Nothing new going on, though I'm a little (a lot?) cranky today. Been the only one in my team for almost a week now and the "doing the job of 3 people" is starting to get to me. Especially since I have NO idea when to expect either of them to be able to do any sort of real work -- one of them is tied up on another project which just got postponed. Again. The other one is out on vacation who seems to keep extending it day-by-day. It's hard for me to be able to motivate myself that there's only "X days left" when there's no end in sight. *sighs* I guess I just have to suck it up and stop whining.
Got a few pieces of gyproc up, but the guy helping me with that work couldn't stay very long last night. Only worked for about an hour - and that's fine with me. I wasn't really in the mood to be doing physical labor after my day job last night. (See above: CRANKY)
Well, at least I got the thread created properly today.
Weight is continuing to hold at about a pound above my ticker weight. I can't say that I'm shocked -- my eating habits have been awful. The DW is working more hours these days (retail business always picks up this time of the year) which means we're always looking for "quick and easy" solutions. So a lot of processed, canned and frozen food these days.... I'm setting my goal on starting to track calories again on Monday. That really keeps me honest when I can see the numbers in front of me.
Here's another tip from the dietitian the other day: Try to include about a shot glass of nuts in your diet, at least every second day. They are very high in calories, but the health benefits of eating (for example) almonds makes it worth while to incorporate a small amount into your daily diet.
Holy - I think we'd LOVE to see the dresses! Post the pics, my dear... As to your
Photobucket question, I think there's instructions on how to include the link to your picture on the Photobucket site -- look for something you can copy and paste that looks like
[ IMG ]http://www.moo.com/pic.jpg[ /IMG ] or something.
JennyMarie - I think I'm going to have to go looking for a few soup recipes and then do exactly what you're saying. (Though as much as I like to tell people, like Christi, about "plan, plan, plan" I'm someone who should practice what he preaches more often.
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Speaking of vegetables - does anyone out there use a "salad spinner"? You know, the whirly thing that's supposed to dry leafy veggies after they've been washed? I've never had one but see them used on the Food Network a lot...
Christi - It's that time of year to be going non-stop, especially when you've got little ones.
Just do your best not to go totally crazy and - if you just can't handle things right now - pick up the pieces in January and start again. As for my painting stuff - well, I think we'll wait until the new year.
I think you've got enough stuff on your plate at the moment.
(That'll also give me time to figure out what I want...)
Darcy - Aw shucks. I don't think these posts are anything special. I just write whatever's on my mind and try not to be late for work in the process. As for the home improvements - I don't think it matters how old the house it, you'll always have forgotten something (oh yeah, I was supposed to buy that 20' of wire yesterday...) and always, always, always will have the next 20 projects lined up. I think the DW and I will end up shovelling more money into this home than we did to buy it. However, all that said, a 100+ year old house will have it's own challenges over a 15 year old one....but I bet yours was built with better materials.
Lauren - Thanks for help with the boo-boo yesterday.
Sorry to hear about your Temp Job.
It always sucks when you're "not recognized" for all that hard work you put in. But just think - everything happens for a reason. The next job will be that much better and you've got a fab work reference to tag onto your resume now. So chin up and be proud of the work you did.
Michelle - Sorry you had such a rough day.
We're always here if you need a shoulder to cry on or someone to yell at.
Our collective shoulders are broad. We can take it.
Just looked outside at the morning horizon. Red sky ...hmm....that doesn't bode well. "Red sky in the morning, Sailors take warning." Suppose that means there's another storm brewing someplace. Either that or it's just another old wive's tale. Would be nice to have a couple days of sunshine, though.
Anyhoo...time to get ready for work. Have a great day people. Stay strong and stay on prgram.
:Lawrence
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30 Somethings Friday 11/17
Fantastically Foolish Friday Follies
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thats one thing i'll have over all other grand ma's healthy and HOT LOL
