good morning everyone :) Havisham, that recipe sounds great! thanks for sharing :) and isn't this mild weather fantastic? So very unusual for us 'up here'.

have ridden motorcycle to work 2 days in a row, and hope to do again today :bike:

DH hasn't bagged a job yet, but I'm okay with that, we're getting by fine on UI and of course my working fulltime. However he is getting antsy and wants to jump on in on some things that I don't agree with. I can see how this situation would make for some tension in relationships.

Have been using my Happy Light religiously each morning. I don't have proof positive that it works but anything that is supposed to help, I will do. Especially in these dreary-for-me months!
:hug: to everyone

Hi ladies - I'm going crazy! So much to do! I wanted to check in to let you know I'm reading the posts despite not posting ...:hug: to all who need it!

Can't stay and play. We had our first round of layoff's yesterday, yadda yadda yadda. Its quite sad here, but we shall over come. So far I'm ok.

Will talk later... :hug:

Hi everybody,

I'm off and just now getting motivated to do something. I'm getting ready to wash the pooches. See you later...

Leenie, :carrot: so glad the lay-offs missed you! I pray they continue to do so.

When it rains it pours...I managed to have a carb overload last night actually made me sick...was stressing over foster daughter knowing we have done all we can do and it was time to say ok but not wanting to...this morning when I found a foul foul note about her wishing to kill me and she will still walk with and F*** her boyfriend..she skipped school with him yesterday and never came home I had to go find her...she said as she went up the steps past my 6 year old she was going to hang herself and she wanted him to know she loves him...like enough is enough...not to be selfish but my kids come first and kids come into the system this way but shes been with us for almost 3 years and last week she stopped doing anything in school and has all Fs constantly late getting home cause the boy walks her home...dont care what we say....not much we could do so the county has given her chance after chance and right before school started she was told they were sending her to group home well I called and saved her from going but I wasnt going to save her this time because she didnt want the help and didnt repsect us.. So i cried today especially when she was saying by to the kids...she wouldnt even look at me or anything...It was the easiest descision I made but the hardest to follow thru with...still crying off and on...my heart is breaking even though I know that it is best for her and for me...she only has a year and a few months until she is 18 hopefully hopefully this will help her in some way...

sorry I am so down and hurting I am trying to get on track but with the funeral last week and then them removing her this week I cant even see the tracks....

Wow Momof4 :hug:, didn't know it had come to this. I can't imagine how hard that was for you. You are right though, you have to think about your kids and what is best for your family. It sounds like you did all you could. I'm so sorry. :hug: Things will turn around.

Havisham, did we miss your birthday? Or is it still coming? I know 40 is coming, right? I've got 1 1/2 years to go and it is stressing me too a little.

Marbear and Vermont :wave: Buddly, Heather- would love to see you...

I got the dogs washed and all of their bedding and such. I vacuumed and did some other things. It's funny how you still dont feel good about what you did unless the whole house is clean, at least I don't. I worked so hard and still there are plenty of spots I wouldn't let anybody see. I really need to get this house in order because it's just weighing on me heavily for some reason. I also want to decorate for Xmas soon while I'm in the mood. I didn't do anything last year and I don't want to do that again. Better get in bed.

momof4, that is so sad :( but it sounds like you have tried your best and all you could do was let her go :hug:

I have bookmarked in my head that Havisham's bday is the 19th :) so we will be sure to give her lots of balloons and flowers and hugs and virtual birthday cake that morning :)

hope4me, know what you mean about the housecleaning - I do one thing, and it makes everything else look worse :rofl:

Hi :wave: to everyone else :)

We did try anything. I called the county caseworker last night and she said when kaci is ready she will contact us..she said she knew we werent keeping Kaci for the money that we loved her...I know Kaci well enough to know she will miss it here because we were her family for three years. In her journals from the last group home it was only like 10 days after she was taken that she started journals and she was missing us and wished she had listened to us. She forgets how bad things are in those places and does whatever she wants but she wouldnt even look at me or say goodbye i didnt expect her too but it still kills me...so we will see how long before she contacts us. I cant write her all the time like last time she was in group home because I have 30 other teens in my yotuh group I have to take care of and boys to home school and kids to take care of...but I can write her occasionally...speaking of things to do I got a plate full today and all the kids and me sleep in today which is very very unusually. I got rooms to move around to move furniture to other rooms curtains to hang bathrooms to clean, school to do (missed yesterdays) dishes to do (missed yesterdays..lol) Ughh so much ok I need to go thanks girls... I know this too shall pass!!

