Lesli's Live Long and Strong WISH Journal

[Lesli54]

A great day yesterday! Even better this morning was the fact that I saw 192 flickering around on the scale, but alas, it didn't settle there. Maybe tomorrow though.

I was definitely busy all day yesterday and didn't have much time for food at all. The AM snack was missed since I forgot it at home. Lunch was as planned although it was a little late by the time I got to eat it at work. It was so good, I just love those salads, so much flavor. Missed the PM snack as I just wasn't thinking and trying to head out for the meeting that I was running late for. Supper was McD's. I ate a quarter lbr, most of the fries and 1/2 of my ice tea. Not great. The meeting was out late and there just wasn't much to find in terms of food. I need to find something healthier that I could eat. The food doesn't taste so great and I was so hungry that I had it gone very quickly. Oh well, new day.

It was great to be busy and not think of food. I ran erands while DD15 was in the ortho. In less than 10 minutes, I cruised through JC Penney's grabbed two white shirts off the rack in two different sections of the store (trying to find something to go with that skirt I wanted to wear a few weeks ago), one was a "L" (notice, no "X" involved) and the other was a 16. Both were tailored, which I love. Tried them on and they both fit. I looked sooooooooo good! It really looked like the real me, like the kind of clothes I used to wear when I was thinner, not the shapeless stuff from my "before" days. So I bought them both, on sale, but to my surprise one was on a clearance mark down and I wound up only paying $22 for both. Good looking clothes that are inexpensive, I love that even better! Of course, as soon as I got home, I donned my skirt and one of the shirts and went to work. It felt so good to be in nicer clothing that is so comfy. Better yet, it was nice to have on clothing that I could run to a meeting in without being so self conscious about what I was wearing. Definitely the motivation I need to continue on.

Breakfast: 1 scrambled egg w/onion, 1/2 slice 7 grain toast w/ jelly, 1 c. milk, 1 c. OJ
AM snack: veggies
Lunch: salad w/ ham
PM snack: banana smoothie
Supper: either BLT's or something w/ chicken

Goals for day:
1. Exercise for 30 min
2. 2 hr GS, if I get it done, I can do research
3. 3 hr bookwork
4. Take breaks from the computer and walk around the house
5. Begin dejunking my room

Time to get going, the kids are off and the house is quite. So nice. Much easier to get some things accomplished.

Everyone have a wonderful day!

 

[pearlieq]

Congrats on your shopping score at Penney's! That had to feel great! I love my newer clothes too--all the while I'm wearing them I think about what I accomplished in order to get into them and they give me a lift!

I hope you have a great day today!

 

[Mykelogan]

Hi Lesli!!

Once again I am a fan of your deep thoughts of course!!! "I am afraid of failing in a better life." How much does that resonate?? It does for me at least! I am glad to hear that DD18 is getting settled in at school and you starting to find the normal patterns at home again too. Congrats on reigniting your passion for your family history too and sharing it with others, such a gift to them!!

I hope that my message finds you having a happy & healthy night!
Mike

 

[Lesli54]

Well, the scale isn't moving, but really neither am I much so I guess that means the two go hand in hand.

Didn't get to everything yesterday. It seems that every time I went to do something there was something else that I needed to take care of or took longer than expected. I am making head way in some areas though.

AM snack was cucumbers and a little PB. Lunch was as planned along with some cheetos. Later, I ate more cheetos (thank God for small bags) and then went and ate a Kudos bar. After that it was PB. Needless to say, I didn't need the PM snack. DH wanted spaghetti and cheese bread for supper. Is he trying to do me in? I ate a small bit of spaghetti and one slice of bread. Fooled him, I only cooked enough bread so that everyone had only one slice each. So, he didn't get his normal 3 slices.

