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Shelleyg · #1 09-01-2006, 08:21 AM

Hi guys....
It's September....finally!!!! I love fall; it's definitely my most favorite time of the year. Cool, crisp mornings, the anticipation of chilly evenings, shopping for new fall sweaters and blazers....ohhh....I could just go on and on....LOL.
But....WHACK..back to reality....off to work I go.

I'll see you chicks much later this afternoon!
(((hugs to all!)))

Shell

bkloots · #2 09-01-2006, 09:21 AM

Hi, Shelley. I like September, too. Always loved going back to school. Right now, I need to go back to yesterday's posts, and see if I need to catch up.

Donna, so happy to hear that DD is finding encouragement in her first outings with AA. As far as I'm concerned, group support is the key to just about any life change. That's why I'm here. 'Hi, my name is Barbara, and I'm a carboholic."

Teel, that's what I call astigmatism. Yikes. No wonder you're having trouble getting proper correction. Hope the glasses (finally!) will do the trick. My sympathy for the tooth situation.

Yesterday, one of my colleagues--with that desperate look we all recognize--asked me, "How do you stay so trim? I've got to do something!" I said, "If you really want to know, I'll tell you." When I told her I had been on Atkins for almost four years, and do cardio and weight training every day, she gave me that wrinkled nose thing. Nobody wants to hear "diet and exercise." Anyway, later I sent her an e-mail, referring her to Fitday.com, with the suggestion to track what she eats every day for about two weeks. When she has examined that information, she can decide where to carve back about 250-500 cals a day, and then be patient.

Simple enough? I truly believe that conscious eating is one of the keys to change--and it isn't a diet, it's simply a way of eating you find enjoyable and sustainable. Later the same day, I saw her reaching for the brownies. Y'know, you can't do anything to help yourself until you're really, really ready. There's no magic.

We Libras are all about finding something persuasive in all sides of a discussion. We may be indecisive, but we get along well with others.

Time to clean up and be a role model yet again.:silly:

KCTinter · #3 09-01-2006, 09:57 AM

Happy September!

I swear, I do not know where the summer went. Like Shelley and Barb, I love Fall, too. Remember when we used to be able to burn leaves? Oh, that smell was wonderful!

Peg, hooray that Bob is doing better with the Percocet. Yes, it does make you sleepy. But I loved that feeling when I was on the pain pills after my various operations. I can see how people can get addicted to it.

I laughed at your description of Bob on his Cpap machine and you with your mouth guard and ear plugs. Who needs sexy? I'm with you. I'd rather get a good night's sleep! (Do I sound old, or what?)

Judy, does your DH have sleep apnea, too? Or is he just going to be a guinea pig for the machine?

Brenda, feeling any better?

Shelley, so I'm not imagining things after all re: Celebrex. I was really beginning to doubt my sanity. sheesh, woman. Falling off the TM? Be careful!

Barb, well nuts on the museum not being open yet. But last night I mentioned to DH that maybe we should start prepping the kitchen walls for paint. I have a bunch of spackle spots that need to be sanded, and all the walls need to be cleaned. At least if we can get a base coat on, it won't look so bad. That just may end up being our Holiday Project. Then again, maybe not!

Terry, whew. One crown down. So you're thinking of skipping the second one? Have fun on your camping trip. I am looking forward to your report (and pictures?) next week!

Donna, how wonderful your DD likes AA! I think she sees a whole new group of friends on the horizon. And perhaps gets a glimpse of a happy, fun life without alcohol.

Your DH changed the sheets? You DO have him trained!

Oh, dear Rachel. How are you?

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Yea! It's Friday! And I'll get paid for this holiday! Life is good. Well, it could be better, but why quibble? XXOO

KCTinter · #4 09-01-2006, 10:03 AM

Barb, when I posted, you hadn't finished your post yet.

That was a good idea about pointing your friend to Fitday. Just log everything for a while and perhaps the realization of what she eats will sink in.

