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CCRRMM: Recommitment Sprint to Independence Day
In the interest of all Royals, we hearby do declare a two-week sprint to Independence Day, the focus of which will be our recommitment to ourselves and our healthy lifestyle goals.
This short sprint is a motivation booster to any :queen: who has been feeling unmotivated, and even those who have not! Along with our regular social postings, let's focus on healthy habits for two weeks to gear up for the next challenge. Two weeks...pfffft...that's a cake walk! Er...bad choice of words...but can we handle 14 days? YOU BET WE CAN! :cb: Feel free to post your focus for the two weeks, or not...this is a no-stress challenge. As long as it's healthy and fits into your goals, it's good! :goodscale :goodluck: |
Thanks for starting new thread, Wildfire. Have set two specific goals.
1. Get in that water - 8-10 glasses a day. May have to cut back on tea a bit to do it but do it I shall. 2. Hone my relaxation techniques to handle stress better. I've noticed that I've not been as able to relax during stressful times as I was previously so (even if it means bringing out the tapes again) I must regain this skill. I'm going to need this the next two weeks as some stressful situations presenting themselves. I'm also honing my eating habits a bit. Have gone to skim milk instead of 2%, cutting back on cheese and ice cream (only had it twice instead of 7 times this past week). Not giving these things (or anything) up totally, just honing. Won't be reporting on this specifically - just on 1 and 2 above. Had a good day today, foodwise, waterwise and even exercise-wise. Cerise, so sorry about your friend. It's tough and to have it happen so close to you too. Take care and check in when you can. |
Hoorah, I'm signing up for the (ta-da) :cheer: SPRINT TO INDEPENDENCE DAY!!!! :cheer: My goal for this two-week challenge is a "poundage" one. I will do all in my power to reach 149.5 by the Fourth of July.
This day is rather pivotal to me and I want to have made the turnaround back into the 140s by that fateful Sunday a.m. ... it's a long story but either I'll be working that day or I will have been laid off ... won't bore anyone with the chesslike details of my crazy career; just want to be in control of weight by then and it'll all work better for me. So I'm declaring my INDEPENDENCE from these four pounds by trying to eat in an average range of below 1700 and getting in 385 FORMAL exercise minutes per week (averages to 55 min a day, but I don't plan on doing that much every day ... will average) AND trying to get in more LIFESTYLE activity, which I won't be logging! Huzzah! I'll be checking in on the 21-day challenge thread and the food/exercise journal but otherwise will be focusing my sprint activities here. I will be logging my menus and exercise in my paper journal as it's just easier than the computer right now! Basically, though I know a lot of people hate this word, I'M DECLARING THAT "I'M ON A DIET!" :coach: |
Wanted to add another hello to Cerise in case you only get to this thread and don't have a chance to read the former one. So sorry about your friend. Om shanti, stay strong.
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Hello all!
Cerise- So sorry to hear of your friend's death... How kind of you to want to offer to sing at the service!! You are so thoughtful! Here's a (((((((((((HUG)))))))))))) to let you know how much I think of you! *** Yes, this new thread sprint is a great idea! Empress-- I can only imagine the nonstop thoughts surrounding the job changes... Sending lots of positive energy so that your name appears on the "Keep" list as well as "WE MUST HAVE THE EMPRESS" list... Spent the weekend either away from the house, sleeping ( 3 + hour nap on Sat) or watching the Star Wars trilogy w/ DH as neither of us had seen any of the 3 movies... hard to believe but true... My commitment-- To continue to try to add another flight of stairs to my climbing To journal in some fashion ( sticky notes worked the best so far) and on another note--- GET ALL THE CLOTHES THAT DON"T FIT OUT OF MY ROOM! its positively crazy .... ****************** Thought of the day : "I shall pass this way but once." --William Gannett Question of the day : "If you could find the personal diary of one person from history, with all the juicy details, whose would you want to find?" ---from 'If (2)..." Evelyn McFarlane & James Saywell ************** KETTLE IS ON! |
PS -- Sorry to be so general and only mention two specifically....
