Weekly Thread: 3 May-9 May
 

Morning! :coffee:

How was everyone's weekend? I had an awsome day yesterda. I got Yoga, shopping, cleaning, and even a walk in yesterday. Hmmm what else to say. I am what I am and I having the exact type of day God wants me to have :D

:wave:
Chris

Hi Chris!

Where's everyone else?

Hi Chris and Jennelle! :wave:

Chris, so glad you're having a good day, hon. :grouphug:
I was thinking about you today. I was in a shop called "Venus Envy". :lol: It was a bit of a hoot in there.

Howdy
 

Hi ladies,

Chris: Glad you had a good day! :dance:

Jennelle, get back in here! ;)

Ellis, oooo, do share about this shop. :joker:

Remember a few months ago when my neighbors were being loud and jerks, etc...? Well, they've been a lot better yesterday until last night. Their music was booming through our floor and floor stomping did not help. DH knocked on their door and eventually we got ourlandlady involved. No answer any of the times and our landlady saw the dude passed out on the floor inside. :fr:

Finally, after almost 3 hours, DH slammed his foot so loud on our floor it woke Dude up and he shut off the music. Talk about being on something! :eek: I am just hoping that was an isolated incident. I know our landlady has our back but I really just don't want to deal with that crapola again. I've been doing a lot of talking with HP, to help me get through any annoyance from them without obsessing. I'm definitely white knuckling that.

Today has been a better day so far. I am about to do some cleaning since we're having a birthday dinner and get together at the end of the week. We just got Direct TV, also, so I've been having fun poking around the channels.

Ellis- :yes: tell us about "Venus Envy"

Kat- Your neighbor needs a 12-step program ;) People are people and most of us are sick :dizzy: Keep the faith girlie, HP has got your back :angel:

Jenelle- :wave:

Great day, good meeting, and sweet friends, what more could a girl ask for? :love:
Thankfully yours,
Chris :flow2:

It feels good to workout
 

I just did a Pilates workout. Made me feel strong! :strong: Plus when I sat up I looked out the window and saw such a gorgeous "shot" of the moon just staring right back at me. I felt so close to HP. She's looking out for me. ;) :flow2:

Chris, thanks for the pep talk! Boy do I need to work on being forgiving. Definitely an area that is often a deficit for me. I think the whole thing hits me hard, too, since it's in my home. I can't escape it. So I feel trapped by it.

But I need to work on that because I shouldn't let something so small eat me up so much. Baby steps, baby steps. :spin:

Have a great night, all!

Hi all - Chris, glad you're doing well this week, Kat - glad you had fun this weekend! Hi Ellis! Hi Jennelle! I wonder how Angi's doing with her sponsor?

I'm fine - been busy at church for the past couple of days - I'm heading there this morning to finish our parish newsletter. DS had a doc appointment tomorrow to check on his head, and my family's celebrating our spring birthdays this weekend, so I've got lots of shopping to do this week as well. Oh, and the new kitty has tapeworms, so we went to the vet yesterday. :yikes: THAT'S an appetite killer. I ordered some Bryan Kest power yoga videos the other day - anyone familiar with him? I've heard lots about him, and am probably going to be way over my head - but my joints need something different.

Anyway - as far as eating goes, I'm trying to get more protein in, and cuddle with DH more (helps with emotional grazing, you know. Besides, he's tasty!) :p

Kat - the moon was beautiful last night, wasn't She? Give your frustrations up to her, and she'll keep you strong!

Take care, everyone!

