Nothing going on? Or are you just bored listening to me ramble? I’m keeping up with you ladies that’s for sure…. This is the first time I have lasted this long posting…… miracles do happen eh? I am proud of myself…. Now if only I could journal my food this good….. then I’d have it made…. My house is staying clean…. I even did the dishes last night without even thinking about it, I prepared dinner and while watching it cook, filled the sink up and did the dishes…. Woohoo…. The dishes weren’t scattered in the den… didn’t have to retrieve any of them from other rooms…….
Our self-WW meeting at work was held yesterday….. there were 5 of us and it went quite well….. we just talked about our problems with eating and how we can solve them….. and I gained 4.5 lbs I told you guys I have been eating everything that is not nailed to the countertop….. I need to get really serious… Everything in my life is going fairly good so I don’t know what the problem is…. I am eating constantly at work…. I am buying my lunch and that’s a bad thing… I need to make preparations for my meals the next day then I do better than just going to the restaurant next door for “grilled” food….. its not fast food but it’s the good home cooked meals and some grilled foods……
Anyone watching Big Brother 3? I’ve been watching it and love it… I caught Big Brother 2 last year but not the first one. I try not to watch the other reality shows, to much bickering and tantrums…. I have enough of the backstabbing and stuff going on at work don’t need to watch it on TV too…..
I am going to close for now as my supervisor is here a bit early and is roaming around doing her bed check….. she’s about 50 minutes early today…… wonder whats up?
Take care and be good…
Lots of Love…. Carolyn
Last edited by Regency919; 07-26-2002 at 09:30 AM.
Good morning ladies, it's Sat. morning and so far I've done nothing. But that's going to end soon. Son just called and said he's on his way in with green beans. So much for my lazy day. I know in Jan. I'll be delighted to have them but right now..........oh well, at least I won't lay around and eat all day.
I am trying hard to maintain the loss I had this week. I really shouldn't get on that scale every morning but.......................
Sylvia, good luck to you and let's hope this new Dr. really knows what she's talking about. I hope for your sake it's the beginning of something great! Keep up posted.
Sharon, I know you're somewhere having a great time. Wish I were with you. My son just told me Japanese Beetles are eating our corn. Blast their little shiny bottoms! They have already eaten 2 of my plants this year.
Carolyn Hang in there with your group. Keep us posted on that one too. I wish I could do that at work. Sure would be easier.
Beans arrived-----hope there's something good on TV while I break these little boogers. Have a fun week-end.
Carolyn
Wow! Things sure have changed a bit around here..... but there's still a lot of familar faces. My sis (regency) has been bugging me to post lately. I had a few minutes this morning and I have been reading through the last couple of threads --- it seems that I am not the only one going through a funk.....
I just wanted to drop in and say hi, things are a little hectic here. I am now on a 3rd shift job (that's why I am awake now) but I got tonight off and I need to say on my normal sleeping pattern.
Sylvia - keep your spirits up about the PCOS. I also went to a "specialist" and he is a quack too. He told me the best thing I could do was lose weight before I was to even think about getting pregnant. (DUH!) He then suggested the Atkins diet..... (this confused me a little - a DOCTOR actually SUGGESTING the Atkins diet - after all the bad publicity this diet has rec'd over the years). I asked him about blood tests/meds/etc and all he said was that it was an option (from my regular doctor, not him) - I have never been tested but have 9 out of 10 symptoms - the only one I don't have is diabetes and that runs in my family on both sides. We also spoke about exercise and he laughed saying that exercise wasn't important in weight loss although it was important for overall health. Now I knew this guy was a QUACK! I am not sure if I will continue seeing this doctor in the future for my annual "stuff" or if I will go in search of another one. The pregnancy factor isn't a big deal at the moment for us, we want to wait a year or so before we start trying.
Sassy - So my sister tells me you two are going to meet? Well, don't forget a camera!!! Although I haven't been around for a while, I was thinking of you and CJ this winter and went out and bought a 5th of ButterShots!!!!! Good stuff!!! Don't worry I didn't drink the whole thing by myself - there's still quite a bit left. The only thing is I couldn't remember how you girls usually drank it.... It was too sweet to do a shot - I ended up putting a shot in a mug of hot chocolate...... OMG! You'll have to try that this winter.
