Rainy again this a.m. and to stay that way. But yesterday was GLORIOUS. Took the walking poles to a park and had a ball. Tai chi today.

Was 206.4 yesterday when I hit the scale. Don't expect it to last. My weight is like the weather - a good day, a bad day.

Lots of little odds and ends done yesterday. AND I signed up for an Elderhostel course (after YEARS of considering it). Actually one I had mentioned three years ago (and didn't do). Thought I'd do it the next year but this is the first it's come up since. Moral - don't wait. Still feel I'm stepping out of my "box" but that's really what I feel I need to do.

Heard yesterday one house across the street is sold - that of the neighbor who died last August. So new neighbors in May, according to her son.

Hey, must have been some weekend, Arabella! Missing you.

:bunny2::bunny2::easter2::bunny2::bunny2:

Big sign of spring - street sweeper is in the neighborhood! Between that and the rain, the old macadam should be looking good ;)

Have a Fabulous Friday :queen:lies. Be it rainy on your roof or no.

Hello All!

Ceara! Not to worry, I have realized I do have some control in this situation, and its my reaction....I do not want to spend the rest of the time there worried and looking over my shoulder. At least, that's how I felt yesterday and today. I imagine I'll wonder where my resolve went some time soon but I can only do what I can do.....

So I managed to only buy lunch once this week but it was hot turkey with fresh green beans ..... and a roll. It was a perfect surprise for the taste buds.
I had a lunch in the fridge but for some reason, I just wanted that hot turkey.

and yes, drummroll please, I havent been to the vending machine once this week.... which really if I be truly honest, was probably taking at least $2 a day from me, and sometimes more. And to think it started so innocently with pretzels....you know the rest of the story.....

All of this please my Tightwad Self as much as my Slimmer Self.... I wonder if I should keep a running total of how much I save by consistently carrying my meals and snacks. Hmmmmmm..... a double motivation.....


Anagram! What a great idea! Tell us more! Does this course mean you'll be going somewhere ??? What will you be learning?? Sounds fascintating.... I can't wait to hear more......
And I could use a declutter buddy.... I have started at one wall in my dining room and working around the house moving down the wall, pushing things ahead of me, making room, tossing, finding a permanent home, etc, etc,..... It's the only way for me, I have to see progress right away to keep motivated.

Very, very windy here tonight. I think tomorrow will be more of the same.

Dh and I are watching the John Adams series from HBO. We just finished Episode 2, The Vote for Independence. Seems very timely.


Ok. Since I've gotten "Back on Board", all the tricks I used to use to punch up things with flavor are coming back to me.
I've seen this other places but don't think this is something we've done in a long time.
Shall we share our "Must have Pantry/Freezer Items" ????

I am thinking I will get ideas and inspiration from your lists.

What do you think?



I love those bunnies!

Happy April, dear Royals! T'is wanderin' Janga/Amarantha droppin' in to say a quick huzzah!

I am sorry to have reconnected with the palace just to have disappeared but I have issues with the site not renewing the ad free subscriptions, but I am still around doing the same old thing and running my hippity hoppity diet bunny personal challenge to secular Easter, although I certainly won't reach my 120 goal by then.

Regarding moving, it's not in my plan for life. I will probably stay here that long unless the house falls down (always a possibility).

Kaylets, my industry is in the same sort of overall boat about waiting to see if one has a job. It is hard, good for you for not having a binge on that day.

Apologies for the lack of personal replies. I am going to take a nap. :)

Howdy, Janga/A - glad to have you back on any conditions!

Re the decluttering, Kaylets, I'm my own worst enemy in that I always want to find the right "home" for everything. Took several items to an electronic recycling drive yesterday. Neighborhood garage sale coming up end of month but I have a couple of conflicts so not sure. Maybe another "free" table outside where I don't have to be present. Worked well last year. Also a "shredding day" being offered later this month. Thinking of all that would save me if I'd get enough ready to take there instead of 'doing it myself'. Worn out one shredder already.

Re the courses, yes, I'll travel two hours north in PA, stay in a dorm at the school where I spent a Freshman year. An hour and a half lecture each day for five days on each of three subjects: Religion and Politics in America, Controversies in Psychology and The Genes of Aging. A vacation w/a little mental stimulation. Biggest hangup for me - being in class at 8:30 a.m. But that's the "shakeup" part - or one of them. Feeling good about it now that I've taken the first leap. And looking forward to meeting some new people. Just hope I don't get too much homework ;)

Daffs, hyacinths, forsythia going strong - to be nicer today than windy yesterday. Maybe another pole walk in the park. Or a friendlier one around the 'hood. then Vespers later with an all male a cappello group.

