So GRAND to hear from you, Lovey! I too thought Dublin a charming place and did NOT get enough time there. Fond memories.
201.2 today and I DID NOT eat out last evening. NOR DID I HAVE ANY OF THE dreaded Halloween candy last evening. So easy to go up - so hard to go down.
Today more of a fun day and more open to "choices" than yesterday was. We'll see. I did get in a nice neighborhood walk yesterday. Cloudy/mild and to be the same again today before a rainy tomorrow.
[B]anagram-sorry to hear demon scale is being such a pain. impressed you did not get in candy last night. scale will eventually cooperate and reward your efforts.
arabella-your trip sounds divine so far. hope it continues that way.
had said 1 1/2 weeks in previous post, but actually it will be THREE weeks on sunday. yikes! no wonder i am so worn out. i think i must have a permanent knot in my neck now. should be another week til i can move back in. i would scream if only i had energy. ok, take care, all. again, no promises that i made any sense but i tried,anyway.
Good morning, Sweetlings! We took in the National Gallery and the National Museum yesterday.
This morning I walked 45 mins along the River Liffey as the sun was coming up. My feet are sore from all the walking the past two days, plus gymning and swimming and I've been eating like an so I should see a reward when I return.
Your Gray Line guide will take you on a visit to the mystical site of Newgrange, a world listed burial site that predates the Egyptian pyramids. After lunch your guide will take you past the site of the famous Battle of the Boyne before visiting Mellifont Abbey, Ireland’s first Cistercian abbey.
* Visit 1. Includes guided visit to Brú na Boinne Visitor Centre, designed to interpret the rich archaeological heritage of the Boyne Valley.
* Guided tour inside the tombs at Newgrange
* Explore the oldest and largest Neolithic burial chamber in Europe (3,200BC)
* Time for lunch at Bru na Boinne Visitor Centre
* See the site of the Battle of the Boyne
* Visit 2. Monasterboice, where you will see some fine examples of Ireland’s High Crosses.
WSW, my goodness! Three weeks. Sending good energy : Try to pamper yourself as much as possible!
Anagram, you've got it knocked this time. Of course we need to bounce around the target a bit but see how much lower you're bouncing? Soon you'll be in Onederland to stay.
You"re making me want to back to Ireland, Arabella. Of course there is SO much to see.
wsw, three weeks! I know it is because it seems SO LONG to me and I can just imagine how long it must seem to you. and to Kaylets as well.
201.4 today - wrong direction. Ate out again yesterday though. Salt does me in - so no eating out until Tuesday (prearranged) which might help my Monday weigh in.
Was so cloudy earlier and supposed to be on and off rain. So at first sign or sunshine I popped over to the park for a walkie. By the time I got there, the blue skies were mostly far awy and the gray clouds were above me. Now that I'm home again, it's bright again and not as breezy. The leaves have been coming down like snowflakes today.
But I'm glad I got the walk in. If it stays pretty I can always go pull a few "deadies" in the yard or find some other little excuse to be out there
arabella-hearing of your trip makes me want to jump on a plane and see ireland. have never been there, but it sounds so fascinating.
anagram-hope bouncing around scale ends a.s.a.p! salt does me in too.
speaking of salt---just trying to eat the best i can while i have to be out of house. some days definitely better than others. today---not too bad, at least. as much as i used to love eating out, every day does get a little old. well, if i were on vacation, it probably wouldn't, though. anyhoo- found pillows today, which will be nice on my new bed. hopefully, i'll be trying those out in the not too distant future. in mean time, need to hit sack right here in my hotel room. today, i didn't have to "be on call" for repair folks, and have another day off from that tomorrow, which is definitely a positive. today, i finally remembered to take some deep breaths--first time in a long time, i think.
well, nightey-nite, queens. hope everyone is having a good evening. take care.
anagram-hope your walk was pleasurable. gray here today too. hard rain earlier, but that let up in afternoon.
well, will go downstairs now for a bite to eat, and then some reading and early bed. all the condo "fun" starts again tomorrow bright and early. good evening, one and all.
Lost 1/2 a post, somehow I zigged when I meant to zag!
WSW! You certainly are earning your good karma! This incident would sorely test my patience! I wonder if you really should consider taking this further legally. Perhaps one of your friends is an attorney?? I am trying to be grateful that you weren't seriously hurt but just wonder about the rest of the building and the management style.........Don't mind me, I just can't help but wonder........
Yes, Wiood Nmyph, your descriptions are making me feel like I am there! Or almost!! Hope the remainder of the trip remains fabulous!
Anagram! I know what you mean about gray skies!! I even went out to the backyard a few times to tidy up in the rain as I just couldnt stand waiting any longer.....
