Congrats on your loss! rich and famous! ha! I will be happy just to make as much as I did teaching lol

I tried out my polymer clay last night.. it was so much fun! I made a very beautiful multi-colored lump...maybe it's a clump.

I'm down 1.5 this week and so thrilled. I don't know why I am losing fast this time..but I will take it

Another beautiful, sunny morning although the forecast is for rain later this afternoon and then all weekend . . . typical.

Don't despair, Beth . . . I bet even Michaelangelo created a few 'lumps' before David came along.

Anyway, gang, do the best you can in the face of the chocolate explosion this weekend. Here's a double dose of to help us along the way. Don't know how much time I'll get for anything. The office is of the impression that they can work like mad today and then pass it along to me to do my stuff before Monday. Once you're retired, I guess you don't need to celebrate holidays anymore.

See you soon.

Hey gals-My scale had a sudden leap this morning and I may actually reach my easter goal. This morning was 129.6. If I lose the .6 I will make it. I am excited cuz I thought there was no chance of that happening a week and a half ago.

ejm-I'm sure your clump is wonderful. Don't worry, we all make them.

Meoww-thanks for the willpower dust. I'm going to need lots of it this weekend!

Brandy - eat lots of fiber and drink lots of water LOL Got my fingers crossed for you to make your goal!

I DID IT!!!!!I just did my normal morning weigh in and the scale read 128.8!!!!!!
That means I met my Easter goal AND
I HAVE LOST 40 POUNDS!!!
I am so happy

ejm-Thanks for the encouragement

tofat, you are divine!!!! GREAT JOB!!! Have a great Easter and be very proud of yourself.

I LOVE YOUR NEW NICK!!! ArtsyGirl! Perfect

Congratulations!! You are my hero! You and I are the same height, and I would love to meet you down there in the 120s. (I would be thrilled with the 140's LOL )

Fantastic job, Artsygirl and a nice new name, too. Way to go!

Well, it's raining and dull and I match the weather . . . hopefully my gray mood will be gone before the weather clears up since it's supposed to rain for most of the next week. One day is even threatening snow according to the weather station.

I've been sitting reading through some old quilting books and since I'm so tied up with this work project instead of giving me new inspiration, I think looking at the books is only adding to my depression because I have no time for crafty things so I decided to stop and check in on a couple of my favourite virtual worlds. This gang always cheers me up. Hopefully the magic will happen soon.

Have a good day, gang. We'll see you soon.

Hey where did everybody go ???? Wherever it is, I hope you're having fun.

Since I posted that little rant from a couple of days ago, things have gone downhill . . . although I am in better humour, go figure. Missed a deadline that's going to cost me some money and then cut my finger quite badly (trying to type with one less operational finger is really the pits).

Then this morning I broke my rule about getting on the scale in mid week because I wanted to see how close I came to my Easter goal. . . Wow, was that ever a mistake. The mean old scale- says I gained 4 pounds in 4 days. Now I know that's not true, but it's depressing just the same. I hope it goes away before my official WWI.

Hope to see you all again soon, gang.

Hey Meowee, I hope your day starts to go better. I'm betting you didn't gain 4 pounds of fat. That would be an additional 14,000 calories. Just the pesky female body thing just to screw us up. Sorry about your finger. It's amazing how you never notice the digits until you hurt them (toes and fingers).

Things are going good. I finished the knitting on my sister's sweater, now I just need to sew it together and sew on the buttons. Then it'll be done. I will be happy about that. My goal had been to finish it last Monday but I missed it by a mile.

Exercise is going good. I finally took a day off yesterday, first time since March 25th. But I exercised this morning so I didn't fall off the wagon. That's a relief.

Talk to you later.
Marie

Hi ladies-

Meoww-Hope your scale took a dive for you since your last post. Hope the finger heals fast for you. I cut the tip of my thumb off about 5 yrs ago and it was terrible painful.

Marie-good job on the exercise and finishing the knitting portion of the sweater. I took an aerobics class at the gym this morning and had a really great time. I also took a rest day yesterday. Part of me really didn't want to but time constraints required it.

Weigh in at the gym kept me at 129. I am thrilled because I ate to much yesterday. I'm ok with it because it WAS a special occasion and this is a lifestyle, and there is no way I'll never have dessert or always stop after 1 serving. As long as I'm good most of the time I can be happy with everything. I need to get some cleaning done before I start my lessons. Have a great day.

Hi gang . . . the finger has graduated to a smaller bandage and it doesn't hit so many keys at the same time anymore so I get to spend a little more time typing forward and a little less time typing backward.

It is raining and raining and raining and the forecast says it is going to keep on raining and raining and raining for another few days. It is also cold with a high today of about 2C (35F), and did I mention that it is raining?

This little (?) work project is trying to turn into a full time occupation and is really leaving me next to no time for all the fun things that make retirement worthwhile . . . I'm in the mood to quilt, not fiddle with complex mathematical calculations. And now I also must get my Income Tax return finished. In Canada we have to file by April 30 and, since I usually owe them money, I tend to leave it until the last minute. And did I mention that it's raining?

Anyway gang, try to stay away from those left-over bunny droppings. Here's a little shot of to help us all keep hopping along that downward trail. Keep up all the good stuff and the rewards will follow (and, hopefully my four 'funny-pounds' will be gone, too). See you soon.

Meowee I hope your finger feels better soon! ouch! What do you do that you are working with icky math problems? (If I am being nosy, just ignore me...math people just fascinate me )

I signed my contract today! I wonder if this legally makes me an artist? I was defined in a legal document as "referred to herein as the artist"

Still working on the grapes painting, and started a little fairy sculpture. So interesting working in 3-d again. It's so relaxing and so different from the crystal painting lol

Walked 2 miles today and stayed in points. We didn't have any Easter goodies around, so that wasn't a problem. Weigh is Wednesday..keeping my fingers crossed.

Good Morning, gang . . . Just for a change, it is raining in Nova Scotia this morning, and it's still cold, and now we've added very windy into the mix . . . Oh my, isn't spring wonderful?

Beth . . . sometimes you just have to accept the inevitable . . . girl, you are an ARTIST and you've got it in writing.

Trust me, by training I'm an academic not a mathematician. I'm verifying a bunch of calculations of a type with which nobody else has a lot of experience. Sometimes the knowledge stored in your head is clearer than what is written down. The Company is very large and very old and has gone through quite a few amalgamations and reorganizations in it's long existence (four of them during my career) and that makes for some very convoluted methodologies for doing thngs.

Anyway everybody . . . have a great day. Keep moving and shaking and heading in that wonderful downward direction. See you soon.

Beth, congratulations, you artist you. Good job on the walking and staying on plan. You're doing great.

Meowee, we have 2 days of sun forecasted. Since it's done that once in the last 6 weeks. I'm very happy with it. I'm almost tempted to find my suit and go sunbathing. Of course the high is only 50 degrees. I'd need a blanket too. Here's hoping your rain goes away soon.

i did my walking this morning and finished my sister's sweater. It's in a box in the car, ready to be mailed. Yeah!!!