I sold a special order of five mugs this morning. I have another of six mugs to deliver tomorrow and possibly a third of four to deliver tomorrow as well. I think then all I have left to do (and not by Christmas, thankfully!) is eight bowls with handles, and the urn for my sister in law's dog that I keep having to re-do.

Whew! Now I am mad at myself for not getting the urn done earlier. I had the time, I just flaked out. :(

Dinner tonight will be a shrimp stir fry with mixed veggies and brown rice.

RAY: Why are you screaming? Anything happen to bring it on?

Oh my now the weather said this rain we've been having for days is going to freeze. Steve works nights and will have to watch outside or he won't be able to make it home. Guess he'll check it out when he comes home for lunch. I've wasted today sitting on my butt. Eating has been okay. Still haven't had dinner but soon.

Monet - You are doing super. Bet you're woren out.

Everyone have a good evening.

No Monet nothing started my screaming - sometimes it's just for good luck!!!

Sounds like you do your pottery for a living?? How long does it take you to make 4 coffee mugs?? You sound busy with creativity and prosperity!!!

Last night I was doing world famous and then I fell asleep on the couch - woke up - and like Frankenstein went into the kitchen and ate 5 large shortbread cookies my son :) had made. When I fall asleep like that sort of nap style I always wake up and binge on something....it's like all my guards are down or something. I always get upset AFTER - this is deeply deeply ingrained "in" me. It's my routine I guess you could say - and as I write this I think I know exactly what I am doing.....hmmm - very clever of that "other" side of me........I need a solution. I'm not going to let this get me down. Onwards.....Monet I love what you eat: stir fry shrimp and veggies and brown rice.....

This morning I ate: whole wheat toast, tomato, bacon and swiss cheese no butter or mayo or stuff like that.

This afternoon is our office Christmas party and I am just going to stick with my plan.

Ray xo

I think I would like to own the body that is naturally mine rather than a body that I have fattened because of pressure from my culture. I know this wouldn't be happening to me if I lived in the Himalayan mountains sipping on yak milk for lunch.

Ray xo

Wow Monet - that is a world famous breakfast!!!

Yes - I guess businesses are making a killing holiday season and then have to wait for the next urge-to-spend event.

Ray xo

Good afternoon ladies.

This has to be a wuickie. It is 4:00 and I still have lots to finish up today.
I won't be here tomorrow b/c I am getting a colonoscopy. The pre-treatment has not been bad. Only had to drink 1.5 oz of this Fleet stuff that tasted like lemon salt water and then again at 6:00. I have only had 2 jellos and 1 can of chicken broth and tons of water and coffee. I really am not very hungry either. Maybe I should eat like t his one day a week. Dinner will be the same. Fun. Oh well, tomorrow it will all be over with.

Monet, you are selling tons of stuff. I hope your mIL likes her vase.

Ray, I'm in on your challenge.

Mercee, how wonderful for your DS. I scholorship always helps.

Toni, unfortunately we are getting your weather. It has rained all week. We were eaxpecting lots of snow Saturday, but now just rain. Yuck!

Bob, :wave: hope work is going ok.

Hope I didn't mis anyone. But I have to run. I will talk to all of you Monday.

Solly,

Colonscopy - yum - so much fun!!!!

When I eat really sparsely I always feel great - I wonder why that is???

Ray xo

Evening all. I'm busy, busy getting ready for a trip I don't even know if we're making. The weather sounds awful. We don't want to get into ice. And especially don't want to come back to ice. We live straight down a hill about a mile long. Its an old dirt road and its really bad when the ice is here. Eating has been okay. Really haven't had much today.

Bob- We just finished having sketti this week, I love it leftover. I'll bet your sauce is so good.

Solly- Good luck with the colonostophy. I don't envy you.

Ray- Oh boy the eating when you wake up would be a problem. I try not to have sweets in the house cause I'm so bad around them.
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Monet- Hope your day went well. I've got one more package to mail.

Got to run. Doing laundry.

I am recommitting as I write this.......getting ready for Monday......let's see how many days in a row we can master? that soon becomes a habit......that soon becomes our lifestyle.....that soon becomes who we are.......and what we do........

Ray xo

Morning all!!

I hope everyone has a great weekend. Looking forward to talking to you next week. I have a heel spur and had to go to the doctor yesterday!! I have a busy weekend with Christmas parties and all.

Hi, I've been away for a few days. Had to go to the city for a heart stress test. My heart is fine, but the lady who did the test said her 67 year old mother could have done better on the test than me, and I'd better work at getting in shape. My DD is starting a new business as a health coach and I'm her guinea pig, so we had a long talk about exercise. I'm going to include that in my part of Ray's challenge for next week.

It's snowing here and only 5 degrees.

I struggle to know what to eat for breakfasts. If I eat eggs and bacon, I don't get hungry till lunch time, but when I eat whole wheat toast and peanut butter, I'm hungry by 11. Today I had 1/2 grapefruit, 1 scrambled egg with salsa & cheese, 1/2 whole wheat bagel with cream cheese, and a cup of coffee. I was hungry by 11. COULD YOU ALL GIVE ME EXAMPLES OF WHAT YOU EAT FOR BREAKFAST?

Today is my husband's official retirement (from self-employed appliance repair). He's celebrating by making a batch of home-brewed beer - good thing I don't like beer!

Monet - beautiful pottery, my sister is a potter too, in Victoria, B.C. She also has a husband with a good paying job that helps pay the bills. Her son once thought throwing a pot was child's play, until she let him try it. He has a lot more respect for her now!

Hope your day goes well.

Donna