In Search of My Body vol. 10 - taking it one paper towel at at time

[lisaviolet]

My only issue would be that I have built up a good network around here, and I would miss that.

That's great that you are both so open Kat.

I know Raleigh isn't Toronto but I guess that pretty NC Blue just clouded my eyes. It's SO pretty.

I KNOW you're both probably stressed but it is becoming a little adventure nonetheless, eh? The dreaming, planning and thinking part. Without the bill part of course.

What about San Antonio - looks so pretty. Oh I know why you are privy to Texas. YUMMMMMMMMMY.

 

[AKASnowWhite]

Picture please and thank you. I bet you looked pretty.

I did bring my camera. And I left it in my hotel room But there were others with cameras - my profile pic on FB is from the other night.

What about San Antonio - looks so pretty. Oh I know why you are privy to Texas. YUMMMMMMMMMY.

we really loved San Antonio. A lot.


I did a lot of dietary damage this weekend. Time to be accountable. I'm setting a goal for myself to track diligently Mon-Fri this week. I so hate it, but I desparately need it.

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

E, I hope you feel better today! So sorry about the pain.

 

[HockeyKat]

Lisa, I LOVED your dissertation. Read. every. word. I am so crazy for such things though, real estate and home prices and areas and such in other places of the country and world totally fascinate me. I probably have HGTV on for a good percentage of my at-home time.

That's great that you are both so open Kat.

I know Raleigh isn't Toronto but I guess that pretty NC Blue just clouded my eyes. It's SO pretty.

I KNOW you're both probably stressed but it is becoming a little adventure nonetheless, eh? The dreaming, planning and thinking part. Without the bill part of course.

What about San Antonio - looks so pretty. Oh I know why you are privy to Texas. YUMMMMMMMMMY.

Heh. It actually is very nice here... the climate is good and the proximity to WDW and the beach and most of the east coast is a nice thing.

Housing here totally depends on area. I live in a desirable location but not a desirable area for schools, so the housing prices are lower. You can get a 2000-2500 sq ft house with a 2 car garage here for $200-250K easy. Townhouses are in the $120K range.

If you go to one of the better school districts, you are likely more in the 300-350K range for the same thing, and Chapel Hill/downtown Raleigh are both way pricier due to the older homes and traditional nature of the neighorhoods.

San Antonio is very nice. I spent at least 3 weeks there betweeo July and January, and I could live there. It's a bit HOT for D, though, and I am not as sure as to the viability of the job market for what I do. Dallas is a big city and would have plenty of opportunity, and actually Austin would be another good place for tech. Not sure we would fit in there, though.

 

[lisaviolet]

Lisa, I LOVED your dissertation. Read. every. word. I am so crazy for such things though, real estate and home prices and areas and such in other places of the country and world totally fascinate me. I probably have HGTV on for a good percentage of my at-home time.



Heh. It actually is very nice here... the climate is good and the proximity to WDW and the beach and most of the east coast is a nice thing.
Housing here totally depends on area. I live in a desirable location but not a desirable area for schools, so the housing prices are lower. You can get a 2000-2500 sq ft house with a 2 car garage here for $200-250K easy. Townhouses are in the $120K range.

If you go to one of the better school districts, you are likely more in the 300-350K range for the same thing, and Chapel Hill/downtown Raleigh are both way pricier due to the older homes and traditional nature of the neighorhoods.

San Antonio is very nice. I spent at least 3 weeks there betweeo July and January, and I could live there. It's a bit HOT for D, though, and I am not as sure as to the viability of the job market for what I do. Dallas is a big city and would have plenty of opportunity, and actually Austin would be another good place for tech. Not sure we would fit in there, though.

NO - NO - NO on the bold. I wasn't being cheeky I promise. I KNOW how wonderful Raleigh is - I know. I meant when you said "it's not a major city like Toronto" as far as prices go (b/c major city = high $$$) - I was joking that my love for NC blue made me forget that Raleigh isn't Toronto/Chicago/LA size for $$$$ in housing prices. I know you've got it going on. I like Charlotte as well. But having the those colleges right there in Raleigh/Durham - well I can just imagine the beauty they bring - always for me. I ADORE places where you can get to other places in no time. Ottawa and Montreal are like that - close to each other - able to get to the Eastern Townships (beauty) in no time. States in no time. Toronto doesn't have a lot of great places to do a weekend in a short short time. We have cottage country and Niagara Falls and our States is Buffalo (not Vermont/NH/NY like Montreal) but not the world right there. I'm SO JEALOUS of the Boston, NYC, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington sweep. SO JEALOUS.