So - off for the first cuppa.

:flow2: :flow2: :flow2: :flow2:

Happy April, indeed!
 

Glad you mentioned being in jammies at 5:00 pm. I just got in from Vespers and was telling self it's too early to get into them though I'm dying to. So now, here I go. I'm all set for a loungy evening too.

And then yet another Fresh Start Monday.

:belly:

OOOhh - blue and blah here this a.m. I'm still in night clothes too, ceara, in fact up only about 45 minutes and waiting out the hour from first med to brekkie. A horoscope over the weekend said I should "take a few easy days" and I'm going to try that sage advice - at least while it's gray and drizzly.

So between now and tai chi this afternoon -it's slow and easy - no new projects or ANYTHING. No thinking even. Just do dull, slow, easy stuff - a day off, so to speak. My body likes it so far.

Youch, I agree those 2-5 a.m. wakeups are not good for body or soul. Glad you've found a key. I've had many of them but seem to be in a better sleep place for now and hopefully forward.

And I enjoyed the "lusty" altos story as well. If I could carry a tune, I'd probably be an alto - certainly not a soprano.

Anyway, easy day or no, it's still a Fresh Start Monday - so off I go, tho slowly.

:rain::rain::kickcan::kickcan::lol3::lol3:

Another PJ morning
 

Gotta love those altos ;) And an admirer to boot. Was he watching you before or after the "lusty" reveal? Yes, good to keep DH on toes.

And great to have :queen:s in training. Good luck on the 5ks, Royals.

And congrats on your BIRTH Day. Lots of good memories I'm sure and maybe a few melancholy ones as well.

Naw, the gloom doesn't last too long around here. A shower and a strong cuppa helped the rebound. But what started it was a long look with my cup in hand out my back door. Just beyond the patio of p&c is flower bed underneath a pin oak tree. Several largish clumps of daffs and narcissi and some pink, white and blue hyacinths are there for just such moments. Gorgeous - and I spend a lot of time enjoying them during their too brief stay. They can best be seen from that door but also from the window above my sink. Planted there just for that reason.

And eventually a little sun warmed its way into me and also into the sky. Very cold though and same today and tomorrow. Bright and sunny today though and I am still in PJs but heading off to start what I hope will be a productive day. In the old "one foot in front of the other" mode - no special plan of attack.

:easter::easter::easter3::easter::easter:

Performance Day -1
 

Hope all goes well w/Baby and Mom. Will you be having DGS more than usual?

I'm sure your performances will go well - you'll be practicing so much you might have no voice left if you're not careful, WN.

I feel what you mean re the "admirer". The dynamic changed and there's no undoing.

Beautiful outside today - have to decide what to do next. Princess Soon-To-Be-Thirteen called and asked me to make mints for her party and to bring them when I come at Easter. Tedious though fun and wasn't counting on fitting it in but, of course, will. But the temptation, on top of the jelly beans sitting around, will be frightful ;) She doesn't need Gram for much anymore so I 'll be glad to make her happy.

Not a day for starting projects. Not even redoing my Master List - and do want to get out a tad in this gorgeous sunshine before it disappears again as it's scheduled to do

So wishing all :queen:s in and about and out and about a glorious weekend (in case I don't get back in). Heading to Princessville for the nonce.

:flow1: :flow1::bunny2: :flow1: :flow1: :easter2: :flow1: :flow1::bunny2::flow1: :flow1:

Come hell or high water, I'm getting this posted!
 

I can't believe how quickly these days are slipping by... are we really almost halfway through April? Easter's here? :shrug: So much going on 'round these parts and I'm so sorry to let my getting in here to post slip by the wayside. I just spent the majority of my lunch hour getting caught up reading and now I have only a few minutes to post! Fear not! I'm off all next week... I took the time to get caught up on spring cleaning and prepare for garage sale on the 18th, (I'm liking that "FREE" table idea, anagram!) also to deal w/school related issues w/son; i.e. check out a school or two or register for community college. Come to think of it, I may NOT be getting here much next week after all!

Suffice it to say I'm still hangin' in, diet-wise. Down another lb... keeping up with exercise. Funny you mentioned interval training, Arabella, I was just reading up on that very subject and plan to give it a shot.

