in body....if not in spirit. Don't worry, foods still ok, but TOM has struck and has struck hard.

I'm ok 2cute, cause I know how you worry. I am intent on not letting my hormones get the best of me today, but it is so hard not to. I am absolutely pouring (yeah, I know....TMI) and with my fibroid, I am in so much pain I can barely even walk.

I was late to work this morning because I couldn't get the key to turn in the car. Not that it wouldn't start, but that the key literally would not turn. Dh said he thought one of the tumblers maybe had broken in the ignition, but after he got home and took it apart, it was just sticking really bad and is fine now that he got it all oiled. What would I do without my handyman?

When I got to work this morning, (40 minutes late) there was a note in my box. My company has started a newsletter along with an employee of the month. Guess who was the first ever employee of the month? You got it! ME! I thought it was pretty good seeing as they just started it and I was the very first one to get it. It came with a gift certificate to Bath & Body works, so I can't wait to get to the mall. They said they were going to fit the certificates to the person......so I'm thinking, "Gee? Do I stink?" But my supervisor said that they knew if they got me one to say.....Walmart, that I would end up spending it on groceries or something for the family and they knew if they got me one to Bath & Body that I would use it just for me. They were right.

Ok, I'm not going to reply individually tonight because I have to go crawl into a fetal position on my bed and die. Just kidding. I do want to go lay down though. Dh knows how bad I feel today so he is doing laundry and cooking dinner. What a guy.....

You guys have a great night and I will see you tomorrow.

GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY

Getting ready to start another wonderful evening of work . We've had a rainy day here in middle Tennessee today which has cooled things down some.

My procedure is tomorrow; I am so ready for this.

I'll check back in here later. See ya.


DON'T FORGET ------ CHAT TONIGHT!!!!

Hi ladies,

I'm here. Just in a weird mood I guess. Not bad or anything. Just lurking.

So...I was in chat and no one was here.

Take care!

Went to chat (7:45pm); nobody there

Hi Gals!
Sorry, can't make it to chat tonight. Going to take a shower and turn in for the night. I'll catch up with you all tomorrow.
Sweet Dreams,
Barb

Tina --- Congrats on Employee of the Month!!!

CONGRATULATIONS TINA -- EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH

Thin thanks for the books We got them today.

Hi all! No time tonight. Took too much time to read.

JaneAlice: Welcome! Did you join us and then leave us again all in the same week???

Melissa: Here's my recipe for the PB Pie:

Peanut Butter Pie

1 pint Vanilla Non-Fat Frozen Yogurt, softened

2 tbls Chunky Peanut Butter

1/2 cup Non-Dairy Topping

1 tsp Chocolate Syrup

In a large bowl: 1 pint Vanilla Non-Fat Frozen Yogurt, softened in microwave for 1 minute high and 2 tbls Chunky Peanut Butter. Add in 1/2 cup Non-Dairy Topping. Mix well and pour into 8" pie tin. Freeze until set. Before serving drizzle 1 tsp Chocolate Syrup over entire pie in swirl motion.

Serves 8

Note: Can be put in muffin tins for individual servings.

Mary: You're welcome.

Michelle: I'll respond to your PM, honest I will. Just haven't had a minute.

Andria: Great article. Right on the money!

I'm still playing 'cosmo girl'. Honey's working from home for the next couple of days. Gotta snooze. This being to work by 8:00 is killing me!!! Love to all!

Evening Girlies,

I just got home from work a few mins ago...so that explains my absence...too many replies for me tonight. so I will just wish you all good dreams....and I will catch up tomorrow am.

Okay.. it is 4am and here I am.
I fell asleep in my husband's recliner at 10pm last night and woke up at 2am.
Of course I could not go back to sleep.
I did make myself a little productive.
I washed a load of clothes and folded another load, cleaned the kitchen, rearranged a few shelves too.
Now I am catching up here. Need to be off quickly though... hubby will be waking up soon and I don't want him to think I have been here all night. LOL

Tina... Often when a key won't turn you just need to wiggle your steering wheel.
I don't know why... I just know I have helped a lot of stranded women by just wiggling their steering wheel for them. LOL
When I was a cashier I would have older women come in and ask to use the phone because their keys wouldn't turn. Might want to give it a try if it happens again.
Also... CONGRATULATIONS on being employee of the month.
I think it is pretty ironic you were told on the day you were 40 minutes late.

Thin.... I think you are working too hard. Be sure to take care of yourself.
In all honesty ... I am kind of jealous at the same time.
I wish I had the stamina you have to do that.
Just know we miss you when you are so busy.

Connie... I know you probably won't be here to read this... but Good Luck.
I am embarrassed to ask... but what kind of procedure are you having today?
Can anyone update me ?? Please !!

Pam, Mary, Barb, Terri thanks for posting. It is good to know we are not alone.
Those are everyone who has posted since my last post.

