The New Water Cooler
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Marla - You tried, some guys are clueless.
I hope Caleb doesn't bring any thing home either to the family.
Jenny - Have fun with the knitting group, although knitting would be the farthest thing from my mind in this heat.
Ang - Hi
Dave and I went bike riding this morning before it got too hot, 91F. No rain in sight, we had rain at the
cottage but here nothing. My flowers and plants look so stressed. Last night we went to the boat
for a rib dinner put on by the club but we did have to pay for it. It was a good dinner, ribs, potatoes,
beans and a roll.
Today is a dentist apt. and then getting my bangs trimmed and trying to stay cool.
Stay cool ladies its another hot one! Has anyone been watching the Republican convention? Who would have thought the Donald would get this far.
Shirley0 -
Hot here! Sweat, sweat, sweat! Checking in. More later when I am home.
Marla- could rash be poison ivy?
Driving practice is the worst.
Off to appt so more tonight.
Jenny0 -
so hot. Brutal. Heat index 113 and over.0
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Marla your weather is much hotter than ours so I will not be complaining.
I had yoga today and Barb was our instructor, she always makes things interesting. I made an intention for rain today but it didn't happen. Our lawn looks like hay and my flowers are stressed but we keep on
watering. I just finished making soup, I must be hoping Fall is coming because of all this heat.
Kristina and John are coming for the weekend and hopefully some sailing on Sunday.
We skyped with Isaac and Kathy yesterday and he was a hoot, he is walking more and was putting on a
show for us. I have to get some new pictures which is hard because he always moving now.
Enjoy your weekend and stay cool.
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TGIF!!
We went out for dinner and had margeritas. I didn't have a lot to eat today due to my 5 home visits so the liquor has gone to my head. I assume I will be sleeping by 8pm. Oh well, I could use the extra zzzzz's.
Miserably hot here too. I don't know the heat index but my car says 100 degrees outside. With our humidity being high too, it feels awful! Knock you over miserable.
Rory has been posting some nice scenery pictures on Facebook. His posts today showed a hike he took up to a peak. The views were gorgeous. Lucky him! This smiling dog keeps following him around, LOL!
I love my caseload of students but Russ and I are trying to figure out if staying where we are and working ourselves to death is really worth it. Downsizing to a simple, minimalist life sounds attractive and just living our days to the fullest, stress free is calling our name. I don't know if we have the guts to do it but it sure is fun to talk about.
Well I need to zone due to my margeritas so signing off!
Jenny0 -
I love margaritas, enjoy them Jenny!!
Hot and sunny, no rain and I had to buy new flowers for the front entrance. My flower pot fell over this morning and said, "I can't take the heat anymore'.
Have a good weekend
Shirley0 -
mmmm-mmmmMargarita....
praying for cooler week - Caleb is at his last camp this week - and then two week until school starts. Crazy.
I am still gaining weight - and feeling miserable - my pants (the next bigger size) are tight - so mad at myself0 -
I hear ya Marla, read my newsfeed today. I am so deflated after gettting on the scale today. All clothes are crying at the seams from my summer weight gain. Only 2 pounds away from my beginning journey here on MFP. Will we ever learn .
I can't believe school will be starting for your boys already, where here they don't start until after
Labor Day weekend.
We had a good weekend with my daughter and her boyfriend John from Argentina. They have been together for 1 year now and he has been in Canada for 6 months now. He will be starting school
in September for massage therapy for a 2 year program. His status now is a tourist visa and he will
get his student visa before he starts school which opens up for him to work legally in Canada.
We will meet his parents from Argentina next Sunday for lunch while we are on our club cruise for the week.
Shirley0 -
Hi I'm here. Heat is zapping me and I zone out at night. We are working on downstairs bathroom. Tomorrow eve, sanding and filling dings and holes. Wednesday, hopefully paint walls. I may talk Russ into tiling floor after all.
Watching DNC tonight. Different tone from RNC last week. Crazy but interesting election/campaign.
I am also struggling with pounds. Russ is losing while I'm stagnate. I need to reduce sugar and carb intake to healthy levels. Exercise is not happening.
We can do this ladies!
Jenny0 -
I don't know why I can't shake myself into action - I am disgusted with myself. I did order some shakes and maybe they will help me get back on track - I have never had luck with shake programs - but I need a kickstart
Thank God not as hot this week. Praying Caleb has another awesome camp experience- his last two were amazing - but when we checked in Sunday he was grumpy because he didn't get the cabin he wanted - being in a bad mood to begin with makes me nervous for the whole week for him - all I can do is pray - and then I got into with Zach last night - I was trying to talk with him about the very soon school year and his VERY heavy schedule and what he is going to do - and he is already put out with me - "I"m done talking about this!" ggrrrrr - I am hoping to get him in for his driving test next week - so if he fails we still have another week before school to try again - I really want that done before school starts0 -
Teen boys. Such a joy (sarcasm). Hang in there, Zach will appreciate you when he is 18 or 19.
Hot today. Tired of high temps. Sweating at work!
