Hola everyone!!!

Nothing much new going on with me. I finished cleaning today...and then baked some cookies. The kitchen is really hot, lol. But then again, it's one hot day today. I have the fans on and the windows open..but it's not helping much.

I stepped on the scale yesterday. Nothing has changed. So thats good I guess. Once dh gets back home, we'll be working out together. I went on a mini walk last night and when I woke up today, my ankle was killing me!!! I guess thats what I get for walking in flip flops..LOL!!!

Anyhoo..time for lunch and some SATC!!!

Training went ok today. We got out an hour early, but it was still long. Tomorrow we will go till 5pm b/c there are some videos we have to watch. Sounds exciting doesn't it? I have to give them credit, they tried to make it somewhat interesting but you know how it is.

I'm trying to be positive, but I'm really terrible at it. (notice how I'm negative about being positive , that takes skill!) I worked out tonight again on the ellipticle and did some crunches. I'm hoping to ease the back ache I'm afraid I'm in for when I stand for an entire shift.

Momof4, your posts make me tired just reading them. Yay, smaller clothes, I'm jealous of you too!

Leenie, so glad to see you! Emma is adorable. When did you get her? They sure are a lot of work. My pooches wear me out, but it will be worth it.

Buddly, fresh bread, yummie

I'm going to try to go to bed early since I couldn't sleep last night. I think I got about 2 hours.

Happy Sunday to all!

what a night...ughh.. took the girls to get pictures and man was that a chore..kira was going all over the place and then maddie kept crawling away. I dont know why I torture myself...ughhh....the boys were sooo much easier to get pictures with than the girls...then we had a cook out and now I am cleaning my house up AGAIN today...still have whites and blankets and some towels left to do oh welll what can i do!!! I have got to get my work outs in at some point. Like I am trying so hard to keep up on everything that needs done and I have hardly any energy left...UGHHH my boys are up there yelling MOM MOM my movie isnt working MOM MOM...and there sister is sleeping...ARRRGGGG....gotta go...lata

Hiya girlies!

I woke up this am, and that strange funk that I've been struggling with the last several weeks was oof: gone! I dunno, I'm a little gun shy that it might come back tomorrow... We'll see I guess... I've stayed busy busy all day, and feel really happy - I'm not trying to lord it over any of y'all, but if it can happen to me, it can happen to you. I've been down about as far as a person can go, and I've made it out. I wish all of you (posters, lurkers, and everyone else) can know what great things your future can hold. Goll, I sound full of myself saying that, but I don't mean to...

Hopey - for what its worth, some of my favorite working times were in retail - yah, I've done "more", but at least in retail my coworkers didn't treat me like s***. I sometimes wonder if I had stayed in that world if I might'nt have avoided a whole lot of trauma. Sure, the pay will be crap, but I think if you give them a chance you'll find the people are a lot more "real" than they were in the finance world.

I wish I could undo the cr** mindset my parents taught me about how reputation and prestige are worth more than happiness. If any of y'all have ever gotten that message, too., please, please, please think critically about it. Its cr**. Meanwhile, I'll spend my life trying to escape it, but it goes so deep, you know?

Sassy - nice to see ya!

Francie - me want cookie, too! Have a good night.

Leenie - congrats on your cutie girl!

Raven - how's things? I had an awesome meditation last night, and it left we wonderong how you were doin.

Buddly I'm sorry sweetie, I'm runnin out of posting steam... Hope you are doin well.

BTW - if you turn on your tv and see the track and field Olympic trials - that's where I"m gonna be living in another couple months!!!!! SooOoooooooo excited!!!!!

G'night all!

Morning

No news here, but I am reading your posts. I feel like I am not a very active member of this 'community' at the moment, and I apologize.

Thinking of you all -
Heather

Good Morning,

Heather, don't apologize ok. We are all here for support and to support each other, there are many many days I just can't post or I feel I have nothing to say, so sweetie hang in there and again, we love you so there's no need to apologize. Post when you can and when your up to it.... we're here for you as you are for us

Amarie glad the funk has moved on.

Mof4 kids and pictures... kinda comical AFTER its over lol. Hope you at least got a few good shots.

