[Ro]

The good - the bad - the ugly...

I'm going to confess it here. Get it out.

So you are going to get to know the real Ro. (Watch out! LOL)

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So I'll start

I'm still in my flannel nightie. I haven't had anything to eat (it is now 10:44) and I haven't had a drink, a shower, or nothing.

The computer called. I obeyed.

Okay - now I have to take a shower and get something to eat.

That's embarrassing. LOL

[momentousangel]

Well, considering it's 9:50 in the morning, It's not going so bad, lol. I got the kids up and off to school but that's pretty much about it. Cola & Heaven-Leigh are busy watching TV and eating a breakfast bar, yes I cheated and gave them breakfast bars. I don't do breakfast myself, and they seem to like the breakfast bars, so I don't feel so bad for giving them those for breakfast instead of cooking for them. There's a pretty big wind storm going on outside and the rain is pounding down, and then it started thundering, so I'm trying to talk dh into coming home, lol. I'll admit it, I can handle the rain pounding down, but the thunder, well, that's a whole new story and I'm scared of it, especially when it's shaking the whole house and rattling the windows like mad. There I said it, I'm afraid of thunder. Oh how I hope my dh comes home soon.

[Wxchic]

I"ve been rather productive this morning. After a quick scrapbook page, I've been cleaning. My step-daughter Kelly doesn't want to stay with us because her room is full of spiders (because she doesn't clean it), so I went down and cleaned it...top to bottom. I still have to do her bathroom, and the remainder of the basement, but considering how little time I have in the morning, I accomplished that much. I also did two loads of laundry, and planned dinner...Now, I need to shower, pick up the girls and take them to swim class. They get Subway tonight after class so that is one less meal for me to cook...but they will need a bath.

I LOVE Thursdays because it means the weekend is almost here...it is ALWAYS a good chat night at ScrapGirls when there is a chat, and I get to hang out and have a drink with my friends...

[Wxchic]

OH! And I won $7 in the lottery! Just enough to buy more tickets with $2.00 extra for a starbucks!

[katehill2003]

A normal day at work for me. Up at 5:30, shower, 1/2 hour on the computer (got half a layout done!), leave for work at 6:45, get my pancakes at McDonald's, arrive at work 7:10. I weigh garbage trucks at our county's landfill. Flipped on the green light at 7:30 and have been weighing trucks ever since. I did get two pages done here (yep, I can scrap at work!!!). Listening to Sirius satellite radio on line (classic country & the all Bruce Springsteen station alternately). Beautiful sunny 72 degree day (about 30 degrees above normal for us here just south of Buffalo). I love my job. Now it's being at home which is stressful... An on-the-go 13 year old girl, 3 dogs (one of which is a young dog who drives me crazy and one is 14 years old and I come home to pee and poop in the kitchen every darn day). My daughter's only job is to clean the kitchen, and she doesn't do it without me telling her to. My husband just put his motorcycle away and he gets really crabby about this time of year, in addition he has to have a colonoscopy which he's freaking out about and his company is being sold and he's wondering what's going to happen with his job. Yes, home life is TOO stressful. Sometimes I just sit at the computer and ignore the rest of the world, which isn't good. Maybe when it gets this way, I should just go take a walk. I think tonight I'll burn a CD of favorite walking songs and hit the sidewalks... Writing it down really DOES help!!! Because now, tomorrow, I'll have to report on whether I did it or not... If I didn't ... you need to YELL LOUDLY AT ME!!!

[DreamsNJ]

Guess I should have logged in 1st! LOL

[erica922]

well Im having a fun day with the kids...they come back to school on Monday so, it is fun lol lol

[hetty]

lol - logging in helps

i was having sort of a pyjamaday today.
i flew my daughter to holland yesterday (from the UK) to stay the rest of term break - till sunday - with her dad, and flew back the same day. rough flight and worse landing. im knackered.

travelling made me lose more weight though. i started off on 220 2 months ago. (expensive way to lose it )
started taking up swimming (tough choice though in the morning: scrap or swim. (sometimes scrap actually wins) and was on 204 yesterday morning. went on scale today and was on 198 - hurray two figure numbers on the scale (kilos)
that made me feel loads better, and i thought i deserved some more sleep

i thought 140 would be excellent, but i dont think i will ever get there. anything close enough would be ok with me

Hetty

[DreamsNJ]

Congratulations on making it to Onederland! That's wonderful news!

LOL about logging in....

In case you didn't figure out right away....

I'm a SPAZ!

[cmarois]

I din't even get up until 11 and had to go out almost immediatly. Exercise wise all I did was walk over to the library (about 10 min away). Food wise it has been a high bread day for me as always. I think I should add to my goals eat only 4 bread servings a day.