We'd have a riot if we all went into Venus Envy together, girls. :lol: It's a feminist, sexual awareness shop. But for men, too. (who are also feminists) It's got everything imaginable, but it's very tasteful in there. (if that's possible)
There were some good books for teenagers re: sexuality/drugs/etc. I'm going to pick up a couple for my DD. There was one called, "It's Okay to be a Nice Girl".
And tons of "heavy books for adults". I'm not into that.
Lot's of natural soaps and body products in amongst the kinky stuff.
Some good, edible body creams. Those would be for you, Tracy. :D
Some really cute underwear with quotes on it.
T-shirts for girls with "Red Zone" written on the front. :lol3: :rofl:
An eye/sleep mask with the words, "Not Available" across the front. (I'm going to get one of those for myself)
Some large plastic penis thingys, which I could NOT bring myself to look at. (British thing) There was a guy in there buying one, and I heard the owner say that it was non-refundable unless it broke. :lol3:
And a TON of hilarious magnets and buttons. I started reading them, and just about fell on the floor laughing. I want them ALL!
Anyhow, I was looking for a card for you in there, Chris, but I didn't buy the one I wanted... didn't want to shock your DH. :rofl:
Funny... a few years ago I would NEVER have gone into a place like that. I would have been too embarrassed. I think it's an aging/confidence thing... nothing much phases me anymore. ;)

Kat, I can so relate to your "bad neighbour" experience. :grouphug: I hope things work out... deep breaths, sweetie. And ear plugs. And keep a fan running at night. Cuts down on the noise. Oh, we also have a fish tank in our room. White noise. :yes:

We've released our budgies onto the second floor landing. They're so much happier now that they're out of their cage. They're sitting on a branch in a window and chirping away...
I have to hang a curtain at the doorway leading to the attic. Don't want them coming upstairs and leaving little droppings on my bed. :)

It's chilly, but beautiful out! I'm going to do some laundry.
Have a wonderful day, dear girls... love and hugs to all... :grouphug:

Hi chicas
 

Ellis, that store sounds fun. :devil:

Tracy, you ever get that Ya Ya check-in going?

I am doing some more cleaning now and am about to go to an online OA meeting. Got in some pilates, too. So good day, all around.

Hey Girls...

Struggling a bit over here....I still don't have a new sponsor, but it's because I haven't really looked. I subscribe to the 12stepsforCOEs email list, but I haven't read my email there for a few days. I just feel like nothing I read is touching me...nothing I read is pertinent to me...I don't know.

I'm starting to fall into the "I'm so f***ing fat" pity party lately...you know, where your prayers aren't "help me to be the best person I can be" but, "Please, God, just let me wake up tomorrow and have this constant, never-ending struggle lifted from me - and while you're at it, make me a size 6, too."

I have not been diligent about eating breakfast, and it's affecting my eating. I seem to be in a really grazing mood in the afternoons. I need to eat breakfast.

I don't know what I am asking for here....I guess I'm just reaching out.

Jennelle, I know the feeling. You're in a slump, and don't know how to get out. Get yourself a new sponser, and WORK THROUGH THE SLUMP! It'll be hard work, but it'll get you out faster than sitting there feeling sorry for yourself. And eat your darned breakfast!! ;) I'll be saying prayers for you, hon. :grouphug:

Could I ask for prayers for my sister, please? She's found a lump in her groin, and one on her neck, and she's really frightened. She's seeing our doctor on Thursday. I'm not supposed to know, because she doesn't want to worry me :rolleyes: , but Mom just called to ask for prayers. Thank you, dear girls. :(

Hugs to both Jennelle and Ellis!
 

Jennelle, get yourself a sponsor. Pick someone from the list whose description speaks to you, even if just slightly. PM me any time you want to talk! :grouphug:

Ellis, your sister is in my thoughts! :grouphug:

((((((((Hugs)))))))))))))
 

Good Evening :cool:

Ellis- Many prayers for your sister :angel: ((((((Ellis)))))))))) Venus Envy sounds like a hoot. I don't think you could shock my DH with much, well there is one thing but I think I will PM you about that ;)

Jenelle- OH, I KNOW that prayer EXCEPT I usually add and please make me rich and perfect. So far its really worked :rolleyes: Not because I don't think God hears it, I just don't want the answer :^: Keep reaching out, we all have rough times, but we don't have to eat it. :grouphug: What do they say in AA, "Don't drink even if your butt falls off" well if we keep ,"Not eating, our butts will fall off" ;) :lol:

Tracy- Don't knaw on DH too hard, unless he is into that :lol3: :smug:

Kat- :wave:

Me? I had exactly the day I was suppose to have. Clean food, good meeting, excercise, and everything else just is.

