Good afternoon ladies, how you're all doing well. I had a bit of a sleep in today and just woke up at 1:30. I only had 4 hours of sleep the night before because Lola kept waking me up every 5 minutes and after an hour of that I couldn't get back to bed. So I'm all caught up on sleep and ready to get my day going. I got my vitamins in today so I started up with the b-12 and biotin and I have enough of both for 2 months and hopefully by then I will have noticed a change in my hair and energy level.
Lynnie- I used to love noxzema as a kid. My sister used to keep hers in the fridge and during the summer if my skin was irritated from the sun (I've only ever had 2 burns, but I do peel sometimes) I'd snag hers. It drove her crazy because I'd always used way too much but I was like 8 and didn't know better. The smell isn't bad at all but it is potent. I used to 'borrow' her seabreeze too! She had the best stuff to play with and as an adult I completely forgot about those products! I loved today's positive and I think it's my favorite so far! Good luck Sunday, I'm sure it's going to be great.
CJ- Glad to see you're still maintaining! You know it's gone for good when you can hold it steady so that's amazing. Enjoy your alone time before you reunite with your other half. Use that time to get yourself together before going to New York and finishing your projects. Before you know it you'll be together again!
Ags- That is so sweet that you still make your girls baskets! When my nieces were younger I made them massive baskets every year and we would dye maybe 20 dozen eggs and have easter egg hunts all day long.
I'd get the normal vinegar egg dye kits but then a bunch of the special ones too. Sometimes we'd even make cookies and have a family dinner, but usually it was my thing with my nieces. I miss it, but they're all older and don't really care about the holidays anymore. Congrats on the loss and I know this week will be great for you! Staying out until 1am isn't so bad when you only have to walk 290 steps from her front door to mine (I counted one of the nights I walked home) and it takes me less than a minute to jog back. It's not so bad, so no showing off here. I will get my tree someday, it's just a matter of time until we move. We had one down the street from us and every October it would turn blood red and drop these super tiny maple leaves. I loved walking by it every morning going to school. We had a normal maple tree in our front yard but it just wasn't as cool! I hope that you and Stella had a blast! Can't wait to hear about it.
Learn- I'm glad it didn't come off as depressing. It felt depressing to me, but maybe because I feel really bad about all of it. Thank you for your kind words. I don't really feel strong most days, but it must be in there somewhere if I've managed to lose some of this weight. Is it strength though, or stubbornness? I don't have the answer to that one yet. Your 'big mac in a bowl' sounds amazing. Congrats on this morning's unofficial WI and can't wait for Sunday!
Okay, so yesterday was a strange day. I have been eating the fiber one stuff for breakfast because I was having tummy trouble, but now I'm having the opposite tummy trouble. I feel wicked icky. Today isn't as bad as yesterday, the day before I was fine and Tuesday was the worst of the lot. I'm hoping it just me adjusting to new food and it levels out because... ick.
I didn't want to work out because I felt miserable, but I did clean out my closet (and worked up a sweat while doing so) and was able to get 13 bags of clothes for my mom. I have like nothing left now but I wasn't going to wear any of it ever again so it's no big deal. It killed me putting stuff into bags that still had tags on them though! I loved my clothes, they we're cute... and better yet, I didn't pay full retail for any of them. I held up my old 32 jeans to me and ended up getting myself into one pant leg. Jerry said I should keep a pair for nostalgia but if my mom can get use out of them, I'd rather do that than have them sitting around. I don't think they'll fit her, I think she's a little smaller, maybe a 28, but we won't know til she tries them. Okay, so after the closet excursion I cleaned my bathroom and I counted 30 minutes of my day of cleaning as exercise since I was sweating like mad. I was really mad at my husband at the time so I was working at super speed and I imagine that's why. After I finished doing the bathroom I gave myself a mani and my sister called me from work. She has to sign people up for store credit cards and if she doesn't meet her quota she gets fired. I know, I used to work there, it's no fun, so I let her apply for me every 6 months. Well yesterday she put me in and I got approved so no more helping her out. Yay for me, not so yay for her. It will help in the future if I drop to a 16 or 14 and need new clothes, but I'm okay for now and won't be using it. My sister and I were making plans for Halloween the other night. No guys, I promise, it's not too early to talk about Halloween! I think I'm going to be a witch this year, I haven't had a proper costume in years and I'm so excited! We might be going to a party with my best friend, who is also a good friend of my sisters... almost like a 3rd sister if you will, and just have a girls night. I can't wait! It will be a fun way to spend my birthday too. I can't wait for Halloween!
I know, I'm a major geek.
I'm going to try to get 90 minutes of exercise in today to make up for only doing 30 yesterday. I've got to get a move on and do that before this burst of energy leaves me. I'll be back around tonight and hope you all have a fabulous holiday weekend if you don't pop in before it's over.