Why on Austin? I thought is was insanely multicultural ( a plus). And you know I meant great Mexican food on the Texas joke, right?

 

[lisaviolet]

I did bring my camera. And I left it in my hotel room But there were others with cameras - my profile pic on FB is from the other night.



we really loved San Antonio. A lot.


I did a lot of dietary damage this weekend. Time to be accountable. I'm setting a goal for myself to track diligently Mon-Fri this week. I so hate it, but I desparately need it.

OMG, you changed your profile picture? What is becoming of you? I'm going over.

And SA - I so want to go....

 

[lisaviolet]

Erika - your kids have two Spring Breaks (now and Feb/March)? I'm so curious and jealous of them.

Kelly - so curious about your country loving the fixer upper (some like a bomb went off ) over new development. Love and respect for history??????

And what is with these outhouses/outrooms - not the country folks toilets - the outside the house rooms.

So incredibly fascinating.

Kat are you getting The Unsellables, Property Shop and Big City Broker? Excuse me if I'm being ignorant but I'm just tyring to gage the different programming between our HGTV and yours. How I ADORE Selling New York.

 

[DisneyGalUK]

Good Lord. Those poor kids. Seriously. Nothing like having the entire world watch your every single move. gads.

I know! I had a pretty small wedding and still didn't like everyone looking at me, never mind billions of people!

I just finished vomiting from pain. Lovely, eh? I have been SO good. So good! Doing everything right. But I guess I pushed it today and did too much? Once I was settled in for the night, the pain just washed over me. Hit me like a ton of bricks and I just lost it. *sigh* So I took some paid meds, which I have been off of for 48 hours. But clearly I still need them. I feel much better now.

Take care of yourself Erika

Just the other weekend - in Brampton (the Indian food I was talking about) India must have beaten Pakistan in cricket. SOMETHING. HUGE horns all over.

It was the cricket! I was at work late and knew the result because all of a sudden the street was gridlocked as about 50 indian fans danced and played drums in the middle of the road!

Kelly can live hours and hours by car yet be in London in no time by commuter train. We can't. We have commuter trains but expensive and not as rapid. We sit in gridlock from close communities and a subway system with three lines. Three! We have streetcars and some Rapid transit but it's insane what we didn't put money into.

Lots of people over here moan about the public transport system (old, dated, worn etc) but its not all bad - like you say, it would take me easily 4-6 hours by car from where I live to get to London - by train its just over 2 hours. I use the train every day to get too and from work, its a 13 minute train ride compared to 40 minutes by car. We are lucky really that we have a good rail network.

I did bring my camera. And I left it in my hotel room But there were others with cameras - my profile pic on FB is from the other night.

So pretty!

Kelly - so curious about your country loving the fixer upper (some like a bomb went off ) over new development. Love and respect for history??????

And what is with these outhouses/outrooms - not the country folks toilets - the outside the house rooms.

We love a good fixer upper! There are lots of buildings over here that can't be torn down or fixed up too 'modern' (protected buildings) and lots of prime land with old houses on that is also protected so in some cases there are no other choice but to buy a fixer upper. However, I just think that we love a good challenge There are lots of charitable organisations - National Heritage, The English Trust etc that are all about protecting the history of buildings and things, so preserving history is a big part of it too.

There are tons of new housing estates being built over here, but they all look identical. I mean really identical. I think I'd forget which one I lived in. The house we live in is considered relatively 'new' - it was built in 1950

Oh - outside toilets
Not my cup of tea really. One of the houses my mum grew up in was a really weird shape - it was a house with an extension...but only on the upstairs, and it had stilt-legs that held it up - they were apparantly called 'bogs on stilts' because the extension was where the bathroom was

 

[3DisneyKids]

Erika - your kids have two Spring Breaks (now and Feb/March)? I'm so curious and jealous of them.

Yes. They get a week in February during Presidents' Week, and a week in April (the week leading up to Easter). I don't think this is unusual though? This was how it was for me growing up in NY, too. I think it is most of the Northeast that has this schedule? We pay for it on the other end and the kids get out in mid-to-late June.

