Weekly Chat - April 23rd - April 29th
 

Good Morning :)

Ready for a new week?

I'm so tired LOL, got no rest this weekend but ya know... it could be worse. God was very good to me this weekend (well, He always is good to me lol).

I'm going to try to behave this week and not shovel crap into my pie hole OY.


How is everyone?

Sassy girl, I just read your post on the other thread. I'm so glad they figured out what is going on with FIL :hug:

As for you girlie..... please let us know when you come back from the doctors...you did make an appt right?

Hugs !!!!


Liz !!!!!! good to see you sweetie :hug:

Morning!

The sun is STILL shining, the scale is STILL moving... AND... I'm losing inches! YAY! :D

Looking forward to a very busy week, but right now I am off outside to enjoy that sunshine!

Chat soon, all -
Heather :)

My DS is sick. Yesterday he had a fever of 104.1 and today he is throwing up. I am about at my wits end. I also think that I am now coming down with it. I am feeling foggy and barely able to breathe. One good thing though is after being at a standstill in weight loss for a couple of weeks I just dropped 5 lbs this morning. I guess powering through is working. Well that is about all for me today.

Trish

Trish, sorry to hear about your son - take care of yourself, too... and congrats on the 5lb loss - isn't that great when that scale finally moves? :D

Heather

Oh Trish, how aweful. Saturday night my DD had 102 fever with raging hershey squirts but the next day the fever left (after a dose of motrin) and she felt better but that night was wicked b/c she had accidents in bed. Feel better !!! On a lighter note, congrats on the WL

Heather you too chickie WHOOT!!!! on the wl :D

The birthday binge is over. It was great I must admit, from the eggs benedict through the chocolate fondue. I do have a food hangover today, I can barely keep my eyes open. Trying to get back on track today, or at least close. Leenie, I'm right there with you.

Debbie: Congrats on the 4 inches. Did you get up the nerve to weigh-in?

Sassy: Hope you feel better and the dr. had some definitive news for you. Let us know after you get some rest.

Judomom:Hope things get better soon.

Buddly:Congrats on the competition and I hope I can do some cleaning also. I hate to look completely useless.

Trish: Good job on the 5lbs. Hope you aren't getting sick.

Anybody watching 'Celebrity Fit Club'?

Drum roll please
 

I finally got up the nerve to weigh in lost 4 so that Is the 3 that have been nagging me and 1 extra to boot,so I got a pedicure.
I think all of you should go out and get a pedicure It really makes you feel good. It is on me tell them I sent you .LOL

Hope glad the birthday went well.
Buddly you must be so proud of your DD ,and you for putting the time into it.

Leenie there are alot of gastro things going around her right now as well.but there is nothing worse than changing barfed on bedding at 2 am is there.
the joys of motherhood.

I havnt seen celebrity fit club but I have seen one like it.I think it is on TLC
I am waiting for the new biggest looser to start.I love that show and I have a huge crush on the male trainer,I think his name is Bob.
He can whip my *** into shape anyday LOL
Sorry,dirty old lady LOL

Congrats Debbie, 4lbs!! Wonderful!!:carrot:

Sassy, You must be exhausted. Hope the meds work.

Gotta run girls.

Hi Chicks!
 

;) I'm still hanging around. I check this thread every day, but I haven't been posting. I usually don't have much to post..but things are looking up :D

After months and months of struggling, my scale is finally going in the right direction :) . I still have good days and bad days, but one thing that's helping is that my DH is on the plan with me..he's only lost 50 pounds :mad: ! MEN! I'm actually proud of him..just jealous ;)

Our son Matthew is at a state 'diversion center'. He's on work release..working in the kitchen of a local restaurant. He's doing well..and he may even be able to come home for a day on Sunday :carrot: . He's about 50 miles from here. He's not too far from the area where the fires are burning. Please pray for rain here..everything is tinder dry!

Leenie & Trisn: Hope your little ones are feeling better. How is your job going Leenie? Hope :drill: is appreciating your hard work!

Cathy: How are you..and how are your sons doing?

JudoMom: I saw your post in the last thread. :hug:

Liz: I know you're busy..but I miss reading your posts! :)

Sassy: I'm glad to hear that they know what's going on with your FIL. I hope they help you with your gallbladder prob. I'm glad to hear your Dr. went to bat for you on the prescription! Hope you can get some rest :hug:

Hope: I know what you mean about the birthday celebration. I was going to have a piece of cheesecake..just a little piece. But I checked the nutrition facts...11 WW points for a sliver! I still splurged..but I planned to! :devil:

Buddly, Debbie, Heather, and anyone else here that I might have missed: :grouphug:

Morning all!

