Thread: Kristen's 2005 re-start.

Hey Kristen,

I have to try scrapbooking someday. I keep all of my son's art and pics and wierd school projects (he's six so stick people are really big for him right now). I might run to Michael's this weekend and wander around.

I hope you get to feeling better. The evil machine is so much more evil when you're sick.

I think it's a good thing I can't drink coffee ( oil in it burns the skin off my face), cause if I could....I would never stop at just a coffee...I would need a donut to go with it. It's been years since I've had a donut. Living in the boonies has it's purks sometimes. No McDonalds and no donut shops.
I'm glad that you agree with me about digital scrapbooking. I made the mistake of taking my grandkids books to one of the family do's and my son's inlaws were there. They really liked the books. Next thing I knew the mother in law was making digital pages and asking if I minded putting them in the books for the kids. I was furious but bit my tongue and acted like a lady (while I swore inside like a trucker), and said of course I would. I did put them in the book even though I didn't want to. Now, when I look at the pages and come to those ones, they look awful. I'm not saying that just cause I don't like the people (oops, inside voice came out there). They just don't look as good as a real picture and knowing it took a long time to make the page just perfect. I had a friend tell me I should just scan the pictures and redo the pages. I don't want my daughter in law to see that though so I'll just leave it. If they should try to put any more pictures in my books I think I will just try to politely tell her to start making her own books. (and don't tread on my turf woman!) lol
What a nice sister you are! I love $ stores! And the ones in the states are the best. Ours up here have a lot of junk in them and you have to be careful what you buy. On holidays last year we were in Washington and found a huge $ store. We came out of there with bags of stuff and it didn't cost that much. We bought all our halloween candy there too. I can't wait until Spring when we can get the motorhome out of storage and head down there again. My favorite scrapbook store is in Washington and right next to a grocery store where I can load up on lc yogurt which isn't sold in Canada.
I keep a bottle of water in the fridge at all times. It's nice and cold and every time I open the fridge looking for something that I don't need it reminds me to smarten up. I just take the water out and start chugging. I always have one on the go at work too. At night I switch to green tea (which helps in weight loss too), or I have 1 diet coke. It's really important to keep yourself hydrated. Especially when you are exercising. I've got to get myself back on that. I have a bike, and easy glider and a treadmill getting dusty. I used to have them in a spare bedroom and used them all the time. Then we turned that room into a playroom for the grandkids and all the equipment got moved downstairs. Out of sight out of mind. I never use it. It's like...if I have to go downstairs...I feel like I'm being punished for something. Dumb, eh?
We own our own business too ( hubby takes care of that, and I have a separate job), and it is definitely a slow time of year. We can't wait for Spring break when the traffic will start again. It's definitely a make it when you can world. Everyone just barely scrapes by in the winter and has to save to make it through the hard times. Hope it turns around for your sister soon.

I might look stupid, but it won't be the first time....what is a PS2? It must be some kind of game, but with no kids at home I don't really know.

Way to go on the 2 lb. loss. Sometimes we need a little boost in our diets, whether it's eating a little more or a little less to get us going again. Losing slow is the way to go so your body will keep it off.

Did you get your new copy of Paper Wishes? If not you can order it online (it's free). It's got all kinds of new scrapbooking goodies. Like I need more. I'm only a year behind on my pictures now. Sometimes I think I like the embellishments more than the actual pages. lol

I'm still hanging in there with the lc woe. I go up and down like a yo-yo. I freak if I'm near 153...that's the number I've given myself to start to panic. I went over by a half pound earlier this week so I pushed the water and ate a lot of salad. Back down to 152.5 this morning. I'd like to stay right on goal but I don't think that's going to happen.

Glad to hear you are feeling a bit better.

Okay, just because I'm writing in your journal it doesn't seem fair to me that I get your cold! I'm miserable. Can't breathe, can't sleep, can't eat. Wow, that doesn't really give me much I can do does it? All I did last night was blow my nose and cough. But, I'm sure that like a good trooper, I'll be at work tomorrow. Great...just what I wanted to do when I feel like crap. But, on the good side, it's 40 degrees here today and just too nice to be inside. So, I waited until hubby went to darts, and I went outside and washed my car and his pickup. I know I would be in trouble if he caught me but I couldn't even see what colour my car is and I'm even more miserable in a dirty car. (Yup, I'm a neat freak). Then I walked the dogs, so now I can say I got my exercise for the day. Sorry, you are still under the weather. This cold must be some type of new virus or something. My hubby has his 3rd bout of it since January and this is my second and we never get colds. Hope it goes away soon!!

Hi Kristen,

I hope you're feeling better. I just got over a bad cold myself. Congrats on the 2 lbs loss. It is always nice to see the scale go down no matter how you lost the weight.

I hear ya about the nose blowing. lol My poor nose is soooo red. My hubby is a sicko that always starts his day singing (I mean, really, who likes mornings), anyway, he took one look at me this morning and started singing rudolph the red nosed reindeer. I will get even!!
I thought I was the only one with relatives like that. I went to my grandaughter's birthday party and was told by my daughter in law that she had nothing for me to eat. Then took out a second bowl of potato salad made special for her dad cause he likes mustard in his. I usually take my own salad but this time I forgot. I haven't talked to her since...do you think she's getting the hint? My son won't even acknowledge that I have lost this weight by lc. I agree with you....they can have their high carb crap and we will be modeling new clothes with our cute faces while their faces sour milk! I sure hope the blizzard goes around you....I was outside pruning my chrysanthemums yesterday. (sorry, just had to get in that little dig). Just a couple of weeks now and you will be on the rides in Florida and I'll be whining that's it's still not warm enough. Hope your Monday is a good one!

Yay Kristen! Great job on the elliptical. Everybody in my house has had the flu for the last few days, but I'll face the machine again tomorrow morning

:great: Good job on the 10 minutes!!! I knew you'd do it. Just don't give up. It won't be long before you're doing 30 minutes!!!