Reaching for brownies, huh? The house where I work has all sorts of booby traps around. Cookies, pizza, chips, nuts, cake, candy bars, etc. So far, I have ignored it all!

bkloots · #5 09-01-2006, 11:41 AM

Alida, spackling walls isn't exactly a "holiday" is it? I'm sure you can find something FUN to do! I recommend that you NOT go to Irish Fest at Crown Center, however. When I came through there this morning (bus stops have all been disrupted), it looks like a set-up for a major crush of people. With beer. Really...you don't want to go there.

When I came home last night, my DH said, "The sheets have to be changed. The cat barfed on your side." Sigh. However, he then said, "I'll pick up your dad for lunch at Tasso's tomorrow." Being good to my dad is hugely to his credit.

Sexy at sixty is a good night's sleep and a shower massage on a hose.

Hold that thought...and have a nice Friday, m'dears.

pegster · #6 09-01-2006, 04:16 PM

Hi Gang!

I actually remembered that today is the first of the month. It's my dgs's bday today. He's 11. 6th grade this year. Top of the heap in the elementary school. I don't think that they have started school yet. Next week, I think. I finally got the fabric for dgd's halloween costume yesterday. I also treated myself to a new sewing box. I have had the current one for 35 years and it is getting a little tattered. I can't even find the top to it! So, now that we are moving I decided that if I don't want to lose everything in it, I better rememdy that. I got a real nice woven wodden box with a needlepointed hinged top. It has a little pull out shelf inside. The fabric is green, as requested.

When I got home I decided to read the pattern. What a lot of work!! I'm going to read it today and see what I can skip. Geez, Judy, it calls for lining, facings, interfacing......come one, this is a halloween costume that she will have on for maybe 4 hours!

My patient got yelled at last night. He lifted something that I thought he shouldn't. As I got cooler, I realized that it was probably all right. He is really getting better fast. The contrast between the two of us is startling! When I had my hysterectomy back in the dark ages, it was A YEAR before I was truly over that hip to hip incision. He is getting dressed by himself (including socks), and chafing to do more. Of course, you need to add that this is retirement setting in too. I think he is a little bored. It's overwhelming for both of us to think of the coming move.

Geez! I left this to help dh take the cover off the boat four hours ago! Now, I gotta go. I'll be back.
Peace, Peg

tiashanty · #7 09-01-2006, 05:28 PM

Happy September everyone! Also, my favorite time of year. I love afternoons when it's warm but not so hot you can't stand to be outside. I managed to walk 3 miles last night and then go home, grab the dogs and put in another couple of blocks. I don't know what I'm going to do when the cold weather hits, but I'll sure miss my walks!

Dd is still doing well. She seems to have a totally new outlook on life and seems so happy. What a change. I know, I know...don't get my hopes up. I can dream that I'll have my daughter back from the clutches of alcohol! She called last night, after going to her second AA meeting and she was just flying high. I repeated it all for dh when I got off the phone and his comment was "tell me again in 6 months". Now, that kind of hurt and I let him know it too. I told him he'd better not talk to her that way. Mother's never give up...but sometimes I think dad's do.

We cancelled our camping trip this weekend with ds and family due to the mess with dd. But, now I'm thinking I'd like to go to the fall fair in a town about 3 hours from here. I've never been to it and it's supposed to be one of the largest in the area. Heard great things about it. So, I'll have to put a bug in dh's ear...hmmm, maybe I can grab a grandkid or two and take them too.

Peg: I don't blame you for yelling. I'm was paranoid about my dh doing too much after having a hernia repair too. He's forever lifting things way too heavy for him even now.

Barb: You did right in steering that lady to fitday. Our last camping weekend I had two people ask me about low carb and wanted me to e-mail them recipes. They wanted to start on the Monday so after driving all day I sat down and typed out the recipes and e-mailed them. Never even heard back that they got them. From now on, I'm not wasting my time...I'll just do what you did.