Is anyone else out there a bread addict? Maybe we can help each other.

[hetty]

cmarois, on Nov 3 2005, 04:08 PM, said:

I din't even get up until 11 and had to go out almost immediatly. Exercise wise all I did was walk over to the library (about 10 min away). Food wise it has been a high bread day for me as always. I think I should add to my goals eat only 4 bread servings a day.

Is anyone else out there a bread addict? Maybe we can help each other.
<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

only when i was pregnant - so any bread addictions at the moment would slightly worry me

take pictures of your piled up sandwiches lol

[Ro]

Okay - so it has gotten worse as it has gone along.

My pretty message board blew up. I think I have it fixed, but am not convinced of that.

The checkout page stopped working because somebody changed a server setting. The support guy fixed that.

I got a phone call from someone because a gift certificate I gave them (to be nice) wasn't working. I tried to call them back but the phone number didn't work. Sigh...

I went to the doctor. The door was locked. I came home.

I went back to the doctor and he gave me some Prilosec. Ugh. I came home.

I missed Melissa's class because I was trying to fix the board colors.

I have only eaten one little personal serving size of tuna and some crackers. I haven't drank any water. The Dr says that my blood tests said that I am dyhrated (embarrassin again...)

So you know what I am going to do? I'm going to go OUT of here with my friend. That's right. I'm leaving my computer.

I might miss the class tonight. Maybe I won't, but I'm not sure.

Please forgive me, okay?

I better get a drink of water and clean up this messy office before my friend comes. LOL

[nelly]

you guys are all totally awesome for writing down your day here!!!! keep up the fantastic work and DON'T GIVE UP!!!!

for water, i always find that if i have a water bottle already in the fridge, then i am more likely to drink it as i love cold water!!! and i keep one by my bed for night time wakings too!!!

keep up the great work!

[ScrapinGeekette]

Okay today has kinda sucked! I woke up feeling worse than I did yesterday, we are in the middle of a move so I cant not feel well I just dont have the time!!! My daughter (love her to pieces) keeps getting up at 6am since the time change... So Im functioning on less than 3 hours of sleep, I tried to pack stuff on my desk today but I just dont have the ambition anymore. OH had half a serving of yogurt this morning cuz my daughter mooched the other half off of me. That was my breakfast... NOT GOOD I keep telling myeslf I need to eat more so that I can loose weight (its a rare day if I eat more than one full meal) my cats vet called and said he wants us to continue meds for my cat GRRR 14 pills for 23 dollars seems like a rip off to me!! but whatever, we dont want to have him put down cuz he's only 2 years old. So far today thats it, I havent accomplished even one thing on my LONG LOOONG list of things that have to be done, oh and 32 days from now me and my daughter will be on our way to Michigan for two weeks. Bleah... I need a vacation for my brain... Oh had 6 ounces of water so far, need to drink more... we'll see

Current weight: 200
Goal weight: 173 (3 pounds a week for 9 weeks)

Water consumption today: by 3:40pm 6 ounces
Pepsi today: by 3:40pm 3 ounces (left over in a 20 ounce from last night)
Breakfast: half a serving yogurt
Snack: kit kat bar (bad!!)
Lunch: 4 chicken mcnuggets and 4 apple slices

Excersize: whats that???

[stetler]

Hi to you all, I "know" a few gals from Scrapbiz,so some know a little about me.But I really need to get healthy to,so Ro we can do it.I have several medical disiblities and work from home,I suffer from Rheumatoid A,fibromyalgia,connective tissue disease,multi chemical sensitivities,allergies, and asthma.I've gained weight also, and want to try harder.So my goals are, try and take a walk everyday or ride my recumbent bike for at least 20 mins,and work up to 30 mins.I already drink water, but I need to get off Diet pop with neutra sweet in it.I don't drink caffine, so that is not a problem,but I do crave sweets.I think I'm addicted. It will be nice to have some support.Best of luck everyone.I'm Sarah M on Scrapbiz.