Breakfast: oatmeal, yogurt, 2 slices ham
AM snack: grapes
Lunch: maybe a tuna wrap. This will depend on how my mouth feels after the dentist.
PM snack: smoothie. Probably will feel good with the mouth situation
Supper: green beans, salad, marinated grilled chicken

Goals for day:
1. Finish up GS (I have a lot of meetings next week that I want to be prepared for ahead of time, for once)
2. Exercise 30 min in afternoon
3. 2 hrs bookwork
4. 15 min sorting out the "too bigs" in my room
5. 30 min straighten a closet in my room

We need to start making plans for changing the bedrooms around. DS is really wanting to get out of the crib now and is spending more time with us at night which makes sleeping difficult. Guess I better see what the budget allows for to finish putting shelving in the closet in DD18's old room. We will need to repaint, finish the trim work, and with luck replace the window. Move DD15 down. Then it is do some patching, painting, and replace a ceiling fixture in her old room so that we can move DD7 over. My goal would be to get the rooms finished completely with whatever they need so that it is one less task on our ever growing "to do" list. At the rate that the rain is going (every couple of days or no sun to dry things up), I am thinking we will have to hold off on painting the outside of the house, so might as well focus on the inside. It is always something.

I better get going. DD7 will be off to school in a few minutes. Then I want to get as much done as possible before I have to go to the dentist.

Everyone have a great day!

 

[pearlieq]

Way to work around DH!!! Glad you kept your cool and managed a compromise--a treat, but in reasonable portions!

I hope everything goes OK at the dentist and that you aren't too sore afterwards. Any end in sight for your treatments?

I'm going to be sorting out my "too bigs" today too! I'm going to run them up to the Goodwill when I'm done. I'm trying to persuade DH to do the same thing this weekend. It's the happiest chore I've ever had to do!

I hope you have a magical, filled day!

 

[Mykelogan]

Hi Lesli,

Sounds like you are developing a great plan of action to get the rooms moved around. I hope that you had a good day, dentist time included! hehe!

Mike

 

[rcyannacci]

Morning! Hope you are having a good weekend so far! I need to clear out some of the too big stuff too so I can see what I really have that works, now that I'm teaching again. I got by this summer with only a few things, since I was in the library all the time (the books don't care what I'm wearing )

Good luck with all the painting and room switching.

 

[Lesli54]

Well, great plans of mice and men. All, I ended up doing for most of the day was Girl Scouts. I will be so glad when the new year gets under way, then I won't have to worry so much about all the extra trainings, recruiting, planning the year, etc. And hopefully can find someone to take over some of these tasks! I am actually at the point where I can put at least 1/2 of the GS stuff away in the closet and get it out of my office.

The dentist was fine. I wasn't that sore which was surprising, but he did fill two cavities that he termed as small. Well it feels like I have a huge hole in my teeth. It's like the filling is shallower than any others and it feels strange, but he knows what he is doing and maybe that is just the perception that I have since the "rough: edges aren't completely smoothed out yet. Anyway, one more treatment and then I am going to ask them to do a whitening. After that, all I need to do is regular cleanings every 6 months. I think I can handle that.

The AM snack was missed. Lunch was late since I got out of the dentist late and had to wait for DH to bring a few things home (didn't feel like going to the store all numb). While I waited, I ate 3 mini donuts and some PB. Lunch was a tuna wrap. DH thinks I should be getting sick of tuna right now. PM snack turned out to be 1 more donut, a Quaker cereal bar, and 2 more donuts. DH brought home a ton of cereal bars, kudos, cheese & cracker packets, etc. for DD7 to take to school for her snack in class. These are not what I deem to be real healthy and the problem is that I eat just as many as she does. I will need to plan to get rid of them quickly and I think I need to have him stop bringing home whatever he feels like. Again, he brought chips in the house. Granted a small bag, but then I watch him scarf down half a bag in 1 min or less and he doesn't realize how much he is consuming. We definitely need some changes. Supper was maybe 3/4 a chicken pot pie. The kids were wanting some, so I bought two and split it between three of us. Then I had 5 kernels of popcorn. Water was great.

I am letting the busy schedule of my life get the best of my eating.