My very best to everyone... keep smiling... |
OK. Good idea Wildfire...I too am having trouble with focus. So.........
Walk road at least 10x before the 4th. Drink at least 1 liter of H2O/day No food after 7 during the week days No wine except on special occasions (not more than 2x/week) The portion and junk things seem to be OK...I will diligently work on the sugar thing...that is a head game for me...I just need distraction when I crave that...or maybe I'll drink water :lol: I think I will redefine my 21 day goals...there are too many and when I fail at one, I feel I need to go back to Day 1 to keep my integrity intact. Cerise, thou be in mine prayers, and also thy friend's family. What a tragic thing to happen to one so young. I hope you connect because I'm sure your presence would be a healing balm for them....nothing like good music and a good heart to ease the soul. Am off for walk #1. Ceara |
I want to recommit to ALL my healthy habits, I've simply felt 'off' lately and it's led to a 2-pound weight gain. Yikes! So I'm no longer at goal. I want to be more formal about this, to have a real plan, so I'm going to work on that and post it later.
Kaylets, love today's question! First person that sprang to mind for some reason was Oscar Wilde--now that'd most likely be juicy reading! THANKS to Wildfire for getting us started! :D |
Sign me up! I'm recommitting myself to stay on South Beach (my new best friend) and go through my checklist every day.
One week into SB. I'll weigh in again on Friday (or before if I'm motivated by feeling like I've lost), and then again on the 31st when I report my month's loss to the diet group. Friday is actually that 5K race that I committed to. I was hoping to be running like a gazelle by now (and -- guess what? -- I'm not :rolleyes: ), but I have hopes of being able to at least finish the 5k and I'll be happy with that. Cerise, love to you and your former classmate's family. It's always so unfathomable when someone so young dies, and just seems wrong. I've never quite managed to get my head around the deaths of young friends and relatives. Hope you manage to make contact with his widow. :grouphug: Anagram, me too, on the stress thing! The winter/spring has been extremely stressful for me, and I should have been focusing on stress reduction more than I have. I even found a great 10-minute guided meditation -- quick, and almost effortless -- but have I made myself do it? OK, I WILL today. Here it is, in case anyone's interested: http://www.beliefnet.com/story/3/story_385_1.html Kaylets, I think I'd go for Emily Dickinson -- I just think her observations would be interesting! And then I almost said, yup, Oscar Wilde for sure when I saw Eydie's post. Incidentally, I just read yesterday that Lord Byron once embarked on a weight loss plan in which he ate a single meal a day and did strenuous exercise while wearing six waistcoats simultaneously. I think he lost about 30 pounds, but funny picture for Romantic poet, eh. Eydie, I feel bound to say that 2 pounds from goal should be considered goal. Really, weight bounces around so much anyway, right? :yes: Love to all, mentioned or unmentioned -- let's make this a good one! HUZZAH!!! |
AAAH, my Sisters in Stress! It seems to be such a recurrent theme in our posts, there is no doubt that it is a large factor in fighting our battle to be healthy. I've been taking the time to try to relax but I'll be doing the tapes too and checking out that site, Wood Nymph, for sure.
