Journey back to ME!!- I'm getting bugged!!

[Amy&Dan]

Hi Julie, great job getting that 70 minute walk in! Your cruise is really getting close, keep up the good work!

 

[traceycooper]

Hi Julie
Hope you got to the gym
At least you got lots of walking in & your abs waist workout
Hope you had a great weekend

 

[eeyore25]

Hi Julie,

Just wanted to stop in and say hi Hope all is well.....

Have a wonderful day

 

[goldcupmom]

April 23 - Day 50/108 - 37 days til I leave for FL/Cruise
decaf(0)
nachos(13)
fibercake(1)
chocolate(4)

April 24 - Day 51/108 - 36 days til I leave for FL/Cruise
NO EXERCISE I spent the day on the computer listing Ebay.
Hot choc(3) - it SNOWED here again - flurries!
fibercake(1)
Panini(6)
chocolate(4)
subway(4)


April 25 - Day 52/108 - 35 days til I leave for FL/Cruise

slimfast(3)
fibercake(1)
wing(3)
1/3 veggie burger (Mia got hold of it!) (1)
chocolate(6)
snackaway(2)
2 ff hot dogs(2)
chips(3)

I've been MIA for a couple of days. I decided Monday I would spend all day yesterday listing Ebay & try to get it DONE. Got all but 2 days worth done. Took ALL DAY!!!!

Yesterday was a NO EXERCISE day - UGH!!! Today I'm not going to make the gym, but I did get in an hour walk this morning & my abs/waist stuff, so not totally off.

Tonight I take DD to work at 4, pick her up at 6:30. Tomorrow she has choir competition all day, then we take her suitcase to be 'searched' to the school, and she leaves at 5:30 a.m. Friday morning for San Antonio. LONG bus ride from here - even if it is on the 'good' busses (charter busses).

I'm doubting that I will make WI on Thursday, AGAIN...... seems everything that needs done has to happen then. This time there's a meeting at the school that likely won't be done in time.

TOM is still valiantly trying to hang on. What fun! DS17 finally got the new battery in the bug & we washed/waxed it again. Please pray he sells it before our trip. We leave in 35 days!!!

I'm to the point where I've started my daily 'to do' lists and my weekly ones. Next weekend is my Garage Sale, so that will take up most of my time next week.

Eventually I'll get to journals. I keep popping in & reading some, but not getting posting done.

Hope everyone is having a good week!!

 

[keenercam]

Julie -- all I can say is "WOW!" I'll have to check out your ebay auctions. I am going to look for someone around here to sell 5 sizes worth of wardrobes for me. I have heard there are 2 "stores" but I want to find out the user names on line and check out their listings and feedback before I turn my stuff over to them. I WISH I had your discipline and drive to list the stuff myself. I am pretty sure it would sell really well -- Lauren, Charter Club, Liz, junonia, j.jill, etc.
I don't know how you find the time or energy to do all you do, sweetie, but I am, as always, very impressed!
I am so glad you have your trip to look forward to.

There's a post to you in my journal about ToT13k, but let me just tell you how exciting it would be to finally meet you and give you a huge hug in person come October. I really hope you will be able to make it to the race. It should be an absolute blast!

Keep up the great work, Julie, even in the face of adversity and others' bad attitudes!

 

[goldcupmom]

April 26 - Day 53/108 - 34 days til I leave for FL/Cruise
egg beaters(1)
fibercake(1)
ff cheese(1)
banana peppers(0)
romaine(0)
boca veg chili(2)
2 ff hot dogs(2)
ff chz(1)
34 oz water, 22 oz diet sunkist
1/2 baked potato(2)
cheese(3)
chicken(2)


Not sure what today will bring food wise. I'm walking up to get coffee in a few minutes before I have to be at the school for the Choir Festival/meeting.Didn't happen - had to leave early It's at the HS which is less than a mile out my back door, so I'll walk there, too. Later I HAVE to go to the gym to swim. If I don't DD will KILL me as I keep promising to go get her/me signed up to tan & I haven't yet. She wants to go tonight since she won't be back til late Sunday. I have my orders......

Last night I actually got a real nights sleep - 7 hours - without interruption except the normal wake up & moves times. I was awake before the alarm at 5:45 - just didn't want to get out of bed ! The wind has finally briefly stopped blowing. 4 days of VERY WINDY has left my eyes burning, my throat scratchy, sinuses draining & I'm hoarse. Just has been a miserable spring! But it LOOKS so PRETTY out!!!! Today is supposed to be calmer, then pick up again. When you live in a desert, wind means SAND and DIRT. Even with doors/windows closed, everything gets a fine powder all over. GROSS!!!!!!!

