I had the same question about the Toonie. :rofl: Gardenwife seems like you had a fun weekend. I did allot of cleaning yesterday.
Today is weigh in day for me and I am down three. :cheer: I just can't wait to be over half way there.
Well,Ya'll have a good day.
Vicki

Wow, three's great! Good for you, Vicki!

Hi gals!!! A toonie is Canada's replacement for the two doller bill, we also have a loonie, which was the replacement for the one dollar bill. Basically we have a LOT of change now! We still have our colourful 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 dollar bills though! a toonie is roughly the size when you make your pointly finger and thumb into a circle. Have you all not been to Canada in a while??

So today was the first and last day of the cleanse. It hurt. The drink was simply horrible, so my friend and I caved! Also, we had to stay late at work tonight, and then drive about an hour to the hospital to drop my manager's keys off to her, and we ended up staying there for a couple hours. She pulled a muscle in her back, and tends to overract about things.. anyways, she's just fine. But I left this morning at 9am, and got home at 11:45pm!! I am freaking exhausted!

On that note, I am going to bed! I'll talk tomorrow!!

-Aimee

Ahh, a coin! I get it now. And no, I've actually never been to Canada :o

Well, Jeff and I had a great weekend of doing NOTHING. We layed around watching movies and tv. We almost made it all day Saturday without actually leaving the apartment, but I had to pick up some things at the store, so we did a quick grocery shop. Yesterday, we took his car to Jiffy Lube for an oil change. I have yet to have my baby (car) serviced--I'm supposed to take it in for a 7500 mile service, but I still have less than 5000 miles on it (and that's after driving all the way down to Georgia and back!). Jeff, on the other hand, put over 30,000 miles on his car in a year--but that's my fault cuz he's always driving to my house and drove down to see me when I lived in Va Beach. I consider it 30,000 miles of love and committment ;)

Congrats on the -3, Vicki! I'm hoping I lose at least that much this week to counter last week's +2.75 :^:

Great to see you again, Sara! I was wondering where you'd run off to. congrats on the new job and raise--more $$ is always a great motivator :D

Well, we have a new girl starting in my group today, and I am her "Bridge Partner." No, we don't play Bridge here in the office--the Bridge Partner is someone who is assigned to help you get acclimated in the new job...show you around, introduce you to people, etc. My Bridge Partner was a girl named Ginger, and we're still pretty good friends (as far as office friends go), and it helped me a lot to have someone to actually talk to when I first started rather than be thrown head-first into a group of strangers who merely smile and say hi in passing, ya know?

Friday was my boss's last day. I was/am SO sad to see her go :( She left me a note after I left on Friday--I just read it this morning, and it almost made me cry! I've only ever had 2 full-time jobs, but she was the greatest boss for me. She also did a TON of work around here, so I have a feeling things are going to be changing in these parts...

Ooh, and Pinch survived the weekend! I have read plenty about how long bettas can survive without food, but I was still a little worried about him. However, I came in this morning, and he was all kinds of happy to see me--he starts swimming around like crazy when I come in and wiggle my finger on the outside of the glass :)

Well, here's to a fresh start for a fresh week! Have a great Monday, all!

Oh, a coin! That never entered my mind. I've not been to Canada since....1989, I think. Mom and I went to Niagra Falls and then ventured a little farther into the country to camp a couple of nights. That's it for my Canadian experience!

Hey, take it from us, your manager has a right to be concerned when it's a back involved. Howie and I both are very ginger with ours since we've had troubles with 'em for years. Better safe than sorry for your body's basic framework. ;)

Jill, I think that Bridge concept is great! Wish they'd had something similar at some of my other jobs. From what you've said of your boss, it's no wonder you'll miss her - she really sounded like a fair and good person.

I just got up, not much to report here. Vicki, if you don't know already, Howie works 4pm-12:30am, so we are nightowls. Typically, Howie gets to sleep around 2 or 3am, and I often am awake a little later.

