AND IT IS SATURDAY, AGAIN, ALREADY

 Boy, has this week flown by again so fast.  Where did the month go??  Last time I looked it was the end of Aug.  

I have been lurking lately and not posting much.  A little of this and a little of that has been happening in my corner of the world.  I had my 6 month check up with the surgeon and nutritionist.  Everything looks good.  My labs came back with a deficiency in vitamin B12 and too  much protein in the blood but nothing of major concern.  Just laughing at the B12 cause I live in the Seattle area and sunshine is NOT at a premium anyway....   My total weight loss is 73lbs and am down at least 4 sizes.  The biggest WOW for me is being off the meds,   I take only 3 instead of 7 and no pain meds at all, not even advil or aspirin.  That is a miracle in itself.

One of my OH goals that I don't seem to get around to is filling out my profile complete with pix.  I will work on that..  truly I will.

Have a great Saturday....  

Millie

Hi Millie,
It's good to see another Seattlite.  I'm a lurker too.  I seem to be obsessed with the forums and don't get anything else done.  Tonight I spent the whole evening at Group Health with my housemate.  She was in horrible pain from radiation treatment.  They gave her Dilaudid IM and she passed out in the exam room.  There was no way I could get her home and into the house.
So two attendants put her in the car and I had to leave her in there until my car alarm went off about an hour ago.  She was finally awake enough to walk to the house with a little help.  Right before the car alarm went off, I ate 2/3ths of a bagel and got stuck.  I've been puking for an hour
It's 12:30AM and I have to be up at 5AM to go to work.  God, it's going to be a long day.

Julie

 OMG  Julie,  I have no idea what those meds are but geezzz  couldn't they have kept her at the hospital til she was better?   What a horrid experience...  and a bagel ?    You must have really been stressed.  That would have been like eating a rock for me....  ughhh.  Hopefully the rest of the weekend will go smoothly for you.  

Take care of yourself     Millie

Hello, everyone   ..Happy weekend !!

I try to check in regulalrly even of I dont post.  My life has gotten really insane.  My business, InfoDIVA, is taking off and now I suddenly have so many illustration jobs that I can barely keep up!

Im working with a former teacher & doctor of hypnotherapy/motivational coach and we have developed wonderful FEEL GOOD kits for children with issues like fears, self-esteem, abuse, ADD and other problems.  Though the kits are meant for professioanls. concerned and dedicated parents can use them too.  We have received a huge endorsement from a world-known professional and have an appointments on Tuesday with the secial centre for abused children.

And just this week, I got a call from Quebec to illustrate a book on natural remedies.  Im expanding some workshops that I've written for BPW and will be leading the presentations all thru October.

Ive gotten good control over my HEAD HUNGER issues and doing well again. I even cleaned out my closet and got rid of seven bags of FAT clothes. (there's still more but that will go soon).

I made my last tomato sauce for the freezer (I HOPE that's all)...and the pears are done...whew! Next? APPLES!

Ive been studying Tibetan & Buddhist Meditative Art and creating my own now...thoroughly enjoying it too!

Well, my "baby", the Bouncer, is finally home from work..Im off to bed too!

Nancy B

 

Nancy:

I'm glad your business is going so well. It sounds like it's really taking off. Also glad the head hunger is under control. That's always been an issue with me. I am down to 165 because I have put the peanuts away and only have them if I get up from my recliner, and then only a handful ... it's much harder to eat them if they're out of sight!

Good morning to all of you.  What is everyone doing up so early?  I have an excuse, I am working.  I will be going to lunch in 15 minutes.  (Lunch = 30 minute power nap).  I am looking forward to it. 

I may have to work on my profile soon.  I just loaded 290 pictures on to my computer.  Should be able to find a few I can post on my profile.  But I won't be doing that for a couple of weeks.  The problem is the pictures are on my home computer and most of my time is spent on my work computers.

Getting off work at 8:30 (I may try to get off earlier).  Gotta get a nap in before going to the Balloonfest in Plano.  We will be going there about 2PM and coming home around 9 or 10.  Then Sunday is the Rangers game at 2pm (Fan Appreciation Day), then work a 9:45 - so I do see the possibility of a nap in between there.

Gotta go, almost time for my nap.

Morning everyone
It is Saturday and a;l is well :)  I have plans to clean today because since the threat of the storm in Houston , we have a gas shortage here in ALa...Not a real one but some of these crazy folks let the entire county almost run out of gas,  At the place you can find it the wait at the pump is an hour or more .
HOW INSANE is that . So  we are  stuck at home until we see if we get any deliveries soon ..HO HUM ..
Fall is coming soon , bought my mums yesterday and they are beautiful . I am a gardener of sorts as I love flowers year round ...
Drinking my decaff hazelnut this am and enjoying the quietness of the early am.. I hear some birds outside my window and my bamboo chimes are gently babging in the breeze.  We may a bit of rain today they say.
I hope all of you have a wonderful weekend
Hugs
Shirley

Good morning all,

Looks like it will be a beautiful weekend here in Illinois.  This weekend will be more of the same for us, helping our daughter clean up her house after the flood.  Yesterday we worked around here at home to get some of our stuff caught up, still one more load of laundry to do here then we'll head out.

I had a "wow" moment the other night.... I took my granddaughter to the mall to Lenscrafters as her glasses broke in school that day. Lenscrafters had moved from the lower level on the east side of the mall to the upper level on the west side of the mall. Normally, I would have had to get back to the car and drive around to the other side and upper lever.  But  we decided to walk through the mall and up the stairs, not the escalator or elevator!!! .  I made it!!   It took me a little while to get up the stairs, but one year ago I couldn't make it up 10 stairs let alone the stairs from level to another at the mall. And I even managed to walk back down the stairs when we were done.

Have a great weekend, hugs, Paulette

Hi, Paulette, I am so glad to see you post. I have missed you. I went looking for you phone number the other day to call you and I didn't have it. I finally made a copy of the directory. DUH~sometimes my brain is out to lunch. I talked to Carla and she told me what was going on. That eased my mind that you were alright.

Don't forget to take care of YOU, our dear Paulette. Remember that we love you and miss you when you are gone. But we do understand your life at this moment.

Hi Brenda, Thanks for the kind words. I miss you all too. Everything has been so hectic that I haven't had much time to get on here or else I am just too tired to even turn the computer on when I get home. My weight loss had been stuck for a couple weeks but I know what I am doing wrong, I haven't been getting enough calories in or enough water in.  I keep trying but keep coming up short.  Hopefully within the next couple weeks things will settle down here and I can get back on track.  Jen meets with the lawyer Monday to start the divorce process. The girls room is just about ready to start the painting and new flooring.

I hope you are doing ok. Hugs, Paulette