And the other day you asked me where Jeff and I surf when we have our realtor.com date nights. I didn't forget! We actually go to a website called findyourspot.com. It's fun! It's a bit time consuming, though (maybe 20+ minutes?). Anyway, it is this survey that asks all sorts of questions about what type of things you like/don't like where you live. And at the end, it spits out 20 towns/cities that are ideal for you based on your answers. So then Jeff and I compare lists and see which places we have in common. Then we go look at those towns online...and also look at house listings in those places. (I know, I know...SO exciting for a hot Saturday night date, eh? We're hard to keep up with, I know, this jet-set life! )

Oh--and if you choose to go to findyourspot.com, after you have already spent the 20-ish minutes filling everything out, then they ask for all of your contact information...and it's like "oh no! Now I don't want to click submit because I will forever be getting spam or junk mail or phone solicitations, etc." But they DO NOT do any of that. So don't worry about putting in your contact info. They only use it to keep track of the demographics, etc. of those who visit their site. We have never received any type of spam or junk mail from giving them our contact info.

 

[lisaviolet]

Kelly - I obviously suck at communication. No, not those outhouses. I was being sarcastic. My father had those outhouses growing up. Poor ting.

On Location, Location, Location people are forever looking for places where there is a house and then some other structure sitting there - like a room in its own structure - Wait, were you trying to explain that - I'm so confused.

My question is why are they in such demand. For what? To paint? To do some sort of hobby. They are not a garage. Are they a selling feature in the future? People seem to get so da@n excited when a property has one. I'm so curious.

I LOVED your explanation on the fixer uppers. I loved the "we like a challenge". It fascinates me and it KILLS me. There was this one episode where I swear it was like a barn where someone had bombed it numerous times and tthe couple was in GLEE. Question: can you trust contractors with renovations there? Here so many disappear. Or do many many people do the renovations themselves?


We have such a lack of protection here with history. It's utterly disgusting. When I go to NYC I want to cry - because it makes me realize what we've done. Developers always rule. OR even WORSE they all compromise which is worse than leaving structures alone or tearing down. Because nothing flows. It's such a shame. So you should be proud. YOu would DETEST our neighbourhoods (new ones) - yes they all look the same like that Eagles song The Last Resort - what's the line. Little boxes all in a row?????

The older city ones are pretty though.

And this is all from someone who just ADORES modern as well. LOVE glass and steel too.

Buildings - as I said I could eat them.

Erika - If it wasn't for Bulls and Pacers entertaining me to no end I would be running to that website. So I will. I can't wait.

Two breaks. Heaven. We go to late June too and still get only ONE winter/spring break. But I guess that's why we're smarter.

Is this a weight loss thread?

to all.

 

[3DisneyKids]

I'm actually in favor of a 12-month school year. And not that they would necessarily go for more days, but instead of 8 weeks off in the summer, have 4 2-week breaks spread throughout the year. A 2-week break after every quarter. This would prevent that awful summer backslide that just kills elementary students. The first 6 weeks of every school year is spent getting caught back up and reviewing what they did the year before.

And it would also be great for vacations. Families could then go on vacation during different seasons instead of being relegated to Christmas and summer.

There are a few districts around the country that are doing it, but it hasn't truly caught on and I don't expect it to. In our area, since we are heavily visited by tourists in the summer, it would never fly. The area businesses need the high school students for summer help.

 

[HockeyKat]

Year round schools are big down here.


Lisa, I get Property Virgins, House Hunters, Unsellables, Selling New York (of course), My First Place, My First Sale, Income Property, the Holmes stuff, and the Divine Design lady's new show.

I haven't seen the other two you mentioned but that doesn't mean we don't have it, just that I haven't noticed it.

Austin. Well, I don't really want to give away why it might not be a fit for us, but E and Liz and Cutie would know. Chapel Hill would not be a fit for the same reason, even though it's like 20 min from me.


I was completely and utterly swamped with job searching today! My phone rang pretty much nonstop from 8:30AM through 5PM. A lot of it was "job spam" as I posted my resume on the 'net yesterday, but I wound up with about 16 reasonable job leads from it. I have a phone screen scheduled for Thursday and two more that inquired back asking for availability. Oh yeah, and I aced two online "skills" tests.