CJ - You're a red head now!! Woo Hoo!! When do we get to see a pic??
CH - glad to see you are hanging in there.... My parents garden is doing soooo well. We've been eating greens beans and tomatoes. My mom made us BLT's the other day with fresh tomatoes, there is no comparision to store bought ones. The tomatoes my dad raised are very low acid and don't break out my mouth.... mmmm... good!
Gotta go and start making breakfast - Sloppy Joe's or spaghetti probably.... my eating habits are sooo screwy now that I am on 3rd - we are never eating typical breakfast foods anymore.
I can't believe that my sissy finally posted...... I told her it was really quiet around here and it wouldn't take much to fall back into place...... Thanks Sissy.......
Things are quiet around here too.... We had quite a bit of thundering and lightening last night after midnight.... It rained but I had already fallen sleep and didn't hear it raining..... Things were still wet this morning when I woke up...
I went to an outside birthday party yesterday afternoon..... It was so muggy and hot..... then finally breezes rolled in..... its hot and muggy this morning already too... I behaved myself and just had a bit to eat... no sweets at all, no pop, I took a 16 oz juice with me and drank it, should have had water I know. But I did good..... no snacks. It was like it was to hot to even eat. Now thats hot!!!!
I am just going to take it easy today, do a couple of loads of laundry, maybe clean out a drawer or two.... just basically relax and enjoy the day..... tomorrow is work and YUCK thats enough to ruin anyones week-end thinking about Mondays..... I did receive a phone call from the Taylor Courthouse and there is an office available for me for the parole officer volunteering for the last Monday in October, so I start then and will be doing only one Monday a month as they have alot of volunteers, more than they really need right now.... but I am sure some will drop out as time goes by. I know a couple of them were volunteering for college credits/grades..... so they will probably do it a year or whatever.
I am going to close for now.... everyone take care and be good.....
Joanna, you really are alive! So very glad to hear from you. Actually your sis told us you were alive but we never heard from you so we had some doubts! Just joking. And yes, a lot of us have been in funky moods but we must come here, confess and let everyone bring us back up again. I have been crazy this summer because I am losing so slowly. My Dr. has been telling me it's my age. I really don't like that as an excuse but there must be something to it. And is there anything better than a BLT with fresh tomatoes! How many days a week do you work? Please post again. We have really missed you.
Carolyn, can you believe you hounded your sister enough to make her post. Thanks, we are all glad you did. We still haven't had any rain and all our gardens are suffering. The weathermen keep threatening rain but I think they are just making it up to appease us. Brown is becoming my favorite color. It will be a really ugly fall if things don't change soon. School starts Tuesday, so I am planning to do nothing on my last day off (tomorrow). I'll be on the couch (or on a float at my friends) I will not use my brain until Tuesday.
Hi all, just wanted to drop by again and say hi. I am losing once again after being stuck in the 260's for the last six weeks. I lost and gained the same 3 pounds over and over again. I seem to have found some of the weight I had lost in 2000. Boo Hoo.... but I started getting serious about losing it again in April and have since lost 17 lbs. Woo Hoo!!! Now if I could just keep going.
I just wanted to let all of you know that there's nothing wrong with Low Carb dieting - it's just that my doctor went on and on about how on Atkins you can eat all of the butter, mayo, and other fatty stuff that you like. To me that just doesn't sound healthy at all. And what about oatmeal - it's supposed to be good for your heart but it's high carbs. He said that he eats 20 grams of carbs a day and he will never ever eat another potato in his lifetime. I didn't want to offend anyone who is doing it, if I did, I apologize. I just think it's kind of weird that you can eat all of this fatty stuff as long as you don't eat potatoes, pasta and other high carb items.
Carolyn (CH) - we've had rain on this side of the state...... All day last Thursday and Friday...... if I would have known you needed some I would have sent it your way.
Happy Monday……. Yeah its almost over with as far as my work day is concerned…… I leave in an hour and a half.
I told Joanna it was really slow around here and if she wanted to get back in and catch up quickly this was the time to do it that’s for sure…..