Shelley: Getting closer to that holiday girl! Bet you can't wait. Did you decide on the walking stick yet?

Terry: What a time you had at the dentist. You're much braver than I am.

Gotta cut this short today. I have to deliver dd's shorts to her before she starts her first shift back at work. She's still a little shaky and couldn't manage to get a new button sewed on, so I took it home last night and did it and washed them for her too. Can't have the kid standing at the til with no pants on. lol

teelbee · #8 09-02-2006, 02:43 AM

Just a quickie to say Hi

Peg, DH must be feeling ~much~ better if he needed to get the cover off the boat - wow! talk about great recuperative powers.

There a sad local story here - a motorist intentionally ran down pedestrians in Fremont and San Francisco. One man died and over a dozen are injured. The news story emerging about the driver could almost be a chapter from The Kite Runner (remember? ...the book that Rachel recommended).

Although it's forecasted to get to near 100 where we'll be camping, the cooling sea breezes of San Luis Obispo are only 30 minutes away - we'll probably spend most of Sunday in SLO.

Well, I guess I've got to get cracking with packing... it's almost 9 pm!

Everyone, enjoy your weekend - for those of you in the US, enjoy the holiday Monday, too.

bkloots · #9 09-02-2006, 09:57 AM

Saturday morning. Funny how my body clock doesn't know days of the week. Oh well.

Teel, you'll be on the road by now, but hope you have (had) a great time in the great outdoors. A breeze off the ocean--any ocean--sounds good about now. Usually by this time in Sept., DH and I would be sitting on the porch of our favorite house at Holden Beach. Other adventures in store, yes, but we are feeling a bit nostalgic anyway. Then again, Ernesto has probably put parts of the island under water...so just as well we're high and dry.

Peg, any fierce weather in your area? Are you going to take that boat west with you? People who love boats have a gene for it, I think. I've never been fond of small boats myself. An ocean voyage is one of my dreams, and I'd like to learn to sail someday. But motorboats and powerboats? Not.

A three-day weekend suggests doing something virtuous, like housekeeping, but I don't think I will. I might tackle a pile of clutter here or there. In fact, I'd like to dispose of quite a few CDs that nobody listens to anymore. Perhaps the DAV would be happy to have them. Might have some books to take, too.

I'm reading a James Patterson whodunit. It's easy reading, because the chapters are only about 2 1/2 pages long, and it just whips you along--"only one more chapter--they're so short."

Riding the bus--and studying the schedules--serves to remind me how hard it is to depend upon public transportation, especially in this town. It's complicated to learn the connections, and it takes a lot of time to get from A to B. Poor people are hampered from the get-go, just trying to plan their time, let alone organize a family.

Donna, I pray things continue to go well for your DD. It must feel good for you to know that other caring people are involved with her now. The AA folks are pretty intense, and will still be there for her when the initial euphoria damps down. Anyone who has to make daily choices, or even minute-to-minute, about what to consume (and that includes US!) knows how wearying that can be. Hope you make it to the Fall Festival.

Classes at the gym this morning, and then a 50th Wedding anniversary party for good friends this afternoon. This couple were DH's best friends during his first marriage, in the same church. Being Missouri Synod Lutherans, they (and the whole church) were terribly shocked when he was divorced, and it took them several years to warm up to socializing with me. They got over it, fortunately, because the husband is one of DH's very best buds. The other 50th WA celebration is tomorrow, with a former pastor of our present church and his wife, who remain good friends, too.

Have a relaxed weekend if you can.

pegster · #10 09-03-2006, 11:36 AM

Hi Gang!

Whoa! We must be having a great Labor Day weekend!! No postings except Barb's lonely post yesterday morning!

Well....here in Massachusetts, we are raining cats and dogs. It is dark and cold, and rainy. I feel so sorry for folkshere who decided to camp this last weekend of Summer. It's been dark cloudy and cold since Friday. And, it's predicted for the next week! I'm glad that we are IN.

