Share Your Day
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Oh...stuff....it will be the end of us! Yes - the flashstick/scanned photos. I'm pretty sure that no one will look at the images more than once - and I have 12 photo albums and 6 boxes of photos to scan - that feels like a lifetime!!!!
Looks like you have things under control, Yooly! It will hopefully be like pulling off a bandaid. Hurts for flash, but then it is over.
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Well not every photo is worth saving. How many cute poses do you need? I’m trying to digitize one good yearly son photo from childhood. One or two photos of life events/wedding/Christmas/graduation etc.
Scenery, long gone friends, multiples of same events from different angles - into the shredder.2 -
Hello from down under, literally!….yes, we are on the west coast of Florida about 40 miles north of where the direct hit of the hurricane came in….no power for a week….no hot water, etc….we did have water….we lost some beautiful big old live oak trees, some shingles on roof, an entire fence, a leak in roof, etc but we are all safe….the winds and rain were ferocious….lived here fifty years and this was horrible….grocery stores are out of everything….I am never eating peanut butter again, ever!…so many are in very bad shape here….I will be back soon….internet service is still on and off….thank you for all of your good thoughts sent our way!4
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So good to hear from you, Connie. Thinking of you and your family and furry one
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Well, no great loss on the peanut butter ban Connie! Thank goodness you all survived relatively intact and safe. All the rest will get resolved over time.
It was/still is a terrible storm for many Floridians. Hang in there and come back when you can. We miss you 😘4 -
Yay Connie is safe! ❤️❤️❤️3
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I went through that on peanut butter during a recovery from surgery. My mom took my three year old son, and a friend of mine came over every morning before work and refilled my water bottle and made me three peanut butter sandwiches and left them wrapped by my chair, and refilled the cat's food and water, and on the weekends my husband came home (he was a trucker) and did the laundry and cleaned out the cat box. Six weeks I spent like that, in a non-walking cast.4
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I declare this a peanut butter free zone! (I've had to give it up do to overeating tendencies).1
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This is the first time I have had internet today….cable TV has also been on and off….we are getting some things cleaned up but it is a slow go…hopefully everything will be almost normal here soon….I intend for Monday to be my “D” day!4
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I'm glad you are okay, Connie. I'm sorry you had to go through that.
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AthleteLori wrote: »I'm glad you are okay, Connie. I'm sorry you had to go through that.
Thank you!….I have been reading posts but haven’t been actually on track for a while…hope to get to know you better soon….I had lost 110 lbs but the last 10 months I have gained so much back it sickens me….but I am determined to do it again!….keep up the hard work!2 -
Hope your weekend helps you get ready for Monday, Connie. Can't imagine summoning up the energy it takes to get back into the groove when so much is still going on...don't forget "baby steps" ! Be gentle on yourself - you will do this, there is no doubt!3
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Getting ready to go up and start work on a blouse for historybounding. It's very exciting because these are clothes that I can simply tie differently, lace tighter, and take a tuck in as I go down, without having to constantly fuss with sizes. Plus, they will look better on a figure that is pretty much looking five months pregnant.3
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So history bounding? Kind of like a Renaissance Faire thing? Cos play?
There’s a whole world there I know nothing about.2 -
Historybounding is wearing styles that are reminiscent of historical ones on a day to day basis. An Edwardian blouse and walking skirt with a modern cardigan, for example.5
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sounds very cool, Alexandra. I hope you share a pic with us!2
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Ah - more of a daily style thing. Interesting and impressive!3
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Today friends with sundry relatives descended on my dining room and removed ALL the stuff! The table is bare, floors are passable again. Woohoo!
Getting all the clutter out feels like losing a bunch of mental weight. More work to do but making some progress. Someday I’ll be comfortable in my future tiny home.1 -
congratulations, YOoly!!!
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Wow! Err... wow!
Impressed by Yooly! 2 -
lauriekallis wrote: »sounds very cool, Alexandra. I hope you share a pic with us!
I intend to. Currently going with something very like a historic Russian sarafan and blouse, because I can do an Empire waist to accommodate my belly, and take it in and belt it as I lose. Handsewing a lot of this because my sewing machine isn't working right now.3 -
I wish you were closer...I have a sewing machine looking for a new home (yes - another one of those things taking up space!