I’ve been on-line this morning (at work ) ordering trip tiks and maps for the family vacation to Myrtle Beach. I can’t wait to go…. Mom and I are traveling together and Joanna and Tim will be traveling together and Tim’s mom is joining us….. I haven’t been on a week long vacation since we all went to Atlantic City, North Carolina in 1989!!!!! That’s right… I did go to Chicago in 1999 for what? 2 days….actually 2 nights and 1 day….. and then to Vegas for 4 days….. and was sick as a dog with my diabetes… so I am looking forward to this trip. Joanna and Tim planned this one and asked the moms and me to join them… nice of them eh? I thought so.
Work is not busy today as my boss is out today and he left me work to do… I’ve just about got his work done today and have been handed some other work to do for another attorney…. And the phones are ringing off the hook as there are only 2 secretaries here and there should be 4 of us…… I am tired of answering the phone and putting them into their voice mails as the attorneys are not here either…… we aren’t allowed to put their voice mail on if they are out…. What do we have it for? If we can’t use it to get the phones? Doesn’t make sense to me but they don’t may be the big bucks to make those decisions…… DUH……. I guess I am thankful that I have a job……… Grrrrrrrrrr…… there....... I feel better.......
CH Carolyn - Can you believe Joanna has posted twice.... hehe... gotta love her....
I had better close for now and everyone take care and be good…
Lots of Love…… Carolyn
Last edited by Regency919; 07-29-2002 at 03:23 PM.
I can't believe how quiet it is here. Poor Carolyn. You have been having conversations with yourself lately...hope noone sends you to the looney room!!!
Anyway, I thought I would check in. I haven't had much time to post, but I have been reading all the posts. Hope everyone is having a great summer. The weather in Alberta is wonderful foa a change. This is the best summer we have had since before I can remember.
Work has been out of this world. I am sooooo busy, I can't keep up. The unforntunate part is that the paper keeps stacking up and I can't get it under control. Hence, I haven't been posting from work. At home, we are so busy with renos that I drag myself to bed without thinking of the old 'puter. Some day, I am hoping to have a cook top back. At the moment, I only have the oven, a microwave and a frying pan. Makes for interesting meals.
Weight wise - I am not doing very well. My weight has gone up about 5 pounds since the end of May so it is time to take them little puppies off before it gets too far out of control. How is everyone else doing on their Labour Day challenge. Starting tomorrow, I am back OP and hope to have some of the extra few taken off before too long.
I had to write in about one of my problems. I have become addicted to Trading Spaces the last couple of months. My son was telling me all winter that I should watch this really cool show, but I didn't bother checking into it. On Memorial Day, I was surfing the tv in my motel room while hubby was at a conference (wasn't a holiday in Canada), when, all of sudden I happened on the Trading Spaces marathon. Hubby had difficulty prying me away at 9 pm to go out for supper. After that, I have been taping the shows, watching them everyday and re-watching them frequently. I can't believe that I have become so addicted. Do any of the rest of you watch that show?
Anyway, I have rambled on just long enough today. I'll try to post more often. Have a great day.
It’s Thursday…….. I forgot to bring in my scales for everyone to weigh themselves at lunch today. I was running so late this morning… I am sure they will forgive me???? I hope so anyways.
PEGGY - I did want to tell you that I have watched the Trading Spaces a couple of times and was not thrilled with it, but I am addicted to Changing Rooms and Ground Force which is the original series from Britain, I have cable TV with the BBC of America station and they have them on all the time... Ground Force is where a crew comes in and they re-do the back or the front yard of peoples homes.... one spouse is sent away to surprise them on their return and they all the work in two days.... both series have been on a few years and are the original series. Trading Spaces was copied from Britain's Changing Rooms. But the ideas from these shows is great and what they do with so little money is amazing.
I have not been doing well in the “diet” game this past week…… still have my head up in the clouds….. food? What food? Hurt me? Me? Food….. can’t get a grip on reality. I even forgot my medicines yesterday and only took the one dose when I got home from work. Not good… I have a lab appointment on August 15th and I know my results are going to be off the chart…. And what am I doing about it? Counting the days to vacation that’s what I am doing. I just want to sleep through this and wake up thin…. Like a big old bear. My back hurts, my feet are killing me…. And gee.. I wonder why? Duh…….
