Ahh...It's so nice to be back in the palace! I sat here for a while catching up realizing how much I miss being a part of this merry group o' strong women! I'm inspired by all of you...and plan to get back to a place where I can also, hopefully, inspire someone to persevere and do well! In order to do that, I suppose, I should DO WELL myself. Which I plan on doing, starting... NOW.
I'm tired of plodding along, need to rev up the machinery and get back, WAY back, on track. Time has come.
Dad is still hangin' in there...it seems as though they've finally figured out the right combination of drugs, and he's much steadier on his feet, a little clearer in the head, and thankfully for Mom's sake, sleeping at night. I was hoping to get one good solid beach day in, now that summer's just about over, still might, but I'll stop off there later to check up on them. In the meantime, there are many appointments that need to be made, and piles of mail to sift through around here, not to mention homework. The never ending saga...
Arabella! Congratulations, woman! You rawk! You have plugged along, and have even, with a few steps off the path, managed to do very well this summer. A fine example of "Slow and Steady Wins the Race!" Here is my new mantra, courtesy of you: ...worked on attitude and what's done will be done and what's not won't and it will all be fine.
Anagram...I have also noticed a few subtle 'end of summer' signs. The cooler weather for one, but have you noticed how early it gets dark now? For some reason I just noticed last night. Of course, I'm usually sleeping during the sundown hours...
I hate to cut this short, but I'm havng contact lens issues and can't see very well...one of the appts I need to make is with my eye doc!
Hail to all fellow queens! I'm hoping that your weekend plans, whatever they may be, bring you happiness and contentment. I'll be taking mine to work with me...
T'is a murky mornin' here again and we'll be in triples in an hour or so, therefore, I am baggin' exercise at 2 miles (combo of joggin' 'n walking) 'n givin' in to the fatigue that many here seem to be sufferin' so's I can have a rest up before headin' for the beat where I must stay, sadly, all day but then will have a fairly easy Saturday ... may NOT work. Three day weekend means nothin' in my job, though.
Little pup is the sweetest thing, though wild. I have been worryin' 'bout my elderly cat, she was losing ground for awhile, not the fault o' havin' a pup, just timing. Puppy Girl seems to understand that I am concerned for Elderly Auntie and is very gentle with her now (was quite peppy with her at first) and I have twice found Puppy sitting next to her food/water bowl and patiently waiting while Elderly Auntie stole food and water to her heart's content. This is a very nice little doggie.
Anyhow, have consulted this a.m. with Diet Wise Woman and will off to blog land.
It's still coming down out there and the streets are pretty puddly. I've never found my woods trails too wet to run yet though so I'm going over to take my chances soon. DH and nephew are off running a 10k and I'm so thrilled to have the house to myself on a non-work day. Should have a few hours before they get back.
Tonight DSIL and DBIL are coming in for dinner. I'll go for my run, stretch, shower and then do a little cleaning/cooking. I'm making an Indian-spice marinated roast chicken filled with spiced rice. Probably a simple spiced (word comes up a lot, here) veggie stir fry, some chili pickle, chutney, raita. Nothing too demanding but tasty. I'll get some of it together early.
So, I never did break through the .4 I'd need to meet goal for July/August. We're considering whether or not to let that stand. I'm inclined towards leniency, myself
Kat! Welcome home! Re: merry group of strong women -- YES!!! We're fabulously Royal.
Glad to hear Dad's doing a little better. The right drugs/dosage can make a world of difference.
Re: Getting back on track -- it's September, Baby! Time of new beginnings and reinvigoration. I smell pencil shavings! We'll need them sharp to track our losses.
Amarantha, I love hearing about the critter relationships. Very sweet, and fascinating. They're so much like people: no two alike and you just never know what kind of relationships they'll form. Sounds like this one's going to work out
K, Dovies, must alter ticker for the month and finish tea and then go for my woggle. Love to all -- let's make this a good one!