Hope and Vermont - how amazingly lovely that you remembered I have a birthday coming up!!! Vermont - I'm not sure my family would remember the date, so I'm totally flabbergasted. Colour me humbled, ladies! :hug:

Hope - I can definitely relate to the cleaning. If I don't do all of it at once, it feels almost like the bits I haven't cleaned are oooozzzing in to the clean bits. :D

Mom - I'm so sorry that all this is happening to you - there's a special place in Heaven with your name on it. And I suspect all your kids will be there eventually and they'll be waiting on you hand and foot!

Leenie - SO glad you escaped the first round of cuts. I'm keeping everything crossed for you. Keep me posted - if it does come to anything bad, I'm in the same field and I can see if I have any leads.

Anyone heard from Lost since the move? She's been quiet a while.

So, to anyone I've missed...:hug:

Thanks, all for keeping me motivated.

:yawn: Long day, check in tomorrow.

havish-thank you..you made me smile and i needed that

So I didnt want to go to youth tonight because just getting a teen removed then being around a bunch of teens..just didnt think I would make it but since I missed last wed for my grams viewing and my husband had all the teens by himself last week he wanted me to go. So I went got there right at starting time but of course a kid was at the door waiting for kaci and was like where is kaci..I just kept walking...then the girls flocked to me to tell me about their week they all fight for my attention...one broke up with her boyfriend..another one is giving me ideas for drama...another one is telling me about a girl that moved...at the end when some were singing its like these girls dont get attention at home..its sad they hang on me and just want that love and acceptance.. I had one on each side of me with my arm around them and another one came up behind me she was crying (has a rough home life)....i wonder how much they feel loved at home....Sometimes some of those girls I think try to think of something to tell me just so they can come talk to me to have my attention for that 1 minute...its almost like my kids at home...just they are older...they just want someones attention...breaks my heart to know there are girls that dont get that love and attention without having to earn it or work for it.... So for right now I guess to fill my time (as if I have extra..LOL) I am going to try and write each of them as I feel lead! Someone needs to encourage them and push them and tell them they can be somebody...it dont matter what their past is or what they have been told...They are not bound by that...whatever they put their minds to with Gods strength and endurance they can do it and more...

ok well guess ill jump off the soap box...i did end up crying because my husband was mean after I made myself go he just expected me to put on that happy face and be ok...but Im not like that..I dont wear my emotions on my face but this is almost like grieving because shes not going to be in our life for a long time if at all...she is gone...hes like well your all gloomy...i really wasnt i just wasnt all jumping and smiling and happy...MY HEART IS BREAKING for crying out loud....He did apologize but still it made me cry instead of holding myself together....ugh...men

well i did ok eating today but I am sure all I did burnt some calories...I moved her bed out of her room and put the girls toddler beds in there (had to tear the one apart and put back together) moved dressers around cleaned it aired it out, swept it including dust bunnies, hung clothes, put clothes in dresser, set up the spare room with the bed a night stand and dresser (maddies old room) then I cleaned my bathroom which was WELL over due...cloroxed it scrubbed baseboards, floors on hands and knees, shower even with tooth brush, walls, then finished up some dishes and got ready for youth....long day everyone is sleeping gonna probably go read cause I got 4 different books i have been waiting for ALL last week and of course havent had time to read them...so sorry its so long night!

hello everyone, momof4 I wish your DH would have understood, that was one time you just could not put on the happy face just for appearances :hug:

I am fighting, fighting a major depressive state, it just comes on so unexpectedly; i spent most of yesterday, my first day off, in bed. I was ashamed of myself but not so ashamed that i didn't do it. Today, I got up on time, but went back to bed but then forced myself up at 10:30 and worked out; then have been so-so. At least I showered, put makeup on and went to town and got my snow tires put on. A small accomplishment but it helps.

