Kind of nice having a day off while DH is off to work. My friend came over to print out his boarding pass and we walked over to visit my sister, who's opening an organic cafe. She mentioned that she was going to need a staff person and I suggested my other sister, who's desperate for work. Sooo... one problem solved, another situation alleviated. I walked out high on caffeine and smiling, feeling: "My work here is done."
K -- I got interrupted here and now it's the evening. Evening of Day 2, that is, and all's well
Think I'll close out, though, and come back in the morning. Maybe go yank a few weeds and forget-me-nots out of the flower beds...
Happy 4th to all beloved American lies! (Hey -- why no fireworks smileys?)
Wildfire, how nice to see you !
Sorry to hear about medical issues... I hope these new meds help soon/
And with the Empress visiting too, it makes things even nicer! The Empress is right! Jubliation July it is!
Kat, I too have a July birthday.... in fact, this week too, but on the other side of the 4th....They had a smallish cake at work.... triple chocolate... It was sublime... and there were no leftovers which was perfect.
SO, this is really official now.... Cake is gone, birthday getting closer,
I AM BACK ON PLAN....
I read a report that said people who work lots of overtime are more likely to gain weight.... I am going to combat that theory.... I am thinking that reminders every 45 minutes telling me to get up and move will help...
My stairclimbing is very limited nowadays ..... wrenched the one knee more tha once and I am making sure I don't do further damage.....
So, yes, Happy Canada Day to the Northern Kingdom Royals....
Anagram, I know the princesses will be thrilled to see you.
WoodNymph, isnt it a wonderful feeling when things go your way? Good for you for recommending your sister.....
Flower.... just remember, you only need one person to buy the house.....
just one...... I am sending house buying vibes your way.... keep walking, you're lifting your spirits more than your realize....
Here's what today's Thought of the day is:
"If you don't ask, the answer will always be, "No".
Question of the day :
"How many pairs of jeans do you own?"
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My answer to the question of the day is....
Do you mean that fit? I own at least 4 or 5 pairs....
I just found the following in my email from a friend.....
I hope you all enjoy as much as I did:
READ THIS VERY SLOWLY... IT 'S PRETTY PROFOUND.
Too many people put off something that brings them joy just because they haven't thought about it, don't have it on their schedule, didn't know it was coming or are too rigid to depart from their routine.
I got to thinking one day about all those people on the Titanic who passed up dessert at dinner that fateful night in an effort to cut back. From then on, I've tried to be a little more flexible.
How many women out there will eat at home because their husband didn't suggest going out to dinner until after something had been thawed? Does the word "refrigeration" mean nothing to you?
How often have your kids dropped in to talk and sat in silence while you watched 'Jeopardy' on television?
I cannot count the times I called my sister and said , "How about going to lunch in a half hour?" She would gas up and stammer, "I can't. I have clothes on the line. My hair is dirty. I wish I had known yesterday, I had a late breakfast, It looks like rain" And my personal favorite: "It's Monday." She died a few years ago. We never did have lunch together.
Because Americans cram so much into their lives, we tend to schedule our headaches. We live on a sparse diet of promises we make to ourselves when all the conditions are perfect!
We'll go back and visit the grandparents when we get Steve toilet-trained. We'll entertain when we replace the living-room carpet. We'll go on a second honeymoon when we get two more kids out of college.
Life has a way of accelerating as we get older. The days get shorter, and the list of promises to ourselves gets longer. One morning, we awaken, and all we have to show for our lives is a litany of "I'm going to," "I plan on," and "Someday, when things are settled do wn a bit."
When anyone calls my 'seize the moment' friend, she is open to adventure and available for trips. She keeps an open mind on new ideas. Her enthusiasm for life is contagious. You talk with her for five minutes, and you're ready to trade your bad feet for a pair of Rollerblades and skip an elevator for a bungee cord.
My lips have not touched ice cream in 10 years. I love ice cream. It's just that I might as well apply it directly to my stomach with a spatula and eliminate the digestive process. The other day, I stopped the car and bought a triple-decker. If my car had hit an iceberg on the way home, I would have died happy.
Now...go on and have a nice day. Do something you WANT to...not something on your SHOULD DO list. If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call you could make, who would you call and what would you say? And why are you waiting?
Make sure you read this to the end; you will understand why I sent this to you.