Of course that's a V I C T O R Y, Arabella. Not even in dispute. Congratulations. A Wet Woggle - well, that conjures up a silly sight or two.
Nice here this a.m. Coolish. To be nice the whole next week, they say. So no excuse for me not to enjoy.
Glad to hear things are working out a little better for your parents, kat. Deep breath time - catch all you can. And enjoy the little 'tween moments. You are a and you will manage despite all the difficulties.
Wishing you a sunny day for your beach trek. You're close enough to me that I'll bet your weather this week looks good too. Eh, kaylets? First I realized (duh) that we're a Middle States Triumverate here.
Mornin', ceara. Since you're working anyway, hope it's a mite rainy for you too. No sense wasting a sunny day!
Will be waiting for DDs posse - late aft arrival, I think. So a leisurely "get ready" after I have tea and paper. Late start too after a good night's sleep. Yes, 'tis getting dark so much earlier. Was late dusk when I got in from grocery/gas run last night and seemed so strange as it was only about 8:15 or so. The ONE thing I don't like about FALL (GLORIOUS).
Strangely peaceful this a.m. (partly I'm sure because I did the grocery run already). Hope it stays this way so I'm fully rested for two princess days. They're going to amusement park tomorrow actually and I'm not going along so I'll have a rest period in there.
Tea, tea - I'm coming, I hear you.......................
G'mornin' Sunny and brisk this a.m. To be warm later but pleasant. The kids and I are up but things still quiet. One of those days it will be hard to eat the way I should but I'm trying to be on top of it.
Yea for the victory o' Arabella!!! And it is DEFINITELY victory and progress achieved. Each bit is added to the other bits and that's the way it's done and ye are doin' it.
Wood Nymph, I also believe in taking the most positive side o' our successes as that's how we build our ultimate victory, one success at a time. Good for you on the progress front.
I had a plan to move on with my streak and go back with my Sunday weigh-in but yesterday wasn't a good eatin' day and the streak is broken. I am doing a new plan altogether and moving on to continue the Monday weigh-in.
Flying by... tired this a.m. A little too much wine last night (not a lot, but a bit much) and had a few off-p nibbles. But, again, not a lot. These things will happen in life from time to time.
Walked an hour and will put in a couple hours house-painting today so any indiscretions should be more than made up for.
DH suggested I roll the .2 into my goal for September, which I guess is not overly ambitious. Should be able to make it...
Ceara, wish you could have made it for dinner! In fact, wouldn't it be sweet to be able to gather round with all lovely royals? If I ever win the lottery... 'Course, I guess I'd have to buy a ticket... But then again, with the odds what they are, I figure they're just about as good for me to FIND a ticket and have it turn out to be a winner.
Anagram, we've got the same weather here -- cool and breezy turning warm. But I expect cooler in the cool, and cooler in the warm, for that matter. Have fun with the kidlets!
Amarantha, thanks so much for the cheer! I was stalled for SUCH a long time. But, yea, we shall persevere and succeed. Huzzah!
Let's make this a good one! Love to all, mentioned or un-...
hi kat-glad to hear your dad is doing a little better! hope you are able to get your beach day in.
anagram-hope you are having fun with the posse in town.
hi ceara! hello kaylets!
amarantha-your puppy sure does sound sweet. every time i hear something like that, it makes me start thinking again about getting my own doggie.
arabella-your success over the past couple of months is inspiring me! way to go!
i feel like i am finally getting a grip on a good food plan now. fortunately, i had kept up with exercise so the combination now is feeling much better. i had dinner with a couple of friends on thursday, and other friends, last night. it was good visiting with them. i did pretty well eating out too. there is a "cold front" here today---85. it feels wonderful. next week it is "only" supposed to be in the 90's and after this past month, that is a "cold front." well, hope everyone is having a good holiday weekend. take care, all.