Empress - sending good job vibes to thee as well. Inspired by Kaylet's situation and how all worked out and wishing the same in your direction. Also by Frogger's situational turnaround. The sun does so often shine after the stormy periods. Have been having some technical difficulties lately. Addition of another medicine, the horrible humidity, etc. have added some more swelling which has my weight way up again. Am working hard to bring it down. I know it's the swelling (I've mentioned this is why I don't often weigh and why I report only new lows) but it still makes it hard to stay faithful when I'm feeling bloated, etc. However, seem to have adjusted to medicine, the D--- humidity has broken for the moment and I'm eschewing salt as much as possible again so I'm hoping at least to feel more motivated. Portending stress involves dh and his medical situations but we've done this one before and we'll do it again (too many WWII news items lately - that motto is musically ringing in my head). But not a bad motto. Sorry for the age reference - may be the only one who knows it. Speaking of age, kudos to your acquaintance, Cerise, for her bungee jumping. But I am the MOST chicken person so erase that picture of me doing same. Terribly afraid of heights. No, Kaylets, I'm not done and it'll take ages to finish up all this shrub destruction I've planned. DH is sorry he bought the new lopper as I only chop, he picks up. Taught the elder princess a bit of this over the weekend and the part she seemed to enjoy was telling her grandfather she had made a lot of shrub piles for him to pick up. Technical difficulties got in the way but even so would not have been done as I only work under perfect weather conditions which does not include humidity at all. Well, Monday's my "organizing" day when I plan a lot of things that never seem to happen as I think they should. But that doesn't deter me from trying to get it together so I'm off to do that. Have a good week, :queen:s! We can bring a solidarity of commitment to the fore and make the sprint a real success so we're in fine shape to face the battles of late summer. |
Hi,
I am always up for a sprint. I am mostly going to keep chugging along with the biking and the eating, but one added element is that I am going to clean my house. Thats right, I think that the best thing I can do for my emotional and physical wellbeing is to have a clean and organized home for at least a while rather than the usual chaos. Now do not get me wrong, I am not aiming for antiseptic neatness and I do not want to lose the charm of a million little projects cheering up the place, but I really need to be able to navigate without tripping over things. Plus a clean house makes me more likely to eat at home. So there. Cerise - I was so sorry to hear about your friend. My greatest condolences. |
Mornin' all,
Cerise, I'm so sorry to hear about your friend Luke. I saw his picture on the news and for some odd reason was drawn to him - my thought was "he looks like someone I'd be friends with". Now I know why I thought that... my thoughts are with you, and his family. :grouphug: I myself had a wonderful/awful weekend. Visit with dad and Stepmother was fun. We did a lot of walking around antique-ing and talking. They headed home Saturday morning. I really enjoyed their visit... Saturday was horrible. My mom called me over once I got home from breakfast and seeing my dad off to tell me that one of our dear family friends had died while visiting family in CA. Apparently she had a staph infection that they diagnosed as "flu" and after 3 weeks her kidneys failed. She was older (late 60's, early 70's) and had been through chemo last year for bone cancer, so why on earth they let this go for 3 weeks I don't know... but I'll miss her tons - her threatening me bodily harm if I don't give her a hug before I left, her always looking for unique cow things for my collection (I have a hand painted shovel she had done for me) and how she loved my mom like a daughter. That being said, weight wise I did so-so last week. I held my own eating out 3 days in a row with dad, but Saturday and Sunday I pretty much ate whatever sounded good... Ok, phones are going nuts, must away and will be back later if I can - I'm alone in the office all week! Terri |
Sprinting like crazy! I'll be back!
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Monday morning
Hello, dears.
