HAPPY....hahahaha, sweet talk my co-worker into another smoked chicken, well she is female and pretty sure straight, don't think she would appreciate me batting my eyelashes and smiling at her. cracking me up. Xh was santa, bad santa and a jerk all rollled up into one...haha

Ate some of Laura's taco soup for lunch, mouth is on fire baby. Oh yeah feel the burn. Turned down going out to lunch to keep my workout appt with co-worker. Walked on the elliptical for 30 minutes, however today went 1.70 miles and burned 270 calories. 30 minutes is a long time for something not enjoyable. Altho 35 years is a long time to work when you would rather play!

Gonna clean up my soup mess in the kitchen and get back at it.

Good day chickies.

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I had to leave early. some how I am pinching a nerve in my neck.
Not a lot but it just began. Taking Aleve and reclining with the frozen peas!
I'll try and catch up with you tomorrow.

BTW....CEEJAY.....my daughter told everyone that BD cake was calorie free!!
The women were cracking up. She must be related to your Sister:rofl:

Hi all,

Just a quick one for now. I'm feeling better. Think it's the xanax doing it's job. I've needed these for a long long time.
I'll be back later.

Mellie - Take care of your neck. You need to get someone to massage it for you - do you have Igor on speed dial?? :lol:

Annie - You go girl!! I agree, the cardio machines are boring, but you're doing it!!

Happy - Meant to tell you that you were up well past everyone's bed time!! You're quite the night owl. :D Yeh, those "Worst Cooks" stir frys looked tasty. :hun:
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Had a 1.2 pound loss at weigh-in today. Good thing I skipped breakfast, haha.

Ceejay - glad you're feeling better! :yes:

Morning all,
Well it was a beautiful day today until some b*st*rd came along and stuffed it right up. Seems that not only do we amble from crisis to to crisis but we only make rules for some and not others.And we exist simply for the powers that be to able to ram their size 12s into the mouth on various occasions.

But, I am not going to let it bother me any more. I have said my piece, and now will retire back to my corner and let them dig themselves out of the hole.

Annie - enjoyed the photos you put up. Exdh and g/f sure look like sourpuss'. Great going on the exercise and I look forward to the positives coming up daily. Happy does not need any more ice cream, so be gentle on her. And I won't take any of the soup thank you.

Happy - good to hear the bloodwork is okay and that the foot is coming along.
I'm surprised to hear about the rotten reception you get with the mobile phone. I've been hanging on to my landline but the costs are getting greater and I may yet get rid of it.
To do lists are great, can't live without one over here.

Ceejay - glad to hear that you are feeling better

Mel - love the tea set. I'll have an Earl Grey - no milk, no sugar thanks. I always thought the birthday cakes were calorie free and if you ate them standing up, they were actually negative calories.

Michelle - good to hear that the massage has helped your back so much. Also well done for putting the roomy on track. Alcohol never helped much in the solving of problems, but I can see how once or twice it might help.

Better go sort out some more problems. There is enough to go around twice or three times if any one wants any :rofl:

Good Morning Happy Hippity Hoppity Hump Day....that was for the Easter Bunny...

Today's Positive..it only snowed on the grass last night so no slip sliding away on the way to work this morning. Made it in record time. Of course no Starbucks, grocery store, or MCDs coffee stops today. Filled my water jug and away we go!!!

MELLIE...sorry to hear about your pinched nerve. I love the pea idea and keep a bag out in the freezer in the garage for that purpose only. Feel better poopy sister...lol

SHADDIE...to say the least, yes they are sourpuss'. Seems there is always someone at that jobsite to ruin a perfectly good day for you. They must know my x...lol

CEEG...glad the zannie worked for you. THey are like gold around here. Altho I have not had to take one in several months...I use them when my anxiety gets out of control.

LAURA...yahoooooooooooooo on the loss. Congrats....what is your total now?

Hello and good morning/evening to all you lovely ladies.

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Morning chicks.
I sat and watched TV. Did nothing exciting.
Feel better today. I think it was a case of aggravation.
My body had a chit fit as a result.
My mind might still be able to work,
but the body says screw you & goes on strike. :rofl: :rofl:
Going into the 50's today and then cold again.
I think we might go to the supermarket Thurs or Fri.
We'll see. Richie is liking food shopping.
Makes him feel needed!!! Maybe I'll let him go!!!
Have a great day:scooter:




Annie....the pictures are cute but couldn't get 2 to enlarge.
Seems I am missing all the FB funnies. LOL
It must have felt good to see the ex looking like :santa:
Too frassing funny!!!!



Happy.....A lot of the Seniors here have a landlind & a cheap cel phone.
I just had to delete my post to you.
I see you already made the decision in your next post:rofl:
Hope it all works out.
Did ya save me some Chinese???:hun:
I am glad to hear DH got a good report!!
Hope your foot keeps improving & it's not sore today:hug:



Shad....I am so sorry to hear that job is so drama oriented.
What a pain in the frassing arse.
I will make a cuppa Earl Grey for you!
When you talk to these guys...please do not pick up any pointe or sharp objects:rofl:



Ceejay....Glad the pills are working.
It's that time of year when we will all be feeling better soon.
Hope the work situation with the bosses is still good.
Think good thoughts:hug:



Laura...yes you did and I thought the Spa idea was great!
I think it's a great way to begin the Summer.
All scrubbed and refreshed. :belly:
So what did you find at Walmart????
Igor on speed dial....:rofl: :rofl:
No but I have Chris from out rooftop A/C repair on speed dial.
He's even better!!!:belly:



Michelle...happy to hear the massage did so much good.
Hope the restful night added to the back feeling better.
I told Jen I hope when the weather warms up we'll all be feeling better:dance:

Laura
Your spa idea sounds like heaven to me right now. I think that is a great idea. Not sure if there are any in Jonesboro or not but I'm looking into it.

Mel
Your description fits my body and brain to a T. Think I'd let I'd let Richie do the food shopping. Hope the pinch nerve is better today.