Debbie - super news on the 4lb loss!! You go, girl! :D

Sassy - I'm thinking of you :hug: Let us know how the meds go - I hope they help!

Hope - Mmmmmm - eggs benedict! I haven't had them in ages, and not because I am avoiding them!! Good for you getting back on track! :)

Leenie - did you get some rest, yet?! ;)

Trish - everybody better at your house, I hope? :hug:

Homebound - nice to meet you! Look forward to getting to know you better :)

Right - no real news here... I am always a MILLION times better when the sun is shining, so all is good in my world right now. :) I'm VERY busy this week and next with the musical I am doing, which is great... I was just saying to DH last night that I am a little worried for when the show closes - it is 13 weeks until the next one... I'll need something else to focus on so I am not just OBSESSING about losing weight!

Actually, I start skating again on May 8th, and that is a course of lessons that runs 8 weeks, so maybe that'll help a bit - not as crazy busy as doing a show, though! (I took up figure skating last fall, having not skated in 20 years... fell on the ice, fractured my skull three ways and spent ten days in hospital... it has been a kind of long recovery, and I am a WEE BIT nervous about skating again, but 'back on the horse' and all that, right?! :D Actually, I have a helmet now, so I may LOOK like a dork, but at least my brain will be protected!! :dizzy: )

Okay - have a great day everybody!
Heather :)

Heather;you are so brave fro even taking up skating again,I am playing soccer again after 3 years post-op ACL knee repair.I know how much of a challenge mentally and physically it can be to "get back on the horse"after injury.
I find I need something to focus on as well,I almost feel unworthy If I am not
swamped with things or challenged to the fullest.
Nice to meet you homebound.
sassy hope you are feeling back to your sassy self soon.

everyone else take care and thanks for the well wishes.
and now I begin another weeks cycle of being anxious about my next weigh in.

Thanks for the shout outs my friends!

I just can't keep up with the weekly's but I will pop in when I can to say hi....I am sorry I can't respond to you individually....I am loving the spring weather............hugs to you all!

Liz

Hi all...
 

Hi everyone! By the time my DD had her gall bladder removed, the surgeon told her it'd probably been acting up for 5 or 6 years. She thought she was developing multi food sensitivities! She had one debilitating attack and they took it out that evening. She's been good ever since.

I have another dentist appt this morning. My little white pill is ready but I'm going to have to get my act together after because I work at 3 pm. I'm thinking a bubble bath might help and a small nap at noon.

I should get skates again in the fall. Our neighbours make a lovely rink. It would be fun for a change. I'm not good, kinda look like a bumbling 3 y o ... but it'd be fun.

Hi Ladies,

I'll be in soon to catch up and do personals, this is the last week of my coworker and I am craming every bit of info from her into my brain, I can't see strait anymore :dizzy:

LUV YAH'S !!! :hug:

Good morning all. Not really used to getting up early any more. I've always liked sleeping in and have taken full advantage since I quit my job. I had to take my fiance to pick up his truck this a.m., so it forced me to get up like the rest of the world.

I've been saying this, but I really need to get back into life. I'm just hiding in my house at this point. I have a tendency to want to do this, but never really had the opportunity till now. I feel so completely useless: no job, no idea what I want to do, not dieting, not cleaning, I am a slug and soon when my savings dwindles will be a leech. I have always paid my own way and soon may have to ask for help. What is my problem? or what isn't? :?:

You all seem so active, how do you manage to do it all with depression? I think not having kids allows me to get away with doing less than most, I guess. I am sick of my own whining.

Hope, honey - I've been hiding in my house for years. :hug: :hug: :hug:

To be honest, I don't FEEL very active, but I probably sound it... I credit a LOT of it to finding a medication that works for me (FINALLY!!!) and getting enough sleep. It took at least four months of sleeping regularly to get a grip... that sleep deficit had really built up!

I started, to be absolutely honest, by being terrified (still am, most days!) but forcing myself to get out of the house and do something... take skating. I went to that first lesson shaking - cried all the way home and declared to my DH I was never going again: I was too fat, too clumsy, too tired... but I DID go back. Okay, so I fell and cracked my head (!) but that's the worst that could happen, pretty much. And I did DO it.