Ugh. My entire weekend was spent emailing furiously with my high school class about poor Luke. Since the memorial's going to be in more or less my neck of the woods, I'm the flower-bringer and class representative. If they ever tell me when the memorial's going to be . It's a bittersweet time for our class, of course, to be in such close communication with each other now, though the cause of it is especially upsetting since Luke was such a universally liked member. Anyway, thank you all for your sensitivity and generous, heartfelt comfort. My life would be much harder to navigate without you... Punkin, you're right. Luke was one of the sweetest, finest people I've ever known. And now you and I share the sorrow of losing a friend. Poor darling - what a horrible thing, to lose such a hearty-sounding, generous friend. My thoughts are with you today. It's like a light goes out in your own personal firmament, isn't it? Keep close, love. :grouphug: Zadie, I'm convinced that the quality of my life would be hugely improved if I kept an orderly, clean apartment and got our money budget in order. Ramon and I jump from one crisis to another in both aspects and then beat ourselves senseless afterwards and passionately resolve to do better. Then enjoy (if "enjoy" is the right word) several more weeks of laziness and over-spending. To that purpose I have humbly crept back to Flylady and am hoping that this time I'll actually read the posts before deleting them and will take her suggestions to heart. Good luck to both of us, right? Gimme five! :high: Dearest Anagram, not only are you tackling your DH's medical issues, but you're doing it while grappling with your own technical difficulties! My hat's off and my heart's out to you, love. Sending my best energy and clarity vibes to you. And yet, you find the wherewithall to trim the hedges... you never cease to amaze me. Arabella, thanks for that link to guided meditation. I'll be checking it out as soon as I sign off here. Hey, good for you for doing that 5K! Who cares if you're not sprinting like a gazelle yet, right? You know, you could be doing that 5K from the couch to the fridge, so pat yourself on the back. I excited to hear how South Beach does for you. I read about it a little and went "Huh. Another Adkin's. I'm outta here.", but I'm pretty sure it can't be that extreme. Eydie, isn't a 5-6 pound fluctuation still considered being "at goal"? Geez, I wouldn't know. It's probably still alarming, though. I would think that I'd always be really freaked out by the smallest upswing on the scale, terrified that I was "losing it" and I'd wake up the next morning fat again. Hopefully I haven't now planted unnecessary fears in your head...sorry! :rolleyes: Remember, your lifestyle has changed so much even in the year I've known you. On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being "very likely" and 10 being "freakish anomaly unexplainable by modern medicine", your likelihood of gaining any significant amount of weight back is probably 9.5. Ceara, your goals sound do-able and really great! Betcha you'll be feeling great by the 4th. I got a laugh thinking about your 21-day thing. I was thinking "Naw. She shouldn't have to go back to Day 1 for ALL her goals if she misses on ONE!" I was thinking you could have separate 21-day sequences for every goal, and was chuckling at the thought of you reporting in on Day 2, Day 11 and Day 15 or something on the same day! :lol3: Why is no one else laughing...? Kaylets, napping and Star Wars. I can't think of a better way to spend a weekend. So, did you like them? QOD: Mother Theresa. I'd love to read an entry like this: "Met a horrid man who demanded a photo with me, stepped on a sick lady's foot during the whole fiasco and threw a fiver at me on his way out. Forgave him." Amarantha, I'm sorry you have upcoming work issues that seem to me to have no other function but to stress you and out suck your creative energy into a nameless void. Wishing for you this summer that you'll have a clear, constant and steady knowledge of what you can do and what you're worth (which is an awful lot). You inspire me, as always. My goals (which you've all been waiting for, no doubt): 1. East small portions of nourishing, valuable food (value in the nutritional sense). Take great pleasure in doing it. 2. I got an exercise ball from my sister. I want to learn a host of strength and flexibility exercises on it. My goal is to be doing at least 2 exercises on it regularly each day by the time the 4th rolls around. 3. Kick off my "30 by 30!!!" goal. I turn 30 at the end of next May. If I lose 3 sensible, sober pounds per month from now I'll have lost 30 pounds. Can I do that? God, I sure hope so. That's it, ladies. Thanks for being here, ducks. I say this a lot, but my life's so much brighter for knowing you. |
Punkin, sorry to hear about the loss of thy friend ...
