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October 11, 2026 · 11:43 pm

Monday 10-12-2026

The Good Web Guide

The Spruce

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I have had a wonderful morning.

I didn’t feel up to par this morning, so I opted out of the gym. Brian and I shared a good breakfast at our usual time. Brian suggested that I have a mani/pedi this morning, and after thinking about 30 seconds, said an enthusiastic, “Yes, please!”

We left my clothes at the laundry on the way to the manicure place. We get there about 9:15 or so, which gives them time to open, but usually not time to get busy yet. I had two young women working on me immediately. They are so kind, helping me to my chair, making sure I am comfortable, getting Brian and me bottles of water, and getting to work. Both of the women really knew what they were doing. They worked steadily and were very gentle, one working on my toenails and the other working on my fingernails. Today I opted for purple, but a shade lighter than the previous time I got that color. They used some different tools today, one a metal tool with a ball on the end, the other cylindrical and seeming to emit heat at the point when they were putting on the color and then the first layer of top coat over the color. I have no clue what they did, but I think my nails look really elegant for this old lady.

We stopped for a chocolate drink on the way back to our place, so my morning has been super special.

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I have two sketches to work on at the cafe this afternoon, plus I’ll try to finish the last 5 cards I need to make for the people on my list. I’m taking this Halloween painting for Harvey’s Happy Wall tomorrow. I tried to feature the ghost as we made him for our mailbox, plus the jack-o-lantern we made for another mailbox decoration.

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For my fellow jigsaw puzzle enthusiasts, here is my progress on the new ‘cats’ puzzle –

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I’m going to practice my guitar before I go to the cafe today, plus try to get in a session of yoga stretches – if not before I go, then after I return – and before dinner.

And that’s my day. The other thing rattling around in my brain is an article for Substack.

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September 19, 2026 · 9:48 pm

Sunday 9-20-2026

Pamela Schifano – @pammypoo on Substack

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The “good was there” at the gym this morning because Ugly American wasn’t there to distract me. I was able to walk without holding on to the handlebars on the treadmill for the entire 30 minutes. Yea. I’m trying not to hope that he was visiting and has now gone home; because Finagle’s Law of Dynamic Negatives indicates that he will show up again tomorrow and I will discover soon that he is, in fact living here and will just become the bane of my existence.

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I’m going to start writing a new article for Substack – this one about the Thai peoples’ reverence for trees; the reason behind it, how they show it, how they protect the trees, including some of my tree sketches.

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This is my latest painted sketch –

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Brian and I had a really interesting, tasty dinner last night. I asked him what it was called and he said the name, showed me the name on his phone, and I still don’t know. I’m hoping that it will be put in our regular round of dinners, though. It was a really dark brown rice, nutty in flavor, with chunks of pumpkin and chicken. Absolutely delicious comfort food type meal.

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I’m starting to feel better since Brian and I went ahead with my new morning regimen plus the change in dosage on my thyroid medication.

  • I’m alternating between a dosage of 100 mcg and 50 mcg of my levothyroxine, resulting in an average of 75 mcgs daily. According to our research, “perfect” would be 78 – so we’ll see how this goes. I take this first thing when I get up in the morning.
  • I let the thyroid med ‘settle’ while I’m getting ready for the gym. Then I drink electrolytes with a full glass of water. (They are more effective on an empty stomach according to the directions.) I mix chia seeds in a full glass of water just before we leave for the gym, leaving them soaking all the time we are gone. I take my shower, dress again, and then take my spoonful of olive oil and drink my glass of chia seeds before I go up for breakfast.
  • I take the rest of my meds when I come home from breakfast. And that’s it.

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Today I have a quiet day, so I’ll make sure to make time to practice my guitar, work on my jigsaw puzzle, and read more of the “Fury In Death” book I started a couple of days ago. I’ll also base paint my sketch of “Bob” the ugly frog this morning. I’ll take this to the cafe this afternoon to add the details. I’ll also continue trying to draw an old movie theater.

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Leah – Trendy Koncepts

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