Hello all!
Again, a million years have passed since I last posted! And although I'm still technically not on Atkins again (more like a modified version at the moment), I still like to hang out here, because I know eventually I will be back in full force. At the moment I'm just feeling so swamped with thesis work that I can't handle devoting myself completely to changing my WOE ... it's hard work!! (As you all know!) And I think I need a lot of focus on my WOE to make the change work. I'll keep plugging away.
Brenda: My worst delay ever was when I flew home from Amsterdam. We had to sit for over an hour on a stationary plane! That's a horrible place to be stuck!
Paula: Yay, new dress!
Leenie: the sun is shining here, absolutely gorgeous out!
Trazzie: I love airports myself...sure, delays and lines are a pain, but I can't help but be excited when I'm there, just imagining where all the people are going and being envious of the backpackers knowing how much fun they are going to have, and watching the planes take off and land ...
Jane: way to go on the walking! Now that it's nicer weather, I hope to get out more consistently myself.
Mrs H, Ericad, alysonwonderland: I don't believe we've met? How do you do? I used to be around here a lot more, now I lurk and pop in when I can.
Catgirl: Way to go on the lose 18!
RobinH: nice to meet you! you've done so well (from your stats)!
Theo: you're always so good with going to the gym, it seems you go every day, I'm impressed!
Star: Eye surgery next week! Exciting! Are you nervous at all? I've had three cousins do the surgery and they all seem fine. I hope you're feeling better.
I actually washed my car last weekend (and if you saw how dirty it was, you would know how long I'd left it since I last washed it - my dad must not hear of this). I went to one of those drive thru ones, something I'd never done before. I was a complete tool, though. First, I didn't realize you had to pay before hand, so I had to get out and go to the back of the line. Then finally, at my turn I drove in slowly like it indicated, and right away super high power washers start spraying my car. I didn't know how far I had to go ahead. So the guy working at the station has to come out and direct me and points grumpily to the sign at the front of the car wash where the directions are. How on earth am I supposed to read the instructions when highpowered washers are directed right at my windshield? Silly people. Trying to make it look like *I'm* the idiot!
You know I get a whole lot of pleasure out of being able to give people good directions. Last evening someone with a huge suitcase asked me for directions and I was able to tell him where to go. He looked kind of lost, so I smiled at him, and that made him come up and ask. Little things like that make me feel so good.
And complete strangers are often so fun to talk to. But some make you shake your head. A little old lady starts talking to me on the bus this morning about how she was going to the optician and she made a mistake and meant to take the subway this morning instead of the bus, because, you know, she really wanted a mcmuffin coffee (whatever that is) that you get at the subway station. Then she wished me a good weekend and got off the bus. That was the entirety of the conversation. No idea why she started telling me everything! And how does one mistakenly take the bus instead of the subway? Funny strangers.
Well, enough babbling, I suppose. Have a good weekend, all!
Julie.
lol
And sorry to hear about your vehicles. If you ever find that money tree let me know!!
. She wanted to know if I wanted to go out to eat w/them and a company rep on Monday. Well, it has only been last year (I've worked for them going on 8 years) that they started taking me out w/them. So anyway, now I'm thinking...what can I eat? How do I eat a salad w/out the regular dressing and I'm not crazy about any other dressing but french? UGH! So I'm thinking I need to talk to DH and see if we can go out to eat tonight and check the place out 
Ok, it's off to the grocery store to get some more food in this house. So you all have a fantastic day and I'll try and come back later (next time I'll have to check in a couple times to do personals cuz I'm always afraid I'll miss someone! )
My favourite!!! Just bring a shaker cup and your powder, and your set....water can be gotten pretty much anywhere.
We had a wonderful time last night, I feel like I fell off 
this morning! LOL
