Memorygirls - The Matrix Re-inspired

Memory_Girl

Wow Sunflower - that's quite an adventure. Got locked in Richmond Park - but with a whole film crew so wasn't on my own - would have hated to be just me and the doggy.

Postive stuff at 4pm please - working with seventy 15 year olds at St A today - last session of the day :eek:. Their attention WILL be held, they don't know whats coming :rotfl:

I agree with Souk about he word SHOULD. I wish I could ban it from my vocabulary as it brings such negative guilt trips following close afterwards.

Hope everyone is safe and well, hope Nats hubby is not feeling too uncomfortable as well.

I hear little people afoot - time to go and guard the raspberry jam from little fingers with little spoons :rotfl:

MG

crickett1234

Back in the office and at my desk today. I must confess that yesterday was not an all fired success working from home. I got a bit lonely, and I also get incredibly frustrated and ended up having a binge. So, as a result this morning, I feel utterly pants. Lots of water and I should be okay again, but I keep kicking myself and wondering why I do this to myself?!

Got quite a bit on today, so better get back to it.

Have a good day everyone, and positive vibes to everyone.

natsplatnat

Morning Lovely Matrix Ladies!

Just to let you know that OH was discharged yesterday afternoon after one successful 'jump-start' (it has been know to take more than one attempt!!). He is now recovering from the anaesthetic at home and catching up some much missed sleep and food (he was nil by mouth for 21hours!!).

Many, many thanks for all the positivity and good wishes; I still think it's amazing what we can collectively achieve!!!!

Nats x

Memory_Girl

That's great new Nats - send him our best wishes.

Puts my good news into perspective - another pound off this week:o But one closer to my goal of course.

Experimented with our breakfast loaf (the boys adore fresh bread in the morning) Made the dough last night, shaped the loaf and put in the fridge overnight. Took it out of the fridge when I got up just before 6am and at quarter to 7 popped it into the oven.

By 7.30 both boys were happily eating warm bread and raspberry jam for breakfast. Really easy and gives them such a treat.

Just have to keep myself on the "being organised" track

MG

Bitsy_Beans

crickett1234 wrote: »

Back in the office and at my desk today. I must confess that yesterday was not an all fired success working from home. I got a bit lonely, and I also get incredibly frustrated and ended up having a binge. So, as a result this morning, I feel utterly pants. Lots of water and I should be okay again, but I keep kicking myself and wondering why I do this to myself?!

Got quite a bit on today, so better get back to it.

Have a good day everyone, and positive vibes to everyone.

Crickett be nice to yourself. Nothing was ever achieved by putting yourself down. You had a binge because it was your way of coping with the situation. Would you rather choose drink or drugs? Learn from this, as in what can cause the trigger and next time you feel the urge try pausing. Just acknowledge what you are doing, if it's enough to make you think twice then great. If not and you feel like "to hell with it" (been there on this one ) then just go with the flow.....it's all about taking care of yourself the best way you know how xxx

One load of washing hung on line......weather looks like it could be a bit hit and miss but I shall risk it nontheless.......life is all about taking risks right? :rotfl::rotfl:
Got another load in machine, washing up done, time to break the vac out. These are all the daily jobs I have to do before I can do any of the extra :rotfl:
DS is still off school although by afternoon yesterday he and his sister were bickering, a sure sign he was on the mend Due to exclusion policy though he has to be kept away for 24 hours so no school for him today.
Kids woke at 6am <weeps softly> but actually because I'd gone to bed at a sensible time (unlike my H) I got up, went downstairs and did Shred DVD. However I thought exercise was supposed to make you feel energised......all I feel is knackered :rotfl:
Anyway I am making a committment to doing some exercise each day. It might not always be Shred but it can take any form I chose, going for a walk, Wii games......I need to keep reminding myself how good it feels to move my body.