Gotta run to the meeting… more later…
I’m back!!!!!! The meeting went quite well today…. We talked about food of course, but what may be our problems with it, maybe how to avoid certain foods, only allow yourself this, this or this….. It went for an hour and 15 minutes in fact, 15 minutes over…….. shhhhhhh don’t tell anyone I was late from lunch….. hehe…. But really, it left a good feeling inside of me…. Maybe now my head is back on my shoulders…. I did see someone over the weekend that I have known as an acquaintance for the last 10 years or so. I went to a birthday party for a friend and this woman was there…. She was always a large woman, but smaller than myself. She was small on top but was bottom heavy through the rear and hips…. Well when I saw her this weekend I was shocked that it was her, I didn’t speak to her as I was so embarrassed for her, her hair was gray, and she had ballooned to about 500 pounds or more. I was shocked to say the least, I couldn’t believe it. For her to have weighed that much I kept thinking that “My God what has happened in that woman’s life that she let herself get that big?” …… and then answering myself that probably nothing, she like me, just loves food and lost all self respect and self control and that’s what happened…. I truly was embarrassed for her though…. Its taken a couple of days but I know that I do not want that to happen to me….. it makes me want to cry for her and for myself…… I’ve had a bad month here, so now I’ve got to straighten up and fly right.
Putting everything aside, this weight problem is dangerous. My body is crying out now because there is too much weight that it is trying to carry around. I know that I can do it and I have to start now. I am thinking about low carbs. One of the girls in our meetings is doing the “no carbs” thing…. Which I need to watch the carbs because of the diabetes…. So low carbs it is. I don't think the "no carbs" is the way to go, so its "low carbs" for me..... I’ve got books on it too and I am getting them out today and reading about carbs and I have the Diabetes for Dummies book too…. Gonna get that one out too… and carry them with me where ever I go…. If for no other reason, just as a reminder ….. Oh by the way the girl on the no carbs diet has lost 7 pounds in 2 weeks and she did have carbs this last week-end as she was on a mini vacation with friends…… Gonna give it a whirl… and truly give it a go…
Wish me luck………
I am closing for now so everyone have a good day and a OP day!!!!!!!!
Lots of Love……. Carolyn
Last edited by Regency919; 08-01-2002 at 01:52 PM.
Well ...... here I am! It's been quite the last couple weeks!!! We had 2 huge storms and my modem was hit twice! So now I unplug the phone line whenever I am not using the computer. And then ... my wonderful cheap e-machine that I got just to use at the cabin took a dump! Crashed! Very depressing! Hubby says "if mama ain't happy - no one is happy!" So ..... off we went to Walmarts to buy a HP computer! I'm so happy with it - it's so neat! Gosh, it is better than my computer at home! But I am gonna leave it up here - don't want to do the switch-r-roo - and I like my computer at home. Maybe next year I will update it, but not now. We are so over budget on our garage - had to hire a crew to put up the trusses this week, too much for Dick to do himself. It took a crew of 5 men plus Dick 2 days to put them up. Let me tell you - this is no ordinary garage - it is my hubby's dream garage (40'x90') total height with trusses is 36 feet! I told him he could stand on the roof and talk to God it's so high! LOL
We just waited out a tornado warning and t-storms all morning - all day long so this won't be long in case I have to get off quickly.
Joanna: I am sooooooo glad to hear from you and to hear you are doing so well. I'm glad you and Tim are so happy. I hope you post with us more often ... sure have missed you! Buttershots! You go girl. Sharon and I drink our butter shots straight - but, putting it in hot chocolate, hmmmm … will have to try that (this winter) … about seeing a pic of me with my red hair, well as soon as I end up with the right color I want I will post a picture. It‘s still too auburny for me - but we‘re working on it … I want more of an Irish red!
Carolyn (regency): Thank you for bugging your sister to post ... oh and thank you for keeping this thread going! You put us all to shame! Your meetings at work sound like a great idea - I think they should help you a lot. Good luck to you on your low carbbing ... YOU CAN DO IT!