 

[AKASnowWhite]

Erika - If it wasn't for Bulls and Pacers entertaining me to no end I would be running to that website. So I will. I can't wait.

NBA playoffs. Have they really started already? <sheesh> They must drag those suckers out forEVER! I remember being in labor at the hospital getting
madder by the minute at the Dr.! I wanted the baby OUT and *he* was watching the freakin' Bulls game. And that was June 13th!


Two breaks. Heaven. We go to late June too and still get only ONE winter/spring break. But I guess that's why we're smarter.

We went from a full week vacation in both Feb & April to a long weekend in Feb & a full week in April (they are off this week). Of course we had so many snow days in Jan/Feb that there was absolutely no reason to give the kids a full week in Feb this year anyway. But - a lot of school officials would argue that the week in Feb is essential for germ/illness control. It never fails that our schools have an outbreak of some nasty flu or strep - we were even amongst the first in the Swine Flu epedemic. <go us!>

Is this a weight loss thread?

Well shoot. If it is, then I've got it all wrong! I'm UP nearly 5 pounds from the Princess

I'm actually in favor of a 12-month school year. And not that they would necessarily go for more days, but instead of 8 weeks off in the summer, have 4 2-week breaks spread throughout the year. A 2-week break after every quarter. This would prevent that awful summer backslide that just kills elementary students. The first 6 weeks of every school year is spent getting caught back up and reviewing what they did the year before.

We have friends in Colorado who's kids are on a year-round "track" system. 4 "tracks" of kids on 12 week cycles. Everyone is off for 2 weeks at Christmas and 2 weeks in July, giving them a 48 week "school year". There are only 3 tracks in school at a time, so the kids go to school for 9 weeks then are off for 3. If their "off time" is just before or after one of the 2 week system-wide closures they are off for 5 weeks. Still the same number of school days, just different configuration. Of course, that is just elementary. Their H.S. is still the traditional school year - which could become a P.I.T.A. if you had kids in both.

I was completely and utterly swamped with job searching today! My phone rang pretty much nonstop from 8:30AM through 5PM. A lot of it was "job spam" as I posted my resume on the 'net yesterday, but I wound up with about 16 reasonable job leads from it. I have a phone screen scheduled for Thursday and two more that inquired back asking for availability. Oh yeah, and I aced two online "skills" tests.

busy! Hope that positive trend continues today!

 

[3DisneyKids]

Morning. Not a "good" one, though. Up half the night throwing up again. It is awful...like being extremely seasick...the feeling doesn't go away once you throw up. Just feel God awful for hours and hours.

I finally realized that it is my pain meds. I'm on one that I have not taken before and clearly it disagrees with me. So I called my doc last night to see if he would call in a prescription for vicodin for me since I know I tolerate that well. I explained that what I was taking was making me sick to my stomach but I have never had an issue with vicodin. And he said no! He went on to explain that all narcotic pain meds basically work the same way so if I was having a problem with one, I would have the same symptoms with others. I must have said ten times that I have been on vicodin plenty of times and never ever had an issue. (I stopped just short of saying that I LOVE it! Ha!) He just explained to take it with food or spread out my doses and blah blah. Asshat. So if my choices are the horrible nauseousness or the pain, I guess I choose the pain. *sigh* After the knee surgeon wouldn't call in vicodin, I actually called my primary care and asked him to call in something else and he said no--I had to go through my surgeon (I didn't explain that my surgeon had already said no. I said that I couldn't get in touch with my surgeon).

I'm ok now. I ate a bagel again this morning and it helps quite a bit. Yesterday I finally felt better by lunchtime.

 

[HockeyKat]

OMG what a jerk E!!!

 

[3DisneyKids]

I just finished telling the story to my girlfriend Judy--and she happens to have an unused bottle of vicodin in her medicine cabinet and she is bringing it over. I feel like an addict trying to score....

 

[Ronda93]

Declaration of thread bankruptcy.

I'm reading, but just falling behind.

Quick check in... Sue and I did the Trolley Run last weekend. This is our third year for this race. 4 miles. Starts close to our home. We park a car at the finish (my office) and walk to the start the next morning. First year our pace was 13:35. Next year it dropped to 12:20. Sunday we clocked in at 10:38. It was a great day for a run. Around 40 degrees at the start. It's a well executed race of about 10,000 participants.

