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  •   #196  
    Kaylets's AvatarKaylets , 09-24-2008 06:14 AM
    Hello all!

    PLease direct me to the end of the line for the kicks in the rear! My click must have been only a sound effect.....

    Just kidding really, its a daily struggle....and boy oh boy, the stress comfort of hand to mouth is soooooooo wired into the royal forehead.....

    But today.... I promise .... 2 flights of stairs....

    That way, I CAN get it done, even if the noreaseter gets here early!


    Silver.... I am so sorry to hear about your mom. You are a good daughter. I am sure you mom knew that. (Here's a virtual hug).


    And hello, to my other Royal Friends!!!

    Late last night, announcement that the FBI is now investigating 4 outfits....
    My employer being one of them..... I would expect that would be bound to affect the sale to pay back the $85 billion borrowed from the Fed.....
    Hmmmm

    Now what was I saying.... "Need to be strong for the next...."


    And the hits keeping coming!!!!

    ***************
    Here's the thought of the day:

    "Too much of a good thing can be wonderful!"
    Mae West

    Question of the day:

    "How did your parents meet?"

    *****************

    HERE WE GO WEDNESDAY, HERE WE GO!
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  •   #197  
    Arabella's AvatarArabella , 09-24-2008 09:58 AM
    Sunny day
    And I'm making some progress towards clambering back on top of the ever-shifting ever-growing pile of work. Hoping to make more progress throughout the day so I can leave "the office" feeling comfortable this evening.

    208.6 this a.m. It would be lovely if I could squeeze off a loss in time for Friday's WI. I really am behaving awfully well, doing everything I should. Keeping track of everything. So it will happen sometime.

    On a whim I decided to look at the other numbers on my scale, for fat % and etc. Fat is at 34%, according to the scale this is in the healthy range for my age group. At 256, my fat % was awfully close to 50%. I'm definitely still fat -- but I guess there's a lot of muscle under that coating.

    I've also lost a pound of abdominal fat and am well within the healthy range there. So -- progress. But I want to see it on scale!

    Kat, glad to hear you're on the upswing! The 21 Day thread is in these same Support ones: "Every-Day" 21-Day Challenge -- Simple addition spells success!!" I swear, it's making a huge difference in helping me stay on track. Red Balloon posted the thread and she's added the concept of pauses. When you state your challenges you also state how many pauses you'll allow, 0-3. So then, once you get a few days under your belt you can have a do-over if you need it without losing ground. Excellent motivation for getting back on track because according to the rules, you haven't screwed up, just paused. So far, my pauses have been for minor infractions rather than capital crimes...

    Kaylets, so sorry about the - Yes, food is just so available and relatively socially condoned. Just try to look after yourself. Remember to breathe! I'm starting to get to the point that when I feel stress coming on I automatically take in a big, deep breath and it really helps. Getting bent out of shape about a situation just makes me less able to deal with it.

    K, lies, let's get our crowns on straight and tackle this one.
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  •   #198  
    wsw's Avatarwsw , 09-25-2008 03:01 PM
    arabella-pound loss in abdominal fat-woohoo! and fat percentage being in healthy range-way to go! soon the scale will also reflect all your hard work.

    kaylets-what a stressful time you are going through! hang in there, and as arabella said so wisely, remember to keep breathing. sending lots of good vibes your way.

    liked your qod. my folks met after my dad had been on a bad (boring) blind date earlier in the evening, when he stopped in a restaurant for some coffee. (they were living in l.a. dad was from minneapolis.) dad ran in to a friend of his mother's who had also moved to los angeles, and she said she would like to fix dad up with a lovely girl whom she just happened to be with that night. after dad's boring experience earlier that evening with a fix-up, he said no thanks, but when she pointed to my mom at their table, he said well, i suppose i could come over just to meet her. he was introduced to my mom; they had a late night date that same night, and 3 months later, they were married. the night of that first date, my mom said she went home, and knew dad was the man she was going to marry. i just always loved that story, and thinking about it made me smile. so, thanks for the smile, kaylets.

