Follow Runs for Cookies, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/runs-for-cookies Fri, 12 Aug 2022 20:16:23 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOg1BK-YpPIHba7VFky8BpXO I am so happy to be writing this from my bed! Well, actually it's just my mattress on the plywood that is the floor in my bedroom right now, but it feels so luxurious to be in my bedroom instead of on the couch in the living room. With the exception of the area where the new shower is going to go, I have all of the subfloor done.Pure luxury right hereThe cats have been going crazy because I]]> Fri, 12 Aug 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOg1BK-YpPIHba7VFky8BpXO https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOjpqwU-APLUrN3hDS9njgCr I realized this morning that I have no mirror and no scale in my bathroom for Wednesday Weigh-In. So, I had to bring them into the bare bones bedroom to take pictures. It'll be interesting to see next week's weigh-in picture because the background will hopefully look different!To say that I'm exhausted would be the understatement of the year. I have worked SO HARD on the bedroom and bathroom the]]> Thu, 11 Aug 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOjpqwU-APLUrN3hDS9njgCr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOglxiCE60VZOu-bbeigX9oC Today was another very long day of working in the bedroom and bathroom, so I didn't have the mental energy to put together a Transformation Tuesday (not to mention the zero sleep I got last night on the couch!). But here is some DIY humor--even though this project was totally unexpected and has turned into a HUGE undertaking, you know I love all things DIY ;)   Let's hope that we can get this]]> Wed, 10 Aug 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOglxiCE60VZOu-bbeigX9oC https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOiv8FgnJ4JLRwVLTsI7B9NX Unfortunately, I have pretty much no time to write a post today; I've been working non-stop all day on the bedroom and bathroom. Brian (my brother) came over early this morning and we changed plans a bit. I'll write about that later, but it involves removing the entire subfloor and then replacing it with plywood.My job was to remove the subfloor, which was terrifying at first, but once I got the]]> Tue, 09 Aug 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOiv8FgnJ4JLRwVLTsI7B9NX https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOi71Y78lp9L_H-fx8LWuXng I'm feeling pretty depressed again today but I don't want to write about that. I'm tired of thinking about heavy stuff and worrying about everything, so I thought this would be the perfect post for today: Joey's summer vacation.If you missed it, Joey stayed with my sister Jeanie for several weeks this summer. She lives in Illinois, but she and Shawn, her husband, have property in northern]]> Mon, 08 Aug 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOi71Y78lp9L_H-fx8LWuXng https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOifCEjcEfPmSy3FFO_xyF25 Yesterday felt like the first *real* date night that Jerry and I have had since the pandemic started. We were invited to our friend Eric's 40th birthday party. I think Eric said he was the youngest in our friend group, so we are all in our 40s now--I can't believe it! These are mostly people that I graduated high school with in 2000 (and I actually went to preschool with Eric). I love that we are]]> Sun, 07 Aug 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOifCEjcEfPmSy3FFO_xyF25 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOjuMB8BMyC1kCoxzwoq1nFt Yay for Friday night! Jerry and I actually have plans tonight--we're going to a restaurant to meet our friend group because it's Eric's 40th birthday. I'm planning to wear a dress for the first time in years, so that should be interesting ;)  I'm actually kind of excited to dress up a little.I have a mishmash of photos from the past week. Most of the photos I took were of the bathroom and bedroom]]> Sat, 06 Aug 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOjuMB8BMyC1kCoxzwoq1nFt https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOhtu9JeMkmQ7YMOI2eu70Rg I opened a blank blog post screen to start writing at 5:20 PM. It's now 5:49 PM and until I started this paragraph, I hadn't written a single word. I cannot, for the life of me, think of ANYTHING to write about. And my bad mood continues--I just need a win. I need for something to go right!In the meantime, though, Jerry is here to the rescue for me. He's going to write today's post by answering]]> Fri, 05 Aug 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOhtu9JeMkmQ7YMOI2eu70Rg https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOg4W6HyETLRG95ZnUTwRGH7 I got this shirt at the thrift store the last time I went because I thought it was too perfect for me. If you can't read it, it says:"If you fall, I'll be there" - The Floor"If you fall, I'll drop you and probably hit you on the way down" - The BeamI am notorious for injuring myself while working on projects (or even day-to-day tasks): bruises, cuts, scrapes, gashes, burns, you name it. But Jerry]]> Thu, 04 Aug 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOg4W6HyETLRG95ZnUTwRGH7 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOh8r3V_d72fCcqq6eZJzUh9 Happy Transformation Tuesday! It's late as I sit down to write this, so I may not get it done in time. I was working on my own transformation for the last few hours--Eli's bedroom. I didn't do anything big; I just couldn't stand to look at how messy it was and how it smelled like dog (Joey spends his time in there). There was dog hair everywhere and I don't know how he could stand to live like]]> Wed, 03 Aug 