good morning fulenn,
it's really interesting how simple, filling food does the trick, isn't it? I'm so attached to recipes that it's taken me a while not feel apologetic about just eating out of the pan of cooked brown rice, or gobbling down a steamed potato.
The simplest things are often the easiest to digest, too, which is important to me. So as time goes on, even my recipes get simpler. So no need to apologize for a day of simple food.
This is wonderful that you ran!! What a thrill, yes? My dog is a type of sight hound, and though older, when he feels like it and is off-leash in a safe place, he can really go faster than any other dog I've seen. He is a sprinter. There's no way I could keep up with him (luckily he runs wide circles around me, so I don't have to), but sometimes I run a bit to keep him going, and I am always amazed when I do even that little bit. So it must feel great to run like that. Moving releases so much tension, I think. I am so much more relaxed in general now that I feel well enough to take a walk or two a day.
It sounds like you really do understand about living in a college neighborhood! Like your mother, I am blessed with some great kids living across the street. One grew up here, and I know his Mom, and have known him since he was a little boy. They all help me out when I need it with bringing wood in and changing my water dispenser, sometimes snow shoveling. It all works out. I've had really good luck with that particular house. All groups of young people living in it over the years have been great.
I am glad you had such a good visit with your Mom this summer and could laugh about how relationships change. That sounds healing too. My son and I have always been able to laugh at ourselves, which has helped us through our ups and downs. On the whole, we have a great relationship. From the time he was 4, it was mostly just him and me, with Dad in the background and far away, and my parents helping out from afar. So we are pretty close. He and his girlfriend eat the way I do, though not as strict, and they are super supportive. So it will be fun to have meals with them. I might try and make one of those watermelon cakes for a surprise. I haven't decided yet.
I hope you have a great day today. And good you had a little extra sleep, but did not have to go back to as much as you once needed. You're doing great!
Thanks, too, for the congratulations about the lipid numbers. It means a lot coming from someone on the same path.
moonwatcher