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HI!! I've been back since late Sat. but I've been so fried, I wanted to wait til I read through the days here :)
Fi thanks for the adorbs vid of the kittens! and congrats on that NSV. I am a firm believer in honoring fitness as something that helps us everyday in simple things, such as carrying groceries, having to clamor over something, or bouncing up after a fall..congrats on your victory! and your latest collage. Worthy I am impressed with whatever your career is! :D and I'm glad you had that nice vacation day. Oh and congrats on your new wardrobe! all done because of your hard work through exercise and diet..and your work on weeding through the clothes. I haven't had a kitty in decades, but I do remember how they would love to commandeer things spread out on the bed :D Amy Hi! glad the packing is going along. and best wishes on weight loss plan you choose. How is Snicker's eye? Ohio - we haven't heard from you in a while! thinking of you! Chelsea thinking of you too! I drive by a small farm with lots of goats, they are SO amusing! Trish - sorry to hear you were (are) having a bad day. I hope you feel ALOT better. Sabrina oh that co-worker sounds exasperating!! and that she didn't 'get it' even after you spoke to her, that she said she was trying to be sensivite? duh. I'm glad the one day retreat was good. And best wishes on landing a perfect job, when it presents itself. Did you get to mow your lawn yet? are you the sole mower? Monte Cristo - Hi, I'm glad to hear your plantings have taken hold and you didn't have to water right away :) IBelieve - HI girlfriend :) and yay on your walking and biking and everything! so...do you plan your meals for the week? cook and freeze portions? that is what I've had good luck with..just sharing some ideas :D I want you to succeed! floralshorts - Hi and :welcome: ! So.. my long days were indeed long, I love being in the kitchen during the day, but the waitstaffing at night..I do not love, lol. Each night I would think 'oh thank GOODNESS this is almost over'. Just made for a long day. Then I would creep away to my little room (the front-of-the-house manager made sure I had a room away from most of the noise, very considerate) but the lodge was full of boisterous, re-united members and I found it so hard to fall asleep..we just get so used to our own beds/houses don't we! THen I would get up at 5:30 to start the coffee station and do it all over again. But I hope I made alot of money (we are on an every 2 week pay period) and I got tons of compliments on my desserts, and people saying they were very glad I was there again for the summer, that is always nice :D ALERT - descriptions of desserts to follow! First day - lunch dessert was a peanut butter cookie with a peanut butter filling; dinner dessert was the Lemon Bavarian cheesecake with a pink guava sauce; Thursday morning was blueberry muffins and cinnamon walnut coffeecake, lunch dessert was a chocolate crumb bar; Thursday night was pumpkin and mince pies; Friday morning lemon poppyseed muffins; lunch dessert apple spice cake with whipped cream cheese frosting; dinner dessert Chocolate Mousse cake with a chocolate drizzle..Sat. morning Morning Glory muffins; lunch lemon raspberry bars, dinner dessert French apple pie...now I'm making myself hungry! I did have today off, and mowed the lawn (it was SO thick and high, I did have to rake afterwards) planted some annuals in pots; did laundry, and just LOVE seeing the lawn mowed all green and pretty and the flowers..I wish it was a little warmer because I still haven't been on my motorcycle much. so I will talk to you tomorrow morning :cool: |
Yay! Holly's back!
Holly: Welcome back home!!! :D Your desserts sound so scrumptious! :T I thought it sounded like you would have some very LONG days; glad they are behind you now! ;) You sure worked hard on your "day off!" You do it all, don't you?!? To answer your question, NO ~ I don't cook and portion things off ahead of time. I know that would help, but I've never done it. Cooking isn't my strong suit anyway. :( I could do better on the PLANNING part of things, though.
Trish: Sorry you are having a down day. :( Hope you feel better about your life tomorrow! I do think your mind is trying to sabotage your good efforts at weight loss lately by bringing up the "other" image issues. No matter what, it is healthier for you to be at a lower weight. YOU CAN DO THIS!!! Don't give in to that negative "stinkin' thinkin'!" You have been doing so well. Keep moving forward! :hug: Worthy: Congratulations on your successful closet cleaning efforts! Sounds like you got quite a lot done today! That is great! HOORAY for donating those bigger sizes that you have shrunk out of!!! :D Walked 25 minutes on the treadmill :tread: at the gym today and rode the recumbent cycle :ebike: for 20 minutes. Food was good. I need to weigh in soon to see where I stand on the scale. :^: I never seem to know. :dizzy: Hope to hear from everyone else soon! :wave: |
Vermont- I'm not the sole mower, I just really like to do it for the workout. Last week it rained like crazy and the only day we had the chance to mow, my husband got to it before I did. Oh well, plenty more times for that.