Back to work tomorrow and that's good because I have no choice in the matter, I have to go.

Hope everyone else is doing okay.

Good afternoon, chickies,

Mom - you have to remember that, as Hermione says in Harry Potter, most men have the emotional range of a teaspoon. Smile thinly at him and remember that you are woman, therefore superior in every way - and he is merely a man, and deserves our sympathy and compassion. I mean, come on, it's been scientifically proven that they can't even do more than one thing at a time - we have to feel bad for them! :D

Vermont - I'm so sorry you're down. I can relate - well, I'm sure we all can. I could say motivational stuff like, 'do some cleaning, cook a lovely meal, read a book' but you'd just be thinking, "oh, sanctimonious bi**h, like it's that easy". Realistically you just wanna curl up in bed with some chocolate and be left alone...it's human nature - it's practically why God gave us chocolate. Since you ROCK 360+ days a year, why feel bad if you spend a day in bed??? Lay around and enjoy it till you can't bear your own smell any longer. Then have a good long bath - put on some happy music and turn it up LOUD. I've discovered it's physically impossible to be depressed if one is singing at the top of ones voice. It's also invaluable in the car - when doing the commute - SING - and I like to add in the head motions and the arms - who cares if the guy in front of you thinks you're certifiable - he's a guy - see my note to mom! You are woman, hear you roar - Tomorrow. :hug:

Marbear, Leenie, Hope - hang in. :hug:

I feel like I've had this week of constant meetings, one after another - and not actually accomplishing anything....in fact,as I write this I'm on a telecon...I'm SO bad! :carrot: Sometimes you have to have these little rebellions - it's like wearing a business suit with a sexy red thong underneath! I'm so easily pleased! :D

Thanks for being there and keeping me motivated, ladies!

Originally Posted by Havisham:
Since you ROCK 360+ days a year, why feel bad if you spend a day in bed??? Lay around and enjoy it till you can't bear your own smell any longer.

:rofl: that was great!! and a good point about being pretty good most of the time. I have never missed work because of an episode; my worst days have been when I have off. why is that, do I pick and choose when I 'can' withdraw? who the heck knows. I just know I feel better today.

Husband had an interview yesterday, and another one today.

Hello to everyone :wave: and :hug:

I am having alot of trouble getting to this site and posting successfullly, anyone else?

Yes! Major trouble logging on here! It's been killing me. Wanted to let you all know that I've been trying faithfully though. :) Looks like by the activity in here others have had some trouble too. Gotta be at work at 6am. :p I hope I can check in later. Have a great weekend girls.

yeah I have to keep retrying it to get in.....
still here!!

Ahhhhhh finally we can post :wave: Glad to see everyone is here.

Mom :hug:

Hi chicks, just glad I could get in here! It's good to be back.

What's on everyone's agenda for Sunday??

good morning, hey a quick connection! :carrot: Sunday's a regular work day for me, that's okay. Pretty wet and dreary, I couldnt do anything outside anyway.

my brief 'very down' episode is already over, yay :) Hope everyone is doing well :hug:

Hello Chickies!!!

Gasp! I know! I am here! :) I am just catching up with even a little of the posts! Wow, you guys have been busy! Mom....awww...so sorry hon...big hugs to you!

I only have a minute, I have to run out and do some errands. I just wanted to give you a brief rundown. DH had a clean MRI done on Oct 30! (Happy Dance!) I have a new doggie client that I am LOVING! He is Duke, an american bulldog, and I love love love him! DD just had her 18th bday! I have decided to try Progesterone cream for my hormonal problems...bought a book on a drs. advice and it has only been a couple of days but I already feel better. (not sure if that is in my head though?) I had some bad times food wise, stress possibly, had went back on sugar for a bit, my symptoms got really bad, now I am back to being cut down, I haven't even been drinking coffee the past couple of days... Back to exercising full strength again, going to power pump weight training class twice a week, and DH is meeting with a personal trainer tomorrow...I am tagging along... :) I am so proud of him!

I am sorry I don't have more time for personals...Hello to all the new faces (new to me anyway!) and all of you that could use a hug, you have it!

Raven! Yay! So good to see you. I've wondered how the hubby was doing. So happy for you both. Sugar is evil, that's why it tastes so good. It's true though, the more bad stuff you eat the more you want. Take today for example, one thing just kept leading to another...

Vermont, I'm glad your down time was short. We finally had a sunny day here in VA, the first in about 5 days.

Buddly, you doing ok?

I really need to change my life, I mean my weight, but why can't I even get started, maybe even half-heartedly do anything? I see the success stories on here and I know how much things can change for the better yet I just don't do anything. Why?

Well, I'm going to clip my coupons from the Sunday paper and finish watching the Colts game. I actually have no choice since that is df's team. ;)

well tom came today....I was feeling crappy this morning and just off but after church I went to the grocery store. When I was leaving the parking lot there was this lady with a cart full of groceries and she had pushed the cart thru the grass to the street and was trying to go up a HUGE hill but the cart kept going the wrong way and she was having a heck of a time. At first I kinda chuckled because it was a site to behold the cart was doing its own thing then I was like i need to see if she wants a ride for real that has got to suck. So i went over and she looked at the cart and then was like yeah I guess i can. so we loaded her groceries and I am telling you it wasnt a lite cart she had like 4 big jugs of hawian punch 4 or 5 things of soda tons of meat, can stuff. well she lived up the big hill then turn on a street and up another hill....when i was helping unload i felt tom come thundering in like a hurricane...UCKKK i hate that feeling...but I shoulda guessed two nights before i bought fudge rounds...the only time i buy fudge rounds is close to tom i dont ever want them any other time..
So am getting better dealing with all this..right now i am scrubbing carpets doing laundry and decluttering as i go and getting ready to start the dishes...yeah it sucks cause im probably only going to get a few hours sleep but you know what it will be all worth it when I get up in the morning with NO DISHES, Carpets not only swept but scrubbed, laundry all washed just needs put away, everything all nice and tidy....what more could a mom ask for on a MONDAY morning...like hello....then I can just work on the boys school.

Ok a side note I know a lot of people dont care for the biggest loser but....i filled an app out once two seasons ago and then threw it out and was like no I am doing a diet and I can do this here....well almost a year later here I am weighing slightly more than I did then and got no where. I think I just might go crazy and fill out another app and make a video this time...I am thinking if I do it this once then it wont bug me cause i have this nagging voice in the back of my head to do it...so if I do it that will go away...They always have a mom with tons of kids on there...LOL...I am not only a mom with several kids but a foster mom, a youth pastor, a childrens church teacher, a drama teacher....clearly I have put everyone else ahead of me and cant seem to get the order straightened out....oh who knows its a shot..atleast that voice with stop nagging me to send in an app....HAHA...Ok please dont you all think I am crazy or atleast if you do keep it to yourself...LOL

Yeah i have had 5 mt. dews in less than 24 hours and I hadnt drank any in like almost 2 weeks...AHHHHHH

ok those dishes arent going to do themselves!!!

Hi everyone:wave:
Sorry I haven't been around much, been riding that emotional roller coaster, but doing alright. Its snowing again, so a little concerned about driving first thing in the morning. As is DdA. She and her dad put her snow tires on this afternoon so she should be good if she takes it slow and easy. Good advice that I will have to heed myself.
I went and saw the ear, nose and throat specialist yesterday and he wants me to do a sleep study to see if I have sleep apnea. But at least after the exam he did say the tonsils can be removed, should be interesting to see where this all goes.

