Arabella! Wow, your treatment is excellent! I can certainly see why the mentor would say it's terrific... because it is!
I am duly impressed. Tell us more!
I shall return this evening... must finish up here. (this is getting to be a habit, using final work moments to sneak away to the Palace!)
Ah, such a lovely evening on the patio of peace and contentment..........reminded me I had not been in touch with the Palace for a while...........
Arabella - I loved the treatment - what a great story - can't wait to see it on screen - could visualize everything. Marvelous. Just like your harbor and woods descriptions.
A champagne convertible, kat - whew! Sounds such fun - and sort of reminds me of the year when my son first went off to college. Once he was moved and settled in, I traded in my "Momma" station wagon and went with a sporty little thing for a while. Was so glad to be more-or-less out of the taxi business.
Andria, isn't it amazing the things you can find to do when you have a little extra time and a lot less stress? When do the princesses return? How nice to have an in-house dr. if you must have a problem. Good luck with the "control" plan.
And, wsw, how I love your friends for being such good friends to you. I love the girly shoes story too as I also must wear the sturdy type 99 3/4% of the time (which sure limits the types of clothes you wear).
And K - you certainly made me smile. Too bad you warned me before I was approached by that "inspector".
Speaking of smiling - I just saw "The Proposal" - haven't laughed so much for a long time.
I spent a week in Princessville recently and have just sort of caught up, i.e., ended up back where I was before I left (well, except for weeds). Getting back in the routine of pool workouts but have had a bit too much social life lately to say I've been on the straight and narrow.
So have a happy 4th, all ye of that persuasion and a belated happy Canada day to others.
I slept an extra hour last night, which I'd been longing for all week. I've got some kind of respiratory infection - not enough to be really bothersome but enough to keep me a little tired. Just enjoying now before I go for a little woods woggle.
I mostly took the day off yesterday and mostly spent it doing the weekly cleaning. Also made a big pot of soup, did the shopping and four loads of laundry. I didn't manage the much-needed pedicure I'd promised myself and I vow I'll do it today. I'm rewatching "Angels in America" and have most of the last episode left to watch. That'll make a nice time to soak my poor tootsies in hot lavender-scented epsom salt water. I'm thinking something coral-y. Otherwise, I think I'll go to the library to get some books for my mummy. Maybe take her to do a little thrift store shopping. I saw some nice coral-y shirts at one when I wasn't in the mood to try things on...
Oh, and I still need to get some annuals...
Thanks for the kind words on the treatment! Next, I'm going to start working on the scenes. One way that people do that is to get a hundred or so index cards and create one for each scene you want to have. Then lay them out on a table where you can keep them, mark them for this that and the other thing. For example, you can mark them with different colors for each character to help keep track of your people throughout.
Kaylets, a little sunshine does wonders doesn't it. We've gone back to gray here but I know the sun will be back.
Oh hang on, there's a knock -- maybe it's the tick inspector... Dare I hope?
WSW, loved your description of the theatre -- wish we had one similar. I'll have to watch out for "Easy Virtue." The movie, I mean.
Anagram, not being on the straight and narrow because of social life always seems healthy in some way, don't you think? Oh, I'll be looking forward to seeing The Proposal!
Kat, I'm glad you're getting a chance to pop into the palace. Looking forward to your next long(er) post.
Andria, how are things in your corner of the Palace?
And where beith all other ly folk?
K, coffee's about gone and I must Happy Fourth to my lovely American friends -- let's CELEBRATE!
What a busy you were yesterday, Arabella. I'm always impressed you do so much AND woodswoggle
I agree on the health merits of social life and have been working hard to improve mine despite the ruination of my healthiest of plans. My biggest complaint about it really is the amount of salt in most restaurant foods no matter the type. Since I retain water so easily, it can take me a week or two of "home cookin' " to get rid of what I pick up in once nice dinner out.
It is just so lovely here this morning. Read the paper on the patio and, once I make my meager brekkie, I think that will be out there as well. Have only laundry, groceries and gardening on my tentative schedule and all of those can wait as well. So - my idea of a perfect day and I do have a book I want to get into. Sigh - but this time a good sigh
Isn't it nice to have a long weekend? I'm still getting used to not shuffling holidays, and being off every weekend and holiday is a continuing source of delight! And NOW, with DH on the same schedule? I feel like we're dating again! We had a lovely day yesterday... (my birthday, btw) We packed a picnic and went to the beach, (in my new convertible, natch) spent a long, languishing day there, stopped in a pretty little harbor town on the way home, got ice cream, and took a nice long stroll. We got home just in time catch the local fireworks show. The best place to view them, away from the crowds, is the parking lot at the movie theater, so after it was over, we popped inside and saw "Public Enemies." It was pretty good, from what I saw... I did cop a few ZZZs in the middle of the story, but I guess I only missed another bank robbery and shoot out with the police! (I think next week's movie will be The Proposal, thanks for the insight, Anagram! It looks funny in the previews, but sometimes you never know, so I'm glad to have a first hand review!) All in all, it was a nice, mellow day... today I intend to spend the entire day doing gardening and yardwork... maybe throw some hot dogs on the grill later. It is gloriously sunny today, warm and not humid! Finally! The summer weather we've been waiting for!
