Mornin' Weekenders!

back to MIL's later this morning. We got quite a bit done yesterday, so we SHOULD be able to finish today, although I'm so burned out that I'm not sure how hard I'm likely to work. I'll try to pu**** though, because I really want this behind me. I'm going to take the DVD with me for one of my film discussion groups that meets this week and play it while we're working - like that will speed things up - HA! At any rate, even if we slack off too much, the end is in sight!!

QOTD: no. When I was younger (college up to my early 30s), I used to swim laps almost every day (1/2 to a full mile per day), but I was never on a team.

I'm not even going to take a stab at food today since I've almost never stuck to my plan since starting up over at MIL's. Luckily we've been so busy over there - plus have done so much walking around, stooping, lifting, and packing - that I've stayed within my calorie limit most days and have gotten plenty of steps in, too.

Have a great Sunday, everyone!

I love that blue eyed cat. Since I allow myself to eat anything I want, I have jars of candy, mostly hard candy and eat one if I have a sweet craving. One is usually enough. When I told myself candy was bad and something I could not eat, I would have eaten the whole box.

Mornin' Weekenders!

I'm feeling very stressed this morning and it's all about going back over to MIL's today. I am SO SICK of this project - but there's so little left to do and I think I'd really just rather get it all done with by the end of the weekend. I spent eight hours working over there yesterday while DH was at a work meeting and spending time at the post office getting her mail situation straightened out (he had to go to three different post offices - don't ask) - but I think all is well with that now. The latest issue is her car insurance. We transferred the title over to DH on Jan 11, and paid the insurance on Jan 19 (it goes through July). So yesterday we get a bill addressed to her (or rather, to her estate) for $327 to cover her car through July. Obviously this is coming from two different departments that aren't communicating (we talked to both - the first one transferred her car onto our policy (had to do that before we had the title transferred, since we couldn't own or drive the car without insurance), then we had to call a different department to have her policy canceled - which required sending them a death certificate and a copy of the page of the will that named DH the executor of her estate). Oddly, the letter than came yesterday was addressed to "The estate of...), meaning they are aware that she died. So why are they billing her for car insurance for the next six months? This whole situation - everything - the post office, the insurance - is driving me out of my mind. Lesson learned - don't die - it'll drive your survivors crazy.

anyway, we'll go back there today - but maybe not spend quite as many hours there. We actually don't have to be done until the end of the month since we paid the rent for February - but I really want all this out of my life and would love for it to be done by tomorrow night (and it's do-able for sure)

QOTD: if I'm just craving sweets and not hungry, I'll have a couple of sugar free popsicles. If I AM a little hungry, I have one of my two favorite yogurt "sundaes" - both using a super low-cal vanilla Greek yogurt as a base (just discovered that Chobani makes one now, too - 60 calories!). Sundae number 1 is stirring in some unsweetened cocoa powder and topping with SF Cool Whip and berries. Number 2 is more caloric so I don't make it as often, but I stir in a broken mini candy cane, top with a tablespoon of melted chocolate chips, and stick in in the freezer for 10-15 minutes.

coffee with half & half

it's already after 9:00, so this will be a combo breakfast and morning snack - Greek yogurt with fruit, crumpet with butter and jam

lunch - probably hummus with baby carrots or multigrain tortilla chips

AS: cheese stick and Smartfoods popcorn

D: we'd better have one of the soups since we haven't for the last couple of days (I made both hot & sour and celeriac soup earlier this week). Plus some kind of protein

ex: I haven't done a lot in the way of intentional exercise on the days we're over at MIL's, since I easily get in at least 8000 stops and do a lot of stooping and lifting because of the packing. So probably more of the same today..

have a great day, everyone!

It seems everyone is getting stupid last minute denials, hopefully yours will get resolved on monday, the others I know of where with just the additional documentation and self advocacy.

I"m thinking optimistically that we will get to the theater tonight but it's 50/50, if nothing else I'll get some exercise shoveling. I did get my rowing program for February finished so it's elliptical for me today.

Qotd - I don't get sweet cravings too much. I keep chocolate in the fridge so I know I CAN have it, because if I don't have it and I want it, then it feels like I"m depriving myself. If I have it and really want it, it's there. I will have water, do something distracting but if I really want something, I do know not to try to eat something else instead because then I will have the calories from the something and eventually the calories from the sweet too.

Have a great saturday!

Such great photos!