The shows I do are harder - the audition nearly paralyzes me; but it is SO much fun, and a social thing too... yes, there are days when I think - oh they must all be staring at me because I am 'the fat girl' (and there are LOTS of skinny Dancers with a Capital D who moan on about how fat they are - I always want to say to them "shut up! I look like I ATE you!") but I just keep going, because it is better for me than hiding.

It's like walking - I put off going out like you wouldn't believe! And for the first 20 minutes or so, I curse in my head - "I hate exercise - why am I doing this? Grrrr!" and then, all of a sudden, it feels good - I blame endorphins! :D - and I'm glad I went out. And even remembering how good it felt, even typing about it right now - I STILL don't want to go!

You know what else? I spent a LOT of years not doing anything that my husband wouldn't do with me... and after he broke my heart, I KNEW I had to do something for myself. Even now, on this journey, he tests me: "Don't you want some <insert food of choice here>??" Well, he doesn't mean to, I'm sure, but he has seen me lose and gain twenty pounds over and over and over. In a way, I don't blame him. And as awful as my heartbreak was, it really DID make me stronger. Of course, so did the medication!!!

Okay - I've rambled enough. Thinking of you honey :hug:

Heather :)

Heather, thank you so much for sharing that with me. Sometimes I do feel like the only one with the 'hiding' issue, though I know I can't be. I have so much shame about not wanting to participate in ANYTHING. I just want to stay home all day and eat. Every meal is an event, but of course that makes me fatter and therefore not want to go anywhere. Why I'm explaining I don't know, you all know what I mean I'm sure even if you don't battle with this.

Last Sat. night had to go to the wedding reception of an aquaintance. I wouldn't even let myself think about it till that day b/c of the anxiety of having to go somewhere fat with nothing appropriate to wear. Yes, it's warm here and there is nothing worse to me than summer b/c I can't dress appropriately. Jeans and long sleeves in hot weather on a fat chick = sweat+near heat stroke. I know I should have put on a nice bright dress, but wore the signature black pants. Can't take it much longer, but can't seem to fix it. I was just praying all day that my fiance would decide not to go. Didn't happen, and in the end I know it meant alot to the couple and was glad I went for their sake.

This is my life, trying to get out of things, making excuses, and who are we kidding, becoming an expert in lying to do so. I hate it and myself for it.:(

I'm like you, if I can make myself do something, I usually am glad that I did, usually. Sometimes however, a near panick attack ensues, and I don't always know which it will be.

While in NY in December, I had a meltdown b/c my fiance was taking pictures of me. I didn't want to take them, but when I saw them I started hyperventilating and burst into tears. Puts a damper on the day, trust me. I was so ashamed of the pictures and maybe more so of my behavior.

Getting off that, I was wondering what kind of shows you do: plays, dance shows? That sounds like great fun to me. Always wanted to act or dance. Weight of course holds me back. I was thinking that if I can reach or come near goal again my reward would be taking a dance class.

Well this is long enough and to my surprise, my neighbor has lit a spark in me to actually go mow the yard. He always has to out-do the neighborhood, but he is losing it now. He mowed his yard Friday, I mowed Sat., and to beat me he mowed again Sunday! But now he is at it again on Wed. He is clearly a sick man, but I'm going to out and cut ours a half an inch shorter than his so his will look too long!;) I suspect he will be in counseling by the end of the day!;)

Hope - hahahaha :D Your 'neighbourly kindness' made me laugh. My next-door-neighbour has one of those award-winning gardens, and when I tell people where I live, they almost always say "OH! Is your house the one with the amazing garden?" and I always have to try to smile and say "no, we're next door... with the cat poop and dug-up borders!" :D

I do musicals, mostly. I'm not much of a dancer (OBVIOUSLY!!) but I can sing well and I'm a pretty solid actress (and apparently not modest about it! hahaha :D)... you could think about doing some community theatre in your area - it's a great way to get out and do something, burn LOADS of calories (and you can't usually eat during rehearsal!!) and there is almost ALWAYS someone bigger than me - and I am a BIG GIRL! :)

Hope - what kind of medication (if any) are you on? I was switched to Seroquel in January to combat the side effects of Lamactal, and then taken off the Lamactal (THANK GOODNESS) and upped the Seroquel to 200mg/day. I realise no one drug will work for everyone, but this has changed my life... in fact, I know ABSOLUTELY that I wouldn't even be trying to lose weight now if I wasn't on it. This is after at least 20 years of depression, and 15 years of a variety of different anti-depressants.

:hug:
Heather :)

Ok, I guess the computer ate my response.

