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Good morning, everyone - I'm not even going to pretend I've caught up, but I wish you all well. We are enjoying cooler weather interspersed with more rain - but at least it looks nice. The sad part - the leaves are turning already. Sigh. Life has been a bit of a struggle lately - poor eating, no motivation to work out . .…
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Good morning, everyone - DeeDee, your rain is on its way here - the day I was planning on going to an all-day outdoor concert, boo! I spent all day Saturday working in the garden, shopping, and cooking for today. My favorite cooking magazine came last week, and for once it had an entire menu (picnic foods) I wanted to try.…
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Cheryl, I'm so sorry - a sad reminder of how hate can consume you until you can't see anymore. DH's sister has tried to commit suicide a couple of times - she suffers greatly from manic depression. She keeps thinking her son will "be better off" without her - but it's really quite the opposite. Not only is it rough on the…
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Jodios, after discussion with my fitness group I went with the Ninja - got it on Amazon for ~$100, and I'm loving it. It came with three individual smoothie cups; at first I didn't think I would use them, but I use them all.the.time. It's a perfect way to measure out everything. However, if you're adding big bunches of…
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So pleased for you both. I know it's been a struggle - hopefully some of the pressure will ease up and you can start focusing a little more on yourself now. Blessings to you all.
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Good morning, everyone! The weather finally broke here, thank goodness! We opened up the house and celebrated with a dinner on the patio and a trip to the local dairy for ice cream. I’m not a huge ice cream person, but it sounded good last night and I indulged in a whole scoop. Go ahead, be jealous. I’ll wait. :laugh: I’ve…
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Good morning, everyone. I'll admit it: I've spent this morning going back and forth between pages with live feeds, waiting for Will and Kate to show us the baby, and "How to boost your metabolism" pages :laugh:. I've been pretty lax about food lately - I'll be good all week and then blow it on a girls-night or day out with…
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I've been doing home workouts pretty much exclusively for the past year+: six months of P90X (2 rounds), then Les Mills Combat, now a hybrid of P90X and LMC. I lost 45 lbs between the two programs; I took May and part of June off and gained back a few pounds but they're going now. I find it easier to work out when I want…
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Good morning, everyone - and welcome back to all our world-travelers! I had a yummy but rough diet weekend, so this week it's salads and proteins. No more messing around. However, yesterday I did a "double" workout to make up for skipping Saturday. I managed to do four pull-ups/chin-ups without any assistance, and many…
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Good morning and happy Sunday, everyone - Quick pop-by while DH does his chores :wink:. I was planning a mini-strike because he can never seem to find the time to do his chores, but I hear the vacuum now, so I guess he took me seriously. Anyhoo, had a fun weekend, which means it wasn't terrific eating-wise but fun…
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Congratulations and happy anniversary, Jane!
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Good morning, wonderful friends! Barbie, the county fair sounds like it’s going to be fun. I used to love going – checking out the crafts and animals were more fun than riding the rides. The State Fair in Pueblo also has a fun fountain area for the kids (or young-at-heart adults) where the water shoots up out of holes in…
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Good afternoon, Vitamin Fs! DH woke me up at 1:30am when he got home from poker – evidently I had left the garage door open (I never look around to lock the house, that’s generally his job) so he had to close it. The garage is right under our bedroom, and when you a) sleep like a snowflake and b) have your room shake when…
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Good morning and a happy Monday, everyone! The weather finally broke last night – heaven! And the Phillies won – yay! The game was good, weather was miserably hot and steamy, but by the time we got home it had cooled off enough to sit on the patio and just enjoy the evening. DH and I grilled dinner and served it with a…
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[quote/] Lin C: I had to pick strawberries as a child. Ugh. Sunburn and sweat for three cents a box.:grumble: I have gone to the u-pick fields a few times as an adult. I haven’t seen wild strawberries in quite a while, but I remember them as having the best flavor in the world, and being really tiny. Getting enough to make…
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Good morning, everyone – just a quick check-in (I promise!). It’s so ungodly muggy out here – I went out this morning to pick wild raspberries and probably sweated out two quarts of water in an hour. I still have half of the bush trimmings laying in the yard from yesterday but no way am I going to tackle that today. It can…
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Good morning, everyone! What a dreary day here on the East Coast:sad: . I was expecting sunshine and heat and only got the heat and dark clouds. Drat. Didn’t help that my cat alarm went off at 3:15 am:grumble: . I got up about an hour and a half later and went and worked out (legs and back, abs) but was really dragging…
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Hi – just a quick drop-in to see what everyone is up to. I’m listening to a con-call . . . I can multi-task, right? Suzy – have a grand time at the beach! It’s funny, the foods I used to *have* to have (NOLA Jazz and Heritage Fest is a major contributor) are not so much of a temptation these days. I think it’s in my nature…
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Terrific work - and you've hit the nail on the head. There is no magic formula, unless you consider eating right and working out every day magic.
