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Hello all!
Arabella-- I too am very impressed about the 5k... hate to admit( but afterall, its widely know we are not using metric here right??? ) how far is a 5k? 2 yrs ago, I would've said I'd never run... but then I didnt dream I'd be 2 yrs meatless or be in a public speaking club, entered a speaking contest; so I am proof that anything is possble....... Very shortly, we will be getting daily warnings about excercising early or late as the humidity, heat here pack a wallop..... But I imagine in PEI, it must be lovely to feel your body warm up as you get moving and then that overall glow of "ALIVE" ..... Used to walk to work in the wintertime years back in CT and many times would be nearly asleep to start but by time I took off my hat and gloves I'd be wide awake and ready for bear. Glad things sound as though the new job is settling in... hope DS finds his way too.... Cerise-- Glad to hear you are loving your new hometown... how are the singing lessons coming along? When are the Cirque auditions? What shall you sing? I know you have mentioned your music degree and etc but bear with me as I really only know how to listen to music..... I mentioned in passing that I was so excited that you were getting ready to audition...and found out that a coworker's sister did as well but I forget where..... In discussion, it was explained to me the correct term of this woman's abilities.... which come to find out, means she is an opera singer. Are you as well???? Been meaning to ask... Eydie-- I too have a few herb plants that I planted 2 summers ago and then thought I lost due to the drought.... Believe chives are still out there and then a decent sized group of something w/ a narrow leaf which grows about as long as your little finger and turns silverygreen.... can you believe I dont' remember what it is??? So.... what's best... drying them? freezing them...?? is it easier to keep the agressive ones under control if you keep them in pots outside too?? I'd LOVE to really get some nice herbs to make bath teas with....... Empress.....yes... some quotes arrive for me the minute I need them.... In fact, as I was packing for the speech this am, my prop looked as though it needed some mending....instead, I decided to include that in my speech... how we might try to alter memories or experiences to make the memory more appealing but still..... we know what really happened.... Speech went ok... 12 High school seniors who are graduating in 5 weeks-- one spoke on why apartment dwellers should NOT have pets, the other on why the death penalty should not be televised... both speeches had many strong points... I was impressed ... and let it intimidate me... a little... wasnt my strongest but I adlibbed about 1/2 which is always dicey... flying w/o a parachute... I am two speeches away from the first Toastmaster level completion... 80 % done! Have the next two scheduled in May and then July... As I said above, two years ago, would've never dreamnt I'd be doing this now... And I will also be at goal weight this year or at least, that is my aim.... The official night time weight has me about 23 lbs away. And since I've tripled my stairclimbing, I'm seeing faster scale drops.... Who was mentioning that their knees sometimes complain ??? How do you know if this is the beginning of a problem rather than just overdoing??? I do not remember any knee issues at all when I was 50 lbs heavier so I know its not "too much weight".... I am being very cautious as I tend to think I wrenched one especially and do notice some improvement... but how do you know if you can move around most of the time just fine??? ..... Dh wound up winning his "issue" at work... He is pleased. Just hope he doesn't think they will react the same way next time. In fact, I expect, the losers will be very vigilant waiting for their next chance.... And he also recvd a call back on a lawn job we priced 2 weekends ago... can he do it this weekend? and then today, when he went to pick up mail at the mail pickup place, he mentioned he's doing lawns.... and recvd a call w/in 2 hrs that someone had just come in complaining they need someone.... So, he's had a roller coaster week of all nighter on Sunday after DS's car accident, ( and still, DS has not contacted the garage .... he thinks we are going to do something I guess... the best thing for us to do is nothing...) the 2 day "fight issue" at work and then the relief to today's "win".... Luckily, both Mon and Tuesday, DH did some lawns and even pitchforked our compost pile .... literally just worked a lot of stress out.... so, hopefully, DH's customer base will continue to grow.... Someone mentioned how they admired the auctions we do on Ebay... well, what a lot of folks don't realize is that the closer to summer, the fewer folks bidding.... Its a great time to find bargains on Ebay but not so hot if you're selling... ( unless its something sought after..very hard to find) .... So... we do what we can ..... Anyway... I am too long! Time for tea! |
Hello all!
