Sorry too to hear the problems have surfaced again big time, Kaylets. And, kat, Wood Nymph stole my words - this is the place. It's often hard to admit the connection to our stresses and food and I've been having long talks with me again too. And, sorry to say, if sis can't talk about the gorilla doesn't mean she has the right to spoil your vacation with her irresponsibility.
The noise would be mowing, hedge trimming, hammering. I live in a development with mostly peaceful neighbors and love them all. But Saturdy mornings are usually pretty noisy/busy with lots of home projects. Guess everyone was on vacation last Saturday (even the dear friends contractor who's expanding their place).
Roughish weekend here in the sense that I spent most of Saturday in hospital with sister and BIL. the long and short of it is he seems to have another mass in his lungs, having more tests today. Other sis and I probably going back to hospital this afternoon. Highly charged - all around. Have attacked two important pieces of paperwork this a.m. and have them moving in right track but will soon start on some stress workoff chores. Seeing dr. myself this afternoon for shoulder problem. Was trying so hard to hold off until regularly scheduled visit next month.
Pulling in reins is really high on my agenda this week too. Have just been off all over the place. 90% emotional eating, I'm afraid. Drinking lots but doesn't seem to be the answer (that was non-alcoholic drinking but I'm getting tempted to change that part).
Anyway, the palace seems more in turmoil than for a while. Condolences on loss of aunt, Arabella. We're sort of on a "watch" involving a soon-to-be 88 and beloved uncle as well as the BIL situation. I'm glad too you're doing the outing w/Mom. Perfect timing. Enjoy - Mom and the music.
And congrats to all who are creeping downward. I haven't been on scale in a good while. It was at a recent low the last time and I can't bear yet to see what damage I've done. Probably will see it at doctor's this afternoon.
But, somehow, it's still a beautiful day and I send good vibes to all my fellow Royals and look forward to our anticipated new friend.
Am in the middle of a tstorm warning but here I am typing....
Wood Nymph... I'm sorry missed your post about your aunt, let me offer my best to you and your family...
I know how much family means to you. I will keep you all in my thoughts.
As for my cryptic remark this am.....
We've been answerning the door to the law looking for DS at midnight, dawn and whenever they think they might find him here unawares. DS says its only about long, long overdue fines. We are not being told anymore than, "It will be easier if DS comes to us rather than if we find him first".....
DS disappears for days at a time, claims he is still working ( 2nd shift) and then sometimes at dawn we can hear DS snoring. This am, DS was awoken by DH. DS claims that all will be resolved today but we wonder if DS realizes its gone beyond just paying the fine. DS is also very much in pointing blame mode... us, his girlfriend, etc, etc..... Much of this came to the front as DS enjoys big dramatic arguments with lots of door slamming, fists making noise on dashboards to emphasize his point.....except about 2 weeks ago, the airbag activated during one of these dramas and girlfriend, a: called her insurance company, b: and then had to file a police report ..........
Much less, we don't have the details but there have been shoving matches between the two and its gotten out of hand.....
Girlfriend tried to get DH involved "To hear her side " more than once but DH told her that she needed to get out and if she didnt get out, she needed help.
And in the midst of all of this the past 2 weeks, a package with 2 boxes of blank checks was mistakenly left in between my front doors rather than locked in my mailbox. The check company I've dealt with for 15 yrs say that I chose door delivery .... trust me, if I thought that's what they were offering, I would've never chosen it.
You guessed it... checks never found. We are in the midst of a tracer but I have the ugly feeling that there is a real chance DS and maybe even others know exactly where those checks are. And that the checks are worthless now.
(Luckily my credit union was able to block those check #'s....)
So.... its like a tv show but who would believe people would act like this.....
much less we have no proof DS is clean and sober.....
Sorry to go on so long....
But you are so right Anagram. Unloading it has helped.
If I could have just had all the Royals in my living room this am .... I am sure DS would've seen the light or at least, handed us his house key back .....
anyway.