Kaylets... I love the idea of sharing our go-to freezer/pantry must haves! My current favorites are:
Mission Whole Wheat "Carb Control" tortillas. The pkg says 21gm fiber in each, which makes them 1 pt each! Smear (my other favorite) Laughing Cow Light cheese on one and load up with mixed greens, sliced cukes, tomatoes, whatever veggie you like, roll it up and you have a great 2 pt lunch! I have so many more to share, but I have to get back to work. I promise I'll be back later!

:wave:

:egg::bunny2::egg::easter2::egg::bunny2::egg:

Hoping everyone had a lovely day! Son and I (dh home sleeping--working nights this weekend, dd left for Florida w/bf today) spent ours at my brother's house with his family and in-laws, my mom, my sister and her family and a couple of girlfriends of various nephews. It was actually a smallish crowd for our family... but all in all, a pleasant day. The 'girls' (myself, sis, sis-in law, her sister, and our mothers) all went out for a stroll after the first course of lasagna, salad, garlic bread. We walked the neighborhood for a good hour... it was a gorgeous, sunny, cold day... perfect day for a walk. After a bit, the second course of ham, turkey, salads, coleslaw, and rolls came out... I must say, I showed great restraint without feeling deprived. I skipped all bready things and allowed myself some wonderful pignoli nut cookies with my coffee... okay, that and the sponge cake that I brought... with strawberries and blackberries and ff cool whip on top. :T

I started this post HOURS ago, got up, wandered into the living room where the sofa lured me into somnolence... and I just got up, only because the phone rang... dd called to let me know they had just reached Savannah and were calling it a night on the driving... On my way into bed, I heard the computer humming away, came in to turn it off, and there was my post... just waiting for me to come along and finish it!

~Fin~

Hoping everyone had as nice a day as I had! Back on track tomorrow!
:wave:

Hello all....

Leave in just a few hours for Florida to spend the week w/ Mom.

A Girls Gone Wild Week, Royal style!!

I might be posting but probably under another variation of my name....
Or...will catch up with you all next weekend....

Take care!!:hug::hug:

Computer woes here
 

The motherboard on my laptop's crapped out. Between dealing with it and trying to work on DH's slooooooooow computer (that is, when he's not home) I'm pushed to the limits just to get the most essential work tasks done.

O/w, all goes well. Hope to get back in for a real post soon!

Gosh, your schedule (and gardening) sound awesome, ceara. And Timonium is but an hour (or so) from me. Wish we could work something out. (I'm assuming Timonium MD but maybe not.)

Oh, bother on computers - love 'em, hate 'em. Hope your trip goes as smoothly as possible, Kaylets, and that you and Mom are so good for each other. wsw, hope the rainy weather gives you a break (and me too) so difficulties are easier to bear.

That computer hum gets me every time, kat. Glad your Easter was so glorious, kat. Mine was good too with the goilies. Heading back to P'ville today as it's Princess (now) Thirteen's b.d. Home tomorrow.

DS just took off - he overnighted here en route to conference north of here. Will stop in on way home tomorrow - don't know if I'll be back before him or not. As he took off so neatly groomed, etc. - it brought back some memories of the days when I could barely get him out of bed to go to school, etc. A nice feeling to know he's all grown up and can handle all that stuff w/o me. Twenty five years DOES make a difference ;)

So now, I must be off as well. To rain ALL day - ugh! But tomorrow to be much improved so my trip home should be better.

-

I'm taking a lunch break from garage sale prep duties... oy, what a shambles this place is! I should really FOCUS on one task at a time, but I keep going from closet to cupboard, and room to room, get side-tracked and just start pulling stuff out and piling it up in the living room... to be sorted later! Same thing in garage. :o This is good for me to do periodically though... things get cleaned and dusted and vacuumed that might not ordinarily be 'uncovered.' And I'm finding stuff I had completely forgotten about. Not to mention all the trips down memory lane! So I'm having fun...And getting some serious exercise in! The weather is going to be gorgeous on Saturday, my stuff is priced to move, so I'm thinking this should be a rousing success. :crossed:

Kaylets... have fun in Fla! Oh to be where it's warm and sunny!
Anagram... I am intrigued by your homemade mints! Will you share your recipe? Have fun in P'ville!
ceara...You sure do some travelling there, woman! I hope you find all your perennials!
wsw... sorry you're having difficulties... I hope this upcoming nice weather helps you to feel better! :cp: for OPing while down!
Arabella...I hope your computer woes are resolved soon!
Andria? Come back soon! Miss you!

