HI VAL ~ TGIF ... you and I posted at the almost the same time, so I didn't see yours. It's so nice to hear from you. I'm glad that those yoga classes are helping you so much. Yah, daylight savings and moving have upset my sleeping patterns too; it seems to be taking ages for me to get to sleep lately. I know some of it is caused by pain in my feet and legs, so I have had to take some pain meds for that.

I used to fall asleep fairly quickly, but maybe I'm just not used to this place yet; as we lived in the other one for over 16 years. DH thinks it will take us a little while to get used to it here.

I haven't taken any pictures, but thanks for the reminder; I'll try to remember to do that tomorrow, along with a dozen other things ... I've taken to carrying a little black book to note things as they happen, like running out of salad dressing for instance; becuz if I don't write it down, I have nothing to jog my memory. My mind is just too busy right now; I have to remind myself to do my bills this month and arrange for mail forward tomorrow too ~ lol!

We spent half our evening just changing the doors on our fridge so that they face the correct way to access it better from the stove and counters. Poor Dh couldn't remember and starting disassembling the whole doors, until I said 'Whoa, there! I think you just need to switch the handles and the hinges.' Turns out that was correct, as I found the manual for our fridge very easily (must have been brought last for a reason; thanks to from up above, I'm sure); and was able to double check very quickly ... phew, saved a disaster there ... Don't tell DH I told you about it, as he was tres, tres embarrassed about it ... lol!

We didn't bother buying any Halloween candy this year at all; as we have learned from the past that we can't stop eating it. Don't know what to do next year if a bunch of kiddies show up; will have to ask the neighbours what we should expect, as we are now in town.

You are right about the flu season coming up, but we already know several people with flus right now; so far so good, we have managed to stay well, and I am so grateful for that since we needed to be well to get through this move OK.

Take good care of yourself and do drop by now and then, becuz we love hearing from you and to know how you are doing. Your friend ... ROSEBUD

Hi all . . . . . . life has not slowed down today. Hopefully tomorrow. This is a very weirdly busy stretch for me.

HI LADIES ~ had another busy day; just stayed home today to try and get this place organized a little more. We finally found our dishes, so we can eat like civil folks ~ lol! Sure got my exercise in today, cleaning and sorting, and such.

HI MEOWEE ~ Friday is a busy day for many people; shopping and visiting and so forth. The sun came out for a while this afternoon and stayed until sunset; so nice to be able to see it from my kitchen window now. Later tonight, we had rain showers; but we don't mind that at all.

DH says we should have the place sorted out by Christmas ... I sure hope so as I don't even know where my Christmas decos are right now, but maybe he does.

HI to PURPLE and VAL ~ hope you both are having a great Friday night ...

Well, it's time to get to bed; as my poor feet and legs need a rest. Take good care ladies, your friend ROSEBUD

Another damp but mild day . . . hey, sure could be a lot worse.

Hi everyone... thanks to all for your kind words. It is so nice to talk to others who understand the difficulties that I deal with. I don't feel like I have to explain why i do this or that... it is wonderful.

I had a hard past few days. I have been thinking long and hard about my choices, and I have to admit, although I don't have a weight loss ticker on my siggie yet, I kept thinking about it the other night when I was going through a weak moment. I was craving something sweet and kept walking into the pantry and looking at the brownie mix... but when I picked it up, I turned around and put it back because I kept thinking about that ticker...

And as much as I wanted them, I chose to make sugar free jello instead.

Yea... baby steps!

Well. we had ***SNOW*** during the night; seems GOD waited until we were finished moving just like I prayed. We are finally moved in here, now it is just sorting, tossing, repacking, donating, and shelving all our stuff.

MISS CELY ~ it is very easy to gain weight while in school; I know that I did, even though I tried to walk every day, so I kept it down some. I purposely would walk to school and back, only missing downpours (rainy days). Hope you find some kind of work soon; you gotta get out there and waive that diploma around ~ lol!

MONKEYBEAN ~ yes, in the beginning, you have to take baby steps; congrats on resisting those brownies ... that's a good start. I don't bake much anymore; the only thing, is healthy muffins mostly for DH, but I will have bran muffin now and then for tea. On special occasions, I will make him a pumpkin pie, but myself a crustless custard only. I am not perfect either, but we have changed many things.

HEY PURPLE ~ nice to hear from you; sorry that you came down with something, but glad you are somewhat better. Hope you have a pleasant trip to WALES, and a good therapy session on Tuesday as well. I have hit plateaus many times, but I am not giving up. Some theorize that the body wants to rest and so is resisting us a bit; so we just have to wait it out, but like you have always said, this is good practice for maintaining.

Maintaining is an important phase, esp if you don't want to gain all the weight back. Your 5 lb plans sounds good to me; I had just mentioned that to DH the other day. I haven't been able to walk much lately; am too sore and tired.

HI TO MEOWEE and VAL ~ don't worry too much; just keep on going, girl. You have done fabulously; and it sounds like you are getting lots of exercise in your busy new job.

Hope you all have a great evening; take good care, your friend ROSEBUD

Hi there . . .

We finally have a bit of sunshine and the temperatures are still holding a little above normal.

Nothing too exciting for me lately -- getting behinder and behinder because I still haven't gotten back to those aprons. Today, I'm making another run to see if I can find a bobble-head-doll. Strange, there are just none to be found -- a few years ago they were a dime a dozen. My eldest son recently had a thyroidectomy and I think a little bobble-head would make such a terrific gag gift for someone who just had his throat cut on purpose.

Welcome to the group MISSCELY, and also . . . glad to have you joining us.

Have a great day everybody . . .

Hi everyone!

Just wanted to stop in and say hello. I have been very busy reading up on all kinds of things that teach me about successful permanent weight loss. I am certain that this struggle will be much harder given my physical ailments, but it IS possible and I am not going to quit!!

OK, off to do some more reading! lol

faith in yourself hope at the end and the love you diisplay to reach it.

Just like a baby. its hard at first. but just get up again. like vince lombardi says. its not on wheter you fall that you have to consentrate on its on wheter you get up again. sit down and add up little positive notes on your daily life.

Be focused

do a recap on any little positive points and times
Remember one above all
That your here another day
And its a new begining to start and begin
Carpedium Seize the day
Live everyday like its your last
Live life to its fullest

HI LADIES ~ well, we have ***SNOW***; it has decided to stay as the temps are staying cold, but there isn't a lot of it right now. We spent the day and part of the evening sorting more boxes, but I swear that DH spends more time moving boxes around than anything else ~ lol!

For me, that's a waste of time and energy; I like to just grab one and empty it, and move on to the next one. I really felt I get more accomplished that way; it's kinda the same with the BABY STEPS thing ... with each step, we are one step closer to achieving our goals.

BLAHBLAO183 ~ does your name have some kind of significance? It is very unusual! Glad you joined us, and thank you for your positive thoughts: I sure needed them today myself. We are drowning in boxes here and my DH wasn't in a good mood today. Think I'll send him on some errands tomorrow: that may give him a fresh perspective.

HI MONKEYBEAN ~ Hey, be sure to stop back in again and share with us whatever you find out; we all can use some fresh tips now and then.

HI MEOWEE ~ You have an interesting sense of humor ~ lol! I haven't seen one of those bobble heads in a while either; they were a novelty item for some time. Hope your DS is feeling better real soon ... ^prayers ascending^.

HI TO PURPLE and VAL ~ hope both you ladies are feeling well; have a great day tomorrow ...

Tomorrow, it's back to the chores again; if I can just get some more storage space in here; we would be away to the races. There are so many pluses to this place, but one or two small flaws: a shortage of plug-ins and indoor storage space, so I am getting a couple of cupboards, one to use as a pantry and one to use as a linen/storage cupboard.

We'll be at this a while, I think ~ lol! Take good care, my friends ~ ROSEBUD

Well . . . I've had to give up on the bobble head . . . at least I got my own hair cut. Thanks for the good wishes for my almost 47 year-old bouncing baby boy. Actually I talked to him just a few days after the surgery and he was already feeling better than he had in many long months; except for a bit of a sore throat.

It's definitely getting colder around here, but seasonal. Windy though, especially right around the time of the Remembrance Day services at the cenotaph. Still no snow though and we are supposed to be back to double digits (around 50F) by the weekend. Can't help but think we will be paying for this mild spell later on.

Have a good eveniunbg . . .