Let me go find the candles and the matches before I am posting the old fashioned way.....
Ouch, Kaylets. How terribly stressful! And such a concern re DHs health. And yours. Hard to concentrate on things necessary to staying on the wagon. And certainly hard to concentrate on pleasure, relaxation.
Had a cortisone shot in shoulder yesterday and seemed to sleep better last night though discomfort still there so far.
Badnews continues w/BIL. He didn't want visitors yesteray after some painful procedures so may go today. He was my main plan yesterday though and I had a more productive morning because of that. Then after my shot, when I heard the visit was off, I took a more leisurely afternoon.
Wt. was up 2 pounds from last visit in early May but I think I had lost a fair amout in between so it's really up more than that. So it's back to losing the same five pounds for the trillionth time.
Lovely outside this morning but to be miserably hot again later. Think I might do a little of the really unappreciated (even by me) stuff, like dusting
And then off to a really good day. Honest. At least I'm going to do my best. I'm listening to a book-on-tape in the car and it's almost done so I may have to drive around on errands enough to finish it
I will NEVER understand the vagaries of the scale. I decided to brave it this a.m. and found I weighed in at the lowest of my weigh-ins since going back on track some time ago. A number, in fact, that I had hit only once in the last few months - and an "unofficial" weigh in. Well, there was that nice # again today when I thought I'd gone up so much.
In fact it was 1.6 below my last "official" weigh in on 6/28. I'm going to enjoy it but not count it and just wait until I have an "official" weigh in on Thursday. Probably be way, way up again. But for today, I feel really good about it. Not that there was a great loss but that that discouraging gain didn't show up - at least for today.
Scales - love 'em, hate 'em but never understand them.
As for the scale, congrats to you! Perhaps you snuck up on it unawares?
Or perhaps you've been doing more, eating the same which tipped the scale in your favor? I agree, I don't thihk I'll ever understand the scale either....
In fact, mine is now living in the linen closet. Its better right now for the scale to be less contriolling.....
Although I did catch a sideways look in the full length mirror undressed.
Not a good look. In fact, it made me immeadiately start doing lunges.... which then made the wrenched knee protest.....
As for DS..... He tells DH this am that the trip to the law yesterday was postoponed due to "cold feet".....
Myself... no comment....
I am clicking my remote to a better station.....
To all, lets make this a great Wednesday.....
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Thought of the day :
"Know your limits...but never stop trying to exceed them. "
Way to go, Kaylets! Flipping the channel is the best thing you can do right now and I'm sure, that other than your great concern for DH, you could do that permanently easily enough.
I'm not going to brave scale again today but will tomorrow which is my currently "designated" day.
Did go to hospital yesterday. DBIL is to be moved to Johns Hopkins for further treatment/recommendations. Things looking a bit better hopefully.
Cloudy this a.m. Supposed to be showery. Choice time for me and I think (don't faint) that I will voluntarily spend a little time this morning on household cleaning - the routine boring stuff. It's been a while and I think it will be good for my inner self if I do some of it while things are sort of calm for a moment. An experimen, if you will
So off I go for my morning tea and then a leisurely morning of dusting, etc. - tee hee. How exciting.
Huzzah, great minds work alike, Sword Bearer as I did weights (lower body only) today at gym also, although cardio is my queen right now. I also made up for no X yesterday and did the core work that was in my plan for Tuesday and ran 3.5.
Sorry didn't mean to bore any queens with my loggin', will do the bloggin' , etc., made it through Streak No. 3 in flyin' colors 'n without a rest day (unless I crash 'n burn, which is permissible in this nonconsecutive 21-day streak-o-rama o' mine), I am on Day One o' Streak Four.
Sorry ye are goin' through a rough patch with DS, K. Hope it resolves itself soon.
Congrats on your tale o' the scale, Anagram. Great to see those good numbers.
It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring...