Okay, break time over, back to work for me! I should be back on Sunday...

Good morning, Lovelies! Another pop-in, I'm afraid. I'm still running madly to catch up. Also, filling in with DGS after school because his mom is still in hospital with the tiny new one. AND I've got deadlines staring me in the face for two creative projects. I hope to get in and share more soon, but just wanted to give a little update.

Oh and -- still holding my own weight-wise. Yeah, something's going to have to change for me to meet my goals. :rolleyes:

Love!

:hug::hug:Hello all!

Believe it or not, I've been home a week but it's seemed like a week of Mondays!!!!!! I finally, finally, feel as though I have a breathing room.

I had a wonderful time.... it was so nice to do things without the clock, one evening we realized that it was nearly 8 pm and we hadnt had supper. So, I said" Ice cream sounds good to me".... and DM pointed out "If we make a banana split, the banana will make it healthy!" .... So we did. No fudge sauce, no whipped cream, no nuts so but all in all, very satisfying.

DM is doing well. Still processing everything of course, but all in all, doing well.
I hope I do the same when its my turn.


So. Singing and prizes at dog shows and making mints and running yard sales and having head colds and technical difficulties... I feel so out of the loop!


we expect very warm weather this weekend. It means lots of gardening and lots of laundry. Every blanket can be washed and dried outside and still get back on the beds by Sunday night.

Hello Lovelies!
 

Ooh, bad me - time has flown again. Gorgeous here today. I skipped the garage sale but hope you did well on yours, kat. Instead i focussed on getting files to the Shredding Event. Tossed and tossed mercilessly but it still took time, time, time. However, I saved a lot of time and probably my shredder by letting others do that for me. What a break!

Flying by here as I'm heading to library shortly to hear "Vent du Nord" a group who will be playing Canadian music. Sounds like a lovely thing to do on a quiet Sunday. Currently listening to a polka show on the radio. Eclectic, c'est moi.

Anyway, I too have restarted today. Having knee problems so must be careful w/exercise for a bit (hopefully not forever). Dr. suggests going back to my water workouts and I likely will. Other things were SO convenient though.

Is the new little one here, Arabella, or still the bed rest thing? The bootcamp sounds challenging indeed but if it leads the way you want.......Huzzah!!

Good to have you in the environs, Janga. Enjoy the nap.

Glad your Mom is doing well, Kaylets. Tough times - I'm sure your visit cheered her a lot.

Off I go - don't want to miss a note.

Gorgeous and hot here the last few days. I've just finished cleaning out the fireplace - ugh!!! Shower time.

Enjoyed the Canadian group, went last night for a Middle Eastern dance troupe. Seemed different in some ways than when I took lessons. Of course, I never danced with a troupe so some things would be different. I'd have felt comfortable in the group - many had less than great bodies I don't usually associate with MED. Only two or three really seemed good but all seemed to enjoy. I think another group was in the audience. Not a zill in sight.

Tonight it's Irish Dance so I hope to make that too (Library is hooring Dance Week).

Anyway, dogwoods blooming - also pink/white tulips under the pink one - pink azaleas starting too. Along with the candytuft, makes my front yard look good for a week or two each year. Read paper on the patio of p&c for the first time this year. A lovely routine - that.

Guy not coming to open a/c vents until Friday but I remember from the old days how to keep a place cool ;) so not suffering. 92 yesterday/a new record for the day.

Still saving knees but did go to tai chi yesterday as that's so gentle. Off to a gorgeous day, Gorgeous Royals.

Perfect day today - but went to dr. for routine checkup and found I have a bldder infection. Nice to know WHY I've been dragging (more than usual). He did a whole slew of other tests too.

Enjoyed the Celtic Dance thing last night - although she (consciously) employed some modern and some "country" in the routines. I didn't mind the country so much as the roots are Celtic anyway but the modern left me a bit cold. But the kiddles were cute.

Next I'm off to the newspaper office to pay for some things I "won" in an online auction they sponsored. Some mani/pedis and a vacuum cleaner. Still 'twas fun. Good prices too.

Then pick up my anitbiotics and maybe just read on the patio. Not much, for sure. Odds and ends maybe but no projects for the rest of the week. Going away over the weekend and want this infection to be pretty much knocked out so I can enjoy.