Had a good weekend, though Kentucky Kingdom was a major bust. Way too many people and wasn't able to ride any good rides. Only got on one and it was a 3d one, waited so long for it too. It was disapointing. Luckily the tickets were free. Then we made our way to see hubby's parents and then my parents, then back home. Was a very short weekend. Got the best news ever on saturday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Drum roll please!!!!!!!!! Isabelle's grave marker and vase were delivered to the cemetery. They should be in place for Memorial Day!!!! I'm so so so so so so soooooooo excited! I prayed everything would be ready by memorial day. They are having a special mass there and it will be great to finally have her place marked. It will be emotional, but I just can't wait to have something to look at when I visit her. It's the little things in life... :/ I won't see her grow up, but I can make sure where she sleeps is always beautiful. As a side note, hubby and I bought our plots not too far from where Isabelle is. She is in a children's circle. We decided to get ours now so we could be as close as possible to her. We can see the children's circle when you face our future graves. Sounds sad and depressing, but I'm excited about that too.. Odd, I know, it's like I'm excited to die... I know it will happen one day and I'm glad to know we will be close to her. |
Fleur - I'm glad that you are able to find comfort even in a hard circumstance. Sometime your point of view can make all the difference.
IBelieve - I wish I would exercise half as much as you do. You are doing awesome. Holly - I wish you could take a little of our warmth...supposed to be almost 90 today. I love working in the yard for that reason too...I know some people like plant and garden for that reason, but for me it is like organizing my yard, and I love organizing. Your desserts sound delicious too...making cakes was one of the ways I kept myself together before I went on meds...giving away a cake and getting all the compliments made me feel really good. :) worth - Closet cleaning!! One of my favorite activities. :) lilturtle - Sorry for your bad day. Image issues must be difficult. Fiona - Congrats on the NSV. Have you considered doing something special with your t-shirts? Maybe they could be remade smaller, or made into a really cool throw? seabiscuit - Allergies have been crazy this year...I've been taking benadryl almost everyday for weeks. I saw a joke somewhere that allergies are so bad this year that the meth dealers will be turning the meth back into sudafed. :) floralshorts - I'm late, but welcome to the group! Not been having a real good time lately. Not particuarliy bad days, just kind of blah and stupid. I can't even be bothered to find a tv show to watch. So I just wander around in Oblivion whacking orcs and bandits lol. I have a tenant who is causing me problems again. She just won't pay her rent...it would be easier to deal with if she was obnoxious and mean, then I would just have her evicted. But she always has these stories that sound reasonable at first, and then spin out in to ridiculous series of lies. After 6 weeks of trying to get the rent from her I finally asked her if she really didn't have the money to just tell me and quit with the ridiculousness and she STILL insists that she has it and just can't connect with me. As if there wasn't a perfectly good system to get things to people without meeting them that only costs 50 cents. :eyeroll: |
Just checking in. Didn't sleep real well last night either. I feel like crap.
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Monte- I try my best to think as positive as possible.
Vermont- I'm not the sole mower, I just enjoy the calorie burn. I'm a tom boy anyways. I'd rather mow the lawn than do laundry or the dishes! haha! Today was really busy at work. Every now and then I hear an insensitive remark that is said to me... this one may come close to the number one most insensitive, though asking about my mother's day is hard to beat... Anyways, I have a picture of Isabelle on my clipboard at work. When I'm having a tough time, I have here sweet face to look at... She is beautiful to me though I know she has some things about her that may make others think otherwise. It isn't graphic in any way. Her lips are black and she has some minor bruising on the face. It's one of the best pictures of her and one of my favorites. Though her lips are black, I've come to utilize tht and call her my little emo baby.. It makes me laugh to think of that. She was the cutest emo baby ever! I'm rambling.. anyways someone who makes deliveries to us stuck his head over the desk and stared at it. Then he said something that just floored me.... He said, "That's a really weird looking baby.." and had a screwed up look on his face... I was shocked... that passed and I was able to choke out that it was my stillborn daughter. Pretty sure he felt pretty awkward after that. He tried to save face, but the damage was done. I know it wasn't intentional, but cmon who says any baby looks weird? Have some sense when it's most likely someone close to the person who has the picture... So that was a bit of a day ruiner. The day was super busy on top of that. I went to cycling class and again completed my goal to finish the class! Mission accomplished! |
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Originally Posted by FleurDeLis: congrats on doing the cycling class! :ebike: |
Hi there...