Peggy: Good to hear from you also ... sorry to hear about your little gain, but never fear - you'll get rid of those lbs soon ... Since I quit going to WW meetings - I have to admit that I haven’t done great - but, haven’t gained any - in fact, I am down 2 lbs towards my Labor Day goal. If I got serious and followed the plan every day, I know I could do so much better. It’s been way to hot and humid to do any exercising …
CH: Glad to hear you are still doing well on the WW plan - I know how frustrating it is when it goes so slow - but stop and look how much you have lost, you are doing so well! I envy you the green beans canning - I didn’t do our garden this year and I love green beans fresh from the garden. Oh yes, and that BLT sounds really good right now. Yum yum!
Sharon: I am so sorry that we won’t be at home when you come to Michigan cuz I sure would love to see you! I’ll try to give you a call on your cell … maybe we can connect that way. Hope you get a chance to meet Carolyn/regency - if you do say hello from me. If I was at home we probably could have all gotten together. Oh well …. We are planning on coming back next week but just for an overnight - have to get bills, get hair done, and do some banking then back up to the cabin again. Hope you find papa doing well and please say hello to everyone for me … and post if you get a chance on Chrissy’s computer.
Well guys, sorry if I missed anyone but need to get off computer again … It’s getting really dark and stormy again …. I’ll try not to stay away so long again … I would have been here sooner if I hadn’t had computer troubles. Talk to you all soon …. Love you!
Just popping in for a quick hello. It's a good thing that I'm sitting down, I would have fallen over when I saw Joanna's posts!!!!
I'm trying hard to stay OP. I need to get by butt up and exercise, exercise, exercise. I have a pair of jeans that I usually try not to wear because they cut into my tummy and have to unbutton when I sit down ... anyway, I put them on today and they fit perfectly!!! Kind of loose!!! Let me just say that it's time to treat myself to a nice manicure and pedicure!!! I'm walking around with that "I can fit in my pants" look!!
Well, ladies I've got to run. Will try to post later!!
Hey there,
Sassy reporting in from my SIL Chrissy's computer.
I am all done with my training from the University Of Michigan in Ann Arbor. This study is called the National Survey Of Stress and Health study. It is a mental health study and sponsored by the U.S Department Of Health. It is quite an interesting mental health study and the training was very intense. But now that it is over I can just use what I have learned in my job. Made lots of new friends from all over the county. We managed to go to downtown Detroit one night, some of the girls wanted to go to Greektown and the casino. Had a blast, and I really enjoyed being back in my hometown again. I won $50 on the slot machines and everyone else lost. But I only play the quarter machines and when it looked like I had more in my cup than my original $20 worth of quarters I cashed out and came out $50 richer. Whoo Hooo! I think Chrissy said something about going to the casino again, maybe across the river to Windsor, Canada even. I will have to take my winnings and see if can manage to lose them. LOL
I talked to Carolyn-Regency last night and Chrissy and myself are meeting her at the Roma Cafe in Detroit Sunday night. I have never been there, even while I lived in the Detroit area and she has me thinking about going there so I have to check out the Italian there. I am sure it will make my Italian ansestory proud. I can't wait, she sounds really nice and we had a nice little chat. I can't wait to meet her.
Joanna-Well welcome back to the fold girlfriend. Sooooooo very glad to hear from you again. I was going to hunt you down either by email or a phone call, if I still had your phone # and bug you to come back home again to us. Glad things are going great for you and you sound very happy with Tim. Things are working out for you and I couldn't be happier and I know you couldn't be either. That is so wonderful that you have lost those 17 pounds. YOU GO GIRL-YOU ARE ON A ROLL! My son Dan, is on the 3rd shift and when he has a day off he tries to keep the same schedule for sleeping and will stay up most of the night just so he doesn't get his system out of wack when he goes back to work. But hey you do what you have to do. Is Tim on the 3rd shift too? Hey any chance of you making a side trip and meeting me and Chrissy with Carolyn at the restauraunt? I sure would love to meet you too? That would be sooo cool wouldn't it?
