Kaylets, I put a bunch of different herbs in a big vase, mint, sage, rue, thyme, basil, lemon balm--so the effct was lots of different textures and shades of green. And I had some little decorative bottles that i used as vases that I put a single type of herb in and placed those on the main table in a straight line, lind of like a natural "runner". The effect was surprisingly elegant, in an organic sort of way!

By the way, I gained 2 pounds over the weekend---have to work on getting back into balance today!

Fresh Start Monday!
 

Good Monday morning! Still having stomach/medicine/stomach problems. Changed meds last week, stomach was starting to improve, then had bad episode of the problem the meds are supposed to help so went back to med that was helping that/hurting stomach. Dr. assures there are other things we can try but most meds for problem bother stomach (and I already was taking a high dose of stomach protector because of another med I'm on that also bothers stomach). ANYWAY, my goal for today/this week is to try to deal with stomach issue w/o going haywire on calories. Stuff it up and it's happy as a clam but then the rest of me isn't.

Motto for Me today - Brain over Belly.

Sorry you're not doing well, Empress? Same health issues or new? Stress no good either way.

Kaylets - Humidity always puts a pound or more on me as well and today's sounds like another mugger. Ugh. And Wood Nymph, I too become a new person, hopefully soon. Actually usually mid Sept things come together for - allergies over, weather better, and start of yet another natal year - a whole big Fresh Start. Can't even extol he virtue of a Monday fresh start today - sort of a Monday Hang On To The Rope Trailing Behind the Wagon.

Ceara - great visuals in your description of expected weather for the show. But I had the sense you'd enjoy it no matter what.

wsw - I can't visualize you but I sure can see Mack basking in your attention and loving it.

Eydie, party sounds lovely - yes, certainly ambitious but very inspired.

Someone posted a lot of core info on "Dieting w/Health Probems" Fibromyalgia #125, I think. It's the latest Fibro thread anyway.

Oops! That post seems to have been deleted. Went back to look for it, could find posts saying "thanks for putting that up, friend interested, etc." but not the info. guess I should have printed it out when I first saw it.

amarantha-so sorry to hear you haven't been well. i certainly hope you will be feeling better a.s.a.p., empress!

eydie-glad your party turned out so well. no surprise there!

ceara-happy to hear the shows went well!

hi kaylets! a good monday morning to you!

arabella-yes, indeed, it was a big relief to me regarding the meds. and i'm very grateful. right now, i am listening to some soothing music in an effort to welcome in the new week on a positive note. it had rained very hard here last night, and i was not able to get much sleep at all, so trying to re-wind my morning a bit in a more peaceful manner.

anagram-sorry about thy med./stomach problems. i certainly understand how trying it can be while in process of finding the right meds/combination which will work, rather than making the original problems worse. take good care of yourself and be gentle and pamper yourself as much as possible with all of this. definitely looking forward to mack's visit tomorrow morning. i did love fussing over him, and know i will again tomorrow.

hi wildfire, frogger, and to all the remaining royals, mentioned and unmentioned. thinking of you. take care.

Missed reading Ceara & Eydie's posts earlier. Wake up, anagram! Things in order here and off to the pool and then an afternoon of errands. Rain expected here later too but flowers need some. Amzing how quickly things dry out when it's hot & muggy.

arabella-congrats!!!! that is great!

Great loss, Wood Nymph!

So ambitious, Ceara. May it continue!

I had a pretty good day yesterday after a very bad breakfast - when I'm not feeling well, dh comforts in the way he knows best - buy goodies. Abstained today and told him my tummy felt more like oatmeal. Anyway, I exercised in the pool yesterday, drank more than enough water. Ate cautiously for the most part the rest of the day. Still having this major pit of a stomach. I do take medicine for it but I think other new medicine is too strong for the medicine. So all things considered, I'm pleased with yesterday and wt up again. REFUSE to be discouraged.

Today's my baby's 39th birthday (Was also my mom's b.d.) - I'm feeling old. He's such a scamp (around me anyway), it's hard to believe he's approaching 40. At work, etc., I think he's quite mature but come home to Mama and the old homestead and he's still quite a kid. One of those guys I think always will have a playfulness about him.

I'm debating about the pool today. Will be pushing it but will keep plugging on and if I get enough done, I'll go. That gives me an hour so I'd best get at it.

Happy EOM all.

Hello all...

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This morning, I woke up starved and ate an apple as the dogs were outside... 20 minutes later I was so sick to my stomach I wondered if the apple was bad... Guess I should have turned more lights on to double check what I was putting in my mouth!
I am feeling better now but it makes you wonder...
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Thought of the day:

"Today is your day to win"
---Mike Brescia

Question of the day:

"If you were to choose the breed if you would be if you were a dog, which type would best suit you?"
--"IF (2) by Eveyln McFarlane and James Saywell
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So, Sept 1...

Here we go Wednesday, here we go!

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Just realizing this sprint is 2 + weeks... ah well, I don't mind if you dont...

Take care all...

Kettle is on

Kaylets, you can ignore my pm, I found the answer to the question when I switched to the Flex plan: .... "In addition to your POINTS Target, you can also use any Activity POINTS values you’ve earned within that day ..." so there you have it! :)

I decided to switch to Flex for awhile and see how that goes ... I'm eating too much popcorn on Core and obsessing too much!

:queen: s, I won't be back for awhile but eventually will find thee all again ... you can't hide from me ... :lol: Huzzah!

Breadcrumb trail .........................

Kaylets, didn't mind at all - didn't notice until you mentioned it. But when it dawned that today is Sept 1 - what with a new month and a new (calendar) season, I thought I'd go ahead and do new thread. Hope you don't mind.

So, Regals, if thou be inclined - check out Sprint V.