Have been writing for awile this am and have just realized that it must really be just a continuation of my post last night... because I mentioned last night's closing comment ... just realized I used it "just in passing" last night... but this am, it echoes throughout the castle. hmmm.... that is a thought... perhaps every so often, we could have the Royal Herald stroll by, salute us with trumpets and then "announce" a Royal Thought.....hmmmmm...... or perhaps better yet, pass appetizers on silver trays.... hmmmmmm So, with that said... "Dat da dah da DAH!" ( I told you I only know how to LISTEN to music!) ********** "The Thought of the Day: "We can only do what we can do" --Kaye Question of the day : "Name something you've accomplished that you didn't think possible" ***** KETTLE IS ON! |
Good morning, Queens of the Realm!
And a v. happy Friday! :balloons: I've got to work all weekend to get caught up on real work, since I took two days to do the financial summary crap, but at least I don't have to wake up at 5:30 OR work until way past my bedtime. Here's to that! :coffee: Kaylets, My Dove! Love the Royal Herald's TOD -- that's one of my mantras. Something I frequently remind DS of too. He gets into that mode where he thinks he's totally screwed things up. "Should have" done this, "Shouldn't have" done that. I like to remind him that one can only go on from where one is, so it's a good idea to take a look at where that is, see where you want to go and set your course (hmmm... :chin: sounds like some advice that will fit in one of the horoscopes, must save). I do use bits and pieces from our thread -- that's where I found "om shanti" :yes: Thinking maybe your mystery herb is sage? 5k is 3.1 miles, so not a big deal. Just perfect for me right now -- a challenge, but achievable with work. And I'm not thinking of it as a race, really, because I'm not competing at all -- just hoping to finish! And, maybe not come in last? Cerise -- AHA!!! I will henceforth cease with the gnashing of teeth over your perfect Ya Ya Sisterhood name. Fabulous choice! Hmmm... I either didn't know, or forgot, that one could choose one's own name. I went to this name generator - http://yayasisterhood.warnerbros.com...gen_small.html - and got "Viscountess Cry Me a River," which I decided I did not care for. So I tried including my middle name and got "Countess Quick Rabbit," which I decided to accept, since I thought it might bode well for aforementioned not-race. Yowza! (channeling our beloved Empress) Punkin, words fail me! I'm just so impressed by -- well, all the stuff you're doing these days. Sounds like every day is an adventure, and doubly so on the weekends. YAY for the :queen: of Friday, Viscountess of the Kabota, trailing her royal train, dispensing faery dust as she goes! Amarantha, can it really be that long! I was just thinking yesterday how we've really become a part of each others' lives. I refuse to be upset over the fact that I'm HEAVIER now than then. THIS is the year I'm getting to goal weight :yes: Hope you had a restful day yesterday -- Stress is about our worst enemy, that and fatigue, I think. If I could only learn to exercise when I'm stressed and sleep when I'm tired, I'd be -- um... WILL be -- slender! Oh, it's nice to have a visit, but I must become productive. Let's make this a good one. Love to all! |
Yo, :queen: s!!!
Arabella, thanks for the website ... I did not know what the ya-ya thing was about ... yes, it really has been that long or even longer ... I got heavier during that time, too, but am now a bit below ... I remember that period in my life very well as there was quite a crisis for me ... but through it all I've remained steadfast to the idea that it's important to get to and maintain a sensible weight ... since that time, :queen: Eydie has reached her goal weight and maintained it for quite a spell now ... I will be joining her and I know everyone else will, too, or already has ... remembering that our goal weight is the weight that is right for US as individuals and we don't have to be accountable about it to anyone, so some of us may be there already and not talking about it ... In that vein, I'm hoping to continue the "sprint" threads (or someone else can as they see fit, it doesn't matter WHO starts 'em) ... I bumped the May Day one as I think this is close to our last week and we'll need more REPORTS (report, report, report!!! :) ) :queen: K, Living this long is what I never dreamed possible, but here I am! Soon to be at 135 pounds! Yowza! |
All right, then. So, I went on that Ya-Ya website (thank you, Arabella) and found my name.
