Hiya! (golly the moderators must be sick of me today!!!!!!)
I had to check email after Ds's game to see if something from work came in and I saw that Jackie had checked in. So I thought I would stop in to say hello and respond.
First of all, Jackie, I LOVE your bedroom! (gonna ask me out for a visit????????
) I checked it out on Targets web site and fell in love with the floral pattern and the colors. We redid our bedroom 6 months ago- oh, I like it and the change is nice- but frankly I find it rather boring.... Dh really likes it, I know. His taste is more traditional and I lean either to primative country (yes, I left myself wide open on that one, didn't I!) or French Country (which although I am no decorating expert is what your Bedroom looks like). Enjoy it, it looks great! I find it a lot of fun with those kind of decorating projects- you know the type that are a coat of paint or two....... and new linens (I can't afford new furniture!). Sorry about the rag roll problem- was the glaze too strong? (I have never gotten up my nerve to rag roll).
As for me and these new jeans, I am an apple in shape so I carry all this dumb blubber all over! Hey, I even look pregnant when I am thin! So, although it is an accomplishment for me, don't be too impressed. My belly is still full of jelly, as are my arms, legs........the list goes on and on. And I was feeling so lithe and slender in my size 14's and got a look at myself in the mirror....... I still have 30-35 pounds to go- and I will not be "skinny" even then, just within a normal weight range for my height. BTW, my neighbor who (forgive me!) is about the most exaggerated "pear" shape I have ever seen buys her jeans from LLBean- and somehow they fit her very well. Ok, I am sure that they cost a ton, but she really is tiny on top and huge on the bottom,with a small waist. Maybe that will help you!
As far as the redecorating thing- we will be lucky if the bathroom is done before Christmas. This was a major gut the place job- Dh has knocked the room down to the 2x4 frame and is rebuilding most of it. So it will take a while. I am hoping to get some painting done- the living room and Ds's room before Christmas. The living room looks just awful- finger prints etc...
But at the pace that I move, I will be lucky if it gets done before next Christmas!!!!!!
Back to you Jackie. My sister has SAD (that is the name, I think?)
the seasonally somethinged depression. Yes she says that the sun lamps help. I did read an article about it recently and they recommended that you get out for 1/2 hour sometime in the morning of each day to set your biological clock. I know that you love the "Y" but maybe during fall/winter you could try that.
And of course good nutrition and vitamins help. You should be eating high quality protein (meat, dairy, fresh fish, eggs according to the article) and limiting caffeine. The B vitamin group is good for proper nervous system function- do you take vitamins?
I am glad that you were doing well today with your eating! You have lost this weight before, and it will come off again. (remember, Hotbuns?) So keep posting- and give Dh a big hug for being a sweetheart and repainting! (you deserve it for being a good wife!)
I gotta go- I have to go to work tomorrow and have some finishing touches to put on some stuff for there.
Take care and have a great nite!
Ginny
Am I making any sense to you all? If you're like me, you'll understand, (right Ginny?!).
I went shopping this a.m. to look for a new pair of Jeans because my "14's" did'nt fit me anymore. (I guess Ginny will have to mail me her 16's.) I don't feel like a size 16 person, more like a "10", like the Good Ole' Days! I was totally disgusted looking for jeans as they don't make them with the right cut that I need. I'm small from the waist up & do I even need to tell you about the rest of me? I was so disgusted that I didn't buy any pants & felt much happier buying 4 shirts instead. Ginny: I thought of you while I was @ Kohl's Dept. Store & how proud I am of your accomplishments & how I'm going to use you as my motivator. I don't think that I'm going to pass you up this time though, you're on a roll! I hit my all-time low this a.m., meaning in being depressed & not the #'s on the scale. I really hit rock-bottom & it's not all the weight issue either. I do believe that a big part has to do with not getting enough sunshine. I get this way each & every year at this time & I'm bound & determined to conquerer it! I'll go out & buy a sun lamp if I have to! I also decided not to let food be my friend & turn to it when I'm depressed, as it will only get me more depressed in the end. Who knows!, maybe I'll end up losing weight in the process & jump for joy when my 14's fit comfortably again! Another culprit to my depression is I'm in the middle of giving our bedroom a make-over. My DH spent 2 days painting it & I decided to rag-roll pearl glaze over the top & it looks terrible! 
I really feel bad & to top it off.....I wasted 2 days of my DH vacation & I ended up covering up his masterpiece! (He's re-painting it again tonight.) The walls will have a hint of purple & the paints called "Grape Reflections". If you first look at it, it looks white. I bought a new comforter, shams, dust ruffle, pillows, a neck roll, matching curtains & wall border. You can see it if you go to Target.com & go to the bedroom section. It's the purple "Garden Room" by Waverly. I just love it & can't wait for the bedroom to be done! I sure hope that this will help ease my depression. I heard somewhere that purple is supposed to be a color of romance, let's see. 
It really won't