Annie
I'm only supposed to take the Xanax when I have a panic attack but that ordeal was enough for me. I'm glad I had them. Didn't realize that it was supposed to snow in your area. Glad the roads were good.

Shad
Are you working in my department? !!!!! Or does this go on every where.
I feel for you.

Michelle
Glad you and new room mate are getting along.
And the dogs too.
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No news is good news. Things have settled down in my mind but will always be on my toes from now on. And I'm learning to speak my mind. I do not want them to think they can run over me.

Grumpy today and don't have much to say. This weather is getting me down. 23 degrees this morning. Sigh.

Shad - Sorry you've got a lot of drama and crises at your end. Bah. Almost Thursday there, your weekend is getting close.

Annie - Glad you're feeling more positive about the weather today than I am. Though I am grateful there was only a teeny bit of snow in spots on the sidewalk and I didn't slip or fall once walking to the train station this morning. I agree with Shad - not a real smile between the ex and his partner. I prefer the other approach: Smile, it makes people wonder what you're up to... :D

Mel - Glad you're feeling better today. Hope the body is ready to get back to work for you. Nice that Richie likes shopping. I didn't go to Walmart, but bf did later in the evening last night. I don't think he enjoyed it much because he had trouble finding a couple things I had on the list because stupid walmart had them in illogical spots. And while I'm ranting...nothing you buy at walmart is in undented or uncrushed condition, so we'll no longer buy taco shells there. Okay, that sounds sort of comical, so I guess my rant is over, LOL. What did bf buy there? Once he found my facial moisturizer (with the hand/body lotion, duh, see what I mean?), he bought that, contact lens solutions, shampoo and other boring stuff. Nothing exciting, sorry to say. Ah, yes, Chris. If your neck is still troubling you, definitely ring him up!! :lol:

Ceejay - Good for you to speak up for yourself - if people think they can run roughshod over you, they'll do it if it benefits them. Yes, find a spa, or even just a nice place that offers massages and whatnot. Being pampered is just what we need every once in a while. :)
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Nothing to report. Stripped every last bit of meat off of some leftover rotisserie chicken and bf used part of it for chicken soft tacos. Yum.

Well, I didn't eat breakfast this morning so I went to buy something and instead of an egg white/veggie frittata I ended up w/ a bagel and cream cheese. Been a looonnng time since I had one, but still, it's a calorie bomb and not gonna help me lose any weight. Can't wait to see how many points ww will assign to it - I guess at least 10.

Nothing planned tonight. Really just feel like hunkering down in my snuggy until this winter weather passes.

Finally quit snowing and now the sun is out...Yeah! Good thing as C went fishing in this mess. He will probably freeze his arse off. I told him not to bring any home with him this time as it was too cold to clean them outside and he wasn't doing it in the house or garage.

LAURA...I am so over this weather also, but trying to stay positive about it. It is hard sometimes. Cheer up...see how when we are grumpy or in a bad mood we eat badly...i.e. bagel and cream cheese.

CEEG...good for you standing up for yourself. More of us should do that also.

Taco soup for lunch today. Skipping exercising today and going back at it tomorrow. My legs are to sore.

Keep smilin'

Hi all,

Sounds like all of us (with the exception of Shad) are anxiously awaiting spring and better weather. Me too.

I was finally able to wade through all of the muckety muck with the mobile phone stuff and decided that for what we need, what we can expect and what we want to pay - the pay as you go plan is the best for us. Was like pulling teeth to figure out the specifics though. Just like figuring out insurance - big mystery and you just cross your fingers and hope for the best. ;)

Laura - hope you enjoyed the bagel. One of the girls at work would get the mini bagels and ff cream cheese and I think those were 2 points. Of course that's not much to eat. WW has a sale and those mini bars are 2 points a piece and are the size of the fun size snack bars. Who only eats one of those???? Geez that would make me feel depressed and deprived. :( I hear you about Walmart's goofy store set up. It always takes me 3 times as long to go into that store - first extra time to find stuff, second negotiating the aisles with those special Walmart shoppers who always block access and go slow and then you wrap up the rest of your wasted time at the checkout aisle. The only reason I go there is because we can't get everything at our local market. When I had access to Target, I never went to Walmart although the store here is very nice and clean and neat compared to what we had in TN. And if you ask for help, the employees are super helpful. I guess I just get annoyed with the shoppers themselves - especially the ones who reek of old cigarettes and dirty clothes. Congrats on a loss for the week :cp:

Ceejay - glad you are feeling better. And you are right - you don't have to be a fiesty pit bull, but you have to let people know you are not a doormat so they go find someone else to take advantage of.

Mel - love your post today. :D Glad Ritchie likes the shopping. Since he does alot of cooking, that would just make it convienient. Hope your shoulder is doing better. Igor's number on speed dial - :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: but not such a bad idea ;)

Annie - still doing good there lady. Do some gentle stretches in the shower to pull those sore kinks out.

Shad - yes landlines are getting more expensive to maintain and the phone companies are trying to push people to cell phones but... if you are rural like us, cell service is spotty. They don't put many towers up this way and we also have to deal with the rolling landscape and trees. From what I understand the signals travel in a straight line ^ === and don't roll around or over objects ^~~~~~ so that's why my neighbors get a better signal than us. I can see them dropping land lines in the city where there's alot more to maintain and easier cell service although doing that would totally upset the seniors like my Mom who don't have a cell phone and don't want to lay out the money for one although simple plans probaby are cheaper than their landline costs. Are you finding at work that sometimes it's just better to shut up and say nothing? It's just fighting with yourself that it's not the right thing to do but we live in a very illogical world now. :^:

And with that I'm off to find some lunch and get busy...

