@Neon_Ninja Oh I hope you show photos of the farm! It's crazy I know at the food bank farm I don't realize how much I know and have learned volunteering there the last few years but I'm put in charge of people often. Good luck with the orientees.

@trooworld You got half of your food prep done, wtg! I love both scones and English muffins, yum.

@865jessica Thank you! I hope you learn to like exercise too, you'll have to do some experimenting to see if there's something you like more than you're currently doing.

@KMD1214 No problem, you're always welcome to come back if you'd like, good luck and best wishes!

@vegan4lyfe2012 Another huge hug for you, I'm sad you're on the verge of tears and impressed you're still going to work. I love that about you, I feel the same you can't bail on me after I've grown close to you, WTH!? I absolutely adore that photo of you, the babies are so beautiful! Your smile and the light in your eyes is the best with them, I know even depressed they're bringing you so much love and joy.

@FushiaKat I'm so glad you're doing better on getting back on track. Oh no don't talk about Christmas and treats yet! Congratulations on first place with the Sandcastle building, I thought you were struggling with it and you're a winner again!

Hi friends! Had a tough night sleeping so I gave up, worked out, then returned seeds to the farm and stuck around to separate garlic cloves for an hour. I'm going to do an hour of seeding Friday and hopefully that will go well. I brought my Zero gravity chair inside because it's hurting to sit on the couch and there's already a cat in it so I'm on the couch and he's on my chair. Figures right? I ordered a mystery pack of seeds from Mary's Heirloom Seeds and got 17 seed packs and they're really good ones too, only bad part is the physicality of having a big garden. That was exciting though, made my day and has my imagination going! I'm off to water then start a new book, have a great night and an awesome Wednesday!

@19shmoo69 glad you’re sticking around!

I know I’ve had terrible commitment since I joined. I so appreciate everyone here giving me a safe place to land.

Thanks to everyone for the well-wishes. I’ve got a couple days of treatment and responding quite well so far. First day of school tomorrow so that will
Be fun. The school is still a construction zone and honestly a disaster. Double fun. Plus - hottest heat wave of the summer!!! Triple fun. I need a good sleep lol!

Talk to you all tomorrow! Night dudes!

@AmbersWay - Congrats on getting into those 2 sets. What an awesome feeling.

@Neon_Ninja - Cute little goat pic, it kind of looks like she is smiling.

@FushiaKat - Congrats on your sandcastle building contest. It looks awesome.

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@865jessica I hope you feel better soon.

@KMD1214 I'm sorry you feel that way. I wish you the best!

@vegan4lyfe2012 Oh bummer, I'm sorry. I understand! I'm glad you sell your cards somewhere. Avocado toast themed please! I'm sorry about the depression...I hope it passes soon. I am starting to feel it creep in on me, too. I feel the same way about people leaving our team. No you aren't weird. I feel the same. I love the pic of you with the babies! So cute. HUGS.

@FushiaKat Congrats on your Sandcastle win!

@Neon_Ninja That's too bad they didn't show up. Cute goat!

@Katmary71 Thank you! That's cool you got mystery seeds. I'm glad it made your day.

@19shmoo69 I'm glad you are staying. Feel free to interact as little or as much as you want.

@sleepygirl79 Oh yes!

@AmbersWay How inspiring! That's very cool.

Okay folks. This is an actual picture of me driving the struggle bus lol. I'm struggling in so many ways. Yesterday was kind of bad, depression and anxiety creeped in for absolutely no reason at all. I'm sleeping poorly and eating poorly. I need to readjust and keep going. By the way, my soup for breakfast was really good.

My phrase for the year: "Every choice is another chance to change my health for the better."

I’m right there with you.

