This week I reached the 1mg/day dose for tapering Prednisone for four weeks and am finally losing weight gained from the steroid munchies in the earlier part of the treatment, with 10 pounds to go. It's helpful that this spring there will be a lot of physical activity in the yard.

If my washer repair goes as planned Wednesday I still have spare undies before I need to do laundry. The laundry basket isn't too full yet, but with some things, like jeans, I have favorites and right now two of those favorites are in the laundry basket so I'm visiting some of the lesser-used pairs in my closet.

This federal holiday is so minor on our municipal calendar that it won't effect our trash pickup. The big ones - July 4, Thanksgiving, Xmas, New Years are the only days that bump the schedule. Banners are making the social media rounds that say "Presidents Day is Canceled until we get a real one." No one closes but the post office and banks.

Longer days and lots of sunshine are wonderful for my mood. I was out in the back with the dogs earlier, checking the view now that the next door tree has been removed (their yard looks naked), and checking the state of some of my plantings. Weedy grass is starting to grow so I'll be mowing soon.

Lately I'm back to wearing my hair up, twisted and in a big clip, since realizing that it is thicker after taking the biotin and the dry gelatin for at least a year. The pony tail was my usual style for a few years because it didn't stay put with the clip.