Hmm, my belated brekkie was so good - since I had "suffered" so much bloodwork and it was more than halfway to lunchtime, I indulged in some toast and scrambled eggs. Yum......

All good things to my Royal Friends..............

:belly:

Oh, my apologies! I thought I'd posted about wee Thomas' arrival but I guess I haven't. The babe was born a couple of weeks ago but they think he was more premature than had been calculated and he's had severe bleeding in his brain. He's had to have a shunt put in to relieve the pressure has another operation scheduled for today.

They've warned his mum that she should be prepared for the worst, that if he survives he could have severe brain damage, cerebral palsy, etc. However, he also could have no ill effect and that's what we're focusing on.

I'm sending Reiki, positive messages. Picking up poor little Noah after school, having some sleepovers. He's 2 weeks without his mum and looking at another 9 because she's three-and-a-half hours away. She did manage to get over last weekend to see him but it's very hard to leave the tiny new one when he's so fragile.

However, she said Thomas appears to be healthy and thriving and you've got to think that means something. I just absolutely refuse to believe any negative prognosis. Especially after what happened with DSIL.

Anagram, scrambled eggs and toast is brekkie here every morning after a shleepover. :)

So... that's it from here. Love to all!

My life must be pretty far out of balance if I feel guilty taking time to post in the palace! I've been pulling up the page for weeks now, but every time I start typing, I remember all the other things that need to be done, and... well, you know how that story goes.
I'm proud to announce that I haven't been backsliding while I've been away! :carrot: There hasn't been a ton of weight loss, but there hasn't been a ton of gain, either. I'm still working out at the gym at least once a week with a trainer. Gym Jim quit, and I have had to adjust to someone new. The cool upside of the new trainer is that she is also a physical therapist, and she has been great at working around my knee. We are getting in solid workouts, and my confidence in my physical self is being slowly restored. I've also been working hard at getting my step average up, and I finished April with a respectable 9600 average steps per day. I remember when it seemed impossible to reach 7k a day!
School is the main reason I've been away from the palace. This teaching thing is no joke, especially when you have a group of seniors who seem to think that we will find a way to graduate them no matter what sort of effort they put into the game. To give you an idea how bad their senioritis has been, last Friday they had rough drafts due for the last two major grades of the year. We've spent several days in the library on research as well as days in class of pre-writing and writing, so you would think they might have something to show for their effort. In one class not a single student had completed their rough draft. In the other two classes (I only have three periods of seniors) I received a total of 12. Apparently, the other teachers are running into the same problem, so there is an emergency meeting Monday before school. I've spent the weekend calling the parents of all those students who weren't prepared. The assignments are due beginning this Wednesday, and without those grades, the kiddos won't be graduating. Thought their folks deserved a heads-up... Still about twenty calls to go today, but at least I got a big chunk completed yesterday. :)
On the upside of teaching, my students are about as bad as my own kids at keeping me in line. They check on my steps during the day, and one of them even let me have it when she saw I had packed leftover pizza one day for lunch. She said she knows I eat a lot healthier than that, that they had all been noticing my weight loss since the beginning of the year, and that she didn't want to see any backsliding. Yeah, I have an interesting relationship with that one! :lol:
Enough of all that...
I still haven't managed to read all the thread, and there are still some names that are completely new to me! I can't promise I'll be on a whole lot until school is finished (June 4th!), but I did want you to know that I wasn't wandering out in Depression Flats or anything of the sort.

Arabella, sending positive vibes your direction. Please forward them where necessary. Your family is lucky to have such a rock to anchor themselves to.

Andria

Hello all!

We have had what seems at least 4 days of rain, most of it heavy. DH got some bok choy baby plants in the ground about 2 weeks ago and they seem to be the only plants who love, love, love this solid rain. It was touch and go the weekend it got so hot but belive you me, if bok choy is always this easy to grow, NO WONDER it's used in stir fry so ofen!


Employer finally was able to sell us. "closing" might be as soon as July 1... could be a very good thing for me or ..... whaddya gonna due... at least I am fairly certain, I'll have a job until at least then.....

My best to everyone!!

WoodNymph, special thoughts and prayers for your the new baby and your sister and the rest of your family. You are having a year! You are a good sister!

Until later!

