juliemargaretkim wrote: »

Only one day late this week! Wish it was better news (it's not because I'm not trying....it seems like my body LIKES this extra 10 lbs....)

134.2 for this week. I'm looking for 133 by next week.... I'm taking it one day and one pound at a time.

@jugar -- I think you will appreciate this -- my husband and I met with our retirement funds person yesterday and it's official...I am retiring end of this semester. Do you guys know what that means??? I have to finally clean my office. For real!

Great weeks everyone -- I've not had much time to get on here -- but I'll try to catch up....
@micki48 - I'm going to look into the pilates thing - I will let you guys know for sure if I sign up (that AND yoga should help get those stubborn pounds gone!) --- and good luck @matthewsfive !

Wow wow wow! Retiring after a long time in higher ed is quite the change, but clearing the office is the worst!! Luckily, I had moved offices several times as I went through 2 positions in the upper admin and several construction-induced building changes, and was back in my department only the final 4 years before retiring, so the clearing out was already partially done. But it was still brutal. I think there are still boxes unopened ever since, and there is a filing cabinet filled with teaching materials that I do not have the slightest idea what to do with. A bonfire is probably the best option. Have fun with that!

Yes, your body likes that extra 10 pounds, but once you retire you'll have no excuses! And you DID lose 2.8 of them this month

Good to see you @AmyRobF ! I hope you enjoy the cake, but then keep on track until Friday! And Beyond!!

Quick catch up -

OVERDUE:
@ejdp254

DUE TODAY:
@ddmiddleton2

HEADS UP for Wednesday weigh-ins:
@offitgoes
@evelynladams527

This is the home stretch for February, folks! Let's hope we wrap up the month in fine fettle.

Happy Wednesday!

Another grey and dreary day here today - big snow on the way hopefully, but it might go up the river (St. Lawrence) north of us and not make me happy. We'll see by tomorrow.

Today is my volunteer day at the elementary after school program where I help kids with their homework and then help (hahaha) them run around in the gym after they finish as a reward. Some of them are right pains in the hind end, some of them are hilarious, but it is never dull. The kids are the ones who need help or their parents work so they can't go home until later - some of them from quite difficult circumstances. Since my son is dyslexic and I worked really hard with him all through school, I seem to end up with the dyslexic kids, or the ones who just don't wanna. After years of cajoling, I can usually get them to do something! They think I'm more ancient than their grannies. Which I mostly am!

I have been looking over my resolutions, goals, and plans that I posted back in December and early January. Some of them I am just beginning to maybe perhaps start thinking about doing, and some have been going along OK. I got very excited yesterday when I made a breakthrough on a sound project I am doing. It feels like the creative juices are flowing just as the maple sap is starting to flow. Hmmmm. I do love my maple syrup. I have also finally started making really good use of my calendar/planner. As recommended by my brilliant elder niece ( @evelynladams527 's kid!) I bought a Passion Planner. Sounded a bit too girly to me, but it is amazing. If you use it. Which I sort of am now. If you need to get organised and like doing it on paper, check them out!

Have a look at your goals and see what needs removing, revising, reviving. (To re or not to re...) Enjoy your day!

cory17 wrote: »

@jugar wish could send my grandson to you. I don't see much of him He has had difficulty all thru school "just don't wanna" Next year going to high school - a scary thought! how that will go. What is the difference of a a passion planner re annual planner?

Realized midday that I'm supposed to be fasting. Maybe that will help with tomorrow's weigh in. Onward I go

It is so hard getting through to the "just don't wanna" kids - but they are sometimes the most offbeat and interesting once they know it is safe to say whatever they want. What I dislike about schools in general (primary and secondary) is how important it is to control the kids. Some of them relate to the efforts to engage them, but some don't, and they are the ones who end up feeling unheard. What I like about this after school program is the time we get to catch the ones who are falling through the cracks. After a career working in university level, I thought I would like working with the high school kids, but I really prefer the 5th and 6th graders - right when they start disconnecting. I'm not sure our little program can really do much, but it feels hopeful sometimes. Send your grandson up any time! I have seen a few go off to high school that I though YIKES but they have done ok in a different environment.

The passion planner is just a paper agenda, but there is method to their madness. The website has a lot of their stuff for free if you just want to print out your own, or they sell the printed, bound agendas. There are many pages for working on your long and short-range plans, and every week includes spaces for your to-do lists, your priorities, reflections, etc. I am enjoying it. They are available at https://passionplanner.com/

Well, it has gone rather quiet today.

It is that quiet time of the week when not too many weigh-ins are due! But I still need
@ejdp254
@evelynladams527

And tomorrow there is a SOLO weigh-in for:
@cory17

Send me numbers. I get sad on these days when not many numbers happen.

Gidgitgoescrazy wrote: »

I really want to skip weigh in this week, ya see as long as my stomach isn't affected, when I am sick, I eat, and I eat alot... I don't know why, always have... anyway, I was making good progress and I just don't want those number to derail me...

No problem - I can carry over your weight from last week. But if you change your mind, go ahead and submit one anyhow!