Sylvia-That is so great about your jeans being so loose on you. It is a great feeling isn't it? So yes I'm saying run-don't walk over to the nail salon and celebrate by getting your nails done. YOU DESERVE IT GIRL! Have fun and enjoy being pampered.
CJ-BOOOO HOOOO I am so bummed out that you can't meet us at the Roma Cafe. I kinda thought you were still at the cabin, brought your phone #'s to see if you were in Royal Oak or the cabin. Now I already know, but let's see if we can connect sometime to chat. I miss you and was wishing I could see you too. You betcha if you were here you would be coming too. GRRRRRRRRRRRR I wish you were back home. But one of these times we can all get together and have a mini reunion. It would be great if we could all get together, but since we can't we will have to make do with our posting and being there for each other. Your new puter sounds really nice, when I come to see you I will have to be sure to HOGG it and kick you off. LOL Just kidding, you know I will share YOUR computer with you. I will just ply you with buttershots and than when you can't function anymore take over your computer. LOL Yes let's do try it in the hot chocolate sometime. Thanks for the trip Joanna.
Carolyn/CH-Hey green bean woman. LOL It is wonder you don't turn GREEN from all the green beans you are canning. LOL
Gosh, school is starting really soon for you isn't it? That is early isn't it? I remembered when I was a kid in Michigan and we never started until after Labor Day. Cause we didn't get out till mid June or so. But doesn't anyone do that anymore? The schools in Indiana start pretty early too. Like mid Aug I think. But I'll bet you are all ready to go back arn't you? Are you all ready to go back and see those darling little kids? LOL Good Luck, I am sure you will love seeing everyone again.
Peggy-Don't worry that 5 lbs will come off in no time at all, they way you do when you put your mind to it. You have had so much going with the renovation ect. I am not doing well myself, everytime I travel I don't stick to my program at all. There is just so much eating out and wonderful meals at these trainings that I just feel like I want to enjoy life and not worry about it so much. Just do my best than when I get back work really hard to get back to where I should be. I am soooo proud of you for how much you have lost, you are indeed an inspiration to me. YOU DO THIS THIN GROUP PROUD PEGGY. Hubby and I try to watch Trading Spaces whenever we can. It really is addicting and sometimes they have several of them in a row and we just can't seem to turn the TV off sometimes. I think it is really funny when the room turns out really bad or far out. When the couple who;s house sees it, they try not to show their disapointment too bad, but some of them-Gee Whiz, I feel so sorry for the neighbor or friend who helped plan the decorating. LOL
Carolyn/Regency-Oh boy am I ever excited about meeting you at the Roma Cafe on Sunday night. That will be so great and maybe you can even get Joanna to come like you said on the phone. I would really love that, but would understand if she couldn't though. It is a long drive just for the weekend, UNLESS she had some vacation time that is. LOL HEY JOANNA! ANY VACATION TIME LEFT? LOL Well I can hope can't I? I am glad your WW meeting at work went well and you are inspired. I too get that way when I go to the meetings. They really help you out I feel. Hey I watch Big Brother too. I love it and don't miss an episode, right now I am taping it at home so when I get back I can see all that I have missed. Boy that Josh I think his name is, has to go doesn't he? He could piss off the pope. LOL He is sooo annoying and I don't know why they are keeping him on. He is so arrogent, how can they stand to be around him? He thinks he is running everything, but I know his time is coming. I think the annoying is Joshua and the cute one is Jason, am I right Carolyn? I love that show cause you can see how new people meet and how they get along, bond and form alliances. It is funny to see the different personalities come out of the different indivuduals. We can talk more about it Sunday night. I can't wait!
Hey where did Jello disapear to? Also Mary Kay? Judy is still around, thank goodness, and Gail, get back in here and post with us. We all miss all of you's when you don't let us know how you are doing. Well you see that Joanna came back so let's have more Thinsters in here. COME ON GUYS-WE LOVE YOU!