Breakfast: 1 egg omelet w/cheese, less than 1 yogurt, 1/2 slice plus 2 bites of 7 grain toast w/jelly, 1/3 c. apple juice
AM snack: cucumbers
Lunch: grilled chicken salad w/apple.......if no chicken, I will have turkey
PM snack: smoothie
PM snack: veggies or fruit........if I need the 2nd snack until late supper
Supper: green beans, wild rice, marinated chicken (ulness I come up with a different meat)

Goals for day:
1. create my exercise schedule, I can't keep putting this off
2. create a chore schedule for the family
3. plan next 2 weeks meals
4. create a "work day" schedule for myself for the week, I need to break the habit of working on one thing at a time for days, the all or nothing habit
5. straighten living room and dining room

We have a guy coming from WI to see our pop-up camper that we are selling. Please pray that he buys it. I would love to see it sold. It's in great shape and fairly new, but everyone wants showers in their pop-ups. Seems crazy to me. I just want to get it out of here since it looks like BIL isn't interested enough to work it off in trade. Which by the way, he never finished the smallest section of roof over the front door, but that is another story.

Gotta get going. I need to get to the scheduling and then get really tough with my family. DH is just now realizing how much DD18 did around the house AND at the store. I told him that he needed to let her know that.

Everyone have a great weekend.

 

[Lesli54]

Ok. I am here to vent rather than turning to all the snack foods in my cupboard.

My plans to go straighten my living room quickly turned into me getting frustrated and angry. 2 days ago, I had the room looking really good and all I had to do was dust and sweep, then wash the hardwood floor. I knew that there were a few things out from the little two, which is to be expected but then I turn and there is still stuff that belongs to DH that I told him to take to the garage over a month ago and just off in the hallway is DD15's poms that she just drops on the floor after the game last night. This just leads me to look closer at the kitchen (which I knew I needed to wash dishes) and the dining room. All of these rooms have "clutter" and "junk" that was left behind by people who can easily pick up after themselves. It makes me so angry. It also makes me realize that no one has been helping me.

Wasn't it a few weeks ago that I wanted to get our house in order and everyone was supposed to help keep it that way? Well, basically, the worst part should be my office, but even that is looking 100% better than it did 2 weeks ago. What happened to the rest of my house? Granted, I knew that things were starting to get left behind, but when I slow down to really look, it makes me realize how little my family is helping me out on keeping up the house. Most of it is their stuff. I hate living in chaos all the time. I feel like throwing everything out and not paying any attention to how important it is to someone else. Why doesn't my family want to work with me?

This is half the reason why I get behind on my things. I have to pick up after everyone. It is tempting to leave it all until tomorrow when DD15 is off work or until this afternoon until DH is off work, but it won't help. I will say something and they will pick up a few things and then say it looks good enough, so I will still be cleaning it all anyway. Aside from the fact that if the couple stops by to look at the camper, they may need to come into the house if things go well, which reminds me, I need to dig out the paper work.

I guarantee that if I worked outside of the home, my family would pitch in more because I wouldn't be around as much. This is one of the unnecessary reasons why I am so busy in DH's eyes that I don't have time to go after the things I want. Well, if they would work with me, I just might have time.

I am not calm, but I am calmer now. At least until I go into the kitchen to finish it up. I just want to sit on the couch and eat something. I want to escape.

But, I will try to stay strong. I will get done what I need to. If I feel the urge to eat again, I will come back here until it passes.

Sorry about the rant.

 

[pearlieq]

Don't aplogize for the rant! Better to rant here that eat at home!!! You did a good thing coming here to vent some of your stress.

I so hear your frustration!!!! DH just drops things wherever he's done with them and I spend more of my day than I'd like picking up after him. I can't imagine what that would be x4!!!!! I hope the family can hear you frustrations and come up with a way to pitch in!

Glad to hear you weren't too sore after the dentist. I hope that odd, post filling feeling goes away soon.

Good luck with the pop-up. Sending your way!

P.S. Thanks for your comments in my journal. I really appreciate your wisdom and perspective.