    my parents never really had the chance to retire together, since they died when they both were in their 50's. the neat thing was that my mother had suggested to my dad when they were first married, that they pool their money and "retire" for a year(well, depending on how long they could actually afford to do that) while they were young and could enjoy retirement. that was a pretty radical idea in those days. (i am 55 years old.) anyway, dad thought it was a little nuts, but said he would do it, and at least compromised by only working part-time, and mom stopped working. they had a great time for almost a year of being "retired." they played tennis a lot during the day, went out for lunch together, went to art galleries, jazz clubs in the evenings, etc. and they both said it was the best time they ever had. it was almost as if my mom had some premonition of the future. anyhow, i am so glad they were able, and smart enough, to have done that. after my mom got pregnant a couple of years later, then they moved back to minneapolis.

    anagram- hope dd's lithotripsy went well, and she is doing well now, and with not much pain until final fragments are passed. i know about kidney stones, lithotripsy, etc. and those kidney stones are miserable.

    hi kat-good to hear how you're doing. whenever you are not around, you are definitely missed.

    andria-thinking of you.

    hi ceara.

    i had lunch with my good friend yesterday. he is so busy at work, i had kind of thought he was calling me yesterday morning to cancel out, but good sport that he is, he had just asked if i could meet him at a restaurant across the street from where he works since he had back to back meetings yesterday. i bring all that up only because one of the things i really admire about him is how he is able to focus on the present, and really be present in each situation and not distracted as would be so easy to do. his good attitude and humor always reminds me how important it is to be present in the moment, and to enjoy and savor it.

    i still haven't lost an ounce recently, but i too am remaining vigilant, so know eventually the scale will reflect my efforts. i finally slept o.k. last night after 3 previous nights of very little sleep. those insomniac jags have got to go! well, i have been thinking about all of you, and missing you. i had a bit of an "ms technical glitch" again of late. well, dear royals, have a good afternoon. take care.
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  •   #199  
    Kaylets's AvatarKaylets , 09-25-2008 07:12 PM
    Hello all....

    Breathing in, breathing out, breathinnnnnnnggggggg innnnnnnnn and breathing ouuuuuutttttttttttttttttt......

    Of course, what was I ever thinking, I should've had the driver bring me directly back to the palace for a consult with the Royals.... I must have been overcome, verklempt or just having a Royal moment.....

    Yes, yes, yes, its true..... I need to breathe innnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
    and then outttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt


    Thanks, you are all so wise. And WSW, you're lunch story reminded me of a lesson I thought I had learned long ago.... I always do so much better with a break.... and especially to catch up with friends is a wonderful way......



    Ouch, kidney stones!! I sure hope there are pain meds available...I watched my bil with the same and boy oh boy......

    WSW.... My folks are from the same area as your Dad.... My mother's people from St Paul, MN and area and my Dad was all over Minnesota and Wisconson.
    My parents met at work. My Dad was already there do accounting I believe and my mother came in as a "temp" for the dept. My father says "She only had to be shown something once, she was the smartest person I ever met".....
    Less than 2 yrs later, they were married. I was born in Chicago, moved east when my Dad was transferred when all the companies were gearing up to go to computers in 1963.
    I've been digging in the Minnesota and Ohio census's and its a real eyeopener. Today, I was looking at the Mining records in PA for someone on DH 's side of the family and the pictures of the young boys in miners caps was even more eyeopening.

    One thing for sure, these last few weeks of stock market/credit crisis has really made me realize how spoiled I am to my lifestyle. And I like to think I am frugal.

    I guess I am being very philosophical tonight and I apologize. I should be asking more how all the Royals are...

    WoodNymph!! Congrats.... DR OZ says losing belly fat is most important... Well done!

    Anagram!! I hope all goes well!

    Silver!! Q WSW is right... Breathe in, Breathe out....

    Kat-!! believe it or not, Dr OZ had a guest on the show about people whose moods improved with B complex vitamins. I found a jar of them on my desk and I take one a day. And believe it or not, within 6 hours, I felt a marked difference. I forgot to take them 2 days later and my mood was edgy. I remembered for sure the next morning, and by noon, brighter, more like myself.
    Sunlight too. They suggest the first 10 minutes, no sunscreen to get the effect of the "Cheerful" stuff in the sunlight....Then put the sunscreen on
    ...... All I know for sure, is I have seen a couple of people around me and I believe women are misdiagnosed and over medicated. Just because we are crabby, edgy and letting people know we are doesnt make us Bipolar....

    Sorry, that was my editiorial for the day too.....Naturally, some people are Bipolar....not as many women as the doctors around here seem to be finding.


    Ceara....How goes it?

    to all~


    -*************

    Thought of the day:

    "Sweet, sour, bitter, pungent, all must be tasted."
    - Chinese proverb


    Question of hte day:

    "What is the best kind of pickle?"
    ******************
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  •   #200  
    Arabella's AvatarArabella , 09-26-2008 09:33 AM
    Officially 40 pounds less of me
    207.6. .8 off at WW this week. I'll take that as a promise of a bigger loss next week. I've been tired and slightly under the weather for about 3 weeks now -- something that seems to be going around. V. proud of myself for not sliding off wagon. I'm sure I would have if I was not journaling and was allowing myself to eat in front of TV.

    WSW, it's always such a treat when you can manage a nice long post! I loved the story of how your parents met. I'll have to ask my mom to tell me her story again...

    Kaylets, thanks for the B complex reminder. We're taking them these days, too, but I love hearing about that kind of response to things. Vitamin D's a big one now, too, especially for those of us that can't get enough from the sun for most of the year. I'm thinking of looking for some full-spectrum bulbs for my office.

    I've got a splurge meal planned tonight -- nachos & beer Emphasis is on the "planned" -- I've got lots of points saved for it and will journal, so 'tis all goodly. Tomorrow night my sisters are coming over for dinner and a dance party but it'll be mostly healthy food and extra extra exercise, so good too.

    Well, it's Friday. Almost October, too. Makes me miss Punkinseed.

    Let's make this a good one, Queenlies!
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  •   #201  
    anagram's Avataranagram , 09-26-2008 06:33 PM
    Aaah, back in the Palace - and it's Fall, too. All is well.

    Wonderful losses, Arabella. Loved the folks meeting story, wsw. Truly a charming scenario - movie script maybe? And your life sounds like a script too, kaylets, with the investigations, etc. Glad you're back on track with the gym and all, kat.

    DD is doing ok, it was a super big stone and took more passing of pebbles. Don't know if she's done yet. Had painkiller before she left facility and took ONE once she was home. ONE! She had so much pain BEFORE the procedure that I think she considered most of the later pain to be "discomfort". Got lots of Princess hugs as my reward.

    So, I'm back, sort of out of kilter all around but determined to pull it together. The one thing I continued on was my decluttering. Yesterday I went on Craigslist (first time ever) and listed two similar items not taken from my "free" thing last weekend. I had close to ten responses and they were picked up this afternoon. They had belonged to dh and I couldn't bear to just throw them out even though I thought they were old and useless. I also made a call and found a place that will accept my "collection" of packing peanuts for reuse, took old flags to neighbor who will put them in a collection box of similar. broke down cardboard boxes for recycling. Also planted some grass seed to take advantage of today's rain, etc. Now I'm planning a leisurely weekend, sort of. Not pleased with my weight loss/exercise attempts this week but durn happy with the decluttering. Though many miles still to go.

    My parents met, I understand, at their local dance place, ironically named "The Palace" and brought together by a cousin of Dad's whose brother was seeing my Mom's sister. Dad's cousin became my uncle too.

    Arabella, I'll satisfy that curiosity. I took advantage of a free weekend trial on a matchmaking site. Yes, I did. It was sort of hysterical in a way. And WAY out of my comfort zone. Enough men posted in my age range but nothing much appealing to me (and I'm sure they'd say ditto). The Most hysterical thing I saw was posted by a 74 year old man - he was looking for a woman "old enough to be married and YOUNG ENOUGH TO BEAR A CHILD". Well, it was an interesting experience and more than enough to teach me that wasn't something I'm interested in. Men my age are all interested in women MUCH, MUCH younger - at least on that site. But - no trial, no learning. Looking for something else newish. Watch out for coming announcements

    Time to decide on something to eat - no clue what I'm hungry for - just know I'm hungry. I did have a plan but it's not appealing to me now so I must come up with an alternative.

    Should have lots more replies but when I'm away a while it's always tough to catch up. Good to be home again - here in PA and also here in the Palace.

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  •   #202  
    anagram's Avataranagram , 09-28-2008 03:24 PM
    So, it's a quiet, rainy Sunday here and I'm feeling lazy - nothing new about that. Had an esp. good day yesterday for some reason. Nothing special, just lots of little bitsy odds/ends. Satisfying so far today as well. At 207.6 this a.m. No improvement to speak of. Have dinner planned. Going to take another swirl around garage to see what ONE little (and not too hard) thing I can do there. If it's not raining hard, I'll take a swirl around the ouside as well and pull a tired flower or two. Then maybe a look through the guest bathroom to see what I might rearrange there. Then back to Sunday paper, I think.

