Everyday Chatting & Waffling {2025} Let's get to know each other!

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How's everyone's weekends going? I just finished a major project for school and turned it in yesterday. It consumed every spare minute I had for a week so I'm glad it's over! I'm afraid I've been neglecting a lot more than housework this week . . .

This morning, hubby and I went shopping as we usually do on Saturday mornings. I did a little homework and I'll do a little more after church tomorrow. I'm not quite sure what to do with myself now that the project is done, except maybe research for the next one, lol! Or scrap. I could do that, ;)
 
msbrad said:
I have clearance from Cardiology. Surgery is scheduled for Aug. 26. I sure wish it was sooner.

Yes, on planning to participate on the August scrap-a-thon.
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Maybe they will bump you sooner! Big hugs and prayers from us all, though. Keep us posted. How are you feeling?

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How's everyone's weekends going? I just finished a major project for school and turned it in yesterday. It consumed every spare minute I had for a week so I'm glad it's over! I'm afraid I've been neglecting a lot more than housework this week . . .

This morning, hubby and I went shopping as we usually do on Saturday mornings. I did a little homework and I'll do a little more after church tomorrow. I'm not quite sure what to do with myself now that the project is done, except maybe research for the next one, lol! Or scrap. I could do that, ;)
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My weekend is going well, I have been scrapping frantically. I am leaving for England soon, and I want to get all my pages done. I remember doing Survivor from hotels and AirBnBs in England. It was not easy!! I don't plan on taking my computer with me, I don't think. I might change my mind on that, though. Not sure if I can survive for 12 days without it haha.

Ane, Glad your project is done and you have some time to relax a bit. I vote for scrapping!!
 
Mine is great so far! Got a new phone yesterday. The old one was coming apart at the seams.... quite literally. It was actually splitting at the seam above the volume switch! The kids had three lines on their plan so they couldn't get a family plan and we needed to lower our payments so we hopped on their plan, both of us got new phones and dropped our payment by almost $100/mo! And got the younger DD off our plan and on her own too. BONUS! It was time. Seriously, she's got to start doing things on her own. :rolleyes:
Today I'm going to a card event just north of town that my upline is part of the planning committee on. It's always a major todo. People come from all over the region. I guess we do things big in MN. LOL. So I'm very excited to go with my new phone and see all the new stuff and take pictures and see my online friends, in person! FUN!
Chat soon!

Love and Blessings
Carla, in MN
 
Good morning! I don't know what day it is, but my summer conference is COMPLETE!! We had about 300 directors, CEOs, vendors, and key staff attend, so that was good. My two keynote speakers were both a huge hit... I had the "Voice of the Kansas City Chiefs" and the man who has been the Chief's mascot for the past 35 years speak to our group. I hadn't intended to have a Chiefs lineup, but one of my original keynote speakers cancelled on me about 10 days before our event and I needed to find a replacement quickly. But our attendees loved hearing from them, and now that event is in the books! YAY! I haven't had a day off in a couple of weeks, and it doesn't look good for this coming week either. We have a fundraising event this weekend, and then I'll spend a week in Wichita starting on Sunday for an employee training event. BUT THEN... in September... I'm taking a week off to go relax at Disney. I've put a timer on my phone so whenever I feel tired or burned out, I just look at that countdown to get reenergized! LOL!!! I'm hoping that during next week's training, I can set up my laptop at the back of the room and get caught up on some pages.
 
Ane, You are so dedicated to your schooling, I am sure I could not at my age, so proud of you and I am sure it will be so rewarding when you get your degree.

Lynnie, I am loving your new siggie!

Shana, you are such a busy person! I would not be able to keep up to your busy schedule but so glad that you will have some downtime in Disney next month...fun fun fun!

I am slowly downsizing and donating a lot of stuff. It is truly uplifting to declutter my space! If only I could organize my computer some day!

Cycling has been steady with my bike challenge and seniors cycling club and I am truly loving all the cycling this year.

I have been trying to work on some of the challenges and they all look so fun. How is everyone doing?

I am organizing for a week trip to visit my son in Banff, Alberta and just noticed my carry-on suitcase is locked and I don't know the combo (I wrote it down on my notepad on my computer and then it crashed and I must have lost it in the reload). Dang now I have to take my large one and pay to check it!

It is a rainy day here today so I am just caching up with email, bills and laundry. How is everyone enjoying the summer or their season?
 
It's so cool to see what everyone is doing! <3 Keep up the good work!

I spent a chunk of the weekend cleaning up my GS folder--weeding out retired kits and moving them to a different folder (labeled "retired" lol). We had Eren over for dinner Sunday night, as I expect we will until they get another significant other. Hopefully they will take some time off of romantic relationships and work on themselves. I could tell them a few things about why they keep getting dumped, but I don't want to do that. Only if asked.

