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Lisa - that's a beautiful photo! Your niece is very talented. Lucy - glad you're safe after the storms the other night. Allie - sorry to hear you've been denied, but keep fighting. Unemployment offices are a bit overwhelmed right now. We also woke up to the stimulus money in our bank account. DH wants to use part of it to…

I've been thinking a lot about this lately too. I know I'm extremely lucky that I have the chance to work from home and that DH is still able to go to his job (he's considered an essential worker). He's also getting a little extra in his paycheck for not taking leave time right now. So between that, the stimulus check that…

Morning! Happy Monday (it is Monday, right :p )? Hope everyone had a good weekend. DH & I celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary by - you guessed it - staying at home! We're not really social anyway but it would have been nice to be able to go out for dinner at least. I did make us a nice dessert to have so the day could…

SuzieQ - My DH was saying something similar about the weather yesterday except in our case it's 3 days of nice, pleasant temps then back to the cold again for the weekend :) . They're actually saying we may get frost! Not what we want to hear for the weekend, especially since going out is so limited right now. But the…

Took a short break from working and made some hamburger buns for dinner tonight. I like making bread, just don't have the time during the week usually and never seem to remember early enough in the day on the weekends. My mom has been making the fabric masks also, and just put some in the mail today for me, DH, DD and DD's…

Hey ladies. Skimmed through the last several days. We're getting along OK here. DH and DD still going in to work everyday, me working from home. I never thought I'd say this - but I'm ready to go back to the office! I think it's a combination of cabin fever and just things are easier to do at the office. We're still making…

7 pages already! You'd think that with being home and having a little extra time in my day (due to no commute) that I'd be able to keep caught up, but I'm still way behind. I have to say though, it feels like I'm doing more work at home than I ever did at the office. Some of that is just because things take a little longer…

Hey ladies - I am almost 900 posts behind so not going to try to catch up, I'll just start over again from here. Hope everyone is doing well and staying safe. The past 2 weeks of working at home have been a bit of a challenge for me. Part of my job is very paper-oriented so trying to figure out how to do things…

I did the same thing on Friday :) . Since I'll be working from home for at least the next 2 weeks (I have remote access to my work desktop), I had to figure out what I would need to bring home with me in order to get work done. That caused a bit of a clean-up of my desk and work area - which needed to be done anyway. Now I…

Well it looks like DH & I will have to postpone our anniversary trip :( . I know it's right thing to do but still disappointed about it. We've wanted to go to Seattle for several years and finally had everything fall into place so we could go this year. I'll need to cancel/reschedule our flights/hotel/car rental/etc -…

Exercise: yes Calories: yes, just under Tracking: yes

Exercise? yes - yoga and strength training Calories? yes - first time I didn't struggle with this one :) Logging? Yes

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? yes - nice run at the park on a gorgeous day Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? yes - just under Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? yes

Good morning/afternoon - I'm about 10 pages behind - will try to get caught up later. Trying to keep up with my old job duties while learning the new ones is making for some interesting days at work :/ . I'm just mentally exhausted by the time I get home. I'll get through it though - the longer I do the new job, the easier…

March 5th & 6th will both have to be pass days - didn't log, exercise or stay within calorie budget either day (work stress). Today was better with yes's to all 3 :) .

Exercise: 36 mins Calories: Yes Tracked: Yes

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes, although I almost skipped. That's the reason I joined this challenge though so I put on my big girl panties (and my running shoes :) ) and hit the treadmill. 25 minutes there plus a yoga video. Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? yes Did I keep track of everything I…

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? yes - strength training plus yoga Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? barely but I did Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? yes

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes - 54 minute trail walk plus 20 min strength training Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes

Barbara - Happy Birthday! March goals- 1. I joined the UAC that some of you ladies have been talking about. Hopefully it will help me with more regular logging of my meals and getting my workouts in. Being accountable to just myself wasn't working. 2. Make doctor's appointments - one for my yearly physical and one to try…

Happy Friday! Even with only working 3 days this week, I am ready for the weekend (or maybe it's because of only working 3 days but jamming in 5 days' worth of work). I'm feeling a bit disorganized, although part of that is out of my control. I have things that I need to do but can't because I don't yet have access to the…

Morning! Well I took a couple days off work and missed all the excitement here. One of our department heads was "relieved of duty" and escorted off campus on Tuesday - one of those things where we're not allowed to ask what it was about but lots of rumors about why it happened. Plus, 2 other departments had a bit of a…

Morning ladies! Finally caught up here. Had a really pleasant weekend. The weather was cooperating for once (mid-50's both days with sun!!). I was almost afraid to step on the scale this morning but no weight gained - none lost either but that's OK - I expected to be up a bit since I kind of let things go for the weekend.…

Back at work today. Still not feeling 100% but I’ve got things that need to get done. I’m already scheduled for some vacation time next week and don’t want to get too far behind. Lisa – that’s one of the parts of my job that just drives me nuts. People don’t seem to understand that I can’t do my job if someone else isn’t…

Hey ladies - Home sick today so spent the last hour or so getting caught up here. Apparently it was my turn to catch whatever it is that's going around at work. Feeling a bit better after spending some extra time in bed and having some tea. Kind of a blessing in disguise, I think. I've been feeling a bit out of balance…

Running behind again. Took a break from the computer over the weekend and haven't had time to catch up - I'll do it later. I start my new position at work on Monday :). It's a little different than we originally talked about but it will still be a good thing, I think. I'm a little nervous as it involves some things I've…

Cathy in TX – my DH and I are planning a trip to Seattle in the spring also for our 30th anniversary, we’re looking at mid-May. My DS and his GF went a couple years ago and my sister goes out there for work sometimes. Both have said Pike’s Place Market and the Space Needle were things they enjoyed. DH also wants to take…

Lisa - This came up when I was talking to my sister the other day. She's only had one job - been there almost 35 years - but it's a constantly changing type of job. Me, OTOH, I've had multiple jobs over the years with most only lasting a couple of years at a time. The fact that I've been at my current job for over 13 years…

Kelly – love the milk jug igloo! Lisa – sorry for the issues with your boss. I have a co-worker who thinks she has to leave step-by-step instructions for me when she goes on vacation (we do a lot of the same jobs). I’ve been here, doing this job, for more than 13 years – I think I can handle it. Karen in VA – so glad to…

Hello ladies! Just a quick drive by to check in - busy day at work today (I took Friday off so am playing catch-up today). I'm behind in reading so I'll try to catch up with that later today. Had a relatively good weekend. BIL is out of the hospital and in a cardiac rehab center. It's slow going, but at least he's making…