My dad has been in the hospital for a few days. Rapid heartbeat. They've implanted a defibrillator and may try cardiac ablation if things don't settle down. He is antsy and wants to go home NOW! My brother has been to visit him and Mom is driving down to see him daily. We are headed that way this weekend for Easter.

We are making Europe trip plans. Land in Paris and immediately head south to Provence. A few days there with DGF's uncle and on to La Spezia/Cinque Terra for two days. Rome/Naples/Pompeii and back to Paris for four days before heading home. All together 16 days.

We got an iPad to use for email and other internet essentials. We won't use phones except for wi-fi. I'm considering an EU prepaid phone so we can be reached. We'll see.

I was casting about last week trying to figure out why I run. All that training felt wasted. After Mom called to tell me about Dad being hospitalized (I think they took him in the ambulance) the reasons came into sharp focus. The good run this weekend helped, too. I'm back on the training wagon and am looking for a fall race to count down to.

E - bummer on the pain. Hope your dealer came through.

Kat - hope your phone rings and email inbox fills up with prospects. Good java leads are always in demand and it sounds like you have a good network. My current gig is SAS. Goodness knows their API needs help ; )

Nancy - your tracking inspires me to check the last time I logged in at myfitnesspal. Too long ago.

Lisa - we (mostly DGF) are HGTV junkies. The DVR is at capacity with House Hunters and the more insidious House Hunters International. Our vacation will NOT include real estate. We love our old house, surrounded by big trees in a close-in neighborhood. It's a CITY. It should be dense. The schools are awful. There are a few kids in my neighborhood that attend charter/magnet public schools. The rest are home schooled or in private school. Big, poorly managed urban district that will continue to stagger under the demands of too much and too little.

Hey to everyone!

Ronda

 

[adsrtw]

I completely agree with year round school. I want my value season vacation, gosh darn it (without pulling them out of school).

E - glad you scored

Kat - glad your phone is ringing non-stop

Lisa - I made an ADR at Kouzina and put a reminder on my phone to get another pic of your chairs.

Ronda - your race day was insanely hot. Evansville cancelled their full marathon that day and the half had some heat related medical issues. Very exciting about your trip and I am sending well wishes for your dad.

Nancy - finished the bottle of sparkling red that I told you about. It is so joining us during our next trip.

Kelly - I bet England is insane right now. Can't wait for the wedding coverage.

Hi everybody I missed!

I'm facing a root canal tomorrow. My jaw is killing me.

 

[Ronda93]

A few race pics.

Ronda

 

[AKASnowWhite]

Quick check in... Sue and I did the Trolley Run last weekend. This is our third year for this race. 4 miles. Starts close to our home. We park a car at the finish (my office) and walk to the start the next morning. First year our pace was 13:35. Next year it dropped to 12:20. Sunday we clocked in at 10:38. It was a great day for a run. Around 40 degrees at the start. It's a well executed race of about 10,000 participants.

Awesome to see the progress Ronda!

My dad has been in the hospital for a few days. Rapid heartbeat. They've implanted a defibrillator and may try cardiac ablation if things don't settle down.

yep. My dad has Atrial fibrillation and has had cardiac ablation twice. First time was quite successful, however his heart healed itself a bit more than anticipated, so about 2 years later they had to do the procedure a second time. So far, so good <knocks wood>

We are making Europe trip plans. Land in Paris and immediately head south to Provence. A few days there with DGF's uncle and on to La Spezia/Cinque Terra for two days. Rome/Naples/Pompeii and back to Paris for four days before heading home. All together 16 days.

Sounds like an amazing trip!

Nancy - your tracking inspires me to check the last time I logged in at myfitnesspal. Too long ago.

ugh. I totally failed in the diet & exercise department today. No workout (I had a chiropractor appt this morning instead) and I swear I ate everything that wasn't nailed down awful. Tomorrow will be better. It has to be

Ronda- did you see that RunDisney announced a new race today? Tinkerbell 1/2 Marathon at DL, Sunday Jan 29, 2012


E - sorry 'bout the pain. Hang in there - you're an endurance athlete

Paula - family dinner tonight?

EE - nasty weather in your neck of the woods lately. Hope all is ok!

Kelly, Lisa, Karen, Liz, Amy, Kat, Jo, Meg (yooo hooo....you out there Meg? ) Hope all is well with everyone