Kathy -- I am right there with you. I finally got up and ran this morning -- 3M and it felt wonderful. I'm already planning 4M for tomorrow, I need to get myself moving back in the right direction and I don't want to wait until the next Challenge to start! I am going to make use of my summer this year and not lose track of my goals!
No need to wait! Why wait to make your life better? Why wait to get healthier? I'm glad you decided not to wait until the next challenge!
Pamela -- You are counting down the days of school -- not sure how many ds has left, he gets out the 28th. We thought he'd have to go until the 30th, so it's a small blessing. I'm putting him on a plane for Missouri the 29th, he can unwind in the Ozarks.
What is he doing in MO?? Did I already hear about this and I am forgetting? The Ozarks are beautiful! I think we get out about the 20th or 21st maybe.
I brought 13 pts to work today -- as well as an orange, banana, and snack size bags of carrots, peppers, cherries and blueberries. I had a small portion of raspberries and hot tea before I left the house this morning. Breakfast will be coming up soon.
Okay, better get this work day going...everyone have a great day, and make a plan for Memorial Day weekend -- that's on my agenda!
Maria
What yummy, healthy foods you packed for work! Are the people you eat lunch with impressed? I haven't seen fresh cherries here yet. Blueberries are still really expensive and only okay... not great. I am spoiled by homegrown blueberries, warm from the sun!
Pam I really enjoy your posts. You are so thoughtful, organized and usually have great well thought out suggestions for people! Thank you for that.
"have got another BIG email to send out for Relay and AGAIN I am procrastinating because I just DON"T know what to say! But I've gotta bite the bullet and just DO IT! Relay is only about 10 days away!! I'm really feeling the pressure. I tend to be an "over-planner" (like you didn't already know that ) but I'm trying to relax and just kind of make this really low key. But it is really hard for me to NOT get crazy!"
You probably do not realize that those of us who strive to be so organized REALLY appreciate when someone else is organized and does it for us! I say go for it!!!
"I'm also trying to organize a fundraiser (or two) for Robotics. That is near and dear to my heart because every dollar that we DON'T raise as a team, comes (in part) directly from my pocket!"
Do you have Market Day in your school? Three times a year they have Bonus days. You can sell Pies in Nov. Cookie DOugh in Dec adn Desserts in April. If you sell 500 you make 45% profit. The nice thing about this is that there is no risk. You roll into the Market Day program. No minimums no delivery fee etc. My 20 Cheerleaders made $2000 selling Pies in November last year.
Thanks for your kind words. I have trouble with DELEGATING, so I tend to get a bit
when I am in charge of a project. I'm really trying to just "throw it to the world" and let go with this Relay. As long as we have walkers and chaperones and some funds raised, I will consider it a success!
I will DEFINITELY look into the Market Day. Is that the name of the company? Unfortunately I can't imagine we could raise $2k with just 4 or 5 kids selling, but any amount would be great!
I got a good email out to the swim team encouraging people to help out, even if they can't participate directly in the Relay. THe swim coach (my "silent" co-captain for Relay) really liked the email, so I guess it was okay. Just waiting to hear back.
My computer is doing goofy things...
Anyway, I wanted to Pop in and say Hi to everyone!!
Nancy, loved your pics!
Deb -- good luck at your new job
And so many others but I keep getting kicked off here.
How and where do we sign up for the summer challenge?
Have a great Day EVERYONE!!!
Sorry about the computer troubles. I think that Rose plans on starting the new challenge when she gets back from Disney.
well, now that i'm back from vacation i'm of course starting to obsess about our next trip. we almost always have had our next trip planned before our current one ends which always helps when we have to go home. but we don't have another trip really planned now! waaaah!
i was hoping we'd be able to do a sept trip but it's looking like it might not happen. dh's new job is really anal about vacation (which i think is ridiculous as he's the director of marketing and works at least a little every day when we're on vacation anyway!) so i don't know if we'll be able to swing it.
so, i'll just have to read P's trip report over and over to get my disney fix!
Enjoy the trip report. I had fun writing it up and selecting the photos to use. Kind of like scrapbooking, which I haven't had much time to do lately!
Maybe you could plan a trip for a few years away.... maybe the new baby's first trip to Disney??