[jazzy]

Ok I am new here but want to cheer you all on. I stopped smoking a 1 1/2 yrs ago and gained 20 lbs. That was alot for me on my small frame so I decided at the beginning of this year to watch what I eat and how much. I have lost 15 lbs so far. I walk 4 x a week on my treadmill for 30 minutes then do some ab & leg work.
Today started out normal up shower, eat (2 eggs with a piece of white cheese) and a cup of coffee while playing on the computer for 15 minutes. Then I finish getting ready and leave about 6:30 or so. I ate some almonds at my desk and a granola bar for break. Lunch wasn't until almost 2 (wasn't hungry) and that was a salad. Tonight though for dinner I ate 3 small pieces of pizza yum and am drinking a diet sierra mist. I should've just had my hard salami and apple with whipped cream for dinner as the pizza gave me heartburn.
Good luck everyone!
Terri

[jlf_loves_mjf]

Okay, I feel bad writing that I've had a good day when everyone else has been having horrible days. I woke up, or the right thing to say might be Ben woke me up, around 8. I got dressed. He played while I folded his laundry and put it away. Changed his diaper and got him dressed and went downstairs for some breakfast. He had part of an apple, oatmeal, and some of my eggs. I had scrambled eggs, cheese, and salsa in burrito wraps. Watched a little Barney and Sesame Street and decided we were going to go to an indoor playground. The one we went to was closed but it was such a gorgeous day for November that we played on the outside one. Left the park and he started to dose off so I pulled into a mall parking garage and parked in line of sight of a video camera and did some sudokus (they are so addicting!) while he slept. He woke up and we went home and had a lunch of pizza rolls. I tried to put him down for another nap since he didn't sleep long in the car. He calmed down, but didn't sleep, and had some quiet time in his crib and I had some time on the message boards. We went on the front porch to play with the cozy coupe we inherited from a friend at church whose kids had outgrown it and blew some bubbles. Daddy got home, which is always exciting, and we started on and ate dinner, stouffers mac and cheese with armor meatballs and ore-ida roasted potatoes. Mike took Ben grocery shopping and I went to a MOPS meeting (not the MOPS I'm coordinator of, so I got a relaxing night), came home, watched the episode of Survivor I recorded with the VCR and then watched Without a Trace (never watched it before....not sure if I want to) and then came upstairs to check what was going on here before I work on another layout and then go to bed.

Probably should lose some weight...need to review my diet and exercise routine. I had something mapped out, but then Ben switched from two naps to one and threw everything off.

[DarleneH]

Jennifer, I think we need to celebrate our good days and not just dwell on our not-so-good days. It's encouraging to see other people doing well.

Cheryl - yes, I'm also a total carb addict. Being Italian, we grew up having pasta at nearly every meal -- which wasn't much of a problem until after pregnancies and a slowing-down metabolism starting around the age of 35. Carbs are definitely what I have the most problem with - I can give up sweets, but not my beloved pasta! I really need to implement portion control.

Last night was one of my sons' birthday, so he got to choose the dinner menu. Of course, true to form each year for this DS, he wanted pasta with pesto sauce and cheesecake for dessert. So that's what he got. And that's what I ate. But today is a new day and I can get back on track eating what I'm supposed to. I had a banana around 7:00 this morning and will have some oatmeal in a bit. And for lunch I'm going to make a spinach salad. (Not sure about dinner yet - DH wants to go out.)

Have a wonderful day, ladies - will check in later!

[Ro]

Yesterday had it's ups and downs. I did eat three meals and I did drink more water. So YEAH.

I did eat a huge chocolate ice cream cone, so not yeah for that.

No exercise happened.

My hubbie and I went to the movies, so that was a fun thing (there's one of my 2 x out of the house!)

My goal for today is to walk. If I can get my stomach to quit feeling so sick, I'll do it.
So cross your fingers for me!

[Wxchic]

Much of my exercise comes in the form of cleaning. I'm a clean freak. Since I spend most of my time in this house, I feel the need to keep it clean. I'd guess I average 90 minutes a day of cleaning, and since we have a 10,000 sq ft home, there is much for me to clean! Yesterday I did my step daughters bedroom and half the basement. Today I'll finish the basement and do the main living area, including mopping the floor. That is a good workout for me...

Then I can get some more scrapping in!

[ScrappySue]

Well, today was OK. Kids are on half term and DH at home since it is EID. All had a lie in (my favourite kind of day!!), I always eat eggs and ryvita for breakfast and coffee (I need to go back on decaf tho - goal no 1).

I started a Halloween mini-book (paper, bear with me on this one, I HAVE to use all the paper supplies I have been hoarding over the past year!!) and it was a disaster and I was SO depressed. I could hardly eat the salad DH had made me for dinner, yelled at the kids and then had a bar of chocolate. Goal No 2 - since I have RO's Photoshop course, I MUST get to grips with it and start some scrapping I can do!!!

Goal 3 - I need to start yoga again, I am sure it will help with my depression etc.

Don't really need to loose weight, just the cellulite, ha ha!!

Bye for now, its time for bed over here in Dubai ....!!
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Sue

[angelvanilla]

a little history about me - I'm down 30 lbs. and on Friday went to redo my bloodwork for high blood sugar - so wish me luck. Hopefully the weight loss helps...

