ God's grace

Brain Dump

Riddle me this: The local news said that the high was 116. My energy company, on my bill, says it was 108. Now, I realize the temp varies in the Valley, but what if the news is using the hottest spot in order to sensationalize how bad it is? They're saying it's the second hottest July on record, which goes back about 40 years. Why do I say only 40? Because they moved the gauge about 40 years ago. Yes, I remember when the move was announced and thinking that the new location was hotter. How can you compare when they aren't using the same location?