I have volunteer work I do every Tuesday morning, and this week I took on shifts Thursday night and Friday morning too. Don't ask me why I did that--probably getting up early is diminishing my brain cells, lol. Besides that and homework, I don't have much going on this week. But it's enough, that's for sure! So, Karen, my summer has been busy! Enjoyable, but busy. And hot. We return to the 90's tomorrow, sigh. Very little rain, if any.
 
Route66 said:
I am slowly downsizing and donating a lot of stuff. It is truly uplifting to declutter my space! If only I could organize my computer some day!
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Decluttering can be soooo rewarding! If only my husband felt the same. I love the feel of a well-organized and open space. I've been posting tons of my possessions on ebay and having some moderate success selling them. I've basically taking over our daughter's room as my ebay room. She hasn't lived with us for many years (she's currently 26 and has an apartment with her boyfriend). I've asked her for the past year to claim her personal items (mostly still left over from her high school years). Instead, she's added some chairs and a dining table that I'd previously given her and has treated that room as her personal storage unit. Thing is, she hasn't touched anything in that room for over a year and no longer is the same size as the clothes in that room. She typically comes over every other week, so for her visit tomorrow, I filled two small boxes of her things and will give them to her to take. In two more weeks, she will have more boxes to take. If she takes them, great. If she doesn't, then I plan to donate them to the appropriate charities. Then I can reorganize that room for current use. My ultimate goal will be to turn that room into a craft room for all my hobbies (painting, needle felting, etc) and decorate it with all the Disney stuff I've collected. Randy has already planned to create a series of shadow boxes on the wall to display my Disney ear headbands! LOL! Can't wait to see what we will be able to create! :)
 
Shana, Good on ya! I remember when my Mom was downsizing her home to move to a seniors condo. She cared for my boys while I worked so every other day my Mom had a bag of stuff my childhood to take home. Most of it I enjoyed for awhile and the boys had a good laugh at some stuff. I went on in later years to downsize some of it but took photos in case I ever wanted to scrapbook it The only thing I kept was my report cards and friends photo exchanges. I can't wait to see your room full of all your Disney treasure. I am sure it will be fabulous!

Today is organizing for my trip to Banff. When I was cleaning out a closet last week I noticed my son forgot all his winter wear so I upgraded my small suitcase to a large one and am checking it in instead of carry on so he doesn't have buy a new one. It is milder in Banff however he is going to Japan in October and will need it then. Hoping I can keep it to one bag but I have to fit hiking boots in to, have a small carry one too.

Last night's rain was wicked here with tornado warnings, the sky was eerie and for about an hour so I took my cat to the basement and did some card making for birthdays this month...just to be safe plus I couldn't see what was happening outside so I could concentrate better.

Nice weather today, off to cycle now, take care everyone and happy scrapping!
 
I have a flight booked to see my partner for the end of the month. I am counting minutes. Between my stuff and his stuff we haven't been able to be in the same physical location since April. Which reminds me that I need to book my airport parking sometime this week.

Between here and there-

I have a cardiology checkup tomorrow which shouldn't be any kind of an issue because I haven't had any 'episodes' after the unconsciousness last year, although I did have to reconsider some choices in the gym because any time I do stuff over my head it gets a little wobbly.

I have an endocrinology appointment on Tuesday to try and get to the bottom of the insulin resistance, to hopefully figure out what we can do to make things BETTER. Hopefully none of those things put issues or barriers on anything else that might happen.

I am taking the yorkies camping the 15th weekend, so here's hoping I manage to get a lot of cute pictures, my remaining two are getting older and Mocha's going a smidge blind, but they're both still so lovey and playful.
 
Miss y'all too! Nothing much new or different here either, BUT I am making SOME progress on purging as well Karen! Made a conscious effort to get rid of some stuff this summer with the express idea to get my craft "table" moved into the old "kids bedroom" at the other end of the hall before I went back to school. Now, I don't think that's going to happen in the next three weeks, but it's getting MUCH closer to reality. Sad thing is that I really, really like it out here in the kitchen because it has so many windows and looks out on my backyard and new deck with my birds and flowers! Even with the window in the bedroom, which does face east, there's no deck, no flowers, no bird feeder, etc. I know that I could attach one to the window, but I've never had much luck with those. We'll see how it goes. I do have a lot of stuff already moved out of there so I'm somewhat happy. I know what else can go so that is another accomplishment. My knees and back are what is preventing me from getting more done at one time.
Wish me luck!
 
