rosary on treadmill....how inspiring.
I'm going out to get myself a decent lunch and a new book on tape. bye

do you buy these books on tape or rent them??? i am thinking about the treadmill today---this could really happen,shocking as it may seem----last night i was totally disgusted with my gut---- i have been to your cleaning forum before ---through the flylady link------i never posted though----are you posting or just reading for inspiration???????????????????????

I'm boring them with what I think I'll do, then I"m not doing it...sound familiar?
They are very focused,,,,,,,,it is good for me.
I will go to Bulges today.
I get my books on tape at the library.
Do that treadmill....I don't want any fat friends when I am a bulges success.

It took so long for me to get to this page, I forgot where I was.

I'm not going to exercise again until DH goes back to work. I'm on strike (we're entering the 2nd month of this strike). Unfortunately I don't have a clue when that will be. I could be pretty out of shape by then. Oh well, can't be helped. Not doing it. Final decision. That doesn't preclude outdoor stuff -- if I could be persuaded to go skiing or snowshoeing, that would be acceptable (it will be at least a month or more before I can take an actual walk because of all the snow).

Wabbit, did you get snow today? I heard they got something like 2 feet of snow in parts of the NW.

I am 2 for 2 on items I've auctioned off at eBay. Gotta go get some more things listed. Making big bucks. Oh yeah. So far almost $7.00

Oh Peachie, I'm typing in peach colors -- won't you come talk to us?

Kiwi

My husband took some time off last year to do work on the house. It was horrible. He had opinions about things and thought I would want to hear them. He always interfered with my naps. Poor Kiwi. I think you should join a gym to get away from the house. I don't know how you're doing it. Has there been any talk about you guys taking off in the sailboat? After all this forced togetherness, I'm sure that doesn't look so attractive.
This is ridiculous that Peaches has dumped us. We're so much fun.
I'm still cleaning. I'm throwing things away. Lots of things. I should sell them at ebay...but I don't want to. I'm lazy, remember?
I might head out to my family room next...or I might take a shower and say bag-it for the day. Who knows?
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Poor Kiwi. I don't know how you do it. DH has been working in the office all morning and we've just about snapped each other's heads off several times. I couldn't stand it if he were hanging around me 24/7. For one thing, if he had any idea how much time I waste on this puter he'd be shocked. I'm really going to try to actually get my office organized and start treating this like a real job. If I could get things under control, I might not mind having someone come in a few days a week to give me a break. DS is no longer on light duty here. I had been having him answer phones for me for the month he was healing his arm. I was really getting used to having some time to do what I wanted to do. Now I'm back here doing what I don't want to do. I think I'm getting depressed again. Guess I'll have to go have some sort of surgery so I can have a break.

Kiwi, of course we had no snow. The snow was up in the mountains. We are here in the Willamette valley which hasn't gotten one single flake all winter. The snow in the mountains is a big deal, though because the water for the city of Portland comes from the Cascade range snow pack, and if they don't get enough snow, it means drought in the summer. Congrats on your ebay sales - my DS has sold a ton of stuff and made big $$$'s. He sells car parts & has actually found 2 buyers for cars off the internet. His last one was his '97 Mitsubishi Eclipse convertible that he sold to a guy in Canada. He bought it from photos only, and had money wired to DS's account, then paid a fortune to get it through customs. Amazing. I couldn't imagine paying big money for something I hadn't actually driven.

I'm not Catholic. Should I give up something for Lent anyway?

Cherry, I always feel like such a whiner when I hear how much you exercise. You deserve a big loss. Just doesn't seem right that you have to struggle so hard and you're so dedicated. I know exactly what my problem is - I eat all the wrong things, way to much of them, and sit around contemplating what kind of excuse I can come up with to get out of exercising.

Bagzie, tell your cleaning lady that I've always thought it was easier to just paint. Of course then she wouldn't be your cleaning lady. She would be your painter.

Sugar, don't worry. I won't give you up for Lent.

I'm off to see what Lushie and her friends are doing around the house today.

You haven't left us because I annoyed you, have you Peach?

My parents are celebrating their 43rd wedding anniversary today. Yikes. Mummy told me she got Dad a funny card. On the outside it says "I married Mr. Right" an on the inside it says "But I didn't know his first name was Always!" Ain't Hallmark grand?

I miss Peachers!

I'm eating a healthy breakfast. Two slices of whole wheat toast, banana, pile o' grapes, glass o' water. Oh yeah, and those two itty bitty pancakes that ds6 didn't finish this morning.

