I was the family scribe growing up. I had many pen pals, mostly in Europe. I kept notes on important dates of family and friends. Sent out holiday letters. When a teen, my mother found my diary and shamed me for its contents. It would be many years before I found the courage to write again.
Good afternoon by the time you get this, since church bells are ringing! Nice to hear from you, my Swiss friend (hope you agree, probably should have checked that out, I tend to “adopt” friends when I find them ! Just waking up here in SC, USA at about 7 in the morning, stiff, stretching, still on sofa from where I do everything. Almost. Rants, OK, hotel prices, hormones, Ahoh, no coffee, first has escaped me. I’ll just go with it too. Give myself Sundays off from productive activity of the chore type but actually sort of in the mood so may do anyway. Did not realize you were working in Zurich, a city I remember and enjoyed briefly in 1982. Geez, I’m getting ancient! I’ll just throw in turned 76 years old yesterday. Feel like an antique. Likely not a lot of of time left in this world but the way things are going, that’s OK with me. Our political shenanigans are over the top and frankly embarrassing but will not go there on a weekend.
I read about issues in New York City that may explain hotel prices. It’s all these nut case state governors and some individual immigrants making their way to New York, overwhelming the city! Why just there? Good grief! It’s an island more or less, meaning space is limited. Well, there is the “Guitar Man” and Central Park. I get that attraction and others but there are wide open spaces that might be more accepting of our influx of new asylum seekers.
Moving on to hormones and tummy weight gain. I get that too. After the loss of my worthless uterus, my special doctor encouraged me to eat well for optimal recovery. I would speak to him about that, but bless him, Covid took him from us. I recovered just fine but the tummy, flat enough before, took off and has been a nuisance ever since. The rest of me followed the weight gain too so now I eat like a bird post Covid; does not matter a whit. Lost about 30 pounds along with my taste buds. Then came the “fall of 01/14/2021” when I fractured my femur into many pieces all out of alignment, what a mess. Full of hardware rods and screws, just making getting around harder with other issues. I think fro my nurses’ point of view, hormone replacement therapy is indicated during peri menopausal times but doctors may worry about side effects. Have to balance risk and benefit. And the information and recommendations change daily.
Have a great day. Maybe Rhena will come out later. Always welcome here. We’re still missing precious Max 🐶 💔 but it was his time to go off to the rainbow bridge 🌈 (doggie Heaven) poor guy could not hear, see, walk, was in so much pain, screeching when I tried to pick him up for snuggling. But it’s always hard. Ny two girls 😽😽 are being a little testy claiming dominance but they’ll be fine! Sophie and Claire send love, too. Bye now! 😘😘😘🇺🇸🌎🕊️💃🏼🎶
Can't believe I forgot your birthday! So sorry. I wrote it down and everything. Happy birthday late!
Only just started working in Zurich again yes. I studied and worked there for many years.
Going to NYC would be mainly to meet friends. If they were elsewhere I'd go elsewhere. Of course you're a friend.
Not interested in hormone replecement therapy and I'm looking at hormones in a broader sense - rather than "just" those main hormones I mentioned. There's so much more going on. Tiny little hormones that are important but nobody talks about. Can't wait to find out more. A lot of it is just being discovered. I'm going to be reading medical journals as well. Basics first though.
Oh yes! And I was gonna use "pesky" in my newsletter, but then didn't. Being neurodivergent this is a fun topic too. There might be a rant in that. The "of course I can freaking drink a double espresso before going to bed - don't give me any of that no coffee after 2 PM nonsense" kind.
Just the thought of a neurodivergent brain functioning the same way as a neurotypical brain ... I can't even.
We’ve all got those neurotransmitters but they do not behave the same way for everyone. Manipulating them in my experience can be useless to catastrophic.
Love your rants, especially when they come with photos. Don't you just admire corporate greed? I know people that are supremely fortunate finding great accomodations through Airbnb.