Hi ladies -

Had an exciting night last night...not in a good way. Got home from counseling and picking Santa up to find the kitchen flooded. I had put some draino in to clear a stopped drain, and I followed all the instructions to the letter. When I left, all was well or so I thought. Apparently, the 13 year old garbage disposal picked last night to crack along the side and let all the water drain into the cupboard under the sink and while I was out, it spilled on to the floor. I tried to mop it up, but it was too much. So I had to use all my towels to sop up the water. Luckily, the upstairs neighbor does a lot of the maintenance around the place, so he came over when he got home from work (around 9 pm). He found the two or three cracks in the disposal and said he could replace it but not 'till the weekend. Also the other pipes could use replacing as they're fairly corroded. So for now I have a bucket under the disposal for any water that accidentally gets down the drain and we'll have to do our dishes in a dishpan and then empty the dishpan out into the bathroom.

I was all adrenalized after all that, so I didn't get to sleep until after midnight...then I woke up and had such a bad migraine! So I stayed home today. After resting all morning, I went to the DMV to get my new license...also have to find my birth certificate (who knows where it ended up after the move) so I can get a new Social Security card. And I went to the laundromat to wash all the towels that were used to mop up the floor last night.

Right now, I'm trying to get a few things taken care of so that my ex can do the taxes this weekend, and then I'll go relax some more.

Much love,

MORNING CHICKS

GOING TO GIVE SHOPPING A TRY.
JEN CAN PUSH THE CART.
WE'LL JUST USE ONE THIS TIME.
I WOULD LIKE TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE FOR A FEW ANYWAY.
WINDY AND COLD HERE AGAIN.
SNOW FURRIES COMING:cry:
BUT NOT ACCUMULATION THEY SAID.
HOPE YOU GALS HAVE A GREAT DAY:encore:




CEEJAY...GOOD FOR YOU STAYING ON YOUR TOES.
WE HAVE ENOUGH TIRE TRACK FROM PEOPLE RUNNIN G OVER US! LOL
I THOUGHT OF YOU THIS MORNING WITH MY STUFFED UP NOSE!
MAYBE I AM ALLERGIC TO SNOW FLURRIES! :rofl: :rofl:



LAURA....WE'RE GOING SHOPPING AND BUYING NOTHING EXCITING EITHER. LOL
WALMARTS DOES DO THINGS IN WEIRD WAYS.
OURS HAD THE BABY FOOD BY THE BABY CLOTHES!!
I FINALLY HAD TO ASK SOMEONE THAT YEAR WHERE IT WAS HIDING:faint:
I AM AFRAID IF I CALL CHRIS I MIGHT END UP WITH A BROKEN NECK!!!:lol3: :lol3:
A BAGEL & CREAM CHEESE??:drool: <------THAT SAYS IT ALL!! LOL




ANNIE....NOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU??
DON'T CHA KNOW THAT CLEANING SCALES & TAILS UP LATER IS HALF THE FUN!!
TO SAY NOTHING OF SMELLING FISHY FOR WEEKS!!:rofl: :rofl:




HAPPY....LAURA'S IDEA OF IGOR ON SPEED DIAL IS A GREAT ONE:lol3: :lol3:
BUT ONE NIGHT WITH EITHER HIM OR CHRIS...I COULD END UP IN HOSPITAL!
GLAD YOU DECIDED WHAT TO DO WITH THE PHONES.
I HAD FORGOTTEN YOU CAL MOM & SIS CHECKING UP TOO.
THAT'S GOTTA BE COSTLY ON THE MONTHLY BILL.




MICHELLE....DOESN'T THE LANDLORD PAY FOR ALL OF THAT??
I AM SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT SUCH A BIG MESS TO CLEAN.
THE WET TOWELS MUST HAVE WEIGHED A TON!
HOPE THE BACK IS DOING OK WITH ALL THAT:hug:

Good morning ladies -

Back to work today. I'm going to try and get in to see my doc today...after I check to make sure she's covered under my new insurance. I'm running low on some meds.

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MEL - Good luck with the shopping. I hope you don't overdo it. Maybe get more frozen peas for your neck. You are right...cleaning up the flood did do a number on my back and legs. I'm not using the cane, but if it gets worse, I might need to. The landlord will foot the bill for the repairs...but it would be cheaper for the landlord to have my upstairs neighbor do it rather than hire a plumber. My neighbor is a very skilled contractor who has done nearly all the maintenance - plumbing, electrical, etc. - for the past 15 years.

I'll try and post more later or from home.

Much love and hugs to all,

Hidee Ho Neighbors....

After posting my hump day good morning yesterday, I must of moved on to Thursday as I thought it was Thursday all day. Now here it is Thursday all over again. Kind of like that movie, Groundhog Day or something like that.

Today's positive...my dream that I had to have knee surgery last night was only a dream. I think this cardio is making my joints a little achy at night, thus the dream. Tomorrow's high is 50 instead of 25 like today. Dinner last night was a winner with Cs good daughter and her bf.

Dinner was tater tot casserole (I ate very little), broccoli, cauliflower, carrots steamed, salad, dinner rolls-not me, and made strawberry shortcake for dessert-not me. I ate mostly veggies and salad. Probably too many as I had bathroom issues by the time I reached Sissy's house with Sassy-roo.

MELLIE...have a good time shopping with Jen. Sometimes we just need to get out and get away from the day to day issues, kind of like the pina colada song, getting caught in the rain....blah blah blah.. I will let you borrow Sven also for your GREAT ESCAPE! He is #2 on my speed dial, had to put C #1 on speed dial so he wouldn't get jealous. lol

CHELLE...OMG, plumbing issues are the worst. Water every where. C had to spend most of this past Sunday working on the toitie at his house. It was leaking like a mug. He thought it was fixed once then whosh, had to start over. We didn't have ANY towells to sop up the water so we had to kick Sas off her blanket and use that. I feel for you sister! Hugs.

HAPPY...I am so glad I have gotten to know you over the years on 3FC because you and DH have researched so many things that all I will have to do is ask you and it will save me all the time and trouble you have been through! You are a great resource! And now you are an expert on one of my favorite things....POPCORN! lol BTW..how is your momma doing?

