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Carmen

:bdaycake: HAPPY BIRTHDAY :bdaycake:

Have a lovely day tomorrow LL, make it a me day you deserve it!

Carmen xx

podperson

Probably won't get on tomorrow so LL hope you have a lovely birthday - as Carmen says make sure you take some 'me' time and have a bit of pampering, you definately deserve it x

WelshWoofer

Thought I'd have a night off exercise but the back garden has shamed me into action - with all of the recent rain its been impossible to mow and was getting up to 10 inches long:eek:. So, out came the mower and 1 hour later its back to something resembling a lawn (more weed and moss than grass though:o). I was sweating buckets by the time I'd finished so I guess I can class it as exercise:rotfl:

Just had a big bowl of strawberries and an Aldi chocolate mousse slapped on the top (only 90 cals and yummy) - no more food today!!!! Must remember that!

Madrabbitgirl

Welshwoofer - you should see the state of my lawn! I'd love to get rid of it and just cover the garden in bark chippings or gravel but my partner won't allow it!

Dinner didn't go too well this evening. I got a pack of cheese and onion risotto (not the healthiest choice, I know!) from Aldi and was planning to do this with salad. Anyway, I pour it into the pan, add water and start cooking. I thought it looked a bit darker than usual but to be honest I wasn't really paying all that much attention. After a bit I go to check on it and thought it didn't look right and on closer inspection realised it was mushroom risotto, not cheese & onion! I actually had to retrieve the packet from the bin to check I wasn't going crazy and the packet does say Cheese & Onion! They obviously put the wrong one in the pack.

The thing is my partner can't stand mushrooms, they make him gag! So that kind of ruined dinner really! I love mushrooms but felt a bit weird about eating it when it wasn't what it should be in the pack. So we went out and got microwave meals and scoffed a pack of donuts between us! I will have to be extra good with my food tomorrow to make up for it!

faithless

Yay I just did L1 day 3 of the Shred! It seemed easier too, I didn't stop at all and I swapped the weights for the next ones up on my dumbbell tree.

However my back is now really complaining after the two sets of side lunge arm straight raise - I think that particular exercise is just too much pulling on my dodgy lumbar, and the heavier weights made it worse. Am struggling to think of an alternate exercise for that one - maybe just the side lunge, concentrating on keeping my back straight, then do some extra weights at the end? I know it's supposed to be a whole body exercise but it does hurt too much now, and it's getting worse each time I do it.

maman

Calling by to wish you a very happy birthday LL, where has the last year gone? Hope you enjoy your day.

I've managed to catch up on all the posts on the new thread since getting back from my holidays and will join in again very soon. I've missed you.:A

lizzie157

Bitsy_Beans wrote: »

Lizzie hope the news re ESA is a step closer to a full appeal

We are quitting now don't want to push our luck. It's not taken us back to where we were before it all began but it's better than we hoped for and if jobcentre do their job properly maybe H will get help in making himself more employable. Won't hold my breath on that one but who knows?

LL- happy birthday have great day :bdaycake:

lizzie157

computer acting up so had to start new post.

Thanks LL it is a weight off my mind. Best of all for me was the way I coped with the actual hearing. In the past I would have been very nervous but I was surprisingly calm. I felt slightly nervous before we went in but as soon as I sat down this disappeared and I didn't feel intimidated by the panel at all. Now I don't know if this was because I felt that in reality there wasn't that much to lose financially or whether I am finding some confidence at last but whichever it was it felt good. So with this in mind I'm going to keep on with the work on my confidence.
Glad your meeting went well yesterday LL
PP good luck today.

Have been thinking about the unsympathetic friend -this is one area I probably need to work on - I keep thinking about asking her for a coffee in town. I'm questioning if I've been a bit harsh and then I think of how she has been whilst all this has been going on and think no leave it. I have sent her a birthday card this week and tbh expected her to txt to thank me which is what would have usually happened but as yet have heard nothing. Sorry am rambling a bit it just helps to write it down. I'm sure in her eyes it's me who has been at fault. I think this is probably the last I'll hear of her unless I contact her and despite it crossing my mind I doubt if I will. I would like to explain why I've cooled the friendship but I don't think I'm at the point where I could do that yet so I think maybe it's time to put it down to experience and move on.

Had a lovely meal out with all the family for DS3's birthday -we all really enjoyed it and again I felt much more relaxed than usual. I must have done something right because the first thing he did when we got home was txt everyone to thank them for coming and for their gifts.
He has some more to send today to thank the wider family as he's just reminded me but all without prompting. Maybe we've come out of the 'Kevin' years.:rotfl::rotfl:

It's been chucking it down here for the last 3 hours since I got up. Hope your garage and home's ok LL. Thankfully I have nowhere to go today - so cleaning the house, decluttering and perhaps a bit of fabbing thrown in. Could do with a facial massage -I tried out a sample of lumi magique BB cream last night and although I did quite like it it doesn't seem to like me as it made my face itch.
Have a good day everyone -try to keep dry.

Madrabbitgirl

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
LL- I hope you have a really nice day!!

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Bitsy_Beans

<waves at maman> hello stranger

Happy birthday LL, have a wonderful day :beer: