Sunny, bright, not as cold. Nice day, I'd say, so no excuses. Well, maybe some.....

Went to pulmonary dr. this a.m. re some problems that have persisted over two and a half years. No major problem apparently but going for another test next week.

Another bereavement group this afternoon. I signed up for all three I saw because I was afraid I'd miss the best one. Today's group (of two apparently) is the least of them and I may skip it. Yesterday's first is ok to possibly pretty good but will miss that next week for test. Last night's is the best so far and the place I feel most free to talk so that one's definitely the keeper. Still, after today, I'll have logged 7 support group meetings for better or worse. A little overkill, maybe.

Managed cold walk yesterday. Took me less than 25 minutes to do a 30 minute walk. Cold and wind will do that for me.

Hang in, Royals. Almost the end of yet another week. How they do fly. Think I'll go urge on my daffodils and forsythia. They're so close. And I need the sunshine.

Hello all.....

Still trying to figure out my new schedule .... traffic is so much better at 6 am ...and believe it or not, if I leave at 6:10, the trip can take another 10, 15 minutes.... which is what I learned this morning and wound up NOT using the gym....

Tonight, DH was outside when I got home, heading out to bowling. And he realized my car has what I hope is only a radiator hose leak.... DH thinks its the radiator.... YIKES... just when DH thought he had enough put aside to buy come kind of cap or cover for this truck .... really got me emotional and I wondered later why that would make me so weepy.....

The past 2 weeks I've been using lots of Equal as that's what available at the new location. And I'm wondering if that's been help making me feel so hormonal...... or could it be that I am flashing like crazy lately too....

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WSW... I can relate to computer issues....

Ceara....so sorry to hear that one of your pets has passed. Its very hard.
They become such a part of our lives, filling in places we don't even realize till later....

Anagram...Is this weather just too much to believe? I had the A/C on Monday so the dogs wouldnt be too warm and then the heat went back on the next morning as the high was only going to be 40....
How do you like the electrolysis? Is it painful? Expensive?

Wood Nymph... so, did you hire anyone ? Hoping it all comes together soon.


Frogger? please tell us more! what's going on?

Empress? Eydie? Wildfire?


Take care all.... I will try my best to pop in more...

Hello all,

Amazing what you can do if you get up at 4:30 instead of 5....

anyway... need to leave early w/ DH as my car will remain in the driveway ( grrrrr)

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Thought of the day ;

"May you have warm words on a cold evening,
a full moon on a dark night,
and road downhill all the way to your door."
---Irish Blessing

Question of the day:

"If you could be a fly on the wall, which wall(s) would you choose?"

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Happy Friday !

Top O' The Morning To Ye, Queenlies!

Hello all!

HI Aria! Didn't mean to leave you out of my last greeting..... I'll take an extra ginko pill! How are things going your way??


DH went to work so I am trying to multitask housework.... have chick peas on the stove to get soft for a soup/stew for the crockpot, filled one bag of trash w/ donations from nearly every room in the house, caught up on a tiny bit of email correspondence, called in two prescriptions.... and ate and got dressed.

May run to the store w/ a friend but she hasnt called back yet and I wonder if she's changed her mind.

Interesting concept of feeling "trapped" until my car is repaired. Although many times when the car is perfectly fine, I'd make a concious choice of not leaving the house the entire weekend.... Interesting.....
Could it be "wanting what we don't have and then not taking advantage when we have it?"

hmmmm

Is that a speech topic??

well, got into some St Pat's cookies someone brought into the office...

Only had 4 or 5 but still.....
so far, I've managed to avoid any other sugar but I know its waiting ......

Guess its time to start the onions and garlic for the soup.

I have some licorice decaf tea too if anyone is interested.

Licorice decaf, that sounds interesting! Bright here too. Must soon get at it. DH and DDIL here and just took off for a jaunt so I've done little so far. Must get to office supply store so he can install new cartridges in printer while he's here. And put in a few light bulbs. And must clear out brain long enough to think of more chorelets for him. No sense wasting opportunity.

Walked again yesterday. Cold today again but want to get in at least a short one again.

Didn't force the forsythia, Arabella. It's so close to open it didn't seem worth it. All was opening at DDs last weekend and lots of daffodils blooming there as well. Some opening here - mine all seem to be a little later but daffodils are close too. So decided I'd have a wee bit of patience and just wait for Ma Nature.

A sad day for me yesterday. Can't figure out why except that dh just isn't here. I had planned St. Pat's as a "fun" day. Just wasn't. Today better. DDIL came in with a little green baggie of little green things - totally unexpected little treats (non-food). So I'll enjoy the green tea skin cream today.

And remember, Arabella, you're NOT GOING TO WORK this weekend.

Hi, ho, hi, ho - off I go.

Happy Weekend, All!

Well, they hired someone finally! I got a message about it this morning. I'm sure this guy will be good, not so sure he'll stick around very long. But -- whatever! I'll have someone to do production for a little while anyway. So -- YAY!

Anagram, nice reminder about the work -- I did a little work-related e-mailing but that's it. Promise!

Really, sad days are to be expected. They happen to us all, but never more than when grieving. Best thing to do, I think, is just go ahead and be sad. I've had trouble letting myself feel things some times and it just numbs me. You can be sad and still fully alive -- all part of life's rich pageant.

Green tea skin cream sounds good -- I was just thinking about how good green tea is supposed to be for the skin, and how Chinese ladies after a tea service are said to put the leftover tea on their faces.

K, I know what you mean about feeling trapped without the car. DH has started working out of a project office that he has to drive to most week mornings. I'm so used to him walking and leaving the car for me that I'm often a little put out to find that I can't run out anywhere at a moment's notice.

More s posting in the other thread -- All, if ye be lurking.

Sunny here again today in the 40s so I'll be off shortly for a walk through the neighborhood and maybe a tug or two at a weed. DS/DDIL just left. Nice visit.

Glad you'll have some help for at least a while, Arabella, and hope it's longer than that. Oh, believe me, I've been letting myself feel sad. I just didn't want to be SO sad on St. Pat's Day. I had planned it as a day to feel better and somehow it didn't work that way. Feeling pretty good today though.

Busy week coming up. I seem always to have more to do than I feel like doing. But spring will surely put some life back into me. Getting in more and more walks - haven't been trying the pool since I went back once after finally shaking the "cold" and then feeling like cold was coming back. So will eventually do that again too.

Pats on the back, ceara, for the good job at the party!!!

Good morning girlies!!!

In reference to my current position: it stinks.... I'm not doing anything they said I was going to do. Which would be fine if the work I was doing wasn't just "busy" work or things no one else wants to do so they shove them over to me. The woman I work closely with got a promotion and although I used to really like her, she now treats me like a 3 year old and somehow, even though we're supposed to be doing the same thing, she now thinks and acts like she's better than me. So much for working as a team. We may be moving locations soon and the new location is much much too far (and additional hour total each day) for me. They want me to "make it work" if we move. No, I don't think so when I'd get up at my 4am wake up time, go to the train station, ride a train for and hour and a half, get to the old building and have to take a bus or shuttle to the new location a half hour away, work 8 hours and then try to make a train to get me home later than I get home now. And no, they won't be paying me more for my added heartache. I've sat myself down to figure that my time is not all about money anymore. It really should be, because we have so many expenses, but having Sydney has really opened my eyes. I'd rather have time to spend with my daughter. She's grown up so fast, I feel like I have missed a lot.

BTW, DH and I have decided to go back on low(er) carb. I say lower because we will have 1 day a week to have a carb dinner to keep up the brain function and we'll continue to eat fruit. I cannot live without at least a bananna in the house somewhere. I think I may had scurvy or something in a previous life.... We're going to be totally commited to it (ok, at least I am) I'm really, really starting to actually feel fat. I've never actually felt fat before. I've always had a very good positive body image. But now, I'm feeling it. So it's low(er) carb for us and some excersise. Starting today...I'm walking at lunch. Chilly outside, so I may just walk the halls here. Then I have a salad prepared for lunch. And WATER WATER WATER!!!
Wish me luck girls! Maybe I can lose the 80lbs I lost and gained back.

Sorry for the me me me post. I feel better now though.

Love to you all!