Hello Everyone!
To say this thread is busy is a real understatement isn't it?!?! I think I have been sitting here reading all the threads for the past several days for what feels like several days
I honestly think I have sat here for over 3 hours! It's great that our team is so active!!! I thank my lucky stars for being placed on the Black Team!
I work odd hours which makes it difficult to be present here as much as I'd like. I work night shift... I work 7 days and then am off for 7 days; during the working days I don't have much time to do a lot other than work, sleep and eat... night shift is like that...messes up our body clocks. A couple of weeks ago I tried exercising after work and ended up getting very sick for the following week. It was awful! I suppose I was pushing myself too hard. Anyway here I am, ready to join in and be probably the last person to fill in the "get to know you" questions:
Accent: Southern (I've lived in Georgia most of my adult life.) Currently live in Alabama where the accent is a lot more "hard" on the ears. Most people say I don't have much of an accent. I guess it's from moving around so much all over the country (Dad was in the military) and growing up in New Mexico.
Best Friend: Toss up between my husband and my sister...depends on the situation.
Chore I hate: Any chore requiring me get on my knees; my left one is weak.
Dad's name: Robert Bruce
Essential make-up product: lipstick
Favorite perfume: Shalimar
Gold or silver? White Gold mostly but I love my Indian jewelry too.
Hometown: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Interesting fact: Back-packed around Europe with my sister & had a great time...back when we were young and cute!
Job title: Charge nurse in a Neonatal Intensive Care Nursery (NICU)
Kids: None (unable to become preggers); love and adore my 2 nieces (11 & 6 year old absolute darlings if I do say so myself!)
Living arrangements: Live with my husband, his name is Guru (really!)
Mom's birthplace: Hamilton, Georgia
Number of apples eaten in the last week: 3
Overnight hospital stays: Too many to count. 13 kidney-bladder surgeries as a child. Last year spent 5 nights in hospital after having ovaries removed (all the scar tissue from childhood surgeries made what was supposed to be a 30 minute simple surgery turn into a major 3 1/2 hour laparotomy!) We call it the "nurse curse" when nurses are in hosptial because we often get every complication!
Phobia: I'm afraid of drowning for some reason...
Question you ask yourself a lot: I'm constantly thinking about what I will cook next and making out grocery lists. When I work the long 7 day stretch I have to really have everything planned out. It would be wonderful beyond belief to have a personal chef!
I've been doing WW online for about a month now and am learning how to eat healthy foods... I'm totally out of my comfort zone but enjoying learning!
Religious affiliation: Christian, brought up as a Methodist
Siblings: 1 sister, Susan, 2 1/2 years younger than me; I actually look up to her in awe of all she does (single mom... you know how hard that is)
Time I wake up: It depends on which day it is. I tend to stay on a night schedule even during the days which I don't work.
Unnatural hair color: My hair is salt & pepper, mostly pepper. I used to have the hairdresser color it but I got so tired of the roots thing. I recently had a person ask me "Who does your highlights?". Surprised me! I told her "God" and we got a good chuckle out of it!
Vegetable I refuse to eat: I've never met a vegetable I didn't like.
Worst habit: Couch potato. I love to read and/or watch tv. Neither burns calories unfortunately!
X-tra info? I miss my beautiful Irish Setter, Jesse, who passed a way a few years ago. She was my true love pet. I'm ready emotionally for another pet but my lifestyle and yard are not proper for bringing a companion in to.
Yummy food I make: To my detriment I am a pretty good cook; my butt shows it too! I grew up cooking Southern food as well as New Mexican food (my parents family foods). My first mother-in-law was a great cook and taught me a lot about "American" meat & potatoes food. My current husband (of almost 8 years) Mom is from Serbia, Dad is from Orissa, India and my husband grew up in Greece where his Dad ran a bunch of paper mills from when my husband was 6 years old. From his Mom, who is an awesome cook, I have learned to cook Serbian/Hungarian food, Indian food and Greek food dishes. I have to say my favorite is the Indian food. Unfortunately most of all these recipes are not figure-friendly!
Zodiac sign: Virgo
Well I guess you know a good bit about me now. I am really proud to be on the Black Team with you all and very excited about how active our thread is too!!! I'm new to all of this and you all have been very informative. Can't wait to try all the great recipes you have shared too!
Let me give big
to everyone for all their hard work and progress so far! I'm so proud of everyone!!!
I must sign off now so I can get a little walk in before I watch the Kentucky Derby this afternoon.
Ciao for now!
is bright this morning but it is only like 36 degrees out
so that is a good start in the right direction.
That's a good thing, I guess! Especially considering I've got 98 miles to go in the beach hopping challenge... Also, working out is something that I can do that is a)productive and b)not homework. That is my favorite kind of activity! 
