I got a taste of what life might be like without the Beast because he was gone to his special church meeting (it includes many people that attend the same church but in different locations). It was sheer heaven. I ate when I was hungry and not when the Beast was hungry. Actually, he's like Chewlee in many ways since he seems to be constantly eating but mostly snacks. *Shudder* He should weigh about twice what he does at a minimum with the things he consumes. He's the only person I know that can eat cake, pie or a big bowl of ice cream before dinner and still eat dinner. You would think he had a tapeworm!
Baron and I did just fine on Saturday. Dennis came over to take Baron for a run with the scooter. I just had to open the garage for him so he could get it out. Dennis, unlike the Beast, makes Baron run TWICE around the circle. Baron comes home thirsty and tired out. LOL! I love it. But today it was raining and raining heavily for most of the morning and afternoon. It didn't stop until almost 4pm. Baron? He slept most of the day and he wouldn't eat. That's not all that unusual since he really prefers to eat when his *man* is here. As soon as the Beast walks into the house, Baron will run over to his dish and inhale his meal. On Saturday, due to the exercise with Dennis, Baron was less fussy and was hungry. He ate his snack and his dinner without any hesitation.
As soon as the Beast hit his recliner, however, Baron was right up on it with him. It always strikes me as funny to see that big dog draped over the Beast's lap in it and content as hell. Weird dog. So big and he thinks he's a lap dog.
What I enjoyed most was being in control of my eating time. The Beast only considers HIS stomach and doesn't eat at a regular time....ever! I often make myself something to eat at a more reasonable time than he does. He seems to need to eat a certain amount of snacks before he thinks of REAL food. He actually would prefer that I let him be in charge of our meals but he's a terrible dietician. He never considers vegetables and most of the foods he loves are so greasy they really aren't appealing to me. Also I love things like cottage cheese with some kind of fruit. He never buys it unless I make a special request or I pick some up myself when I go to the store. He uses a LOT of hamburger for the things he makes. I like more variety. Pork chops. Chicken. Beef roasts or pot roast. Not him. But, if he knows I am unhappy with his choices, he will often pick some up to placate me. But, I would rather nag at him a bit and put some variety in HIS diet, too.
I love salads. He doesn't although he will occasionally decide WE should be eating some when he notices that I have pretty much used up all the lettuce and tomatoes we have. I don't know if it's real concern for himself or just a feeling of guilt because he KNOWS he isn't eating right. Oh well.
I also love being able to nap, undisturbed. He normally will come in to tell me something he heard on one of his talk shows that he thinks was informative or funny. I NEED a nap at times since I don't sleep well at night with having to use the bathroom almost every two hours. If I had a prostate, I'd be consulting a urologist...LOL. Actually, if I stopped drinking so many liquids right up until bedtime, I would probably be better off. Unfortunately, as a diabetic, I dehydrate easily. With having to use heat during the winter, I am almost constantly in need of water or some other liquid (does not include any alcohol...dammit!).
Anyway, I enjoyed my two days with nothing to do but what *I* planned. I washed some clothes, folded them at my leisure and put them away after a short nap. It was a lot of little things that made the time enjoyable for me.
Well, love you all. Have a fantastic week. ***Hugs***
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