For the first time I'm between insurance and out of meds. I was on Zoloft, whick was OK, but killed my sex drive. I switched to Welbutrin which wasn't nearly as good, but still no sex drive. Don't have one now even off the meds, but then again I'm not interested in ANYTHING. Things I used to enjoy seem stupid and a waste of time. The best luck I ever had believe it or not was with St. John's Wort. When I remembered to take it on time, 3x a day, it would actually make me feel good, not just not bad, but sometimes giddy. It was great, but apparently it interferes with birth control.

How is yours? Does it make you feel good, or just not terrible?

It would be easy to say it makes me feel... okay, and not terrible. However, when I think back on the crazed, moody, suicidal nut-case I used to be (not so long ago), I'm going to lean towards 'it makes me feel good'. It was gradual - it took a good few weeks, and then one day I realised "I'm not thinking of ways to kill myself today!" And then my husband said to me: "You know, when you don't have PMS, you're practically normal these days..." which sounds funny, but is actually quite a huge leap forward for me!

Could you possibly get back on the St John's Wort until you are working and insured? That may not be possible, I realise.

It must be very hard for you right now, not working, being at home, and without medication or motivation. We're here for you, though :)

:hug:
Heather

:s: Mission accomplished on the yard!! Chalk one up for the crazy depressed chick next door!!

I've considered the St John's but I am afraid of the pregnancy thing. Not in a good state for motherhood right now to say the least. But as I alluded to, that's not too big of a possibility, but once is all it takes. Who knows though, I may give in if I stay out of work much longer.

Hi everyone :wave:

Not much new here. Cloudy and foggy today so I'm hiding. Slept most of yesterday as I took a full pill (as prescribed) instead of my normal half. Thanks for sharing Heather and Hope, I have problems leaving the house as well. Take today, I have to go and put in a mortgage payment at the bank as its due today. I really should put it in during the day, but I can't quite seem to force myself to go out this afternoon, so I'm hoping it will be fine to put it in this evening when I take C for her judo practice. I'm not sure what the problem is except that I'm worrying about my van breaking down again, I keep thinking "something" feels off. I figured getting the tune up and inspections would take that away and then there was a problem when the fuel line popped off. So now I'm onto worrying about my brakes, I just can't win. And I always worry and obsess that there won't be enough money to cover everything. We seem to have enough, but when there are unexpected expenses I just can't see how we can cover them etc. I keep thinking if I got a job then I would feel more in control of something, but the idea of committing myself to going out daily scares the heck out of me. Also the couple of jobs I have had didn't last long as my anxiety would be so great that I would have major migraines just thinking of going back and be completely miserable and useless. So I'm not sure what to do. I've often wondered about the ladies on here holding down jobs, having their families and socializing, how they do all of that with depression and anxiety, I really admire them, but can't get my head around how a person can do it all.

Anyway enough of that, on a happier note, A and I met up with my dear friend Cilla on Monday and had a wonderful and long walk. Cilla is all done her chimo and radiation and is starting to feel better, plus her hair is growing back. I took my blood pressure this morning and to my surprise its 139/94 with a pulse of 67, I know its still high, but for me its great. I definitely have to keep up with the walking. Oh and A got a phone call on Monday to set up for a job interview on Saturday, its at a place that she really would like to work at, so I hope it goes great for her. That would be a load off of my mind knowing that she can cover her own tuition and books.

I should go and get something done. A tidied up the living room after she cleaned cages and all I've done is last nights dishes:o so I better go and at least make the bed.

Take care everyone and have a wonderful day,
K

K-didn't know if you worked or not. I find that the longer I stay away from working, the more anxiety I have about getting a job. That really scares me b/c I need to work for many reasons: debt, retirement savings, and just general life-stlye maintenance. I think too it forces me to get up and out. Too much time on my hands has never been good. Too much time to think. I never thought I would be a stay-at-home wife or mom either. Always thought I would have an important high-paying career and be one of those independent, strong women. Nobody mentioned that being wacko may hinder that dream.:dizzy:

I know what you mean about leaving the house to pay a bill. Sometimes the smallest task seems overwhelming. Last week I needed to take a bill to the post office and just drop it in the box. Didn't even have to get out of the car and I couldn't get myself to do it. I just spoke to my friend that had visited last week. She was dreading going home b/c she needed to wash a shirt for work tomorrow. She said " I know it's stupid, but I just don't want to go upstairs and bring the shirt down to wash it. If it was already downstairs I could do it."