Hope...IMHO training is always LONG and BORING!!! but worth it. Hang in there your almost done. We got Emma on Friday, she is starting to settle down but has a way to go. I'm gonna bring her to the vet to get her butt checked, he is in heat but keeps throwing her rump against the chairs, so I don't know if its anal glands, worms (I doubt) or her TOM. She is very sweet.

Francie... Flip flops??? what were you thinking haaaaaaa... I do the same thing. I got a pair of Fit Flops 2 weeks ago and they are very comfy...not walk a mile comfy but def mall comfy.

Have a good day chickies

Leenie

Hola Chicas!!!

How is every little thing this fine day???!!! Sorry, endorphin high...just got off the elliptical...45 mins on a Sunday...DH was kind enough to put the new Motley Crue album on my Ipod and I was off and running! Awesome by the way...very old school Crue, if you're into that I highly recommend it! So, it is beginning week two of the sugar experiment... and that is how I feel! DH had an easier time recovering from his Chemo cycle and we are wondering just how much of that is my feeling so much better and him tapping into my positive energy...(we do that...very much now after all we have been through together) I guess only time will tell! I have not had anything between meals in over a week now...and only the most minimal amount of sugar (I can't say none because I do have a tiny piece of chocolate (dove dark doesn't seem to set me off if I only have one piece) and recently I have tried whole wheat newtons and they don't set me off either (I haven't tried more than one though and always after a meal) The kicker is my energy level and my positive mood which has been unflagging... Yesterday I was up at 5:30 made breakfast had coffee and was ready to go hiking by 7:30 (totally out of character for me!!) We had a beautiful hike...
This morning was early breakfast...then much snuggling and *cough,cough* and then the elliptical...which brings me to now...and my seriously smelly self that needs to get to the shower!!!

Amarie: Doin great Girlie! Doesn't it just feel great when you just really are able to get deep into it? Sigh...just the best!

Francie: Hang in there! Almost time!!!

Shop: Try not to go too with the kiddos...they sure grow up fast...mine is going to be a junior this year and I swear I don't know how that happened!!!

buddly: Howzit!!! Ya know, normally I would be all jealous of the fresh bread...but I am still not carb craving with my new eating...very strange...

Thanks Leenie: DD & I both tested neg for TB as well thankfully... And your right Skinny Cow stuff does rule...I am very disappointed I reacted so strongly to it...

Hope: Hang in there...what a drag training is...ugh... Sending some of my own positive vibes to you! (I seem to have alot to go around lately!!!) Amazing!

Hey Sassy girl! Don't see ya around...miss you when you aren't here...how ya doing????

And to Heather, who seems to be a little down right now...and all you others who are stuck in the hole and trying to climb out...just be as gently to yourself as you are to everyone else you love... I know what it is like to just have the energy to read...not post anything...there just isn't enough energy to give to anything but trying to get through the day... We all understand...
Take Care...and keep reading...

Hey all..

I'm hot and I'm miserable right now. I'm missing the a/c big time. There are 3 fans on me..and I seriously hate this state. I cant wait until we move. However..if its possible to lose weight just by sweating..then I should be good.


But besides my bitterness about the heat..I am very happy that dh is coming home tonight!!! YAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!!!!!! I wont have to sleep alone anymore. Although, he admits so much body heat, I'm probably gonna sweat through all my clothes and through the sheets tonight. Whatever..he just better stay on his side, and never ever leave me again!!! LoL!!

Ugh..I think I'm getting a heat rash on my arm. How did I ever spend 19 years living in Arizona?!?!

I was looking for a new game to try out..and I came across this one: http://www.bigfishgames.com/download...ame/index.html

It seems fun. You can download it and play it for 60 mins, if you like it..then you can buy it.

Hey everybody

I got a pleasant surprise today, training was cut short at 3pm due to some overtime issues. Tomorrow I go in at 10am to do some computer training and make out my schedule for the week. I agree Amarie that sometimes blue collar workers are much more preferable to be around than the stuck-up snots in the financial industry. I grew up with the same thinking as you and it may have been self imposed somewhat. That may be why I keep downing the job and kind of apologizing for it to let others know that I realize it's not Wall Street. However, regardless of how I feel I still can't support myself on what they pay and it doesn't provide the lifestyle that I would like. If it wasn't for DF I'd have to work two of these jobs to make it. I'm not being ungrateful, it's just reality. I do plan to make the most of it and enjoy it's good points though, like wearing jeans and sneakers as opposed to a suit.

