okies that challege goes to everybody! 1 good thing a day...to change our thinking! thats all i ask my day just started but my 1 good things is the warm fuzzies i got from Red and Happy this morning! its started my day off Fabulously! with a smile...... thank you ladies!!

Austrians reacting to the selection of Ratzinger as pope? Makes me homesick for Munich hearing all the news, seeing the Frauenkirche and all in Munich. Gotta take a visit back there soon. You get there at all, sass?

Yes, everytime i travel!! and the germans are going to be so hard to live next to now!! geeeeeeeez ifn they didnt feel superior enough to the Austrians.. but i got a one up on the germans, I'm an American! take that you sassy sums of gums!

a headline this morning read....... "We german's are the Pope!" yeah and then you woke up! ~laughing~ sorry not bashing here, really. its a beautiful country and the people can be very nice. its more of a "Whole" mentallity........yanno. germans and austrians are separated by a common language as america is to england. ~nodnodnodnod~ and you know the small, wee rivalry we gots with the brits. ~winks n grinz~

the only promise i can make and actually keep right now is popping on and posting my 1 good thing a day.......but you gotta show me yours ifn i show you mine!!

sincerely,
sassy who has this wicked exhibitionist/vouyeristic streak!!

Heh sassy, heh, no fair! nothing warm and fuzzy about my message to you. . . unless of course you read between the lines. If you can call that your "good thing" for the day, then heck, I can say just about anything. . oh, maybe that's the idea! Smell the roses! Heh. I was a lower number on the scale this morning. Hurrah! Hurrah! OK, that's mine for today. And I'm NOT going to show you my anything, chillun!

Oh, don't worry about the Germans. They need all the pumping up they can get. I heard all the Austrian jokes when I was in Munich, and all the jokes about the Prussians, and among the Bavarians, it was the jokes about the Lower Bavarians, the Upper Bavarians, the Swabians, etc. etc. It's not just Germany, I hear this kind of clique mentality stuff from the Irish, and the English and the Australians, and yes, the Americans, (but not so bad!) 'cept for those West Coasters. . .ducking and running. . . No, really, my grandfather was from Austria, yeah, so was Hitler. . .oh well, who cares, right? I did buy a Cardinal Ratzinger fan club mug this morning from his fan club. Not for me!! For a Filipino at work who seems very pious, always has to get a pope story on the news pages. We always kid him about it.

Well, I AM very glad to see you back here sassy. We're in need of some sass. What have you been doing with yourself anyhow?! Come on, cut the suspense!

Glad to see so many people here. Welcome back, Sassy. I think of your signature every time I type something wrong - UNTIE! Red, I hope the earthquake didn't effect you. Always seems to be something over there. And Happy, before I forget, please add my congrats on your anniversary. That is HUGE, and should not be ignored.

I guess "failure" is the wrong word. I just am sitting here looking at my life, and wondering what I have accomplished, what have I completed? I feel like I have nothing to say "this is me. This is what I have done." Part of it is not hearing about the job change I applied for. And yes, I DO love what I do, even if I am bored. I just want more responsibility and challenge. I believe in my company, and am pretty vested after 4 years. So it makes me sad that I might have to go elsewhere to get the chance to grow and be challenged that I need. And it makes me doubt my worth that I haven't even been considered yet. I know that maybe they are just moving slow, and haven't talked to anyone yet, but this is just where I am at right now.

My positive for the day? Getting to talk to all of you!

This has to be REAL fast because I need to get to work but ...

Sassy, thank you. I'll reread that post, and respond later when I get home. Thank you for the perspective, it matters a LOT.

Jolly - I so know where you're coming from on the job front. I guess that's why I decided to make the move to something for ME, not for anyone else.