I swear, the house can blow away around me, but I'm not leaving this computer til I get out a post, once and for all! I have started so many times, and something always comes up. Not that there's much excitement going on around here, just busy, busy, busy. My garage sale was semi-successful in that I made about $120, but got rid of a LOT of stuff. Still more to go, but it's a start. Weight loss coming along at it's usual snail's pace, but it's coming, and I just started taking Synthroid for my sluggish thyroid... hopefully this will help move things along a bit more expedititiously. Exercise levels have decreased to near non-existant these past two weeks, though after this weekend, that should pick up again. Our big fundraiser at the track is happening this Sunday, the first day in ages that has NO clouds/raindrops in it's forecast. :crossed: Um, what else? Speaking of fundraiser, I have to be at sister's house in a few minutes, so I'm going to wrap up for now. I MISS YOU ALL! Will be back soon, I swear!

This isn't the most upbeat way to begin a post, but it is honest. That counts, right?

Mother's Day is this weekend, and for the first time, I don't have a mother to send a card to. I don't even know how to get beyond that besides let myself feel it. The temptation is to head to bed and pull up the covers or to bury my face in a bowl of ice cream, but I know moving through this will be better in the long run. I have a near desperate need to get outside and just start moving, walking to no certain point, with no certain plan when I get there. And if I start to cry along the way, so be it. I wasn't close to my mom, but today I miss her. Tomorrow, my plan is to be in an entirely different place so I can celebrate her gift to me. Wish me luck.

*HUGS*
Andria

A moment to breathe
 

Took the last of my second course of antibiotics this a.m. and hoping for the best. Knees were way out of whack last week too but did go to tai chi this morning and, again, hoping for the best.

Then I needed to log in yet again and my password wasn't doing it. So had to go through the whole rigamarole again.

Need a rest already.

Andrea, I hope M.D. itself was good for you. Even though you can't call your Mom or anything like that, you can still honor her memory in other ways that may help you cope with these "special" days. But, by all means, FEEL IT.

Hope little Thomas is coming along safely and that DGS is soon able to get enough time with his Mom, WN.

The money's great on the garage sale, kat, but the "stuff gone" is even better. DS showed up for M.D. and did a lot of dirty work for me before he went home - bringing stuff down from attic and garage lofts. Strange some of the things that were put away (hidden) by DH years ago. I knew some of the things that were there but there were surprises too. Now it's piled in my garage. One big pile to go out w/the trash this week and another I will need to sort through a bit. Still a large blow for "freedom from stuff" has been dealt - may take me all summer to get it all moved in the right directions but move it, I shall.

Well, Royals, I've missed you one and all during my roundabout but hope to be firmly back in the palance for the nonce.

Great number this a.m. 203.6 - a month ago, I was at 206.6 (which was a tad higher than my lowest number right before that). Earlier this week, I was at 210 - but I think now that I'm off the antibiotics, it might have created a SWOOSH! Whatever and for however brief a time - I'll take it!!!!!!

A piddling 4 pounds and I'd be so thrilled. I remember a brief foray into Onederland once before and this is about the point where I usually start my sabotage routine. NOT THIS TIME - RIGHT?????

I just got my exercise for today (well, some of it) carrying trash out to the curb. I hope they take it all - between DS and a handyman's help the week before, I really have a lot out there. they probably won't remember I usually have only one small bag and often not even that. Today's haul should make up for it. Still a lot in the garage to go through but I am SO pleased that this much is gone.

Then a few minutes of yardwork done. I'm going to do a few more small things and then hit the shower. Further mammogram today. Not unusual for me.

So, :queen:lies, I hope it's as nice where you are as it is here and may you have a great day whether it is or not.

:belly:

203 this morning. Wow - I'm really going to keep at this and see if I can't do it this time. Three pounds seems so doable.

However --- yesterday started so well and ended so badly - not diet wise. Newswise - this time the extra mammos didn't clear me enough and I'm now scheduled for two stereotactic biopsies next week. Really ruined my mood which was super up to that point. Today better - the 203 helped and now that they're actually scheduled, I'm gritting my teeth less. I'm just so tired of one medical thing after another.

Well, it is beautiful out again today and I'm off to lunch so off I go.

:belly:

Oh Anagram, I'm so thrilled for your approach to Onederland!

Sending good energy on that other matter :goodvibes:

I'm hurtling towards the end of the week. I've got a triple workload and DGS coming after school. I've decided I'm going to step away from the computer and take him to the park for an hour or so. Theory is that I'll be more efficient because of fluffing my brain in the fresh air.