Holes in bathroom are filled and some are sanded. Finish sanding those that are drying tomorrow and prep room for painting. I should be able to get first coat done. We are replacing medicine cabinet and light so last wall will be painted with a utility light providing the light.
Stay cool!
Jenny0 -
well, another day and I still s*ck at getting myself on track - meh0
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Prepped and painted 3 of 4 wal ok s in bathroom. Tomorrow we take off medicine cabinet and put up new light. Then I can paint that wall. Color is a warmer tan than previous tan. Very sore so relaxing.
Watching convention,
Sleep well.
Jenny0 -
I'm on the verge of dropping down from my first half. How can I do it when I haven't run in 2.5 weeks? I hate saying that. I'm simply not getting up early enough any more to go in the morning and I just don't at night when I get home. I need to. I want to. I don't.
I also can't stop eating junk. Once again the scales have gone back up. They are supposed to go down!
I hope this coming long weekend to get lots of running in. I thought with going to be early last night would get me up on time to go this morning. Nope. Fell back asleep and barely got up on time to get out the door for work. Sigh. I'm in a rut I can't get out of.0 -
Ang, Maybe your body is telling you that you need the sleep. Plus you just moved into a new apt. and getting settled. Give yourself a break and you will get out of your rut once the cooler weather comes back. I am looking to that too.
Jenny, Sounds like the bathroom is shaping up and your weather is like ours hot and sticky.
Getting sick of it real soon.
Marla, My weight was actually down this morning. I have been watching the snacking, not eating at night after dinner and smaller portions. I still have to lose 30 lbs so I have my work cut out for me. I hope Caleb enjoys the rest of his time at camp. I had one daughter, Kristina, who loves camp and one, Kathy, who didn't want to leave home.
I did an 11 mile bike this morning before it got too hot and I am pooped. I still have to take my shower and pack as we are leaving tomorrow for another sailing club cruise and will stay out until Wedneday.
We will leave Monday and go to another port which has a pool, Yay! We are meeting John's parents from Argentina on Sunday. That should be intesting, let you know how that went.
Here is the lastest picture of Isaac at the other grandparents house.
Shirley
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I feel you Ang -
Caleb is home tomorrow! Hoping he had another awesome week.0 -
**whispers** I miss when the boys went away for camp the same week - it was mommy week0
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Cute pic of Isaac!
We are all struggling. Should we do some kind of accountability check in? Pledge minutes of exercise per week and check in and report?
Hit a snag with bathroom. We have to move light box so need a wall patch kit and need to cut, then repair wall, paint, hang light and mirror. Then we are going to tile floor. Saw a nice tile on sale at Menards. If it measures out right, we will by it. Small bathroom, low cost. Love that!
TGIF!
Jenny0 -
I believe we should all make a pledge to something (whatever we need to do to get moving) -
my scale continues to move up and I am nearing a full blown panic attack - it's like my 'give a darn' button is just broken - but I do care - because I hate the way I feel and look -
Caleb comes back today and I am going to challenge him and me to exercise everyday until school starts - and then once soccer practice starts to a set number of days on top of soccer. One of the first things they do for PE is the mile run and he is doing better food wise with being at camp because being away at camp is automatically limiting and they are getting a lot of outdoor time - so I am going to challenge to work out with me everyday to help me get out of my bad place and to help him get prepared for his big physical challenge.0 -
Shirley - He is getting so big!
Marla - That's what I loved about camp! Portion sized foods and you didn't have to cook it!
Jenny - I like the idea of an accountability check it!
Oops. Woke up today at 6:42. I need to leave between 6:50-6:55 to get my bus. Needles to say I didn't make it. On a brighter note, all 19 books I got when I was on vacation for the church library are all ready to go into the library this Sunday! I'm excited. I'm also excited for the long weekend. I plan to get lots of running in this weekend. No more excuses. My half marathon is in 48.5 days!
I'm determined to keep running through the fall and as it gets colder through those months I don't want to think of right now. A lot of people are complaining about the heat (the same people I remember complaining about the cold!) I"m loving the heat! I'll take hot weather over freezing cold weather any day! Yesterday was bad though - feel like temperature of 31C (87.8F) and the bus driver had the heat on!! The heat!!! Even with all the windows in the bus open it was horrible. I was getting nauseous before I got home.0 -
It sounds like the 3 of us are on board for an accountability check-in. Shirley is not back yet so we'll see if she wants to also. Do you want to set # of days exercised per week, miles run/walked, or minutes of activity per week (could include yard work, cleaning, exercising...)?
This past week flew by. Rory comes home Monday eve, late. We are frantically working on this bathroom. Russ has the lighting wires and box in but has been working on patching the opening in sheetrock. As usual it is a pain and I hope it doesn't show too much above the mirror. We had to buy special hangers for the mirror since it is so heavy. I took my paint swatch and backsplash to Menards to see if the sale flooring would work. I thinks it's a nice match and wouldn't show too much dust and hair on the floor in between cleanings. We will go back and pick up 4 boxes of tile. The floor will cost under $100!