Off to get coffee & go to festival. Fortunately DD is mostly packed for her weekend trip! Amazing what she can accomplish when SHE wants to!!!

Didn't get coffee, did get in 77 min swimming, 15 min waist abs, 30 min walking to/from school.

 

[bekkiz]

I am so sorry the weather and everything is making you feel so bad

I hope you get your swim in and have a wonderful day!

 

[toystoryduo]

Julie,

I hope you are feeling better soon and that the weather starts cooperating soon as well. It certainly has been an interesting spring.

I think you are doing a great job getting your exercise in every day. Keep up the good work!

Let us know how your eBaying turns out.... I need to get back in the groove soon.

Have a great day!

 

[eeyore25]

Hi Julie,

Sorry to hear that the weather is icky and making you not feel well. Hopefully it will get better soon. I hate the wind, I wish it would just go away!

Good for you for making it to swiming....you're doing great.

Keep up the good work!!!

Have a great day

 

[traceycooper]

Hi Julie
for getting some sleep
for getting your swim in
for the lousy weather!!
Have a great weekend

 

[goldcupmom]

Glad when I pressed submit & left the room I looked at the computer when I returned - boards down. Fortunately, I copied & can now paste!!

MIA, again! I've been here in spirit, though!!!

Just been busy trying to help DS17 make a DENT in his English 4 class. UGH!!!!! I thought with DD gone I'd have a few minutes 'down' time. NOT to be!!

April 27- Day 54108 - 33days til I leave for FL/Cruise

fiber cake(1)
slimfast(3)
1/2 baked potato(2)
chicken(2)
cheese(3)
shrimp(3)
potato skin(4)


April 28- Day 55108 - 32days til I leave for FL/Cruise

I was gone/busy all day & first didn't have any food with me and chips were the BEST choice, then DS17 & DH wanted to order Pizza for dinner - ya know what, It WASN'T good!!! And I used to LOVE Pizza!

chips(6)
pizza(10)
chocolate(6)


April 29- Day 56/108 - 31 days til I leave for FL/Cruise

Taco Bell nachos(11)
taco(5)
chocolate(3)
LOTS of crystal light!


Thursday night I ended up getting only 4 hours sleep since I had to get DD up at 4. They're having fun in San Antonio, but she's rather bored as Six Flags was PACKED. Said in 10 hours they were able to ride only 4 rides as the lines were so long. Today they have 15 hours on the bus home & she needs to do her AP Geometry homework - teacher assigned almost 200 problems!! That should cure her boredom!!

I got lots of proofing work done for DS17 science class yesterday, no English (I couldn't take anymore). Today I MUST start on the Garage Sale stuff - mainly the garage. I've HUGE boxes full of stuff to sell piled around, but the Garage needs to be organized so I can get started. At present it at least looks like the weather will be good for the weekend.

Exercise hasn't been what it should. Friday after 4 hours sleep I had no energy, no motivation. I managed a 30 min walk with the pups and that was it. Yesterday I got in 60 min + Part of my Abs/waist. I ran to the gym & 'tanned' on Friday. I now have a bit of a ZEBRA stripe on my back/side. Next time I'm going to see about going down to one of the other locations that has the 'stand up' kind. I'm not big on tanning anyway, but DD wants to this one time for the cruise. I just need to go outside & I get dark. I don't want to burn on the ocean, tho.

One of the stores I ran to yesterday had a 'wine tasting'. Didn't try any NM wines. But, they were using the Torani 'coffee' syrups to make Italian sodas - mixing them with mineral water. YUMMY!! I ended up getting a SF raspberry bottle & just mixed with club soda. REALLY good! Now, I wonder how Chocolate would taste???????

 

[tbstein]

One of the stores I ran to yesterday had a 'wine tasting'. Didn't try any NM wines. But, they were using the Torani 'coffee' syrups to make Italian sodas - mixing them with mineral water. YUMMY!! I ended up getting a SF raspberry bottle & just mixed with club soda. REALLY good! Now, I wonder how Chocolate would taste???????

I had a friend that would use these syrups exclusively. Usually the friuts. I don't remember her doing chocolate. You may have to let us know if it is yummy enough!

Wendy

 

[toystoryduo]

You've got lots going on, Julie.You are an amazing woman!

Is your garage sale this weekend? I am hoping to have a yard sale the first week in June, but my DH isn't thrilled about it. (He's the one responsible for moving tables, setting up, and taking everything down.)

