Amarie thats great, well done! :D

I'm soo tired today and as a result have the worst headache. The reason is about 11pm last night on our way home we stopped at the garage and as my brother was filling the tank he could hear meowing. After looking around to see where the noise was coming from we discovered two little kittens scellotaped into a box just dumped in some bushes. The box was soaked off the rain and it was freezing. We took the poor things to the vets and they had cat flu and were in awful condition. I cant beleive that somebody could do anything like that regardless of money problems etc. Anyway I'm happy theyre okay now and that we found them when we did, the result is though me being awfully tired and cranky.

Sometimes I wish I could be on the biggest loser. I know I cant find someone to watch my kids if I would go on. I know though if i lost the weight I could keep it off....even though all they do all day long is concentrate on losing weight and you cant do that when you go back to your regular life. Oh well I guess its ok to dream....LOL....ok well gonna go...lata

Spoz: I'm so glad you helped those kittens. You should feel really good about yourself. I can't believe the things that some people do.

Momof4: I'm glad Michelle won. I was rooting for her.

Butterfly: Feelin any better?

Sleepy time...

Me too Michelle rocks!! I just loved her. Vicky was completely ugly on the inside...just blah....I am so glad michelle won. I about jumped up and down screaming!!! She looked great!!! Vicky looked more happy I just home her inside changed thru this!! Ok gotta get goin...lata

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Hi Everyone..... just a quickie fly by ;)

Have a great day.

Leenie

Good morning,
Just popping in to say Hi! and I'm still kicking.
Not doing so great, just can't get my heart into anything right now. Suggested to my hubby that we ignore the 25th and celebrate on the Ukrainian Christmas in January, he thought it was a good idea as well, to bad we can't convince the rest of the families. Oh well, still plugging away. I haven't left the house (except to walk to the school bus in the mornings) since Saturday. Thats probably not helping me any. Still very cold especially with the windchill. My van doesn't seem to like the cold so I'm hesitant to take it out.

Anyway I hope you all are doing better. Lauren that was a wonderful thing you did for those kittens, thank goodness you and your brother stopped when you did. I just don't get people sometimes.

Take care everyone,:grouphug:
K

Hope - me too. I haven't had the heart to decorate or anything. My counselor suggested I do something Christmas Day for others, so I'm volunteering at a women's shelter and the local soup kitchen. I'm ashamed I didn't think of it myself... It will be good for me. :)

Well, it's my LAST 'first Christmas alone', right? ;)

Heather :D

Heather I'm so proud of you. What an awsome gift your giving those ladies :hug: and I know 2009 is going to be a wonderful year for you :hug:

I agree heather - that is an amazing thing to do. I've always wanted to volunteer but have never done it.

Thankyou buddly and hope.

:wave: & :faint:

Where is everybody? :?:

I was off yesterday but I baked all day for a Xmas get together last night. It was with df's biker club. It wasn't too bad (not really my thing as I've said, but hey whatever). Unfortunately I had to be at work at 6am.

Today I went to work , took a quick nap, and then went to dinner with a friend I used to work with. I'm so stuffed it unreal. We went to The Cheesecake Factory. No need to say more.

I'm still waiting to hear from the insurance job, they haven't done second interviews yet. I'm hopeful still. :crossed: If you're bored feel free to say a prayer. ;)

ttyl

:) Hi Hope, I'm still here! I finally finished all of my Christmas shopping today. Other than not there's much going on....I hope everyone else is okay and having a good weekend!

Seriously, where are you peeps? Thankyou Butterfly for showing up.

I was skiing - it was so cold, I couldn't feel my face!! :lol3:

Miss you girls - !

Heather :D

Sounds fun Heather :)

Today was a good day, then I got an email from somebody I thought was out of my life and have felt pretty rotten since. I feel so so blue, and I feel like my eating is just bang out of control and I cant kick it. Bah.

Skiing does sound like a lot of fun Heather! My guess is that several ppl are gone on vacation/busy with family because of the holidays? It's a Monday! I didn't have a very good day and it seemed like everything was triggering for me. :( Sometimes I feel so alone when it comes to dealing with my feelings and bdd even though I'm a part of a forum. I think I get like this sometimes when I'm feeling stressed or haven't had enough sleep. I'm going to take some 'me' time tonight and hopefully I'll feel a bit better. I found out I have to work on Christmas Eve :( I guess I shouldn't complain too much because some ppl are having to work Christmas day.

