Minor Setback That Was My Fault....

Before I get to the *setback*, I have to tell you one of the things I am hating about Windows 10.  It keeps changing my settings on different things (like the size of my icons and even my mouse pointer), every time it has an *update*.   I get things where I want them and then, BAM!, it changes everything to where IT wants them to be.  *Grrr!*

Now, as for my setback.  Yes, I did a dumb thing.  I was so happy to find my appetite yesterday that today, when the Beast asked me what I had a taste for, I told him some shrimp.  I meant like cocktail shrimp since peel-and-eat is not something found around here so far from any sea waters.  But, you can get some fresh, cooked shrimp from Publix that is just perfect.  The problem is that I didn't ask myself if I SHOULD have some.  So I paid a price for it a couple hours afterward when I just barely made it to the bathroom in time...

So, I took my medication (I haven't been taking the full dosage that I can take) and then a shot of Kaopectate (oh how I hate that stuff!) but I didn't want this to be a one-step forward, two-steps back kind of day.  So far, so good.  I also decided to make some split pea soup even though it required sending the Beast off to the store again because we were out of celery and he hadn't replaced it yet.   Then I ate a stalk of celery with some french onion dip (just a touch) since I figured the fiber would be good for me.  I knew the celery still counts as a veggie and I hadn't eaten much of those the past two weeks.  I (again) forgot to remind the Beast about picking up some V-8 juice because we both forgot to add it to the list.  I remembered it too late and the Beast didn't take his phone with him.

Now the Beast is making noises like he doesn't want me to go to Chicago because he's *worried* about my health.  I told him that I wouldn't want to go if there was a chance of me having to go through this crap especially with Cee and Mustachio.  It's just too embarrassing and too grisly.  We can always cancel our motel reservations and I don't think that Cee or my son would disagree about the reason why.  I would hate to disappoint my friends but sometimes those things can't be helped.  Especially since my gf, Marilyn, said she had something planned for my birthday.  It's the same day as our meeting day and I told her if she embarrasses me too much, it may be years before she sees me again....LOL.  She can be funny but she really never tries to overdo her shenanigans.

She's been the same since I first met her years and years ago.  I knew her even before I met my hubby and we will be married for 52 years this year.  That's a long time to be friends, don't you think?

Well, I have to go check on my soup again.  I guess the carrots are a bit sweeter than normal since I am combating that sweetness right now (so sad that I have to keep taste-testing it...LOL).  Love you all.  Be good and have some fun.  Laugh a lot.  ***Hugs***