Make it a great day chickies!

Annie - :bravo: on the exercising! I'm so proud of you for doing it despite how boring those cardio machines can be. Glad you had a nice dinner last night. If my neighbor can't fix my sink, can you please send C up this way? :lol:

Laura - Congrats on the weight loss!! :woohoo: :high5: I'm tired of the winter weather too. Right now, I think the most offensive 4 letter word has got to be "SNOW". Ugh. :faint:

Happy - Good luck with the cell phone plan.

Shad - Bummer about all the crisis and b.s. at your work. I'm sure you're handling it way better than any of us would.

Ceejay - I've thought about treating myself to a "spa day", but I'm not really into facials. Manicures/pedicures are nice. For me though, the ultimate treat is massage. I would highly recommend you find a good spa that does massages near you that has hours that are convenient. And remember that not all massages are created equal...for example, there's a BIG difference between a massage at a spa and a massage at a "parlour". :yikes: :nono: :rofl:

Morning all.

Michelle - How awful about the cracked disposal and the flood in your kitchen!! I hope your neighbor's fixed it up for you and there's no more problems. Sorry about the migraine, and I hope you can get in to see the doc and get your meds. Espec. if they're pain meds for your back!!!

Annie - Hope you're less sore today. Maybe you should switch to the stationary bike for a change of pace and it might be easier on your knees. Did C. end up giving his fish to his brother? Have a good Thursday! ;)

Mel - Enjoy your shopping day. A change of scene is a good thing, and one shopping cart will be good - you can't overbuy that way! :D

Happy - Glad you sorted out the phone decision. They sure don't make it easy! do they! If Target were more convenient than Walmart, I'd be shopping there more - or instead. But it's far enough away from us to make it inconvenient, and the prices at Walmart also give them the edge. For snacks, a small portion works for me, but yesterday I substituted my breakfast for that bagel, so a mini wouldn't do. Besides, I never buy frozen bagels. I shouldn't be eating them very frequently and I prefer the fresh ones anyway. A few times a year we get over to the bagel bakery in Linconlnwood and buy a dozen of the mini-bialys - not truly mini, they're about the size of an english muffin - and we freeze them.

Hellos to Ceejay and Shad!
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Nothing to report. I renewed the Monarch of the Glen dvd with the library because I didn't finish watching the last 3 or so shows. I'm enjoying it, but I hate that I have to really blast the volume at times to catch some of the dialog. Too bad they don't have the subtitle option on the dvd...but I suppose they figure it's in English, why would English subtitles be necessary??? :lol: Answer: For people like me who can't always decipher the heavily-accented dialog. :shrug: Maybe the subsequent series dvd's will include subtitles. :crossed:

Nothing much else to say, so I'll get on with the day. TTFN! :wave:

Well dim dam dum... working 20 minutes on a post and I must have waved a thumb over the touchpad and poof :wizard: there it went :mad:

Trying again. Good morning all.

I noticed it was clear out last night for a change and figured I might try and get a glimpse at the comet thats up in the sky until next week. No luck there - you have to look about 30 minutes after sunset on the west horizon - it's near to the moon. West of us is a big patch of tall pine trees so no horizon there. And it's cloudy around sunset usually - clears up around 11 or so.

Well it's turkey humping season. 6 boys out in the yard all fanned out. :turkey: :turkey: :turkey: For some reason they booted one of the young boys out of the flock - he's been coming on his own for the last 2 weeks. The boys are prancing back and forth hoping to attract a female and most of the females are in the back under the trees. The 2 brave girls who are out in the open pecking at seed (for heaven sakes Edith - DON'T bend over :yikes: ) could not be less interested in the boys. Must be hard being a boy turkey getting a little lovin' as the females seem to ignore them all the time. However we did get chicks last year so apparently the boys wear them down eventually. :lol:

Going to the doctor today - just a routine checkup for some blood work / lab tests. We are due for snow on and off - I think 80 percent tomorrow with a couple of inches predicted. And then 2 more chances in the upcoming week. We have to go to Duluth for some tests for DH - he was hoping we'd have clear weather. We'll see. They are often wrong in their predictions.

Annie - you made me laugh this morning with your comments. I'm glad you don't NEED knee surgery although I will agree that the shifting of the weather will make the joints a bit more achy. We need the warmth of the sun to soothe and re-energize. Glad to help with advice if I can. We at least have the time to research things now. And Mom is doing well, thanks for asking. She is going to the dentist today - chipped a tooth and she is bringing up the topic of having her remaining teeth removed - they are old and getting worn down and she thinks they are rotting in her jaw which will cause heart and medical issues. We're trying to tell her to leave well enough alone and unless she is getting constant abscesses - she had one - don't worry about it MA!!!! But she has nothing better to do that stay home and fixate on things. :rolleyes: Glad you are eating your veggies but do make sure you get some protein in there too. Tell C that is not Sven the hunk, that's Sven as in Svenghoulie on your speed dial :dracula: - you just keep him online because you like the way he talks :rofl:

Michelle - oh my you have had nothing but trouble with this apartment :yikes: First the refrigerator, now the plumbing. And I can't think of anything worse than having heavy wet soppy towels and no washer / dryer to take care of them. I hope the repairs are not too extensive. And I would never, ever use Draino. The stuff is too caustic and I heard it can get trapped in a small area and eat a hole in the pipes which is killer if it's on the other side of the wall beyond the cabinet. I also don't use the disposal for anything other than chopping the tiny bits of residue that might be left from washing dishes. Chopped food is bad for a septic system (unless it's leftover yogurt) but mostly when we had our kitchen remodeled in Chicago and I saw how bad the pipe was clogged with the yuckkiest of food gunk after they took out the cabinet - I'd never use one again to grind up food. Best to use a plumbing snake although be careful when you ask a guy about a snake - I said PLUMING snake, not Trouser snake :lol3: You said you picked up Santa last night - do you leave Rusty at home during the day and take Santa to doggie care?