Well, I too need to do last night's dishes and a load of laundry b4 my fiance gets home so I don't feel so bad since he's worked hard all day. I think the yard mowing should be a definite brownie point too.;)

I've always been thankful I have a job to go to. Or I'd probably never go out of the house. I need things that have to be done ... like going to get the mail.

Good morning ladies!:wave:

I guess everyone is busy this morning. Rainy, cold and damp here, but that's fine as I get to stay inside for the rest of the day.
Put the material in the wash for the girls costumes, so that I can get started on them. Then of course the rest of the laundry as the girls were doing the sock hunt this morning. I guess the dryer has been particularly hungry lately as the sock pile sure is getting smaller!:shrug:
I got the cheque in the machine last night and on time, thankfully and got our tax returns in the mail (due Apr 30) Then when I got home gave myself a good talking to as I knew hubby was tired from an extremely long day and didn't need to deal with me being totally flaky. Now after a good nights sleep I have to admit I do feel better and of course everything is in its proper perspective, at least for now;)

Hope and Susan I agree that having a job and a reason to get up and out are very important. That's one reason that I have always walked up to the bus with the girls as it got me dressed and then I would usually go for a walk around the block, since I'm dressed and outside anyway. And its the reason that I've been seriously considering finding a job, I just have no idea where I fit in. My hubby is a truck driver and not home a lot, so I've been the one that's always home for the girls. And I am really grateful that I've been able to spend all that time with them while they were little and go and volunteer at their schools etc, a lot of parents don't get that opportunity. Even though they are older now I still have to drive my oldest to school as she doesn't have a license and we live out of town, plus my youngest is in judo so I have to get her to and from practices and if she goes to out of town tournaments and as I said with my hubby's job, that just leaves me. Hubby says I already have a full time job so he isn't pushy, which is nice, but it also gives me something to hide behind and not force myself out. Ah I'll get it worked out eventually:)
Hope how goes the "lawn" war? That is to funny. We don't have grass yet as half our yard still has snow and the other half is swampy with the run off, but at least we can see ground.

Well I better go I procrastinated so much yesterday I have to do some catch up today. I should pull out something from the freezer and get a stew going in the crock pot or something as its so cold and damp feeling.

Take care all and have a wonderful day!
K

Hi All

Stew sounds great K! I envy your snow. It rarely snows here anymore and I really miss it. Global warming I guess. I don't know how you do it with raising kids. That scares me more than any job ever could. I'm 36 now and need to decide soon if I want kids. Doing what you have to do for them can't be avoided. It's 24/7 and no breaks. Yikes.

Susan, I know what you mean about having things that have to be done. If I have an option to do something I almost always choose not to. That again is why kids scare me. You have to do so much, you can't avoid things anymore. Too scary! K, you should be applauded for doing what you do. I don't think I have it in me. I used to think I'd be a great mom, but now with this anxiety, avoidance thing I don't know.

My yard looks good but I noticed my neighbor was watering his for the first time this a.m. although it is supposed to rain for 2 days. Crazy.

I actually had some energy this morning and washed the sheets, did more laundry, and the dishes. Planned to wash the dog, but I feel the energy just leaving me and some dread creeping in. I also need to do bills, but with this feeling, I don't know what will happen.

kids
 

hope:
funny thing about kids,you some how find strength.You just do it without thinking,they become your savior of all anxiety procrastination,you feel like you have purpose for everything that you do, I sometimes wonder what I would have been like without my DD and I cant imagine life any other way.so you see you can look at it from both sides now.I think you would make a great mom.You already worry like a mom LOL.

Buddly: hang in there
:hug: for everyone else

Hi again :hug:

I'll try to catch up with you all this weekend...boy work has been rough.

TTYL,

Leenie

Leenie- bet you can't wait for the weekend!
Homebound-you still with us?

I'm off to take the pooch to the vet again. I think she is having leg cramps (hope that's all it is). About every other day she suddenly falls over screaming and whining like she's been shot. I have to pick her up and massage her legs and hips and then she seems to calm down. I don't know what else it could be, but it scares the life out of me when it happens. I think I'll be on heart meds b4 this is over.:faint:

Debbie: that's what they always say, you just do what you have to do. Some day I may find out, who knows.

K: How's your day?

Hi All. :wave:

Well so far, my side has not been hurting! (knocking on wood!) lol. I still don't feel 100%, but I do feel much better. ;)

I hope you all are well and have a Great Weekend!

hope
 

Is she having seizures? ypur dog that is

Hi everyone!