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lauriekallis wrote: »I wish you were closer...I have a sewing machine looking for a new home (yes - another one of those things taking up space! )
Alas! I'd take it in a flash, too.
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Today is THE day….will check in later!2
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I overdid it this weekend which is why I was so quiet. Saturday I took the train downtown and shopped. Had a wonderful brunch at the Grand Lux (short rib eggs benedict which was served over hashbrowns instead of english muffins and a side of sliced tomatoes to cut through the richness). Then I spent too much money, including getting a new phone (I needed one and decided to just do it) and a winter coat (cause Chicago winters). So I walked all the way down and then back up Michigan Ave (also known as the Magnificent Mile) plus the walks to and from the L stations.
By the time I got home, I hurt. My legs were so sore and my right foot was just pain. Not sure what is going on with it honestly.
Yesterday I got some chores done and put up some artwork, but otherwise I crashed hard. Oh, I did go out and watch the marathon for awhile and cheered on the runners. Since it was pretty much going by right outside my door (well, on the cross street less then a block away). I found a bench since my foot still hurt and cheered people on, even those who were behind the pace vehicle. Because they were doing something I couldn't even THINK about doing at this point in my life. Like wow... such inspiration. Especially those you could tell were struggling but just kept going and pushing themselves. Ugh! I need to take some of that inspiration and put it towards my own journey.4 -
I think you are, Athijade.2
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I've been coping with a lot of foot pain. I know it's partly because I'm moving more but mostly because my shoes are worn out. There's only so much I can do with putting new insoles in. That buys me about an extra month. But really, I need new ones every six months and that's just all. I'm hoping to get two pairs to distribute the wear better, and one of those in lace up so that I can wear my ankle braces with them on the bad days. And I want a pair of waterproof hiking boots. Apparently this winter isn't going to be snowy as much as wet and chilly, and I do. not. do wet feet.
Tomorrow I'm planning to take Sgt Pickles to the dog park. If there's other dogs there, he can socialize; if not, he will still love the opportunity to run free and have all sorts of fun.5 -
Any chance of having a doctor check out your foot pain soon? I coped with some bad foot pain for a long time only to find out I had a stress fracture! Who knew?4
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Today was a pretty good day….I ate healthy and spaced my meals out over the day….I wish I liked breakfast, but I just don’t….I am going to try harder to eat something when I get up….breakfast foods just do not appeal to me….maybe make some muffins or a breakfast sandwich….
I have been trying to decide how to post this but wasn’t sure how….I have told all of you that I have gained back a lot of weight the past few months….people in my family are all tall and certainly not built small…I never realize how heavy I am until I am in a photo with all normal size people….I always think I look smaller than I actually am….anyway, occasionally reality slaps me in the face!….I was in Walmart a few days ago shopping and I overheard a little girl ask her mom why that lady ( me ) had such big legs….her mom grabbed her arm and yanked her around to scold her…I pretended not to have heard her and continued down the aisle….but it bothered me because yes, I do have big long legs and I had shorts on which I usually don’t wear shopping….I shrugged it off and went to Publix for some groceries….I will be a son of a gun but I hear this little girl ask her mom why that lady ( me ) was so fat!…this time I glared at the child like she has a life threatening contagious disease…..I was tempted to tell her I got fat because I ate rude little children but I didn’t….again I shrugged it off, finished shopping and came home….I told my husband about it and burst into tears….I am not a pretty cryer…my face gets red, I hiccup and snot runs down my nose….John hugged me and told me it was time to do this diet thing again….I agree….
So here I am kids!…embarrassed, overweight, and starting again….
And if I see those little girls again, I might just have them for lunch!…6 -
From the mouths of babes! I’m sure those girls had no cruel intent but there it is. I too never “saw” myself in the mirror- still don’t.
When I started losing weight my hope was just to get small enough to fit in with normal size people. To not be the biggest one in the photo or the room. Right now I’m a size 14-16, still 20 lbs over goal but am generally an unexceptional size. Average American old lady. While I’d love to lose more - mentally, socially and physically I can move through life comfortably.
Be kind to yourself Connie. You’ll get there but don’t try to do it too fast because that loss won’t last.
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