Mel - I hope you are able to get out for some shopping. Sometimes you just have to get out of the house just for a change of pace. Are you still doing the meal plan or have you gone back to your own stuff?

Hellos to Shad, Ceejay and Laura - will have to catch up on personals later... Have a good Thursday.

Ah I just knew Laura was typing over my head. :lol: I totally agree with you on the subtitles. There are some shows where the talking is garbled and I really can't catch what they are saying. We used to have a TV in the kitchen that was really easy to turn on closed captioning and I miss that feature. It's really complicated to figure out on our current tvs and I never quite remember how to do it and am afraid of messing up a setting. But yes, particularly with shows with accents - I was thinking the same when I was watching Slumdog Millionaire the other night. I hope you were able to follow along enough of the show to keep up. Oh that's right - you live in a land where you get fresh bagels (and sushi). :cloud9: I forgot. I'd rather have fresh too. The only problem is they do tend to make the super huge ones in the shops. Definitely an occasional treat...

Michelle
Bless you on cleaning up that mess. It hasn't been long since I had to clean up water from the hose left out of the drain on my washer. Good thing the "maintenance" man lives above you.

Annie
Don't give up on the exercising. It will get easier. I can do it so can you. I still get sore from time to time so I sit out the next day to let those muscles rest. I started with only 10 minutes. I can do 50 but have back down to 30 minutes per day, along with a 20 minute dvd. That bicycle seat can get hard.

Happy
Our new super Walmart has things spread out all over creation. I could count part of that as exercise minutes. It is cleaner than the older store. though. I'm anxious in finding out about our insurance at work. I've been looking around on line to find various prices just incase they drop us. I'm sure they will find us another one.

Mel
Do you not get a basket that you can ride on? It's probably nice to have Jen along to help with things. Enjoy your trip.

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Work has been better this week in fact a bit boring. The bosses call this a baby sitting job so that's what I've been doing, baby sitting. I don't go downstairs as often either. I double dog dare them to say anything about that too.
Need to bring out my humidifier. My sinuses are getting way to dry, still draining but the drainage has blood in it.
No weight loss this week. Not very good on taking my fluid pill, but I have lost an inch in my waist. I'll take inches.
Friends are getting ready to go eat lunch. More later

shuweee made it another 30 minutes of eliptical today. THe first 15 minutes are not bad, by 20 I am thinking is this ever going to end and at the end of 30, it is THANK YOU JESUS! Do I like it any more than I did on Monday...not really..however the positive side, I feel better about myself after exercising. And I did water hoola hoop for about 20 minutes the other night.

Today's lunch...

CRANBERRY SPINACH SALAD- Romaine, spinach, feta, dried cranberries, almonds, and balsamic vinaigrette (280 cal.-340 w/dressing) so I burnt off 2/3s of my lunch calories.

The big news is my BP is coming down, I think with exercising and the cinnamon pills both working together is helping a lot. Last night it was 135/78 and that is just taking 2 of the 3 BP meds. WHew whoooooo!!

That is my report for today..lol

Annie
I've not thought about taking my blood pressure. I'll do that after I get through here. Good job on the exercise. Your salad sounded good.

Happy
How did the doctor's appointments go?

Laura and Shad
:wave: Have a good day.

GOOD MORNING CHICKS
I NEVER MADE IT TO THE STORE YESTERDAY.
MY NECK STOPPED ME.
TRYING FOR TODAY.
MAYBE SEE YOU LATER.
HAPPY THURSDAY/FRIDAY EVERYONE. :encore:
THE WEEKEND IS ALMOST HERE :cb:

Happy Friday!

TGIF! :woohoo: The landlord is actually getting a plumber to come in and fix the sink! He'll be there first thing this morning. Luckily, my roommate doesn't have to go to work until a bit later today, so she can let the plumber in. :)

I'm going to the gym after work tonight to do some water walking and hopefully that will loosen up my back and leg muscles, which are still hurting something fierce. I might go out with some friends to a comedy club, or I might just stay home and make some progress on my resume and going through my boxes. Another good reason for me to not go out is I have an early morning fasting blood work appointment, and I'd like my labs to turn out good. I'm not having an A1C done, so my occasional off-plan eating over the last month shouldn't show up. :)

I got an email from my cousin the banker who gave me some great tips as to the nice (and yet reasonably priced) areas of San Diego! :dancer: So that has lit a fire under me to quit procrastinating and get my...ahem... *stuff* together.

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MEL - I'm so sorry to hear your neck is still bothering you. I hope it feels better today so you can go to the store.

ANNIE - I'm so impressed and inspired by your exercising!! You go, girlfriend!! And the cranberry salad sounds so yummy! Congrats on the better BP.

HAPPY - Rusty stays at home on the days when my roommate only works 1/2 days. When she works the full day, she takes him to her ex-husband's house. I'm still taking Santa over to my ex's. It's working out well. I even saw his gf the other day. She was out in the back yard when I pulled in. She waved. I waved. That's enough for now. Also, my ex said that if I want to start getting back to the gym regularly, I can pick Santa up even a little later if that's more convenient for me...which gives me more options than a day care would. And Santa loves playing with the dogs he knows so well. :)

Gotta run for now. A big :wave: to Shad and Ceejay!

Much love and many hugs,

Good Morning, it's a brand new day...good morning!

Positive: I got up with so much energy this morning!!! Folded towels out of the dryer, unloaded, reloaded the dishwasher (bet you thought I was going to say gun, lol), left for work 30 mins early, stopped at the grocery on way in to get greek yogurt, spinach for salad and non-fat cottage cheese, yellow grape tomatos...got to work, watered the plants, started the coffee and am now sitting down typing to you all.

CHELLE....you are sounding more and more positive these days and I am loving that! Exercise does give me more energy and I do feel better about myself and the world. Get your resume together and your act together so I can come and see you in CA.

