Good Morning!

I've been around but just hectic and not finding time to post. Unusual for me. Everything is fine just mired in details. The road project has been extremely inconvenient this week and DH left for Glenwood Tuesday morning which had me taking the pups to the new daycare (where I'd never been) in the dark. Yesterday I had to leave early for a long day with appointments for my mom and as I was prepping to leave my dishwasher had an issue, which OCD me had to take apart instead of just getting ready to leave. I resolved the issue, thankfully, by reading troubleshooting sites on line while at appointments. Super good, because I made some calls and no one would come up here to service it. (It's aFisherandPaykel dishdrawer) which I love. One company told me if I brought it down they would repair it. Yeah, just what I want to do....unhook a fullsize dishwasher and put it in my car.

I'm hoping for a day at home with some outdoor projects. The weather is still good although that might be changing.

I felt sad about the London attack, also thought of Jennifer as they say NYC is on alert.

I've been up for awhile. Think I will rest for a bit with the pups. Yesterday I felt like I could be trying for a cold. Today seems better.

Have a great day everyone!

Good morning, Debbie. You sound a bit like me - mired in details. Rushing around always make me feel like a cold is imminent. I'm sad about London too, having walked that bridge 20 years ago. I hope your day goes well.

Good morning to the rest of us too! We are heading into a cold and snowy weekend but we will finally get above freezing next week with 50ºF forecast for Saturday, the day we fly to Florida. (B's DD and SIL are driving down and I just may send a quilt with them so I can sew in "quiet" minutes during the week we are there, not that there will be much quiet during the week.)

Pearlrose, I feel your frustration in getting the reno job underway. My contractor was to get the paint and start painting two upstairs bedrooms but it's not started yet. Sure wish he'd do it when I'm gone since I'll have to move into a guest room if he does it next week - a tad awkward when packing to go on holidays.

Beth, the cheese sticks look yummy but I will never make them as they sound way too tempting. I wish I didn't live by myself sometimes so I could do them and share. I get the feeling one would not be enough!

Jennifer, I got my driver's licence, ownership and health cards all replaced with temp cards. The real ones should be here before my trip but it doesn't matter. I doubt that I will be driving in Florida.

Amy, I know how frustrating it is to have a new scale and have it read higher. I have to force myself to recognize I weigh the same no matter what the number!

B. just called and is coming over for coffee so I'd better jet. I have some house pick-up to do before Michelle arrives, and have the new Quilting group treasurer coming later to get brought up to speed on the job. (I'm sure she'll be great as she is obsessively detail oriented - even more than I!)

Happy "Almost Friday"!

Good morning!

Ruth - where in Florida are you headed? I was just in Naples a few weeks ago.

All of my company is gone! First my daughter and her friends, then my sister, then my cousin. I sent back the new scale. It was just too erratic. I can handle any number, if it's consistent, but it would vary by pounds. I'm keeping the old workhorse that doesn't have fancy gadgets but time after time is consistent.

I hit 15% weight loss today! woohoo! It's also my 16 week anniversary - lol. Yes, it's like a high school romance with south beach. Keeps me realistic on how long it will take to get there, and from here the weight I'm losing is more noticeable and I can start fitting in different clothes. I went yesterday and bought myself some new pajamas and a couple of pairs of pants. I think it looks worse to wear clothes that are too big. So at least I have something to wear now.

Good morning,

It is rainy here today but we are going back up to the 70's today (right now in the 40s). Class continues to go well, I called and scheduled the installs they can't do until April 5. Scheduled them back to back then, first the kitchen and then the carpet. I am secretly glad as I need to continue to study for my class and if they could have fit in this week, I would have been very distracted as I have to much on my plate right now.

Ruth glad you got the temp cards, I hope Paul is able to paint the rooms while you are gone, could you politely ask him to wait til then?

Beth thanks for the recipe, I am going to have to try it out since I can share

Amy half a lb isn't too bad for a new scale and maybe it will weight you heavier than at the doctors We were posting at the same time, yeah if it won't stay the same that is not good.

Debbie glad you were able to fix it yourself, always makes you feel better.

Jekel did DS come to dinner?

Have a great day everyone!

