Hola chickies!

Fly by postie as it's almost go-home time and gotta get some last minute work done before I'm outta here!

Goin' home to put together my buffet/dresser. In this week's Target ad there's a "dresser" for $109 - our Bo-Beana has one and it's PERFECT as a buffet for a dining room. Bought one yesterday! :cb:

Cerise, no, I'm no stranger to a "G-cup". I myself am a happy C, but one of my girlfriends is a large G bordering the next larger size. She's been thinking about reduction surgery for as long as I've known her, but her fear of loosing feeling in the nips is what stops her. At that size, I'm afraid I'd be thinkin' "nips be damned!". I can't imagine the strain on your shoulders and back.... :faint: Back in my massage therapist days I used to work on a lady who was that big - she actually had permanent grooves in her shoulders! Ouuuuuch!
In the "au natural" fem products, you go girl! I do my part by taking my quarterly Depo. Saves money on "products", no waste in the landfill and the people around me don't want to kill me once a month! :lol:

Eydie, I hear ya on the weird dreams! One of our bigger clients - let's just say it's one of the oil refineries, has been big pain and I actually had a dream that they called me asking if I'd sold my house yet because our company owed them, but not money.... go figure. Must be something we've eaten before dinner! :mcd:

Kaylets, :P Straaaaawberriiiiiiiies..... yuuuuuum!!!!!! BTW, I'm convinced that when you take your measurements that fat moves from other places so that the readings are *always* off. You're shrinking, they just don't want you to know it! ;)

Ceara, welcome back dearest, pictures of the trip?? :mag:

Now, where's everyone else??????

Q o' the day ~ nope, happy with my height. I'm 5'6 and a smidge (about 1/4) and can wear looooong dresses without heels. Dad's only 5'10 and mom's 5'3, so I'm not sure where I got it from, but I'm happy!

Toodle-oooo!

Terri

Yo!!! Another flybye
 

Sorry I'm cooking apricot-curry chicken and fruited brown rice ... and yea, I'm a baby boomer with delusions of flower childom (is that a word, probably not!!!) !!!

I am very pumped by Wood Nymph's joining of our sprint/challenge thingie ... we're still waiting for a few weigh-ins this week but all six of us are doing great ...

Re the loom, it's quite large actually ... but just a rigid heddle machine, not complicated or anything. I'm having fun right now with the baby sized one (also a rigid heddle) that I purchased to practice on ... today I picked up my stand and bought a weaving tape ... all bases covered.

The chicken is done and Old Dog is going nuts because the timer's beeping and she WANTS to eat her share!!!

Gotta go!! Will report on menu thread tonight!!! Yowza!!!

Hey chicks! :wave: There is no possible way to catch up on three weeks' worth of posts, so I'm not even trying.

Sorry to have been MIA for so long. We've had a rollercoaster ride since we came back from Las Vegas. Trip was great! Came home to only 2 cats, had 3 when I left. DD had a party (almost got us evicted!), and somehow my eldest cat, Sherlock, got out. Through a window, I suspect. I was completely heartbroken. Large fight over DD's irresponsibility, she left and has been in and out since. Another LARGE fight a week later resulted in me calling 911 when she grabbed a butcher knife and ran out of the apartment. I locked the door behind her and made the call. Cops took her to the hospital in handcuffs, doctor saw her and released her, saying "you're on your own" to me. Lovely, no? Anyway, I told her she had to leave, took her keys, and she was gone for a week. Came back last weekend and it was made very clear she has to live by the rules if she wants to stay.

We spent every evening after work walking the neighborhood looking for my Sherlock. No luck. Then last Monday an upstairs neighbor knocked on our door at 11pm, said he thought he saw her outside. It was pouring rain and cold. I went out and as soon as I called to her, she started meowing. We got her inside, dried her off, fed her, and she slept all night on my chest with her head under my chin. She lost weight, her fur was matted, but overall she's okay!

New job...I was ready to quit this morning. They aren't training me, they're just giving me things to do! Yes, I have the accouting knowledge, but I still need to know their procedures, timing, who does what and when kind of stuff. VERY frustrated.

Diet...I'm taking a stroll on the beach. South Beach Diet. Don't know if I can do it, as the first two weeks eliminate bread, pasta, rice, starchy veggies, and fruit...but after the first two weeks you get to add them back in, in moderation of course. It's worth a shot.

Had dental surgery last Wednesday that did NOT go well. Dentist thought he would freeze my jaw, pull a wisdom tooth, toss in a stitch, and send me on my way. Half an hour, tops. Nope...two hours, three stitches, and bone removed from jaw. He had to crack the tooth in half (what loud crack that makes!), break each half into pieces, saw the tooth off at the gumline, then crack the roots open and saw them away from my jaw bone where they had fused. I was put on antibiotics, ibuprofen, and Tylenol 3's ...two of each every four hours. The T3s made me REALLY sick, so I stopped taking them. A week later, I'm still taking the ibuprofen every four hours. I'm sick of this pain! My whole lower jaw aches non-stop. I go back in tomorrow after work for a post-surgical follow up.

