hi, girls. we finished our first tournament today. curtis and i shot our compounds sat but today ishot my longbow. this was my first time to shoot a whole round with it let alone shoot it in competition. i had a great time shooting it. i got to shoot with a woman from east of austin. she came in 2nd just a few points behind me. the best part of this, though, was our meeting. i am crazy about her. we'll get to compete together a few more times before we go to montana in dec.

kathy, i'll call you again soon. i'm wanting to meet but am hoping we can meet on the south side of ft worth. we are still running in circles. tonight we're wiped out. we're not used to being on the go so much.

paula, retirement is wonderful. i hope your job gets less stressful. life's too short to be unhappy. (seems like i've told melissa this before. i am big on lessening stress.)

howdy, rhonda! your western get together sounds like a hoedown. sounds like a lot of fun. we've been taking nightly walks around the ranch. it's gorgeous with lots of western landscaping.

vickie, i'm glad to be able to get online here, too. i miss being able to get online as much as i could when at home. at least i have this puter with me and can get online some.

tomorrow we're driving to kaufman to lookover this coming week's tournament venue and meet the shop owner. tomorrow afternoon we'll be going to w a. no more excuses! tomorrow evening we need to see our grands. did i tell you we saw them this afternoon after the tournament. curtis had rigged bows and arrows for each girl. they had a blast shooting. we may be watching them compete in the future. it made all of us soooo happy to be able to share archery together. my son took photos (he's a professional photographer) he e'd us some. i will e any of you photos if you'd like. just send me your email addy. i don't want to post photos of the girls on the board because it's a public board. i'm a little afraid to post them.

i have used most of my waps for thsi week so i need to slow down with the eating. i'll go to ww for wi thurs am. i am thinking i'll have a gain. that's one of the big reasons for getting back into w a.

got to go. i'll be back tomorrow.

Hey gals...did you think I'd disappeared? ;) Well I guess I have! I'm so busy and so stressed...not that the rest of you aren't.
Speaking on Sandra's "lessening stress" point, I'm thinking about quitting school for now. It's just a little much. Not that I can't handle it, I just don't know that I want to. Does that make sense? My opinions on life have evolved over the years, and I've decided that I want to enjoy it instead of rushing through it. If I continue with school at the rate I'm going it will take me 5 more years. You heard me, 5 years! I've already been going for almost 3 (and that's just grad school). So I'm thinking about pausing, putting some more effort into PC (which is going very, very well by the way--I'm exceeding the rest of my group's show averages including my director...she says I'm doing very well and she wants me to do a demo for the rest of the group so they can see what I'm doing!!) and supporting DH as he takes more classes. Both of us in school, me doing PC and him trying to pursue a music career...it's a little much. Plus I'm hoping to be pregnant soon :crossed: so I won't want to continue when that happens anyway.
Well sorry for crashing all that down on you all. I guess I needed to get it off of my mind.
Program wise I'm stinking. I'm still exercising but not seeing much result on the scale yet, probably because my eating is not catching up.
I've got to go to bed ladies. I love you all dearly and hope that you have a wonderful week!!
Kathy, don't work too hard this week. I have no idea how you do it all.
Vickie, it sounds like you've had a wonderful weekend. You're always such an encouragement and inspiration.
Angela, good luck with your resolve! You too are inspiring.
Paula, good luck with that work situation. I can relate...my boss and others are totally insane themselves.
Sandra, congratulations on the tournament. Your amazing! I'm so impressed that you are keeping on track while in TX. It can't be easy.

I'm off to bed girls. Love and well-wishes to you all!! :grouphug:

melissa, you are a very smart young woman. i am proud of you.

I'm off to bed. Weigh in and meeting tomorrow. Also, I have to be at the Vet with Cassie at 7:30 tomorrow morning. She's fasting now and not a happy pup. We begin her testing again to find out if she has Cushings. She also needs follow up Lepto virus testing and thyroid. I have no idea if they can all be done tomorrow but she is definitely having a Cushings blood test with stimulation to test her sexual hormones. It'll be evaluated by the University of Tennesee which is supposed to be the Gold Standard. Nothing but the best for my baby! So I'm stressed and off to have a cup of Swiss Miss Diet hot chocolate made with skim. I've had ONE piece of Dove Dark Chocolate. I'm supremely proud no matter what the scale says tomorrow. I still feel bloated like TOM is looming but it's getting too late. Sigh.

Light and love to you all. I'll be back late tomorrow.

