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  • LanaCabana537
    LanaCabana537 Posts: 3,950 Member

    ☀️SUNDAY ☀️SUNDAY ☀️SUNDAY

    Good morning All~~

    One eye is open......

    Lana

    252.6 today
    258.8 highest
  • Tilliesmommy1
    Tilliesmommy1 Posts: 5,374 Member
    Good morning,

    Lana! good weigh in and high five considering the "extra stress" you are going through

    My NSV is that I do not have ice cream or cake in the house - blast it I forgot chocolate, but hot chocolate will have to work today and I will find chocolate - so no cake or ice cream!!!

    Water is boiling to make tea - I bought bottled water (1 gallon) so my tea/coffee/hot chocolate tastes better. I think the bleach in the tap water might be a good thing???? That and I have to stay in budget.

    Will work on #2 shawl and #3 is started, I just saw a "dead" project and that yarn may become #4.

    Walking later is also on the books.

    Wave to all who follow.

  • mkculs13
    mkculs13 Posts: 655 Member
    Happy Sunday to all.

    Dawn, that seems like a nice place to be. Much nicer with a low census, I agree.

    I did a long walk in the dog park--almost 5 miles. It was cold, wet, and rainy. Not too crowded but I was hoping it would be empty. I am really hoping for some warmer, dry weather soon. Looks like I might get a couple days this week, and then back to our typical spring nonsense. I need to feel warm Sun on my face.

    I'm doing ok after 4 weeks back to this, down about 5-6 lbs, even while the past 2 weeks I've been surrounded by extra food, including a lot of snacks for my kids. I'm craving fresh produce and will try the store later this week. I really don't "need" anything but man, I could use a salad. If I knew of a place that made good ones, I'd just order it.

    Sometimes I get the feeling time just stopped. Every day is like the one before. Hoping that getting back to work (from home) tomorrow will go smoothly. Part of me knows I won't like having a schedule imposed on me while I'm in MY home, but another part is looking forward to reconnecting with students.

    I hope all of you are doing well and feeling more spring-like than me.
    Cheers
    Maureen

  • mkculs13
    mkculs13 Posts: 655 Member
    Good morning. I'm starting back to work today--teacher education on virtual learning. Not sure when we will be bringing students back; maybe Monday 4/6. Of course, now that I have obligations for the day, I am exhausted--slept poorly and awake since 4. Apparently my daughter was roaming around; I thought I heard someone up when I awoke. The good news is, I can take a nap when we break for lunch.

    I was looking over some information about activity levels for someone my age and size. I think I have my cals set too low, which may be why I am always so hungry. I'm going to bump up a few more and see if that helps without cutting into my rate of losing too much. I'd be ok with 1 lb a week if it meant I wasn't hungry all the time. And having better snacks around will help, too; I didn't even think of that for myself. No carrots or other relatively low-cal fillers. What are your favorites? I need ideas.

    Of course now that I can't go to the dog park in the mid-morning, the sun is out. Maybe tomorrow I can go before work--that would be awesome. And if it is sunny all day today, a lot of the mud will dry out. I'm hopeful.

    Have a great day, all.
  • holly1283
    holly1283 Posts: 741 Member
    Good morning to all. Glad th e weekend is over. Where to start? Weather was terrible but couldn't have gone out anyway. I was very sick. Vomiting and spiked a high fever of 104!! No body aches or pain and no respiratory issues. Thought maybe it was food poisoning. No gastric issues Sunday and temperature at 100 or lower all day. Temp even lower today. I feel almost human. On a lighter note, I have been way under my calorie intake. The sun is out. Some vitamin D may be in order. Waves to all.
  • Tilliesmommy1
    Tilliesmommy1 Posts: 5,374 Member
    MONDAY

    Last day of freedom - work tomorrow! :pensive:

    My good karma of the day - walking into Asian store and saw a ring- cant tell you fake from real diamonds, but I found the manager and gave it to him and said I found it in the parking lot.

    Junk food city today and scale tells me about my eating out "to go" food -SALT city - so I needed to make sure I had enough real chocolate to handle this week.

    Got new glasses will go looking to see if I can post a picture.

    Holly hope you are feeling better

    Wave to all who follow - stay safe and as much as you would like to flip off the idiots - you are better than them. Hang tough. Keep your cool.
  • brennerjlb
    brennerjlb Posts: 720 Member
    Hello all!
    Maureen - sun? What is sun? I look out right now and see a little blue peaking out, but have not seen the sun in 4 days I think :smile:
    Holly - yikes....take care of yourself. Hope cough does not develop. Sending you healing thoughts.
    Sara - thinking of you this week. Good luck with the return to work!
    Lana - hello! I did laugh out loud about your DH being a pain because of having to be an adult LOL.
    Ended my maple syrup production for the year. The good news is that means it is warming up. Didn't get near what we usually do - about 1/2. But that is ok, just less to give away. Ended up with 6.5 gallons of syrup which means we collected over 260 gallons of sap.
    Have a great Monday!
    Lynn
  • Tilliesmommy1
    Tilliesmommy1 Posts: 5,374 Member
    Lynn- give away maple syrup?? Barter - my step brothers inlaws have an avocado orchard (8 trees) and they trade for them. Sun is coming east.

    Cannot find the exact eye glasses, but I tried.