Well, he would be, if he didn't have his C-pap thingy on! It is torrentially downpouring at the moment...sending virtual buckets o' rain to all those parched...I've got plenty to spare!
Ceara, congratulations on reaching such a milestone!! We celebrate our 24th anniversary later this month. Doesn't really seem that long ago, does it?
Oh, Kaylets, what drama! I love your attitude...I will try to keep my clicker with me at all times too! *CLICK!*
Anagram...how goeth the dusting? I do actually enjoy housework, SOMETIMES. (make that light housework) Feels wonderful when you're done, doesn't it?
Amarantha...I'm thinkin' I'm likin' your approach to the 21 day challenge...I'be been crashing and burning on day 2 for quite a few days now! Must revamp the plan.
Arabella...Belated condolences for your auntie. It's good to know that she's at peace at last. Been thinking a lot along those lines lately with my Dad. He's approaching the end now, I think. I pray that he just puts his head down one night and drifts off peacefully.
On a more positive (somewhat) note, my sister and I got together yesterday for a trip to Mom and Dads. Mom had an eye dr appt. and needed someone to drive her home. Sis took her, I stayed with Dad. All in all, it was a pleasant day, nothing discussed...all issues tucked firmly away, back under the rug!
I've got a bit of housework of my own to do...(one thing I love about my kids being away is that the housework/laundry is really a breeze!) then I have class tonight. I've decided to hit the gym after class for a good swim before work. Or some kind of exercise, though I'm leaning towards swimming. I need to utilize my sorely underused gym membership...also replace the batteries in my scale! Time to get moving!
Have a good day, faire s!
Remember to click that remote when the station you're on gets sketchy!
I have a neighbor, nice enough in most ways, but she loves to tell the world (and me) incessently about her little dog watching out for me. He actually did start watching my house and barking when DH first went into hospital but the story sounds better to her, I guess, the way she tells it now which is that it was when DH went away in the ambulance (which was at the end of his life). I have asked her before not to keep repeating that phrase to me. But she "forgets" and was telling me (again) how she was telling someone else the story (probably again) today. When she got to the "going away in the ambulance" part, I told her again, very firmly once again - that I understand she's telling a story about her dog but to me she is stabbing me in the heart by talking (once again) about a most painful episode in my life. She apologized (again) and said she'd never do it (again) but I am now left w/fighting depression again. I think the whole thing is worse because I have mentioned this to her at least three (probably more) times before. Apparently her cute story is more important to her than my feelings are.
She truly needs friends and I have been trying to be a good one to her (within certain constraints) but this constant harping back to the ambulance and to other things regarding DHs illness and death really are about to put a halt to it. I have heard the dog story trillions of times now and that alone is tiring after the first million or so times. I don't care HOW she tells it to other people but I DO NOT WANT to be constantly reminded of things I'll never forget anyway but I work hard to be upbeat and I do not want someone else inconsiderately bringing me down for their own satisfaction of telling a story about their pet.
While all of this is done in a guise of sympathy and praise (both for DH & Me), I think there's a psychological need going on of somehow taking MY life and making it into a part of hers. I don't understand it all, just suspect it. But I do know that if she continues to disregard my stated feelings, she will be one friend down. CLICK, CLICK, CLICK, CLICK.
Now I'm going out to the Mall to get a gift card for my son in law. I had wanted to enjoy the trip. Grrr, Grrr, Grrr.
So, vent over. See Kat, I do feel safe venting here. Glad things were safely swept back under the rug again. Nothing will change unless sis wants to change but at least you had your say too.
Anagram, what a sad story, both for you and what soundeth like a somewhat sad and lonely neighbor lady.
It's so hard to love people, pets (to me they are people), friends, neighbors, people on the internet, coworkers, lovers, just everyone, very hard. Life is very lonely sometimes and often I just feel sad for us all because we are so alone.
Feeling very negative this morning upon internet arrival so shall off to the gym just to do the track and think happy thoughts of Day One o' Streak Four, which this is for me.
s! 
