Happy Birthday, Ceara!

Hello all!

Sorry, didnt give myself enough time this am... have been offered Overtime ( one of the benefits of being a little fish... you can put in extra hours when you want ... well, when the Overtime is available) and since I consider it a compliment that I was offered only 8 days back.... so...

Still offering big congrats Empress

Cerise... you will do just fine.. .just being there will mean so much to the family... and once they realize (probably later ) that ALL the class mates sent the flowers and that it was your efforts I am sure the family will be very grateful and honored. Take care.

Ceara- Best wishes.. Have fun and hat's off to you!

Eydie-- Thanks.. and guess what showed up in the mailbox today from DS... a Fathers Day card with a lovely photo.. perhaps from a wedding or a special date... postmark shows it was stamed b/4 Father's Day but was not recvd till today. I am very glad for DH. And very glad he didnt do anything that would be embarrassing now. In fact, when rereading the post last night, I deleted most of it because I thought it must be getting boring to hear about the domestic c*** all the time. Frankly, I feel sorry for DH that he is treated this way by this children.

But enough...

Here is (was) our thought of the day:

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Thought of the day :

"When you cannot make up your mind between two evenly balanced courses of action, choose the bolder."


--- W.J. Slim


Question of the day :

" If you had to name the biggest hypocrite you have ever met who would win?"
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--From IF (2) by Evelyn McFarlane & James Saywel

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Arabella-- I think I've asked b/4 but please tell me again.. and this time I have the chickpeas and am even ready to try other than tahinni.... do you make your own hummus?? I think I'm ready ....
I have dill growing in the yard...

WSW-- Hey there!! are you trying to do your routine early or late b/4 heat/ humidity get bad?? Me too...
Think the vampires might be on to something...

Wildfire! Weren't you just here a minute ago??

Anagram! How goes your week? medical issues holding their own??

Zadie-- To read by the river... and the bookstore sounds lovely...
and musical intruments nice too... if I could just play one...


anyway...

Did I mention I added 2 more flights?? Its a struggle... heart pounding... lungs gasping... but feels so good in just a few moments!!! Now that will wake you right up!!! and so far, have managed to only 1 SF Hot choc... past 2 days...
hopefully, the bloat will be gone soon too...


KETTLE IS ON!

Greep - it's not that long since I posted but so much is going on..........

Happy Birthday, Ceara! You're so gorgeous and healthy this year....

Cerise, go with all of our vibes at your back. It will mean so much to Luke's family and to your classmates.

Empress, a promotion is a promotion - congratulations! Sure does beat being laid off. And mayhap the other job is not yet a done deal since they weren't sure what they were going to do. May come up when least expected.

Frogger, Sydney Allison is indeed a royal name for the new little princess. Being a MIL, I don't often say "ignore the MIL" but I am this time.

Kaylets, I'm so glad the card showed up. And vent on domestic c/// anytime it works for you. Congratulations on the extra stairs.

wsw, I too have enjoyed the visual of you tooling around in your racecar.

OK, Zadie, does that mean you left the bike at work and can't bike in tomorrow if the weather's clear.

Wildfire, Prom shopping and all that excitement? Hope all went well.

Wood Nymph, slumping on couch sounds good to me right now too but not even hungry for carbs at the moment. Is the world going to end?

Punkin, I had a lot of attention from my one Grandma in my early years and I think it gave me a great opinion of myself so that's what I'm trying to replicate. A lot worked against that opinion through the years but it's still there somewhere at the core.

I have four good days behind me, enough water, and practicing relaxation techniques - today was the first I didn't fall asleep while "practicing". Am adjusting to new med and feeling better but not 100% yet. Added the water equivalent of arm weights (don't know what they're called) for 20 minutes at the pool today and will build up a bit. Still tackling the crazy bushes. I do everything only a bit at a time so it's not like it's acres of bushes.

DH's med trial starts tomorrow and will involve me giving him two shots a day in his tummy. He'll have a medical thing done next Tuesday and I'll be continuing the shots until his blood numbers are ok again. I am definitely not a Nurse Nancy and he's brave to trust me. But he was at kidney dr. Monday and things have improved again a bit. She's now allowing him his beloved Snickers bars once a week (at least until bloodwork shows otherwise). It's 22 months since he's had one. And he played golf again today.

Empress, I found the lo carb slimfast latte today and will try it tomorrow. Also saw the cinnamon bun but opted for a pb/choc snack thing as it's potassium is low enough for dh to try. I enjoyed trying it too.

Phew - what a post. I feel like I do after one of my long phone calls.

Anagramatic, glad you are trying the slimfast so I can find out how you like it ... I drank too much of it today, though. Thought the no carb thing would protect me, but ...

Kaylets: There are several names that come to mind in conjunction with the word "hypocrite," but it'd be hard to pick out the "biggest" hypocrite because if he or she were that good a hypocrite ...