Yesterday was spent being nurse Peg again. No biggie, just that he needs help getting up and down. He is pretty durned independent other than that. My friend who was fired from her job in May, came over for dinner last night. Probably the last time I will see her. So, we went grocery shopping yesterday for a few things. It was a good walk for dh. He did absolutely wonderfully. I am amazed at his restorative powers. He is on Tylenol for pain now, and not taking it except at night. He is SO bruised from the surgery! Wow! We started using ice again yesterday, and it did take down some of the swelling.

I've not done anything on the costume yet. I suspect that you are going to hear about this costume for another month or so. In fact, given my procrastination, you will probably hear about me working on it at our new apartment on the dining room table.

I'm so in love with my IPod that I have been gobbling up books much faster than I could read them if I were reading. I just love it. However, reading in the Boston Globe this morning, I need to order some more. I'm way behind on the best seller list.

You know, I have read to get to sleep most of my life. Now, I'm using the Ipod and I get to sleep much faster! I'm amazed at that. I have to be careful, though, because I find that I drift off and wake to find that I don't know what has happened for the last 10 minutes or so.

So, I shut it off and go off to dreamland. Of course, it helps that I am working harder than I have for a long time too. (physically)

We're just staying home today. Second Sunday without going to church. Seems kind of strange. But, neither of us wanted to go out in the rain. And, dh is still moving kind of slowly.

Well, hi and greetings to you all. Thinking about Donna shopping at an art fair, Terry camping in the desert, Barb going to church today, Alida resting (I hope), Shelley doing household errands and maybe enjoying some cooler weather? Thinking of Judy this day and wondering what you're doing. And, thinking of Bren and what this day holds for you.

Peace to you all, Peg

bkloots · #11 09-03-2006, 04:43 PM

Thanks, Peg. The world was feeling kinda empty!

Dark, rainy autumn days are great for hunkering down at home. We're having a bright, sunshiney autumn day today, so I guess I'll have to do something energetic.
We have another 50th wedding anniversary celebration to attend. Hey--wait a minute! My friends are OLD! When did that happen??

I've been trying to get out and run a bit more, because I'm signed up for the 4-mile Zoo Run on Sept. 16th. I'm doing this mainly because it's a benefit (for the Elephants this year), and besides, it's a lot of fun to jog around the zoo. Still, it would be good to finish without killing myself.

Hope everyone is finding enjoyable things to do! See you later.

pegster · #12 09-03-2006, 09:51 PM

Hey Barb!

I just finished "Water for Elephants" by Sarah Gruen. Such a good book!!! That was because of your reference to zoos. It's about the circus. Such a good read. Do get it!

Peace, Peg

Shelleyg · #13 09-03-2006, 10:33 PM

per my journal entry yesterday.

Quote:

WI NOT good today...up 0.8 lb. Damn! Soooo....I talked to my leader after class and she will look at my tracker next week. I've been soooooo careful with my foods and faithfully tracking every freakiin' thing that goes in my mouth and had 4 great workouts of over 70 min each. Damn! This is a major set back for me...both mentally and of course physically

my journal entry today:

Quote:

DH brought me a dozen roses today and also we went and got my BD present early.
I am now the proud owner of an apple iPod nano...4GB...and also a jazzy red arm band to go along with me on my walks and to the gym. I spent the afternoon importing music into the itunes library, then onto my nano. Now I can really rock out at the gym....WOOHOO. I feel so tech-y!!! LOL...yeah, right....

DH definitely made me feel better and helped me get in a better frame of mind

I love that man with all my heart.

wogged(walking + jogging= wogging) 77 min/4.20mi in the 'hood today...68 degrees this morning...sweeeet.....

Sorry I was AWOL yesterday....I was really *bummed* out. I am better today. <sigh>

Anyhoo....hope everyone is having a fun and relaxing weekend.