Sorry to hear about your Mom. My Dad was diagnosed with dementia last April. It came on so suddenly, he was living with me at the time. He has lived in an Alzheimers unit of an Assisted Living facility for the past year. Through them we found an awesome specialist in Alzheimers/Dementia and with the right mix of medications - Dad is a lot better. Not perfect, but better. He actually has a "lady" friend there that he is very attentive to. At Christmas I asked him he wanted to buy her a present - he said "We are not that serious!!!" LOL His brothers and sisters visit at least once a week, we take him out all the time. Entertainment comes in daily, they go out to lunch, bowling, dancing. He seems to have a good time. He hates the food, too many foods that are good for you LOL - but his blood sugar has never been better.
It's a tough, tough road to travel. When he goes into the rambles about how he went to Maine the night before for dinner and to watch the whales. I just ask how many whales he saw and was the food good. He will then get very happy and animated telling his "story". My sister still has problems dealing with it. She tries to constantly bring him back to reality. It just upsets him and doesn't help at all. I hope you have family support - it means the world of difference. Any questions just send a PM
Janis
How nice of you to come on and share your story to help a friend. It can be so helpful to hear what others have done when confronted with a similar situation. I'm sure it was appreciated. And good for you for keeping a positive outlook with regards to your Dad.
P: Thanks for the great suggestions! BL/WISH is usually the last thing I do at night. I'll have to start showering slightly earlier and then getting here earlier. Then, I have to stay on only as long as I usually do.
I guess we are all just too stimulating that late at night!! 
Thanks to everyone for their support!
are most appreciated!
Today was an overall down day. I overate at a lunch and barely ate breakfast. I also had a donut at break. I need to give myself more than 15 minutes to get out of the house in the morning so I can pack more than an apple to eat when I get to work. (I eat in the parking lot because I can't eat at my desk.) I used to love having oatmeal, but it seems like so many points now. Any thoughts? Is it worth 4 points?
I had a med check today. I am doing great. No changes are necessary and I haven't taken either of the 2 meds I have for "as needed" since my last med check. That means I'm sleeping better and I haven't had any vertigo that I couldn't manage without meds!
My blood test results came back from my TSH test, but I wasn't home when someone (different dr's office) called with the results. I'll try reaching her tomorrow. I'm hoping that I need less of a dose actually. I'm thinking that I'm taking too much thryoid medication, but I know that stress could cause the same symptoms, so I'm could be wrong.
Thought tomorrow would be a good day for a mini-challenge between BL challenges.
Exercise for 45 minutes.
Hope everyone has a great day tomorrow!
So pleased to to hear that you are able to manage life with less medication now! That is so important!
Okay... I definitely need to beef up my workouts. I've been letting them get shorter and shorter, since I've been so busy. I vow to get in AT LEAST 45 minutes tomorrow! Thanks for the challenge!
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Evening all! Busy, busy day today. After my busy morning I talked about, I did more laundry (and actually got a load on the clothesline!!
), ran to the American Cancer Society office to pick up some supplies, hit the grocery store with a handful of coupons (saved $28!) and came home with lots of fresh fruits and veggies and healthy stuff.
Dinner was flounder (delicious) with roasted summer squash and cherry tomatoes.... super good! Ran DD to the Y after early dinner, ran a quick errand to Target, then back to the Y to talk to swim coach about a few Relay things and a quick sweaty workout.
Decided (while in the shower tonight) that our main fundraiser at the Relay will be selling "Tigersharks Trail Mix". It is super easy to make and bag, can be sold relatively cheaply, and can be eaten for dinner, dessert, midnight snack, and breakfast, so hopefully we will sell a LOT of it at the Relay. The most DIFFICULT part will be NOT EATING it myself!
I love trail mix!
Well.... I'm running back and forth between tvs to see both the DWTS finale and the BL finale! Gotta to check on the Dancin'!! Talk to you all tomorrow. I'm working, but I will try to find the time to pop on!................P
Tomorrow will definitely be a better day. We work at the same place, but in different departments, although I can see him working from my desk, so he's not so easy to avoid. But, "When I see Mr. Wrong, I'll be strong" will definitely make things much, much easier! Love it!
. We had a BLAST! I can honestly say in all the trips I've taken this was the BEST and not just because of the celebration of completing college.
She is such a wack.
Other than that it wasn't bad. I've already learned quite a bit about a specific kind of claim form. My supervisor seems very nice (she is called my sponsor). And do you know that federal agencies don't have cheat sheets, we do however have reference materials 
