Hi all,
Charms---Totally get it. Nice of you to take the time to tell us where you're going. So often we just never hear from someone again. Good luck to you and absolutely come back and say hi now and then, and let us know how you're doing.
Meme---Yep, that's why I'm on a "our way" thread. I am so all over everybody doing this the way that works for them but struggle w/LC militancy being pushed for everyone. I don't eat enough veggies to worry about it. I like my salads and green beans, but I LOVE tomatoes in almost every form. Fruit, I know but the point is the same. It's the only fruit I eat besides berries, and I'm not givin' it up. I use them w/knowledge of
Bottom line, we all have to know what we can live with LONG TERM, as in yeah, I could cut out tomatoes in some kind of uber LC "diet" to lose weight but for me, that wouldn't be realistic. Because the minute I go back to something realistic for me long term, I gain back what I lost for being unrealistic about who I am.
As long as I've been at this, one thing I know is true. Wherever I land in how I eat MUST be sustainable and comfortable as a lifestyle.
Jaz---I hope you are having a lovely night with G/Mr. Big. Totally understand your experimenting with it, despite my "sack him" advice. There are so many feelings/instincts one can't totally translate on a blog.
I'm glad you have an appointment w/a OB-GYN coming up. Know you will be honest about what you've been going thru. Jaz, it doesn't have to be like this and I worry about it for you. Know you're scared, me too, about anything having to do w/a doctor or surgery. But I think you need to get more current info on the options. Not every surgery is BIG.
Trig---Whatcha doin' with the Pork Chop gone? Total chill?
I'm like you in terms of the holidays. Thanksgiving---been trying to get my family to go out for it for the last couple of years, now that our kids are grown up and out and many of them can't make it home. But no one's biting.
Christmas---I do a 4 ft table top tree, which makes it feel like an 8 ft tree. Then I do our mantel, which is totally fun for me and different every year. LOVE doing the mantel-scape, it is a creative joy for me. That's it. Nothing else inside or outside. No Xmas tchotchkes. A lovely tree, a pretty mantel, and a roaring fire is plenty-O Xmas for me.
Nic---
and following right up on home and hearth and home, I cannot tell you how much I agree w/this:
surrounds me like a warm hug!
Exactly. That's how I feel about my home. It is my ultimate refuge, and I want it to hug me every time I walk back in thru the door.
THIS, really made me laugh:
"We were both mad, for different reasons.
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Oh man, I so get it!
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So today I came slam dang up against the difference between my low, and now. I went pants shopping.
Had to do it. I LIVE in slim leg black pants for work, add whatever to the top and you look professional enough. I always need a few fresh pairs in the fall, as I work 'em like crazy.
For basic slim leg black pants, (NOT jeggings,
for me) I love Chico's. Several lines/body types to chose from. Anywho, I'm up one FULL Chico's size, not just a .5 up. :thrown:
But I had to deal w/what is, and w/my bonus bucks got two pairs, one in black, one in a sienna brown, for a very good deal. Chico's pants aren't cheap, but then, I'm looooooooooong past being able to buy cheap pants. I need quality and fit.
I didn't like that more severe evidence of my gain, and has me thinking a lot.
Also gals, just have to share this. My biggest client, the one that's been causing me so much heart burn lately, just gave me an unsolicited 10% raise on my retainer, which adds up to a significant plus in cash flow per month.
Yeah, happy for the money. But, MOST HAPPY, to feel valued enough to have it given without asking for it. Yeah, it WILL come w/more work, they see that ahead and acted pro-actively. Good for me. Good for them. Happy camper.