More fall/late summer weather. Posse left - things in a semblance of order. Anxious to make "fallish" changes - tomorrow. I think I'm a bit ahead of myself but I'm going to go with the flow anyway.
Bad on food yesterday. Only ten days or so to work on goal. Going to start harder on exercise and see if that helps the jump start. If I can't make it by b.d., maybe by equinox.
All my inspiring s, thank you for helping me at least not to give up
Oh, I thought I was tired yesterday! I ended up painting for 6.5 hours after an hour-long walk. This morning I was crippled. Sooo I cut it short after a few hours today. I've got to save myself from myself -- not to mention my husband!
The house painting is coming along but I refuse to kill myself. My foot was so sore I couldn't go for a walk today. Not going to incapacitate myself -- if it comes to that we'll just have to hire someone to finish.
WSW, this is such a great time of year to get a grip -- just seems to be the right time.
Anagram, never makes much sense to go against the flow! And, yea, we keep each other from giving up. And as long as we don't give up we will triumph. K, off to slump and watch "X-Weighted."
Workin' today but takin' a few hours between sets of stories as there's not a lot of deadline pressure (well, there is but am ignorin')!
Down 1.1, ecstatically thrilled that I have not lost the net progress made last month.
Yea, Wood Nymph, we must think net progress and realize how far we have really come, not get locked into the details of fluctuations.
Wsw, truly my puppy IS sweet (as, of course, are my kitties, although they've been brats all day)! Puppy Girl wore her new pink collar half a day and she looks so spiffy in that. She's somehow managed to lose all of her toys again, though. One-by-one, she stuffs them in places and I can never find 'em. It's frustrating because they cost a lot of money. Oh, well. She is now sleepin' on her fluffy bed, which is now supplemented (by her) with the addition of one of the kitty beds she stole a week ago. Kitty ignores it anyway so I let PG have it. She's placed it inside her bigger bed and uses it as a sort of propped up pillow like the diva she is.
We are getting a cold front also. It is only supposed to be 105 today. :laugh:
I'm still a bit zonked from the paintathon on the weekend. I did stop after a few hours yesterday but was still wiped from the day before. DH has suggested that we paint a couple of hours this evening but I'm thinking I'm not likely going to be up to it. We'll see...
I decided to get some caffeine into my system before I attempted to run. number 2 in front of me now. I'm not crippled up the way I was yesterday and I'm hoping that the run will be different enough from what caused the problems that it won't bother me. But I'll be ready to stop if it seems imprudent to continue.
Amarantha, funny that the puppy hides her toys. I'd suggest just letting her find other ways to amuse herself but suspect that would involve finding other toys (shoes, for example) that might not survive the experience.
Huzzah to all -- let's make this a good one! As K says, today's the day!
Huzzah, Wood Nymph. Puppy Girl DOES have other ways o' amusin' small self, e.g., chasin' elderly kitties, chasin' young kitties, rollin' giant milk bottles across floor when mommy is sleepin', eatin' couches, chairs 'n the southernmost tip o' mommy's adjustable weight bench. I fear this will go on for awhile. Oh well, off to buy more toys.
Did weights this mornin' 'n blogged it as Cousin Carrot's Cross Trainin' Journal, a new exercise initiative to alleviate my running burnout. T'is movin' towards my Hago the Halloween Hut Challenge, which will commence soon (when I feel like it).
Miss Kat reporteth...
Rainy Saturday
It's still coming down out there and the streets are pretty puddly. I've never found my woods trails too wet to run yet though so I'm going over to take my chances soon. DH and nephew are off running a 10k and I'm so thrilled to have the house to myself on a non-work day. Should have a few hours before they get back. 
and you will manage despite all the difficulties. 
Fresh start... Tuesday
number 2 in front of me now. I'm not crippled up the way I was yesterday and I'm hoping that the run will be different enough from what caused the problems that it won't bother me. But I'll be ready to stop if it seems imprudent to continue. 
I fear this will go on for awhile. Oh well, off to buy more toys.