Good morning!

3 AM I just got up to let the dogs out. As predicted, it is snowing. Pretty hard. No accumulation yet we shall see. I put 6 1/2 hours in the yard yesterday and I'm really happy to have all this moisture it will green things really fast.

After I finished working in the yard yesterday I went down to visit my girlfriend. The one who helps me with all the roofing projects, etc. She has been renovating her back entryway. I wanted to see her progress. I talked her into going down to Cosco with me. I wanted several bags of soil and needed dog and cat food. While there, I found Kirk's favorite snack (Belvita) was on super sale so I came home with eight boxes. I have been paying $6.99 for 5 packs. The Costco price of $7.50 for 25. Now that is a serious savings. everything is in the car sitting at my mothers house. I came home and there were gas lines on my sidewalkndon't know how I will get everything unloaded. Everything will be easy except the soil.

I think I will go back to bed for a bit. I'm going to try to find some relaxation today as I have it in the event with my mom and sister tomorrow then back to work on Sunday

Amy, Congratulations on your milestone! I, too, think too big clothes aren't very flattering. I used to wear a big baggy things now I tend to wear things that fit much better.

Have a great day everyone!.

Good morning at the end of a long week. Nothing official on today's schedule except Book Club tonight at Karen's place.

Just thought I'd let you know Bruce and I are getting married in July - date to be announced later. Yes, we are both very excited and happy and so are our families. We've not worked out all the details yet but it just feels right. When we are in Fort Meyers, B's fashionista daughter and I will go dress shopping - more incentive to ditch a bit more weight before then.
On the other hand it's three months away and I may be down a size by then.

Gotta dash but will be back later to see how everyone is doing.

Debbie, sure hope you are back asleep. You sure are the Energizer Bunny!.

Ruth!! That's awesome! I'm so so happy for you! Bruce is a lucky guy. So fun to go wedding dress shopping with his daughter. There are actually some nice places down in Naples.

I went out for thai last night so we all know what that means! Up .6, but I know there is no way I ate that much, so now I'll have a few days of water weight to lose. Hubby hit his 30 lb mark yesterday. He's not that far from his final goal.

So it's starting to be annoying in real life - I'll liken it to work - there have been times when a big problem has come up, and I'll have the people around me say, oh, but I'm not worried, I know you'll figure something out. Umm....that's great, but what I need is help figuring it out. Now I know it's only meant as positive, but I hate being the inspiration. Now suddenly it would seem I unlocked the mystery of losing weight. I can only tell you what I'm doing, I can't comment on other diets, on not measuring, on not exercising. And it gets hard being the person leading the charge. I like to be the lone wolf doing it in a bubble.

Good morning,

Happy Friday, took practice exam online last night, I don't like not having the printed materials but I muddled through and passed, so today is last day of class and then tomorrow I will study areas of weakness and then take the exam on Sunday. Nothing on my agenda today, the weather never got to 70 yesterday more like dipped into the 30's and at night it finally got to 50's. Today is 70's and lots of thunderstorms.

Ruth so excited for you, glad you found someone that makes you happy

Amy I get what you mean, I have several co workers who need to lose weight and they try but their heads are not in the game and it is all about the mental part, hard trying to motivate but at the same time not make them feel bad if they are not reaching goals so I have backed off and let them come to me if they wish to. At the same time they look at me to reach my goal and it's hard being that person.

Debbie glad you were able to work out in the yard yesterday, hope you got back to sleep

Have a great day everyone!

Good afternoon, chicks.

Ruth, how exciting! I am glad you found someone that makes you happy; B sounds like an awesome guy.

Amy, I hear what you are saying. The bottom line is losing weight always means re-learning how to eat because what we were doing is the thing that made us gain. For most of us, it will take a lifelong change of mindset. I am simply never going to be able to eat everything I like in any quantity I like! But great job on reaching your goals. Also, if you are a compulsive daily weight-checker (like me) you quickly learn about those blips every time you eat out.

Debbie, hope you were able to get some extra sleep. And what a score on DH's snacks!! I love a good bargain.

Pearlrose, glad the course is going well.

Glad it is Friday and the month is chugging along. I am really looking forward to spring coming!