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@cookie54 Yes, I am happy to have it with me. No steps on it yesterday but from walking around the hospital for my appointment to walking the grounds to locate my Paratransit ride home, I got 2500 steps which was more than enough.

Nothing on agenda today, got my annual rent increase. Only 2.1 percent which is fine, just need to adjust bills a little bit and do more budget boosting. Buy less expensive protein, probably hotdogs which can be ground up or more of the tubs of ground beef if still selling them. I also have to figure out a tomato sauce which I do not love the taste of, I will check if using WITH queso or KD powder cheese would taste good or smothering it in garlic type seasoning or spread would be better or adding to an egg and sending through the magic bullet would be helpful too.

I ordered a egg mcmuffin and hashbrown meal, usually up too late but able to get today which is good, once I have eaten, will put down the track and do some walking on that.

UPDATE, found a pressure cooker out back and a box of unopened food like KD, canned goods etc. I decided if somebody wanted them, they would not have left an open box, guess for me is it arrived for someone after they moved out so claimed them for myself. I will check email if anything is posted about missing items. The box was a box that was sitting outside a few days ago so I brought it into the building so someone must have opened it up and brought it out back. No point having it get damaged or just thrown out. Would never have opened a box.

Update, called SIL to let her know someone had cut the zipties on my walker and that I was going to keep it and practice using it so I can walk a bit, sit a bit and walk a bit more, figure that was a clever thing to do. But practice first. I let her know MO figured low blood pressure was the issue when I fainted. She went off on me, not yelling but telling me that she is frustrated that I call and do not take advice given by DB and her. I actually had a bit of a raised voice saying that fine, I will not ask for advice anymore. I don't need family stress on top of my own issues. I do not feel I need care. I do not call very much but she has now sealed it that I will not call at all, do my own thing. It is not nice to know that no one wants to even hear from me. She was annoyed sounding when I gave scan results yesterday. I do not need to have it obvious that people are annoyed if I dare to call. Not dumping on DB either. I am just tired of people in general treating me if I am bad because I do not do as they say. SIL is quite bossy, comes into the house and tells me it looks like shit and stuff. I think I will simply stay no contact and if I fall and go to hospital, take cab home. Probably skip trips out as she did state, no longer willing to listen about my health since I do not do everything she says.

They want me to get care but those on wait lists and not honestly needing all that. So f*ck her for right now. I am more angry that she seems to think I am a moron when knowing what is best and not listening at all. They treat me her and DB like my cognitive ability is all but gone. So for now, no contact and no groceries. When we do go out, they do not listen and talk over me anyway. It really is not fun at all. Other thing that grinds my gears is that I was not asking for advice but that I would practice using it outdoors and sitting and stepping. Oh well, it will take me a while to get over it because my first instinct is to scream at her which will not solve anything. Staying no contact works best for me. She wants to be my boss but I will be my own boss bitch with what I need to do.

Thanks for listening to my rant, just tired of being shit on by family for the crime of calling them. I will cry for a bit to release stress and anger because it hurts me only and realize that instead of 98 per cent of the time seeing or hearing from them, I will rely totally on myself. Probably cry a bit more for a bit and leave it alone.

@mara51506 That sounds like a very frustrating situation. From the way you describe it, your SIL sounds not only bossy but also mean. Taking a break of sorts sounds like a good plan. Even skipping the shopping trips may be a good thing for your budget-then you won't be tempted to buy things you may not really need just to justify the trip.

Good news on finding the box of food and your stable scans. I use one of my old pressure cookers as a pop corn popper. I like Orville Redenmacher cooked in olive oil. I keep the lid loose. The pot is now quite charred but it makes great popcorn!

@mara51506 Yipeeee on the treadmill! It's the little things that can make us happy. Love that your so determined….as usual.

@micmel I love your description of the wedding I could visualize as I was reading. Nice to see you, think of you and Gabby often.❤️

@chicagoan Soooo glad to hear your appt was moved up! In your pocket with fingers and toes crossed for a quick acting plan.❣️🤞