Cherry :hug: sorry to hear about your job and I hope something comes your way soon. When we are under stress for whatever reason it is hard to stay on track. I have been there (I lost my aunt & dad within days) and my life fell apart I either ate too much or not at all and gained back 10 of my 21lbs lost and for the past year have been battling back. I learned that life isn't perfect and I can only do what I can do. Take it 1 day at a time and remeber we are here if we can help.

tferg WELCOME!

Jenski :carrot:Congratulations on the weight loss :carrot: keep it up

Thanks so much for your well wishes! I am taking it one day at a time. Luckily i can collect unemployment and they did give me a severence package but in this economy you never know how long its going to last. I managed to get by with only putting about 2.5-3 pounds back on i think. So far anyway. i am hoping to stop the bleeding today.

Cherry, Sorry about your job. I know how hard it is to find a decent job today, I've been out of work since July! A few interviews, but nothing landed :(. Good luck. OH, and while your off, try to enjoy the time off! while we have to look for work, I've been managing day trips and getting things done around the house! ;)

Cat - Thanks! I also thought about Morning Glory or climbing hydrangea...any experience with these?

Cherry - sorry to hear about your job, dear. Do as Lori instructed and try to enjoy the free time, even though it is very stressful.

Jenny - CONGRATS!! And you were doubtful ;)

Thanks all for your advice!

tferg2000--I totally know how you feel. My baby is 9 months old. I was looking at my clothes a few weeks ago and realized that all my winter stuff is maternity too. I also don't want to buy anything, and am looking forward to the next 50 pounds of weightloss because I have cute stuff in all of those sizes! (The lower I go, the cuter it gets!)

Jenskihere--Congratulations! 10 pounds is really exciting!

Well this had turned into a crazy day. Big work thing going on that's had me on the phone most of the day.

GonnaBe - I love the yoga zone videos. Many have 20 minute routines with plenty of adaptations offered. My current favorites are an hour each - Flexibility for Stress Release & Conditioning for Stress Release. Both have one person doing modified versions of the poses. While I usually have a couple of poses I can't manage in class I rarely run into those in the videos. Netflix has a good assortment if you want to check some out before committing.

Ruth - I wish I could find a way to take some of those tomatoes off your hands! Speaking of hands - are all your fingertips still intact?!

Schmoodle - I hope DD knows how important it is to vote! I'm hearing a lot from new voters about how excited they are. I just hope they make it to the polls! Congrats on the size 10s! I love NSVs :)

Fireballgirl - Thanks! It's nice to give something back.

mmacaskill - Baked artichokes?? :drool:

Wish I had more time but now I've got to catch-up from the morning. Have a good day all!

Zeff, I love morning glories. But they die during the winter. The confederate jasmin stays green all winter. You could really do both.

DH and I just got back from the first visit to the gym. Oh, was it nice!! Tried out all the machines for abs, arms, legs and butt and took a couple of spins and the bikes and treadmill. Just spent about an hour there cause I didn't want to be in pain this weekend. I think my favorite was the steam room and the yummy shampoo they had! I looked like a crawfish after that steam! DH got a drink that was good too, but I only took a little sip cause it had sugar in it.

Well it certainly has been cold here in the Northeast, at least to me. Had to cover myself with some extra blankets last night cause I haven't had heat in my room for like a year or two now. Woke up this morning with a HUGE headache, seems like I get them daily now, I dunno what's going on.

Anyway, I'm gonna go lie down for awhile and watch my DOOL.. Hope you all are having a good day so far :)

Cyndi thanks for the dvd advice and we will check it out

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I think my favorite was the steam room and the yummy shampoo they had! I looked like a crawfish after that steam! DH got a drink that was good too, but I only took a little sip cause it had sugar in it.

Cat are you sure this was a gym or was it a spa?:lol:

I feel bad taking credit for an NSV that wasn't really real! Those were not REAL size 10s. And yes, there was elastic involved.

Gonna and I are gonna miss each other by hours in Orlando. How bad does that stink? A chick near-miss.

cherry, so sorry about your job situation. Hopefully it will resolve quickly.

Jenski, congrats for hitting your goal!

Hi tferg and mamacaskill! So many new chicks, this is great! I guess you are graduates from the Ph1 thread. Welcome.
DH has been away since July and I telecommute so I have been in jammies for, oh, about three months now! :D DD1 had to stop me from going out the door in them the other day.

GOD.. my husband is sitting downstairs GRAZING on doritos.. like I can hear him eating them like he's a cow eating grass. And it's PISSING me off. :mad:

Someone will have to stop me from shoving the whole bag down his throat.

LOL My dh was eating half a container of ice cream earlier, then asked if I wanted to go to Wendy's. Grrr

mmmm Wendy's LOL

Brenda - :lol:

EofAZ - wow, 2 years notice! At least they offered a severance package.

Cat - This is a HUGE trellis - I think I'll do both. It would be nice to have it stay green year round.

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Just finished DH's birthday cake. I made the cakes this morning and burnt one of them :mad: DH heated something in the microwave and forgot to reset my timer....and I promptly forgot all about them :)

So, I ran down to the bakery and bought a chocolate sheet cake. DH picked it up about 1 and I've been working on it every since. It actually turned out really great!

Cherry -- I'm so very sorry to hear about your job. Was there any indication that this might be coming? Some times the grapevines help get you prepared for the possibility even if nothing is confirmed. What field are you in?

Zeff -- pictures please. I took a couple of classes and love making cakes. I made both of my daughters wedding cakes along with one for my "adopted" daughter.