I was the family scribe growing up. I had many pen pals, mostly in Europe. I kept notes on important dates of family and friends. Sent out holiday letters. When a teen, my mother found my diary and shamed me for its contents. It would be many years before I found the courage to write again.
oh, how sad! Glad you're writing again.
Good afternoon by the time you get this, since church bells are ringing! Nice to hear from you, my Swiss friend (hope you agree, probably should have checked that out, I tend to “adopt” friends when I find them ! Just waking up here in SC, USA at about 7 in the morning, stiff, stretching, still on sofa from where I do everything. Almost. Rants, OK, hotel prices, hormones, Ahoh, no coffee, first has escaped me. I’ll just go with it too. Give myself Sundays off from productive activity of the chore type but actually sort of in the mood so may do anyway. Did not realize you were working in Zurich, a city I remember and enjoyed briefly in 1982. Geez, I’m getting ancient! I’ll just throw in turned 76 years old yesterday. Feel like an antique. Likely not a lot of of time left in this world but the way things are going, that’s OK with me. Our political shenanigans are over the top and frankly embarrassing but will not go there on a weekend.
I read about issues in New York City that may explain hotel prices. It’s all these nut case state governors and some individual immigrants making their way to New York, overwhelming the city! Why just there? Good grief! It’s an island more or less, meaning space is limited. Well, there is the “Guitar Man” and Central Park. I get that attraction and others but there are wide open spaces that might be more accepting of our influx of new asylum seekers.
Moving on to hormones and tummy weight gain. I get that too. After the loss of my worthless uterus, my special doctor encouraged me to eat well for optimal recovery. I would speak to him about that, but bless him, Covid took him from us. I recovered just fine but the tummy, flat enough before, took off and has been a nuisance ever since. The rest of me followed the weight gain too so now I eat like a bird post Covid; does not matter a whit. Lost about 30 pounds along with my taste buds. Then came the “fall of 01/14/2021” when I fractured my femur into many pieces all out of alignment, what a mess. Full of hardware rods and screws, just making getting around harder with other issues. I think fro my nurses’ point of view, hormone replacement therapy is indicated during peri menopausal times but doctors may worry about side effects. Have to balance risk and benefit. And the information and recommendations change daily.
Have a great day. Maybe Rhena will come out later. Always welcome here. We’re still missing precious Max 🐶 💔 but it was his time to go off to the rainbow bridge 🌈 (doggie Heaven) poor guy could not hear, see, walk, was in so much pain, screeching when I tried to pick him up for snuggling. But it’s always hard. Ny two girls 😽😽 are being a little testy claiming dominance but they’ll be fine! Sophie and Claire send love, too. Bye now! 😘😘😘🇺🇸🌎🕊️💃🏼🎶
Can't believe I forgot your birthday! So sorry. I wrote it down and everything. Happy birthday late!
Only just started working in Zurich again yes. I studied and worked there for many years.
Going to NYC would be mainly to meet friends. If they were elsewhere I'd go elsewhere. Of course you're a friend.
Not interested in hormone replecement therapy and I'm looking at hormones in a broader sense - rather than "just" those main hormones I mentioned. There's so much more going on. Tiny little hormones that are important but nobody talks about. Can't wait to find out more. A lot of it is just being discovered. I'm going to be reading medical journals as well. Basics first though.
Love to Sophie and Claire and hugs as well.
How about those pesky “neurotransmitters”?
Oh yes! And I was gonna use "pesky" in my newsletter, but then didn't. Being neurodivergent this is a fun topic too. There might be a rant in that. The "of course I can freaking drink a double espresso before going to bed - don't give me any of that no coffee after 2 PM nonsense" kind.
Just the thought of a neurodivergent brain functioning the same way as a neurotypical brain ... I can't even.
We’ve all got those neurotransmitters but they do not behave the same way for everyone. Manipulating them in my experience can be useless to catastrophic.
Good place to start!
Love your rants, especially when they come with photos. Don't you just admire corporate greed? I know people that are supremely fortunate finding great accomodations through Airbnb.
Thanks Rena.