:wave: Hi everybody,

I won't be back till Saturday b/c I'm going to my mom's. I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and happy holidays! :xcheer:

Hi everyone!
Guess everyone is keeping busy.
Got parcels and cards sent and today did the shopping. Hubby is planning on taking the girls to the mall for their annual Christmas eve shopping trip. I get to clean house.
We've been in a bit of a deep freeze around here. The van won't really warm up and that is with a piece of cardboard covering the front. I'm really hoping it ends soon. Its been really tough for a lot of people.
Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!
Take care all,
K

:candy: :candy: Merry Christmas Eve :candy: :candy:

Hi Everyone,

Busy day today, cooking, cleaning and running to my mom's later, then church, home (to get ready for santa) etc... lol

Tomorrow we visit my FIL in the nursing home, cook dinner and bring it to my MIL. Busy indeed !! but a good busy.

I hope each and every one of you have a blessed Christmas.

Leenie

Merry Christmas, chicks. :grouphug:

Love you all - really. :candy:

:snowglo:

Heather :D

hey all been busy with work, shopping, homeschool, packing to move, keeping up with my toddlers & babies.....BLAH....I dont know where the last two weeks went but yeah I am still here...ok well I ned to get to bed so I can get some sleep before the kids get up!! It is REALLLY REALLY windy here kinda feels like the house is going to blow away cause of the noises!! It was alll ice this morning now its just rainy and windy!! Ok well catch you all later..Have a great Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas!
 

Good Morning,

Hope everyone had a blessed Christmas :hug:

Hope everybody had a very merry & blessed Christmas! :hug:
hugs & blessings,
Cathy

Hi Ladies,

How is everyone doing after such a busy week? Went to Target this morning and it was empty, people wise. Sales bit the big one so I don't know what they were expecting.

Anyway.... going upstairs to clean, so Ill see you all later. Love you !!

Leenie

Hi everybody, I'm back in town. I hope you all had a good Xmas. I can't believe it's over. This year has flown by.

I have to work tomorrow and then Monday we meet with a realtor to start looking for a new house. We want a larger one with some land. It should be fun.

I did a lot of thinking while I was home about my life. That's usually not a good idea. ;) I am very unhappy with my weight and I'm very unhappy about it causing me to hide from the world and from people I would like to catch up with but who I don't want to see me looking this way. I would be such a different person without this weight. I need to change, I just don't trust myself to do it.

Anyway, I really need to work on many things this year. Anybody else thinking like this over the holidays?

Hello everyone, I hope you had a great Christmas! :) I actually had a pretty good time, but my schedule has been really off. I'm sooo tired right now!

just real quick...still here...feel like I have no meds....cry at the drop of a hat, snap at anything, flip out over stupid things, and would sleep ALL day if i could just because. I have only missed one pill in like 2 weeks so its not the meds. Im gonna call on monday to get in cause i need to get a new script before my pills run out but see if it can be upped or something...ok gotta go

just stopping in to say i don't know if i feel better but i made a choice and am still shaken by everything...thanks for the advice

Howdy everyone!

Hope you are all doing well. Everyone must still be busy.
Our cold snap finally ended and now our temps are closer to the freezing point, so much nicer than the highs of -26*C (-15*F) Our furnace decided it had had enough Friday night. The guy came out this morning and hopefully its fixed. We've been using a kerosene heater and the fumes keep giving me a headache.
Have to get back onto the treadmill on a regular basis, because of basically shutting down while it was so cold I gained back 4 pounds, so have to smarten up. Christmas was nice. There were 9 of us here for dinner so our tiny place was full.

me4life - :hug: good luck with whatever you have decided.

momof4 - I know what you mean about the crying at a drop of a hat, I was that way last week, I blamed it on hormones and being over tired.:hug:

Hope wow a new home! Sounds like 2009 could be a great year for you :)

butterfly rest up, New Years Eve is on its way!!

Cathy and Joanne good to see you, its been ages!

Leenie are you getting a chance to kick back and put your feet up?

Sassy, heather hows it going?

Big Hello :wave: to everyone else!!

Should get going and see what I can do, there is so much that needs doing I have no idea where to start.

Take care everyone,
K

Hi all :wave:

I've managed to get a sinus infection, so I'm not up to much at all. Typical teacher - healthy as a horse from September to December, then sick on holiday! Grrr! :lol:

I had to put my elderly cat to sleep today; kindest thing, yes - but heartbreaking.

Talk to you all soon - or in the new year!

Heather :D

:hug: So sorry about your kitty Heather! :hug: You did the right thing but it is a terrible thing to go through.