So, with the birthday coinciding with the halfway through the year mark, I decided that it was time to review and re-evaluate what's working/what's not, re: weight loss issues. (note to self: nothing is working at the moment!) I've gotten myself stuck in a rut again and it's just time to crawl out of it! Daily exercise has dwindled down to a very occasional lunchtime walk, food choices, by and large, could be much better... the direct result of the near non-existence of planning ahead. (or maybe all that dating! ) My big plan at the beginning of the year was to LOSE 50# by my birthday, but I'm not going to wail and gnash my teeth over what I haven't accomplished. I know what to do, so I will just readjust and reset that goal for the END of the year. Certainly doable if I just, uh... DO IT!
So I will! Which means I need to get moving here...
Wishing everyone a Happy Fourth of July and a belated Happy Canada Day! Have a wonderful weekend, eat well and move much! (my plan in a nutshell!)
PS... I just killed me to change my ticker, but it's time to face it!
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Good morning, Faire ies! I'm with Kat, gotta love the weekends. And the longer the better.
I managed the trip to the library yesterday to get my mom booked up. DH and I went out to buy a new teapot -- ours tend to eventually be the victim of a "turned on the wrong burner" accident. So we got a big stainless steel one and a lovely French blue kettle. He balked at me getting a sweet little soft blue or green (hadn't decided) tea pot for herbal teas but they were only $15 and I'm going to go back and get one when he's not looking. Of course, he'll find it when he goes through the finances at the end of the month but I told him I was going to do it.
Then we went to get annuals to fill in the bare spots. We ended up with a mix of pinks, corals, orange, red, yellow and white. Which is pretty much what I had in mind, so we didn't have to wrangle over it. Why can't I have one of those husbands that considers all that stuff the wife's domain?
We watched "Gran Torino" last night -- it was good, as was "The Reader," which we watched Friday night. That's three good ones in a row, along with "One Week," which we watched through the week.
Kat Happy, happy, happy belated birthday! Once more, we thank the universe for bringing you to us.
Belated birthday greetings to kat and to kaylets. Sisters under the stars!
New plants sound delightful, arabella. My day lillies are currently a joy of my life. And SOOOO much patio time - aaah!
Today I meet DD "halfway" to bring Princess 13 up for a couple of days - another joyful time. We'll do it again Wednesday and I'll bring up Princess "almost 9" for an overnight stay and then again Thursday to return them both safely to Mama. I go a little less than "halfway" as we meet at an outlet mall Needless to say, there will be a little shopping done as well - but more DD than I as many of the shops are aimed more at the younger crowd and I'm betting there will be some bargains for the early days of back to school.
So I'll be missing here a few more days but I'll be thinking of all in the Palace.
A very quick, late night "hello" to all... then I'm off to bed. Dh and I have spent the major part of this evening cleaning out DS's room... The horror! I have 3 large bags of clothes to be donated and 2 huge bags of trash out at the curb. Tomorrow I'm heading back up there with the vacuum and and some Lysol! He's coming home tomorrow, just for an overnighter, then back to camp he'll go on Sunday. Boy, is he gonna be pissed when he sees what we've done! (when he should get down on his knees and thank us!) DH came across an old journal of his... started when he was about 9 or 10, and kept it up for about 3 years... I know, I know... we shouldn't have read it, but it was SO FUNNY! And how else would I know that he could write so well?
I'm loving this weather... the AC has been off for over a week! I had a grand walk last night, it was gloriously cool out and the smell of honeysuckle was intoxicating! The dog and I cruised all over the neighborhood, checking out streets I've never been down before... I love doing that! I need to do lots more of that. I am entertaining the thought of signing up for a private trainer at my gym... we'll see.
I need to hit the sack now, but I wanted to pop in and check up on y'all... and I still have to check out Arabella's thread about the Gabriel Method too!
I had a nasty few days earlier in the week, one of those stretches where you think it's all going down the tubes. I think the issues were work stress, combined with not feeling up to par and fatigue. Bad, bad combo for me. Pulled it together by Thursday and had a great day -- coincidentally (?) our first sunny day in weeks. Hmmm... Anyway, I've got to take another run at this thing. I'll pick up the Gabriel Method book again and see if I can get reinvigorated. (No danger of spending too much time in that thread, Kat -- not much to see there -- but I have hopes of getting it going again.) I am still having those experiences of no desire to eat when I'm not hungry, just not all the time. Progress? And I've been doing well on the exercise front, 10k steps pretty much every day, running with 5-6 sprints built in 3x a week, circuit training at the gym 3x, 15 mins of yoga every day. Got back to tai chi Thursday night. And I'm seeing changes in my body -- much firmer. Also, shirts that were snug when I was lighter now are verging on too big. Sadly, though, my thighs aren't getting any smaller and I blame the sprints. However, telling myself that they will eventually have to yield.
Didn't get enough sleep last night -- we stayed up later than usual watching "The Dark Knight" and then I woke at 4:30 and couldn't get back to sleep. I feel a little tired and out of sorts. Hoping a run will help. Also, it's hot and sunny here and I hope I can make it to the beach later.
