Serial Starters

Sunday Evening,

Sorry I fell off the wagon for a couple of days. Holidays are not an easy time. Yesterday I walked, today I went to church and slept. My caloric intake has been okay but that doesnt stop the holiday from being any easier.

Solution, get up and get moving tomorrow.

We have a number of new people and I will greet you. Abowersgirl,MariaTheGhoul,hpurteeagent, you are all very welcome to stop by and post we keep each other accountable if we ask for accountability and we also help keep people a little more sane doing a crazy process in a crazy world.

Lana are are you walking more? Missy thank you for checking in and help greeting.

Dragon waits so I am bringing good coffee to soothe my potential wounds and will walk them away. Watch my soccer and be in my happy place.

Holiday blues (Hopefully not an essay) - get up get moving make your own traditions. You are not your neighbor (thank God! - you should see my neighbors) you have nobody you need to impress. You DO have to give yourself the respect of making it through another year which is one reason for these holidays. So, make a list of what you like about each holiday and do it. Eating is the core of all of these holidays- make a deal with yourself and set an exercise goal - if I walk/run etc this amount then I can add x.y.z to my holiday.

We have kept people away from the doughnut boxes and dessert table and we can do it again. Tell us what the hardest thing to resist foodwise is and we can "talk" you through it.

Best thing- you are here and you want to make a difference for yourself. Keep going

Wishing all a good night. Stay safe and sane out there.

Wishing all a good night. Stay safe and sane out there.

Good evening,

My manager is the first person I know who has a connection to someone who works at Costco, so I will make sure her comment to help me find a new job holds true.

Cold here. My normally too warm coat is doing well when I walk to work.
5500 steps today.

Wishing all a good night. Stay safe and sane out there.

Good evening,

Lana when you finally get a chance to stop by, see if anyone you know in NY knows a dentist where you now are. Our gums have been around the barn not the time to ignore them. I pay a lot for my dentist but the team does a good job.

Hope you get a lot of steps in the airport -silver lining in there!!

Washed my handwash dishes so I cake bake cookies tomorrow. Baking makes enough of a mess, why not do it in stages? Eggs and hashbrown (microwaved) for dinner.

Wishing all a good night. Stay safe and sane out there.

Good evening,

I realized the bake sale is Sunday so I can make them Saturday - at least I hope so. Hit the mental wall today so dont want to do anything complicated in the kitchen (okay that's most days - but I would rather not temp the smoke detector).

Got 5k and today I am okay with that.

Wishing all a good night. Stay safe and sane out there.

Good evening,

Lana!! We made it to Friday and I am not in jail for assaulting anyone. That is worth a double high octane drink with an umbrella. Dragon has been firing out orders like a cook at a diner. If you cant keep up the phrase is "too bad". I kept a low profile to stay out of karma's way.

Yes, I get to sleep tonight and sleep in a little. I am chosing not to make cookies for bake sale at church or help them set up their holiday sale. I am going to my favorite asian market and getting the makings for pot roast (crockpot) and korean meals.

Wishing all a good night. Stay safe and sane out there.

Good afternoon,

Almost started a fire in the kitchen (not a good multi - tasker in the kitchen), melted part of my crock pot (one is "in the mail), and my pot roast is almost done.

Baking vegetables tomorrow for roast and stir fry with the rest of the vegetables including Yam Leaves I found at Asian market qualifies as a "green" vegetable . Roast and veg will be frozen as well as the leftover Korean Food.

Rain here - always welcome. Soccer on which is always good for my mood. Got to see my favorite backside today.

Steps not too good but not bad for a weekend.

Lana - would a mask help with the smell of the air or is it too strong?

Wishing all a good night. Stay safe and sane out there.

Good evening,

It is amazing how much paper work we keep and think we need to have and trying to keep privacy. You keep up the good work on that. There must be something nice about being "back home again".

Cooking is done and I have a nice mess in my sink again. Worth it though.

Friend from church thinks the Korean cakes are dry and so I now have 2 more boxes in the house. I wont complain too much. They are nice treats at the end of the day.

Wishing all a good night. Stay safe and sane out there.

Good evening,

Got my pendant for my secret pal at church. I also walked 7700 steps today as I needed to meet the lady up front of units as it is so hard to find my place. Nice to see the lights people are putting up.

Lana - hope you are feeling better.

Wishing all a good night. Stay safe and sane out there.