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Punkin, sorry to hear you've also lost a dear friend. :grouphug:
zadie/Cerise, actually the whole clean house thing is a good idea. Less stress about the mess when it gets picked up daily, less time to maintain, more time/energy to focus on our health goals. I'm going to work that into my sprint, too. Cerise, hopefully you and your classmates will continue to keep in close touch. Thinking about the sudden and untimely loss of your friend moved me to send a message to a friend that I've been purposely out of touch with. I was a little hurt over the lack of support in recent months while we were having such problems with DD, but it made me think that life is too short...he and I will work this out and get back to being good friends. anagram, sorry to hear you're having technical difficulties and the weather isn't helping any. One day at a time, keep your eye on the prize, and offload here when you need to! Arabella, are you liking SB? Was the detox awful for you? It was for me! I'm following a loose-SB, trying to watch the type and quantity of carbs. Kaylets, you described my DH's idea of a perfect weekend...sleep and Star Wars! He is just a tad fanatical when it comes to Star Wars. I didn't post any goals yesterday because I wanted to ponder a bit..:chin: Having done so, here they are: 1. focus on more water intake 2. NO fast food for the next two weeks. 3. Some form of exercise daily. 4. 30 minutes per day of housecleaning so it doesn't pile up for the weekend Have to do #3 and #4 still. Best get at it! |
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Wish I could join everyone in the sprint to the 4th but if I lose weight again the doctor will yell at me!! :o Between april and may I lost (or shifted) poundage and she was not happy with me at all. I promise I'm eating like a horse!!! :D
Anyway, did I tell you we picked out a name? Syndey Allyson It just came to me one day. I don't know why, I would have never thought about the name Sydney. His mother hates it!!! She wanted the baby to be named after her or her mother (a woman my husband has never met since she has been comitted all his life to a mental hospital in another state and his mother has never taken him to see her). Anyway, I'll try to attach her pictures. These were taken in may, she's much bigger now! |
Awww, Frogger, the little sweetie! I'm so proud of you!
God, who CARES what the MIL wants to name the kid? Ew. I think names that Just Come To Us are really special, and Sydney Allyson is great. You should let kids call her Syd, 'cause that's way cool IMHO. Speaking of names that pop into our heads, I was thinking the other day about what I'd name a daughter. Lola Rio is the best name I've ever thought of, ever. Not that I'm contemplating having kids... |
HELLO ALL!
just a quickie.. but at least I can sit and rock for a bit... Weighin tonight shows 2 lbs up! I am addding to my sprint list to stay away from that SF Hot cHoc...it bloats me up everytime...I need more carrots, celery and etc to get thru the day..... I am officially enjoying the new job so there I should get off this SF hot chocolate non stop trip... Will cut down to one serving a day instead of the 4 I have been enjoying (!) Ceara: Still holding you in my thoughts Punkin: Very sorry to hear such a terrific lady has taken the next step of her journey... Tell us more about her. As for the flylady.. remember she only expects 15 minutes at a time...and is very upset if folks don't get enough rest, relaxation, and DOWNTIME... In fact, I just deleted a large numbe of emails.... lately I havent even been able to read the testimonials.... But I am for sure making my own goal.... ALL of the clothes in this house that I cannot wear for any reason except too small must be contained in one area...absolutely out of control folks.... and I am a firm believer that the larger sizes must go... Anagram- was wondering if the humidity was making you miserable... and yes, you're right... we will get thru these things... we have seen worse and we can get thru this too!! Empress: Sprint away! Zadie: tell us more about these projects!! Art? Gardening? Pottery? And sometimes, its the housework that we keep doing over and over that doesnt seem to show that is the most important... IE dishes, laundry and keeping those toiliets tidy... as for the last one, I do find that 15 seconds each am sure beats the alternative! Ceara: Haven't heard much about the dogs lately?? Eydie: Keep smiling! You know what to do! C'mon, I've got your back! FROGGER!!!! Thanks for the pix!! I can tell right away the good looks from your side of the family are going to continue!! And by the way.... you are eating all sorts of veggies and fruits ?? They explained that the vitamins work better that way right??? Arabella: Thanks for the link... can't wait to take a look... WSW: I know you're looking in! as the Empress would say "yowza" As for me, I am to the showers.....have been cutting it too close in the am.. much too stressful... I don't early morning stress so .... TO THE SHOWERS! hmmmmm.... I'll take a double order of towel boys please... |
Hello all!
