Tuesday Inspiration - Find it for yourself

[Kathryn-in-Canada]

Lynlee I'm not sure about the EU regulations but the US and Australia are very strict. I'd take cereal but room in the suitcase is tricky. This trip is easier since both places have similar climates but it is early spring so I have to be prepared for below freezing to shirt sleeve weather and am limited to one 20 kg bag for my within Europe flights. I've decided to take my hiking shoes so I'll have them for walking and they are good even in slush or snow. Last year I took my runners to Prague and my feet froze!

I used to travel with Glucerna bars but regular protein bars are no good for me (I eat them and then a whole meal, not the point!) I'll have my tea and buy cup a soup there.

Ordering diet plates on the plane doesn't help either, since it is the timing of the meal (2 hours after take-off) that is the biggest problem. If I eat, I won't have enough time to sleep and still hit the ground running when I arrive in the morning (which is really 12:35 a.m. body time.)

My best option is to skip lunch and eat a big meal at 3:30. Sleep once on the plane (if I can, it will only be 5:10 when taking off) and then have breakfast in the lounge when we land. That will get me about 5 hours of sleep. (The flight is only 7 hours long, can't recline for the first 40 - 60 minutes and they'll wake us about 90 minutes before landing.)

I've given the instructions to the house-checker and got the last load of laundry done. I'll pack tomorrow but might play around with my packing list while on the treadmill (I'm on it now even though I ate lightly today because I'm saving as many WW points as possible for the travel.)

[Lynlee]

Kathryn. I do understand. Eating for the next time zone is a good idea. And the bars would only work if not eating other meals. I think dsis was eating hers i/l meals with gluten, cheese, yeast?, mushroom whatever that would make her sick/migraine/whatever.
I have things I need be 100% strict in avoiding or I'm binging/addicted to it and it does me harm.
lol dsis travelled to India with masses of those bars and hypergenic toilet paper. Whatever is needed.

Thinking of you as you prepare for your flight/trip.

I made appointments with vet (ddog nails) and chiro (me) for tomorrow. It'll be good to get that done. A big head/neck/eye ache.

Still need to trim ddog's foot hair so vet can find claws. Dew claws are a nuisance.
I need an easy lunch. bye

[Nancy]

I keep granola bar[s] in my purse.

I have had a good afternoon the grands were indoors today after home work and snack
time lounging around the living room with flannel sheet - blankets watching cartoons until
their parents came for them. They were clamoring to come back on Fri. as it's early release we will do this again hoping for warmer weather for them then.

Dinner is done and I've done the pm kit. spiff.

[lucylee]

lucylee said:

I need to go grade a set of papers.

Then lucylee fell asleep on the couch.

Dmom called on phone & woke me up. She was all fired up about politics... between her and dh, I don't have to watch Fox News -- I get the condensed version fairly regularly. She also was upset on behalf of daunt (not the one I talked to this afternoon, but my other aunt). Daunt's mom has had to be placed in a nursing home and they are not happy... trying sooo hard to get her into the one here in our town but so far, no rooms. Long waiting list. Also, dmom had been to her uncle's funeral today, the last of either of her parents' siblings. I know that must be a sad thought for her, too. Anyway, she was in a much more talkative mood than usual. Usually I'm the one hanging on the phone too long.

Okay... still need to look at those papers.