How's everyone doing? My allergies are awful! I left volunteering early today because of hay fever! Holly, Snickers finished all of his medicine, good boy. He is feeling better, more like his playful and curious self, thanx for asking. Monte Cristo, that's funny! Yes I'm ready for allergy season to be over!!! Believe, thank you for your encouragement and kind words. I'm a bit of an emotional eater though although not as bad as before. Fi, thank you for your support. I am going to try WW points or calorie counting. Take care, thanks! Amy |
OMGosh!!!
Sabrina: OMGosh, that is the most stupid and insensitive comment in the world that the delivery guy said!!!!!!! :mad: I am so sorry you have had to deal with such insensitive comments at work. :( Yep, that would ruin my day, too. All that matters, though, is that Isabelle is YOUR little girl and you will love her forever!!! NO ONE can take THAT away from you! Ever! :hug: I'm so happy for you that her grave marker and vase were delivered to the cemetery in time for Memorial Day. Nice that they are having a special mass there and that your plots are not too far from Isabelle. On another note, HOORAY for you on finishing your cycling class!!! Sorry to hear that Kentucky Kingdom over the weekend was a major bummer. It is always nice to hear from you! :)
MonteCristo: So sorry to hear that you have still been down. Your tenant sounds annoying! Good luck dealing with THAT situation! How are things with your Dad? Trish: Wish there was something I could say or do to make you feel all better! Sending a big hug through cyberspace! :hug: Gotta run! Will check back later! |
Originally Posted by MonteCristo: I never thought of garden work as organizing...interesting! sorry to hear of the tenant giving you grief!! I know 2 people who are landlords, and they say they have the hardest time ever because of people like that. Then the eviction process, seems to be always seems to be in favor of the ahem, deadbeats! I would take a little of your heat :D but not too much :devil: right now we have blackflies to deal with, you want to be outside because it's so beautiful and green and you want to dig and plant..but the blackflies BITE and the itch is awful. Right now I have three fresh ones I'm trying hard not to touch. (dessert description warning!) today for lunch dessert, I made some Cinnamon Chocolate cookies; for the gluten-free guest, I made some chocolate meringues. For dinner dessert, I made a Rhubarb-Raspberry compote, from rhubarb I picked fresh on the property; then I made Angel Food Cake; and left instructions to place cake in bowl, put some freshly whipped cream on, then a spoonful of the compote. I LOVE rhubarb sauce :D I did not work out today...booo..but tried hard to eat less to make up for it. |
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Your desserts sound delicious! Feel free to post some recipes!!! Black flies, are those the big flies that I call horse flies, they definitely do bite! I had a big bee in my apt the other day, I panicked! Take care ;) Amy |
Well, I'm still BERP-ing. Not much else to report.
Holly, I'm a huge BB fan, too: I watched the very first episode when it aired, and it sucked me in and turned me into a despicable JUNKIE! And now I have Heisenberg Withdrawal Syndrome! Arrrrggggh! |
Hello everyone! this looks like a very welcoming and supportive group. My name is heather I just rejoined the 3FC community and I have been posting in the 300+ for about 2weeks - but as I am really struggling with my bipolar (mostly depression) and anxiety right now I wanted to come over here because it makes me feel better to know I'm not alone. I promise I will catch up and read this thread latter today, but it is time for my chair exercises and I will take any excuse to get out of it, so I better not give myself one! Good to meet you all!
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Ok, I feel like I should know what BB is, but I guess I have a mental block...
