Laura
we are also trying to plan a holiday office thing...my office goes all out and we have a building shin dig and then also go out. we cant figure out this year yet, but last year we went and saw "a christmas carol" and went to look at lights, the year before we went on a little day cruise. things like that are always fun...
Wow - it sure is nice to pop in here all day. I didn't even realize how much I missed you guys this past week!
JenL - we take different cars because we work slightly different hours plus we aren't always coming from the same place but it is nice to meet for lunch sometimes. Downside though is that we spend A LOT of time away from work talking about work - plus we don't always have a shared opinion on a co-worker so venting has to be somewhat reigned in.
Jess- I know this is hard but you can't worry about Aaron's reaction to the break-up. Once you break-up with him his feelings/moods are no longer your concern. Also, if you think you might be teary, consider a movie rather than shopping. It's a lot easier to cry a little in a dark theatre than in a brightly lit shopping mall.
Thanks for the great holiday party ideas ladies. Keep 'em coming - I'm going to check out a few of them. Also, since no one I work with responded to my request for ideas, I'm going to go with things I like - the symphony, the ballet, plays. Hee-hee!
However, I have a huge paper due tomorrow morning so I will be spending my evening studying. But, after class tomorrow, I am going to the spa with a girlfriend for a massage and a facial! I can't wait!!
There is so much going on here lately, making Laura's idea to remember what we are thankful for so important. So, here's my list:
my parents and the values they instilled in me
my sister and brother and their truthfulness and friendship
my great group of supportive (and fun!) girlfriends
my health and physical strength
my mind
my determination and motivation
my independence
No matter how down I get (and I do) I like to look at how much I have done with my life already and how much I look forward to doing. That gets me out of bed, even on those really difficult days. You have to live thru the rain to get the rainbow...
I don't have time to address each of you, but I have you all in my thoughts as you struggle with different things. Take care of yourselves and do what you need to do for YOU!
I have to make this quick because I'm supposed to be training someone today. Thankful is something I'm good at - only five is the hard part.
I am thankful for freedom
I am thankful for my health
I am thankful for my education
I am thankful for my paycheck (ok - today is payday)
But most of all I am EXTREMELY thankful for my friends and family (I wouldn't have all the rest of it without them.)
If I don't end up with someone watching me all afternoon, I'll check in later
KT
hey girls just a quickie b/c im running out
I'm fully american jess i just have irish and british friends! i'll check the rest of todays posts when i get home tonight
update on holiday party. i think this year we are going to a botanical garden thing and to lunch....downtown.
ok, so i ate something at lunch that is NOT agreeing with me! everyone here is sick....hope i'm not catching it!!!
how is everyone's friday shaping up?
Man I can't wait to go home. It's one of those days. No motivation to get working on anything. I have 3 1/2 hours left... UGHHHHHH... And I have a pain in my butt... literally. Not sure if it is a nerve or what, but I had some sciatic pain when I was PG with Emma. Seems too early for that tho. Who knows.
Oh and I am exausted too. Emma had a nose bleed last night and woke up screaming. She would not go back to sleep, so hubby and I are sleepless in Wisconsin today.
Deb... please check in and let us know how you are doing!!
Laura... oh I hate that we bring work home and discuss it. We have a new rule, if work is discussed, we have the right to tell the other person to shut up. It causes a lot of problems when we discuss work 24 hours, we need our own time!!
Oh and I am thankful for a lot of things... a small sampling is...
My wonderful family
Being able to get PG and have another child
Both hubby and I having jobs
Being able to afford the over looked conveniences
My Freedom!!!
Hey everyone, thought I woudl introduce myself. My name is Lori, I'm 22 nad live in RI. I started WW in June 2001 went until Sept 2001. Stopped going ( no money =( ) but went back in Jan 2001. I lost 7 lbs between Sept and Jan so that wasn't bad =) I have been OP ever since. Hit a plateau in May, just got off of it a couple weeks ago (it was EXTREMELY frustrating, can you imagine plateauing for 4 MONTHS???). But I am only 4 pounds away from WW goal. I have lost 66.4 altogether. My personal goal is about 14 pounds away. I look forward to chatting more!