I'm disappointed today, the realtor totally forgot about our meeting. :( It's rescheduled for next week. We went on our own and looked at a house that we loved online and it was completely not what we thought. Then, I asked my friend to check on the insurance job I'm still waiting to hear from and it's still kinda up in the air, but they have put out 2 offers already (there are 3 openings). They haven't heard back from the candidates but I don't know. I don't know what else to do put my name back in front of them again. My desperation couldn't get any worse. Companies here are laying people off left and right.

I think I'm going to go take a bath and try to think of something positive.

Hi all - drove 2 days through the snow, then slept through the holidays LOL! Spent the holidays with my loving fam, then drove 11 hours home yesteday!

Bfly, Hope, and Lauren - thanks for the congrats :) I wish I didn't need, but the pat on the back still feels good!

Mof4 - they'd never let you on BL - you're way too adorable and they'd be worried you'd show up the host! No tears on the New Year, ok? You've done SO much this year to be proud of!!!!

Heather - :hug: and although it may sound odd, thanks. Letting a pet go when its time is a courageous and VERY noble thing - I bet your kitty-cat is frolicing at ranibow bridge, chasing butterflies as I type.

Oh, and Hopey - here's wishing you a 2009 full of awesome job news. You deserve it my hampster-friend!

So, in 17 days I will be half-way through my 30th year. So much has happened, but I can't help but reflect on all the things I THOUGHT I'd do by the time I was 30 and haven't accomplished. Why do I have to focus on the negative, the empty, the not-yet-done? After all, I've lived. Isn't that enough? OK, sorry - I'll stop waxing philosophical now.

Did I mention to you all that I am so proud of myself? A couple weeks ago I actually had the courage to ask a guy if he liked me. Turns our he didn't, at least not romantically, but I'm still on a high from having broken through my habitual pattern and confronted the issue head-on. I totally rock and, even if you don't know it, so do you all.

LOVE!

Amarie

Happy New Year All!!!

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I'm sorry to hear about your cat too Heather

Hope4me my fingers are crossed for your insurance job

Amarie good for you on talking to the guy, it's his loss!

Sassy Chick, I like your avatar!

And yes Happy New Year to everyone! I've had a rough year and I'm really ready for this one to be over. I have a lot of plans and hope 2009 will be much better than 2008!

Heather get well soon!

Happy early birthday Amarie! Hope its a good one :)

Life here is horrible. My family rarely argue but this xmas they have, everybody is on edge and snappy. I've been reading in my room mostly over the holidays because every time I leave I feel that I've done something awful. Hope it all settles soon, if not I may consider staying with a friend for a week or two.

Hello everyone! I am new to this thread. I have been doing okay lately but I feel like the anti-depressant I am on isn't working. I have been on Paxil for two months now and I don't think it is helping. I was on Zoloft of and on for 8 years and it did help some with my depression but not my anxiety and panic attacks. It sure is frustrating. I guess I will have to try something different to see if it helps. Winter is always the worst for me anyway with all the dark days, it really hinders my mood.

Hi Everyone
 

Hello All. :wave:

Hi Leenie!!! :wave:

Hope -- Hey girl! Yes I am on the same wave length as you. Trying to change myself to be happier, inside and out. I wish you luck with all you want to acheive! We too want to find a house or condo, to rent. I wish you luck in your search!!!

Momof4: I hope that you can get your meds upped or find some way to feel better. I have been there many times. Lemme know if you need to talk! :hug:

me4life -- hello and I wish you well!

Amarie -- you do rock, totally! :bravo:

Thanks Butterfly. ;) I like it too. I think you are new here? :welcome2: I am Sassy. I haven't been very active in here lately. I have been sick and oh so busy with the holidays and all........Good to meet ya!

Lauren -- Extra Big :hug: GF. So sorry things are so horrible for you. :hug: Anytime you wanna chat, just lemme know, k?

Hello and :welcome3: 2ndchance09!! I have been on Wellbutrin XL 300 mg for a few years now and it has totally helped me! Maybe you could ask your dr about it??? I wish you luck. I know it totally stinks feeling that way!

Heather -- I'm so sorry my dear friend for your loss of your dear sweet Kitty. I too had to have my dear sweet Puddy put to sleep. He was in so much pain, as hard as it was to say goodbye to him, it was even harder to see him in so much pain, so I can sympathize. :hug: UGH I just got over being sick. It totally stinks for sure!! Esp over the holidays! I hope you get well soon! :hug:

I hope everybody out there has a wonderful New Year and I hope it brings to you all the wonderful things you deserve! You all are very special people!! :hug: