Happy First Day of School to those of you who are celebrating.
Around here, the first day is tomorrow.
LC, I hope DD has a great first day! Love that you're organizing...how cool!
Ruth, you are my hero!
I could never bring myself to throw out cards that I could still use (never mind that I might not have touched them in years...
) Good for you! Robert Fulghum has a great essay on how he thinks that the Jews have it right...the new year starts in September.
He does a great job explaining why he thinks so. I've lived by the school calendar for so long that I feel the same! BTW, yes, ANYTHING is good with pesto on it! Especially broiled tomatoes!
Pear, I'm not a big fan of saffron, so I can see how something might be way too 'saffrony'
Hope tonight's dinner is better!
Schatzi, here's to the house getting squared away and quickly, so you can have some time to yourself! This morning I thought, "I wish I could go see a matinee and have some
!"
Not going to happen, but it was a nice wish, anyway!
RN, I know what RAM and saffron are, but have no idea what half of what you typed means!
Guess we're even, you smartie-pants! Hope that you retain more. Here's an interesting thing...my sister (another smartie-pants) is doing her PhD in BioPsychology. She is currently studying memory with her professor. They found that there are three parts to memory--when you learn something, when you store it, and when you retrieve it. When you are stressed during the learning or the retrieving, you don't do as well and remembering. But when you are stressed during the storing process, you remember better! So, read your book during a calm time, stay calm during tests (yeah, right!) and try to store the info while at work. You should be remembering in no time!
3Girls, sounds like it's busy, busy, busy! Glad you have time alone with your 15 month old, though...that can be so nice.
Soon, it's so good to see you! What are you doing at work until 3??? What store is open that late???
I'm sorry hon, but so glad you'll be treating yourself to a hair appt. in return...we want to see pics afterwards!
Kye, I'm restarting Phase 1 today too.
Trying to get rid of the cravings brought on by several gallons of SF i*e c***m...
Barb, good for you on doing well while working from home. It's so much more tempting without anyone around to see what you do!
At least, that's how it is for me! Also, I find that I have a much harder time sticking to a strict schedule with my snacks.
Me:
Did 10 mins on the elliptical and then 23 minutes on the recumbent bike today. Read Self magazine and felt much better about myself afterwards...not a usual response to a woman's magazine! Maybe I should read that one more often?
I'm working on a quilt for my aunt...have just a little more to go on my big blocks. Then I have to make some strips of little blocks and sew the whole thing together. I can't wait!
It's so fun seeing it come together... I also have a scrapbook to work on for her...I'm hoping I can get a lot done this week since I travel the week after next and don't want this to be something I rush through.
Also want to clean up my bedroom this week. A local business is having a clothing drive for Katrina victims, so I'm going to sort through my consignment/salvation army piles and pull out things they might need/want. Then I'll get the rest bagged up and sent off at the same time. It's so nice to get things in the right places! The bedroom has dust so thick you can stand a pencil up in it (
), and we both have allergies...so I need to get rid of it!
Beautiful weather here...we went for a hike with the dog yesterday at a local nature preserve. It was lovely!
LC, I feel your pain about the scale...except I *was* OP and I gained a pound!
Such is life...I don't think I got enough water, so I'm guzzling today.
I'm bound and determined to get to ONEderland and STAY there for good. I've had enough with my fear of leaving the land of the 200s...I know I can make it and deal.
Wish me luck!