Good morning all!
Here we are in the dog days of summer -- hope that everyone stays cool today!
Wow, I haven't been on here since last Friday. I had a great plan to be so productive this weekend, but then I stayed up too late Friday night and was just too tired to be anything but lazy and hungry. It wasn't a total loss, but my intentions had been so good that I was just ticked off that I didn't do more.
Hi Connie! Sounds like you needed a quiet, restful week-end.
My accomplishment is that I’ve learned that I’m worth focusing on. I’m more than a mom, an employee, etc. I am valuable and deserve to be healthy and happy. I deserve to take the time to work out, even if it means DS has to get himself out of bed with the alarm clock in the morning. That doesn’t make me a bad mom – in fact, I’m teaching him valuable life skills while making myself a better person. I also learned that I was lying to myself when I used to say I was OK with being fat – I wasn’t and I’m not. Now I need to translate these mental accomplishments into physical accomplishments.
Of course you are worth focusing on more!
Glad that DS is feeling better.
Ah, it was a sign from above, though if that mess of a cake was in front of me right now, I think I'd pull out a fork and dig in. I don't know why, but I've been searching the house for something to eat and nothing seems to satisfy me. I'm going to go cook supper soon and make a salad. You will always remember your 50th b-day cake and chuckle. I bet Robert thought it was hilarious.
Robert was freaked out about it at first because cake is a big deal at our house. When he saw we were laughing about it, he relaxed and laughed, too. He might have been more philosophical about it because he would not have had any since he doesn't like raspberry filling.
I wonder if you were extra hungry after your race Sunday?
Maria, I think you should plan some really good rewards for yourself anytime that you have to spend time with the IL. I am sure that some of it is their family dynamic and they think nothing of the comments that they make to you, even though they should just keep their mouths shut. You have the opposite thing going with your Dad -- he chooses not to say anything to be safe -- but at least he is considerate. Don't you kind of wonder what he is saying about you to the steps?
I think it all goes with what we were talking about yesterday. You have to only worry about what
you think and feel and do what it takes to make
you and your little family happy.
I can't wait to be on a more regular schedule--though I still am not sure what it's going to be. We have a staff retreat Thursday and I start training her on Monday. I'm a little nervous about training her because she was an administrative assistant for a Senator and I have a degree in social work and have been faking it as an administrative assistant.
This is what happens when you stay home with your kid--you start at the bottom again.
Anyhow, I'm really looking forward to my new job. And our dvc points are in the system. We booked a room at SSR for the first night of our trip in October. We're waitlisted at BWV. Hopefully, since it's just for one night it will come through.
Hooray for a regular schedule!
Don't worry about your replacement, she may have been faking it all along, too.
I'm sure that you are much more capable and qualified than you give yourself credit for.
Another lead in to a COW part 2...My accomplishment is realizing that I my worst days now would have been my best days when I gained 50 pounds in about 10 months. It puts such a perspective on things. I could easily have eaten 50-100 points a meal, now 50 points over 3 meals/snacks is a bad day. No, I won't lose weight if I eat 50 points in a da, but I know how far I've came and that's the important part.
Happy birthday, Lisa!
Did okay today! Had the soup & salad at Olive Garden and my dad was SO thrilled to get out of town for a while.
Tomorrow -- the goal is to catch up on the COW and get back into the groove of answering the QOTD.
Glad that you had a good time today, Marcia!
Today I am feeling very happy with myself as I logged EVERYTHING all week this week. I had been so sloppy about journaling lately and it felt really good to look in my journal and see how hard I have worked. It is nice to reflect on all my running, cross training and food choices. I did not make good choices all week but I logged it all and so I feel a lot of control as a result.
Glad that you are having a good week. It is important to keep that journal up -- it is so easy to underestimate your intake and overestimate the calories burned otherwise.
