Monday, December 3, 2018

Your tree looks great and I'm confident your mantle will too ! Yes, having babies and puppies means filtering by "What possible danger/undesired result could come of this, and how can I plan for success for all ?". We have a live tree up high because of Atlas.

I hope you have a wonderful birthday week Ann! You deserve it. Thank goodness the eye is clearing up.

Weight 122, calories 1434. We had dinner at a friends home. Calories were higher than I wanted yesterday but I got rid of another dozen cookies without eating any of them!

As mentioned, SIL flew home yesterday. DH slept until about 12:30 and didn't realize his sister wasn't there until 5 at which point he was confused about why she left (couldn't remember that she was supposed to leave). But it is interesting how the memory works: He was telling our friends about DS' cat and said that Lavender was a song by Gordon Lightfoot. None of us could remember but Alexa did: Approaching Lavender

Nothing specific on the agenda today. Possibly pool, possibly poking around in stores, possibly working on my next home decorating project...

Have a marvelous Monday!

Good morning!

Happy birthday week, Ann! (If this is indeed birthday week....) Your body really has taken a lot of hits in recent weeks. I forget. Those ribs do take a long time to heal.

Liz, enjoy some time alone, even if brief. Peps, that Liza sure has a friendly face, like someone's best friend. Loved that sweater in a ewww sort of way. Perfect, it seems, for that show.

Yesterday's hike with weight felt a lot better than last week. I'm giving credit to body's ability to strengthen as well as the mind's ability to flip perspective if I just ask it to. While waiting for restroom, I talked to a gal about the potential for cold feet up top (neither of us were wearing warm shoes) and she said she usually wears flip flops with a comment "they probably get cold, but I just don't listen."

I need a tattoo (temporary ok) that says "just don't listen" as I am tempted by bits of this and that.

Off to the races,

Shel

Greetings Veggie Lovers (and Peps)

153 today. Considering I sat and played Scrabble most of yesterday and ate pita chips, thats pretty good.

Good point Ann for being grateful for our bodies. So many of us spent so much time as young people hating our bodies (I am too fat my nose is too big i am too short my feet are flat my butt sticks out..). We should all take time to be glad for "good bones" and a vessel to carry our spirit around in. Hating your body is the same as hating yourself or so I tell myself.

And have a great birthday week Ann. Celebrate your life. In fact, lets all do this - celebrate our lives daily.

Shel when you mentioned cold feet, I first thought you meant having a change of heart. Then I realized you really were talking about actual cold feet. Reminds me of my long past skiing days where you could have boot warmers installed in your ski boots. They probably come with them built in now.

Speaking of cold, thinking of Diamond in the Bold North. As a former midwesterner, I remember that you just tough it out and snow days were few. Even on horrid days I always made the effort to get to work and I don't think I ever failed to get there. Still have my now ancient 4 wheel drive SUV. Stay warm.

BB your Christmas tree is fabulous. The slim shape makes it look even taller. Beware of the crawler oh christmas tree!

Cecily good on you for the walking and workout. And for using the Fresh boxes for meal prep. Whatever works.

The health food store had a deli item "Chinese Cha Cha salad". That was quite good. A variety of veggies including some sea weed in a ginger dressing. Had it with steak last night. Quite good.

Our new microwave oven arrives to day and will be installed. A whole new oven because the handle broke off. Oh well.

Tee Hee, DH says something is beeping in his office but it is so full of junk he can't find whatever it is!

Time for more caffeinated bean juice then off to face the studio and Bed Bath and Beyond which I decided not to go to on Sunday. Sunday afternoon in December at the only mall in the county is not a good idea. Diane S

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Grateful day indeedy!! The true Christmas Spirit dwells here. Ann! Happiest Birthday Week. Celebrate the gift of life- ****miracles-healing-new life-adventures-challenges-allofit. I read this week that, "when (stuff) happens, stand up-look up because redemption is near." We are not defeated in any cir****tance; the act of doing and expecting a better outcome is my definition of HOPE.

Still experimenting with what I'm now all about physically. Have had a few forays in getting out and about with mixed results. Have learned that more than one good project is one too many. Saturday I actually dressed (geeze- this swelling-water retention is kicking my wardrobe's butt), put make up on, and Kurt and I went to a reception dinner (that was an interesting puzzle with me decimating perfectly lovely food in search of non scary food like a petulant child who should be taken from the table and soundly spanked) and then to a concert. We left the concert about half way through because I hit a wall. Sunday I did absolutely nothing. Today I feel glorious in comparison, but a bit wiser for the experience.

I can't seem to stop clenching my jaw. Shel, this couldn't be an effect of the Reglan, could it. I am able to relax it, but become aware later that I am clenching again. Stress? Except I am not conscious of any. A mystery. Am glad that the script for the reglan is concluded. Just hoping my stomach action can carry on without it.

Diane O and Ann, I've been journaling in the morning and noticed I have somewhat a list like yours! Every day I inventory where I'm at regarding: Sleep-quality or not, Food and water (of course) and if it works or not, outside physical features and improvements in that area, physical activity, and of course, I find myself totally absorbed in the subject area of Poo-action. Was sent home along with the reglan instructions to take senekot twice a day as well as dosing with Mirilax daily. Geeze Louise!

Pics of some of the Christmas decorations. This is the first year in always that I have not had a live Christmas tree (the reason why some of the decorations are hanging on the curtains- I could not not leave them deserted and lonely in the box.

Today I do because I have hope for...

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Beautiful and charming.

I too believe that inanimate objects, such as decorations, have feelings. My living room tree is crying from its box right now.

Gorgeous :)

Your home and decorations (love bedecked curtains) have an air of serenity.

Beautiful decorations! I need the inspiration. I'm dragging my decorating feet..

Love, love, love that you're listening to the Christmas decorations and trying to help them self-actualize.