 

[rcyannacci]

Writing out your frustrations is a fantastic strategy! Sounds like you got some perspective on the situation.

My DH is also really bad about clutter. Our house is pretty small, so the clutter piles up really fast. His new bike helmet, in fact, is still sitting on the same chair he threw it last week...I refuse to pick it up for him, but I doubt he even sees it anymore!

Good luck selling the pop-up. We thought about buying a camper (too bad we don't still live in Chicago), but DH wants an old one he can fix up...right, no time to pick up bike helmets but plenty of time to renovate a camper . Anyway, with gas prices what they are, I don't think we'll be buying anything new for a while!

Hope you have a good Sunday. Remember- you are stronger than the snacks!!!

 

[Lesli54]

I am definitely feeling better today. I really appreciate your listening Pearlieq. Your right, it is better to come here. And I know that I am not the only person that deals with this issue, but at the time it is hard to remember that. I did focus alot of my anger on getting things shaped up in many rooms, though, that is a good thing. It's not great around here, but it hopefully will be by the week's end.

DH did ask what was wrong yesterday and then walked away without even listening. I don't think he realized he did that, but it made things worse. Later, he asked again and I just let it all out (very unlike me), even the tears rolled (very unusual in front of him). I pointed out that the house was a disaster and that I am spending more time cleaning up after people that I am not getting other things done. The bad thing is that there are people who can help and that I tried to get things in order a few weeks ago so that it would be easier for people to help, but it hasn't happened. I pointed out that the kitchen was 100% better (even though it wasn't great at the time), but that he probably didn't notice. He looked around and admitted that he didn't notice. He commented that he wasn't good at looking around to see what needed to be done for housework and that he was used to DD18 just jumping in where needed that he didn't think about the fact that we don't have that now and that it was putting more strain on me. So we agreed that I would make a chart and that he would help me see to it that things get done. I told him that I was skeptical and that in 2 weeks, I would be back at square one, but he is at least willing to try. So after he got home from work, he went around and finished up a lot of his loose ends to get them out of the way. Of course, later he complained that he was tired, but I tried to remind him that things are easier to maintain if you keep on them and then you have more free time. We wil see how it works. The chart is made.

I am sure that part of me was really missing DD18. All I had to do was say that we needed to get the house in order and she could see what needed to be done and just did it. I forget that DD15 is not completely trained that way yet. The chart added only a few chores to what is already expected of her, so if it is in writing, maybe that will help her.

I did manage to get a 2 week menu up. This way everyone knows what is acceptable for snacks and what is for dinner. Hopefully, DH will not bring home quick fixes now. This should greatly help with the planning of the grocery list so that I can buy every 4 days or so rather than everyday, meal by meal. When did society begin thinking that running to the store for every meal was ok? I know I didn't used to and the fact that DH can bring things home anytime has contributed to my problem, but I know for a fact that many of our customers buy groceries before every dinner. What ever happened to buying the weeks worth of groceries? Things are going to changing here though.

I also managed to get a work & exercise routine worked out for myself. It is not a hard and fast rule and once things are caught up, I will adjust it. But I think that it will help me keep on track with getting housework, exercise, and bookwork done without concentrating too much on one area for days. Each day has a little of all three, except Sunday which is my rest day from exercise. I even included scheduled breaks where I can walk away from everything, grab a snack and just regroup. Also I have planned that at the end of the day, I will read before bed, just as a way to relax and take time for myself. Of course there is family time and I didn't schedule any work into that (a bad habit I have) AND I have planned to walk DD7 to school every morning, which will pick up a little more exercise. On the weekends, I have allowed for time to work on house projects so that we can get things done. These are times that I will not do any bookwork or charity work (in my office I mean). Also during the week, I have scheduled in a couple of times where I can work on GS (to keep up on) and genealogy (to remember what I am striving for). It all sounds like a lot, but really it is everything I do, but just more balanced and focused on getting caught up. Like I said it is more of a guideline since I didn't plan in for meetings on different nights or when things might come up, etc., but at least it should help get things done and maybe break some of the all or nothing habit. In a month, I hope to redo it so that I can replace some of the bookwork with more genalogy time. Replacing the house projects with something else will take time, as we have a lot of them. OR at least until we run out of money.