Hi Heather, and welcome to the group. :) |
The last few days have been a struggle for me. Lack of sleep was the main trigger. Today I found out there is a lot of pressure for me to move. I currently rent my apartment through a program for people with mental health problems. It's very affordable (only $350 a month). I am scared that I am not going to be able to afford more then a room in a boarding house somewhere. This is very stressful for me.
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Welcome!
Heather (lostbutstilltrying): :welcome: to the group! We do share lots of support and encouragement here, so feel free to jump right in! Sorry you are struggling with depression and anxiety right now. Most, if not all, of us can relate, so you are definitely NOT alone! :hug: Congratulations on your 35 pound weight loss so far! Keep on rollin' with it!!! We will be here to cheer you on! :cheer2: So happy you posted.
Amy: I think I cross-posted with you yesterday, so missed saying hello. Glad to hear that Snickers is feeling better. Are you all packed yet? When is the big move date? Sorry your allergies are giving you fits! :( Holly: Are those big blackflies horseflies, as Amy asked??? I HATE those things!!! :fr: Any bug that bites is NOT a friend of mine! Your descriptions of your desserts are killing me, but thanks for the warning note beforehand, so that I can mentally prepare for my spontaneous salivating while reading. :lol: Have you been out on your bike lately? Fi: Thanks for checking in! Keep on BERPing, but make sure you are taking adequate breaks, too! ;) I am also lost on the "BB" thing. Is it a TV show?!? Please forgive my ignorance! ;) Trish: So sorry you are going through a rough time and that there is pressure on you to move. :( I will keep you in my prayers. Hang in there! :hug: Going to work out at 4pm, so gotta run! Take good care, everyone! :) |
Vermont- Cycling class is great. I think I'll go again on Friday hopefully.
ibelieveinme2- Yep, she's my little girl! :) Hopefully we can try KK again and it won't be so crowded. seabiscuit- I call them horse flies too, until you mentioned that I wasn't sure if they were the same thing as black flies. Welcome lostbutstilltrying!!! This is a great group, I know I get comfort from talking to everyone. Monte- BB stands for Breaking Bad. It was a show about a chemistry teacher who began cooking meth in order to pay the medical bills as a result of his cancer. Really good show. |
lilturtle- I will keep you in my prayers in regards to your housing situation.
ibelieveinme2- Hope your workout goes well. I skipped my workout today because we're having some severe storms. Don't really want to get stuck at the gym longer than necessary and don't want the possibility of hail damage on my car. :/ This is the first day I've skipped in a long time, so I'm not worried. I'm more bummed out than anything. Today was a lifting day. I LOVE lifting! |
Heather -:welcome: to our group! VERY supportive and gosh so nice here :) I hope you feel as welcome as I do to say hi, gripe, sob, or smile :D
Sabrina - - bummer you missed out on your gym time! especially doing something you love! :love: do you lift heavy? I only have dumbbells that go to 15. Kathleen - how was your 4 pm workout? Trish-that must be really upsetting to have to deal with, I hope it works out! try to get some more sleep if you can :hug: Fiona - chugging along with the BERPing! I bet you're so glad you started weeks before the arrival of the furry pouncers :) So you mourn the end of Breaking Bad as much as me?? for WEEKS after the last episode I would google "I miss breaking bad" to try to find support forums :rofl: Amy - - I hope your allergies weren't as bad today, as the day you had to leave volunteering early. Monte Cristo - Hi! I planted some annuals in pots for the deck and steps, and potted up some herbs - dill, mint, thyme, chives, parsley. Sorry about the mysterious BB (Breaking Bad) reference, guys! of course it was the joke about the meth/allergy medicine that made me think of it. Oh and up here (New England) 'blackflies' are small, bodies are bigger than say, a mosquito but they are small bugs. BUT they have teeth like razors! they