Is it the end, or just the beginning.....?

hypno06

Morning all - middle of the week, although I feel that I have done a full week's work already!

Am hoping to get to the slope tonight for some stress-busting skiing, to build on the session I did last week. I really must make the effort to do these things because I do enjoy them, and I am never going to get myself a life if I just sit on the sofa, claiming lethargy, every evening, am I!

Moneywise, my budgets for the next few months are done, and I have received a payslip for some teaching money that should arrive tomorrow, and which I am going to put in savings to try and start my "new home, new life" savings challenge that I will be setting myself for 2011

Have a good day everyone - enjoy the snow if you get it :snow_grin

lucielle

Trying to snow here. I have issued instrustions for it to stop. Have a good day yourself.
L

seese75

Well done you for even thinking, about making the effort to get out this evening. Never that easy after a day at work....and such a cold one at that. Hope the day goes well.

se999

Good morning all.

Just got back from a super breakfast, and I was good and portion controlled what I ate from the buffet, I even count how many cubes of the potato I have (2), for me it's the only way to cope with massive hotel buffets.

Weight is still at 9st 9lbs, which is stable, but would love to lose the last few pounds. Hope your WI goes well today Hypno.

Forecast says possible snow here too, but estimates only 1 or 2 cm's. We've someone from India on the project who's never seen snow, we think he might not like it when he finds it's cold and wet and icy, even if it looks pretty in pictures.

Enjoy the skiing tonight. I'm currently lethargic too, not sure if it's tail end of the bug or me wanting to hibernate for the winter

Anyway, lots to do, suddenly clicked a week today we drive back to England, overnight stop in Brugge, then Thursday afternoon car booked in for service & mot, Friday doctors and pick up prescriptions and car tax disc, and Saturday fly back here. So got to work out what's going back in car, and what's the minimum to cope with here until Feb or March, as not going back to England at Christmas. It gives a new meaning to capsule wardrobes, it's more like life in 1 or 2 suitcases each :eek:

hypno06

Ah yes, hibernation does seem an attractive proposition at the moment, se!

I will have put weight on this week, as I have seen the return of my appetite, but I am still within my "range" so am happy enough with that. If I can ride the peaks and troughs of my life within a 3-4lb range, I think I can count that as being successful, especially as even at the top end of that range, I am still within my 5lb "allowed" above my original goal weight that I originally reached 6 years ago (just a shame it didn't stay there for the interim 5 years lol)

So.....apart from the weight - and going back to the hibernation issue, I need to slap myself a bit otherwise my fleecy blanket on the sofa will be too much of a habit, and nothing else will get done. I am starting to feel a little overwhelmed again. It is 4ish weeks til Christmas, and I hope to move house, yet I am not spending my evenings sorting and packing as I should, in order to make the move easier.

I have three weekends of teaching ahead of me, so my spare time is extremely limited.....again, another reason why I need to do things in the evenings, rather than collapse, citing "a long day".....

2 of those workshops are ones I haven't taught before.....and yes you have guessed it, haven't prepped for in any way shape or form. (well, I started to think about them on the bus this morning, so I suppose that is a start).

I need a boost of energy, to get me off my backside and making the most of the time etc that I have - not just work and house stuff, but "life" stuff too. I have had some really nice compliments paid to me recently, but don't have the confidence/energy to get out there and enjoy life and to make the most of it. It was a huge step to go back skiing last week, even though the people there are people I have known for the last 10 years or so, and who I feel very comfortable with. It was definitely a step in the right direction, but it isn't exactly pushing the boundaries in any way.

I love going to the football, and have a great group of friends there, and I do so look forward to the matches. However, they have been part of that same group for years and I am a relative newcomer, so I need to stop thinking like a newbie and be less shy.

And that is it - I need to do something else, get out more, I don't know.....I guess I am not enjoying my "space" at home right now because it is all boxes and stress, and when I move I will certainly have "my" space to love giving me a fresh start - but I don't want to run the risk of just holing myself up for the rest of the winter in my new home, and not investigating what else is going on in the world! Equally, I need to ensure that what needs to be done at home (including lesson planning etc) is actually done in good time, in order that when I DO sit down in my nice new lounge, it is truly in a state of relaxation rather than avoidance!

Gah, this journey is tough going at times!!

Karmacat

lucielle wrote: »

Trying to snow here. I have issued instrustions for it to stop. Have a good day yourself.
L

Can you make sure you included my area please, LT?

hypno06 wrote: »

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So.....apart from the weight - and going back to the hibernation issue, I need to slap myself a bit otherwise my fleecy blanket on the sofa will be too much of a habit, and nothing else will get done. I am starting to feel a little overwhelmed again. It is 4ish weeks til Christmas, and I hope to move house, yet I am not spending my evenings sorting and packing as I should, in order to make the move easier.
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I need a boost of energy, to get me off my backside and making the most of the time etc that I have - not just work and house stuff, but "life" stuff too. I have had some really nice compliments paid to me recently, but don't have the confidence/energy to get out there and enjoy life and to make the most of it. It was a huge step to go back skiing last week, even though the people there are people I have known for the last 10 years or so, and who I feel very comfortable with. It was definitely a step in the right direction, but it isn't exactly pushing the boundaries in any way.
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And that is it - I need to do something else, get out more, I don't know.....I guess I am not enjoying my "space" at home right now because it is all boxes and stress, and when I move I will certainly have "my" space to love giving me a fresh start - but I don't want to run the risk of just holing myself up for the rest of the winter in my new home, and not investigating what else is going on in the world! Equally, I need to ensure that what needs to be done at home (including lesson planning etc) is actually done in good time, in order that when I DO sit down in my nice new lounge, it is truly in a state of relaxation rather than avoidance!

Gah, this journey is tough going at times!!

As you can tell, I identify with a lot of this post! I'm being a *bit* kind to myself, because I have been ill, but I absolutely do not want to fall back into my old patterns of hibernating in the house. I like the sound of your "new home, new life" savings challenge!

se999

A while ago I was talking about 'expanding the envelope', and was doing well, but then OH was ill, and then both of us, and it's so easy for it to try to start shrinking again, well it is for me

So now I'm starting to feel better, I want to expand the envelope again, but things are getting in the way like the trip home etc.. It sounds like the house move is similar Hypno, it's good in it's own way with lots of benefits, but it gets in the way of other aspects of life, which you need to expand to get the balance and increase the fun.

Anyway, I have successfully done some long overdue admin this morning. It's nearly as bad as doing the ironing!!

chevalier

pushing envelopes is hard. the reason being is that you push a bit, and feel all proud, but then that becomes the new default, so you have to push again. It can make things feel quite uncomfortable, and is something I am trying hard to deal with at the moment. My sympathies to other envelope expanders LOL

hypno06

Am pleased to report that I put on just half a lb.....today's weight = 9st 10lbs.

Am more than happy with that.

ZTD

hypno06 wrote: »

I will have put weight on this week, as I have seen the return of my appetite, but I am still within my "range" so am happy enough with that. If I can ride the peaks and troughs of my life within a 3-4lb range, I think I can count that as being successful, especially as even at the top end of that range, I am still within my 5lb "allowed" above my original goal weight that I originally reached 6 years ago (just a shame it didn't stay there for the interim 5 years lol)

Don't take it on weight, take it on clothes sizes. So if those basques are getting a little tight, it's ryvita for a while...

hypno06 wrote: »

Gah, this journey is tough going at times!!

It is indeed. :grouphug: