Happy weekend,
Nothing much going on here except some pretty lousy weather. The forecast was for sunny all weekend, so we were planning on getting the out of control weeds into some semblance of order. We are also getting a new garage door, so needed to paint the trim before the door is installed...no such luck, just waaayy tooooo wet.
Sooo, hubby decided to clean up and install some light fixtures that were not finished when we renovated the laundry room. His day went something like this...broke one of the lenses on the fixtures, broke a bulb in the trouble light, broke a wire in the trouble light and now the whole thing doesn't work, shorted out the motion sensor switch, made a scratch on my wooden table and now he's getting ready to install them. Thank goodness, our fire insurance is paid up - he's an accident waiting for a place to happen today.
I spent the morning making WW pizza crusts today. I made up one pizza for lunch and it was nummy. I froze 10 more crusts, so it will be easy to dress them for quick suppers.
Mamacita - So sorry to hear about the boss. Organizations do themselves in when they allow their good employees to become so frustrated working for them, that they feel the need to walk off the job. Now you have a boss that is treating you like you don't have a brain in your head. I went through that a few years ago when we got a new manager in our department. I had been working at the same job for 12 years and when he came, he treated me like I was a new employee and didn't know anything. I had to prove myself all over again in very simplistic ways like knowing the difference in colors. In addition he manages by bullying, so it makes it that much more difficult. I stand up to him and frequently tell him off, but I'm the only one in the department who can handle him. I often tell DH that, just because I can handle him, doesn't make it a pleasant environment, nor is it the way that I like/want to work. There are many days that I would like to walk off the job, but I am so close to retirement, I just won't let the man jeopardize my pension. Soooo, I savour the times that he is on vacation, or away from work. Hope everything works out well with you. It will not be very pleasant if your new boss resents your relationship with the old one and brings the resentment into the work place. That makes it very difficult to do a good job.
Weezle - Sorry to hear that you are not feeling well. Hoping that you aren't coming down with something. Take care.
Barb - Don't worry about the membership...there will be a time that you will be able to take advantage. In the meantime, you still have a plan to keep fit that is within your budget. DH and I have always worked where there is a fitness centre and employees are able to access the centres free of charge. Sadly, though, we have not taken full advantage of the opportunities. However, when our children were small, we didn't feel that we could afford the time to work out...there were too many other commitments with the kids. So, I started buying fitness equipment from second had stores at a really cheap price and we used that for workouts after the kids went to bed. We actually have a gym down the basement even now...we use the equipment when we are too busy to get to the gym. It's not the best of the best equipment like at the fitness centres, but it is certainly enough to keep us fit.
Kristin - Hope the headache goes away soon. There is nothing worse than a migraine. I have only had one in my life that lasted almost 2 weeks. I couldn't even lift my head off the pillow. I wouldn't wish that on anyone.
Sheila - Congrats on staying OP. I knew that you could do it. Keep up the great work and have fun on your walk. I haven't done much today, so thought that, if we get a break in the rain, I may take puppy out today. I went walking with both of our dogs last week and one of the neighbour ladies down the street told me that they are both soooo well manored (this was happening as she was trying to catch her own lab and keep him from running out to the street to chase my dogs). She told me that when she walks her dog past our house, that our dogs just stand and watch her and never come running our to them or try to create a disturbance. She was so impressed. I just smiled and told her that we have an electronic fence, so they get a small buzz if they get close to the property line.
Have fun looking at houses. Hope you find something that you like.
Kiko - Me, too. Glad that the weekend is here, but I am on call 24/7 for the next 9 days. I have to go in to work tomorrow for a while, even though it is the weekend. I know what you mean about character merchandise. The kids really love them, but it just seems like over kill on the merchandising. However, I think that, if children like the characters, it is important to make sure that they are crazy about the themes that have good and solid morals and values, and also some that teach along with the entertainment value of the show...not just total hype and glitz.
RNMOM - Good to hear that you are back on the road again after the detour over the past few weeks. I guess the good part about this is that you can get back at it right away. Everything should get back to normal now, even with the exercise and eating. Take care.
As I was typing this we just got a down pour...so no walking the puppy today. I had to go outside and haul her in the house cause she was caught in the rain. She's just soaked, so I started the fire for her and she's curled up in front.
I have been up about 2 pounds the end of this week. It is either that TOM, or something is dreadfully wrong with my metabolism. I have been exercising like crazy, eating predominantly Phase 1, with the odd carb added in once in a while, and I am gaining. I'll wait the weekend out to see how the weight gain/loss goes before I do anything drastic. Hope everyone is having a great OP day. Talk to all after the weekend.