Mornin' Queenies!

Still feeling like crud, but hope to be in the last couple of days of intense cold. It's at the dry cough stage now, not my favorite. Work is ok, had a meeting with my manager the other day and he was so much less forceful about my need to produce content than the editor I replaced. I always felt frantic, like I'm supposed to be writing but all the other tasks take up most of my time. His attitude was, if you get the time to get writing done, that's great. So I feel quite a lot less pressured.

Anagram, I'm so glad you stopped by to let us know. Keeping you and your husband in my thoughts and prayers! :grouphug:

Amarantha, you're right -- the accident is receding into the past and losing significance as it goes. Just think of all the accidents we narrowly miss when we do stupid things! I'm sure I'd cause widespread mayhem and chaos if half my mishaps led to consequences :yes:

Ceara, so glad you're recovering well from the surgery! Good work getting off the meds. I avoid when possible too. Although right now I'm taking cold meds so I can sleep. And woe betide anyone who tried to stop me!

WSW, nice to see you stopping by! Hope you're feeling better. And kudos to you for keeping up with the tai chi & etc. Even if we let some things go occasionally, a single good habit can give us a thread to follow back.

Eydie, thanks so much for the gentle reminder re: mind/body! I did some tai chi today (teaching DH -- really like him HAVING to do what I say ;) ) and will definitely do a 10 min meditation. And I'm going to ressurect (sp?) my checklist once I'm feeling closer to 100%.

Aria, look at you go! Huzzah!

Wildfire, what a breathtaking rose! Surely a powerful omen in your new home!

Kaylets, yes I surely hate having nobody to blame! Oft times when something is amiss in the house, the first thing I ask myself is "Who left that there?" or somesuch and I just HATE it when the answer is "Oh, huh, it was me."

K -- off to breakfast. Love to all, mentioned or un-

Hello everyone!
6 DAYS TO GO ~ 1990 calories and 60 minutes walking

Better take it easy with the calories today.

Morning all!!! Haven't been on lately, sorry about that. I stayed home from work for 3 days this week just because I'm fed up with not doing anything. I figure, I can not do anything at home and still accomplish more than sitting here doing absolutly nothing. I have decided I want to stay home and work. I want to be at home with Sydney. I realized Friday when I picked her up from my Mom's that there were things she was doing already that I didn't even know she could do. I feel like I'm missing out on so much!!! Has anyone really worked at home and made good money? I don't make A LOT now, and I guess it's sort of low for northern virginia ($45,000 year). But I guess that is what I would need to make in order to keep the life we have now. My company won't let me work from home (already explored that), so that option is out. I continue to scour the web for ideas and LEGITIMATE companies.

Anywho....

DH and I have decided to venture into the low carb craze again. Lost almost 80lbs the first time (you remember). I'm glad he's decided to do it too since it was SUCH a pain the first time. I had to do it alone. It posed enormous problems and a few arguments over food. Believe me, no one should argue over food! What a dumb thing to argue about! LOL Maybe I might lose something afterall before the challenge is up. Still at 243 this morning. But we just started monday.


It's good to see everyone here.

Good morning loves,

I just got back from California, went to visit my Bo-beana and her ever growing sprout of a daughter (she'll be 14 next week!). I guess I didn't say anything about me leaving.... that's weird.

Sorry for the fly-by postie, I'm here at work by myself....

Anagram, I am so sorry about what DH's going through. You're in my thoughts, I'm glad the kids are there for you now. Check back when you can, but know we're all thinking about you. ((((hugs))))

Wildfire, ewww gallbladder attack????? Ouuuuch, my girlfriend just had an attack too and said it was the most painful thing she's experienced. Hers is coming out soon too. Take care of you!

Hello and hugs to everyone mentioned and not. I've been in a bit of a funk lately. I assume it's partly because Sunday's Father's Day, partly because I'm not eating my feelings and actually having to FEEL what's going on and it hasn't been a picnic. On one hand I keep thinking "it's been 2 months, get over it" on the other hand I'm thinking "it's ONLY been 2 months". I lost a man that had been a father to me for 28 years.... guess I shouldn't expect to be "over" loosing him in 60 days. Part of my visit in CA also involved a visit with a girlfriend with terminal breast cancer, and that was pretty hard too. It's just been a tough few months...

So, I'll pop in from time to time, but I need to spend a little time taking care of me. I will be checking in though!

Smooches all,

Terri

Hello all!

Slept in a little this am so here I am now... and feeling like it will be an early night...
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Thought of the day :

"Two men look through the same bars:
One sees the mud and one sees the stars."
---Frederick Landbridge

Question of the day :

"What's next?"

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Hope everyone had a pretty good day.....

Spoke w/ one of the head people at WW's here in this area asking for a status on my application..... got an apology for not getting a response sooner and was told that my daytime schedule is the problem. Since I really am not available till 5:30, there are slim or no openings in the other time slots....
DH says if I really want this, I need to find out if I can even consider being a WW's leader full time ...
Then on the other side....maybe this is just another clue about how much WW's and I don't fit... at least.... not now....


but ... not stressing... just marveling how somethings that seem so important at a distance can become so not important when you get up close.


Pumpkin.... of course you still miss your step dad...and yes, you have been through lots of things the past year, year and a half. If it was one of us, what would you say?? Yes, please treat yourself gently. Still have a mental image of you riding that tractor w/ your tiara....

Must hit the shower, am crashing as I type....

Hugs to all.... more personal messages soon.....