Hope you and me both on that change thing. I have to get back exercising, but I keep saying "tomorrow"

Raven great to see you. I'm so glad to hear your hubby had another clean MRI, that is such wonderful news.

Mom wow you sure got a lot done today. So sorry about your foster daughter. :hug:

:wave:Vermont, Havisham, Leenie, Sassy, Kathy, Liz,Marbear, Heather, Hydra, Purefire, and everyone else :grouphug:

Take care everyone,
K

good morning everyone :) momof4, yes you should go ahead and apply! With all that you put ahead of yourself, i sure hope they see that you are a candidate. You know we would cheer you on :carrot:

I hope everyone has a great day, or at least a good day :cool:

Hi Kids :hug:

Love you all ;)

gotta run........

lol thanks vermont!! I filled the app out last night and my friend is bringin her camcorder cause mine is not working right at the moment!

so i got to bed at 5 n back up at 9...but everything is soooo nice and clean...still have living room and entry way carpet to scrub but everything is clean and ready to just run the scrubber!! decluttered and reorganized stuff...i LOVE sitting in a nice freshly cleaned house!!! EVEN my computer desk is cleaned...my husband actually made fun of it last night cause there was a pill on it that fell off and I put it back on and he was like here put a toy on it to hold the stuff down...lol...its clean now!!!
ok boys schoool, lunch, then some reading and NAP!!! YA....love nap time!!

Hi everyone, I wanted to share something that I did this weekend.

I went to a workshop called Yoga to manage your mood. The leader of the workshop is named Amy Weintraub, she was incredible! I bought her book - Yoga for Deppression and it was like she was talking directly to me.
She talks about breathing to help with anixety and deppression. I'm going to try a CD she has called Breathing to beat the blues. Especially at this time of year, every little bit helps!

Have a good day everyone!

I'm completely, entirely sick of closing shifts at work. I hate getting home at 9:30pm. OK, moving on.

I've been a bottomless pit the past couple of days. I ate so much yesterday I'm surprised I didn't get sick. Tomorrow I'm having lunch with a friend and dinner with a few co-workers so that shouldn't be much better. I know how to make good choices out but I don't think I will.

Buddly, glad you posted, I've been wondering how you were. I cant believe you are getting snow but I guess it is November. I know a few people with sleep apnea and after they got a cpap machine they feel SO much better, much less tired during the day.

Beth, the yoga for depression sounds interesting. Every little thing helps, especially anything physical.

Mom, yes, a clean house is wonderful to wake up to. Nothing makes you feel better when you get up in the morning. It was great of you to help that lady. I'm sure she was most grateful, and surprised. I'm totally supportive of you applying to TBL. I'm a faithful watcher. I don't like everything they do but that's true of anything. I'll be tuning in tomorrow night though. ;) It would be cool to see one of our own on there!

Vermont, how did the hubby's interviews go? :crossed: for both of you. Thank you for posting daily. I'm so glad when log in and see people in here faithfully. I really count you guys every day.

Leenie, I know you've been busy. Any word on any more layoffs? Hope not.

good morning everyone :)

I forgot to comment upon momof4's VERY nice act of helping that lady. It is a sign of a compassionate and aware person to first notice something like that, then make the decision to help, especially if it takes you out of your schedule, time, effort, etc. Kudos to you :) ! After my grandma passed away, I became very aware of older folks and try to be there to open doors for them, be especially patient with them at the store, etc.

thanks for asking about DH's interviews, hope4me! He just has to wait to hear from them (2 in particular) so another week or so. Having him jobless is not the horrible thing I thought it would be at first. The UI is about $300 a week less than what he was making...but about $100 of that was put into health insurance, so it 'seems' that it's 'just' about $200 less. So if I try to forget that we don't have health insurance now, it isn't that bad. And he has been doing home improvement stuff which is great.

sorry that you've been 'a bottomless pit' I think we all go through times like that. I hope you have a nice lunch with your friend.