@FushiaKat – There you go, kicking butt again! Love the building contest That DOES look hard – very labor intensive. About how long did it take for you to build it?
@Neon_Ninja – Sorry your extra help flaked out on you. But that look on Greta’s face makes it all worth it! What a cutie-pie! My little Bubba Burrito Byron is 3 months old in a couple days. My little Sophie-Bear is just over 4 ½ months. They are the bee’s knees. My son is a Navy recruiter, so he’s stationed 2.5 hours away from me so I get to see them 2 to 3 times a month. I get to see Byron several times a week since they are just 30 minutes away. Whenever I’m sad, I call up my daughter and tell her I need some Little Man time. He definitely helps my dopamine. And thank you for letting me know that I’m not the only one that feels connected on here. I accepted your friend request. Sending you a PM to see if you would like a card sent. Love your cute little Nell and doesn’t it make us feel so loved when our pets choose us?!?
@Katmary71 – Thank you for my hug again…keep ‘em comin’! These are the times that my personality is helpful…I’m a “suck it up and deal with it” kind of person. My boss is counting on me. There’s only 4 full timers in my department and we each have our own duties. When I’m not there, my work piles up…no one else can do it. Job security for sure. And yes, my grands really DO bring me so much joy Sorry about your troubled night. Must’ve been something cosmic…I couldn’t fall asleep until around 3:30am. Back was screaming at me horribly. Sydney couldn’t sleep, either, but we can just blame little Oliver for that. Good thing you have that new zero gravity chair cuz ya sure ain’t getting the chair back any time soon!
@19shmoo69 – We’re here to support you. Prayers.
@sleepygirl79 – EXACTLY
@AmbersWay – That is AWESOME! And I love that you had rewarded yourself with loungewear. That’s something I never would’ve thought about. Fancy!
@trooworld – Avocado Toast it is! It’s a really fun, punny set and I love using it. I know it will make you chuckle Hugs to you. Hopefully we can break free from our mind chains soon. And thank you for being YOU!
@gemwolf110 – Hugs!
I’m working from home today…watching and listening to the pouring rain. So much better than the 90+ degrees we’ve been having here. I’m meeting up with Bubba Burrito and Hunter for dinner. We haven’t been to Aladdin’s in a couple months. Mediterranean at its finest! I’ll get my usual – falafel, tabbouleh, and hummus. Oh and they make the most PERFECT jasmine iced tea. Yum!
I was able to get into the craft room yesterday after work. Haven’t started on the breakfast cards yet (I will soon, tho), but got a lot accomplished… 8 Glow-in-the-Dark Halloween cards, 3 belated Birthday cards, 1 belated Baptism card and 1 wedding shower card. My depression had kept me out of the craft room for about 3 weeks, so I felt really bad about the Birthdays and Baptism. Still have one more Baptism and then I’m all caught up (as far as I know). Thanks for reading my ramble, if you made it this far.
I hope everyone has a wonderful Wednesday!

@AmbersWay wow! Congratulations on an amazing NSV!

I had a pretty productive day at work yesterday. Hot but the AC in my room is working. What a relief!

My kids had a good first day at school. Both liked their teachers and happy with classmates.

We had a storm overnight and are now without power. I’m on a well so that means no running water either. My morning ritual is tea and shower so we’ll see how that goes lol. Wish me luck! At least I made the kids lunches last night!

Have a great day everyone.

Meg

Oh my goodness- I was on vacation and I'm so far behind!

Quick intro: i'm Lisa, live in FL, married, two adult ish kids living at home, small, young doggie. Been in this group since early 2020, I think, and really count on the support I receive. Struggled with weight since young adult hood.

On the struggle bus now- been trying to turn the ship and get losing again- been stalled out for months now.

Visited my parents and in laws- no exercise happened, ate out the whole time- came home to a 1 lb gain, not bad. Perhaps the bad habits will hit the fan at weigh in tomorrow. We'll see. It was nice to see the fam.

Skimmed all the posts, probably missed some things- but letting you know that I am thinking of you if you're doing well or struggling.

Lisa

@steffibabiie – Please share your tabbouleh recipe! Where you live looks amazing *swoon* My knowledge of Australia is limited to crazy oversized creatures and horror movies. I’ll pop a photo below of the area where I live.
@maggybd – Nice goal!
@Katmary71 – Hope you’re feeling better today.
@megnolia82 – Any special tea you prefer at breakfast?
@trooworld – I love being in my craft room. Currently rewatching (mainly only listening to) Bates Motel for the 4th or so time while stamping. It’s very relaxing. What craft project are you currently working on? And the view from your walkway is beautiful! I’m laughing at your hubby trying to hide his face in Daisy’s picture hahahaha and it’s perfect that Violet has a violet leash
@Cornanda – Nice job with keeping the weight in check while vacationing.
@tammymccrady6278 – Oh my! Apple pie! Scrumdiddlyumptious!
Dinner last night was fabulous as always and our server was super nice and attentive. Ended up giving her a 25% tip As usual, though, I ate too much… I had to do the Detroit Lean just so I could breathe. It got me thinking…falling down a rabbit hole as I do so very often. I need to switch things up. I did so good losing weight with the old WW Turnaround points system (back in 2010). I still have all the info and the spreadsheet I had created back then for tracking. I’m going to give it another go, but also change my weigh in day to Fridays so I can start off the weekend with all the flex points. I’m committing to a minimum of 2 months using this form of tracking.
Here's a picture of Silver Beach from the bluff above. I work a couple blocks away from Lake Michigan.

@trooworld I love that seal (sea lion?) beach at la jolla. We used to go for drives down there and my daughter would be entertained by them for hours. It smelt awful though 😂 Daisy and violet are adorable! I'm sure they keep you on your toes.

@vegan4lyfe2012 I've never made it to any of the great Lakes, it looks beautiful! I usually eyeball my recipes, so when I make it tomorrow and have to measure everything, I'll let you know. It's definitely not a fully authentic replacement but it works. 😊

@Neon_Ninja what gorgeous views! Is that a bear?! And yes will definitely share after I write down the recipe x

@Neon_Ninja - I saw the photo of Nell, and she looks so much like my friend's dog Ryder. Ryder is also a cross between shepherd and a black mouthed cur. I don't have very many photos, but here are a few: