7:09AM and "just getting started"! I woke up firmly wedged into the sweaty buttcrack of dawn, and have been at work for an hour and a half. Pulling a double today! Currently nursing an americano with an extra shot and a splash of cream. We're expecting 82 degree weather today! Yesterday was also low 80s. Absolutely beautiful, and I can't wait for some outdoor time this weekend.

@Panda_Poptarts no its a dell OptiPlex or something like that. I'm still trying to adjust to the gigantic monitors we got too, its so weird

What a fun thread!

No work today. Cold, gray, and snowy (!) in Minnesota. Walking and people watching at Mall of America. When I get my steps in, time for coffee and shoe shopping.

Pick my daughter up from school at 3 and then off to her eye appointment and dropping her off at ballet. Dinner was supposed to be grilled burgers, but, due to the weather, I'll give my husband a break and we'll do Chipotle burrito bowls instead. Tonight will be warm pajamas, Call the Midwife, and a fire in the fireplace!

Have a great day everyone!

@jesslintch good luck on the bid!

Today I woke up to snow...I'm currently at work sipping on my coffee w/ hwc. Counting down the time until I'm home in my PJ's! 5 1/2 more hours! haha. In between work I'm thinking of a meal plan for next week because this week went all crazy and we ended up going out to dinner and lunch way too much! I'm hoping for a pretty lazy weekend (though I need to get in a run and a weight workout).

Day 9 of a new job here - and staring out the window and MORE SNOW. I am so done with winter but apparently it isn't done with Canada (or at least the part I'm sitting in, which is Ottawa). Just finished lunch (some leftover sirloin steak I seared last night and some fried cabbage) and trying to figure out how to spend the afternoon not freaking out about all the stuff I still don't know!

Today is going crazy fast. might have something to do with me over sleeping and getting in an hour and a half late. oops!

I was making coffee and realized it was lunch time and wasn't hungry. I headed to aldi to peruse their assortment of random items priced incredibly well. stocked up on more heavy cream, some queso fresco for fajitas tonight and bought a lilac plant as well as some other blue plant, can't remember the name lol. they both look like little sticks in a bag of dirt but for a couple of bucks it'll be a fun thing for me to mess around with before I kill it. maybe aldi plants are super hearty and these will actually live, time will tell.

any advice on what to do with them is much appreciated, I think its too cold to put them outside so I think i'll pot them up and set in the sun till the weather gets better and can put them outside.

I've been eating poorly lately, not over on calories but way too much candy and other crud for my own good. it happens to me this time of the month each month so no shock there. I've stopped weighing myself for the most part. I went clothes shopping last weekend and fit loosely in size 8 banana republic pants and small tops. I'm good with that, no need to force a number that the scale doesn't want to give up.

hoping to get back to jogging regularly if it'll warm up or at least stop snow/raining every day. so far today has been dry though cold so I might be able to get something in after work. I'm itchin to break in my new sneakers.

I'm also picking up some raised beds tomorrow, there is a guy by my work that makes them as a hobby for extra money, older gentleman. I figured yeah I could probably make them too. but I like being able to purchase locally from someone that can really use the money for something well crafted instead of forking over money to the big orange box store, only to have to get really irritated when they don't turn out as nice as I want. for only 20 bucks a box I really can't go wrong.

auntstephie321 wrote: »

Today is going crazy fast. might have something to do with me over sleeping and getting in an hour and a half late. oops!

I was making coffee and realized it was lunch time and wasn't hungry. I headed to aldi to peruse their assortment of random items priced incredibly well. stocked up on more heavy cream, some queso fresco for fajitas tonight and bought a lilac plant as well as some other blue plant, can't remember the name lol. they both look like little sticks in a bag of dirt but for a couple of bucks it'll be a fun thing for me to mess around with before I kill it. maybe aldi plants are super hearty and these will actually live, time will tell.

any advice on what to do with them is much appreciated, I think its too cold to put them outside so I think i'll pot them up and set in the sun till the weather gets better and can put them outside.

I've been eating poorly lately, not over on calories but way too much candy and other crud for my own good. it happens to me this time of the month each month so no shock there. I've stopped weighing myself for the most part. I went clothes shopping last weekend and fit loosely in size 8 banana republic pants and small tops. I'm good with that, no need to force a number that the scale doesn't want to give up.

hoping to get back to jogging regularly if it'll warm up or at least stop snow/raining every day. so far today has been dry though cold so I might be able to get something in after work. I'm itchin to break in my new sneakers.

I'm also picking up some raised beds tomorrow, there is a guy by my work that makes them as a hobby for extra money, older gentleman. I figured yeah I could probably make them too. but I like being able to purchase locally from someone that can really use the money for something well crafted instead of forking over money to the big orange box store, only to have to get really irritated when they don't turn out as nice as I want. for only 20 bucks a box I really can't go wrong.

The raised boxes sound awesome! They add such order to planting.

if you can repot the plants and put them in the sun, I think that'll give them the best chance. Lilac smells so lovely.

We have Aldi in Germany ( in fact , I think it's a German company) but the stores here are poorly stocked, although sometimes they have good wine at a great price.

yeah, so jealous of the Aldis and TJs variety in the US but it's not here! ( I am a slightly bitter expat )

Good Morning! I have woken up to a couple of wee earthquakes (chch nz) so that was lovely
Beautiful day here and I am off to yoga shortly and then I think just a nice quiet day pottering around home. My Aunt and Uncle might pop in later but other than that hubby and I are just keeping a low profile this weekend.
@tishball - thanks, yes I did have a lovely time last night and stuck firmly to my allowed food. I have given in and started logging again but trying not to pay any attention to the calories.

Ringbearer2 wrote: »

yeah, so jealous of the Aldis and TJs variety in the US but it's not here! ( I am a slightly bitter expat )

Those are not everywhere in the US. I live in a rural area with very little. We have a couple of small grocery stores in my town, and there is a Wal-Mart about 25 miles away (the first Wal-Mart in our county, which opened a couple years ago but it is a small one).