Hope you have a great week ahead, WISH sis!

 

[eeyore25]

Hi Julie,

Sorry to hear the DD was bored with Six Flags being so busy...that is the pits!

Good luck with your garage sale...I would love to do something like that, but DH doesn't want to. He would rather take everything to the Salvation Army or someplace like that.

Keep up the good work....your trip is right around the corner!!!

Have a great day

 

[traceycooper]

REALLY good! Now, I wonder how Chocolate would taste???????

proberbly chocolatey??!!?

I dont know how you cope on 4 hours sleep Julie!!
Glad you got some exercise in, but catching up on the Zzz's is proberbly more important

 

[goldcupmom]

My food has been AWFUL!!!!!!

But getting better !!!!

April 30- Day 57/108 - 30 days til I leave for FL/Cruise

slimfast(3)
boca veg chili(2)
cheese(3)
spaghetti(5)
bread(5)
chocolate(3)

May 1- Day 58/108 - 29 days til I leave for FL/Cruise

nachos(8)
ff string chz(1)
turkey(1)
berries(1)
ff cool whip(1)
panini(7)

This week is SO BUSY with getting ready for the Garage Sale. And it's stressful as DH doesn't want to part with ANYTHING! And I'm trying to declutter, weed out. Basically if we haven't used it since we moved here 6 years ago.....WHY DO WE STILL HAVE IT???????? Sleep is not great, allergies are HORRID, still. (do I sound like a broken record???)

After this week, though, things will greatly improve. Ebay will be mostly done, Garage Sale done, DS17 school - well, we're making progress. SLOWLY!!!!

I picked up my glasses. Discovered they 'centered' the lenses of my sunglasses wrong so they have to remake them. My 'real' glasses are rubbing against my eyelashes and are adjusted so the tilt IN from top to bottom toward my face. WEIRD! And they overcharged me almost $100 - this is Eyemasters. So, tomorrow I need to go back in to get the sunglasses, get the real ones adjusted (or remade). I also HAVE to mail packages, go to the Credit Union.

Grocery Shopping is just going to have to wait until next week. People in this house won't like it much, but.......

Off to try to get some more stuff done. Hopefully will get to visit a few journals soon!

Hope everyone is having a good week!

 

[Lesli54]

Hey, Julie!

I finally made it back here. Looks like you have been busy as usual and getting ready to fly off again. It sure is good to know that some things don't change.

Hang in there with the garage sale. You will be glad that it is out of your house. I cannot tell you how great I feel to have so much of our house dejunked. It's hard, but you have to really ask yourself if you will REALLY ever use it.

Have a great day!

 

[CACruisin']

Julie, as busy as you are (and you are really, really busy!) I am so impressed that you still find time to get a walk in or do your Ab/waist workout. Way to go!

Good Luck with the Garage Sale this weekend. I hear ya on DH and his "stuff" DH hadn't used our old mower in the garage for 4 years before he finally agreed to let it go.

 

[goldcupmom]

May 2 - Day 59/108 - 28 days til I leave for FL/Cruise
decaf(0)
cfa sandwich(6)
fries(5)
slimfast(3)
ff string chz(1)
chocolate(4)

I've found 2 more new fav drinks. Lipton green tea mango mandarin - in the little tubes - wish it was caffeine free! Didn't care a lot for the honey lemon. And Crystal light Cherry Pomegranate. Sounded awful, but I tried it & LOVED it!

Last night DD was still too worn out from her trip to go to the gym. I managed a 15 min quick walk before the rain hit. Did my 15 min abs/waist this morning.

I have tons I NEED to do today, but I'm going to walk up for coffee. The practical side says I don't need to waste the time, but......

Today must get my glasses fixed/pick up, Credit Union - will take forever to get stuff ready, Mail Packages (stuff is pulled), and GO TO THE GYM!!!!!!!!!

Did the coffee walk. Got there, bought my 'cup', went to fill it & no decaf. She said she was making some, about 5 min. After 25 min of walking outside, I went back in. It was done, but still in back. Another 5 min walk & I finally asked another person in the store to go get it or let me walk the 3' back to fill my cup. UGH! But, I got in 75 min of walking! And no rain!

Somewhere in there I need to get a BIG move on the Garage Sale stuff!

Off to walk & hope I don't get rained on!

 

[CaroleD]

Good for you for walking to get coffee. Taking time for you is key!

Wow that cruise is`coming up soon for you. You must be getting excited!