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@cblue315 - Woohoo! Way to go! @skinnyjeanzbound - Sorry the shoulder isn't healing quickly. But yay for a pedicure? @tanya - I feel ya. My eating has been off track for the past 10 days or so. I have to pull it together and soon! AFM, in addition to Frost's recovery and finishing the crown moulding in the living room,…
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Frost has recovered! At least to the point where he's eating and drinking on his own, for the first time since Saturday. He definitely has more energy, too. I let him go outside for a while so he could sit in the sun, his very favorite thing. *big sigh* What a relief! (Frost yesterday when he was sick. Poor baby.) In other…
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@AngelikaLumiere - Ouchie! I've dislocated ribs a couple of times, and it hurrrrrrts. Fortunately it's a quick fix for the chiro, and the pain goes away quickly. Hope your son recovers quickly, too! @kah68 - My little guys are just turning 3, and this month we made our first trips to the vet since they were fixed at about…
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@grandmakaye44 - I think it is so cool that your BIL not only is inspired by you but went so far as to map out different routes for you two to walk while you're visiting. Very thoughtful! @jtconst - Mmm...chicken picata! I'm still trying find the right lemon balance, but I love that dish. Don't make it nearly enough. AFM,…
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I'm pretty good at making a round cake look fancy, but that's about it. :wink: Gotta show off a little bit today. This week has not been great foodwise, but check out my exercise totals! Probably ought to update my goals considering I do about 20 minutes of yoga every morning now (77 days in a row!), so that's 140…
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LMAO! True! @tlh0407 - gorgeous cakes! I want to take a class myself soon, since I make at least a dozen birthday cakes every year now. I'm attaching the two I've made so far this year - Anna/Elsa was for 6yo niece Laurel who was born on Valentine's Day and the "flower" cake we had tonight for 3yo niece Eliana's birthday.…
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Hey all! Survived the day with 4 kids and 1 Mom (mine), but barely! I should have eaten a bigger breakfast. I ate at about 7:30AM, and we didn't get lunch until about 1:30PM. Aunt Sissy was HANGRY by then! Also didn't sleep great last night, and the 2 extra kids, while I love 'em, created a lot more work. So some…
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Welcome, newbies! It's nice to see you here. :smile: @Morgori - welcome back! I missed your daily informational posts. @cblue315 - so good to hear that the hard work you and hubby are putting in on your marriage is starting to pay off. Keep it up! Thursday Truth: I think the "click" finally happened and I'm ready to…
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Good morning! Trying to get this day back on track after oversleeping, having an interview reschedule, and my Stepdad being here working on my living room ceiling while I was writing an article. Honestly, the first 2 aren't a huge deal (although I wish I'd slept better last night so I'd been up at 6:30AM as planned). It's…
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OK, I used the excuse that today is a feast day to have fast food for supper. I wasn't going to ease up on my Lent fast on non-Sundays, but I was, once again, so hungry I couldn't think of anything else to eat. Of course as soon as I ate a few bites of my chicken sandwich I remembered, like, 4 different meals I could've…
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@FeraFilia - CONGRATULATIONS!
