AF daily - Tuesday, November 24th

[Marshy]

Helloooooooooo abbers,

The weather is due to get stormy here tonight. About a year ago when it was very windy my bedroom blew in, flipped over and smashed all over the floor in the middle of the night. I got the glass replaced, obviously, but the locking mechanism has been broken ever since, so I can close the window but can't lock it shut. We are forecast gale-force winds tonight, so I have used one of those long springy bike locks and hooked one end around the window handle, and padlocked the other end to a handle on my chest of drawers. So I'm all set for the gales! Need to get the whole window replaced next spring really...

I'm having another lady of leisure day. Going to the gym, then an AA meeting this evening. Although I don't suppose many ladies of leisure go to AA meetings...

Hulagirl - have you got a plan of action? All alcohol out of the house for starters? I know it's a tough week coming up. Keep checking in!

Bear - noooo, can't bring myself to watch I'm a Sleb. I watched a truly terrible, unfunny "comedy" show instead, then gave up and read a book. AF drink suggestion - sparkling elderflower. I keep pushing this on people! I think it works well as a white wine substitute. All good supermarkets!

Have a good day everyone!

[Leelou]

AF daily - Tuesday, November 24th

Hello marshy and all to drop by...

I don't know what elderberry tastes like, tea has been my only drink besides water since beginning my AF journey, until the weekend when it was too hot to drink just tea so I tried soda water for some fizz. Never had soda before, probably went for wine instead in the past, it's been a great fizz treat at nights, I could add cranberry juice too hmmm.....

See my frangipani flower piccie? Smells like sweet summer to me, I have two 90 year old trees, one has white blooms with pink/yellow centres and the one pictured is deep pink, and oh so pretty! We actually built our deck around the trees as I couldn't bear to destroy them, they are magnificent and huge!

Ok this AF stuff is really playing detective with my lost creativity, and zest for life! It's finding the time and energy to reserect so many suppressed thoughts and actions! It's embracing and encouraging me to nurture what is real stuff inside me. The person that I know I am meant to be! Far out, I am seriously considering starting to ride a bike to work and home each day, I went to a bike shop today to start looking for an appropriate bike! Long story cut short.... My history with bikes is far from what one would consider as a means of transport to and from an important engagement, rather it's like mixing redbull with a sloth! The redbull being the bike on this occassion.
If I proceed with this I might add.... I will carry bandaids!

I also have been having many more enjoyable days in my studio! I paint and sketch and must admit that although I thought at the time painting with a Chardonnay in hand was more productive than just using a brush.....Now, AF, I have produced better quality stuff and am coming up with more ideas than I have in a long time.

AL is kind to only the ego.....
AF is kind to the heart, body and soul!

[greeneyes]

AF daily - Tuesday, November 24th

mORNING aBBERS!!

Oops.

Chatty this AM!

Marshy, storm windows comes to mind...... Mine rattle if a big truck goes by. You can see the heat going into the yard.

Leelou, I'm thinking the same thing. I think I'll get busy on the stationary bike first. Please be sure to get a helmet! I have the same effect of AF. Isn't it grand!! sometimes it's so big it spills out.

I had an issue with my car yesterday. It leaked at the corners of the windows and under the seats is a pool of water. Grrrrrrr.... I was so pissed off about it I went to bed instead of dealing with it. So I get to face that this AM. In the past I would have....... but that's the past. That is no longer me. If the car is a mildew hole when I get back I will take it as a message from the universe that it really is time to get a "practical" car. Love that little red car though.

Going to leave this afternoon for T-day. Really looking forward to being with sister's family. Lots of fun food & love.

Have a wonderful day!

[Leelou]

AF daily - Tuesday, November 24th

Greeneyes...

Hey, a bike cant get mildew... there's a positive sign if we both needed one!

[greeneyes]

AF daily - Tuesday, November 24th

LMAO!! I have two! Think the tires are dry rotted though. New Year's resolution coming up!!

[Leelou]

AF daily - Tuesday, November 24th

LMAO MORE - I have one, and the tires still have those spikey new things on them. I'ts a really uncomfortable bike, DH bought it for less $$$ than my helmet haha...

[greeneyes]

AF daily - Tuesday, November 24th

LMAO 3 times!! One of mine has spikey things too! Get a new seat! Dear Santa.....

[Marshy]

AF daily - Tuesday, November 24th

Leelou - I thought Aussies cycled everywhere, all the time! Haha.

Greenie - have a good trip. Hope your car has dried out a bit.

Here's my emergency storm protection!



OK, really off to the gym now...

[Lavande]

AF daily - Tuesday, November 24th

Morning Abbers,

Marshy - that's a very creative fix you have there..........hope it works for you

Hi Greenie & Leelou! I haven't owned a bike for about 15 years now. The last time I was on a bike ride my then teenage daughter crashed into me on her bike. I ended up on the ground, scraped open from head to toe.........eeewww! That was nasty! I prefer walking these days

Greenie, enjoy your Thanksgiving with your sister. We are taking a fully roasted turkey to my son's house this year........long story! My DIL doesn't cook & my son's cooking experience is limited to what he's learned in the firehouse

Need to get a bit of work done, so I'll get to it.
Have a terrific Tuesday one & all!

[LVT25]

AF daily - Tuesday, November 24th

Hello friends!

Everyone sounds wonderful! I have plenty of comments to make, but hubby decided to take this week off so it is really cramping my style!

Today is another appointment with my counselor, I wasn't planning on telling him about it, but I couldn't avoid it today. Of course he thinks it is unnecessary (and probably stupid) and deep down he is worried that I will be talking about him....but I just calmly tried to explain to him that I wanted to be a nicer person and not so consumed by what I think others may think of me. I also told him I was having co-dependency issues, which I know he knows what that means. I need to learn to own my own feelings, and what others say or do is their problem, not necessarily mine. I hope we can do this in 3-4 sessions, because I'm afraid our insurance situation will be changing the first of the year.