HURT when they bike (yes, like a horsefly HURTS when they bite) and their bite can swell on some people, but itch like crazy for everyone. If I carry an AfterBite stick and use that right away, it's helpful. But if you scratch and break the skin, then use the AfterBite, it feels briefly like you poured gasoline on an open wound :eek: The best thing about them is that they do disappear in a couple weeks. Then we can enjoy being outdoors. I did get to ride my motorcycle to work today, it was cool when I left home, about 42, but I layer up; and then the ride home was fan-tas-tic :cool: Dessert description warning! Dried cranberry scones (recipe from King Arthur flour website, fantastic recipes there); ginger muffins with a tangy lemon glaze; raspberry walnut bars; and over 80 mile-high biscuits with a honey-butter wash. You will think I am :dizzy: but during the summer, I do work one afternoon a week (Wednesdays) at the awful stinky deli/bakery store; it gives me gas/pocket money for the week, and I do like some of the customers. I was there today for the first time since mid-April, and it was so slow, I got to sit at the counter and play Candy Crush for almost an hour! and the best thing about it is when I am leaving after 4 hours with my cash :devil: Oh and the satisfaction of leaving the place cleaner than I left it. So I won't have time in teh morning to say hey, it will be my one morning a week that I cook breakfast at the Club, to give the breakfast/lunch cook a day off. Then I do desserts for the day. So I will say hey tomorrow evening :cool: |
Another day of the BERP. I'm slowly but surely making significant progress. I'm looking forward to when I have a place to put all the stuff that's emerging from boxes. I'm almost there: I just need to twist Bob's arm a little harder, because he's promised to help me box books—an activity that gives me back spasms very easily—so I can move X & Y & Z into the freed-up bookcase space, thus opening up a small bookcase downstairs where I can start organizing paper & letters & stationery & stuff on its shelves.
My 13-yr-old great-niece Grace—who's very creative & wants to be a vet (cool!) when she grows up—is coming over on Saturday for her first 4-hour block of helping me sort clippings (i.e., images for collage) into the boxes I have all set up in my collage studio. That room used to be my writing room, during my career as a book reviewer and nonfiction writer, but it's slowly being transformed into a proper studio. I really look forward to the day—not too far in the future if Grace likes the work (I'll be paying her minimum wage) & comes back again & again to help me sort clippings—when I'll be able to walk into that room, and everything will be neat and orderly, in readiness for the creation of art. =happy sigh= And the place downstairs where Bob's going to build the cat tower is almost ready for us to move into the design stage. I've been looking at some fabulous cat furniture on the Web, which is so expensive they say they will have to "quote you a price" after they sit down & discuss your needs (whoa...). I plan to shamelessly copy it, as best as I can tell from the photos, in drawing up my design. =wide grin= I've changed my mind about having it be natural wood, and am thinking instead of spray-painting the whole thing black—glossy black with as close to a mirror-like finish as possible. That would be so awesome, for our orange cats to climb up to the top of a modernistic black tower! Tomorrow is my monthly weigh-in, first thing in the morning. I can't really tell if I've lost weight this past month, but it would be a nice surprise if I have. Thinkin' about all of you...good night... |
Today was my monthly weigh-in, and I can't believe it: I lost 10 pounds! In one month! Gee, the BERP must really be burning some calories...
This means I finally completed my second mini-goal of getting down to 280. And at 272 now, I've taken a big step toward my third mini-goal of getting down to 260. =big smile & raised eyebrows= |
MonteCristo, IBelieveInMe2, VermontMom and everyone thank you so much for the welcome! It will be really nice to be among people who can "get it" when I say I'm having a down day.
