What a day

Without going into too many details, because that always seems to cause me more problems....

We are entering a new phase in our household.  For the last year we've been sharing a house with a friend and her son.  We found out today that they are moving out January 1.

We are super close (or I thought we were) and I'm feeling kind of upset by this.  I foresee many changes in the next few weeks.  My entire support network is crumbling around me.

Back to life as a loner/homebody.

What a suck-tastic day.

Happy Holidays!

Wishing everyone out there a happy holiday season!
Stay warm (or cool, if you prefer.)
Relax with family and friends (or work hard if you'd rather.)
But most of all, enjoy yourself! (I hope no one argues that one!)

Not sure what it means

but my home scale reads 160!! and since that is the scale I've got, we'll go by it. And maybe aim for a little more weight loss. Because, I'm not convinced that I've lost 10 pounds in about a month.

In better news, I've been eating better/less this week and have exercised 3 times. Yay, me!  Let's hope I can stick with it - I've picked up a cold that is making me feel icky.

Yes, this is short, but I'm tired and cold. Off to bed for me!

Happy, happy, joy, joy - Christmas Cards again?

I love Christmas - the tree, the lights, the baked goodies.  Generally I love everything about the season except the cards.  Last year we were gearing up for a move and didn't even send cards.  And most other years, cards don't get sent until AFTER Christmas!  So this year, I'm excited to be using Shutterfly's cards.  I can kill two birds with one stone - get a photo card so I don't have to get prints of pictures to include in a tradidtional card. 

Also, since the basement is scarily full of stuff, I won't have to go hunt the one box of 100s that has the old cards in it.  Sneaky, huh?

So, there are several cards I like.  Here they are, in no particular order:

I like this - I can use several photos and include a message.  Then just sign, seal, address, and mail it!

I love the list idea - easier than composing an actual letter and fun too.  Only 2 photos though, so I'm not as sure of this one as the other.

This is totally my girls right now.  One minute, they love each other and the next - hatred.  Or at least nagging, lingering annoyance.  I've already got some perfect pictures to go here too.  But the amount of red is throwing me off. It isn't my favorite color and kind of doesn't go with some of my picture possibilities.


The great folks at Shutterfly also have a huge variety of other cards, calendars, mugs, invitations, and even New Year's cards. (which might be something else for me to consider, since we always seem to be late with the cards...)

The best part for bloggers is that they are giving away 50 free cards to folks who take some time to do a write up - like me and you! So scoot on over there right now and sign up to get your own! Any blogger can do it - no matter how small (or nonexistent) your readership is!

Totally and Completely the wrong time for this...

but I'm starting a weight loss journey. And I might as well use this blog to write about it.

At the doctor on November 4th I was 170 pounds. I am 5 feet 5 inches tall. My BMI is approximately 28. I am overweight by about 25 pounds.

I haven't thought about how I will do this. I've got some ideas. I am going to commit to it, here on my 0 readers blog: I'm going to loose this weight! Even with little support, I'm going to do this! I have to, if I want to be healthy for my daughters.

Another Not Me! Monday

wherein I will not admit that I neglected my health to the point where I am now super sick - nope not me! I did not ignore a cough for 2 weeks (because I felt fine other than hacking up a lung.) I did not work myself into a case of the flu AND pneumonia. Nope, not me!

Now I am not sitting home, for 3 days, with a hugely high white cell count, feeling very sick and sorry for myself. Nope, not me!


Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

Not Me Monday

This will be short. There is no way my husband and I were so busy with moving, painting, etc. that we bypassed our daily showers for several days. Nope, not us. We know that when we start to smell ourselves, it is not time to just change undies and add more deodorant. Nope, if we start to smell ourselves, we shower.

There is just no way I say!! Not me and my husband!

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.