Well time to get off here. I am all alone, Chrissy, Emily and Ellen all went to work. My boss from my study for grade school kids will be calling me here from California to close out my computer and transer the cases back where they belong. I actually kept working on my Westat-Early Childhood Longitudal-Kindergarten study while I was in training for the week (They called me and begged me to try to do the last week and what could I say?) So I made calls from my room, with their phone card and got 3 more parent interviews. YAAAA So needless to say I missed some outings they had at training, but hey I would rather have the extra money I will get. So now I have 2 puters, the 2nd one being the Mental Health Study with the University Of Michigan. But when I get back I will be shipping my Westat one back and will be all done with it by this evening. So yaaaaaaaa I will only be on one study. Too much otherwise. So I will miss being on the 1st one, I think this new one will keep my pretty busy.
Just dropping in to let you read an e-mail that I received.... I'll be back later...
God Bless You and have a wonderful day!!
Lisa Beamer on Good Morning America- If you remember, she's the wife of Todd Beamer who said 'Let's Roll!' and helped take down the plane that was heading for Washington D. C. She said it's the little things that she misses most about Todd, such as hearing the garage door open as he came home, and her children running to meet him.
She's now the Mom of a beautiful little girl, Mary. Lisa recalled this
story:
I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago whose
husband died suddenly of a heart attack. About a week after his death, she shared some of her insight with a classroom of students. As the late afternoon sunlight came streaming in through the classroom windows and the class was nearly over, she moved a few things aside on the edge of her desk and sat down there. With a gentle look of reflection on her face, she paused and said, Class is over, I would like to share with all
of you, a thought that is unrelated to class, but which I feel is very
important.
Each of us is put here on earth to learn, share, love, appreciate
and give of ourselves. None of us knows when this fantastic experience will end. It can be taken away at any moment. Perhaps this is the Power's way of telling us that we must make the most out of every single day. Her eyes, beginning to water, she went on, So I would like you all to make me a promise. From now on, on your way to school, or on your way home, fine something beautiful to notice. It doesn't have to be something you see, it could be a scent, perhaps of freshly baked bread wafting out of someone's house, or it could be the sound of the
breeze slightly rustling the leaves in the trees, or the way the morning light catches one autumn leaf as it falls gently to the ground.
Please! look for these things, and cherish them. For, although it may sound trite to some, these things are the "stuff" of life. The little things we are put here on earth to enjoy. The things we often take for granted. We must make it important to notice them, for at anytime...it can all be taken away.
The class was completely quiet. We all picked up our books and filed out of the room silently. That afternoon, I noticed more things on my way home from school than I had that whole semester. Every once in a while, I think of that teacher and remember what an impression she made on all of us, and I try to appreciate all of those things that sometimes we all overlook.
Take notice of something special you see on your lunch hour today. Go barefoot. Or walk on the beach at sunset. Stop off on the way home tonight to get a double dip ice cream cone. For as we get older, it is not the things we did that we often regret, but the things we didn't do.
I promised CJ I would get in here and post this morning. Nothing new to talk about, but will put it one post closer to the end of this thread so she can start another one! HeHe
See CJ, I know you! You aren't as sneaky as you think you are! LOL
I’m keeping up with you ladies that’s for sure…. This is the first time I have lasted this long posting…… miracles do happen eh? I am proud of myself…. Now if only I could journal my food this good….. then I’d have it made…. My house is staying clean…. I even did the dishes last night without even thinking about it, I prepared dinner and while watching it cook, filled the sink up and did the dishes…. Woohoo…. The dishes weren’t scattered in the den… didn’t have to retrieve any of them from other rooms……. 
I told you guys I have been eating everything that is not nailed to the countertop….. I need to get really serious… Everything in my life is going fairly good so I don’t know what the problem is…. I am eating constantly at work…. I am buying my lunch and that’s a bad thing… I need to make preparations for my meals the next day then I do better than just going to the restaurant next door for “grilled” food….. its not fast food but it’s the good home cooked meals and some grilled foods…… 
This study is called the National Survey Of Stress and Health study. It is a mental health study and sponsored by the U.S Department Of Health. It is quite an interesting mental health study and the training was very intense. 
Whoo Hooo! I think Chrissy said something about going to the casino again, maybe across the river to Windsor, Canada even. I will have to take my winnings and see if can manage to lose them. LOL 