I finally caught up on the whole month of may thread and I have to say I am impressed! You folks really move and stick to your eating plans like pro's not to mention tackling tough stuff with considerable gumption! I hope you all know how awesome you are! lilturtle - Hi! I think you are doing great, I hope that you can tackle the sleep issue - for me that makes everything, and every emotional swing much worse. Right now, I'm at a rough patch, so I am taking a sleep aid just long enough to get me back on track. Would that work for you? FleurDeLis - I have been thinking about getting into a gym and trying some weight lifting, do you have any advice for a beginner? VermontMom - I miss BB too! I think any TV show that gets you involved enough that you are regularly shouting at the TV characters is good TV Fiona W - your collages are very cool! Super congrats on the 10lb loss!but please please tell me what BERP is, I am going crazy trying to figure it out! To everyone else HI! I hope we can talk/type in the future! I am off to go dig through my closet as I have my first job interview in almost 4 years tomorrow (I'm very anxious) and I have no idea what fits! Good luck, thanks for being here one and all - and have a good day! |
lostbutstilltrying— Sorry to be cryptic with the BERP reference: it stands for Big Entropy Reduction Project. It's a massive effort to declutter my house and bring order to my collage & other art supplies. Thanks for the kind words about my art! If you're interested, I made what I think is an amusing collage about the BERP. (The other folks have already seen it.) Good luck with your job interview! =smile=
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Work sucks right now. I've been frantically trying to figure out what one of our departments is doing wrong to screw up all the money flow between the plants (I'm an accountant) and it has me so stressed. Every time I bring it problem up to that dept manager he just says "that's what we were told to do" which is not only supremely ridiculous (we would never ask someone to do the stupid they are doing) but it doesn't even matter. IT IS WRONG!! Quit trying to blame everyone and just SHUT UP AND LISTEN!! The problem must be fixed, Corp is getting very upset. I've been working all week long trying to find their problem, which is next to impossible because they've been doing work WITHOUT EVEN USING THE SYSTEMS!!! So it is all invisble. I've been having panic attacks again, and I can't sleep well and I'm so angry right now I could punch the dept manager right in his smug face. Thankfully my manager is just as pissed and has escalated it to the plant manager so hopefully that will get something rolling (she is great, always has our backs) but Jumping Jehosaphat it is FRUSTRATING!!! I haven't gotten a single other thing done all week, and my yearly goals are due today. I want to scream and cry and punch things and eat fattening food. I could really use a drink.
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lostbutstilltrying - Thanks. I didn't sleep much last night so I think I am going to call my doctor.
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MonteCristo— Oh man, I hear you about ultimo-frustrating screwups like that. My husband (who used to work for NASA) & I are both retired, but we are currently suffering due to the government causing our health insurance & pharmacy coverage to lapse despite the fact that my husband's retirement paperwork, all in order now, dates his retirement & continuation of benefits as September 2012! We have wriiten confirmation of our coverage and everything, but it's one of those deals where X agency needs to communicate Y info to Z person elsewhere. Despite dozens of phone calls by Bob & me, despite receiving more letters confirming that everything is supposedly in order, our insurance & pharmacy coverage is non-existent, even as I write these words. We're both paying for very expensive name-brand medications out of pocket, because what else can we do? I just hope we don't have a medical emergency! Anyway, sorry to prattle on: I just wanted to say I really understand how exasperated you are. But hang in there on the healthy food front: you know that binging out on bad stuff will just make you feel worse in the long run. You will be able, one fine day, to look back on this period of time and say, "Good for me! Even though I was stressed to the max, I didn't take it out on my body!"
Trish— Sorry to hear insomnia is dragging you down: it's not helpful to be feeling so poorly right when you're facing possibly having to move, is it? I hope your doc can help you, and I hope, too, that you get your living situation sorted out OK. I'll be sending positive vibes in your direction! |
Hi!
I'm sorry that this isn't a long reply but I'm using my iPhone to reply and I don't have much battery life. I got up early today to go take the train to Philly for medical appointments. I got caught in a rainstorm -lol! Then I saw one of the new docs, this one was for my anemia. I think he is nice but I completely disagree with his insisting that his fellows will see me most of the time. I told him twice that it's my right to not be seen by them as I often feel uncomfortable. He said that the hospital is to teach students and we disagreed. I'm not sure what I'll do next. It's interesting though, at my ortho after him, I saw the fellow most of the visit and he was quite nice and thorough. I spent more time with him than my actual doc. I guess I'll rethink things. Take care! Hi Holly, thank you, my allergies are still a pain! How are you? Hi to everyone else! Amy |