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOh8r3V_d72fCcqq6eZJzUh9 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOiUoguOEZNtJ0TXPGaG87AR Right now, I feel like everything is so chaotic that I can't even think straight. So, I figured writing some bullets would be the easiest way to write today. * Joey came home last night! If you missed it, my sister kept Joey for a while (maybe six weeks?) for a dog "vacation" with her basset hound. He had a BLAST, and I'll write a post about his adventures once I get some more details from Jeanie]]> Tue, 02 Aug 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOiUoguOEZNtJ0TXPGaG87AR https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOgfEnSdfmyymOifqJurszLU Today wasn't quite as busy as yesterday because I didn't have much that could be done with my bedroom. Brian (my older brother) is busy working on his own project--building a shed--so he can't help me until he's done with that. He gave me explicit instructions not to get overzealous and start tearing stuff apart.You have no idea how hard that is for me. Especially as someone with bipolar disorder]]> Mon, 01 Aug 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOgfEnSdfmyymOifqJurszLU https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOgK5D6GQmEpCEGT5aWO9DEx Normally, I try to post a review of a new-to-me vegan recipe on Saturdays, but it's just not going to happen this weekend. The problem in my bedroom turned into a huge issue and now I am at the point where I'm just totally overwhelmed.Thankfully, my older brother, Brian, was able to come over today and talk me through what was wrong, what my options are for fixing it, and basically just what I]]> Sun, 31 Jul 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOgK5D6GQmEpCEGT5aWO9DEx https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOgEjNLUvn4n30Gb1Jh49AJn The punches just keep coming at me. I really hope that after this bout of things just not going according to plan, I can take it easy for a while without extra stress.Today's problem was entirely my fault for starting a project this big. For the record, though, I thought it would be a finish-in-a-day thing. I didn't think it was going to turn into the mess it did, but now I have a HUGE problem on]]> Sat, 30 Jul 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOgEjNLUvn4n30Gb1Jh49AJn https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOj5QtEnoEqVBLG7Iy_4u0x9 Getting the garage ready for Noah's Christmas-in-July birthday party (the skeletons wanted to take part, too)If you read yesterday's post, then you know I'm just not feeling so great mentally. Jerry is off work today before going to visit a friend for the weekend, so I'm going to spend the day with him. I always feel less anxious when I hang out with him.So, I'm declaring today a mental health]]> Fri, 29 Jul 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOj5QtEnoEqVBLG7Iy_4u0x9 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOhW-DH8fxn8PDHgrmwRGUK6 I know I used this picture a couple of days ago, but I really do love that outfit and I figured there was no point in taking another picture today.Another Wednesday, another weigh-in. It feels so redundant! Still, I have such a hard time letting go of streaks--and this one has been well over a year. Also, my daily posting has been going since January 1, 2020.I have to admit that I really don't]]> Thu, 28 Jul 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOhW-DH8fxn8PDHgrmwRGUK6 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOhiZF6FUrsFWarkJyTkC_2b Happy Transformation Tuesday! Like I did a few weeks ago, I posted a single transformation of a cat adoption that didn't seem like it would work out, but it had a very happy ending. You can find that story here.Today is going to be a similar post--more like a guest post than a typical Transformation Tuesday. This transformation is pretty long and I like to keep editing to a minimum when I can, so]]> Wed, 27 Jul 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOhiZF6FUrsFWarkJyTkC_2b https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOh4QSVCOtPL-kQqW5gBv7mX After Jerry and I won our DietBet a few weeks ago, we agreed that we'd keep the money we won (not for paying bills or anything--something that we wanted). Our payout was $388 each, which includes the money we spent for the DietBet. Still, we agreed that we could each keep our $388 for all the work we did!After losing over 50 pounds in the last 14 months, my wardrobe had dwindled down to pretty]]> Tue, 26 Jul 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOh4QSVCOtPL-kQqW5gBv7mX https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOhk_qSRlku-484HQhe4ZUzd Let me start by saying that "Deep Thoughts" is not meant to be taken seriously--because this post is by Jerry! (Although I have to take credit for the brilliant photo I chose above.) I had a post all planned today; I went thrift shopping yesterday and I had a ton of luck finding things. I was going to do a post about what I bought, but I haven't had time to take the pictures. So I'm going to work]]> Mon, 25 Jul 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOhk_qSRlku-484HQhe4ZUzd https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOi2YT5HsRUbqd3hDS9njgCr Today's recipe review is a bit of an odd one--it's for a powder mix that you can use for things like macaroni and cheese. You know the Kraft boxed mac and cheese? I used to LOVE that as a kid! Well, this powder is supposed to be a replacement for that. You could also use it as a "cheese" dip. (I'm going to stop putting quotes around "cheese"--being vegan, there is no cheese in this, but it's]]> Sun, 24 Jul 2022 04:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/vulcuPcjoOi2YT5HsRUbqd3hDS9njgCr