Nice job on the new thread, Mel! But until I saw the photo of you in your jogging outfit I had no idea you were in fact a skinny blonde!!!
Good news that Jen and Richie are home safe and sound.
Ruth, I too had a very nice evening with my friend. We ate delicious leftovers, watched the fireworks on parliament hill from his balcony - chilly but gorgeous! - and then did our laundry together. My life is so exciting...
Actually, it was one of the best new year's eves I've had in the last few years.
Your breakfast really did sound good. But I'm eternally grateful that I don't really like coconut cream pie.
Happy, I'd forgotten you were off to Las Vegas! Are you looking for a job there as a dancer?
Will you gamble, or see the shows? I'm way too cheap to gamble, but do have friends who enjoy casinos.
Your prime rib dinner with DH sounded lovely too, so nice to have a good man in one's life.
Ceejay, like you I've got the pedometer out. So far it doesn't seem to be working right - only recorded about 300 steps when I went for a 15 min walk. Maybe my coat was holding it too still to feel the footsteps or something. I'd really like to get one that can just sit in a pocket instead of being on the waistband. And thanks for the wake-up whistle this morning!
Shad, we were beginning to think you'd deserted us! At least I was. Good that you enjoyed your time with DS2, although that was bad news about his co-worker's accident.
He really should be looking for some less dangerous work, not that young men usually feel all that vulnerable to danger.
And you're counting down the days until you can escape back home. Do you already have the next job lined up, or will you take some time to regroup? Maybe you'll get lucky and there'll be something for you in Brisbane this time.
Madcat, good to see you dropping in, complete with the new
red hair. I think Happy's a redhead too - maybe you should go with her to Las Vegas, the two of you could get a job as a sister act.
Okay, I'll stop with the Vegas dancer stuff before Shad's job decided we're a porn sight again.
Happy 2008 to you too!
Today was a good start to the new year. Slept late, had a very pleasant chat with the SM (!!), found an email from Mel in my spam filter, erased all the emails offering me Viagra at cut rates that the spam filter missed, ate properly all day and entered it into FitDay, tried a short but successful session on the rebounder, went for a quick walk... The back is almost back to normal, sore only when I sit too long and then try to get up, so no more excuse to avoid exercise, and maybe a nice long walk tomorrow. I have snowshoes I've never used - the modern metal kind - and since we had another dump of snow today I might look for a spot to try them out. I'll probably last about 15 minutes before I quit in a flop sweat, but 15 min is better than the usual 0. I've also put my spending on a diet, trying to work out a way to retire sooner rather than later. So it's cash only from now on, apart from major or planned expenses, which does seem to make me think twice before giving in to whims. I wonder how long this new regime will last!
Well, fellow chicks, time to hang up the laptop for tonight. I'll just adjust the ticker
and then sign off.
Hello
to those I've missed!