CEEG...did you check your BP? How was it. We now have a BP kit here at work that someone never used at home, so I am going to try and take my BP a little later.

MELLIE...dang it girl...you cannot catch a break on aches and pains...sending up prayers for a healthy, pain-free body for you! xoxo

HAPPY...just for you..I have a Pam Tillis song in my head...Maybe it was Memphis, maybe it was the southern summer nights, maybe it was you, maybe it was me, but it sure felt right.....Turkey humping season, just cracked me up...does it give you love ideas with DH? bahaha...Kind of like the sign every morning I pass on the way to work. "Hemorrhoid Center PLUS" really plus? Who wants more. bahhaha

LAURA...wake up sleepy head and don't have a grumpy day! Hugs sister.

SHADDIE...make the most of your weekend sister and enjoy yourself!!

I guess we lost ELLEN in the process of the new year.

Gotta git...lots to do and don't want to do any of it.

Morning all. TGIF!! :carrot: Half day for me today. :) I have a meeting with the boss shortly about my 2013 goals, so I better work on that right now. Got a start on it the other day, but it needs more. I'll see if I can make it back here later. TTFN!

Just got a call from the doc's office....the blood test I have to do IS an A1C test. Ugh. I just hope it's gone down some since November. :crossed: On the positive note, it's not a fasting lab...so I can go after work today. :)

Great discovery...Dannon Lite and Fit PINEAPPLE GREEK Yogurt...so yummy...80 calories, 12 grms protein, I froze it halfway then mixed it up, tasted like ice cream...omg....I am in heaven.

Annie
Yes I took my bp. I was in shock. It was 137/79. I'm pleased. I have my own bp monitor, but don't use it that often. I like the Greek yogurt because of the grams of protein.

Laura
I would hate to have to set goals for my work. If I did have to it would be to retire as early as possible. Good luck with that.

Mel
Sending you good vibes and healing thoughts for your pinched nerve.

Michelle
It's been so long since I've done a resume I would not know how.

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The girls down the street have been here and I turned them down. I feel bad but the mother has an ex living with them and he doesn't do a thing and an adult son. I say it's up to them to take them places not me.
I'm doing laundry this morning, and have rearranged one cabinet in the kitchen. I'm going to take some more things to Goodwill soon.
Rode the bike for 30 minutes and did 14 minutes of lower body and 10 minutes of upper body.

Morning kids,

We were supposed to get 2 to 4 inches of snow today - right now the sun is shining (it's a bit hazy) but sure don't look like snow. They are so off the mark when it comes to the weather up here. We do joke about sticking your head out the door 5 minutes before you want to leave and that's the weather. About the only thing you can rely on is the temperature.

I guess I am an old fart. Officially. Looked up the weather and they have a spread on the 10 most popular places for spring break. Everything is all about drunkeness, naked girls (the guys are never naked, notice that?) and just general stupidity. Seems like young girls are pimping themselves out to hang with old guys just for the bling, bling. And they do expect to be pampered and treated like princesses (unlike the first wives). When I was cute and 21 there's NO WAY I'd ever consider dating some old geezer that was 35 or 40 ewwwwwwwww :lol: I'm not deeply religious and I pretty much have a live and let live attitude but it seems to me that as a society we are headed towards the Sodum and Gommora end, no?

Yesterday I went to the doctor - I sure do like her. We had a nice chat, everything looks good in general. I told her I stopped taking the Metformin for the blood sugar a couple of months ago, we agreed to an A1C test and hopefully with a bit of a tighter control on my sugar intake, I can be off the expensive meds. I also wanted to check the cholesterol and it was time for my thyroid bloodwork. Finished with her and went to the lab. I was a little disappointed to see the girl in there - she was young and looked like she just got out of nursing school. I am not an easy "stick" I have small veins that like to hide. And of course she had trouble. She had me drink some water - 3 glasses that I chugged - anything to help ;) - still no luck. She was very considerate and did not stick me, just kept tapping to find a likely vein. Finally she said she'd have to call another person to help which was ok with me. Well C the lead person came out and she might as well have had a big red ball on her nose and a hat with jingle bells on it. :joker: She just gave me that impression and I knew I was in trouble. She claimed she found a vein in my right arm - young girl said yes, but that's small and deep (which I know means a painful poke and a vein that will run fast from the needle). Ditzy McGhee then looked at my left arm and claimed she found a good vein. Ok, go for it. I never look and instead had my head turned, my eyes closed and had my fist buried in my forehead. Ditz sticks me and says - wow you didn't even move, you must not have felt that. I said through clenched teeth, just because I don't flinch doesn't mean I'm not feeling it. I'm trying to stay still for your sake. She was poke, poke, poking and I was pushing my fist harder into my forehead. She asked how I was doing and I said not very comfortable. She asked if I wanted to come back and I said yes - wanted to ask her which days she was off but I didn't :devil: The first nurse said she's got a good vein in her hand there but Ditz said nope, she said she'll come back so let's do that. I smiled at the young nurse like that was ok and rescheduled my appointment for next week. As I was leaving Ditz said not to make it for Monday as they were booked solid. I went to the receptionist and told her I needed to schedule labs but not for Monday and she said - they have PLENTY of appointments open for Monday :s: thus solidifying my thought that she was Bo Bo the Fool's Mom. I really like my doctor but it sure does seem like a revolving door of staff at the clinic - every time I come there it's new people. And I have nothing against a new nurse - heck, everyone needs to start out but I think they should have an experienced person to back the newbie up because there are people like me who are not easy (my Mom's like me too) and we shouldn't have to be a pincushion for them to stab over and over. ESPECIALLY if your job is to work in the lab and draw blood all day. :rolleyes: So I go back next week. Gives me a chance to eat cleaner anyway.