We are having a really nice day today, the sun was shining and it was just beautiful, I'm really enjoying it. C has judo practice tonight, so I'll be able to hit the grocery store while she is in there, the cupboards are getting a little bare at the moment, does make it easier to wipe down the shelves tho:) A has a job interview tomorrow morning, when she is done that we will be able to run a few errands. So all is good.

Hope, I sure hope your pup is alright, that's really scary, it would be so much easier if pets could talk and let you know where it hurts. And where having kids is concerned I couldn't imagine not having any, that is the only thing I ever knew for sure was I wanted a child. I wasn't sure how I would handle more than one as I was an only child (till I was 15) raised by a single mother, so I had no idea how to make this family thing work, but somehow it does. Hubby and I have been together for 20 years and the kids are still alive at 19, 17 and 15 so something is working:D They keep me going and are a great motivation for so many things.

Sassy I hope you are still feeling better.

Leenie hope you have a relaxing weekend, take it easy.

Thanks Debbie.

:wave: Hi Heather, Susan, Liz, homebound, Cathy and everyone else.

Take care all and have a wonderful weekend,
K

Gosh Debbie I've never even considered that. I don't think so, though I've never witnessed a dog have one. A couple of years ago she fell off the bed and hurt her back/hip and had to do some rehab. They thought today she may have a pinched nerve that is acting up or some form of complications from that incident and we are going to try 1/2 a baby aspirin daily and see what happens. If it happens again however, I will definitely consider that possibility. You've given me something to think about. Thank you.

epileptic pet
 

we had a dog with epilepsy,
she would just fall over and wimper and then It would pass and she would slowly get up and be fine.we would pet her and sooth her and she was fine she live to be 14 and that is old for a large dog.I didnt want to worry you.

Anyway where is everyone this week?
I miss u guys.

Hi all -
Just trying to get my life together and I thought I needed to join this thread.
I know I need to take thyroid/antidepressant meds but I haven't because I'm (duh) depressed. And now that I'm getting my life together, I'm looking for a new job (need I mention how much I HATEHATEHATEHATEHATE job hunting?) and will probably have to switch insurance plans, so I don't want to start one antidepressant and find that the new plan won't cover it (or have to pony up in the transition phase). So anyways, thanks to Heather for reminding me about St. John's Wort. I think I may be OK after all. Looking forward to getting to know you all. :)

Vanessa

Welcome Vanessa- sounds like we are in the same boat, needing a new job and depression and thyroid medicine. Are you between jobs or just looking for a better one? I hate looking too and haven't done so as aggressively as I should have. It's hard to try to sell yourself when you have no self-esteem.

I agree Debbie, it's been lonely in here this week. Thanks again for the dog info.

Had lunch with my girlfriend today who has lost 85lbs! Despite the inspiration I've eaten like a maniac today. First day of TOM and cramps. I could swallow a house and not feel a thing.

I am happy for her, but more than happy, I would say relieved for her. Now she doesn't have to deal with as much of the crap that comes with being overweight. She still wants to lose about 25 lbs more, but how great to be that close.

Hi Ladies,

Boy its been a hairy week, and now that the lady I am replacing is gone, its gonna get even more hairy. I miss coming in here soo much.

:welcome: Vanessa, we're glad your here :hug: I don't know anyone that likes job hunting either, but I'm gonna wish you good luck nonetheless.

Hope, TOM hit me last night as well, and that was after a week of fighting a stomach virus. I hear ya on swallowing a house and maybe a 2 car garage as well ;) How's your doggy feeling?

Buddly, good to see ya. I don't know how people do it all meaning having a family (more than 1 kid), home, job, etc AND socializing, entertaining, hobbies, reading uhhhhh etc... I know one thing, I can't do it all. I have 1 DD, my home which is soooo cluttered, my job (I get up at 5 am and home at 6 PM) but one thing I don't do is socialize....I might do a little bit of stuff locally but thats about it...depression and panic attacks keep me away from all that stuff. Your not alone my friend, trust me. We just do as much as we can... thats all. If I find myself compairing myself to others it just gets me even more depressed so I try not to, I try to say to myself...."I'm me, your you and thats that"...ya know what I mean :D Hope DD does well on her interview.

Debbie whats up with you girlie? ya having a good weekend?

Well kiddies I have to run, DD is yelling at me that I don't play w/her enuf LOLOL I need to be cloned :D :D :D :D :D

Have a wonderful night.