QOD: Last movie I watched was the new Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on DVD. It was actually the second time I watched it so yes, would watch it again. (Love me some Johnny Depp!!) :love:

I already slipped this morning. What a cad! I stuck a slightly melty belgian truffle in my mouth and ate it. What the heck was I thinking?? It's not even 9am :doh:

Sister and family should be arriving sometime early evening. We ran around like mad people cleaning up last night. I give up, the house is 'straight' but far from actually clean. It'll have to do because with that many people, it's just going to get dirty again.

Happy Thanksgiving (early) to those that celebrate it, and lovely day to all! I'll check in monday.

:) Challenge for today: eat only when hungry

I'm back, baby!
 

Things are better at work. I made a very firm decision not to get sucked into the gossip trap, that when I hear it I don't linger, don't nod sympathetically, I state that 'I hope you can work it out with her' and keep on steppin'. It's not the easiest thing I've ever done but it's proving quite effective and it feels right.
Have I mentioned that I'm taking a bellydance class at work. It's been going on this whole month and I love bellydancing more than is decent! Learned a new traveling floor move last night and came home with rug burns on my knees and the tops of my feet. You'd just have to see it--the instructor told us that professional bellydancers actually wear knee pads while executing this move! Can get very athletic! :carrot: Am I seeing things or does that carrot look like he/she's bellydancing--kinda?

Everything's ready for the big Thanksgiving feast tomorrow. It's all balanced precariously in the refrigerator. I've made a seitan and stuffing "turkey", and creamed spinach, roasted potatoes w/ onions and carrots, succotash, sweet potatoes and apples, and whipped cauliflower. Dessert is fruit-sweetened pecan pie and pumpkin-apple pie. Think that's enough? :dizzy: Garry's mom and a few people from our meditation group are coming--hope they'll be hungry.
And I hope I don't eat myself silly over the next 3 days. I've got the big feast tomorrow and another big feast on Friday and a breakfast thing on Saturday. I don't expect to lose any weight--just hope I don't gain any.

Congrats on the new job, Frogger! :D

An sorry about the truamatic interview, Kaylets. Dang it, the fact is, when you're in that situation you're at the interviewer's mercy.

Favorite thing I'm watching these days is "Curb Your Enthusiasm" on DVD. Can't get enough! I think I like it because it makes me laugh at people's jerk-ness and then I find it endearing.
I love watching "A Christmas Carol"--the one with Aleister Simms. Love the scene at the end where Scrooge's housekeeper thinks he's gone mad!

Amarantha, stay away from Nemo! Frosted or not, this Nemo character is up to no good. Did I tell you that I bought myself a Magic Bullet? Love it!!!! [Only drawback is when I try to tell people about it they think I'm talking about a vibrator! :rofl: ]

To all Queens---I missed you and thanks for welcoming me back into the fold. I wish you could all come for lunch tomorrow. God knows I have enough food!

Eydie, I used to love bellydancing ... took a bunch o' classes in my 20s! Mucho good exercise!

Congratulations on that Magic Bullet. I'm workin' on my second set now ... have had it stored for awhile. Gonna get heavily into the soups this winter ...

Mr. Nemo is, indeed, evil! My challenge today was no more than one serving of sweets (I'm trying to get back on track, but am still feeling so bad and now my back has gone out) ... needless to say, I had two servings ... but no Nemo, just some chocolates in the afternoon.

I am in terrible pain ... back seems to be hurting for no reason ... did go to gym and gently worked out. I am going to join a second gym on Friday so I can get some training sessions with a trainer I know ...

E, thou couldst never be OUT o' the fold ... wish we could come to lunch with thee also as thou soundeth like an amazin' chef.

Going to go lie down ... pain pills not even touching this back pain ... I think it's only a pinched nerve ... there's no reason for my back to be hurting ...

happy thanksgiving!

amarantha-sorry to hear you are still feeling so bad, and with back pain added! hope all will improve soon!

frogger-congrats on your new job!

eydie-your holiday spread sounds wonderful!

am planning to go to an afternoon movie, then have a simple thanksgiving dinner at my place afterwards with a friend. well, thinking of you all. take care.

Happy Thanksgiving, all! :wave:

I'm over in the emergency thread I put up here in the royal neighborhood ... gotta get a grip today, guys, or I'll never get any better.

Good morning! Hope all American Royalty had a lovely Thanksgiving. I'm tired and a little cranky, I must admit. Have stupid self-evaluation to pass in today. The reorganization goes on at work. People have gotten calls to say that their jobs are finished. I've been assured that mine's in place, but ... not a good feeling. Have to just feel the feelings.