Jen, sounds like sciatica to me...just when they get big enough to rest their little bottoms on that nerve. That's an icky thing....I hope (s)he shifts off it soon! I admire you for being able to work with your hubby...I'm afraid I would either end up taking really long lunches, if you know what I mean, or that I would kill him because our work styles are so different. Thank the Lord we're in unrelated fields!
Kier, not only are you fully American...you are fully JERSEY GIRL, in a Jersey world, you look fantastic, you pants are made of plastic...probably you and I are the only ones who have any idea what the hoo I'm talking about. For everyone else, remember that song,"Barbie Girl"? Well, a New York radio station made their own version, called Jersey Girl and it got quite a bit of air time. It was, quite frankly, the funniest thing I've ever heard, and Carmella Soprano is pretty much the epitome of the whole song.
KT, I think you should take the training person and tell her to go explore all of the break room and restroom locations in the building for her future reference. Then sneak off and chat with us!
Jen, I am jealous...nothing makes you feel better than a spa day. I bet that will be a great stress reliever after your test. NOw get busy and study, young lady!
Laura, for my past holiday parties at work, we would have a potluck at someone's house and use the money we would have spent going somewhere as a gift allowance. We buy a gift with the money, wrap it, and do a "stealing swap" with them, where everyone gets one and the first person opens theirs and the second person can either open or steal the first person's, etc. I don't know how that would work with bigger groups, and I have no idea what the group I'm with now does, but that's what we used to do.
Jess, I think you have a really good plan, and on top of that, you're going to get all of your Christmas shopping done. The other thing that comes to my mind is that with your new home-business and the holidays, you're going to have so much going on that you're not going to be able to sit around and think too much...always a bad thing to think too much after a tough breakup. This way some of the healing happens before things slow down enough for you to be able to think and you'll gain a clearer perspective. That one's for you too, Deb, wherever you are today...I'm thinking about you as well!
Rina, I'm proud of you for not giving in to that struggle last night (at least I'm assuming you didn't give in, as otherwise it would have been a pretty short struggle!) I think that each struggle like that strengthens and works out our resolve muscles,and that will keep them that much stronger for the next struggle. The struggle may never really end, but it won't be as hard since you'll be so well-developed!
Hey PJ!
Kirsty, I think that you should write a collection of Poo-Poo poetry and give to us all for Christmas! I hope that you're sick over and over and over on Monday,
Ali, good for you on your refusal to be the rebound chick. Maybe you should come right out and tell him that this is a fear of yours, so that he doesn't get the idea that you don't like him, but knows why you're backing off. Gotta love that chai! I may have to change that in my profile to something chai-related.
And last, but not least, I am Thankful for (and will try to remember to be thanks-ful for):
1. a wonderful husband and a little boy who is the sunshine of my life
2. a house that is truly home to me (can't say that about any other house I've ever lived in)
3. a job that I love and the extra income it brings in
4. all of the opportunities I have to incorporate my love of music and singing into my life
5. All of my friends, who make life so much fun ( and that includes all of you!!!)
go to the top of this page and click User cp...that will take you to the Edit page. it's called your Signature or something like that? you'll see it, it's there where you make your signature
Hey Lori, nice to see you here. Go to the very top of the thread and find something in the tiny print that says user cp. Click on this, and it will give you all kinds of fun options. I think once you're in it, you can go into your personal profile or something that sounds like that, and change it...just don't check the reset button next to the change, or it changes it to the default. I learned this the hard way several times! I'm glad you're so close to goal, and I think that this group will give you lots of support and laughs for the last 16 pounds and beyond!
Yeah, it was his first date in 5 1/2 years. He was fine though, wasn't outwardly nervous, which tends to happen to some of the guys I date (one of them was so nervous he gave me tons of cheesy lines, it was really sweet actually).
What am I thankful for?
1 - my family
2 - my friends
3- My confidence and strength
4 - Being given an awesome life to work with
5 - Being able to accomplish my dreams
Happy Friday!