So, I get to drag my son with me so he can see a doctor for his cough/fever, and he'll have to wait in the car while I see my counselor.

Gotta go!
:h

[bear73]

AF daily - Tuesday, November 24th

hey there all another rainy day here - off skating tonight.
I had let myself be talked into crash diet of 1000 cals a day but I really feel best if I stick to 1200 - 1500 - dont want to totally deprive myself!

had 1500 so far today so I'm happy with that. day 4 af and day 3 sf - plodding on - trying not to count really - this is forever this time so I don't want to get too hung up on the numbers.

anyway later everyone - spinning is my exercise for tomorrow.
feel clear headed can feel all the cigarettes on my chest tho from the weekend

see you tomorrow - off for a nap

[drylifeahead]

AF daily - Tuesday, November 24th

Good afternoon ABBERS!

Wow, everyone sounds so chipper today! Excellent.

Just a packing day for me..sorting..went to 3 stores and not one had boxes, so will go check out a few more when I pick up my son from school.

Hope the evening goes well for you all!! Tonight is Biggest Loser night WooHoo! Bear73..1000 calories is not a lot..I think even the contestants on that show eat more than that..also, in the beggining of me being AL, that was my focus..you're doing NF and AF-go easy on yourself.

DLA :h

[Doggygirl]

AF daily - Tuesday, November 24th

Hi all! Marshy - thanks for getting us started. LOL on your Window Lock Solution! I hope the storms aren't too bad. When I saw the piccy I did get a vision sort of like this only with a dresser "hanging on" rather than a person! :H

Leelou - your fanglypangly flower piccy is really pretty - I'm jealous you have two whole TREES of those things! LMAO X10 about you and Greenie's bike stories! I love hearing about how much more creative you are AF. Isn't AL something? I'm not "artistic" in any sense of the word. But even mundane things like scrubbing toilets or whatever. AL would have me convinced I would be so much better at doing that stuff after "one or two." HA. DOUBLE LMAO. I am really never bored now. I have way more that I WANT to do each day than I can possibly fit in. But I don't feel stressed about it, I feel happy that life is full. (somebody will want a puking smilie after reading that syruppy stuff!) Anyway...

Greenie, sorry about the wet car! May the Mildew Fairy pass you by and land on FH. Oops! I didn't mean that last part about FH at all. () Travel safely to your sister's house!

Hi Lav. So....you are taking the turkey to son's house. Why isn't son and family just coming to YOUR house??? (I bet this is a good story though....)

LVT - too bad if hubby doesn't like you going to counseling. I hope you had a good session and I hope you are able to continue until such time as you feel you don't need it any more. (in other words, I hope your insurance situation doesn't go south on you!)

Bear, with all your activity, 1,000 doesn't sound like enough to me either. Be careful you don't send your body into starvation mode. The rule of thumb I've heard about, and try to follow is at MINUMUM covering my base metabolic rate. I have a tracking program called Life Form that estimates that based on a series of questions. Of course height and weight but also stuff about activity levels outside of "exercise". Then you add in actual exercise. My "minimum" is 1400 calories, and a bit higher on exercise days. If you google for base metabolic rates or minimum calorie levels - stuff like that - you might find some good info to decide what you think for your own situation. For whatever that's worth!! Anyway, good to have you back on this here wagon and congrats on your AF/SF time!

DLA. Packing = :egad: That is all.

After losing our beagle yesterday and then being so happy he was found, then a really bad movie that we ended up laughing over, yesterday was a roller coaster ride emotionally. Today is much calmer! My Big Accomplishment was making an orange/cranberry cheesecake which will go with us to the family do on Thursday. I also have to figure out a vegetable to take and keeping something hot is going to be a big problem. Of course my aunt has a microwave but that's always in High Use. I'm thinking about making asparugus. I saw a recipe suggesting BARELY cooking it, then refrigerate over night. Then serve with a simple sauce made of mayo and a chilli in adobe sauce all blended up. Does that sound good? Any other ideas along those lines? Where is Mr. Garlic?

I had hoped to get in some charity work this afternoon but just couldn't squeeze it all in. But I feel a pull to start doing "something." Please kick my butt about this if you don't hear me talking about it a week from now. I need to "give back."

Hello to anyone I missed and all yet to come! Strength and hope to all,

DG

[Determinator]

AF daily - Tuesday, November 24th

Happy Thanksgiving Eve ABeroooos!

DG, this is awesome: I have way more that I WANT to do each day than I can possibly fit in. But I don't feel stressed about it, I feel happy that life is full. (somebody will want a puking smilie after reading that syruppy stuff!) Anyway...

I feel the same and totally love it no puking smilies here

ok folks I finally saw it happen.... (drumroll please).........

I was sitting in my car in a parking lot and saw a baggy pant punk with sideways hat running along and I thought....he's going to trip over those stupid pants. The next moment his pants dropped around his ankles and 'ker-splat'! face down on the pavement. hahahahahaha. I shouldn't laugh but I did.

and with that I bid thee all a fine eve

be well

[Doggygirl]

AF daily - Tuesday, November 24th

Determinator;763995 wrote: I was sitting in my car in a parking lot and saw a baggy pant punk with sideways hat running along and I thought....he's going to trip over those stupid pants. The next moment his pants dropped around his ankles and 'ker-splat'! face down on the pavement. hahahahahaha. I shouldn't laugh but I did.

me too. :H:H:H:H:H:H