Sounds like you've all been keeping busy! Singing, sculpting, weaving, cooking, dog shows, speeches, yard sales....what an energetic and talented bunch!

Dear GOD, Wildfire. Good thing nothing much has HAPPENED to you in the last 3 weeks. Here we were all feeling concerned, and you were having the time of your life.

Just kidding.

Poor BA-by. C'mere and lemme give you a kiss. You're back in our lovin' arms now and nothing else bad can possibly happen to you. Thinking about you tonight, darling.

I'm glad you found Sherleylocks.

Yo! Wildfire, I'm so sorry about thy troubles with DD and job and surgery but really glad you at least found your Sherlock! (I had a budgie named Sherlock once ... another story)! If any of my pets were missing, I'd be a basket case ... can't do without these guys and gals! (Budgies are guys, Old Dog and Silly Cat are gals ... I'm just their mom!) ... I'm so glad you are back at the palace, though, as we've missed thee! Please take care o' thyself. I believe Kaylets will be in to make tea very soon!

I think a lot of people like the South Beach. The recipes I've seen look delicious!!! Take care, Wildfire! I firmly believe thy problems are on their way to being sorted out.

My Ya-Ya Sisterhood name is Viscountess Grins-at-Pigeons.

Don't laugh.

What is a Ya-Ya Sisterhood name? :) I've not read the book ... or is it an organization? A website?

I think I'm behind the times!

But I AM an aging eccentric!

Hello all!

Wildfire-- Of course, it was YOUR new job...not Ceara's....
sorry things are so messy right now.... but sounds as though the wheel must turn for you now, you had more than "It comes in 3's"....

Sorry to hear DD is keeping you up nights....

And am glad that the cat made his way home...

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Have to run, need to be in early to make up time from yesterday ( stuck in traffic)....

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Thought of the day :

"All that we can be we are already. Becoming is simply a matter of believing."
--- Bob Perks

Question of the day :

"When is the last time you went fishing?"

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Kettle is on!

Good Morning, Sweeties!

Another fly-by, but just wanted to stop by. 17 hour day yesterday, ended at 12:30 and then -- natch, too wound up to sleep. Ended up getting about 3 hours before the alarm at 5:30. I feel relatively normal, but suspect I'll crash this evening.

Oh, and I lost 1.5 at WI on Monday. Was chugging gallons of water on Sunday too, thinking it would help my WI but, unfortunately, it stayed with me. Maybe next Monday will be a BIG one!

Wildfire, my heart goes out to you! How horrible and stressful! :grouphug: Are you taking good care of yourself? Remember to breathe!

Viscountess Grins-at-Pigeons -- I didn't realize that was your Ya-Ya name. Must find mine out sometime today. I LOVE your name -- It's just so delightfully YOU! Think my blues name is Sweet Eyes Bailey -- I'll see if I can find that one, too.

Empress, thanks for the welcome to the challenge. I am pumped, yea, even with this nearly no sleep. This morning DH mentioned a 5k benefit run in late June and I am going to DO IT! Yes I am! :yes:

Must go, but LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to all! Let's make this a good one!

So sorry, Wildfire, that things are so upsetting in your household at the moment. Dealing with a new job is ENOUGH. DEALING WITH DD IS MORE THAN ENOUGH. Prayers for you both.

Ah, there is sublime joy in the palace at Queen Wildfire's return! Glad you had a good trip, overjoyed that Sherlock's back, and concerned about this development with your daughter. How frustrating!
As you were discribing the sound effects in your own head at the dentist's, let me advise everyone to wear a Walkman while in the dentist's chair. It truly does cut down on the crunching and grinding or at least it's a nice distraction!
BTW, I've only heard good things about South Beach diet.

Arabella, I'm so excited about your decision to do the 5K! is it your first one?

Spring is absolutely here. Everything's brilliant postcard green, the hummingbird's are back, my perrenial herbs are back, I'm still springcleaning. Loving it!!!! :D

Hello all!

DH 's job is giving him enormous stress.... more details to follow....

And coincidentally, I am giving a speech at a local highschool , and the theme is how to try to turn things around when they don't work out as you hoped....
Think the universe is having fun w/ me....
Ah well.....

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Thought of the day :
"Remember that the simple answers are often the best response to our complex world."
---Life's Little Instruction Book

Question of the day :

"Do you believe that if someone lies for you that they will also lie to you?"

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You imagine what simple answer DH has for his employer today!!

:) :p

I'm off to go put on the Ann Taylor lined dress pants I found....already wore them to work on Monday and really got noticed .....
I'm telling you... if we wear the right size, our efforts really show!
( Too bad its so hard for me to find my size!) ( whatever it is... when I was a 24... couldnt find anything...18 same problem... etc,e tc!~ :lol: )

Good Morning!
 

