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@causticI'm so sorry to hear of your grandmother's passing. Grandparents are the best.
Sorry to be MIA recently. I went on an eight-day Alaskan cruise, which ended yesterday. Yesterday also happened to be my birthday. Suffice to say that the last 8-9 days haven't been good for the diet or the booze intake.
I am semi-proud to report that I asked for a yoga mat to be delivered to my stateroom, so I kept up with my yoga on all but two days. Today I made up for that by doing three sessions, so that I'd be caught up with Adriene. Before I left, I finally broke down and bought Adriene's subscription service - $99 per year. So I have a lot more to choose from plus some cool features where I can make a calendar for myself, save favorites, etc. I joined so I could download her upcoming sessions in order to keep up while I was gone, since internet service would be spotty, but after so much time I felt I owed her that anyway.
I have a little health-adjacent worry going on right now, in that I
finally got in touch with someone to try to buy long-term care insurance. I should have done this years ago, but I was spurred by a WA law that is going into effect 1/1/22 that will require WA residents to pay into such a system. Without going into unnecessary detail, let's say this "first of its kind" law might have been a good idea in theory but in practice is going to be awful. And the only way you can opt out of it is by proving you have an alternate acceptable policy in place.
Anyway, due to the WA law only one company is still offering LTC policies here, and they are flooded with applicants. I thought I'd be golden (even though it will cost me exorbitant amounts to get now) - though over 50 I'm in great health with absolutely no known issues. Or...I guess I have to say...only one issue, which is that a couple of years ago I went to a podiatrist due to some dull pain and found I had arthritis in my big toes. Apparently this is a BIG DEAL to insurers!
So I have to have an interview to discuss my general health, but my advisor thinks it's a big concern. WTF. I guess at worst I get stuck paying into the useless WA system and throwing that money away.
That's my update. Also I'm probably too heavy right now for my comfort, so I need to hunker down again. I'll post my progress here starting Monday.
Looks like lots of great progress in this thread! I do worry about our fearless leader...?