BethC, sure hope that CD is good for you! :)

momof4, will you come to my house and do your magic?? :D

I have been working out every day but been eating BAD stuff to negate it :rolleyes:

hello to everyone else and have a great day :hug:

Hey all - it's been a few days since I've stopped in as I've been working 12 and 14 hour days. There is nothing as sucky as being on the phone with work at 10pm on a Saturday! I'm finally taking a 'me' minute now because otherwise i'm going to go insane.

Sooo fed up - the weight is coming off in tiny, tiny increments. Like creeping down - depressing when I'm sticking to plan. But I'm hanging in and trying to look at what I'm eating again to see where it is. I confess last night I had a crispy crunch blizzard - and man, it was good!!

Mom - you make me ashamed about every complaint I ever make about being overworked! But I do understand the LOVE of being in a clean house - ah, the peace.

Vermont - glad you're over your little down session. And I'm keeping everything crossed for DH.

BethC - I love yoga - I need to get back in to it, as it's definitely very centering. I've got a yoga for weightloss DVD that I need to tackle. Keep us posted on how it's going.

Buddly - glad to see you back!

Hope - I'm so sorry you're down - that pit just feels endless, doesn't it? Just hang in there - this, too, shall pass. :hug:

Raven and Leenie - :hug:

Anyone heard from Lost?

:hug: to all!

If brownies are the devil :devil:, and they are, then french silk pie is definitely a first cousin. :mad: Just sayin...

Hi everyone,
Looks like everyone is keeping busy. I'm actually working four days this week as well as next, its different when you are use to only one or two days a week.
We got quite a dump of snow yesterday, thankfully things were better today. Between the shoveling and scraping the grill at work my arms are getting a bit of a work out.
It's 12:30am, so I better head off to the land of Nod. I'm going to try and attach a couple photos of my front yard from this morning. I took them with my cell phone and they are oddly blue, but I think they look interesting.
Take care everyone.

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Oh, Buddly - that is a horrific site - although beautiful!! Please, please keep it at that side of the country - here in Ontario, I can wait for another month or two - really, I don't mind!

Gorgeous pics, though! :)

buddly, thank your for those pics, they are both beautiful and also :yikes: to me at the same time :D Is this about the time of year for you to expect a dump of snow like that? We are VERY lucky that we are still having daytime temps in the high 40s to low 50's (um, I guess that's 9.4 to 11.11 C :D)

Well as my DH was terminated, our health insurance was also lost, so now I have to pay for my Wellbutrin XL...I had to fill my prescription yesterday, and wrote a check for $135.99 :eek: and that is for a generic substitution!! I am trying to keep positive, that at least I have a job to pay for it but it seems that just when you think you have a handle on things, something else comes up. Guess that is Life, huh :dizzy:

Hello :wave: to all you great chicks and hope you have a good, manageable day :)

:wave:

Buddly, I'm so jealous, how beautiful. I hope we get a snow like that this year. We usually get cheated.

Vermont, yikes, that's not cheap. I hope you both get insurance soon.

Today was ok but I'm glad it's over. I'm doing so-so mentally but I catch myself having very negative and hopeless thoughts though I seem to be fighting them fairly well. Hope you all are staying positive.

ok-so been kinda blah for the last little bit and doing awful with food which is making my body react to the overeatting..so there for two days this week I felt like i couldnt do anything but today I felt better and I know tomorrow will be even better!!!

SO THE NEW NEWS HERE:
On monday night I went to the store to return the scrubber when i got back my husband is like WHO WAS ON THE TREAD MILL LAST.... i was like I think Kaci and he turned my son around and his whole back was amess...here they went to the basement to wait for my dh to lift weights and while they were waiting my 5 year old was on the treadmill (conflicting stories of who turned it up) and they turned it on high (older version so it goes real slow to start) my 5 year old decides to see how long he can hold on...then goes flying...luckly it wasnt as bad as it coulda been he had marks on his legs, arms, shoulders, and back. We have had it for 4 years and always unplugged it but also corrected them if they were on it at all....so yes I guess it is true boys are going to be boys and try anything esp. when their 6 yr old brother is telling him it will be fun do it!! This child has already been to the hospital and is one of those kids who just seems to attract injuries...UGHHH...WHERES THE BUBBLE TAPE!!!HAHA


I am ready to tackle some personals since it has been FOREVER and everybody was so kind to do personals and help me thru these last few crappy weeks!!!