Annie - must have been salad day yesterday. We had a salad for supper - romaine, arugula, spinach, chopped cold rotisserie chicken, pine nuts, sliced almonds, a bit of shredded cheese, the last of my fresh pomegranate seeds, chopped apple. I had a white balsamic dressing, DH tried a new tangy orange dressing (Litehouse brand) that he said tasted like marmalade and had bits of red chili pepper to give it a bite. That one was zero fat and not bad at all on the calories. Tasted good - I was just trying to use up some stuff in the refrigerator and pantry. Skipped the cranberries as DH is supposed to avoid them with the coumadin meds. Dannon makes some really really good yogurts in their lite n fit line. I never thought of partially freezing it - thanks for the great idea! You sound a bit more positive too - not so White Rabbit run, run, run - still a million things to do no doubt but all in good time and you can't achieve anything trying to do it all simultaneously. I'm very glad to hear it. Turkey humping time reminds me of one thing - the boys are strutting their stuff walking back and forth and honestly, the girls are totally ignoring them ( ;) ;) ;) ) :rofl: All they want to do is eat and be left alone. As the days go by and it's not only their heads that are turning blue :devil: they will begin to become more aggresive in their pursuit of the ladies. Then it's just a turkey run out there. DH and I will begin one of our favorite activities which is narrating and putting human voices to what's going on in the yard.

Laura - good luck with that goal planning. Wish you'd be allowed to put in some fun goals like being able to hold up a big STOP sign and judge's gavel :judge: when someone is rambling on and on in a meeting (will improve efficiency by 25 percent in weekly status meetings), install a margarita bar for Friday happy hour (implement 3 procedures to improve morale and team comraderie). Right, eh? ;) Enjoy your half day off - hope you are leaving early for fun stuff.

Ceejay - I laughed so hard at your casual comment about if you had to do goals and objectives you'd have to figure out how to retire as early as possible :rofl: Good for you for not caving to the girls down the street. I can see occasionally helping but unfortunately, they seem to take advantage of the situation. And sometimes they need to give something back too...

Mel - I'm sorry your neck is bothering you now. Hope you didn't hit a speed bump. Sending you some good wishes (and a tube of Icy Hot).

Michelle - I hope that both of our A1C tests come out well :crossed: That's really considerate of you and your roomie to take the dogs out of the house during the day so they don't bark and get into trouble. Not many people are as considerate as you are. That was nice of your cousin to help you with options in CA, now if only they could include places that were hiring too. Is there alot of industry there or is it alot of government stuff because of the military there?

Shad - hope you are home for the weekend and having some good weather.

Have a good weekend. :wave:

Yay on the good b/p reading Ceejay - I think that bike riding is paying off!

Still morning! The goals session went well, just have to get them into the right format - specific, measurable, etc.

Ceejay - Good for you bringing down the BP through exercise!!:carrot: And good for you turning down the girls - if between the four of them they can't find their own transportation, oh well, not your problem. Yeh, goals are a PITA. My boss is going to retire within a year or two - wonder if she has "retire" on her goals list, lol. Not likely, but I'm sure the goal is to make sure there's a smooth transition to the next head of the department.

Annie - I'm going to have to get on board with Greek yogurt. Based on your discovery, and the higher protein that Ceejay mentioned, it's probably a good thing to try. re your comment "Hemorrhoid Center PLUS" really plus? Who wants more.- love it!!! :rofl: :lol3: Good job on the exercise, and that salad sounded tasty!!

Michelle - Hope the bloodwork comes out favorably. Have a wonderful Friday evening, and I hope the water walking helps your back loosen up. :crossed: your plumbing issue is all fixed now!!!

Happy - Hope the bloodwork comes out good. :crossed: the weather stays clear for your drive to Duluth. I agree, disposals only add to the problems. We had one in the condo when it was bought, but the house didn't and we didn't install one. But it also lacked a dishwasher, and that was mandatory!!! :D We gave up a good-sized base cabinet to make room for a dishwasher. :lol:

Shad - How's the weekend going??
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Nothing much to report from here. Leaving shortly to begin my weekend. I'm going to walk over and catch the bus that takes me to Navy Pier for the Flower & Garden Show. :flow1::flow1: I checked out the food options in advance and instead of hitting the food court, I'm going to order a grilled veggie pizza (no cheese) to carry out from one of the sit-down restaurants there.

Tomorrow I'll try to get out of the house early, buy my fitness passport, and then go to the 9 am circuit class.

We were supposed to go out tomorrow night with friends, but instead of going to an Irish restaurant/pub they've decided on another place and I'm not all that excited about it, and I'm pretty sure bf's made other plans since nothing had been firmed up...oops. Not sure what's riskier - going out to dinner or eating something junky at home...we'll see. I might go solo.

That's about it for me. Gonna sign off and pack up! Have a great weekend everyone!

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HI KIDDOS....
I WENT TO THE STORE BUT IT WASN'T A GREAT TRIP.
I BOUGHT ENOUGH TO FINSIH THE MONTH OUT THOUGH!! LOL
MY GRANDMOTHER DIDN'T RAISE NO FOOL.
JEN AND MY MAINT. MAN MOTA PUT EVERYTHING AWAY FOR ME.
HE EVEN WATCHED THE DUE BY DATES & PUT NEW STUFF IN THE BACK.
THEY DID A GREAT JOB.
I WON'T BE POSTING UNTIL MONDAY.
GIVING MYSELF 2 DAYS OF NOT USING MY SHOULDERS.
THIS INFLAMMATION IS SPREADING.:cry:
TIME FOR A REAL MELIDAY:beach:

WISHING YOU ALL A WONDERFUL WEEKEND.
SEE YOU WHEN I GET BACK!

Mel
Take all the time you need. Just don't forget about us.

Happy
Your salad sounded good. Since I've gotten older my veins roll around all over the place too. The last two times though the lab tech's have got my vein on the first try. I understand your grief.

It's been a beautiful day but I didn't get out or open a window. There was a plane busy in the sky so I thought they might be spraying the fields. It's that time of year again.