    Going to knit in car.
  • holly1283
    holly1283 Posts: 741 Member
    PA schools closed indefinitely. Our county and one neighboring county under house arrest. My daughter was allowed in her school briefly to get materials for her speech students. She stopped at the local market and replenished supplies. Then we heard about not leaving the house even for walks. Thanks for the concern. Will you be able to work out of your home tomorrow? Just make wise decisions.
  • brennerjlb
    brennerjlb Posts: 720 Member
    Tilliesmommy1 wrote: »
    Lynn- give away maple syrup?? Barter - my step brothers inlaws have an avocado orchard (8 trees) and they trade for them. Sun is coming east.

    Cannot find the exact eye glasses, but I tried.

    Going to knit in car.

    Sure wish we could knit at the Cabana club. Although I would not knit - I would drink :wink:
    Give away - as gifts and thank you's. Yes I do some barters. Mostly returned favors. That stuff is like gold to me :)


  • LanaCabana537
    LanaCabana537 Posts: 3,950 Member

    Hi All~~

    Just checking in....

    Mmmmm - Maple Syrup!! Yay Lynn~~

    Sara, it puts a smile on my face that you go to knit in the car. In another life, this would be a neat quirk of a character in a play or movie. 😉

    Maureen, I hope you had a good Monday with the teacher learning thing and that you get good sleep tonight~

    Hey Holly - How are you feeling?

    Waving to Dawn and Kathryn and Tracy and Missy and all the other ladies~~ Send up a flare when you have a chance

    Lana

    253.4 ☹️
    258.8 highest
    179.0 goal
  • mkculs13
    mkculs13 Posts: 655 Member
    Lynn, we have had a glorious day here. I had no idea how much the weather was affecting me the previous two days. I was really struggling. But today, everything was easy. I got back to work, too, and I think that helps.

    I think I'll need two weeks vacay at the Cabana Club after all of this is done and over. Just sun and nothing to worry about. I'm imagining myself there (a LOT lighter than I am right now), in a very cute magenta bikini, matching toe nail polish, getting a foot massage from . . . I don't care who, it's a freaking foot massage . . . and listening to the sound of the ocean in the background.

    Boy, does that sound nice to me.
  • Tilliesmommy1
    Tilliesmommy1 Posts: 5,374 Member
    I was discussing having a "we made it through Covid 19" party with a neighbor - which would probably be August/Sept - so start your planning.
  • Tilliesmommy1
    Tilliesmommy1 Posts: 5,374 Member
    TUESDAY

    Good morning

    Up with the dog.

    Work schedule again, hope to not fall asleep at work.

    Meant to make quiche last night but walked far yesterday and napped too long.

    Wave to all who follow.
  • holly1283
    holly1283 Posts: 741 Member
    Well I'd scare everyone away in a bikini. Yikes !! However, love your great imagination and the rest sounds wonderful. Feeling better each day. Going to venture outside even if to only sit outside. Sara can you post your finished shawls? I would love to see one. I have a massive fever blister at my nose and mouth. Any and all suggestions welcome. Have a good day.
  • LanaCabana537
    LanaCabana537 Posts: 3,950 Member

    Good morning All~~

    Sara - good luck today~ I hope that going back is not too much of a shock to your system. Let us know if you survived it.

    Holly - Sorry about that fever blister. I have no useful suggestions. I hope that it runs its course quickly for you.
    I used to get them at least once a year when I was very sick or very stressed--whatever would run me way down. Hang in there.

    I overate yesterday big time. I had a one-person pity party last night--out of control mentally.

    Back on the balance beam today.

    Lana

    253.4 today
    258.8 highest
    179.0 goal
  • brennerjlb
    brennerjlb Posts: 720 Member
    Hello!
    Lana - I have had a two week pity party or something...not sure it's pity, but it was a two week lazy/eat everything in sight/do nothing sort of time. Wedding wind down maybe. Honestly feel terrible. Belly ache, puffy, headache. Abusing my body with food.

    So...I pulled myself out of the funk today...I think.
    Walked this am with dog again, planned my meals and am drinking more water/tea. Will pick up my groceries after work - many vegetables included. Stepped on the scale. Here we go again!

    Sara - been thinking about you all day! Hope you are ok.
    Holly - no suggestions either. Good luck!
    Maureen - still NO sun today!

    Waves to all!
    Lurking - Lynn

    CW 194.2
    HW 207
    GW 4/30 - 189.0

  • Tilliesmommy1
    Tilliesmommy1 Posts: 5,374 Member
    At work, most of the department is gone. I am learning something new as soon as we can get someone to figure out how to move screens to #2 computer.

    Eating is stupid but my walking has been okay.

    BBL.

  • LanaCabana537
    LanaCabana537 Posts: 3,950 Member

    The Cabana Boys want to remind us that tomorrow is April Fools Day, therefore they will be having a special Happy Hour for us.

    😁
  • mkculs13
    mkculs13 Posts: 655 Member
    edited April 2020
    Sara, I'm so comfy at "work," I could fall asleep. I'm using the big, soft chair in my bedroom for my zoom meetings. I'm stretched across the chair, pillows, blankie--I might as well be in bed. I keep my camera off for the meetings. But I too would like to see pics of your shawls.

    Holly, that's why I imagined myself looking very different. If I wore a bikini now, you wouldn't be able to see it for the mountains of flesh cascading over it it.

    Lynn, looks like yesterday was Spring. Back to the low 30s and some kind of icy precipitation here today around noon. Still walked 3.3 miles altogether, but I sure look forward to warmer days.

    Lana, I imagine you are under a lot of stress right now. It happens. I am sending you a virtual hug and a hand to help pull you back to balance.

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