At any rate, I feel better today.

Food........I forgot. I skipped the AM snack, just too busy and angry. We were out of salad, so I had a Healthy Choice Garden Vegetable soup. It was pretty good and very filling. I ate the whole can, which is 2 c. and supposed to be two servings, but it was only 200 cal altogether, so not bad since I didn't eat anything else. Later, some things did get to me and I ate 2 mini donuts. For the late PM snack, I ate 1 graham cracker sheet. The kids were having them and they looked good. DH took the little ones away for part of the evening to give me a break (DD15 was working). So supper was on my own. I ate another HC soup. This one was Chicken Noodle. We were low on groceries and I figured it was better than binging on junk or eating some frozen food. The soup was a little boring, not bad, but I probably won't try it again. That was followed by a Tbsp of PB as a little treat. I savored it. That should have been it and I was very satisfied, but then I ate the last mini donut. Well, things could have been a total disaster, but I think I did fairly well.

Breakfast: 1 scrambled egg w/dill & moz, cream of wheat, grapes & gr tea

Goals for day:
1. Stick to my schedule as much as possible
2. Stick to my food plan

I think I will have to change the way I post what I am doing. We'll see.

Everyone have a great day and thank you, thank you, thank you for listening.

 

[Lesli54]

I forgot, the guy called in the afternoon and said they wouldn't make it out to look at the camper. So we are back to square one. If you really want it Christin, then let me know. I would be more than happy to drive it out that way and there are no rennovations needed.

I could just swing through Hot Springs, AR to visit with my best friend, come visit/meet you, go back through Hot Springs, and then stop in MO for a little more genealogy research. Sounds like a great little get-a-way for me.

You know I had to try.

 

[pearlieq]

I am so glad to hear you're feeling better!

It's great that you were able to let it all out and tell your DH what was going on and what you were feeling. That's such an important first step, especially if you're like me and everything is "fine" until I melt down... It sounds like you focused your energies in a very positive way by organizing your thoughts and plans. Hopefully your DH and the older DDs will step up take on a bigger share of the work around the house.

It's funny how you can see your DD18 differently now that she's gone. It's great that she was such a big help around the store and the house. She sounds like a fine young woman. I hope DH took you advice and called and told her how he realized how much she helped. I imagine hearing that would be such a joy for her.

Good job getting a menu together! I hear you about the grocery shopping. I probably make 4 trips per week--3 different stores plus the "I forgot X and Y" trip. Each of those trips is such an opportunity to waste time and money. I totally agree with you and you've inspired me to try to streamline my shopping this week.

Glad to hear you got some time to yourself last night! What a nice treat!!! I hope you had lots of fun with it. Bummer about the camper though. Hopefully something will come through soon.

I hope you have a wonderful day today!

 

[Lesli54]

Yes, Pearlieq, I am a "fine" person too. I think we want so hard to stay strong and not be "weak" in our husband's eyes. Sometimes I wonder if society's perception of independent women have gone so far the opposite direction that women forget that they do need to depend on someone every once in awhile. I wonder if we have gotten to the point that if we think if we can't do it all by ourselves then we will be viewed as less independent. Something to think about anyway.

Yesterday was pretty good, but alas the scale still won't move. I keep seeing that 192 taunting me. So frustrating.

I spent a good portion of the morning planning my grocery list and going to get groceries. It was probably the first time that I ever really looked at the conveyor belt at the check out and saw so much healthy food. So many fruits and veggies. It felt really good. I even thought "so this is what it feels like to buy good food". If my family complains about no food in the house then they better look again.

The rest of the day was spent relaxing a little, deep cleaning part of my bedroom (doing a little at a time so it will be done by the end of the week), preparing good meals, and talking on the phone with DD18.