Have you ever watched kids playing on a merry go round or listened to the rain lapping on the ground? Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight or gazed at the sun into the fading night? Do you run through each day on the fly? When you ask "How are you?" Do you hear the reply?
When the day is done, do you lie in your bed with the next hundred chores running through your head? Ever told your child, "We'll do it tomorrow." And in your haste, not see his sorrow? Ever lost touch? Let a good friendship die? Just call to say "Hi"?
When you worry and hurry through your day, it is like an unopened gift....Thrown away.... Life is not a race. Take it slower. Hear the music before the song is over.
To those I have sent this to... I cherish our friendship and appreciate all you do.
"Life may not be the party we hoped for... but while we are here we might as well dance!"
Good morning, lies! May all have a festive day. I intend to, holiday or not. I've been to the gym, done yoga, meditated, drunk half my water. Plus have a load of laundry on the line (incl. sheets, which will smell so lovely tonight) and another in the wash.
I felt something click in this morning, some new level of self-acceptance. Want to keep that going Not that I'm happy with my weight, or anything like that, but that I understand that to be my current physical manifestation and not my true self. Maybe easier to get rid of avoirdupois if I don't think of it as being part of the real me? Hmm...
I had another very nice moment this morning, too. DH, out of the blue, told me I looked "delectable." WELL! There I was, in my sweats -- and a little sweaty, truth be told -- unshowered, no make-up, hair a mess. And when I looked a little surprised, he said, well, you're a gorgeous woman. Ahhhhhhhh... Set me up nicely, I must say.
Kaylets, I've got two decent pairs of jeans that fit now, plus a couple of pairs of denim capris. I've got another pair that'll fit when I get 10 pounds off. Which it would be nice to manage by the end of the month...
Yea, verily we do miss our wandering Royalty. And, speaking of which, where's our Ceara? She's usually so faithful. Hope all is well... Maybe I'll shoot her a PM.
Anagram, how frustrating to have tai chi and pool both let you down! Grocery walk was probably enough, though, anyway. And I suspect you're kept busy when the fam's around, too.
Oh, it is lovely to have the Palace populated again, isn't it
Amarantha, Kaylets speaks the truth for all of us -- you're sadly missed when we don't see you!
K, lovelies, I must do some woik. Have a fabulous day!
I'm here! Just busy. Haven't even popped in to lurk since the 26th of June...lots of pages to catch up on! And lots of wandering royals coming through...'tis great to see them!
I am finished with the birthday indiscretions...lasted a week. It is almost as if I gave myself permission to just "be". Which isn't a bad thing. The temp gain is now off and I am reinvigorated for another run at the process. It is a process, and the 80/20 thing makes perfect sense to me. You can't deprive yourself of everything...our human nature just won't tolerate that forever.....
Have 2 shows this week-ends....and the knee is not 100%. I purchased a knee support for running on uneven ground. Am still walking, but no running yet...managed 3 one minute bits last night...so I know I can at least show the dog!
Kat is in Las Vegas? Nice!
'K, gotta fly....many things to do and miles to go before I sleep tonight!
I was inspired to go to the beach yesterday. Site director declared it a holiday and away I went, with DS and DGS. What a little water baby he is -- so much fun swimming around with him and seeing that sheer joy on his face. Oh, he enjoyed himself! DS found the water too cold so mostly waded and played with DGS in the tidal pools but a good time was had by all. And the water was pretty chilly, truly, but not beyond the capacity of the diligent to get used to. So... whoo-hooo!
Ran for longer this morning, about 45 minutes, came back for tai chi and meditated already. Glugged and glugged and now it's all checkity-checked already but for that eating properly and fun. Which shall be accomplished.
Ceara, yay! I was a little afraid you were having computer (or, heaven forfend, other) woes. Busy we know about
With all the progress you've made, a week of not worrying about it is probably salubrious. You've done so amazingly well!
K, Dollings, I must work. The workweek's almost over. Huzzah!
Arabella, thanks again for the nice words of welcome. T'is good to see thee again.
Sword Bearer!!! Huzzah! I am thinkin' o' walkin', too, today, rather than stayin' in bed and not goin' to gym. Walkin' is good for the bod when in recovery and even when not.
Four hours in the heat last night sort of did me in but am up and think I will do the gym anyhow and then go shopping for food.