Today is our 23rd anniversary and we did not plan ahead for a celebration. We are going to a movie Captain Fantastic with Viggo Mortenson and then somewhere to eat. We have pledged to plan ahead for a trip for our 25th anniversary. Start saving now!
I hope you get your running in Ang.
Marla- great idea to ask Caleb to help you. Maybe he will be motivated and even feel better since being at camp.
Have a nice evening!
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Jenny - Happy Anniversary!!
I think minutes would be best for unaccountably. Mine would very much vary depending on the length (and pace) of my run.
I ran 14K!!!! My longest run to date! My legs are very much telling me that as well. With having tomorrow off for the holiday (the one they created so we could have a long weekend in August!) I want to attempt another long run tomorrow. I'm thinking 14k again or maybe 16k.
Buskers is here right now. Street performers from all over the world have come. It's really good. I was down to the waterfront (where they are) yesterday and saw some and plan to go back tomorrow. I do need to get some things done at home tomorrow though as well, so I will see if I have time to make it down. The ones I am looking at going to see aren't until the afternoon so I that gives me lots of time in the morning - depending on what time I wake up!0 -
Happy after anniversary!
I bet you can't wait for R to be home. What an adventure.
It doesn't what we check in on - I am starting today on logging my food - all food - will work on getting a deficit soon I hope - first the accurate logging all bites - and getting some activity - I want everyday - but realistically I am going for goal of 3 days a week0 -
I"m setting a lofty goal. Run EVERY DAY this month. Even if it's just a 2k or 3k run on the days of my cross-training (Sunday and Thursday). Started it off with my 5k training run tonight. I waited until later to go today so there was cloud cover and it might not be so hot. The breeze felt good when I was running. Though the benefit of going at night also helps know what you need to burn off for the rest of your calories for the day!!0
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Hello Ladies,
Accountability, I am all in !!! Whatever you choose and how you want to do it I will be there!!
I am still on the water, we had a successful weekend with our sailing club and we met John's parents, sister, and brother from Argentina and his mom gave me a lovely shawl from there as a gift.
We had dinner at one of the restaurants at the club we were staying at and they came back to the boat
for dessert. His dad belongs to a sailing club in Argentina.
Today we are at another port and tomorrow a bike ride is planned and then home on Wednesday.
Have a good evening,
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Thanks for the anniversary wishes.
Let's each set our own activity goal for minutes per week. We each can determine how many days to get those minutes.
Bathroom usable but not done. Decided not to get that floor because it didn't have the tile edging for baseboards. I lIke those for mopping and wiping down when cleaning. One towel rack up and Russ fizzled. The light and mirror took awhile. We went to order a new showe door for upstairs bathroom. Complicated so more decisions to make 1st. Why do I start these projects?
Hot here! Fall can come now.
Nice run, Ang! Glad you are having a nice sailing trip, Shirley. Great goal for logging, Marla.
What day should we report our weekly minutes?
Jenny
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Just a thought, but how about we put in our exercise everyday as minutes. Also let's add our logging accountability and also if you don't log your food put it in too. That will makes us think twice.
Another hot day today, we did go for a bike ride and stopped for a cappucino and a scone. We walked
the streets of the downtown and then biked the path back. We changed quickly as we were so hot and
right to the pool. We just got back after showering and now relaxing until dinner time.
We are sailing back tomorrow.
Aug. 2 - 1 hour bike ride
No logging of food as I am away.
Shirley0 -
I am four days good at logging all food and exercising. I am happy about that.
I am embarrassed at how far I have fallen. I really made myself look at my body in the mirror last night before I showered. It made me feel terrible. I know I have to carry on and push on - I just wish I had been more concerned before I let it get so far out of control. I know it's bad because my bra's are too tight. The clothes I had put away two years ago because they were falling off are too tight. I just want to bawl.
Welcome back Rory!!0 -
Aug. 4 - Logging food today
Restorative Yoga tonight at 5pm. 75 mins.
We got home yesterday from boating and it took us 5 hours to get home and we are really tired today and slept in this morning. We were so tired after docking I forgot some of the food that had to be taken home. Dave has left to do some grocery shopping and throw out the leftover food on the boat. I am doing laundry and catching up. I will be watering my neighbor's flowers and garden this week while they are away.
We will be home for 3 weeks this time before taking my MIL up to the cottage for one last time. We have one more sailing cruise on Labor Day and then I am home for the long distance. That is okay by me. I like to travel but not this much, I also like being around my house. Also keeping up with watering has been a challenge since we
are in a drought zone lately.
My daughter and Isaac are coming tomorrow to go to Safari Niagara (zoo) and then back to the house. Fraser my SIL will be joing us later. I am getting my digital camara ready for pictures.
I think I will go to a retorative yoga class tonight, it will feel good to back at it. Next week nothing but appts. mostly doctor check ups.
Shirley0 -
Five days food logging and exercising - 45 min to 60 min each day - sore today - maybe a walk tonight - very hot though - maybe just driving practice for Zach0
