The car is fixed!  And what’s more…. and what’s more, it didn’t cost me a single penny….

We drove the 30 minutes to Maidenhead on Tuesday to visit the adaptation specialist’s home. He’s semi-retired but still maintains some of his clients, which has worked in my favour. The drive was enjoyable, with lovely autumn colours. Upon arrival, he simply fetched a couple of screwdrivers, removed the steering column housing, adjusted some connections and wiring, and then reassembled everything. It took him about 10 minutes!

I’d made and taken a packed lunch since the appointment was at 12.30 pm. We had planned to walk the short distance to Boulter’s Lock if it took a while to resolve the problem. However, it was raining, so instead we drove home (I was driving!) and ate our lunch there. This was the first time I’d driven the car in about a month because, although it was safe to drive, the steering was just too stiff for me to handle safely.

Sam and I have been working hard to begin clearing one end of our kitchen and dining room. In just over a week, we will start some building work—replacing two large windows and a French door with a large glass sliding door. The new “glass wall” will be nearly 4 metres wide and will provide easier (step-free) access to the garden, as well as offering a better view. Of course, to achieve my “vision”, we will need to endure some disruption and mess, which should last about a month.

Food prep this week has been a large batch of what I call “pizza sauce”, although it’s never used for making pizza!  Tinned and fresh tomatoes, onions, garlic, herbs and tomato puree.  The sauce is now portioned up in the freezer (16 portions) to be used in recipes in the future.  The freezer is full.   No more batch cooking until next year.

Mounjaro: I have taken a 7.5mg injection from a 10mg pen, which seems to have suppressed my appetite sufficiently over the week.

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Weight:  59.7kg – 700g off (about 3/4 lb)

Weight to lose:  2.7kg  (about 6lbs)

Total weight loss on Mounjaro:  11.7kg (about 25lbs, or 1 stone 11lbs)

Total weight loss since the start of my journey (February 2012): 29.2kg (4 stone 8lbs)