The cardiologist is not entirely happy with me. Mostly he's quite annoyed that I can't lose weight (join the club?) and for the 3rd time I had to state that I'm not willing to take an appetite suppressant because I have a history with disordered eating and that would absolutely exacerbate the situation. I don't think that starving myself is actually the solution, as much as doctors seem to think that it would do the trick. It's really frustrating to feel like I am choosing the best options available, and that none of them are actually bearing non-poisonous fruit.

I have a follow up appointment in three months, at which time he'd like to see some kind of results, or we're going to have to consider handling the high blood pressure in a non-natural way. He's convinced that the weight is the 'crux' of it all because objectively, I did quite well on the stress test and only started having issues when I was at 200 watts and effectively pushing the stationary bike up a mountain.
 
Sylvan said:
The cardiologist is not entirely happy with me. Mostly he's quite annoyed that I can't lose weight (join the club?) and for the 3rd time I had to state that I'm not willing to take an appetite suppressant because I have a history with disordered eating and that would absolutely exacerbate the situation. I don't think that starving myself is actually the solution, as much as doctors seem to think that it would do the trick. It's really frustrating to feel like I am choosing the best options available, and that none of them are actually bearing non-poisonous fruit.

I have a follow up appointment in three months, at which time he'd like to see some kind of results, or we're going to have to consider handling the high blood pressure in a non-natural way. He's convinced that the weight is the 'crux' of it all because objectively, I did quite well on the stress test and only started having issues when I was at 200 watts and effectively pushing the stationary bike up a mountain.
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I have zero experience- but the first thing that came to mind was a nutritionist? Maybe because that's what I really should do. I don't even know where to start with weight loss, but it's to the point where I have GOT to do something or my future is going to look much more difficult than it needs to.
 
Sylfie, I'm glad you get to see your partner this month! And I hope you'll take lots of pictures of camping with the yorkies. I've never gone camping with animals before. So I take it your cardiologist is overweight too? Pot, it's kettle, lol. I think, with what little I know about your history (and I'm not a doctor) that starving yourself would work either. My F-I-L is a type-2 diabetic and intermittent fasting worked for him, but I know it doesn't work for everyone. Good luck with your doctor appointment and have fun camping!

Lynnie, you are the best cheerleader! <3

Karen and Shana, we are slowly decluttering too. We had moved a bunch of stuff from the garage to the living room so we could fit a second car in it, and hubby's been working on winnowing that stuff down. It looks almost respectable now, lol.

Carla, is there some reason you have to move your craft table? If it was me, I'd rather keep the view too.

I just completed 3 volunteer shifts this week, and even though it's rewarding work, it's a 40-min. drive away in unpredictable traffic. And tiring. I love it but will be happy when I'm back to once a week. School was ok this week, not hard. I have another big(ger) project due in 3 weeks and need to start figuring that one out, sigh. After this class is done, I'll be halfway through my degree. :)
 
imafishtank - The "problem" with the nutritionist is that it's 80/day and it is not covered by insurance. I absolutely cannot afford that, and I do need the baseline understanding of WHY I am so insulin resistant to begin with. In terms of food-habits, I 'trend' towards eating like I might already have diabetes. Low bread, low pasta, low rice, high green veg, high lean protein, chicken, fish, baked not fried, etc. Portions are controlled. I am more likely to NOT eat than eat all my meals in a day, and my partner has made it his mission in life to stay on me about actually doing the routine human functions because coffee is not a meal substitute apparently. I am hoping that as part of the endocrinology study they're able to pin point what's creating the resistance and then theoretically they could prescribe a dietician which WOULD be covered by the health insurance. Mostly I am super frustrated because I have been trying to dearm this bomb for YEARS now without being able to do much about it. The only time I had "regular" weight loss I was very literally starving myself. 1200 calories a day and 2000 calorie deficit in the gym seven days a week. Which is why I know that "just" doing an appetite suppressant isn't the answer. I could happily starve myself with little to no medical assistance, and I need to NOT do that.

AJ - The Yorkies love to go places do things, and the girls we're going with are some of their favourite aunties, so I am really pleased overall. It'll be a wonderful break. The girls were talking about going porcini hunting, although I am not sure that my hip can bear that brunt. I may be a camp lizard with the geriatric puppies. Mocha doesn't really seem to understand that he's 14 and not as fast as he used to be.
 