Home today with my 3 year old who has an awful cold/ear infection. Grandma's coming over in an hour to watch them while I go out for my parent's 25th wedding anniv. party (my mom's 2nd marriage).

Feel bad leaving Jess sick but she's with g'ma so she'll be in good hands.

[siskitkat]

Okay, maybe writing it dow will stop my grazing frenzy. I bought a box of Girls Scout Samoa cookies today, and now I am trying not to graze my way through them. Weekends can be kinda rough. They are a nice break from work, but I really miss my husband.

[stetler]

The high and the low of today.It was really not too bad, I went to a movie with my husband and we had popcorn for our lunch,and a candy bar...bad.I have had a head ache from some chemical I got a sniff of somewhere,but I talked to my eldest son who is in Japan teaching English it is his birthday,that is good, but he said that reaasignment time is coming up and he hasn't decided if he will stay another year.I don't care for that.I didn't exercise, and I should have.I had the time,so tomorrow is a new day!

[Ro]

well, despite my good intentions, no exercising occured. I just felt lousy all day long. The Fibro was raging, my stomach was upset, and I am still in my nightgown.

Oh well - it will be so easy to go to bed! LOL

Tomorrow's another day, eh?

[jlf_loves_mjf]

Today was another gorgeous day with highs in the 70s. I get to sleep-in on Saturdays as Mike gets up with Ben. Mom called about their plans to come visit next Christmas and told me that my great aunt Evelyn had passed this last week. The funeral was here in Cincinnati so we could have gone had we known. Sort of ticked at my aunt about not relaying information. The rest of the day went better. We went to a park to play and then went to the movies to watch Chicken Little. Ben wasn't a terror through the movie like I thought he was going to be since he'd only had an half hour nap. It was a cute movie.

[momentousangel]

I attempted at writing here last night, but do to the really bad wind storm we had, well, I kind of couldn't get online. Anyhow, yesterday was a really wonderful and fun day. We had our dd's birthday party yesterday, and it was so fun! We all sang and danced and even did a few little crafts together instead of playing playing pin the tale on the donkey. We had a pinata that looked like a butterfly, and the children all had a blast at attempting to get it to release the treats inside. Our dd says it was the best birthday ever and that being 6 years old is so awesome. Last night after her party she had her very first sleepover, so that itself made her party even better to her. All the children that came truly seemed to have a lot of fun and it surely was alot of fun for me as well, . I took so many photo's yesterday, lol, that my dd wants me to make a special album and use every photo I took! That's over 300 photo's! I tried to explain to her that we didn't have to use them all, however, she is very persistent that we simply must, lol. Yesterday was an all out fun day,

I also got in a mile of walking, along with 45 minutes of aerobics, .

[Ro]

Daily confessions? Was I MAD? LOL

I do well to get my daily work done.

Okay - so today...

I got up. Worked. Ate. Worked some more. Showered and dressed. Worked some more. Realized that I hadn't eaten since morning. (My husband had feed me breakfast or I might have forgotten to eat that. You would THINK I'd be rail thin but in reality my system has become totally messed up from all of this irregular eating that I've fallen into.)

Ate pinenuts as a healthy alternative to food. LOL (If you haven't ever had pinenuts before, they really do taste like a pine tree smells. I'm not sure if they are an acquired taste, as I have been eagerly enjoying the rarities once a year for my entire life. They aren't greasy like regular nuts, though, so I'm imagining in my hopeful mind that they MUST be healthy.)

Worked some more.

Gave DH $20 to go get me something to eat and he retrieved me a French Dip sandwhich and fries from Arbies. So healthy it was not - but it wasn't so bad as was I could have come up with.

Watched some TV (and just worked a little bit in between a few commercials). Long work day today.

Had HUGE crisis with teenage daughter late in the evening - but then again, when do you not have HUGE crisis' with teenage daughters?

She's really a lovely girl. She's just a teenage girl. Enough said?

Oh - YESTERDAY I drank enormous quantities of water, ate LOTS of healthy food via inspiration from V. It was a shock to my system and my stomach spent today dealing with the shock. I really must convince it again that raw vegetables aren't the enemy. I like vegetables.

But hey - I'm trying so GIVE THE GIRL A GOLD STAR ON HER FOREHEAD, TEACHER!



How are you all doing?????

[Ro]

Update update update

Having a pretty good day - the best I've had in a while... I got up early. cleaned up - went shopping and everything - and it didn't whipe me out!

Pretty jazzed.

I even PAPER SCRAPPED! (Don't pass out.)

Feels good.