I headed out to walk yesterday and felt so wonky and shaky that I turned around and came home. Bah. Late afternoon found me remembering ice cream in the freezer and starting to make a date-cocoa sauce to put on it. Had the sauce almost together, was thinking about adding PB... and then thought about how I'd feel this morning if I went ahead. Dumped the whole thing out.

Anyhoo, have DS and DGS coming today and going out to dinner at the home of very good friends tonight. Will walk to gym and hit the weights, do either yoga or tai chi, and meditate. Plus, **** or highwater not withstanding, I'll have my self-evaluation handed in by EOD.

I suspect things'll look brighter by tomorrow. And it's not like there's anything really wrong, I just feel like it is. Toying with the idea of deleting this whole thing so as to not be downer, but I guess I'll leave it in to document the inevitable upsies and downsies that are *sigh* all part of life's rich pageant.

Love to all! Am thinking about blessings, and each of you are definitely among them. Let's take this day and do the level best we can with it! (I feel a little better already :) )

Good luck with the self-evaluation, Arabella. I hate those kind of things ... being a reporter and therefore kind of public, folks are evaluating me all the time ... I don't intend to do so! :)

arabella-good luck with the self-evaluation. good for you for throwing out the stuff which might have made you feel worse instead of better in the end. hard to do that kind of thing. i admire your resolve.

hi to amarantha, aria, ceara, kaylets, and to all our royals!

have to get a few errands done today. really cold here, so decided to wait until had a chance to warm up a bit more. cleaning up after a thanksgiving meal, no matter how small, sure seems to take a lot of work. oh well. everything back to normal now, so will make my way out to accomplish those pesky errands now. just wanted to say hello.

Hello all....

Yes cleaning up can be a drag ...

Especially when cleaning is not your favorite sport...


hmmmm

WoodNymph.. can relate in a very big way.... ( eg. last weeks posts) sometimes as you say, you can only feel the feelings or mask them.....
sometimes its good to pull up the blanket, chug a pot of peppermint tea or sweat it off on the treadmill....

Lately, I've been pulling up the blanket...

YES WSW it got cold! YIKES!!

Hi, all!!! I'm evaluatin' also, Wood Nymph, and find meself sorely behind on all fronts; just posted a message on the emergency thread reminding myself (it's not really meant to be preachy to anyone else, that this is the 27th day before the Solstice ... gotta get goin' ) ...

Cold here, too, at least cold for Arizona ... wouldn't be cold in, say, Ontario, but our blood is gae thin down here! :)

All my social feasting dates are over. Had 3 in the past 3 days and am seriously thinking of doing one of those all-fruit days---nah, who am I kidding---but I am looking forward to getting back on track. I will say this: I feel oversalted and puffy.:( Must drink water.

it's supposed to warm up here tomorrow, and i am happily awaiting that. i saw the movie "rent" which i really enjoyed. i know there was a question from quite a while ago about movies we'd see more than once, kaylets, and that is definitely one that i would see again! have been thinking about this past year and how much i have been off track much more than i was op, and even though this is the very end of the year, i at least feel like i am approaching it with a good plan and much more resolve than i had in a long time. i kept using a lot of reasons as excuses, such as being sick a lot more this past year, my body being very stubborn about letting go of any weight even when i was doing the right things, etc., blah, blah, blah, which while true, i am feeling more resolute now about just doing it, whatever it takes, no matter what! well, at least that's how i feel right now, anyway. i plan to stop worrying about what i didn't do right weight loss-wise, and focusing on what i can do now to make sure i have a better outcome from here on in. well, on that positive note, i will say goodnight to the royal kingdom. take care, all.

LOL Eydie, I know exactly how you feel!

Morning Ladies!
Hope everyone that did Thanksgiving had a good one. As suspected I was overly busy and didn't really get to eat. I had a plate after everyone was finished with a bite or two of everything, but with more to do and cleanup, I didn't even finish that. Everything turned out fantastic, except for those items my MIL brought. I believe she was trying to poison us all... The lemon meringue was spoiled. (My sister took one bite and nearly threw up.) She either used rotten eggs to make it with or it spoiled sitting ON HER DECK!!! Yes, that's right, she said she sat stuff out there to cool, including the lemon merigue and the green been casserole (which by the way was over done and hard as a brick.) And no, the deck is not covered.

Other than that, a TREMENDOUS time had by all. Glad we did it. But next year, we're eating out...:devil:

Hope everyone has a splendid day...I'm off to finish my forms for the new job.