Good Morning All:

We had fun at last night's dance class. We showed off our "first dance" routine to the other students. We forgot a few steps here and there, but I think we'll make it through all right. With Sandra and Kathy there at the reception, we'll have a cheering squad, I'm sure.

Sandra, we're all so glad that your having fun down there in the Lone Star State, meeting new people, seeing the family, shooting up a storm.

Melissa, it's a tough slog to go to school, work, nurture a relationship and have a family. I'm willing to bet that whatever you choose, you will do well. You'll get your eating back on program. Whatever you do, put yourself FIRST! If you don't, you can't help anybody else. :cheer:

Vickie: poor little Cassie. We're all pulling for her and you.

So, I've got to get seriously started on today's work...students need a lot of attention and the other work with the union is stimulating, but fraught with tensions :yikes:

Have a good Core or Flore Day all!

Rhonda

Good morning!

Melissa, I think that's a good idea. Don't let yourself burn out. As for me, I can't just sit around and do nothing; always have to stay busy. That seems like the way you are too, so doing the things that make you happy is the key. It seems like PC is going to be an important thing in your lives, especially after the baby comes (jumping a little ahead of myself here, aren't I? :D ). Maybe you'll be able to do it full-time but set your own schedule. Heck, you might even be the director by then!

I had a crazy night with the dogs and thunder. Suffice it to say they didn't sleep well at all.

Sandra, anywhere it fine with me. I just know how you like Cracker Barrel, but there's also that one on 20 out by Benbrook. I'm flexible (well, sorta ... still have to work all day).

Catch up more later! Stay well, everyone...

Good Morning Chicks! We're home from taking/picking Cassie up from the Vet. It was too late for me to go for my weigh in but I'll go to the 10:00 meeting tomorrow. My scale looks up this week which makes no sense. That's ok though...it's a marathon not a sprint for us girls who have a lot to lose!

I'm going to maybe run a few errands later today. We'll see how it goes.

I was going to catch up but I have to go. Cassie has thrown up 4 times since coming home and eating. I think we fed her too soon.

Hello everyone. Just taking a quick break at work and I wanted to stop by and catch up. Vickie, sorry Cassie is sick. Did the vet say that could happen?

Rhonda, sounds like the dancing lessons are a ball. I wish DH would get into that -- I was lucky to have had the couple dances with him at our wedding. He is not a dancer! Oh well.....things could be worse.

Melissa, you sound so busy. With so much on your plate, no wonder something needs to be pushed aside. Especially if you are trying to get pregnant. Stress does not help with conception :) Try to find some time for your self. You don't want to get warn down and sick.

Things are quiet at work. The bosses are at an off site meeting. I'm dreading my weekly meeting on Wednesday with that awful one. I do have a meeting on Friday with my boss - the one who does my evaluations. I love working for him. I do plan on just asking him if he feels I'm not committed. I decided to not give him any heads up on the bad conversation so I can get his honest opinon. I did write up an email to send to the awful one -- I'm going to have dh read it tonight to get his opinion. I'm off tomorrow - and NO, I'm not taking anything home! That will give me some time to really decide if I want to send it or not.

I went and got my flu shot this morning - had to wait a 1/2 hour at a clinic. I didn't think that was too bad. DH is going to have to go Friday, and we are waiting on the pediatrician for Sarah. She is not high risk, so there are no guarantees she'll get one. At least if we both are covered, her risk will be down a bit I hope. I have to go for my first mamaogram tomorrow - woo hoo, thats something to look forward to!

Food wise, I'm doing better. The scale is up a bit but TOM is looming. So I think I'll be ok. I need to wi on Wednesday. I missed last week.

Got to run, I'll be back later.

Hi ladies...this is the first time I've had time to check in today and actually write something. I have recommitted, I will not falter, I will not quit this time...

I have decided that I really don't want to gain back all my weight. Already some of my clothes aren't fitting, and I need to nip this NOW. So this is what I've done.

I think some of you know about Flylady? Anyway, part of her program for organizing and decluttering your life is having a PODA...a Parade of Daily Activities. You spend some time before bed going over your calendar and write out a priority list of the next day's tasks. I got a small notebook today, and am modifying this principle.

I'm putting the date, my to-do list, my exercise for the day, and then my daily menu on it. On the bottom of the page, I list a daily goal. For example, my goal today is only eat from my menu, and avoid all sugar. (so I can detox from all that Halloween junk). I will cross things off as they get done, and when I'm hungry, I will look at my menu and know what I can have for a snack. Once I get my body used to eating on plan again, I'll probably put my waters/fruits & veggies on there too.