HOPE4-that really stinks with the neg thoughts..I'm glad your trying to fight them...thats the only thing we can do is go down fighting!!! YES SILK PIE is very very close related!!! Working sucks period at times but if we didnt work we would be bored outta our minds right...LOL...when I dont work i am like i should just go work then when i am working i am like I WANNA STAY HOME..lol...us woman cant make our minds up!! So yeah I didnt really think I had a chance at BL but I cant get rid of the nagging voice to turn it in. Then I thought about it every season they have a mother on there...so why not try im not just a mother I have more stuff than that....That would be cool!! Who knows!!

VERMONT-WOW that is the script I take and that is ALOT....but what do you do??? cause withdrawl symptoms from wellbutrin are BAD!!! I think it was how I was raised. My dad can be a harsh man but he was one of the most giving men I knew. He would stop and help people (of course back then you could stop almost for anybody...unlike now days). All growing up thats what he did and I was so proud of him for helping people. Its just natural of me to do it. I know last Christmas I was with my 5 & 6 yr old boys in walmart and there was a mom and son infront of us and they had taken something off there bill and when they got to the end they were still short and were trying to figure out what to take off. The mom made him take off the dog food and he was upset..so I got an extra twenty out when i checked out and hurried out the door wouldnt you know they were parked almost right across from us. I had my 6 year old run it to them because I want him to learn now that God wants us to give and help others when people are in need. Well here months later I get a card in the mail and it was from them..they musta got the liscense plate and looked us up. But i never did it to get a thank you i would just spent the twenty on junk food we didnt need when i am sure their animal needed foor and they had other things they probably needed!! AND YES I will be at your house in no time!!! I actually LOVE cleaning others peoples houses...probably because I dont see it get trashed infront of my eyes like here!!

BUDDLY-def. miss your regular posts on here...you were always on here....i hated having to shovel snow when I worked esp when it was coming down so fast you would turn around to see what you just shoveled covered in snow!! I love snow but wish we could just have it for the month of dec. and that is enough!!lol

HAVISH-me time is very important part of keeping your sanity, and we are woman we wouldnt stay alive if we didnt "vent" (complain ;) )

Leenie- I think your the busiest woman I know!! it makes me laugh its like your running by the "room" waving thru the glass...ok yeah I am a visual and creative person...lol



Ok well all have a great night!! catch you all lata!

good morning....and HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAVISHAM!!! :bday2you::gift: I know your DH is far away so that must make you lonely; please visualize that we chicks here are going to pamper you today, you don't have to go to work, all your food is calorie free, you can be a no-responsible kid today :D

momof4, owies to your little guy who experimented on the treadmill! and wow to the people who tracked you down to say thanks for the money, that was so charitable and thoughtful of you :hug: and I hope you are all over the BLAHs today!

Hello..I used to come here every now & then. But I'm back now.

For a little update..

I was taking Prozac since last October I think. I'm also taking a daily anti anxiety medication as well. However..Prozac was majorally killing my sex drive. So a few months ago, I went off of it. I was tired of being on an anti depressant. I also stopped taking the anti anxiety meds too. But as soon as it was out of my system..I had an attack. I had to take my last Xanax, and went back on my meds. So far, no anxiety. My sex drive also came back (sorry..TMI), but that's a good thing.

Anyways..I have a new weight loss plan for 2010. So hopefully that will help with the depression, which btw..hasnt been too bad. I had to get rid of someone negative in my life. But I feel like so much weight has been lifted off my shoulders because of it. I do have some major mood swings that arent PMS related..but I'm trying to keep that under control. I mostly just tell my hubby to stay away from me when I'm going through one, lol.

So ya..hope everyone is doing good today.