Boring days

The flight to Costa Rica has been booked. It was not the cheapest option for us, and therefore not the smartest, but I’ll be able to stop whining about how much I’d like to go to Costa Rica, someday. That someday is the end of July and the pounds are verry slowly coming off. I’ll admit, I wasn’t trying as hard as I should have. But now that it’s official, I just want to be back to my normal size. If I can be where I was in Cancun last spring, I’ll be happy. And it’s doable. We even made tacos with veggie crumble on Sunday, had the leftovers last night, and I still managed to lose a pound. It’s all about moderation. Much easier said than done sometimes.

We found a tenant for the basement, the first person we showed. She seems nice, a recently divorced dental hygienist with a 6 year old dog, the same size as Dex. That will help, financially. That will probably fund our trip. Not a bad deal, since we have to watch our budget after all the remodeling and neither of us are good at anything budget related. I just know when I’m headed into the red zone, and cut back on spending for a paycheck or two.

I’m trying to pick up a Friday night shift, and drop Sunday. I’ve been working every Saturday and Sunday for the past 7 years, and it’s time for me to be able to wander around the Farmer’s market on Sunday morning, or go to a game in the afternoon, or a hike, a bike ride, anything without having to plan ahead and take the day off. Especially since Chris got hired by the company he was temping for. Days off don’t come as easy. Got to find a way to fit into this 9-5 world.

So, boring days right now. Cookie diet and all of the fun remodeling is done. But I’m not complaining. Chris has finally stopped responding to his ex-wife, who continues to text and call about nothing. He thinks he’s being nice by giving her that attention and answering her phone calls, but I think I finally got through to him that it’s tough love to make her move on. A "Happy Birthday" once a year, or a "like" once in a while is fine. But phone calls and constant texting, absolutely not.

So he finally grew some balls, and things are pretty alright for now.