ANAGRAM!~ We're here for you !


Last call for tea!

Hello all!

Here we go, ready or not!

FRIDAY!

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Thought of the day :

"You can't leave footprints in the sands of time if you're sitting on your butt. And who wants to leave buttprints in the sands if time?"
- Bob Moawad


Question of the day :

"What do you think of as soon as you hear an Elvis song?"


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To borrow from someone else's great post....

Who wants to do it with me???

The journey of couse!!

:) !!!


KETTLE IS ON!

5 DAYS TO GO ~ 1975 calories and 50 minutes walking

Better keep an eye on these calories...

Punkin, it's so good to "see" ya!!!! :wave: And I agree with K ... of course, you miss your dad ... good for you for not "eating" your feelings. Won't help. :)

Aria!!! :wave: :cheer: :cb: You're doing great!!!! FIVE MORE DAYS!!! Hooray(s)!!! (rhymes)!!!

K, I think you'd make a great WW leader full-time, but definitely you'd need to make sure it's what you want. You'll do the right thing.

Lots more to say but I am late. Bye all!

Morning Queenies!!


Punkin-I'm right there with you missing your dad. There isn't a day that goes by that I don't miss mine. He died a week before my 7th birthday; that was 19 years ago. You'll always have him in your heart. I'm proud of you for not giving into memorial eating. (That's what I call it. You can call it whatever, lonely eating, emotional eating, whatever.) Hugs to you!

QOD:
As soon as I hear and Elvis song I think of lying ontop of this big cabinet stereo we used to have when I was younger. It looked like a sideboard, or big dresser, but had a speaker in the front. The top lifted up like a chest and inside was the 8 track, a turntable and a radio. I used to pop in the Elvis live from Hawaii 8 track or an Elvis record we had and lay ontop of the stereo. Fell asleep quite a few times!!!

Mornin' all and

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cb:

Have we thought about the next challenge? Solstice is on Tuesday (or Monday night depending on your location). We could do a "Fall for Fitness" and stretch it to August or so... Juuuuust puttin' it out there.

This challenge is kinda a wash for me. A huge accomplishment was NOT gaining anything during my almost-week in CA. I'm down 9 pounds from last month, so that's definitely progress in the right direction, especially with my somewhat down, totally not normal chipper self at the helm.

Thank you for your understanding words Kaylets, sometimes - even though it's exactly what I would tell anyone else - you need to hear it from someone else's mouth for it to sink in. There's just some sort of block with me accepting the same advice that I can give....

Amarantha, you're correct, eating the feelings won't help. Thankfully I've realized that if I DO eat it, not only will I still have the feelings to deal with, but I'll also be facing an even bigger weight issue than I already have! :eek: So far, so good....

Bummed that the tractor was hauled off for maintenance yesterday! :( My mom told me it was going soon, I just didn't realize soon meant NOW. So, no tractoring for me this weekend (putting away the tiara for now). Probably a good thing as the ground's too wet to mess with right now anyway. Rain, thunder, etc. in store for the weekend - sounds like a good time to read, crochet and scrapbook! (and maybe squeeze in a nap!) :yes:

Anagram, continuing to send thoughts your way...

Eydie, how's your dad doing?

Have a great weekend everyone,

Terri

Thanks Frogger, I don't know anyone close to my age that's lost their dad. My oldest friend has, she's 50, and they weren't that close - so the support is there, but it's a little different. Ya know? Thanks again....

;)

Next challenge: Hmmm. Fall doesn't start until September 22nd. Maybe we could do labor day on the 5th of September. That seems a bit of a stretch though. Friendship Day is Aug. 7th. We could Fight Fat for Friendship or Fitness and Friends or something.


The big piss off of the day...
When you wire your friend that you've known closely for almost 13 years $500 because they're about to be sleeping in their car and don't have enough for another apartment quite yet and they don't even call to say thanks. AND they don't even return your calls..... Yup...Don't loan money to people...

Hello all!

Hard to believe its the weekend already.....

Anyone else watching the Spielberg "Out of the West" series??? I 'm not sure I have the name right... Its keeping my interest but not exactly what I expected.... but definitely knocking a lot of romance off the idea of how 'good things were in frontier days'.....

Pumpkin..... if you have a chance, I am going to send you a PM about WW leadership since you've had real experience....please look for my note...

Also, 9 lbs down in one month, even two months sure beats all my records...
One time I was close to that and then "maintained" for nearly another 2 mos...
Sad but true, the older our bodies are, the friendlier the fat and our bodies become....

Frogger... Yes, I can relate to your experience w/ your friend and the loan.....
Hope your experience works out better than ours.... Ours was to a close family member ... the only way we know the money was picked up was that Western Union sent us a confirm and we havent been repaid either... not a dime... Its a hard lesson, especially when you think you are being compassionate...

hmmmm.....next challenge..... hmmmmm.....

Aria! Hats off to you!

For me, time to get some machines running and to the gym...
really need to get into the sauna ... an appointment for myself.....

KETTLE IS ON!

Hi everyone! :)


4 DAYS TO GO ~ 1420 calories and 50 minutes walking

Hi all!

Not a word from my so called friend. I CANNOT believe this!!! I have left messages on his cell and he just doesn't call back. I'm not mean or anything on the phone, I'm just like, Oh I haven't heard from you. Just wondering if you got in to your new place. Hope everything is OK. Worried there might me something wrong. Call me!

Anyway-5lbs down!!!!!! 5lbs down for my DH too. YEAH!!!