Tuesday

[susandennis]

I'm still working on the 2 meals a day deal. I have a substantial breakfast sometime between 9 and 10ish. Then I have dinner between 3-4ish. I usually end up having a bite of this or that during the day - sometimes, literally a bite and sometimes a full out snack. I generally have some kind of very light dessert about 7ish.

I find that I do not eat nearly the quantity of food I used to and when I do eat a meal I am nearly always very hungry which was not the case before. I also do not snack nearly as much as I used to. It's interesting for sure.

Today is an 11 am swim day. I also want to go to Costco. I bought a pack of house socks there last week on a whim and I love them! I want more so that these will last longer. Plus I want nuts. I'd love some salted roasted pecans. That seems like a very Costco-y thing. So I'll see. I also need eggs but I don't need/want 144 of them so I think I'll pop into Grocery Outlet on the way home for that.

My phone is due for an operating system update. I've been hitting the 'check now' button every 15 minutes or so for days now. I want to see the new stuff... Google plus reports that others have gotten it so now I'm all why not me????

The Building Manager I have a major dislike for is scheduled to sow up here with chimney checkers. I'm hoping they hold off until I'm at the pool. My homeowners association dues covers this and many many other things that I am very grateful with which I do not have to fuck. Next year, I will pay a little more than $600 a month in association dues - a major chunk of change but... our association is fiscally sound and historically as well as currently, managed really well. Between HOA dues and real estate taxes, my condo costs me nearly $1000 a month in addition to my mortgage payment. Owning a single family home would likely cost much the same plus I'd have to put up with the aggravation of actually organizing the maintenance AND I would not have the personal security I have here.

Zoey has just finished up her breakfast so now's a good time to clean up the kitchen.

Comments

Re: I must have missed...

[susandennis]

Not really weight loss or general health. More a way to eat less and be more comfortable. It just seemed to make more sense. I thought I'd try it and turns out, I like it.

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

Your association dues must really cover a lot, plus, you do have onsite management, for that amount, that to me is shockingly high. The association dues on our townhouse were $205/month which were fairly high for this area. Our dues covered exterior maintenance, landscaping and snow removal.

I was looking to purchase a condo before I decided on the rental I'm in. The most expensive dues for the 22 condos I looked at, in a variety of buildings, was $478/month.

I'm glad your association is fiscally sound. Many owners do not recognize the importance of this; additionally, if this is the case, you're quite unlikely to receive the shock of a special assessment in the future.

[susandennis]

Maybe it's a regional thing. We did a survey of other condos in town and our dues were right in line with everyone else in Seattle with the same offerings.

[(Anonymous)]

Wow ... $1000 a month pretty much covers our average monthly outgoings. Mind you ... I'm well aware of how much more costly it is to live in a big city like Seattle ... although still not as much as New York City, I'm told. :)

Mira.

[rsc.livejournal.com]

scheduled to show up here with chimney checkers

I spent an amused moment wondering how one would play chimney checkers.

[susandennis]

Ok, I see ash covered chimney sweeps on a giant board moving chimneys around the squares. It's a great visual. Thanks!!

[andrewducker]

I may have also hit "refresh" an unreasonable number of times. And still no lollipop!

Oh, and I'd happily pay dues if it meant my building got maintanence...

[susandennis]

And guess what I just found out??!! The Check Update button only actually works ONCE every 24 hours!!! The rest of the time, it does absolutely nothing when you click it!

http://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/1r1dz4/44_kitkat_has_started_rolling_out_on_the_n4/cdiwt6f

I finally got mine yesterday late morning - for my Nexus 5. My Nexus 7 is still waiting.

[andrewducker]

Ahahahaha.

I shall keep clicking.

Is yours a 2012 or 2013 Nexus 7? I've heard bad things about Lollipop on the first Nexus 7.

[susandennis]

2013