WIldfire! Thanks for starting this sprint thread! Sorry to have not mentioned that earlier! What's going on your way? What music have you been listening lately? Any good books?? Scale this am is back to where it was yesterday am... ah well... FORWARD! FORWARD! **** Thought of the day : "Breathe. In. One and Two and Three and Four. Out. One and Two and Three and Four. Out. Repeat. Repeat again" Question of the day : "IF you came home ot find your teenager in bed with a postal delivery person, what would you say to them in one sentence?" --From IF (2) by Evelyn McFarlane & James Saywel ***l Must be off! KETTLE IS ON! |
Yo!!! First off want to declare that the Little Frogger (aka Sydney? Is that the spelling? Love it!) be a verra fair and up-and-coming young lassie!!! Thanks for sharing the pics, Frogger!
Next, I need to say that I got the promotion and was not laid off ... someone else was and that's sad but I'm taking it because I need a job! So I can stop binge eating any time now and start regular stress eating again. Next may I modestly say that I'm on Day 3 of THE DIET! It's occurred to me that THE DIET! is kind of the first two weeks of a 21-day challenge. There are no rules. I'm just counting calories and exercising and doing what I can to lose 4 pounds by the 4th (and I'm now working that day) and journaling it in a little book! I will make another weight goal on the 4th (or the 5th). I can't break the rules and go back to Day 1 because there aren't rules. Works for me! :yes: To all :queen: s, mentioned or unmentioned, huzzah! Sorry for the lack of individualized responses but I gotta go!!! Oh, one more thing!!! Our noble Challengette Bburoughs on the 21-day thread hath COMPLETED HER 21-DAY CHALLENGE!!! She is the first to do so (although Ceara did a fab job and reached the majority of her 21-day goals and received a fab virtual noncalorie cake with the hope that she ate all of it herself as she deserved it ... Bburoughs has won the nonvirtual prize ... no Ed McMahon will not knock on her door in the middle of the night with a giant check, but the fab nonvirtual prize will be wending its slow way to her postal boxie by smail (they still actually have smail out there in nonvirtual land, isn't that odd?). If all Challengettes and any non-Challengettes but gracious queenies wanted to send a pm to Bburoughs or post a congrats on the thread, the Challengette committee would think that was nice!!!! Huzzah! |
Frogger, thanks for sending the pics. If I squint just right, I think that I can see your little Sydney!
Anagram sorry to hear about your technical difficulties. How're you feeling today? Punkin, sorry to hear about your family friend's passing. Sounds like she made an impression on you--you really painted a picture of her! Amarantha, congrats on the promotion! Arabella, if you have time, could you post a typical menu of the SB plan? Cerise, good luck with the cleaning. You didn't ask me but.....you can't clean if you don't declutter---I've finally wrapped my mind around this and have become a decluttering fool. I've never regretted anything that I've thrown out or given away. And I was thinking that if you still haven't warmed up to FlyLady, maybe you could get into feng shui and that'd get you going. Just a thought....... :^: Have had a very good 'food day' , but I'm sorely tempted by this chocolate-zucchini cake I made. Granted it's made with whole wheat flour, and low-fat ingredients, but if I eat too much of it, its not good. Hmm, I may have to go thru a time when I just don't eat any of that stuff for a while. |
Hello all!
ok, alright, that's good news.... EMPRESS!!!! Tell us more !! Is this the same position you said would have you inside, no more mountain road trips?? Promotion...??? Do you now have staff?? or share staff? or .... I am really glad you are happy about this promotion but my goodness, we need more COVERAGE!! We know Who but WHERE, WHEN .... CONGRATULATIONS !!! :gift: :flow1: :flow1: :dancer: :dancer: :flow2: :flow2: :joker: :hb: :bravo: :jig: Eydie: Did you try the cake? Did it make you just want more, more, more?? I'm wondering what would happen to me if I made a cake w/ whole wheat and some kind of rice syrup ..... but then again... how much cake can 2 people eat.... tempting but... We had a rockem sockem storm come thru very quickly... I quickly ironed clothes for tomorrow just in case we were w/o power for awhile... but within 30 minutes, the worst was over... so... need to get as much organized as possible tonight... am going in very early... one of the benefits of being a little fish....Overtime!!! |
trying to catch up on posts. thinking of you all, royals!