A little late of a post from me... I've had a pretty stressful day. I heard from my manager today, her back is pretty much fine.. however I'm betting she'll get addicted to all the narcotics they gave her. Anyways, I had to go in for 2 hours today to get some things done, which turned into 7 hours, which will also turn into all day tomorrow. I'll have to go in early, and stay late.. and then get in trouble for all of that as well. We are moving everything in the store, setting up new sections of fall clothes, which involves moving bars, shelves.. etc. And at the same time we are seperating plus size clothes from regular size clothes (new concept by the company was to merge them together, everyone hated it, so we are changing it), also we are unwrapping and hanging about 40 boxes of new stock. It's pretty time consuming, and I'm in charge since my manager is off. I haven't done this before, and my manager started it off in a confusing, unorganized way, its taking twice as long. I have until tomorrow at about 4pm to do it, without using extra hours, or neglecting sales. Lets just say it sucks.

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Shame on you all for not coming to Canada! I go to the USA 10 times a year! However, The toonie is pretty silly. It makes for some serious change!

Vicky - congrats on the 3 pounds!! :)

Kimberley - I'm pretty aware of how things are in my body, and sometimes you just know it's not right... so this is what I don't get about my manager, she was told that she has strep throat, and had a fever, how could she not know all of this? Also she told us that when she went to the walk in clinic they wouldn't write her a prescription and told her to go to the hospital, she also told us that her doctor wanted her to go to her regular hospital because he wanted to see her. However, when I was putting her keys in her purse, there was a prescription in there from that day, for the pain killers she said they wouldn't give her. Too much just doesn't add up for me to believe her anymore. But yes, totally a good idea to pay attention to those back pains, they can result in some serious problems... and what an all consuming place to be sore!

I am determined that tomorrow will be another day, and plan to get to sleep early tonight to aid in that! Sorry to be such a downer... I'll talk to yah'll tomorrow!

-Aimee

Hope tomorrow's better for you. Yeah, I can see how things must add up with the boss. After you posted more, I could see what you mean. I guess I'm a little sensitive to people doubting pain, because I know how my hubby hides his well and people sometimes act like he's making it out to be worse than it is. They don't see him like I do, and when he doesn't think anyone sees him.

Kimberley - Josh is that way too, luckily I can tell when it's really bad and take care of him. Definitely given her track record.. she's slightly unreliable with what she says! How is Howie doing these days?

-Aimee

Well, I ended up not going to the gym after work yesterday (got caught up talking to someone in the office and didn't leave on time), but MAN did the workout gods make me pay dearly! I started my evening shift at the restaurant at 4, as per usual, and I often get kinda busy in that hour when I am on alone (most other servers come on at 5:15). So yeah, sometimes I'll have maybe 5-6 tables in that hour before anyone else comes on. Yesterday, I had 11. Yeah, 11. For anyone who has ever been a waitress at a chain restaurant, you know that the max per server is usually like 5 (at Ruby Tuesday, it's actually usually 4), but I was on alone, so I had no choice. Now, if it were just like a pizza place where people ordered, got their pizza, got their drinks, the end, that would be fine. But no. I had to have the pickiest 11 tables EVER. I want my steak well done, but no mushrooms, and instead of broccoli I want onion rings, and instead of baked potato I want fries, and I need a side of ranch and a side of UGH! Can't ANYONE just order whatis actually on the menu?! I actually went to one table that had been looking at their menus for a few minutes and asked if they were ready to order. they said yes, then looked at me and ordered the fillet minion. Fillet minion? At Ruby Tuesday? WHERE ARE THESE PEOPLE FROM?! No, sir, we don't have fillet minion (try actually READING the menu, dumba$$)!

WHEW, how's that for a rant? Thanks for letting me get that off my chest! Despite the stress, chaos, and frustration, I stuck perfectly to my diet yesterday and will do so again today! I do have a dentist appointment later, though (they have to remove a broken filling and replace it :( ), so I may not actually eat everything I'm supposed to today. I'm a big baby about dental work, so I'll probably just head home and crash to sleep away the novocaine.


