**Looking Forward Friday**
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**Looking Forward Friday**
| Fri, 06-11-2004 - 6:49am |
Isn't it great when it's Friday and you have a weekend to look forward to.Maybe you have special plans or maybe it's just finally some downtime to relax from a busy week.It can be the same with our fitness plans.We can workout and watch what we eat and look forward to the positive changes we will see.
How did your week go?Did you find something that helped you stick with your fitness and food plans? Was it a struggle and you just need to let it all go for awhile.I am really struggling with food. Any ideas??????It seems the more I think about it, the worse I do.Maybe I just need to stop thinking:)
So what's up for today?A big wrap up to your week?Special plans for the weekend?
Hope everyone has a happy healthy Friday!!!!

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Good morning Patty and everyone else who will be here today.
"Make Choices that bring you joy" cl-Patty
I have been looking forward to Friday. This was been a very long week. Since yesterday I've really been feeling out of it. I don't know whether I was just really tired yesterday,or this new medication is making me feel this way. I was an absolute space cadet at work yesterday. It seemed like my mind was in a fog and it was taking 2x as long to do something that is usually just instinctive. By last night it seemed like there was a giant rock sitting on the front of my face and a vice squeezing the rest of my head. I took Otto for a leisurely walk, cleaned up the kitchen since DH had a union meeting to go to and after that I had intentions of gathering my thoughts and putting a grocery list together but just couldn't get myself to do it. I instead sat with DD on the couch and we watched Bruce Almighty. I guess I'm just feeling so tired at the moment that I frankly really don't care what this place looks like if no one else cares and maybe this swelling in my ankles and legs extends to the rest of my body because my "big" jeans are so uncomfortable this morning. I'm glad my smaller ones are no where to be found because I probably would have cried trying to get them on. Even though I should go to the grocery store after work I'm sure there is enough to get by on until tomorrow and if there isn't well.....someone else can go! Guess I've rambled on long enough-and it's time for me to finish getting ready for work. I hope I look better than I did yesterday because even my boss asked me if I was alright-apparently I wasn't looking "alright" yesterday.
Hope everyone will have a wonderful Friday!
Susan
As for food, I lost it *last* week, the week after Memorial Day. What's helped me is getting more fruit in the house. I've already had 1/2 grapefruit and a peach this morning, in addition to my 1/2 bagel. Been enjoying those strawbs, too.
My two main goals today are to (1) read and journal two chapters on PDL (I've read one this morning) and (2) catch the Memorial Service for Reagan. I just feel this emptiness when I think of his passing - despite his detractors, there was something truly envigorating about the era of his presidency. I've not watched any of the official proceedings yet, but since I have such a high regard for the man, I feel the need to pay my final respects and share in the mourning, for both him and an uplifting time.
I guess I could also do some vacuuming and a bit o' ironing. The kitchen floor could sure use mopping too!
I'm hoping the weather on the coast cooperates for a beach day trip tomorrow. Poor Al has only been to the beach once, and that was just a brief walk on the shore during one of our travels. I love visiting MIL on weekends and as you know I place high importance on the part of a grandparent, but now that Allison is a bit older, I want her to also have other kid experiences, too. Besides, I've got a BAD hankering to go to the beach. It's as if a sand flea has bitten me!
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I'm breathing a sigh of relief that it's Friday. I love weekends, whether I'm sitting daydreaming, on the road with DH, checking out possible wardrobe additions on QVC, cleaning, or running errands (except for the grocery store if it's after 8 am - HATE that!). This weekend is shaping up to be perfect - no rain, and temperatures predicted to be in the low to mid 70s.
I crashed at workout time last night. I hit the tread and exercycle for total of 4 mi of cardio, but couldn't muster the will to weight-train. I did, however, muster the will to lift two slices of the pizza DH had bought for himself for dinner. Two slices of pepper-and-mushroom later......well, tonight is my workout do-over, and weights are part of the equation. So are the grilled chicken leftovers and veggies we were going to polish off last night.
We're heading to Home Depot right after work. Yew bushes of varying sizes around the foundation of the house and a couple of bridal-veil spireas on the property line are in dire need of a haircut; our trimmer is out of commission, so a new trimmer and a new pair of loppers for the firebushes and a couple of overgrown lady apple tree branches are on our "to buy" list. I've talked of getting a few half-whiskey barrels and annuals for me to arrange and plant and place around the front of the house, also, but so far it's a lot of talk. We'll see.
There might be a visit to see the kids on Sunday, but that's pending. We talked last night. My nephew was all excited about preschool end-of-the-year activities and went on at length about them; we had an unusually long conversation. My niece is awaiting the arrival of new teeth to fill the six empty spaces in her mouth. Two are half-way in; the other four, well, let's say she can whistle without really trying! I can't believe she's going to be 7 years old next week. One of their last school assignments was to write and illustrate their autobiography. She read part of it to me; can't wait to see and hear the rest of it.
That's all in these parts. Have a great Friday, everyone!
Donna
I'm very proud of myself - in spite of being in Sweden and being sick and then being busy, I've managed to actually do a little exercise and keep to eating reasonably and I think I've managed to not gain any weight while I was here. I'll weigh myself at home but I'm still fitting my jeans (in fact they feel a little loose!)
Packed up this morning, and brought the luggage in two trips to Alex's work, and then we'll go from here to have dinner and bus to the airport. Tonight, we'll stay in a hotel outside London and then head out tomorrow afternoon on our flight to Italy. Finally.
I'm hoping to get some biking and weightlifting in while home for the rest of the month, then I head to the US.
I may not be online again until Monday. Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend.
I plan to watch as much as I can of Reagan's funeral this am before class, catch it after as well.
Susan, I hope today is a better day for you. Sometimes your body just needs time to adjust to a new medication or maybe the dosage needs to be adjusted. At least you have the weekend coming up after today to give you a break from having to function at work. Try to take it easy.
Hugs,
Rhonda
Time invested in improving ourselves cuts down on time disapproving of others.
~~Rhonda~~
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Rhonda
Time invested in improving ourselves cuts down on time disapproving of others.
~~Rhonda~~
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I've been watching Fox News coverage of the Reagan farewell. It really is very sad, but gratifying that so many people have turned out to pay tribute to him.
Hope you get beach weather today. I know the feeling of needing to be there.
Rhonda
Time invested in improving ourselves cuts down on time disapproving of others.
~~Rhonda~~
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Are kids still in school up there? If so, when do they start? They got here here May 21st, but go back August 9th.
Enjoy your Home Depot trip! Sometimes that place seems like my home away from home. ;-)
Rhonda
Time invested in improving ourselves cuts down on time disapproving of others.
~~Rhonda~~
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