wildfire-thanks for starting the thread! my recommitment: -back to basics with relaxation techniques and will do these daily. -less caffeine intake -smaller, healthier food portions (and will continue with food journaling and exercise.) arabella-liked the website referral. frogger-loved seeing the baby pix! also loved the name you have picked out. anagram-so sorry to hear you have technical difficulties. i hope your health problems will ease a.s.a.p. also sending good thoughts your way regarding dealing with dh's health issues. punkin-sorry to hear of your family friend's death. sending you a big hug. amarantha-congrats on the promotion! that's great. --and to all the remaining royal court, please know i am thinking of each of you with warmth and gratitude. |
Am still in there...hanging onto the buckboard with my fingernails though.....I know what you mean Eydie and Anagram.
Congrats on the job Empress A....cute tadpole Frogger.....is the weather better yet Wsw? Ours is drier but those mosquitoes are awful...How's yardsaling Kaylets? :wave: to all other :queen: s I have to count days...I think I may have to double my walks on some days to get in 10! Horrors! Walk # 2 is imminent...I have a supervisor's meeting this a.m. at 9 and they don't like the white hare..... And it is my b-day today! Yeah! Ceara |
So, yesterday I took a little mental health day and drove up to Stillwater to read by the river, which is a little odd because I live about 5 blocks from the Mississippi. At any rate it was much needed. I have been having a hard time at work recently, just not focused, so now I have no excuses.
So my best friend from law school and I decided that we were going to start out own law firm/bookstore. Not for a while, but we both love books and figure the law firm stuff will keep the place solvent. frogger - the pictures are great. I like the name a lot and hope you are able to hold fast against the pressure from the MIL. So, Amarantha, what is your job now? Do you still have to travel around as much? Kaylets - projects? well first of all we are still working on stripping the wallpaper in the living room, plus we put up some new trim around some doors, so there are all of the tools for those tasks. then there is my gardening stuff and a heap of articles that I am using as research for an article that I am writing. Then there is all of Leif's electronic repair stuff and some amps that he is fixing for other people. We also have a multitude of musical instruments everywhere. Three acoustic guitars, three electric, two basses, a pump organ, a piano, a sax, a violin, a dulcimer, various wooden flutes and my pride and joy a bass recorder. Oh and a drum set. I want to get all of this organized without losing the character of our home. Very hard. Well, I suppose i should get back to working. A bit grudgingly, but back to work none the less. |
Flying by!
Still going, but ... tired and in need of vacation!
Punkin, so sorry about the loss of your friend. She sounded like a vivid character :grouphug: Ceara, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Have a good one, and all good things in the year to come! :balloons: Eydie, in general Phase I is: lean protein, non-starchy veggies, low-fat dairy. I was happy with it once I realized that it included lentils and chickpeas and soy. There's a segment of the forum devoted to South Beach, with FAQs, recipes, menus and so on. Right now I'm tired and have that old feeling that slumping on the couch and ingesting carbs would help. But I think I'll have a quick hummus/veggie snack and then relax on the couch with a magazine for a bit. |
Yo! Me-me postie and brevity mode at that as a guy is coming to put a new windshield in car!
Kaylets, nope, this isn't the job I'm hoping to get in town ... or was hoping to get as I don't think I did. This is a Amarantha-didn't-get-laid-off job with a better title (but more work and about the same amount of travel). Dunno. I think it's going to work out quite well, though. I don't start until July. Arabella, I think there's a SB website, too. At least I found one that had all the rules, etc., it looks like a good plan, although not for me. Gotta go. I think the glass man cometh! |
Aarrgg! Evil rainstorm preventing me from riding my bike home. The ride home is the fun part becuase it is mostly downhill.