I'm getting very tired of this site either booting me out or losing my posts. Makes me grumpy.

Where was I - oh yeah, back at the beginning again.

Ceejay - seems like the exercise is helping. I remember when I was doing a lot of exercise, the inches moved but I never lost much weight. Now I just have to get back to the rhythm of exercise again.
Glad you turned the girls down. Time they got to do things for themselves.

Laura - Navy Pier - I've been there. Not to a flower show though. I seem to remember some big sail ships out in the lake and a bunch of fast flying, low flying aircraft buzzing over us. Happy and her DH took me there on my first trip to the States.
Those deep and (supposedly) motivational discussions with the boss would make me want to retire early as well. Been there done that.

Annie - Well done on the exercise - keep it up. It does do wonders for the moods. You sound very upbeat today

Michelle - hope that test went okay. Seems that you are making progress as well. Hope that back and legs come right soon.

Happy - Turkey humping!!!! Well whatever floats your boat I guess. I was watching a program on tv this morning that was demonstrating your new toy. I would be very surprised if you and DH drive it like that! They had it literally bucking it's way down the track. Very small wheels tho'. It was a program on all the new boys toys now available from the US.

Mel - rest up the shoulder/ neck etc. Seems like we are all getting a bit old and not a lot wiser at the moment. I'm home in Brisbane next weekend so maybe the chat will be on then. Let me know.

As you probably worked out. I am in Darwin for the weekend. I have been to the markets, got the fruit and veg. Got some flowers - pink torch ginger, pink lilies, pink roses. On a pink roll.

Go home next weekend. Then I think there are a couple more trips home before I go home for good.
May will be Medical month for me. I have scheduled my tooth implant for 13th May. I have a dental appointment for the week before. Then I need to fit in some eyes, ears, skin scans and pap smear. It'll probably cost a bomb or two.

And that is about it. Prep is done for the next 3 meals. Tonight is bangers and mash with no mash, but some extra vegs. I was going to do mash, but the potatoes I bought are new baby ones, and they are too good to mash.
Unfortunately some of the fruit I bought doesn't taste that great (peaches with no flavour???) so they might get stewed up and used on breakfasts and with icecream or yoghurt or something. I love greek yoghurt. It is just about all you can get here now.

Okay - I'm off. Once the washer is done, I will go for a swim. Tomorrow I thought I might go out to Litchfield. Leave early get home dinner time or so. We'll see how the weather goes.

Todays happy thought...my son and ddil are asleep in the guest bedroom. They came in last night, we went to the movies to see Silver Lining or something like that..funny movie, we liked it. Of course C went to bed when we left for the movies. It does a momma's heart good when her kiddies are home safe in bed under my roof!

Gotta do some grocery shopping and a few errands today, visit dad, etc. Laundry is done! yah! Well except the bedsheets when baby boy leaves. Have a marvelous weekend all....

Morning all. Forgot I had a hair appointment today, so no circuit class for me. I managed to run one errand before my appt & will do a couple more afterwards.

Gloomy & drizzly today, yuck. Glad tonight's plans have been cancelled. I finished season/series 1 of Monarch of the Glen, might get season 2.

The flower & garden show was fine. Got a few ideas. Let me see if I can post a photo from my phone. Back later or tomorrow for personals.

Morning all,

We were out last night and it started snowing in the evening. Woke up to about 3 inches of the light fluffy stuff out there. Sun is shining brightly so I'm sure it will start to melt quickly. Sure do wish it would warm up already. I decided to sign up for an online course at the University that starts next week. They have several interesting courses on writing, getting published, writing to generate cash. I figured it would be something that was both informative and will keep the old brain active. Each course is only 6 weeks long so that's doable. This will make the 5th university that I've taken classes at - you think by now I'd have gotten some smarts ;)

Laura - looks like a lovely wall of lettuces you have there :lol: Seems a bit early for the flowers to be blooming for a show, but how nice if they had lots of colors and blooms.

Annie - your post about DDIL and DS made me smile because I can see the same smile on my sweet Mom's face when I or Sis spend the night too. :cloud9: I hope they stay a bit for a a visit.

Shad - yes, I remember the lake cruise and the tall ships when you first came to visit us. Was a long time ago but doesn't seem like it. As for the new toy, yes it's quite powerful, can get up to speeds of 75mph which we will NEVER drive it at. I'm glad that DH is not a crazy young guy any more. Looks like it's at it's best on sand dunes which we don't have here but this was something very special for DH and I had my reasons for going along with it. He assured me it was practical for what we had in mind when we went shopping for a side by side. Those flowers sound very pretty - will dress up the flat I'm sure and make you smile. I hear you on the peaches - I often get fooled by beautiful peaches that turn out to be mealy and tasteless. I swear the ones from our state of Georgia are the best but you have to wait for a limited time to get them. Sounds like you have to get another contract on the side just to pay out for all the medical and dental costs :yikes: I can't believe how much the implant is costing my BIL.

Anyway we have some errands to run today so I'd better finish the coffee and get moving.

Hellos to the rest of the Worldlies - hope you are resting comfortably Mel! Have a good weekend chicks.

Happy
Think you would do great in a writing course. Ugh on the 3 inches of snow. You seem to be coping well with it though.

Annie
Sounds like you had a fun night.

Laura
The flower garden show sounds interesting.

Shad
Wow, you do have a lot of appointment in May. Do you not have insurance to help cover those costs?

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It was a gorgeous day. I've been out in the sunshine. Raked out the flower bed. I've been thinking of getting some rose bushes or some kind of hedge to plant for a fence. Maybe it will stop the kids from going through the yard.
Also washed the car. Didn't go to the car wash today. I have things to do it with at home. Then took my neighbor out to eat later. She laid sideways in her seat and later told me she passed out. When ever I've passed out if I'm standing or sitting I've fell toward the front but mainly to the back. Think she was putting on. My best bet is not to ask her anywhere else again.