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I'm chiming in for Tanya as well - have you seen a chiropractor? I sprained my neck in 2007, and the chiropractor helped me get through it without surgery. (I didn't have crushed vertebrae or a slipped disk, but the doctor was seriously considering surgery initially.) I still see him every week for an adjustment as…
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Ugh. So today is my "cheat day" since we don't observe Lenten fasts on Sundays. I had fast food for lunch and dinner. Thinking I'm over it. Maybe a "cheat meal" from now on, but not a whole day. It's not like I eat super healthy the rest of the week yet, but my body is telling me that it prefers the sort of healthy eating…
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Hey gang! Hope you're having a restful and/or productive weekend. @tlh0407 - I actually gasped when I read that you don't like Italian food. Like, how is that even possible?!? :wink: @skinnyjeanzbound - kick some grading butt, girl! And I'm with you in being a little envious of Tanya's hikes. Kansas isn't exactly known…
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Yes, @skinnyjeanzbound, that is totally the aunt's job! My SILs (well, one is an ex-SIL now) let me get away with a lot since I'm pretty much the kids' second mother. I try to respect the important boundaries, though. As predicted earlier, I was soooooo hungry by the time school got out. A hunger headache was taking hold,…
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Oof. If anybody's looking for a fresh leg workout, I recommend going to the park and climbing up the slides. The kids and I were doing that yesterday, and my legs are sooooore today! It's an easy day at the middle school - they're watching Hop in Spanish with English subtitles. I brought my laptop and am getting some of my…
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Quick check-in tonight as I need to hit the hay soon to be up early for school tomorrow. I agreed to sub at the middle school a few weeks ago, not realizing that it's the last day before Spring Break AND it's Friday the 13th! It's either going to be a really fun day or I'm going to need Tylenol, chocolate, and a nap when I…
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@NK1112 - Why thank you! I've really neglected it over the past year. A consequence of writing so much for other people (who pay me :wink:). Starting to get my groove back there, though. And if you have any questions about TMM, just ask! @sineanbroc - Welcome! A PhD? Impressive. What's your field of study? Have you begun…
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Oh, several of you have asked about the Miracle Morning routine I follow. I just posted an update on my (somewhat neglected) blog with some results and challenges: http://melifornia.com/2015/03/10/65-miracle-mornings/
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Hugs for you, Holly. Layoffs suck (I've been laid off twice in the past 10 years), but I've found that they can open new doors to better opportunities. It's OK to grieve for a bit, then it's time to refocus and choose new priorities. You're going to come out of this better than ever!
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Yes, I did go to the gym. :smile: @hansea47 - I'm sorry your sister and your family are going through a rough time. Hang in there, my friend. *hug*
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I will go to the gym. I will go to the gym. I will go to the gym. I will go to the gym. I will go to the gym. I will go to the gym. I will go to the gym.
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Hello my friends! Got back from the lake on Friday afternoon and have been getting back into the swing of things the last couple of days. The time away was really nice; very relaxing and a good time reconnecting with my BFF. We didn't have Internet at the cabin, so I wasn't able to log daily, but I did login every day and…
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Made it to the lake safe and sound! The place is huuuuuge - we counted 21 beds, all but 2 are Queen or King, plus several couches. Wifi is really slow, though. I'm downloading a couple of my yoga videos so I can keep up with my Miracle Morning routine, then I'll probably just spot check emails and login here to keep my…
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To tag someone, you @-reply them, like on Twitter. So if I want to tag you, I type @2ledbetter. @skinnyjeanzbound - I am traveling, but not to someplace warmer! My BFF and I are meeting at Table Rock in the Ozarks for a few days of hanging out, working on some mutual projects, and a little sightseeing. Originally we were…
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@cblue315 - Look at you, getting healthy inside and out! When we start to take control of our lives and put our health - physical and mental - first, we inevitably lose some people along the way. It sucks when it's someone you thought was your partner for life, but if they aren't willing to be part of your best life, then…
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Good morning (barely) from snowy Kansas! The forecasters finally got it right. :smiley: We have a couple of inches already, and it's not slowing down, so we may actually end up with our first real snow of the season. OK, I watched the HTGAWM finale yesterday - dude! Did NOT see that last twist coming! Nor who actually…
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@tlh0407 - DON'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER!!!! I was too tired to stay up and watch it last night, and am trying to avoid spoilers until I can watch this evening. But cool beans on the Flash/Arrow cake. I've met both of the actors who play those roles on the CW shows. Stephen Amell (Arrow) showed me…
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@hansea47 - Ha! I'm the only one in my family with real vision problems, although both of my parents now wear reading glasses. I got my first pair of glasses when I was 8 and couldn't see a helicopter in the sky that my brothers were pointing at. I could hear it, but couldn't see it. Kinda freaked out my parents. I've worn…
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@RobinsEgg - So good to see you here again! It sounds like you've made tremendous progress in the past few weeks. *hug* @tanya949 - I hear you on the physical limitations. I sprained my neck in November 2007, and it was a loooong road back. Yoga was a huge help. Sometimes I had to take an ice pack with me to calm the…