Love you all!
Chris

Thank you so much, Kat and Chris. :grouphug: I'm trying not to worry. :(

Chris, have no fear... I will not send you any weird cards. :lol3:

Ellis - your sister has my prayers.

Chris - Hope today is wonderful, too!

Jennelle - I know what you're feeling. Tell the voice in your head to go to **** and do something nice for yourself that doesn't involve food. You deserve it!!

Kat - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
:hb: :hat: :gift: :queen: :balloons: :cheer: :dance: :cb:

Thank you, Tracy. :grouphug:

Kat, Happy Birthday, sweetie!!
:gift: :hat: :balloons:

appy Birthday Kat!
 

May you grow lovelier in spirit with each passing year! :hb: :cheer:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAT!

Today is going exactly as it should (now if it would only move faster ;) )

Chris
PS. Ellis I wrote you a long PM last night and the computer ate it, I will try again tonight. :^:

Thanks ladies!
 

It's been a good day so far. Lots of well wishes at work, lunch with fellow SLPs, got my nails done...

Just waiting for DH to come home and we're going out for sushi. Then margaritas with friends. :)

My first abstinent birthday. Yay!

Hugs to all.

Happy Birthday Kat!!! :hb: :balloons: Hope you enjoyed your birthday.

Kat, I'm so glad you had a good day! :grouphug:

Just a quickie to let you know that my sister is doing fine. Her lumps turned out to be swollen lymph nodes... possibly an old infection? It was such a relief for all of us. Thank you so much for your prayers and good wishes. :)

Quick hello
 

Great news on your sister, Ellis!

I have more cleaning to do for our guests tomorrow. But wanted to stop in and say hola. ;)

Ellis-AWESOME :dance: thats why we don't worry till weget there ;)

Kat- :wave:

Working a 12 hour shift here. Blech, just another hour and I have all of tommorow off. You know I consistently misspell that word. Maybe I will wrap it up to a Chris thing, you know the part of my brainwhere calculus is stored ;) like I remember :D Very clean and very abstinent just today.

Chris

Darling, we LOVE that you misspell words! It's part of your charm. ;)

Oh Ellis your so sweet!

So what does everyone have planned for this weekend? I have a graduation to attend today, I am hoping to sneak out of the party long enough to go to meeting, but that will be a cross that bridge when we get there choice. The hafta's are to buy groceries, but not much we are still pretty stocked from last week. I would like to hit 2 meetings tommorow but thats another I will see. Finishing up my assignments from my therapist and my sponsor are high on my list. Picking up my house. Maybe go to the zoo? I haven't seen the new gorrilla habitat. My personal "me" things are
-yoga today and Sunday
-finding time for prayer
-turning my life over to HP ODAT

How about you?
Chris

Message from my sister...

"My doctor told me that my lumps are enlarged lymph nodes and that they are
normal! (he also told me to stop diagnosing myself on the internet). Your
messages made me feel good and teary. Thank you so much for sharing your
positive energy with me. Ellis and I had a nice time together throughout
my mania. We bought trashy magazines and beautiful towels and she showed
me a fantastic green coverup makeup that disguises my red nose.
Please know how much I appreciate your support.
Sarah"


Just got back from the gym. In serious need of some coffee... back later... love you all...

Tgif
 

Thanks for sharing your sister's note, Ellis! I bet the internet is the bane of doctors. My SIL got all freaked out during her 3rd pregnancy and her doctor said the same thing.

Chris: :wave: back at ya

Tonight we're going to dinner with friends to celebrate our birthdays. Then to our place for game night. Not sure what else the weekend holds.

My signature has changed. I fell into a fog over the past few days. I have no idea what triggered it or why. It was pretty odd (or maybe not so much so, really) that some other destructive behaviors came roaring back when I fell off the abstinence wagon.

I am actually okay. Yesterday, while eating mini-cupcakes one after the other, I felt defiant. Then it mellowed into a sort of "Well, there's nothing you can do about it now. No sense in beating yourself up over it." So I didn't. And here I am, back on the abstinence trail.