I did a upper body workout tonight and after 3 days of exercising I'm beginning to feel better and somewhat more positive. I don't quite have the endorphin rush that Amarie and Raven seem to have, but I'm coming around.

I can't wait to sleep in a little tomorrow.

Momof4, where are you today? I miss your posts. Maybe church functions?

Leenie: I have to have my pooches spayed in August. I'm just finishing a round of antibiotics for a cough. They still sound kinda rough to me. I'm not sure it worked.

Heather: There have been many times where I just had nothing to say and would just read. I'm glad you are just letting us know you are there. I'm definitely thinking of you this week.

Shop: I didn't realize tonight was THE night. Have fun.

Buddly: What did you do today?

OK Cathy, where are you?

I hate to be a downer but my day ended very crappy...we had church i forgot this was my week to teach the lil kids not a big deal pulled it off with flying colors. Then my parents wanted us to go there for lunch ok with that. Then our pastors (him and his wife) wanted to meet with us to go over some things they needed to tell us since we are the youth pastors. They hadnt got a chance to talk to us about it before.
After it was all over I went to get dh food and called my friend bawling....LIke our pastors are the sweetest people and they did not like come say this this this...they just told us now we really have to becareful to not put ourselves in any type of situation that could even look bad because of the way people talk. They told us some things people had said and it was mostly about me. Like someone told them on our young adults woman outing i walked out without paying for stuff.. First I paid for THREE DRINKS (SODA...LOL....) the two girls with me and me...we just got some soda and coffee....WHY AND WHO would be so evil...like thats fine if they didnt see me but they didnt even say hey did you pay for your drinks... Then another mother that has four kids that are 16 yr old twins, 18 yr old and 19 yr old who all are in trouble with the law is saying stuff about me and this and that. Instead of just coming to me and my husband she had to run and "tattle" Like I dont care if people like me or not...yeah it sucks when they dont but whatever but when people lie about me especially to the pastor that just makes me mad and hurt. Some of you will say that is why i dont go to church blah blah blah...yes it happens even in church...church people are humans too...its just that it sucks and some people need to grow up and worry bout more important things. My pastors just said this is the things that happen when you are pastors and people will watch you and even make things up that they think...just protect yourselves. IT just upset me.
So like now I am grumpy, frustrated, angry, sad, and annoyed all at the same time....I just hope all you girls wont judge my church and just listen as a friend cause i am stepping out on a limb to write this cause i dont want people to judge my church. ok well i dont know what else to say...hopefully i will be in a better mood tomorrow...I am going to go search stuff on being a midwife cause i dont think i have to do needles with that and I can do the whole delivery part!! We live by amish so they are needed. OK thanks for listening to me ramble...lata

Hi all -

Well, my endorphin high wore off a little bit today, but all in all I'm still in good spirits. I'm getting the hang of this drywall thing. I don't like it - but I'm getting better and will be done soon!

Hope - yay for training being done early!! I'm sorry if I came off judg-y, I didn't mean to. I guess I was just hoping that maybe there would be some things about this job that you will enjoy (like jeans!!) until the right long-term situation comes along! Hope the 'puter training goes well!!

Mof4 - oh sweetie, you poor thing. People will be people (good and bad) no matter where they are. It doesn't reflect badly on your church - I figure even meanies like you described deserve a place of worship. I'm sorry you are there target...

Francie - I'm so happy for you!!!!!!!

Sassy - aw poor sick 'puter... I hope it gets well soon! :d

Gotta run - have a good night!

Hey all..I have some free time right now. Fonzo is busy at the moment, lol. We've been glued together since he got home.

Anyhoo..he came home at 7!!!!! I was really surprised, and very happy. It was weird having him home again at first, lol. Even he thought it was weird being back at home, lol. But things are back to normal now. The cats acted like he was gone for a day, lol. We watched National Treasure 2 tonight..it was pretty good. Tomorrow we're gonna chill out in front of the fans until we get paid.

Okay..time for bed!! Nighty nite!!