Today is another day of good eating ahead. I feel better today after eating right yesterday. Still wish the birch would stop spewing. *sigh*

I woke up thinking about Callisto this morning. I know you all must get tired of hearing this, but god I miss my puppy. I keep remembering things, like how incredibly soft the fur was under her neck, and how she really, really needed a bath as soon as the weather got warmer. Now it's warmer.. and she's not here. And all I can do is cry.

I thought about getting another dog, but I know right now all I'd want is for it to be just like Callisto, and that's not fair. So ... I wait.

Anyway... good things. I'll look for them today. Starting with being able to wear jeans to work. A very good thing, indeed.

Hellooooo? Where did everyone go? Raven, I don't think you are crazy. There are times when I still miss my Chelsea, and she has been gone 5 years already. It is never easy.

I just had to come on and add two more good things for the day. 1) I did make it to the gym today. Only doing about a half hour right now, as I am still way sore, but at least I went. 2) I found a kickin parking spot when I got home.

Hope everyone is having a good day.

Hey girls,

Like Raven's this one is going to be really fast. I'm going to apologize ahead of time for not replying indepth to earlier posts. The kids are home from school and my quiet afternoon has gone out the window.

I'll try to catch up later tonight!

Take care!

Whoa I had a terrible night yesterday. The kids were just off the wall and even one of the dogs participated. My son said the f word because he spelled a word wrong (he's almost 8) ans my daughter was on some weird emotional trip where she would go from laughing hysterically to sobbing uncontrollably. If there had been beer in the house I would have had 2 or 3. I did have a hot chocolate laced with whiskey after they went to bed.
Good thing for today: There's no way it can be worse than last night.
I'm letting this loser thing roll around in my head and i've decided that I'm way too lazy, especially in the evenings. Sure taking care of 3 kids can be exhausting but there's plenty of room to kick it up a notch and get some things done. I need to clear clutter, finish the unfinished and indulge my creativity, which has been on the back burner for way too long. So I need to come up with a plan....
I didn't have time for a walk today so its stepping again tonight.
See you later.
Nice to hear from everyone. It is great to know that everyone here cares so much for each other. I am touched by it actually. Thank You!

Apple, that's why I work out in the mornings. When evening comes... all I want to do is lose myself in CSI.

Jolly - Thanks. I guess I'm just tired of feeling sad, you know?

Today went alright. I just keep reminding myself why I'm doing this, I keep thinking about where I'll eventually be.

Food was pretty good, if a wee bit heavy on the dessert side. Nothing disastrous, and it feels good to be eating decent food again. Starting to get used to waking up at the obscene hour of 5:15 again, and it looks like Monday will be a good kickoff for my treadmilling.

Its funny .. I kept thinking that if I could just get to working out, the food would come around. But I guess I realized that without proper fuel, my body just didn't have the energy to work out. Oh, it had the calories - but not the energy. I wasn't hydrated, I wasn't eating enough protien, the whole bit. So now that I'm eating a bit better, the energy level is slooooowwwwllllyyyy creeping back up. That will allow me to start walking, if nothing else. Then hopefully I can start refining the food more, which will add more energy, etc. etc. So .. yeah. It begins again.

Hey girls,

Allergies... doing their best to knock me down and out.

However--

I got up and walked this morning and then made a trip to WallyWorld. I bought a pedometer. I'll program it tonight, but I'm not going to attach it until tomorrow. I want to start my count off fresh.

Apple-- like raven, I have to make myself get up and workout early, otherwise I keep putting it off until it's too late. The kids catch the bus at 6. So once they are out the door, I put on my sneaks and head out too.

raven-- You know what you said about proper fuel is so true. It's amazing what just getting the right about of water each day will do for you. Dehydration causes fatique, and since I used to drink water very infrequently, I was always tired. Not to mention the fact that I'm liking my skin so much better now.

Anyway, great big hellos to all of you,and hopefully today is treating you better than yesterday did.

