You can calculate your real cost of car ownership. That is, the real cost just for you, that is. Not even the “to society” part.
Damn. We own our cars outright and that is still a lot of money we could save by not having them.
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You can calculate your real cost of car ownership. That is, the real cost just for you, that is. Not even the “to society” part.
Damn. We own our cars outright and that is still a lot of money we could save by not having them.
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Months ago I told a doctor my usual quip, “Why does everyone say exercise gives you energy? It just makes me tired.” He sent me for bloodwork and determined my thyroid levels were low. I started on a thyroid regimen and felt better but not energetic. So he added a second medication.
And I felt really good.
Not manic good. I wasn’t bouncing off walls or awake twenty hours a day. But I was no longer falling asleep in the afternoons, dozing on the couch while the kids watched TV (waking me up every so often to put on a new show). I could take them out for the afternoon: the park, the fountain, somewhere.
In addition, I lost 30 pounds. Not bad, eh? I once told Tamar that I just didn’t believe that exercise + eating less would lead to weight loss, because it never seemed to work that way for me. But once I started taking the thyroid combination, BOOM! I started losing weight slowly and steadily. I went through my saved jeans at a fairly regular pace and was ecstatic the day I hadn’t done laundry and found that the size 8 jeans hanging in the closet fit me just fine. Not quite at the point where I could put on my Calvin Klein skirt. But I was definitely heading there.
I thought, This is how most people live their lives. They don’t feel run down all the time.
The effect seems to be wearing off, though. Just today I went for a run with Rob and Nina in the morning, then ran around getting the kids to their various activities. I came home and went upstairs to shower. But before I got in the shower I lay down on the bed “just for a moment.” You know how this story ends, right? I haven’t done that for, well, months. I had to force myself to get out of bed when I woke up at two hours, but even now I could go right back.
I don’t think I’m taking the kids to the park this afternoon. Maybe they’d be up for the backyard while I doze on the couch.
Of course, on top of everything else, I’m deeply worried about regaining the weight. Especially since I gave away all my bigger clothes.
I guess I need my blood levels looked at again. This tiredness is so discouraging sometimes.
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A wonderful piece of street theater: a man threatens to jump off a ledge in front of a crowd of spectators… a ledge 4 feet off the ground. (Sadly, I can’t remember where I got this link from.)