Sunday, March 1, 2026

Back to Tampa this week

 I have not been journaling here much. Been quite distracted.

Catching up:

2/18, I went to visit Nana who had a cardiology appointment she was nervous about. Horrible traffic -- and I got a speeding ticket. The doctor was so delayed that even though I was an hour late, I still was able to attend the appointment with her. 

My story should've been the dramatic traffic story of the day for our family. But then that evening, Peter was in a bad car crash. He didn't go to the hospital, but the car was totaled and looked like it.

So we have been dealing with that. He's got back pain and chiropractor appointments in Lakeland, which is tough when he's in Tampa 4 days a week. And now I come up to Tampa for 3-4 days a week to drive him -- it's good cause i focus on work well here -- and he ubers if I am not available.

So today, I got up here, and baked off a loaf of bread I started in Tampa. And it smells amazing -- lots of extra parmesan in it. I've started the dishwasher. And unpacked. 

We are still dealing with last few threads of the house sale. Got a reimbursement check from insuarnce company. It's more than $5000 so I have to go to the bank. I really need to transfer some money to Fidelity for a CD ladder. Gotta move that up the priorities.

Went on a terrific walking tour of Lakeland, and learned lots of history and learned about old buildings, and got a good map of Lakeland to hang on the wall. 

And Sean and I finally biked the Ft Fraser trail along 98. And it was fantastic. And my brain is already planning more trips to Brooksville and Amelia Island and Sebring. 

Daily (when I remember) updates

Do something today to make tomorrow better 

  • I packed for 5 days at the condo — remembering meds, undies, chargers, both laptops, paperwork.
  • I got Peter’s drivers ed course fixed.
  • I knocked off two parts of my drivers ed course already. 
  • I canceled cat food deliveries as we have too much
  • I cleared out some storage on my phone.

My life is awesome photo — mediocre photo but great memory. We had a fantastic ride today down Ft Fraser Trail. So meditative to be off screens. So nice to spend time with Sean. Great exercise. 


Also more cheese makes sourdough bread better!


Small Joy: returning things we didn’t need and getting back $50+! 

What annoying problem can we improve: reminding Sean that if we put cat and dog food cans back in exact same spot in fridge, then we can always find them. And teaching him to give Skitty her gut medicine. 

Things I did today to improve my life:

Things I did today to improve my life:

  • -Return $50 of stuff we didn’t need
  • -Did not spend money at flea market
  • -Biked 16 miles
  • -Learned new ways around our town 
  • -Scheduled a nap for after lunch! 


#lifeisgood

Saturday, February 28, 2026

Things I did today instead of Doom Scrolling

Things I did today instead of Doom Scrolling 

1. Walked around town with urban planners learning how they preserved a historic area 

2. Ate meatballs at farmers market 

3. Worked

4. Napped 

5. Coordinated upcoming visit with in-laws 

6. Shopped at Aldi with hubby

7. Made sourdough bread 




My life is awesome photo

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