Oh my gosh I'm boring myself silly. I'd delete this if I wasn't so Scotch.
Anagram, hope you had a nice time with the princesses! How was the shopping? I want to try to hit the second hand shops today, too.
Kat, what a lovely post! I love cruising the various neighborhoods, too. Pretend house shopping, checking out the gardens, etc.
So it's a lovely Saturday morning and I'm having trouble getting me going. But it's ok - I can be a leisurely after such a busy week.
So enjoyed the princesses. Was FORCED to buy an outfit at the outlets while waiting for the "late as usual" DD. Had P13 M-T, did a retrip on W to pick up P8. Museumed, bowled (the Ps, not I), minigolfed (ditto), "cooked", sewed, etc. Then last night I went to track and casino with friends. Lost, of course, but not much.
Have a 50th birthday party today - then at least two evenings out so far next week. I'm trying to make wiser choices but no way I'll be losing at this rate. However, I often say I need more social life so can't complain when it's happening.
New little grandniece born yesterday in Alaska. New life is always such a joy. Will be losing my dear little neighbors soon - their house sold in two days (so all is not rotten everywhere) and am musing re a parting gift. No idea what but want something "special".
Well, my second cuppa should be cooled off enough. I think I'll throw a load of laundry in and then take the tea to the Patio of..........
Some computer problems this week - hope I've managed to "fix" them.
DH and DS are off on a bike ride, which makes my heart so glad. They never had an easy relationship while DS was growing up and it just makes me so happy to see them (mostly) having one now. They don't spend much time together so this is even that much more special. I've been smiling ever since I saw them wheel off.
Now, that means I'm solo for the long Sunday walk but that's okay. I'm just thinking about what route I'd like to take now. And maybe one more
Oh, I had a lovely NSV yesterday. I went into a shop looking for what to get DS to give me for my birthday. As I walked through the store, I caught a side view and was shocked to realize it was me. Totally did not look like a fat person to me. Looked, actually, nice. Turned around and straight ahead, there I was again -- not looking fat. I actually shifted my purse to see if I was hiding avoirdupois behind it. Nope. I actually thought: "Nice!" Well, now I know it was partially the clothes but it's a heck of a long time since I saw that in a mirror.
TOD (Kaylets, I'm not usurping. But this really struck me as something I need to take to heart.):
The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem. (Theodore Rubin)
It's that nasty perfectionism that means not that any aspect of my life is perfect but that I often feel frustrated and unsatisfied. And overwhelmed, which makes me ... stuck. Hmmm...
I've still got that respiratory infection -- nothing serious but just not 100%. Ah well. I'll get my exercise in and take it easy the rest of the day if I feel like it.
Anagram, I'm so sorry to hear that your young friends are going. That's a hard one to deal with, the way people come into our lives and go out again. People didn't use to move around so much and we're just supposed to suck it up now that they do but it does seem hard.
K, lies, I must be off before DH returns and I'm still sitting here. Have a wonderful Sunday, Lovelies!
It did occur to me, whilst I was out a-walking, that it might sound like I thought that meant I don't think I'm fat. I assure you, that's not the case. I'm a good 40-odd pounds overweight and I know it! Just... all dressed and with no actual skinny person standing next to me... I looked fine.
I can't think of a better NSV than that, Arabella! Being happy with my reflection is something I long for! Good for you!
I popped in for a minute to use the loo... heard the computer humming and had to check for an email, so, naturally I cruised on over to the Palace. I bought some impatiens to replace my scraggly pansies, and three big pots of cosmos, just because I love 'em! I picked 2 giant zucchinis out of my garden and a fistful of green beans. We picked up some corn at the garden shop and two nice tomatoes, which I'll cut up with some of my fresh basil. ...guess what's on the menu tonight?
Okay, back to the dirt for me. Hope all are having as lovely a day as I am!
Tell us more!
K - you certainly made me smile. Too bad you warned me before I was approached by that "inspector".
The Saturday Palace
I slept an extra hour last night, which I'd been longing for all week. I've got some kind of respiratory infection - not enough to be really bothersome but enough to keep me a little tired. Just enjoying 
now before I go for a little woods woggle. 
I'm thinking 
Happy Fourth to my lovely American friends -- let's CELEBRATE! 
) My big plan at the beginning of the year was to LOSE 50# by my birthday, but I'm not going to wail and gnash my teeth over what I haven't accomplished. I know what to do, so I will just readjust and reset that goal for the END of the year. Certainly doable if I just, uh... DO IT!
Of course, he'll find it when he goes through the finances at the end of the month but I told him I was going to do it. 
Happy, happy, happy belated birthday! Once more, we thank the universe for bringing you to us. 
The horror! I have 3 large bags of clothes to be donated and 2 huge bags of trash out at the curb. Tomorrow I'm heading back up there with the vacuum and and some Lysol! He's coming home tomorrow, just for an overnighter, then back to camp he'll go on Sunday. Boy, is he gonna be pissed when he sees what we've done! 
Sunday in the Palace
Re: NSV
...guess what's on the menu tonight? 