Dh had a pretty good weekend which turned the week around.... He has begun having trouble sleeping ( chemo insommnia) and wound up so tried he needed to take both Tues and Wed off.
[B]kaylets- glad dh had good weekend after rough week. as anagram said, so much to deal with.
yeah, i have been thinking i may need to contact an attorney---not sure at this point, but am definitely considering it.
anagram-demon scale sure is messing with you, isn't it?!
so worn out at this point---can barely think. need to eat daintier portions tomorrow than i did today. haven't gotten to do anything fun or relaxing in temporary environment. everyone at the hotel has sure been nice, though, and that makes such a positive difference, and have really appreciated that. ok, need to hit the sack. take care, all.
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199.2 today - yes that Demon Scale loves to torment. Eating out again tonight though at a place I know oversalts - charity thing though so will go. My next goal will be to get low enough so these salt sprints will still be under 200.
I'm sure you're too tired even if someone offered you a great fun time, wsw. Keep records, receipts, journal just in case you decide at some point that you need to go further. I have just been assuming the condo or the insurance are paying for a lot of your expenses. But EVERYTHING should be reimbursed including any extra visits for MS, etc. Not to mention compensation for any backtracking there. Remember you were NOT negligent and the fact they did nothing for so many hours would indicate "they" were. If you are compensated fairly w/o a lawsuit, you may not feel it's worth all the effort but "fairly" does not mean skimpily. And your time running back and forth, etc. is worth something as well.
Sunny, nippy today. Off to a funeral - not someone I know - some from ouir church go to all (or as many as possible) to rep the parish.
Visitors this weekend so must put on the thinking cap re food, etc.
Starting to see I need to concentrate a little more on my food choices.... it was interesting to watch myself drop a pant size with all of DH's medical issues but I am starting to feel and look a little ragged.
Have also had some brass tack thinking about finances and how I need to think very hard about taking care of myself for whatever the future holds.
At first, I just thought " Who cares -- we can live in a box"
.... but .....
WSW.... I agree with Anagram.... you do deserver to be treated fairly, very fairly. I can relate to how it feels to have your plate so full it's hard to balance but you deserve fairness!
Anagram-- Don't let that scale get you down.... it sounds to me from that last number, you are in Onederland ..... It's just sounds like "Should I stay or Should I go?"..............................
We had tickets for Jesse Cook Monday night. DH wasnt up to going so DMom came with me. It was pleasant but he has a new album and I was a little disappointed my favorites weren't played. There is no denying he is a gifted musician.
Please keep me in your thoughts.... I am counting on you!
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Thought of the day:
"Worry is the darkroom in which negatives are developed."
- Church billboard in Colorado
Question of the day:
"Is there any Halloween candy left at your house?"
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Oh, yes, Kaylets - tough as it is under the circumstances you MUST take care of you. You can't carry all of this w/o doing the best you can for your health too.
Yes, I have Halloween candy in the freezer. Not a lot but in days of yore it would have been on my hips by now.
199.8 this a.m. and I am pleased. Last night's restaurant seems to have cut back somewhat on salt or else I just hit them on a bad night the last time.
Had decided to make today an "easy" one and yet managed to get a lot done somehow. Funny sometimes how that works.
199.4 today but for some reason this afternoon I feel like eating me out of house and home. Grayish again - blah. Cool too. So I'm going to get my sorry self up and do at least one constructive thing so I can feel good about that and maybe that will help beat back the munchies.
Oops, sun just came out - weak but better than when I entered the Palace. Must be reflected sunshine. Taking another "easier" day today but not getting as much done as yesterday. Still - not a total waste either and still enough hours to go to get a little thing or two done AND rest, rest, rest.
Hang in, all lovely s. Let's vicariously enjoy our Arabella's Irish jaunt and think pleasant thoughts.
200.4 this a.m. Didn't eat out but DID run into some dried pineapple. Good thing I did not buy a lot of it.
Sunny and cold and my power was to be off for 5 hours max for preventive maintenance. I planned it all out Forgot I'd need power to get my garage door up. Nice power guy rescued me. Also said they'd be done early because they were missing something they needed to finish job so would have to be back another time to complete. So I get to reset all my clocks once again.
Going to a comm. college course again today at a local coffeehouse (did one last Friday as well). Really a "talk" I'd say but they call it a course. Back just getting over the discomfort I subjected it to last week. Instructor good, though.
Tour du jour
so I should see a reward when I return. 
: Try to pamper yourself as much as possible! 
lies. Must finish my 
and put on makeup. 
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Forgot I'd need power to get my garage door up. Nice power guy rescued me. Also said they'd be done early because they were missing something they needed to finish job so would have to be back another time to complete. So I get to reset all my clocks once again.