Aimee--How is Josh doing these days? Hope that mono's makin' its way OUT of his system now!

I can't fathom 11 tables, let alone picky tables. I was a server (back then, a "waitress" LOL) at Perkins Cake & Steak. Favorite customer: man who ate 3/4 of his steak breakfast, then complained loudly that the steak tasted like grilled rat. Got his dinner free, of course, the jerk. Yeah, some things just stick with ya!

Howie's anxious to get the ball rolling...He's not been feeling too great. He told his boss last Friday that he was doing well to get through the week, and he didn't think he could do the weekend rotation he was on call for if they were swamped.

Hey ya'll. :wave:
Hope everyone is doing great.I went to the gym last night. I did 35 min on the treadmill amd 25 on the bike. I started the machines. I have never done these before. My hubby kind of laughed and made alittle fun of me. Even though he says that is not true. I think what pissed me off was a skinny chick staring at him and laughing at me. I kept it in and didn't say anything to her. Hubby and I talked about it later and I tried to make him understand how women treat each other. I told him that when he is on a machine does he ever hear two guys talking about a guy wether he is skinny or fat. NO, it doesn't happen. I hear women talking about other women all the time. I just get in the zone when I do the treadmill and bike and don't think about it. But when I went downstairs to the weights where all the good bodies are I started to let it bother me. Stupid huh? I started looking at myself in the mirror and thinking bad thoughts like so what you lost 35 pds,you are still sooo fat. I know it was wrong but I feel like I am not moving fast enough which I know is just bad thinking that could lead to bad eating.
Well, Thanks for listening,
Vicki

I know women talk - you're so right! We have many "Slim Goodbodies" at the YMCA, but I've gotten to the point where I just think, "to heck with 'em". I enjoy the feeling I get from lifting, walking, etc. This is something I do for myself, not for everyone around me. This is YOU time, girlfriend. Smack your hubby on the noggin, then give him a hug and tell him they're both from Gardenwife. ;)

When I used to go to the gym, I used to prefer the gyms with more guys in them. They are just there to workout and maybe socialize a little bit, it was perfect, plus I got access to all the lighter free weights! I know I comment about people, but I've never commented on how big a person is.

I finally have a day off, but the sun is gone away.. so I'll putter around the house, clean some.. all that usual stuff!

Jill - Josh seems to be fine, he's a little tired, but hes back into the swing of things at work and stuff is so stressful these days. Thanks for asking!

My mom was talking to me about the idea of how I give work 110% when I'm there, and she says I should apply that to my personal life... and while I don't totally get it entirely, I'm thinking I should give it a go! I'm going to go try that.. see if I accomplish more! Have a great one!

-Aimee

That sounds like a plan. I'd have to work my way up to it!

Howie's Redskins jerseys went for more than we anticipated, and I think it's because we were willing to ship outside the US. Both were won by a person in France, and each went for about $5 more than similar shirts recently listed. Woot! Off to the post office I am. Good!

Phew, easier said than done!! I didn't answer the phone when work called... but I did check the message a few hours later. That was the end of my peaceful day off, my manager told me that I'm working today from 8-5 (vs 9:30-6:30 I was supposed to work), and she told me the store didn't look good. This annoys me to no end!! I came in on my day off, missed a beach day (it's all rainy now too!), hurt both my pants, and my damn best for her.. and I am getting nothing in return, except a possible verbal warning and a talk with the regional manager (who is the reason I'm in at 8am). I won't get the verbal warning today, but only because I'm going to leave early (I worked myself into a frenzy and didn't sleep.. bad Aimee!). Makes me wonder if this is worth 30 cents over min wage!

Well I best be off to ****.. er... work..

-Aimee

Jill - today is weigh in day, I can't wait to hear how it goes!!