saturday

Today was a very productive day, for both SO and myself.  SO installed an air-conditioner in our neverending reno, which made the tenants very happy.  He had help – a couple of friends – but still, he did a fair bit himself, and will now be able to do it without any help next time.  (And yes, there will be a ‘next time’ – our two-bedroom unit needs air conditioning.)

I did a reasonable amount around the house – I changed the sheets, did three loads of laundry, hung them out and got them off the line; I cleaned SO’s bathroom and toilet; I did a huge load of dishes; and I dusted and cleaned our main living area. 

I also listed a number of clothes on eBay.  Alas, both SO and myself have become somewhat larger than life, and the wearable items in our closet are decreasing daily.  Every day I look in and think, ‘Can’t wear those pants, too tight….. that suit doesn’t fit any more…. that shirt is too small…..’ and I’m over it.  I’ll either lose weight, in which case I’ll reward myself by buying new clothes; or I won’t, in which case, I want some wardrobe space back!!  Hence, the eBay approach.  I hope I sell some of them, if not all.  They’re all really lovely clothes, I just wish they fit me!!

Oh well.  Better fat and happy than skinny and suicidal.  And yes, I know it’s the antidepressants which have caused the weight gain.  Nothing else has changed – my eating habits, my exercising (in fact I’ve started exercising again lately), etc, etc.  (And before you wonder, SO’s been slowly gaining weight over the five years I’ve known him, due to an unremitting love for computer gaming, and a natural loathing of any form of exercise that isn’t sexual activity.)  Never mind.  At least I’m happy, right?

My friend M, the one who just fell pregnant, is getting married next Saturday.  Her sister and brother-in-law will be the only witnesses.  M and J are doing what SO and I did – running away down south to elope.  It’s all very exciting.  I hope they end up with memories of their day that are as happy as ours are.