MY dh is working late today. He usually gets off at 1 p.m. on Fridays so he can come home and get on my nerves a couple hours earlier than usual. But he's actually very nice and I still wouldn't trade him in for a newer model. Too much work.

her royalty has informed that she will be returning next week----here is the directive------------------So maybe next week. Tell everyone that I have joined a Reverend Moon commune and ds is now married to a 36-year-old wife hand-picked by the Rev. Moon. We are happy. He is living in Utah. I do the Reverend's wash. Life is good. Once a week, the Reverend lets me wash and iron his linens. He is so kind.

At least someone is getting the laundry done.

Gotta go, ds10 wants to fiddle around at eBay.

Sugar, that was the same card I gave DH last year. I don't think he thought it was nearly as funny as I did.

We're finally getting a proper Oregon winter here. It's cold and the rain is coming down in buckets.

I finally have my inspiration for losing weight (like I need a reason other than these cottage cheese thighs and the thought of summer shorts season) ---- I have a Dr. appt on May 8 with the boobie specialist to see what he's going to do about them. I'm going to have 15 pounds off by then. I weigh 164 as of this morning. I should be able to lose 15 pounds in 2 months, right????? I want to be in the under 150 range by then. Now to figure out how I'm going to do it....

I can believe the doing the laundry part, I'm just having a hard time w/ the thought of Peaches ironing.....

I just realized that I never posted today. How will you guys sleep tonight without being bored to sleep by me droning on about myself.
I am getting my house together. Finally. It was really bad. Dirty. I had, easily, 50 feet of trash this morning. It stretched from the mail box all the way across to the first tree. In my Cybermom clean-up, I did better but that was different because my house looked cluttered and messy. This time, my house isn't cluttered and messy looking. It is just dirty where I can see it.
Overall, the diet is going well. I went to Curves yesterday. I should probably do something on my off days. Walk? I hate to walk. When I walk I see neighbors and they want to be friendly and talk....I am bothered by that. I would rather just endure my walk and get home.
Wabby, do you really think we could lose 15 lbs in two months? How are we going to do this? Please advise. I'm having pizza for dinner....is that the way?
Enjoy your Friday without opinions, Sugar. My husband is a sweetheart, too. I always used to say that I married him because he is the only person I ever met who never got on my nerves. I don't say that anymore, but he's still pretty good. I wish he'd get bald to compensate for not getting fat. I feel it would complement my waddle.
I'm looking at the word complement I wonder if I spelled it right..oh well, who cares.
What kind of paint would I use to paint over vinyl wallpaper?
Please advise.
Bagzie, did Peaches get a job at the Washington Star...does Rev Moon still own that? Wonder what they pay?
I'm off to clean up from my latest project. bye

Latex paint. Preferably in a semi-gloss.

Oh, I'm so glad that Peachie finally found the right man for her... And I had been worried that DS would arrive at his 16th birthday being unmarried. I know what an outcast that would make him in Dogpatch, so this is quite a relief. An older woman will be very educational for him, plus if she dies in childbirth with her 10th or 12th baby, he can acceptably move back to Dogpatch and find some sweet 12 year old to replace her.

You're quite right, Lush, I wouldn't have slept not knowing what you'd been doing all day. Your housecleaning methods are too complicated for me to understand, however. How did you pack up a houseful of dirt into 50 feet of trash bags? Sounds quite magical to me.

You have neighbors??? Wow. And, oh yes, you spelled complement right. And I care. Because I'm a nit-picker and a perfectionist.

I actually went snowshoeing yesterday. It was mind-boggling. There is so much snow out there, I was exhausted and out of breath before I left the yard! The shallowest snow was about 3 feet. And beside the railroad tracks some of the snowbanks were 10 feet high! I went about 25 minutes and turned back. My legs were like jelly. Phew.

Good luck with the 15 lbs, Wabbit. I think you can do it. Especially if you start getting up at 6:30 to go walking. Now if we were all eating healthy like Sugar ( Put DOWN the pancakes!), we could all lose 15 lbs, dontcha think?

Does anyone want to hear how messed up my diet is?

Kiwi

Yep. I think we could. Now we just need to do it. I think we could do it by snow shoeing every day for 25 minutes. Why do you need to exercise indoors when you have all that lovely snow outside, Kiwi? Now please tell me how messed up your diet is.

Lush, you know that I'm fascinated with your house cleaning, because my house is of the picked up, but grungy underneath it all variety. How do you get a clean house? And don't tell me to hire Bagzie's cleaning lady.