Er, mayhap you get my drift ...

Or mayhap I need to go to sleep!

Thanks for all the great support from everyone about the job thing ... it is stressing me out ... job situation, not the support!

Hello all!

Anagram! I could use a trick to go to sleep! Last two evenings tossed and turend nearly till midnight or later... Am wondering if its the 2 extra flights even t hough I am doing them in early morning... This is often what happens if I do aerobic activity at night.. So far, not feeling tired so we'll see...
Another benefit from excercise?? Less sleep required???

Wildfire- so glad someone else commented on prom dress shopping..
brings back memories ... Perspective... our experience was eye opening... DD 's group were all wearing "movie star" strapless, body hugging black jersey .... at $150.00 on sale...!!
I remember scouring a mall for my Senior evet to find a steal for $25 for myself in my day... and wound up wearing it to graduate in too! But then again, the 70's fashions were much less sophisticated!

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Thought of the day :

"It doesnt matter how strong your opinions are, if you don't use your power for positive change, you are indeed, part of the problem."
--Coretta Scott King


Question of the day ;

"If you had to name the most dangerous thing you have ever done on purpose, what would it be?"
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--From IF (2) by Evelyn McFarlane & James Saywel
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kettle is on!

Well, wish me luck, s! I'm about to try to tell my sweet personal trainer that I can't afford her anymore (time or moneywise). I'm going to do the one last session I've paid for and then go on my own. I've been trained enough. If I don't know this stuff by now, I never will. The trouble is she's very motivating and I'm afraid I'll backslide if left to my own slothful devices.

Must be strong. I bought her a present. She won't care. It's just always me feeling that people care about me when they don't.

Thanks for listening.

I'm assuming you listened!

The most dangerous thing I ever did on purpose was become a journalist!

Breezing through. Hope everyone is doing OK. Work = sucks.

No, no, Empress. A nice nap instead. How did it go with trainer.

And zadie, think pleasant thoughts of reading by the river.

Kaylets, I managed to stay awake again today while doing relaxation technique so maybe I'm getting there. But I do try it if I can't get back to sleep (I almost NEVER have any trouble falling asleep - you're probably still adjusting to all the recent changes in your life - wow).

And I've never consciously done anything dangerous in my life as I'm very much a chicken so I'll just say getting married (which can be very dangerous - I was just too young to know that then).

Since this IS the Independence Day Sprint thread, I feel compelled to post something about my sprint, which I modestly call THE DIET!!!!

THE DIET!!!! is good, THE DIET!!!! is great!!!! Can't wait to "loose" the weight!!!!

I do know that it's "lose" not "loose," but "loose" is more fun! I'm cutting those four loose and sending them into outer space where no pounds have gone before.

ceara-a belated happy birthday!!!!!

cerise-i have been thinking about you attending your friend's funeral and representing your classmates there. it must have meant a lot to his family to have you there. i am sending you a great big virtual hug.

kaylets-wow! adding 2 more flights is pretty impressive!

anagram-glad to hear you're feeling better. hope it is no time until you are feeling 100%! glad to hear dh doing o.k. you are very brave to be giving him his shots.

zadie-sorry "work= sucks" now.

amarantha-hope things went well with your trainer goodbye. sorry to hear you're so stressed. calming and soothing vibes going out to you, empress!

i am hanging in there with my recommitment plan. i am feeling a bit like "the little engine that could," with using my positive affirmation, relaxation tape, etc. arsenal, which i am using of late, but if it works, i will keep doing it. it turns out i have really needed to do this, so i plan to remain at full throttle for the time being. have stayed op and exercised. i definitely can only get out in the early mornings with this heat. if i could stay awake, i would go out in the evening, but usually in bed before sunset these days. eons and eons ago, i used to love late night---well, i still do, but my body doesn't seem to cooperate with my wishes as much as i would like.

hi also to wildfire, arabella, punkin, frogger! and to all the courtly ones. take good care.

Must say I'm happy too with my five days so far. Have done the relaxation stuff each day and have had my full quota of water. PLUS nutrition/diet have been good (not that I'll ever lose any weight but at least I feel I'm healthier).

That's the joy of a sprint for me - I can be good the first part of a challenge and I can be good the last part of a challenge. So if the challenge isn't too long and there isn't a lot of "inbetween", I seem to do well unless, of course, there's a major crisis.

The LoCarb Slimfast Cafe Latte is a keeper, Empress. Something a little different about the taste that I can't put my finger on but I like it even with that mystery.

I'm with you, wsw, on the sleepy evenings. My bod wears out by late afternoon and w/o a nap (and often even with one) I'm grogged out by early evening. Easier in the summer as I spend a bit of time on the patio and sometimes some piece of fauna calls out to be and I grab pruners or weeders or whatever and keep myself out of trouble (and awake) a bit.

On to Day 6 - Only two more days and the sprint is half o'er.