I've also started reading Taming You Gremlin by Richard D Carson. I bought it ages ago and never really read it Boy this self improvement stuff is hard work :rotfl:

Sorry for the long post

Claire - glad things are resolved xx

Nat - Glad OH is OK and now recovering at home

Have a great day everyone. It's amazing what a good night's uninterrupted sleep will do for my mood

jenid

Sunflower I feel your pain! DH and I went to our NCT class when I was 7 months pregnant, it was held in a coach house in a lovely park. By the time I managed to waddle to the gates the other side of the park they were locked, we didn't panic as thought the main gates would still be open, but nope every gate was well and truly locked. I have never been so pleased to see a teenager sneaking a fag behind the bushes, he must have spied us wandering around, me looking distraught, and came over to ask if we needed help, luckily he knew a sneaky route out bless him!

Crickett, don't feel bad, it really is a bit of a culture shock working from home and doesn't suit everyone. Don't let the binge put you off track though, keep up your good work. Do you think it might be worth keeping a little food diary, of what you eat when and if you have a binge, what you were feeling at the time? Then you might be able to spot your triggers.

MG well done on the 1lb weight loss. I've been on the blog (that email reminder service is such a good idea) and was a little confused by your stats:

Starting Weight on 11/6: 13 st 10 lbs
Current Weight 11sy 9lbs
Weight lost 1 lb

Should the current weight read 13 st 9lbs? Or is is the current weight your goal weight and this is a 'positive thinking' way of looking at it? Hope you don't mind me asking. Had my marketing head on yesterday, must have woken up with my editing head on today.

Opps sorry somehow managed to post this before I'd finished typing and hadn't even edited my own post!! What I wanted to ask was, if this was done on purpose could you share. I haven't read the Secret yet (it's on my to do list, universe could you please send me a copy!) but I REALLY need to lose some weight, I'm worried that by focusing and fixating so much on the amount of pounds/weight I need to lose (this is what I normally do), I am subconsciously asking the universe to give me more pounds/weight!? eek.

I've got the Paul McKenna book so must try and find the time to actually read all of it, my Mum's doing really well on it. I like the fact that it's not a diet as such, no foods are banned, I think it's more about mindful eating. I love my food, cooking, buying, sharing it, but I have to admit to myself that since I've put on this weight, I can't remember the last time I really 'enjoyed' a meal, I've just been shovelling it down. And relying on carbs as a quick and easy comfort fix.

clairewop

Good morning

I decided that my house needed cleaning as it hasn't been done since weekend go me lol, so downstairs is done dw on and finshed, wm on.

Off into town now so will report back in a bit

Memory_Girl

:rotfl::rotfl: That would have been one humungeous weight loss :rotfl::rotfl: I'm not doing a diet either - but focussing on trying to eat as wide a range of foods as possible within our budget. I have come to conclusion that when I serve something new and exciting up, a smaller portion suffices because the taste is new. With our "same ole, same ole" meals the portion sizes were beginning to creep up as the tastes were familiar.

So my daily focus is " different dishes everyday" - but I have decided not to chase the 3-4lb per week weight losses but to celebrate ANY loss as it brings me closer to my ultimate healthy weight. One pound per week would do me fine and help me re-educate myself in a non-scary way.

Taking photos of our meals is really making me focus on portion size and content too. When I am serving up I can almost her you lot on my shoulder asking "what are we having for tea tonight then?"

Fortunately the REAL loss is more sane - but thanks for spotting the typo. Its a challenge checking for dyslexic Bloggers.

Just printing out my acetates for this afternoons seminar - woohoo!

MG

jenid

Sorry I am not with it this morning. Nats that's great news about your OH, well done and wishing him a speedy recovery.

jenid

MG your blog is fantastic, I can't believe you're dyslexic, I would never have imagined it from your fantastic writing.

Glad you haven't lost all that weight then, it probably would have meant you'd lost a leg or something in the past couple of days!

I don't know what is wrong with my laptop this morning I've now not got any thanks buttons to press?

I think it's going to be one of those days. BBB woke up with his grumpy head on. The tumble dryer repair man has been and gone, and apparently the big puddles of water sitting under the machine every time I use it is just condensation as it's on a slate floor, and there's nothing he can do. Surely this can't be ok to happen? So now I have to call customer services and sort that out. ARGHHH