I think at the end of the day, we formed our first bonds with our parents, for good or bad. I can't relate, as I have a wonderful relationship with my Mom, and you all know how I feel about Daddy, but I just want to remind you that WHAT YOU THINK is what matters. Are you healthy? Uh. Yeah. Big time. So hang on to that, as the health aspect is what SHOULD be underlying all of our decisions. That being said, I know how hard emotions are to deal with, and THANK YOU for sharing with us!!
Well said, Taryn!
OKay, this evening did not go as planned, but was still good. DH went to his soccer game, and then phoned to ask me to come play as they needed another woman to play or they forfeit. So I grabbed some munchies for the girls and off we went. The kids had fun feeling grown up sitting on the sidelines without me being with them. DH's team knew I had no experience playing and were just happy to have another body out there, so I stayed back on defense and got some fresh air, and did a couple good moves and although I felt very self-conscious about being a poor player, I did okay for a first timer who was just a fill-in.
Nice job being the fill in!
Good morning I will post some comments later.
WE are going out today to check out a camper. WE are not going to buy the one we want we have never been in. We think we should check it out so we have to go to Pa to do it.
Question of the Day
How many brothers and sisters do you have?
In every family there is a responsible one and the one where everyone says "That's just so and so". Which are you?
Good luck with your camper shopping, dona.
I have one sister who is younger than me. I am the responsible one. She is the one where everyone says that is just her. She is single and has never worked full time. There is more to the story but it is a sore spot with me so I will skip it.
I'm the lucky one because I have my wonderful family.
QOTD- I am an only child. My dh is an only child so I dont even have a SIL or BIL either. No nieces or nephews. Just lots of cousins. I grew up with 3 older female cousins who have been like sisters to me. I guess that was better than nothing.
Its back to work for me today. Im really not looking forward to it. I guess once I get there I will get back into the swing of things.
Have a great day everyone!
My parents were both only children, too, Lindsay. They would say "you can pick your friends but you can't pick your relatives." Hope that you have a good day at work!
This 'maintainer' buisness is driving me nuts! I weighed myself again this morning! Once again I have managed to maintain my weight....too bad I'm supposed to be losing. I Really need to execercise...time has been tight. Hopefully tonight after work.
Hang in there everyone!!!
, pinkle, I know exactly how you feel. I maintained a whole challenge last year. That exercise is key to moving on down the line -- you can do it!
We have another round of guests coming this week-end then a week to get ready for our vacation to Iowa. This summer is zooming by!
Have a great day!
Free exercise....it's so much easier that way.
I feel funny posting it all sometimes, because everyone seems to be so close to their parents. But it is what it is. I'm feeling much better today, I think because I let myself deal with it rather than ignore it.
I hope I can get in another workout this evening, maybe my abs video and the arms part of NMTZ. DH is home, and snoring in the recliner. I may end up calling mom to see if the girlies can hang out there so I can get my project done later, my mind's just not on it now!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO jbm02! I hope you have a great day Jude!!! 
I grew up with one sister, 3 years younger than me. She and I were adopted.
Four sisters and four brothers (one of the sisters is a half sister and one of the brothers is a half brother). My bio mom had four kids with her husband, then had one in an affair, then went back to him and had me but gave me up for adoption, then had another child in another affair, then went back to her husband and had two more. 
jbm02! 
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! The ones I have managed to stay away from completely are the John Grisham ones (there were a few but I cant remember any of them right now) and the DaVinci Code (which reminds me that I still havent read Angels and Demons, I better write that down before I forget again!). I definitely think your family will enjoy that tour at least as long as your guide is as engaging as ours was, he really made sure each of us was involved and that the kids had a great time. I hope someday DS will appreciate all this stuff Im teaching him 
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but the doc says just to keep an eye on him until Friday and then bring him back if he still has a fever, anyways...) then come home and have soup for dinner, empty the dishwasher, wash and prep the produce, then get the heck to bed on time! As much as I loved catching up with my friend, I need my sleep! Especially since Jillian is beating me to death every morning 
