Thursday - What's New with You Today?

Good Morning Friends,

Don't usually like to post two things, but seeing as I have been too busy to be here and see what is up in your lives, I decided to do the what's new thread today, so I can hear from all of you.

I have had little to no time for the computer this week and thus am feeling out of touch with everyone, I really could have used my support group meeting last night, but work prevented me from attending.  I am feeling anxious about some personal situations and this too shall pass, but I need to address some things and have come to realize that I am still passive aggressive when it comes to certain matters, the old not wanting to rock the boat thing.  Anyway, I have to deal with it and I will do so.

Work has been busy lately and I am hoping that something good comes my way in 2011, as I am thanking my lucky stars for being employed, but need to move into a less toxic workplace.  I did manage to get through the past couple of days foodwise, by bringing and preparing things that I knew would be good for me, so the temptation to eat what was all around me was not overwhelming, as when I am stressed, I still turn to food, which is probably why my weight has climbed over the past year.  Anyway, this is not meant as a ***** session, but as a venting of my frustrations and need to move forward away from what is not good for my overall well being.  I am responsible for my actions and action I am taking, now it's up to the Universe to provide the doorway in which I can walk a free person.

Life is as good as it gets for me today and I will be in gratitude and make the decision to go forth and be happy.

Sending best wishes to all, Laureen

Good morning Laureen.  I hear you about food.  I bring a certain amount of food with me, and am always afraid I am not bringing enough.  Then, when I have it with me, I decide I have to eat it.  It is terrible, I know.  I started preparing smaller portions this week.  Hopefully it works.

Working too hard tonight.  They changed the way our calls are gated and I am now getting two to three calls an hour, instead of three or four a night.  Interrupts my TV watching.  Darn.

Morning George,

You made me laugh about the TV watching. . .  thanks and yes, we come from the age, where we were told that there are starving children that would be happy to have what was on our plates, so we should eat it all up. . .  anyway, have a great day.

Good mornin', ya'll.

I hope that Laureen and George with work and food related issues get them all resolved.  Poor George. Do you answer, "Hello, this is Peggy"?

The Hallowwe costumes. Every year as Halloween approaches my DIL her co workers and our grandsons are scrambling for something to 'BE'. I am generally in OR babysitting the last week in Oct. so I can't help. SOOOOO...this year, the week after Halloween, my DIL went and bought a bunch of costume patterns. Throughout the year I will be making a dozen or so. The women's in size 12 or 14 with elastic, or ties in the back so they can be stretched out a little, or cinched in a little.  The men's will be in size XL. Yesterday I began on Little Red Riding Hood and I'm nearly done with it. I didn't have as many uninterrupted hours as I planned. Plus my DIL called to say she needed 3 more school calandars (just from Jan to June), so I made and bound them. And she also needed cookies for work today, so I mixed them up. And all 4 of them were here for dinner last night. I'll finish Red after PT this AM.

Everyone have a fantabulous day.

Wow Grammy, sounds like you have some good skills there, I remember back in HS when we had to take Home Economics, the very thought of sewing did not appeal to me, so instead I opted for a cooking home economics course instead. . .  I had an Aunt who worked for over 55 years in the Seamstress union in NYC, she made our Halloween costumes for many years, you conjured up some happy memories. . .  guess cooking suited me, I am a good one, or so I'm told by many people.  Enjoy your day!

Good morning all

Time at the computer has been my driving force the past couple of days. No time to relax and chat though. Reassembling my new address book has been a project.

I make time to go to the gym and work off this nervous energy. Strange concept, go to the gym to feel better instead of feeding my face.

Tom is supposed to get his labs and CAT scan results today. No sense fretting - it is what it is and we'll take things from there.

Kisses
Annette

Morning Nettie,

Sorry that your computer got hijacked, that happened to me not too long ago. . .  anyway, sending prayers and positive thoughts out for Tom and you!

Hugs, L

I'm with you Laureen...food issues, working on them and just to make a little headway with dealing with food is good! Baby steps and learning along the way.

Work is busy and stressful right now. But I will be grateful for having a job and getting that paycheck! I'm going to try and do spin class again after work today. Hopefully the after pain will be less. Or maybe I will just be one of those people who will have chronic pain but I will rise above it. I love to exercise but right now my body is saying nope so I will take baby steps!

Hey Debbie,

I have been having issues with my left hip for the past month now, very painful, kept hoping it would just go away, but since it's not, I forsee a doctor's visit very soon. . .  oh well. . .

Hang in there Laureen and please do see that doctor. YOU deserve the best care possible.
I hate it when I can't exercise, makes me just feel "blah" and lately once again I'm giving into this pain in my tummy. My cat-scan came back okay (I thought they might have left some sponges in there or something) but I think it's just that I'm older (not wiser! LOL) and my body is healing slowly and doing it on it's own time-line and not mine.

Hope you find out what the hip pain is. Everyone has one leg shorter than the other. We automatically compensate for the measurement but also when we lose weight we have to adjust to our weight loss and balance at least I had to be aware of my posture as I lost weight.