Happily, I did crash last night and got a pretty good night's sleep last night. Fascinating, I know... :lol: I felt fairly normal all day, cleaned house, did laundry, got some work done. And then in the evening was reminded just how tired I can be.

Today could well be another 17 hour one, but this should be the peak time for such foolishness and then life will become a bit more normal (or what passes for same :rolleyes: ).


Eydie, I'm really excited about the run too! It's my first ever :D I used to run a lot and haven't much since I've been so much heavier, but I really think that the training and focus are going to help really start to shift this poundage! :yes: So thrilling to see the plants return, isn't it! I haven't got any perennials but for (of course!) mint (as far as I remember, anyway...) but I love touring the yard and seeing what's coming up. Ahhhhh.... life begins again!

Amarantha, aren't our pets precious! I've got one cat that adopted us (through from pretty stiff resistance from DH) that I tried to find a home for for a long time, thought it would be ok if she left us for another. But ... bit by bit, she's weaselling into our hearts and I suspect now we'd be pretty upset if she disappeared.

Kaylets, don't you love it when the Universe suggests we "put our money where our mouth is" :lol: I get that all the time! Probably a good thing you had that topic :rolleyes:



Well, I see that the writer's got some copy ready -- must go into Editor mode. I'll try to sneak back in later -- but til then, let's make this a good one! Love to all.

Yo! Kaylets, your simple answer post really hit me just now. I've been extremely stressed and unable to do anything except sleep ... went to gym today but couldn't get motivated yet again ... work is done for the day but I just keep trying to get going ... it occurred to me that the simple answer is to do nothing! :doh: So that's what I think I'll do. Watching food though and will do my report tonight on the food/exercise thread.

I'll mention here (ok, I should report this on the other thread, but I'm here now) that I've made a great discovery: Skinny Cow ice cream sandwiches (which I've always thought were incredibly uninteresting and not worth the effort) are really kind of gourmet if you crush them up in a fancy bowl and eat with a lovely spoon ... I'm going to get some more flavors and experiment further ... was wondering about crushing them in my mini processor ... hmmm.

Arabella, congratulations on planning to do a run!!!! :cp: I've never done one but I keep thinking about it ... ok, you've pumped me up to do at least a little more walking today!!!! We're looking at the most successful fitness year the :queen: s have ever had!!!!

It has occurred to me that I've been posting with this group for somewhere in the neighborhood of 4-5 years ... I'm not sure, exactly. Just want to thank everyone for being here! And for anyone who's NOT here, well, the palace drawbridge be always down, so ...

QOD: Yes! :)

There's not enough coffee in the world...
 

Happy Fake Friday, as Arabella says. :wave:

I'm dragging my butt today pretty hard-core. I was thinking as I stepped outside this morning (still trying to get my eyes to focus) that if the weather weren't breathtakingly beautiful outside I'd probably throw myself off the I-5 overpass. As it was, the weather was unspeakably beautiful, so I walked to the bus station watching seagulls swirl and pigeons strut around self-importantly. And I gazed unbelievingly at the cloudless (!) blue sky and sniffed the fragrant air. Yes, even in the deep city, Seattle's spring air is fragrant with lilac and rhododendrons. I love this town. :smug:

Amarantha, I love the idea of you chilling out today. I hope you take great joy in doing absolutely nothing and feel refreshed tomorrow as a result. Your skinny cow idea sounds grand. I'd only add a sprinkle of ground cinnamon to mine, but then my dishes of ice cream usually get that treatment. This group has been around for 5 YEARS?!?!?!? Wow. I'm impressed. Thank YOU, dear, for being here!

Wow. I've known you guys for a year now. And it's been one of the best years I've ever had. Coincidence? I think not. ;)

Arabella, what a brilliant idea! Best of luck with your preparations for that run! I'm really glad you actually slept last night. I was worried that your "sleep monitors" would panic and not let you sleep for worrying about not getting enough sleep. It happens. I have 2 bouts of insomnia per year (give or take) where those little buggers drive me nuts. Sleep monitors, I mean. I went "A-w-w-w-w" at the story of your weaselling cat. What's her name? Um, I didn't find my Ya-Ya name. I chose it, which is probably why it suits me so well. Why, are we supposed to go somewhere and get it? Oops.

QOD: It crosses my mind. I don't ask people to lie for me, though. Ever.

Kaylets, poor DH! Hope it's a temporary problem. I'm with you on the Universe having a giggle at us sometimes. It's gotten so that I've actually looked up at the sky and gone. "Oh. Ha, ha." Makes life fun. Usually. :rolleyes: Wish I could see you in your naughty Ann Taylor pants...

Lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky Eydie. Herb gardenist extraordinaire! I don't even have a balcony to grow herbs on. I'm scrambling now through every herb gardening book in the store to find herbs I can grow indoors. Erm, I should be doing spring cleaning. I'll get right on that. :D

Wildfire, how's things?

Ceara, has Madame Rawhide made a full recovery yet?

Frogger, Tadpole, wsw, love you and are thinking about you, dears.

I'm off...