Positively Tuesday March 31, 2026

      The weather has been true to Minnesota with 20°+ daytime high differentials, frost on cars and risk of sunburn in the afternoon on the same day. As I've never been a fan of Tuesday's,  I've been using them to try and recap anything positive, joyful, or smile worthy to try and lighten up my Tuesday moods.

  • Pup is doing so well after last weeks scare. He's been very good about his meds including the twice daily shots. He hasn't had an accident since Friday. 
  • March is done today and a fresh new month starts tomorrow.  It was definitely a month of highs and lows. I'm looking forward to April showers as that will mean the remains of the crappy winter can get washed away truly making way for growth. I'm not looking forward to the possibility of snow on Easter Sunday.
  • I think long time blog readers know I'm a sports fan, basketball being a favorite as I both played and coached in younger years. I've thoroughly enjoyed the NCAA tournament, aka March Madness. With Minnesota out on the women's side after their sweet 16 loss, I have no team in the battle but just enjoyed some really good games this weekend. My brackets are a total shambles, lol.
  • Having to clear cupboards and drawers forced me to tackle the dreaded "lower drawer" I swear all households have. This had literally decades of old paperwork, photos, and miscellaneous paper clutter, most was set aside for destruction. Now I have a full drawer to start cluttering again.

  • Keeping myself accountable here. While I'm frustrated at myself for putting back on so much weight after having lost a healthy amount leading up to and post knee surgery, I've lost all the weight I put on from Greece and two pounds more. Granted, much was probably water weight gain, but I'm two pounds less than before the trip. I've a long road to get back to the weight I was a year ago, and even longer to get to a healthy BMI ( factoring my nonexist muscle tone), but it's a start rather than a throwing in the towel. 
  • We met a very sweet young man who will be a part of our lives. More to come on this. 
     The rest of the week will be very busy getting the kitchen back together, cleaning the house, shopping for then cooking a nice Easter dinner. I have my daughters dog for the weekend too. Pup needs to get his blood rechecked and fingers crossed, his sugars are balanced after the last week of medications. He's still got several more days of antibiotics. This is all manageable and I'm happy to enter April with a running start.

Comments

  1. CelieMarch 31, 2026 at 7:31 PM

    Glad to read that pup is doing well. Hope that continues. Weight gain is a constant battle for me, and I sympathize with you! How fun that you have a drawer to re-clutter! Fill it up wisely :)

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  2. Anne in the kitchenMarch 31, 2026 at 7:48 PM

    Take your Tuesday positives wherever you find them. I say well done on weighing less than before the Greece trip. Give yourself a little grace!

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  3. JackieMarch 31, 2026 at 8:07 PM

    I am very happy to read that the pup is doing well. I seem to be constantly decluttering lately.

    God bless.

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  4. SharonMarch 31, 2026 at 8:22 PM

    Good news on the pup.
    Lots of things to be positive about!

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