Well, I found two - one with my name spelled "Cerissa", which is my legal name and one with my name spelled "Cerise", which I prefer. Cerise: Empress Purrs Like a Kitten Cerissa: Queen Raspberry Zinger Both very cool, but since the four original Ya-Yas got to pick their own names (and I have the book to prove it), I'm sticking with Viscountess Grins-At-Pigeons. YA-YA!!!!!! (Amarantha, you really should at least try to read "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" by Rebecca Wells. The writing's not bad - she makes it all sound so southern) |
Well, I didn't like any of mine on the site, but I really like Queen Raspberry Zinger, Cerissa!!! :)
Maybe I'm just naturally a ya-ya personage (without reading the book, I don't know what that is) because I'm always making up new names for myself and other people. I don't know what my true ya-ya name is ... likely it will be revealed on a tablet of jade in the middle of a darkly green forest at midday in the year the dragon lies down with the phoenix. Jade Dragon Empress at Midday in Year of the Phoenix? |
Howdy,
Checking in again after week or so of absence. And I will be gone the beginning of next week as well because I have to go do DC for a conference and lobby day. The only part of it that I am not happy about it that I have to fly. I am not a good airplane person. I actually have a minor phobia about it, and logically thinking about it does not really help. So basically I keep the plane aloft with the power of my will alone. This means napping on the plane is out of the question. I have not weighed myself for a while now and I am scared of what will happen. I have not been behaving well at all. Especially since I found out I have to fly. One bright spot is that I have given up caffeine. It was difficult, but I needed to actually sleep at night. Next step is to give up sugar (after I get back from DC and do not have to fly...do you sense a theme here). A friend of mine said that as long as I am giving up sugar I should do the whole south beach thing, but I do not feel so inclined. I have missed tons of good QODs. Not, I do not wear a watch. Yes I would like to be taller by at least 4 inches (I am 5 foot 2 and Leif is 6 foot 2, so I figure I am allowed to get to at least 5 foot 6, right?). I have also missed so much of everyones lives by being away. And now I have to be gone for a few more days. However, I will be back next week and back on track. |
Darlingest Zadie, the nice thing about leaving and coming back to this thread is that they'll always be here and you can always be assured of being welcomed back with open arms. That's what I've found, at least, during my year of knowing you and the other royals. I'm sending you my best thoughts and prayers regarding flying, poor thing. There is no way of reasoning yourself out of a phobia - I myself am claustrophobic, and god help you if you're caught with me in a confined space. Relaxation techniques help me a lot, like in elevators, which I have to ride at least 4 times per day at work. Really, though, there's nothing to be done in the moment of fear but to close your eyes and let time pass, however slowly, and it will eventually be over. Cold comfort, I know all too well, love. Eat whatever the **** you like, that's what I say, when confronted by a periodical phobia. Bring lots of really nice chocolate on the plane with you. :T
Speaking of royalty, I read on the news today that Prince Johan Friso of The Netherlands gave up his right to the throne (he was third in line to the oldest son and his daughter) by marrying a commoner, a marriage the state didn't endorse. His right to the throne was given up as soon as he said "I do". Now, as royalty myself, I cannot endorse such casual throwing-off of what is one's god-given right, but it's so ro-MAN-tic that my hidebound sensibilities about royalty melt in the story's wake. Ahhhh. :smug: Jade Dragon Empress at Midday in Year of the Phoenix, you would undoubtedly make a wonderful Ya-Ya. They were a group of 4 southern girls who were best friends who united as Ya-Yas, royal Indian Princesses from an ancient and forgotten line, and gave themselves fitting names. The books written about them, "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" and "Little Altars Everywhere", follow their lives into adulthood - all of them having terrifically difficult lives which are tempered only by the strength of their bond, etc., etc. Wonderful reading, I think. But then, I have no pretensions to being literary in any sense of the word. :rolleyes: All right, I have more queens to address, but I'm going to go have breakfast. Love to all, dah-links. |
Yo! Cerise, amongst the nice things about thee is that thou hast no pretensions, period!!! :yes: :) I shall have to read those books ... I've pledged myself to a book a week for fun from now on, plus the bodybuilding and weaving things and (if there's time) not procrastinating the paying work, bill paying and weedeating the lawn. It is a very comprehensive program!
