Day 179: Vacation Day 2

 





Today is day 179 of Nutrisystem 2.0 and I celebrated day 2 of vacation by sleeping until almost 10 am ! I went to bed just after 9 pm so I slept for almost 12 hours. Benadryl had something to do with that as I got a bunch of mosquito bites after an evening round of weed trimming ! I really need to buy some insect repellant and start using it.


Breakfast was strawberry shortcake. I bought 2 quarts of strawberries and 4 biscuits yesterday. Home grown strawberries are only here for a short time so I decided to treat myself. Morning snack was a yogurt. Lunch was a chef salad & pepperoni pizza melt. I was off the Nutrisystem trail after that .. with vanilla ice cream topped with strawberries, chocolate syrup and whipped cream. Dinner was 2 hotdogs. Evening snack was strawberry shortcake.


I mentioned mosquito bites. Last night about 7:15 I decided to go out and cut down some of the weeds growing on the driveway side of the house. Technically they're on the neighbors property but the overhanging gigantic weed trees interfere with mowing the lawn. Last time I mowed I broke a bunch of the branches to get them out of the way, but last night I took my clippers and my little saw and did some serious trimming. Now I can mow without having to fight all the brush. I'll keep chipping away at it to keep it out of my way. There's also a low spot in the yard over that so I'm going to buy some topsoil and gravel to fill it in. Anyhow, the mosquitos descended on me and bit me quite a few times. I took a shower as soon as I came inside and then took 2 Benadryl. I knew that would make me sleepy and I was tired anyway, so I went to bed at 9. I've taken 2 at a time before but usually when I was already in bed. Last night wasn't the case and I got very woozy. Once I was in bed my legs were very restless but I fell asleep in minutes. I woke up at some point early this morning and took another Benadryl, then went back to sleep until nearly 10. I learned during my last round of poison ivy that taking Benadryl kills the itching and inflammation and I healed faster because I didn't scratch my skin raw. I can take one during the day without getting sleepy, but 2 at night really helps me sleep through the night.


I spent the day watching tv and didn't really accomplish anything. My vacation chore list is not getting any shorter so I need to dig up some motivation !

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