Well... I waited until 5pm to get into the pool to do my exercising... hoping it would have warmed up some from the sun all day... but NO... it was still FREEEEZING COLD !!!
But I stuck it out for 45 minutes. I don't know if that cold water is good for my arthritic knees... they seem to hurt more while exercising... but after a while... they just go NUMB !!!!
Hopefully tomorrow will be better.
My food is better... but still not perfect.
The only thing I should not have eaten was HOT BREAD drenched in melted BUTTER.

I have made the "commitment" NO MORE BREAD !!!!
Come **** or high water... I WILL NOT EAT BREAD THURSDAY !!!
I also will NOT DRINK DIET POP EITHER !!

I feel sooooo much better when I eliminate caffeine and bread from my plan. I am an addict when it comes to bread. I cannot control myself. One hot roll is never enough.
I KNOW what a difference it makes in ME. Not everyone has a problem with bread... but I DO.

Thursday I will SUCCEED ... because cheating is NOT AN OPTION.
When I simplify my choices I simplify my life.
NO BREAD ... NO CAFFEINE... NO JUSTIFING ... NO CHEATING !!!

Okay ladies... have a wonderful Thursday.
Thankful Thursday....
I am thankful for this wonderful group
I am thankful for simplicity
I am thankful for family (even though they drive me NUTS sometimes)
I am thankful for the internet
I am thankful for second chances.
I am thankful for TODAY

Morning Girls,

2 cute, I hear you I LOVE BREAD TOO, ANY KIND ANYWHERE, ANYPLACE!! wish I didnt, I have to limit mine, much to my dismay, and displeasure!! and I love I would say the majority of my extra 196 lbs is comprised of cheese & bread!!! you could NEVER imagine how much of it I consumed.....it is mind boggling, especially now that I am not doing it anymore. Whew!!

Tina, congrats on employee of the month, they are lucky to have you!

Andria, here's hoping today is a better day sweetie... (no alcohol in those little glasses!! fruit juice maybe?? I know, I know, I take all the fun out of it..

Natalie, Thin, Mary, Barb, and Miss Meliss....have a good day chicklets, do something good for yourself!

Here is your official Employee of the month checking in.... (well, at least for the moment)

Let me share a little something with you. I'm not sure if it's good or bad, but it's probably all in the way you look at it. The owner of the company came down down yesterday because she had some business to take care of.... (she is an attorney as well) She went to Walmart and got us some supplies and additional things. Additional things being..... two large boxes of glazed donuts. So here they are.....gooey and yummy and calling my name. And I resist. No donuts for me. So....I'm pretty proud of myself, but irritated also, because I wanted one.

So, I come into work today and there the things are... still sitting there, still gooey and yummy and calling my name. So you know what I did? Much to the dismay of my boss, I started running amuck, yelling and screaming and cussing at the top of my lungs....throwing donuts all over the office. They stuck on the walls, one hit the computer monitor, one landed in the office plant and what was left...well, I just stomped them all into one dirty pile in the floor. I'd had enough! I still don't know what came over me.





Gotcha!! I'm crazy on my TOM, but not quite that bad. But I did get your heart racing early this morning didn't I? Now that we got that out of the way, I'll tell you what I really did. I ate one. Not the box. Not five or six. One. Just one. I ate the donut. I fulfilled my craving and I counted the 6 points it cost me. Was it worth it? Yes, it was. Why? Because....what was the alternative? Here is the alternative. #1. I don't eat the donut and want it all day and then end up stopping at Dunkin Donuts on the way home and eating five or six. Or #2. I don't eat the donut and feel deprived and agrivated for hours because I can't have what I want. So, I'm thinking...why not just have the donut? Eat what you want, but don't go overboard. Allow a little something every now and a then. Don't you have to? Just to feel normal......or at least something close to it. So, don't always be so hard on yourself, don't go crazy.....eat what you want, within limits and know that although what you ate maybe wasn't the most healthy thing, it may just be the best thing you can do for yourself.

And anyways.....that donut sure was good.

See you guys tonight!

Desiderata


Go placidly amid the noise and haste
and remember what peace there may be in silence.
As far as possible without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly and listen to others,
even the dull and ignorant; they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit.
If you compare yourself with others you may become vain or bitter,
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs,
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is.
Many persons strive for high ideals
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself.
Especially do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love,
for in the face of all aridity and disappointment
it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars.
You have a right to be here.
And whether it is clear to you or not,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive him to be,
and whatever your labours and aspirations in the noisy confusion of life,
keep peace with your soul.
With all its sham and drudgery and broken dreams
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

Max Ehrman, 1927.


Found in Old Saint Paul's Church, Baltimore, U.S.A. Dated 1692

Hi Gals -
Just a quick HELLO to all!! I wish I had time to post right now, but I was thinking about all of you and had to check in. Now I have to get back to a spreadsheet I am trying to figure out!

I hope to have time tonight to read and post. Although I have to go to the gym tonight because I didn't get my lazy butt out of bed this morning.

Tina ----

Catch ya later on!
Barb