Zadie, amongst the nice things about thee is that thou canst always be counted on to return to the palace with some interesting adventures to relate!!!! Very exciting to be going to DC for lobby day, IMO! Hope thou enjoyest it after the plane lands! :s: (I'm scared of flying as well, but I always like it when I actually get up there ... please take a nap, though, as they CAN fly the plane without thy help!)!!! Ok, it's Saturday and there is no post by :queen: K!!!! Well, that's ok, for now, as I guess she must be allowed a life, but who will make the tea in her absence? Sigh. I'm going to the food thread for a sec because I have something to say about, er, well, food. :) |
Sad news from me today, dears. One of my beloved doves, Frankie, died literally in my hands on Saturday. It was not a peaceful and sweet passing, either. I'm...not feeling all that well - made myself hold her until the end when all I wanted to do was put her down, shut the door and turn on loud music, or better yet, leave the city. Ghoulish, isn't it? My poor girl died because she got loose from me while I was putting her back in her cage (I had just cleaned it) and flew right into the wall in a panic. Broke her neck, but didn't die straight away. I was doing the paniky, aforementioned thinking about leaving the city while she struggled, but I thought, "You did this to her. You hold her and watch her die."
Gotta go... Sorry for the icky details, loves. |
No apologies necessary, Cerise! I've raised budgies all my life, as did my mom before me, so I venture to say I know a bit how you feel, as I've watched many of them die, especially my most beloved one, Max, who thought he was a dog. Please don't blame yourself. Birds are very fragile and almost anything can happen to them. I think it'll comfort you eventually that you were able to give her the gift of holding her, but it is not your fault just because you were cleaning the cage and the bird got away. It is also quite normal to want to just walk away ... you're to be commended that you did not. Om shanti, Cerise. Try to feel better as everything in the universe is as it should be ...
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Amarantha, you're such a good friend. It took me awhile to read through your message because I had to put my head on my desk and sob my little heart out for a while.
You said exactly what I needed to, um, read...I can give you no higher praise. You're so wonderful. |
hello everyone! I have missed you all so much!
Cerise-I am so sorry to hear about your dove. Amarantha put it very well when she said it was not your fault. I can somehow picture you comforting Frankie and believing that really did make a difference. You are a kind and gentle soul, and very brave for not running away when you wanted to. I checked my emails today and was happy to see the emails from the royal court. I am certainly glad I gave you my email address, kaylets. Thank you so much for sending the posts while the site was down. I thought I would try tonight and was relieved to get on here. I have had kind of a long patch of not feeling well and that is why I have been absent for so long on the boards. Every now and then, I was able to lurk a bit, but between poor vision, problems with my arms/hands,writing, blah, blah, blah, etc. I hadn't really been able to respond. I certainly have been thinking about you all though, and missing you terribly! I am pretty tired right now, in fact, but while I was able to get online and send you a note, I wanted to at least check in. I really will be back again soon though. Take good care of yourselves. All the best, wsw |
Thanks, Cerise; I'm glad you're crying, too, because it really helps! Om shanti!
Wsw, I am so glad to see though hast hacked thy way through the thorny forest of server changing, etc., to get back to the palace. I'm sorry thou hast been not up to par but hope it all abates soon for thee ... we think about you all the time, though, whether here posting or lurking about the place!!! :wave: :queen: s, Old Dog is on a diet and she is looking at me in the most sorrowful way that is designed to get extra servings of cat food (which is very fattening for dogs) instead of her diet doggy food, so I have to go cuddle her or something!!!! Later ... |
Cerise, please don't blame yourself. It's a horrendous thing but it's not your fault. And I think it's a high service when we can be with our friends till the end. I know that was hard.
Thanks for checking in with us, wsw. You're been missed mightily. Now if we could only presuade Frogger to come back.... |
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