She called a few times and we talked for a long length of time. I guess her boyfriend came down to visit this past weekend and next weekend they will be home. She loves her classes and has made a lot of friends. One of the neat coincidences is that she joined a church youth group only to find out that a) a good portion of the people she has been hanging out with were there and no one mentioned it in conversations and b) the neice of her youth leader here at home was in the group. Such a small world. She says it is much better than HS, none of the pettiness and it is fairly easy to find people with similar values. Now she is scheduling her flight to AZ to visit her grandma during Christmas break (after celebrating here that is). Her and her boyfriend have also figured that it would be eaier and cheaper for her to take the train up towards Chicago to visit him. Much closer drive for him and she can get back home in the same day. It's like $17 round trip, so much cheaper than gas. It is funny to think that she has been gone a week and a half and she has already created a whole new life. But she still needs her mom to talk to.

Food yesterday:
Breakfast: recorded in previous post
AM snack: missed, I was shopping for groceries
Lunch: HC Bean and Ham soup (this was alright, but I don't think I will buy it again) and 1/2 banana
PM snack: celery stalk w/PB
Supper: roasted chicken, green beans w/almonds, salad & biscuit (could have done w/o)

I am so happy that I stuck with a decent food plan. I also managed to get 1/2 of the GS put away and plan to get the rest done today.

All in all, it was a good day.

Tonight I have a meeting that I have to leave for late this afternoon (I hate meetings that are far away), so I am going to throw something in the crockpot for the family's supper. I of course won't eat it, but at least they will begin to get used to healthier foods and DH wont be tempted to do the old standby of processed chicken nuggets and fries. Which, by the way, DH has gone down a notch in his belt.

Time to get going, I need to get cleaned up for the day. Everyone have a wonderfully losing day!

 

[pearlieq]

Glad to hear your DD18 is settling in nicely and is making the most of her new environment. Also, congrats to your DH! I bet he was pretty excited to be a little smaller around the middle!

Sounds like yesterday was much more calm and orderly--I hope you have a great day today, too!

I see what you're saying about needing to be "strong" and independent. I don't like admitting weakness to my DH--why do you think I've never told him my actual weight? I don't know why I need to believe he thinks I'm perfect. Hmm, definitely food for thought...

Have a wonderfrul WISH day!

 

[Lesli54]

Good morning everyone! What a wonderful day, even if I am off to a slow start. The scale moved! I am now officially down another .5 lbs, putting me at 192.5. It took some time to get that off, but I think (I hope) I am past that little maintenance spell, basically the gain a few lose the same few. When I get to goal, I can live with that, but for now, that is a little frustrating.

Food yesterday was terrible and I didn't really eat much at all. Water was almost ok.

Breakfast: 1 scrambled egg w/onion & moz, 1/2 grapefruit, 1/2 slice 7 grain toast w/jelly (didn't eat all)
AM snack: yogurt. It wasn't light, but that was all we had
Lunch: A very large salad w/chicken, craisins and almonds. I ate late and before I realized it, I had overfilled my plate, thankfully it was mostly lettuce, but I didn't eat quite all of it.
PM snack: None. Too busy getting ready for my meeting
Supper: 1/2 turkey on wheat, 1 1/2 PB cookies, 8-10 oz Sierra Mist. Supper was on the road and early. I grabbed what I could at the gas station since I didn't have time for much else. It was a sad sandwich w/ 2 cheeses and very little turkey, so I salvaged it by pulling off the cheese and putting all the turkey on 1/2 the bread. The cookies just caught my eye and I thought I would have a small treat, but they really weren't that good.

I stayed pretty busy yesterday with GS. Didn't get around to my bookwork. This is a tough week to start a new schedule since I have GS 4 nights this week. It's always busy trying to get the new year off. But I am going to try to not get too over focused that I can't get other things done.

I forgot to mention that I bought Chocolate Soy Milk the other day. DH had some in and I thought I would see how the kids liked it. I even tried some and it was surprisingly good. I am not a big milk drinker, but will do it for my health and it was nice to have a chocolate "drink" that didn't really have that heavy milk texture. It was a nice little treat and a small bit got rid of any chocolate cravings.