    I'm having two cousins coming Thursday evening into Friday morning. Haven't seen either in quite a while and looking forward to it. Sort of a challenging week coming up in some ways, good week in other ways. Next Saturday will be the 50th anniversary of when DH and I married and I'm mulling over how best to make it a GOOD day, not a melancholy one. I have some ideas and I think I'll be able to shape the day to my liking rather than let it overwhelm me.

    DD seems to be doing ok, still passing little pieces of the monster stone.

    Lovely quiet relaxing weekend to all the s.

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  •   #203  
    anagram's Avataranagram , 09-29-2008 08:38 AM
    I'm looking forward to the reports of all the busy, lovely weekends that have gone on for the Royals!

    Not to be so rainy today. Lots planned. Yesterday did get worked around to be a nice and somewhat productive day. But TODAY .....TODAY IS YET ANOTHER FRESH START MONDAY - THE FIRST OF FALL...........SO HERE WE GO, ROYALS, HERE WE GO!

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  •   #204  
    Arabella's AvatarArabella , 09-29-2008 09:42 AM
    Fly-by report. Crazy end-of-month here until Wednesday. I'll be in then!

    Happy Fresh Start Monday, Queenlies!
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  •   #205  
    wsw's Avatarwsw , 09-29-2008 12:46 PM
    anagram-all that de-cluttering is very impressive and inspiring! you are getting so close to onederland. hope you enjoy visit with cousins at end of the week. hope upcoming rememberance of anniversary date will prove to be a good one for you, rather than melancholy also. be sweet and gentle with yourself, as you so richly deserve.

    arabella-good luck with end of month work. --and speaking of being so close to onderland.

    kaylets-hope you are still remembering to breathe throughout all that you are dealing with now.

    hi kat, andria, ceara! thinking of you all.

    fresh start monday. i am still holding at 230. there will be a loss soon---i just know it. i have another leak--this time from ceiling in washer/dryer closet, which i think is from the a/c. not sure. of course, it started yesterday--on a weekend. anyway, a friend is coming over to look at it after work, so i can hopefully at least get an idea if that is the case or not, since not sure if need plumber and/or a/c repairman. also have ant problem again, which has been taking a while to resolve, and is frustrating. eventually, my pest control company gets it resolved, but in the meantime, it is aggravating. i keep my home very (almost compulsively) clean, and know it is nothing i can control, but nonetheless, it creeps me out. ok, so bottom line is---this condo is often very challenging, as it is now. would love to be able to take a vacation. since i can't afford to go anywhere, must come up with ways to de-stress and relax, which cost no money. i will put on my thinking cap. in meantime, i am committing to standing firm on food and exercise plan, and putting energy towards getting this latest repair taken care of.

    calming, relaxing deep breaths---. need to grab some lunch and then get a few errands done. take care, royals    .
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  •   #206  
    anagram's Avataranagram , 09-30-2008 07:21 AM
    wsw, what a stress - another plumbing/maybe problem. Plus critters - yes, breathe - breathe - breathe.

    arabella, thinking of you as usual during your stressful EOM. Missing you - and ceara, kat, kaylets, andria.

    I do feel good about recent decluttering - but there is still SO much to go and I go so slowly. Still, I will follow The Royal Rule of accentuating the positive. Made another phone call yesterday re "home" for some other little things - will take care of them soon too.

    207 yesterday morning - ok with that but it's still up from the 205.6 I "accidentally" and briefly hit a little ways back.

    DD was felled by a stone trying to pass yesterday. Hoping it will make it's way out without further medical procedure. they had mentioend a portion still rather large that might require stenting. So I've put myself sort of "on call" until that one is resolved.

    So - I'm off to make it a good day - have been having some pretty good ones lately. Love FALL - can't believe September's gone already. Pink dogwood is now nice and red and beginning to see more and more touches of color.

    TERRIFIC TUESDAY lies.............

