Cleopatra_Nik
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 7 months ago
What are you eating/doing today? Saturday! - Well, friends, the countdown has begun. The house sale was approved by my mortgage lender. Two thoughts are now in my mind:
1. Yay! I just got $100k of mortgage forgiven! I izz ...
Cleopatra_Nik wrote a blog post 12 years, 7 months ago
In the still of the night - Today was the first full day after my mother's death that I did not have somewhere I HAD to be: someone to pay, arrangements to make, someone to call or console. It was actually ve...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 7 months ago
...and since I am hyper-posting. Biggest Loser Thr - I did manage to catch it this week. Make over week. Wow. Is it that time already? I guess so.
Do we know why it was only a one-hour show? At any rate, here are my thoughts.
J...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 7 months ago
OT- the Sleeve "board girl" is cuter tha - The one below the lighter blue menu. Now I want to go to the other boards and see what their board girls look like.
Although, I still kinda like our board girl. She's cute. I'm ...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 7 months ago
RNYer with two friends getting the Sleeve - Hi all,
I have two friends who are getting the Sleeve and they have both turned to me for WLS support. I have given them information to the best of my ability but I admit I don'...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 7 months ago
What are you eating/doing today? Good Friday! - Even if it isn't "Good Friday" for you, I hope it is at least a good Friday, yes?
Today is a "take it easy" day. I slept a LOT yesterday so I awakened today with a good bit of e...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 7 months ago
OT - We celebrated her home today - I like that term better than "we had her funeral."
I celebrated my mother's life today. That's how she wanted it. Inevitably, though, now I really start the process of mourning ...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 7 months ago
YOU KNOW WHAT I HATE???? - Ooo, ooo, ooo!!!
When you type out a well thought out, eloquent post, hit "post" and then your broser closes on you and you lose the whole damn thing!!!
GAH!!!!
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 7 months ago
OT - I ate a Dorito Taco today - Even in life's hardest moments there can be simple pleasures.
Right after we finished making arrangements at the cemetery, we went to Taco Bell for lunch (my stepdad and I). It ...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 7 months ago
Lithia and others - one good example of support - Picked this up from Facebook.
"Today I read a story about an anthropologist who proposed a game to the kids in an African tribe. He put a basket full of fruit near a tree an...
Cleopatra_Nik wrote a blog post 12 years, 7 months ago
Arrangements - It's 7:30 a.m. I am sleepy and tired (and today I get the distinction). Technically I am off work this week. I want to go back to bed. But my to do list is long. I have to:
1. G...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 7 months ago
OT - A very encouraging day - Warning: this is a long one and should probably just go on my OH blog but I started it intending it to be short and it sort of just grew.
Today was my oldest daughter's 13th bir...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 7 months ago
Checking in - Hi Everybody,
I wanted to post a note to say I am ok (relatively speaking). I consider you guys like family and one thing this whole experience has taught me is that I need to s...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 7 months ago
My 600-lb. life update show - Who has seen it?
I LIKE the way they set the show up. From it being hosted by an eating disorder professional to the fact that they called folks to the carpet on the tough issue...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 7 months ago
The Good News (according to Nik) - (C'mon...I know you all miss my rambly posts these last few days. I know you do!)
So, I have been TINKERING with this idea everyone seems to have about me writing my thoughts on...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 7 months ago
What are you eating/doing today? Wednesday! - Hey folks.
I'm doing a "fly by" and figured I'd start the thread while I did!
Today is day 3 of 5 all day meetings at work. So far so good. I've been balanced in partaking vs...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 7 months ago
Random Poll: I'll never do THAT again... - Let's face it. Even when we prepare, read, ask questions, much of our post-op learning comes from good ol' trial and error. So what's something you learned quickly NOT to do after ...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 7 months ago
I can't control everything but I can control... - Some things. So this week, which promises to be hectic, stressful and challenging, I am going to pick a few things I CAN control and work at those. They are small but it's somethin...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 7 months ago
What are you eating/doing today? Sunday! - Everyone is still asleep on this end. The youngest child slept well most of last night but the cough came back and no medicine would keep it at bay. The eldest...well...she's about...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 7 months ago
So about this "Egg-chilada" I've been ta - This is an Egg-chilada:
Believe it or not that WHOLE thing is made with only one medium egg + an egg white. You can fill them with whatever you like, top them with yummy sal...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 7 months ago
What are you eating/doing today? Saturday! - I am going to TRY to actually stick to a plan today. My strategy is to just build more food into my day and see how that goes. I'll report back.
I was up all night AGAIN with th...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 7 months ago
Ok the Mega-Millions is $356m...time to start drea - What would YOU do with all that money? (And by all that money I mean the 50% of it that would be left after Uncle Sam took his cut).
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 7 months ago
What is it about today? - Good things that happened today (in the order they happened):
1. The offer on my house was accepted
2. I got IN WRITING that the mortgage company is completely forgiving the re...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 7 months ago
What's for dinner - Friday! - Ok, I want pizza. For real. I may have some. Cheese, of course since it is Meatless Friday. But still!!!
When you want pizza, you want pizza, dammit.
I probably need to go t...
Cleopatra_Nik posted a discussion topic 12 years, 7 months ago
My niece is here!!!! - Meet Brielle Adrian, born just an hour ago!
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Baltimore, MD
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01/08/2008
Surgery Date
Jan 21, 2008
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