Talked to DD18 again. She is trying to find a new job and is going to apply to be an RA for next school year. Life changes so quickly sometimes.

Please be patient with me while I try to figure out how I want to post my day. I am not sure I like this format.

Better get going. I have lots to do to get ready for an all town registration tonight. Plus try to sneak in some bookwork.

Everyone have a great day!

******added*******
I forgot to mention that I tried to make a nice dinner for the family before I left and it didn't work. I couldn't find my meatloaf recipe for the crockpot. Even tore apart all the cupboards. So DH ended up doing quick fixes. Oh well, I will keep trying.

 

[pearlieq]

Yay!!! Glad to see the scale moving again! Such a relief!!!

Sounds like a busy day yesterday! I'm glad you liked the chocolate soy milk. I've been eyeing it at the grocery store but haven't gotten around to buying any. I'll have to take a closer look next time I see it. Sounds yummy!

I hope you have a day today!

 

[Mykelogan]

Hi Lesli!

Wow you have had a lot going on!! So happy to hear that your DD18 is getting settled into her routine at school and I completely encourage her to go for the RA position! best decision I ever made in college! hehe!!

Sorry that things have been stressful in the house with the clutter and things not being put away. I hope you have found your family becoming more responisve to your needs in that area!!! Don't make me come out there and sit them down!!! hehe!

Hope you get to sit back and relax with a nice big glass of chocolate soy milk soon! hehe!!
Mike

 

[Lesli54]

Good morning everyone. Why do mornings come so fast? I just haven't gotten much sleep lately with everything going on. There have been a few nights where I have been really tired but as soon as I get to bed, I am awake. I hate nights like that.

Good news. The scale moved again. Another .5 lbs. I will take all I can get. Especially considering that I am not getting proper sleep, not completely balanced meals, not doing great on water, and I ate late last night. Only 2 more lbs til my new clippie and the halfway point!

Yesterday was mostly GS. Trying to get things ready for registration, fielding calls, etc. I did get a wonderful complement from one of the leaders who told me I was doing a great job and that I was so organized. It was really nice to hear and let's me know that the leaders are starting to see the changes I have been making to give them more support. Organized? She ought to see my office.

Food for yesterday
Breakfast: 1 scrambled egg w/onion, gr pepper, & a sprinkle moz, 1 c. milk, watermelon
AM snack: missed, I just didn't realize that time had flown
Lunch: HC chicken w/rice soup, now this was pretty good
PM snack: kudos bar, didn't have much time to stop but thought I should get something in case supper was late
Supper: HC garden vegetable soup, this was very late, somewhere around 9:15.

I know my day was mainly a soup day, but I had really intended to have at least a good sald for supper or an LC. However, by the time I got done cleaning up from the event and got to the store, I just was tired and not in the mood for anything real heavy. Soup looked appealing. Amazingly, in my tired state, the cookies, chips, and all around junk did not look tempting. The soup was at least full of veggies and very filling. Of course when I got home the phone was ringing off the hook again so it took sometime to get my supper fininshed.

DD18 called 3 times yesterday. She is trying to find flights to her grandma's for part of Christmas break. At first I told her to let me know so I can book it for her, but then I decided that since the info was in front of her, she could book it and all I needed was to provide the credit card (she's good for the $ ). So she booked her very first flight without the help of me. I just provided some things for her to think about and some tips. It's so neat, especially since she is an experienced flyer and will probably travel as much as possible. Great life learning in progress here. Really cool to watch.

Lots to do today as well. I need to put away all the materials from registration, follow up on calls, get troops pulled together where leadership is lacking, and then I have another meeting tonight. This one pertains to the Vietnam Moving Wall that is coming to our little community Sept 30. GS are helping out with it so I need to get more details.

DH and I are going out to a Chinese buffet for lunch.

Everyone have a great day and keep on moving!