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  •   #207  
    wsw's Avatarwsw , 09-30-2008 08:04 PM
    took me most of day to find someone who will come out tomorrow morning. the plumbing in this building is such a nightmare, a lot of plumbers and hvac companies won't mess with this. anyway, the repairman who fixed my heater this past winter is coming out tomorrow morning. at least he's a brave fellow. have all my fingers and toes crossed that it won't be some very big, expensive, long drawn-out repair.

    anagram-your good attitude always reminds me to think positively. while waiting for return phone calls from repairmen, did some de-cluttering around here, and that made me feel productive. all of yours has really inspired me. only a spit away from weight you "accidentally" hit a ways back is great. hope dd passes that remaining kidney stone fragment a.s.a.p and no further treatment proves necessary.

    was really having trouble thinking of what could de-stress me this afternoon and then put on some good music, did some breathing exercises, and then wrote a couple of letters to friends, and thinking of them finally made me smile to myself. speaking of smiling, thinking of you lovely royals always has the same effect on me. have a good evening, everyone.
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  •   #208  
    anagram's Avataranagram , 10-01-2008 08:32 AM
    Good luck with the plumber/hvac people, wsw. Yes, music does wonders, doesn't it? And can be chosen to fit the mood.

    HEY, ROYALS! IT'S FALL - MY OCTOBER JUICES ARE FLOWING - MY BEST MONTH OF THE YEAR - MUST REMEMBER TO MAKE THE MOST OF EVERY MOMENT!
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  •   #209  
    Kaylets's AvatarKaylets , 10-02-2008 06:11 AM
    Hello all.....

    Breathe in




    Breathe outt.....


    Here we go Thursday!

    Saw the hairdresser two nights ago to be prepared for my business trip this weekend....
    Hair is a little too short but that was nothing in perspective to what I saw in the mirrors trying on clothes last night.....

    Oh, my, this Royal literally called DH from the Dressing Room AGHAST!!!!!

    ( Why I was so shocked is really puzzling but......)

    And here it is, " Well, its one cupcake at a time."

    And that's a quote.

    The unvarnished truth.

    Yes, its up to me.

    Talk about reality check. Almost got whiplash right there in the dressing room.....

    So.

    HERE WE GO THURSDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


    PS.... Big meetings tomorrow, new Chairman announcing which of our companies available for sale ......GULP......


    ***********
    Thought of the day:
    "You got to be careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there."


    (Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra, American baseball player and manager, born 1925)

    Question of the day:

    "Do you use maps or GPS?"


    ******************


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  •   #210  
    Arabella's AvatarArabella , 10-02-2008 07:52 AM
    I'm back
    208.6. And on track, but I had two very very bad days, Saturday and Monday. And both, I think, from combination of stress and a failure to plan. Now I'm still feeling stressed by EOM spillover but am determined to make life more pleasant. I had a dream last night that someone asked me how I was doing and I responded that I felt like I didn't have enough time to either do my job well or enjoy life. Ugh. Usually dreams don't lay it out like that but that requires no interpretation.

    Anagram, I love the way you're looking ahead to the anniversary and making plans. It's so life affirming to honour these days and so definitely the right approach.

    I'm coming up to the one-year anniversary of my ex (in no way comparable to the loss of your DH, but significant, nonetheless) and I suspect that's contributing to my emotional unease. I'll take a leaf from your book and think of something commemorative I can do.

    Oh, in fact, I just remembered that I've got a story of my trip to Savannah that is intertwined with the news of his death. I'll work on that. And do some other commemorative thing, like a walk on the shore (we had that love in common).

    WSW, not another leak! Please tell me the Plumbing Perils of Pauline is not a series.

    I'm impressed by your music and letter writing. Reminds me that I don't have to either just feel stressed or eat to calm myself (like that works anyway ). I did put on some quiet background music while I was working the other day and it made things much more pleasant.

    Kaylets, how many times have I been there? It never ceases to amaze me how I can hide the true state of affairs from myself. All I've got to do is stay off the scale and only look in "friendly" mirrors.

    It just blows me away what a complete and utter shock it is, in any case, trying on clothes. If it's not the shock of not fitting into things it's the shock of what I look like up close and personal under those gawd-awful lights.

    Good luck with your news today!

    K, I'd better get out for a woggle before the rains start again. Speaking of which, we've had the dreariest, rainiest August and September on record. Maybe yet another reason for my state of mind.

    Whatever, shall work to improve that. Have a good day, lies!
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