(((hugs and love to all my gal pals)))...you guys keep me grounded!!

later, chickadees,
Shell

Judy · #14 09-04-2006, 02:02 AM

It has been a slow weekend for the board hasn't it. I certainly have to take my share of the blame. Friday I was exhausted, and yesterday and today I've been sewing. No, I didn't make the gauchos.....I was playing with baby things. I often buy fabrics from an online dealer. A couple of weeks ago I scored some double sides "minky" fabric at a really great price (normally it can be as much as $23 per yard.) I bought a yard and a half. I made one big blanket with satin edging that will be suitable for a long time to be used as a nap blanket, and then one small blanket that can be used as cover in a car seat or stroller, used to cover dolls, or would even be a good size for a "lovie". I have enough binding and fabric left to make another small blanket someday. Too bad the only other pregnant person I know is having a boy. Actually that baby is what set off today's sewing. I went to K-Mart and bought some of the pre folded birds eye diapers, then stopped at the fabric store to get some cute fabric for edging. I making two burp cloths similar to this for a shower present. The baby's initials are OK (his name is going to be Oliver -- no kidding, how coincidental is that). One of the cloths is going to say: "this kid is... OK!" The other will just have his name. Since I had never made any of these before I tried out a couple for Olivia. One just has her name on it. On the other I embroidered the face of a little girl and lettered it to say "Daddy's girl." It was fun having something to do on the new machine again. Tomorrow's plans include finishing the gift sewing and then maybe getting to the gauchos..........but, all that comes after doing a hair color job. The roots are becoming too evident. Whoo Hoo, big plans, huh? Am I a homebody or what?

Enjoy the holiday tomorrow. Donna, do you get a break tomorrow --- sorry if you don't.

bkloots · #15 09-04-2006, 09:09 AM

Judy, you are finding things to do, for sure. Such lavish productivity out of your new machine. I'm glad you're enjoying it so much. And of course the recipients of these lovely creations will be delighted.

Peg, don't know what to say about the Halloween costume. Sounds complicated. I'd be procrastinating, too. Hallmark has some fun promotional stuff out for Halloween. I bought my DIL the Singing Ghost. It does a funny little dance while it sings "I Want Candy." Sure to annoy everyone within earshot. There's also a Witches' Pot for dispensing candy that says spooky things when you stick your hand in it. I think Halloween is getting popular again because people just need some simple excuse to have fun.

Out to see my dad today, and then I'm going to take myself to see "Little Miss Sunshine" because I absolutely don't want to miss it waiting around for someone to go with me.

As soon as it gets light out, I'm going for a long, slow run.

Shelley, enjoy that iPod. I wish I could help you not feel so discouraged just because of a number on the scale...but I know there's no fixing it. Unfortunately, our bodies have a mind of their own, so to speak, and those points of homeostasis can be stubborn. Unfortunately, too, we tend to characterize ourselves as "good person" or "bad person" depending on that d*mn number--and weight has absolutely nothing to do with character.

Yesterday at the WA celebration, a lot of people who hadn't seen me in a while commented on my slimness. Naturally, that felt good. However, when we filled out name tags indicating our "passion" (the classic conversation starter) I put "Fitness." When I consider the amount of time I spend exercising, reading, writing, and talking about weight management, it's way out of proportion to "normal" life. What could I do on behalf of World Peace with all that time and energy?? No wonder we're so often discouraged. Weight management is an endless, relentless project.

If I get to analyzing, I'd have to conclude there's a lot more to it than just being healthy or weighing a certain amount. The "hobby" of weight management might be my chosen method of positive self-love. It just SEEMS more virtuous than, say, buying expensive jewelry.

Besides that, I always have to have a goal--a future event to aim for. I get depressed (well, somewhat less euphoric than usual) when I don't have something interesting to look forward to. I'll probably have to sign up for a marathon or something when I get back from NZ, just to keep from going into a tailspin.

Well, enough musings for today. It's cool down in the basement, and there are a few shirts and blouses to be pressed. Until it gets light outside.

Everybody have some "me" time today, okay? Enjoy.

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