Did really well on the challenge I am doin' this week (will blog it and report it on the appropriate place). Did NOT eat any festival food in the heat, even though it all looked good. Drank a protein shake before going and when returning, then had some fat free milk and lots of water in the middle of the night.
Kaylets, I enjoyed reading the essay you posted. Yea, we cram too many things in a day and the result for many of us is the Stress Demon. Not good.
I have lots to do today but rest will be number one, then work tonight.
Amarantha! I was thinking about Ye Olde Stress this a.m. The Ultraprevention/Ultrametabolism guy says that if you could just address one health issue in your life, that issue should be stress relief/management. I believe it! Stress just impacts every aspect of our lives. There are those whom it maketh thin, I've heard. Ah, but pas moi.
I am in agreement with that Ultra Doc, Arabella. I do believe stress is the central issue for me in overeating, and of course that overeating is the central issue in weight management.
There are other issues, but the Stress Demon is paramount. I believe this includes physical stress (e.g., too much of a demand on the body in a non-fun way) also, which is why after going back to sleep for a few hours, I've made the executive decision NOT to go to gym or run at all today.
She who runs and runs not today will live to run another day.
Working tonight, must shop for more reasonable food today.
Yes, stress indeed.... and all the shades of it.....
Is it we have too much to do.... not enough.... not even space.... too many things.... too many distractions.....too many television experts.....
Yes, that last one hit a nerve....breathing in, breathing out....
And how silly really, when I don't even know those folks and I can avoid them completely! CLICK ( thats my remote).....
Hmmmm.....now that's a great visual.... I will try that for a few tiimes....
I will carry a life remote with me. Of course, no one else will know that I am clicking, clicking, clicking......
I agree Kayelets...that is a good visual. Think I will use that when I am trying to calm my brain at night. Or in the midst of a tense situation!
My birthday celebrations have ended for this year without too much damage....actually they started with my brother's celebration whilst in Halifax and just continued in varying degrees until past my BD...about 3 weeks. Not too much colateral damage...I am at my ticker again!
I have a show this afternoon. Ring time is 1"ish", so I must move along!
Have a great day all! Have some with me....I'm with the munchie people today! And a union meeting tonight!
Yea, that is a good thought 'bout the clicker, Kaylets. Also, I will be carryin' willpower dust and anti-stress demon dust with me today as I, too, will face many munchie folks. Last night was awful and although I stayed on my three day challenge ok, I overate at breakfast and don't feel well.
There is a really scary and awful (in my opinion) person whom I am forced to be around on a regular basis re work assignments, no matter how much I try to alleviate the situation, and when this happens, it results in overeating, so that was what happened on the job last night; no matter, t'is a routine nightmare and I shall rise above it today and not give it house room and I have a plan for stayin' on track for the third day of my challenge (reported in blog and at the other palace).
It has occurred to me (as I posted somewhere already but forget where) that seven three-day challenges equal a 21-day challenge. How cool be that?
Missing Punkinseed, but nevertheless 'tis Friday. And short week or no, that's a goodly thing.
Slipped into my old habits yesterday, gave up too much of my day to helping DS . Woke up cranky this a.m. Coincidence? I doubt it. And I can imagine the slide off-P that could result. But. Not gonna do it. I've walked to the gym, done circuits, come back for tai chi and meditation. Shall persevere and have a good day Going to a concert tonight and out to dinner beforehand to an Indian buffet. That should be fun and the food has lots of virtues: lots of veggies, great selection of non-banned substances, etc.
Still feeling a little less than joyous but will do what needs to be done (vacuum, tidy, swish bathrooms) and feel better. And I don't have to cook dinner tonight, so there's a bonus.
Ah, Amarantha, thou snuckest in between my reading of the thread and replying. Re: difficult person. Oh, I know so well what that's like! These people can just suck the life right out of us. Here's a protective hug:
Kaylets, I like that remote metaphor, too. But I feel like I could get in trouble with the rewind and fast forward buttons...
Day 2, uh-huh.
lies! (Hey -- why no fireworks smileys?) 
this a.m. The Ultraprevention/Ultrametabolism guy says that if you could just address one health issue in your life, that issue should be stress relief/management. I believe it! Stress just impacts every aspect of our lives. There are those whom it maketh thin, I've heard. Ah, but pas moi.
with me....I'm with the munchie people today! And a union meeting tonight!
Day 5 and Friiiiiiiiiday!