I'm a very list-motivated person, so this will work well for me, I know. It sounds silly, but I don't want to let you ladies down. :)

I hope everyone is having a great start to the week.

Angela

Hey Angela - what a plan! You sound so determined - let us know how you are doing and about all the checkmarks on your list! Good for you!

Melissa - it is better to do 2 couples of things well - then to spread yourself so thin you can't do anything well - sounds like you have the right idea - no need to burn out - you are at your prime - do what you really want to do!

Vickie - how is poor Cassie doing? I sure hope she is all better and not too traumatized by those tests!

Sandra - wow - you're pretty busy too! Glad you had fun w/the grands and they enjoy archery - how cool is that? Waiting to hear about your visit w/Kathy!

Paula - good idea to 'sleep' on the note - maybe not send it til after the meeting w/your 'real' boss? Speaking of which I guess I should be investigating flu clinics in our area? (we usually get an email at work but now that I think about it - no mention of it yet?)

Rhonda - very impressive on the dancing thing! Practice makes perfect and I"m sure no one will notice one or two missteps on your wedding day! Keep smiling!

Well I am sporting my new 'pedometer accessory' - of course they don't tell you the clock setting is based on a 24 hr clock - so sometime after noon the whole thing reset to zero! Luckily I had already taken a peak before then and racked up about 1000 steps - but there is NO WAY IN HE@@ I am walking the much publicized 10,000 steps per day - are these people like tapping their feet under their desks or something? And I swear I took the long way round a couple of times in the office just to add more steps! I will be surprised if I get to 4,000 today? Am I just a lazy froufie?

Also had my dr appt today to check on my high bp - well it's down a tiny bit - I am to continue and come back in 5 weeks (It does sometimes take up to 6 weeks to show a change - I went from 156/90 to 148/80).

So far eating is somewhat under control which is good - trying to avoid any binge eating - yesterday I let myself get too hungry - and it was not pretty! I inhaled everything and kept on eating all night - not good!

Doing anothe presentation tomorrow - (same one) but this is in-house to a group at HC - they are well aware of what we do - so just a refresher I guess?

Time to go to library and drive dd to dance classes!

Frouf

Hi All:

I'm just too pooped to pop as we used to say in the old country.

But, I thought I would tell you that the women in my Pilates class had a surprise party for me tonight. I was so touched....they gave me a sexy gown, a set of ankle/wrist weights, and wine and crackers...so I could be sexy, strong and have food and drink for bed....isn't that sweet!!

Now, about that chocolate cake one of them baked...one piece is about an hour of Pilates, I'm sure!! :faint:

Rhonda

sorry this is so short. curtis just went to bed. as we're in a 26' trailer, i need to close down for the day, too.

::cheer: :cheer: rhonda, kathy and i will be cheering you two for sure.

kathy, we may be heading to livingston for a couple of days this week to see curtis' son. i'll call you as soon as i can.

vickie, i hope cassie is all right. how did wi go?

paula, i'm sure my weight's up, too. bummer, isn't it?

frouf, i'm anxious to meet with kathy. i hope we can get together in the next few days.

woo woo, rhonda. sexy gown! how fun!!

Oh, how sweet of them!! I know you were really surprised!

I've had a sorta good evening. My Arbonne order came tonight, so I've had fun looking thru all the stuff and trying some out. Erin took her set, and I have Kate's set packed up to take to her tomorrow night.

Dinner was not much, but I did manage to pack up my lunch and snacks for tomorrow. I have a pita and hummus, little cup of tuna, SF jello, some cheese, and a salad. There'll be no going hungry tomorrow!

Dogs and I are about ready for bed, so I should go ahead. It will be morning much too soon.

LOL! Sandra, did you know I grew up in Livingston? My dad was the city manager, and we lived there for many many years, until after I was out of high school. Later on, we opened a tire store on Hwy. 59 called Livingston Tire and Supply. My dad co-owned it with Ben Royden Ogletree. My sister and I worked there during high school. I wonder if he knows some of the people I know? My parents' good friends (that they are still in close contact with) are Jack and Rossie Moseley (Jack passed away earlier this year), and E.F. and Bonnie Lewis. E.F. was the high school principal forever, and Bonnie was a teacher. Ask if he knows them. Oh and my dad was the music minister at Central Baptist Church.

Small world, huh?