Diet Coaches/Buddies - It worked. I opened my laptop, removed the old-fashioned spinning platter hard drive and installed my new 1 TeraByte solid-state hard drive. Only had to undo the assembly once - to reseat a ribbon cable that, apparently, wasn't right. It's so much faster and I don't get a continuous stream of 'Disk Error" messages in the system log. Those messages were the early warning sign of death. Replacing a hard drive before it's dead is a zillion times easier. CREDIT moi for doing what had to be done.
Watched the movie
Tea with the Dames. Nearly died laughing. Maggie Smith is just as funny with her spontaneous dialog as she is with scripted lines. I've seen Maggie Smith in so many films and love them all, but Downton Abbey has most seared my memory - even more than her role as Minerva McGonagall in the seven Harry Potter films. Dinner was potluck with friends. I did well with only one plate, modestly filled. I did have a carrot cake dessert being drawn to the discussion of why the icing could taste just like cream cheese if the cake was vegan. Well, turns out to be 'fake cream cheese'. I couldn't tell the difference. Don't know how I'd know that it wasn't 'fake vegan cream cheese,' LOL.
maryann - Eating before a retirement party is so smart. I hate all the mediocre flat cakes I've eaten in my life.
Karen (karenrn) - An empty fridge is just the best. It's the only way I'm able to get rid of ancient stuff in the back.
curlyjax - Ouch for the hip and Ouch for the 'totaled' car. That's a pain to find a replacement for an old car that was serving your needs. Would be great if you could keep it going until it was obvious what sort of electric car you wanted.
Beth (bethturnaround) - Moving dirt to make water avoid my basement was the most satisfying yard work that I ever did. We bought this house from someone who had graded three sides of the yards sloping toward the basement. Eight hours of hard labor is a long day.
Penny. - Congrats for sitting through three hours of talent show - dedicated parent you are. Yep, I got to delay buying the new computer tablet because of this upgrade. Now I'll probably go for a more modest tablet to supplement this. All the computers are being sold as great for watching movies on the go. I've never had a desire to carry around a computer so that I could watch a movie instead of enjoying where I am.
Readers -
Quote:
Day 29 Resist Food Pushers
How to Say No
Prepare your initial response. What will you say the next time someone offers you food? Write what you plan to say in your notebook or on a Response card. For many people, "No, thanks," or "No, thank you, it looks delicious, but I'm fine," will probably suffice. You don't have to explain that you're on a diet or watching what you're eating if you don't want to. If it's appropriate and if you want, you can always say, "Thank you, it looks really good. Could I take a little piece home for later?"
Judith S. Beck, Ph.D., The Beck Diet Solution (Pink book), Pg 210.