Good morning, people. Hope you're all well.
Just checking in over morning coffee. Was up WAY to late chatting on the Net with a young soldier stationed in Korea.
I'm just getting in to all this chat stuff and instant messengering. It's a lot of fun. But not good for me and my busy schedule. Things gets sacrificed! Later!

Hey all. Just a quick post. Not sure how I am feeling right now. I found out that my company is having someone get things "stabilized" then will "reevaluate" the resumes they received for the promotion. In a couple of months. I guess I will wait and see what happens then. Luckily, my boss is giving me some more things to take on, so I don't go stark raving mad. The problem is that I want more. I always want more. If Iget bored, I don't do my best. But I like my company. A lot.

One thing at a time, I guess.

My good thing for the day, is that I made it to the gym two days in a row. Another good thing is that I was finally able to get together with a friend for lunch, and we had the Weight Watchers shrimp salad thingie at Applebee's. Very good, and I felt good having it.

Have a great evening all.

Hi everyone. Quickie post for me as tomorrow I am flying home to pick up my mom and bring her back for a week's visit. I'm so excited - PIZZA Ok, I will try and control myself. And I'm really even more excited to see my Mom and Sister... and my very talented nephew. There is an old head bangers song from the 70's by Deep Purple called "Smoke on the water". Well you ain't heard that song until you've heard it played on the TUBA. He also played Kumbahyah but Smoke on the water had me on the floor. Perhaps I will bring hubbie's harmonica and we can do a duet. Anyway, this will be the first totally fun weekend in many, many months and I am really looking forward to it - except that it's 84 here and it's 45 in Chicago. Brrrrrrrr. Where did I hide my snuggies????

Anyway there's a ton of things to do tonight and this is traditional couch potato TV night for me so I will be multitasking big time.

I LOVE the idea of picking one good thing out of the day - that is so uplifting to the spirits. Great suggestion!!!! I drank all my water and controlled my portion at the luncheon meeting today.

Hope you all have a good weekend and I'll be back on Monday night.

Have good trip, happy! Enjoy the pizza!

Hey Happy- I come from a family of Tuba players! My brothers both played from elementary school on and I learned in high school. My younger brother went on to study music and has actually made a living from playing the tuba. Well, maybe not a living, but he's been paid to play. I'm hoping my kids take up the tuba too. OOM PAH!
I had 2 glasses of wine last night and it messed up my stomach, so I haven't eaten much today. I really have to be careful these days with my alcohol consumption. Even one drink can twist my stomach into knots. Except beer. Which I'm trying to stay away from. Let's see, it's been 4 days. Rah. No walk today, so I should do my video tonight. I didn't last night.
I laid around on the couch watching a movie. I saw Almost Famous. I liked it a lot. But tonight I have to get out of lazy mode and get some stuff done. I have even made myself a list.
Almost dinner time. Hmmm, whats cooking?

Morning, yall.

Got up and walked today.. and worked out last night at the dojo. Sensei doesn't believe in using the air and it was over 80 yesterday. I sweated a gallon.

Good news for the day is that I climbed on the scales today and I'm down 4 lbs. Whoot~ That's such a booster for me. Finally, some movement in the right direction!

red-- The chatting can be fun. I've wasted wayyyyy too many hours typing away. The net's a wonderful thing, ain't it?

jolly-- Sorry to hear that things have been put on hold work-wise. Good thing is that you're staying busy and have something to tackle and focus on right now. Good for you on sticking it out with the gym too! What sort of work out do you do there? Strength training? Treadmill? Do you take classes? I used to really enjoy being able to go to the Y and work out when we lived in town.

happy-- I hope you are having a wonderful time with your mom and sis. Think about the rest of us as you snarf out on that pizza! To quote Homer Simpson "Pizza... oooOOOOOooooooo... *drool*"

apple-- Guess you could say that our family has more of a trumpet bent. Shane (dh) played trumpet and so does my son. How was the movie? That's one I've always thought I'd like to see, but have never gotten around to renting.

Hope the days great for ya!