For today, I will revel in the fact that I remained abstinent for almost five months, which is the longest I've ever gone without what I thought I "had" to have. That knowledge has given me the power of knowing that I am capable of many, many things. And I will rejoice in knowing that if I did it for almost five whole months, one day is a piece of cake. (okay...maybe not cake...how about whole wheat bread with orange marmalade? ;) )

Jennelle

Jenelle- We think your awesome. Just be slow and gentle with yourself. Progress not perfection. ODAT.

I am stewing in a little anger this morning. And really its not something I should be angry about, but instead of just flat invalidating the feeling I will feel it, accept that feelings are not reality, and let it go. See I feel better already ;)

Chris

"feelings are not reality..." I like that! It's a concept I spend my days trying to explain to 10 year olds..."Just because he stepped on your foot doesn't mean he was trying to be mean. How many times have I stepped on your foot accidentally because it was stuck right out in the middle of the aisle?"

Oy. I'm glad the school year's almost over!

Happy Mommy's Day!
 

Jennelle, I second what Chris said. Keep working that program. :grouphug:

My stepdad bought a Siamese kitten for my mother (I think I shared my family cat who we ad since I was 12 was put to sleep about a month ago). They weren't really planning to get another cat but he couldn't resist. He called me to have his back in case she was upset. :lol: I didn't hear from her so, as I knew she would, she's happy and I am sure finding it all very romantic. ;) Since tomorrow is mommy's day, I am sure I'll hear all about it. :)

I had taken the past week "off" from my WW food plan (with HP's guidance and my sponsor's OK). It was becoming a bit triggering since we had so many birthday festivities and that worried me. I maintained my abstinence but am fully ready to get back at it (it being my WW food plan). I am also making tonight the last night of alcohol for who knows how long. DH and I are right around the corner for TTC, so it is time to abstain from that as well. ;)

DH and I had a birthday dinner with 8 friends last night plus hung out at our place for games. It was so much fun and we received some really awesome and thoughtful gifts. It was a fabulous night.

Sorry for any typos - I am on our laptop and this keyboard hates me. ;)

Have a great Sunday!

:wave:
 

Happy Mother's Day to al the Mom's, Grandmom's, and the soon to be TTC! :D

We celebrated Mom's Day yesterday. I did play with fire with my food, and I am only a little cinged :p No bingeing or purging and for me that is the true blessing, And my DH must have picked up on something, because everytime I went to the bathroom yesterday I had to pay the love toll as soon as I got back. He knows its fire, but without saying a word he just wants kisses to make sure I am not hurting myself. I thought was sweet. There is something reassuring and scarey about being out with my behaviors.

Today there is much to do to get ready for the week. I love ya'll and have a great day :grouphug:

:love:
Chris

Happy Mom's day!
 

Just woke up. Making a to do list (Target, Whole Foods, Ralphs). Then hopefully DH and I will have time to go out to the movies. But I'm going to need time to prepare my food for the week, etc... So we'll see. We're definitely seeing friends tonight.

Have a great day!

Happy Mother's Day, darlings! :grouphug:

I asked God to help me with my eating this morning. I'm in a BAD crisis right now. Eating everything in sight. Anyhow, we went to my sister's for breakfast this morning, and I had the WORST gas pains. Really bloated. I barely ate anything. I still feel terrible, and don't even want to THINK about food.
Is this an answer to prayer? :lol3: I don't usually ask for stuff for myself.

Happy Mother's Day to everyone! :)

Chris - That's pretty sweet what your DH did. :) They can be total buttheads sometimes, but they show us they love us when it counts.

Ellis - Feeling your pain here...have you identified the trigger? (I think I've identified four possible triggers for my fall off the wagon.)

Thank you, Jennelle. :)
I still don't understand this whole thing. By triggers, do you mean anything? Like fatigue... fatigue is a huge trigger for me.

Ellis - By trigger, I mean anything that could cause you to overeat. Stress and worry are two big triggers for me, along with insecurity and loneliness.

Hi there
 

So where is everyone? We seem to have some absentees. Come out, come out, where ever you are! ;)

Today was a pretty good day. The weather is absolutely lovely, so that helps. I am looking forward to my vacation before summer school. Five weeks away.

Thanks for clearing that up, Jennelle.

Hey, Kat... :wave:

I've been up since four. Got a sore throat and a head cold... having a cup of green tea...