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Kaylets, so sorry to hear about DH's cruddy Sunday. That has to sting a bit, like not being acknowledged on your birthday...
Speaking of that, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DEAR CEARA! :love: :cp: :love: :hat: I hope you're doing something fun and it's everything you want it to be! As for me, I'm behaving as if it's my birthday, sort of. Just taking in too many calories---the only saving grace is it's all good stuff, that's got to count for something, right? :^: And I'm also working out like a fiend--I love that! Buckets of sweat! |
Happy Birthday, Ceara! I laud and honor the day you were brought into the world... :angel: :hb: :gift: :dance: :hat: :grouphug: :hyper: :balloons:
Fly-by, mememe. I'm going to be scarce in the next couple of days. I finally got the funeral information for my friend, Luke. His mother had gotten a voice mail message from me timidly asking for information, and was SO happy to have gotten in touch with me. She wanted his class to feel included but had no way of contacting us. Anyway, it looks like only I will get to go - I'm the only other one on the West Coast, but I'm glad to...I'll be carrying the sorrows and good wishes and prayers of my entire graduating class. I also chose and bought our flowers for his service, which scared the **** out of me, but I emailed the class a picture of them and told them the total tab. Within 3 hours they had all responded, approving the flowers (phew) and promising in dollar amounts how they were going to repay me. I feel so lucky to have such close contact with people who are more like brothers and sisters to me. Anyway, I'll be driving four hours to The Dalles, OR for the service, meeting Luke's parents, family, wife and son, relaying messages, taking pictures (for the class website) and taking notes so I can relay the service back to them in full. Then I'll drive the four hours back to Seattle. Whew. Sounds like a job, huh? I'm honored to do it, though I can't help but feel that there are nicer and more eloquent class members that would do a better job at representing the 70 or so of us. But the class is grateful, and no one has expressed any qualms (and they would - they know enough of my past behavior to fear what might come out of my mouth), so I'm happy to go for them. Yikes. Anyway, this whole frenzy means that I'll not be around much until the weekend, probably. I love you all so very much, though, and will depend, really, on your psychic support on what will probably be a hard day tomorrow. Thank you for being here, loves, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CEARA!!!!!!! |
Happy Birthday, Ceara! :hb: :hat: :cheers: :flow1:
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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: **** 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?" -- --From IF (2) by Evelyn McFarlane & James Saywel *** 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! :doh: |
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! *************** 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?" --- --From IF (2) by Evelyn McFarlane & James Saywel *********** kettle is on! |
Well, wish me luck, :queen: 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! :lol3: The most dangerous thing I ever did on purpose was become a journalist! :) |
And so it goes ...
Yo, :queen: s!!! :coffee: There's an interesting pronouncement on low carb diets on the 3FC home page.
I find it amazing how much controversy there is between the low carb and high carb/low fat proponents and for how long it's been going on. Methinks the truth be out there but everybody keeps pontificating about it and that can get in the way. A thought occurred to me whilst reading (not an original thought, I don't have those) that the South Beach Diet and the Zonish types (like Body for Life) are not really low carb diets at all (except for the induction period in SB). Ok, I'll stop thinking. I have finished work for day and am on to taking a nap. THE DIET!!!! is going well. (Amarantha's Diet, not to be confused with the South Beach Diet, the Zone Diet, the Body for Life Diet, the Hampton Diet, the Hawaiian Diet or the Old Dog Diet! :coffee2: )! Huzzah! |
Breezing through. Hope everyone is doing OK. Work = sucks.
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These smilies are making me want to go out for a latte. No, Amarantha! :nono:
Yes! :yes: Sigh! :cofdate: :coffee2: :coffee: Latte! Iced frappucino with scone! :doh: :nono: |
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