Thanks for the encouraging words, lostbutstilltrying! Now that I know I'm 10 pounds down, suddenly I'm appreciating how much easier it is to get through some of the formerly tight-squeeze spots in the rooms I haven't cleared yet. Funny how it can work that way...before I weighed myself, I was actually wondering if some of the boxes had moved! =laugh=
Well, today I finally got Bob to help me box books in my collage room. He worked hard, too: he labeled the boxes with a jumbo marker exactly according to my instructions, not arguing with me once, and each time he got two boxes full, he carried 'em all the way down two floors to the basement—and those basement stairs are steep. Then he'd have a brief cool-down and get right back to boxing books again. I was working at the same time to square away the accumulated pile of sundry paper scraps and items worth clipping on my work table, so when my great-niece Grace comes over on Saturday, we'll both have places to put our boxes of clippings while we work at sorting them into the appropriate labeled boxes. Bob and I working together got a lot done! Y'all would laugh if you could see our house right now: one of the most daunting aspects about this enormous job has been figuring out where to organize things, in rooms that had no open spaces. But now the solutions are just popping into my head. For example, once I got the stairs going up to the second floor cleared, I took post-it notes and on the wall over each step put a letter, or two letters, of the alphabet. My whole jumbled collection of little postcard books and boxes is being moved upstairs to the newly opened shelves in my collage room, so I'm using the stairs as a way of alphabetizing them. I'll grab half-a-dozen books/boxes of postcards, climb the stairs & put each one neatly on the side of the step where it goes—C for Cézanne, R for rabbits, V for Vienna, & so on—then come back down and do that again. After about four or five such trips, I get winded and have to rest, but slowly the collection is getting organized. I'm already starting to fantasize about choosing some Saturday night in September and having Bob's whole extended family over to meet the kittens. I know what we're going to serve (wine 'n' cheese 'n' crudités), what cards I'm going to use for the invites, the whole bit. How spiffy the house will look by then! The few people we've allowed inside during the past five years will be totally gobsmacked! =grin= |
Hi there!
Fi, way to go on the weight loss and getting organized!!! I'm about to head to sleep...but I'm glad it stopped raining at least for now. I'm debating cutting my hair a bit shorter. Currently it's a few inches past my shoulders, I'm thinking of going just above my shoulders. Wow, I'm sleepy...good night! Amy |
Originally Posted by [B: Fi, CONGRATS :cheer2: on 10 down! That is great. And I love the term 'gobsmacked' LOL. That will be wonderful for you to have people over when you haven't wanted to before. Amy, hmm I would think also that you have the right to see the doctor and not students. Hope they see things your way! Good morning to everyone else! Hey, I got an unexpected raise at my summer job!! $1 an hour. Rainy and grey here, I'm disappointed at being off my motorcycle more than on it so far. Oh well I will try to make up for lost time when I can! I hope everyone has as good a day as possible. I do know that when things are bad, they seem insurmountable..but just sometimes, things are better the next day. |
Originally Posted by : Originally Posted by : Fi, CONGRATS :cheer2: on 10 down! That is great. And I love the term 'gobsmacked' LOL. That will be wonderful for you to have people over when you haven't wanted to before. Amy, hmm I would think also that you have the right to see the doctor and not students. Hope they see things your way! Good morning to everyone else! Hey, I got an unexpected raise at my summer job!! $1 an hour. Rainy and grey here, I'm disappointed at being off my motorcycle more than on it so far. Oh well I will try to make up for lost time when I can! I hope everyone has as good a day as possible. I do know that when things are bad, they seem insurmountable..but just sometimes, things are better the next day. |
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Hi Holly!
How have you been doing? Congrats on the raise! Yay! I'm interested in learning how to cook like you! I am tired, these allergies are awful! I'm going to the store shortly, I've just got to get some food! I still have so much packing to do, yikes! Take care! Amy |
I got some sleep last night!! I feel so much better. I can work on stuff now.
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I am sorry, gonna keep this a short post. My interview didn't go well. It was for both 1 possible job and a training program. 90% sure no on the job, and I don't know if I will make it into the training program, although that looks better if I can get all my documentation together in time to pass the background checks.
I am sad, really disappointed - but I don't feel like eating my sad, so I guess that's something. And I walked 2 miles between buses, so there is that... I will catch up more with everyone when I am feeling less down. |
Hi there.
Lostbutstilltrying- :hug: I'm so sorry your interview didn't go well. I've had interviews that didn't go well either, I know how upsetting it is. :hug: kudos to you for getting out there and trying! I'm sure things will look up. Take care! |
Hi Everyone,
I have some catching up to do, my depression has been causing a lot of difficulty for me but things feel like they are picking up a little maybe. Thank you for checking <3 Chelsea |
Originally Posted by MonteCristo: |
Originally Posted by lostbutstilltrying: Hey I meant to comment on your sig line, about someone else being happy at being one's current weight..that is a kewl thing to remember, glass half full and keep things in perspective :) |
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