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Good morning, everyone! CityJane, yes, you are making me jealous. I love having the house open; these days I come down the stairs thinking it’s foggy out but it’s not, it’s just my house sweating on the inside of the windows.:grumble: We had broadbeans last night too – I have a fabulous recipe for fried tofu with dry-fried…
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Good morning, everyone – what a crazy summer we’re having. It’s already deep into July and the rain will.not.stop. Hot, humid, and I have no idea where all the water’s going. It’s crazy. :sad: I drove home from NC on Sunday early – left at 6am. I’m glad I did – I zipped through DC with only a slight delay north of Richmond…
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Good morning, everyone – just got back from a walk – the rain managed to hold off, but whoo is it muggy! I had to take my car in to get the oil changed and ask them to look at the sun roof – the car only has 22k miles on it (3yo) and the sun roof started leaking – we discovered in the middle of a torrential downpour in NYC…
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Heather, I refuse to buy anything in black anymore :smile::drinker:. Since getting into small sizes, I only celebrate with color. Pink pants? YES! WHITE PANTS????? YES! Patterned pants? Yes, those too. I did buy one black top, but it has a sheer panel on the front that's lined with flesh-toned fabric. No.more.black!!!
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Good morning and welcome to July – whew, the year’s already half-way done. Time just flies on this side of 50, doesn’t it? DSD and I went to see a movie yesterday afternoon (The Heat, hi-larious in a low-humor sort of way, lots of bad language though) and then did manicures when we got home. The boys left for NC for the…
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Good morning, everyone – taking a few minutes to respond to some of you. As Lucy mentioned, our weather has been cra-cra. My mulch is drifting now from floating, then going back down. We must have gotten a few inches in about a ½ hour yesterday and were on a tornado watch until 10:30pm. It’s supposed to rain all week. My…
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Good morning, everyone - a new page for June, seems like a good place to pick up where I left off. We made it through DSS's graduation, my niece's wedding shower, whirlwind visit with DD and DGD, a not-so-whirlwind visit with my mom and in-laws, and now things appear to be settling in. Thank goodness. We had so much party…
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Quick pop-by - and thanks to everyone sending messages asking after me - I'm fine, just super busy. I've been working 12 - 16 hour days for the past couple of weeks, trying to keep up with short staff and no managers and a plan that's struggling. I've also had to go into Philly a few times for computer upgrades (don't get…
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Good morning, everyone! I confess I haven't had time to read back too far but am wishing everyone a healthy and happy Mother's Day weekend - whether it's your MD or not this weekend. DH and I are off to NYC on Saturday to spend the night and meet up with DS and his GF. I'm looking forward to it so much! Normally I'm not a…
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Good morning everyone! Today is going to be all about FUN! My mulch pile is no more, my gardens have never looked so fabulous, and now I get to sit back and enjoy them! Actually last night we had a beautiful warm breeze and were able to sit on the patio and enjoy all of our hard work too. I almost feel asleep on the patio…
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Good morning, everyone! Happy weekend, finally. I’m sitting here enjoying a protein shake and coffee and waiting for it to warm up enough (and get late enough) to go out in the yard. One last day – I’ll be finished today and it’s looking FINE!!! I’m so excited – as I always am in the spring. Fall rolls around and I never…
