Tenacious T-Rex 🦖

My Day

Today was quite a day! I had a very productive day at work. It was full of meetings. But most of them were working meetings to go through fixing things or working with the business side of things. I love days like today with all of the productivity...hehehe It also helped the day go by more quickly.

I was able to get in 3 short walks today. I had several options for today's photo...hehehe You'll see the chosen one below, of course. It was a very pleasant day to be out for walks.

I don't think I mentioned it yesterday, but I did a meatless Monday...LOL I hadn't really planned it ahead of time. But it ended up happening. I think I also went all plant-based. I didn't even use ghee for anything yesterday...LOL I'm not sure I've ever done a fully plant-based day before. It wasn't really intentional, though. I used coconut oil for my chowmein. And the protein was tofu. And I'm pretty sure all of the snacks I had are plant-based. Again, not that it was my goal. It just happened to work out...LOL

I loved how the chowmein turned out. I hope I can repeat it because it is the closest I've been able to get to what real chowmein is at a restaurant...hehehe I thought about trying it again later this week. But I already miss my fried rice...LOL So, I'll be going back to rice tomorrow, I think. I can do the chowmein again on Monday. Monday's are typically when I do noodles now...hehehe

I made tuna tacos tonight. And they were delicious! I don't think I've ever prepared tuna before. It was pretty simple. I marinated it in coco aminos. I then baked it. I cut it up to put it on the tacos.

I had a really creative day. I made a pair of funny videos for my deer friend. They were based on a video I made for her yesterday. But then I made the two today based on our conversations about the character I played in the videos. I'm basically an annoyed T-Rex. He's annoyed because he has such short arms...LOL But he discovered a new super power today. His right arm grows! HAHAHA This tenacious t-rex took my tuna tacos!!! HAHAHA

After I was done with my Bible study session for tonight, I worked on my next painting. I did all of the digital art concept for the project. And then I sketched it out on a 4x4 inch canvas. It is all set for painting over the next few days. It's going to be a really sweet painting. It will probably be one of my favorites once it is finished...hehehe

After that, I did some creative writing on one of my new projects. I started it last week I think. But I had some new ideas that I wanted to try. So, I made a copy of what I already had and reworked a bunch of it. I also added some stuff. It's a little zany. It has been fun to work on and I look forward to where it is going.

Aside from all of these creative works, I also did the featured photo below. Yeah, a very creative day, indeed! All of this on top of my usual workday, Bible study, and general routines. And now I'm writing in my journal again...LOL I really love days like today. They don't happen too often. But I'm grateful when they do happen.

I reevaluated my weight loss today. Having lost a measurable amount to start the year, I wanted to double check the weight calculator...hehehe I figured I might be at my ideal weight for my age and body. Yep, I'm right in the sweet spot. I really should avoid losing any more. I've already started eating more because of my increased activity. I'm going to continue monitoring to be sure I'm not losing any more than I have already. I'm not concerned or anything. I was just surprised it happened...LOL I feel really good. I have lots of energy. I'm sleeping well. I'm getting a lot accomplished through a very active brain. It seems my health is doing really well right now.

Photo of the Day

On many of my evening walks lately, the seagulls have been visiting the pond I walk around. When they are chatting, they sound like they are laughing...LOL I suppose I'm funny to look at...HAHAHA j/k.

Today's photo represents these gulls of the sea. They typically swoop down and get a drink of water from the pond. At least, that's what it looks like. They scoop it up and keep on flying. It's really neat. I haven't been able to capture that on video very well, though. They often then perch up on the top of the buildings next to the pond. But the two in today's photo flew off instead. The one on the left cast a shadow on the wall. So, it was like having 3 birds...hehehe

I post these on Instagram; which in turn posts them to Threads and Facebook. On the Instagram post, however, I include a song. Today's song was Feed the Birds from Mary Poppins...hehehe

Wrapping Up

It's short notice, but I need to plan a quick trip up to Indiana. My parents and aunts and uncles decided to throw my grandmother a 90th birthday party. I kind of figured they would. So I should have tried to plan a trip already. But I didn't actually know when they might do it. I was told the official date for it today...LOL I need to decide quickly so I can book the planes. It's only a few weeks away...LOL

Today was a really good day. I love today ❤️