Morning lovely ladies. I'm up early this morning though there is really nothing (other than one fuzzy black and white annoyance) keeping me from sleeping in. Steamy already out there. think it is going to be another hot one. Hot I don't mind, but steamy just makes me cranky.
I would like to know what the heck is going on with my stupid weight. I've been watching what I eat and last week I seemed to be making some progress but this week I have gained a lb a day!! Arg!! How can I gain a lb a day??? I'm working out like a fiend and having salads for lunch and I'm gaining weight??
I'm ready to through the scale off the balcony. But I do, strangely, feel better – so that is something anyway.
Speaking of which, I had a really nice time yesterday. It had been pouring all day, heavy enough that some of the underground hallways downtown were actually flooding, and I had to wade through water (well, like an 3 cms) to get to the subway. By the time I got home, though, it had stopped - the sky was blue and it was lovely. I put a chair out on the balcony, had a white wine spritzer (more spritz than wine), had my book and alternated reading, looking at rush hour traffic, and watching the big machines demolishing the building across the street.
It doesn't sound all that relaxing, but it was.
For those who asked, on the job front, in theory my contract goes to the end of December and my boss is making noises about wanting to keep the whole team for another year after that – I'm just not sure if there will be anything interesting to do in that year. The meat of the initial documentation is getting done now. I think there is a lot of system functionality stuff that probably needs to be done – operating manuals for every in-house application, process manuals for the infrastructure group, just not sure if it will be all that interesting or if management will agree it
needs to be done. We're already getting push back from some of the user groups. Heck our IT Security head doesn't want to write anything down – because he says the auditors will then write him up for not doing it.
Added to that is the fact that I like being a contractor because, really, I have a short attention span. I've had a few feelers from people I have worked with in the past and there may be some other projects offered to me. We'll see what happens.
Suzi~ Welcome back!!! Glad to hear you enjoyed your time away. You know, I'm not sure your food issues are just North American because I have felt the same way no matter where I have traveled. I think it is just having to eat out so much that is wearing when one goes wandering. Even in Paris, about day three I really just want some bran cereal for breakfast though I would usually trade my soul for a pain au chocolat and a boule du café. I've gotten to the point where I rarely eat more than two meals a day when I am away. My body just can't process it. On top of that, WDW isn't exactly the healthy food capital of the world either. I remember getting looks of horror when I tried to explain that I really wanted 2% milk for my coffee and not half and half or, shudder, cream. Add to that eating food from halfway around the world… that you aren't used to …no wonder. Ah, isn't it good to be home though?
Mel~ Sorry to hear the children are being brats again. Mmm, turkey chili sounds excellent – but it's just too darn hot! You should just relax and enjoy your weekend. And you did use the X word!! Eeek!
We could use the cooler weather though.
Shad ~ Hope you had fun at the gym. You know you put me to shame. You are always on the go. You always seem to be painting or puttering or something. You must either have 128 rooms in your house or are you on round two on renovations by now…
Funny definition of sport. We used to say "It is all fun and games until someone loses an eye, then it's a sport…"
Holly~ Sorry to hear about the passing of your friend's daughter. How terrible for him. My sincerest condolences. And I am sorry the money is just not behaving itself properly.
It's hard to make things work out when you want to live your life according to certain rules and life contrives against you. Good luck with the potato salad contest. What's your secret ingredient? Everyone has one!
Happy~ Those side effects sound nasty, but at least they didn't include "anal leakage".
Hope the wave washes away soon. It couldn't hurt to look into a few alternative methods. Let us know if anything helps (rubbing right knee). You would think getting a simple payables report would be pretty standard in an, ahem, accounting system. I have friends who have been making a good living off of SAP installations. Hey something that costs millions of $$$ and takes years to configure and train for must be great, mustn't it? And yeah, I'll probably be working for at least another 20 years. I won't be able to retire before then. I'll have a small pension from one job I had for 11 years, but all the other companies I worked for either were small and had crappy benefit plans or I was there as a contractor. I don't count on the government having anything left in the candy dish for me when I am 65. I put money away every pay, but I can't see it mounting up to a decent living for two of us before then. Heck, I should have married rich, but I was goofy and married for love.
Maybe we'll win the lottery or I'll finally write that Hollywood Blockbuster screenplay.
Ceejay~ howdy! Have fun away. Tigl ~ nice to see you slip in. Don't think we didn't notice
Greeting to everyone else who I missed or who is lurking!
K, it's getting warm and this entry is getting too long. I better go do something useful. DH was up late playing a new computer game and I'm not sure what time he'll be stirring. I went to bed at about 11:30 and was dead asleep when he finally came to bed… I think I left the light on and I vaguely remember him turning it off. No coffee until the dead walk though – so maybe I'll go get some water. It's gonna be a hot one. Better hydrate early and often. Have a great day all!
I always look up the drug information. Here's the side effects of this new medicine. Digestive: Dry mouth; constipation; gas; vomiting; increased appetite.
Hmmm... "whirling sensation" - you mean I don't have to spin fast in the pool anymore? Speaking problems, increased appetite, weight gain, sleepiness, inability to control urination - wow - gimme some of that!!! 
These bouts of pain seem to come in attacks or episodes - each one lasts longer and is more intense. I can feel that I'm coming out of one now so while I feel a tinge better I'm not sure any one thing is helping. Oh well, proceed on. 
Actually it is a very serious thing, I should not make light of it. Funny how some parts of the world are washing away and others are parched. I see that your reputation preceeds you as the fix it lady. I have spent the last 2 weeks trying to find someone, anyone who can get me a payables report out of SAP. Everyone thinks that this should be easily accomplished. Everyone knows that it is not them who takes care of such things. No one happens to know who I might speak to. I am starting to thing SAP is some mystery thing behind the white curtain somewhere in the land of Oz and I don't mean your Oz. 
I think working with another physical trainer is a good idea. 
I couldn't handle it. Well at least not in the corporate world. Maybe if I worked in a card shop or ran a shaved ice stand at the zoo. 
I really felt sorry for my friend and did the best I could to help..... the Maint. Dept. did everything I asked with no questions....thank God. The heat and humidity were horrendous. Some seniors do not use their A/C making the men's jobs that much harder. 
So it should be a much clamer weekend than even I expected
home Suzi. Loved reading all your vacation posts by the way. 