Is there a reason, Ane? Well, technically no, aside from the fact that my craft "table" is also my kitchen "table" so we can't have guests EVER. This is probably TMI and may scare some of you, but here goes. It's just Freddy and I left at home and we don't entertain anymore. We like being in the same room. We really do. He's on the computer, I'm playing with paper or on my computer and we chat. But here's my work space. Ready?
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We eat at the table every night. More than enough room for just us. And I think I've told you that Freddy said he doesn't care if I move into the back bedroom. He wouldn't mind if I stay out here. Of course, there would be SO much more room for me and my "stuff" back there. I could move a lot of my "stuff" back there and go get it when I need it. And that could increase my steps daily so that's an idea, but I'm not sure that it's really conducive to the way I create. I like things close. And there are some things that just have to be close.
My paper, stamps and tools are behind me. We have neighbors out the back bay window but so many trees, as you can probably tell that we can't see them. They even have a pool, but we can only hear the grands squealing with glee when they're there. Such joy!
But HERE'S my VIEW! <3<3<3
Sorry... my light and the TV got in the way. To my left is the new deck and to my right is the BRAND new flag pole that turned out to be about 5' too tall! Gotta love PATRIOTISM! God Bless the USA! Once we get the REAL MN flag on the second clips, I should be able to see that though, maybe. LOL.

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So... that's the scoop. We shall see what happens as the summer draws to an end. I fully expect that I will be moving. At least it's on the same level. My old office was downstairs and I will NOT being doing that again!

Love y'all! Have a great rest of your weekend!
 
Sylvan said:
The cardiologist is not entirely happy with me. Mostly he's quite annoyed that I can't lose weight (join the club?) and for the 3rd time I had to state that I'm not willing to take an appetite suppressant because I have a history with disordered eating and that would absolutely exacerbate the situation. I don't think that starving myself is actually the solution, as much as doctors seem to think that it would do the trick. It's really frustrating to feel like I am choosing the best options available, and that none of them are actually bearing non-poisonous fruit.

I have a follow up appointment in three months, at which time he'd like to see some kind of results, or we're going to have to consider handling the high blood pressure in a non-natural way. He's convinced that the weight is the 'crux' of it all because objectively, I did quite well on the stress test and only started having issues when I was at 200 watts and effectively pushing the stationary bike up a mountain.
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I agree with meeting with a nutritionist. When I started my health journey in 2019, what I THOUGHT was good for my body was pretty much the worse thing I could do. (e.g. ordering a salad but skipping on the protien only set me up to be super hungry later and destroy any progress I made). So I've done a lot of trial and error and have figured out what works best for me. I've also changed my relationship with food... nothing is "bad" or "Good," and I now know what an accurate portion size is. Hubby and I also subscribe to noom... tracking my food daily is vital for my success as I underestimate calories. The last piece for me is also finding "joyful movement." I've learned that I get bored with a treadmill and I really don't like going to a gym. However, I am happy as a lark to go for long walks. My BFF found her joyful movement with yoga and Tai-Kwon Do. So watching my nutrition with very specific goals to hit daily and making sure I move my body has given me positive results. Since every single person has different needs, meeting with a nutritionist may be able to help you reach your personal goals. HUGS!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Sylvan - I just saw your follow up post. So sorry that you've had such poor experiences with what people have asked you to do. Wish there was a simple answer for you. Sending you a virtual hug!!!!!

Ane - well, the decluttering the daughter's room did not start well. Since she hasn't lived with us in years, I've asked her to come get her things. She points out that she and her BF have a one-bedroom apartment and she doesn't have room for her things. Most of what she has stored in our house are things from her high school years, including a ton of clothes that no longer fit her / are not her style as an adult. So I took two small boxes and filled them up with things from her bookshelf... DVDs, books, mugs, photos, etc. So when she stopped by, I asked her to take the boxes with her, or I would be happy to donate them for her. She reacted very, very poorly and flew into a rage that I had "touched her things." I explained that I wouldn't touch her things if she moved her things out. Oy vey. For a little context, she promised me that she'd have her storage items out of our house a year ago. It's more than time. And I've shared with Morgan that when I was a young adult, my folks showed up at a holiday event at my brother's house with a trailer... they had loaded up ALL of our stuff (three kids' worth of storage) and left it there for us to deal with as we wanted! LOL!
 
I think the hardest thing for me to learn about weight loss was that low fat is not good! The manufacturers either replace healthy fats with chemicals or remove fats that are needed. I also learned that seed oils are not good for you, we should stick to healthy oils. Not to mention the number of disguises sugar has!

It sounds as though you need to find out the underlying cause, Sylfie, and you are doing your best to do that. Hopefully, when you have found that, the insurance will cover something related to a nutritionist. I would recommend finding a group online that cheers you on with a shared view on nutrition.
 
With regard to decluttering, if you have an issue and want to downsize, but you are struggling, I would highly recommend "Uncluttered" by Joshua Becker. He has a site called "Becoming Minimalist." That is only if you are struggling. I think it is perfectly okay to have a lot of stuff, although I have done a lot better by cutting down the unnecessary stuff so I could find my favourite stuff more easily.
 
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