Frump to Fab 2019 - Here We Go Again

silvasava

Had my little pamper session this morning. Defuzz and a nice bath. Used a glycolic acid wipe & then my new mask from Aldi - seems good with a tiny soft brush to apply it with, rinsed it off and used some hyularonic acid serum and then the caviar creme. Did a good go with some intensive moisturiser on my feet, knees and elbows and my usual moisturiser on the test of me. Hair washed and blow dried & I feel up to speed although my nails are still recovering from the gardening.
My son has two cats - a black one with white markings and a white one with black markings. A friend of his made a calendar with various photos of them & he was absolutely delighted and loves it. I think any of us appreciate even a very small thing that has been made especially for us.
Humpty - my knitting isn't great but I can crochet. Ive done any number of baby shawls by crocheting trebles and starting from a corner and increasing at the end of each row until I feel it's big enough and then start decreasing the same way. Its simple to do while watching TV and makes a nice design. Ive gone round the edges with a scallop stitch or a fringe to finish.

lessonlearned

Good morning lovely ladies......,

And another week begins. A new Monday, a new week, a new start. I love the start of a new week, so many possibilities.

Speaking of possibilities I have made an executive decision. I have joined a local meet-up group. Part of my master plan to get out there and start having fun.

I have signed up to a dance event for solos on Friday night ...... an 80's night.....I just love cheesy 80's music......Wham, Bowie in his dance phase, the New Romantics, and the gloriously beautiful Aha. What's not to like. :rotfl:

Is this appropriate for a clapped out geriatric granny.:rotfl::rotfl: When I think of my grandparents at the same age.......:eek: how times have changed.

Like Maman I just love dancing. If it goes well and my knee holds out I shall make dancing a more regular feature. After all it's great exercise. And then on Saturday a yoga Workshop.

Hopefully Lots of nice things/events in the pipeline. Then I'm going to look at U3A and see what courses I fancy over the winter.

4 consecutive days of granny duty this week, but only Half days this time so hopefully not quite as tiring. Then hopefully I'm done for a while. I adore my grandchild but I do not want to be a childminder all the time. Whilst I'm happy to be on the reserve bench I do not want to be a full time player.:rotfl:

Weighed myself this morning. I now have exactly 1 stone to go to reach my goal. Then I'll see what I think, but at 5ft 7 and pushing 68 I think 10st 7lb and size 12/14 will be about right. I don't want my face to look too drawn. I just hope that will be enough to reverse my diabetes.

Right time to great cracking.

Have a great week.

humptydumptybits

I know people who have done meetup and in their group there have been two weddings, another one on the way and lots of really strong friendships. It seems a nice way to meet people.


I've had a disinfect everything morning, door knobs, light switches, bathrooms etc. After a weekend with the sick GC I want to make sure I don't pick anything up so hopefully I've killed everything and anything off. They went home last night and hopefully they are at school now.



It is a lovely morning here, I'm hoping once DH gets going that we might go out and enjoy it but we will see how he is. We have to give his painkillers a while to kick in.

Dorothy60

lessonlearned wrote: »

Good morning lovely ladies......,

And another week begins. A new Monday, a new week, a new start. I love the start of a new week, so many possibilities.

Speaking of possibilities I have made an executive decision. I have joined a local meet-up group. Part of my master plan to get out there and start having fun.

I have signed up to a dance event for solos on Friday night ...... an 80's night.....I just love cheesy 80's music......Wham, Bowie in his dance phase, the New Romantics, and the gloriously beautiful Aha. What's not to like. :rotfl:

Is this appropriate for a clapped out geriatric granny.:rotfl::rotfl: When I think of my grandparents at the same age.......:eek: how times have changed.

Like Maman I just love dancing. If it goes well and my knee holds out I shall make dancing a more regular feature. After all it's great exercise. And then on Saturday a yoga Workshop.

Hopefully Lots of nice things/events in the pipeline. Then I'm going to look at U3A and see what courses I fancy over the winter.

4 consecutive days of granny duty this week, but only Half days this time so hopefully not quite as tiring. Then hopefully I'm done for a while. I adore my grandchild but I do not want to be a childminder all the time. Whilst I'm happy to be on the reserve bench I do not want to be a full time player.:rotfl:

Weighed myself this morning. I now have exactly 1 stone to go to reach my goal. Then I'll see what I think, but at 5ft 7 and pushing 68 I think 10st 7lb and size 12/14 will be about right. I don't want my face to look too drawn. I just hope that will be enough to reverse my diabetes.

Right time to great cracking.

Have a great week.

Wow, LL, you really are going for it - brilliant! It's all very well this internet milarky, but you can't beat meeting someone - male or female - face to face in real life.


Granny duty IS wonderful, no doubt about it, but you want it to be special time, a pleasure for both (or all in my case) of you, not a chore, so I am pleased to hear that you can scale it down now.


Well if I was 5 foot 7 I would feel wonderful at 10 st 7 - that's only 2lb more than I am now and I look pretty good, and you have 3 inches on me - so sounds a very worthwhile goal.


Can't wait to hear about the 80s night - are you going in costume? A cheeky ra ra skirt perhaps lol?

FrankieM

I'm back

A lovely 2 weeks spent in the glorious sun (it's autumn in Australia at the moment but we had regular days of 20 + degrees)

Time spent with my mum and dad, time spent catching up with friends and time to recharge, rethink, plan and regroup.

I love my yearly 2 weeks over there, it's really good for my soul.

So, I've come back with lots of plans, and a re-prioritising of things in my life.

I've been off today to get all the chores/jobs done before I start back at work tomorrow and to try to get my body clock back to normal (or have a nap!)

maman

lessonlearned wrote: »

Weighed myself this morning. I now have exactly 1 stone to go to reach my goal. Then I'll see what I think, but at 5ft 7 and pushing 68 I think 10st 7lb and size 12/14 will be about right. I don't want my face to look too drawn.

That's exactly my target weight!!:D I'm a couple of inches taller though so I chose to be a decent ( as in not scrimped on fabric etc) size 12. I tend to hover between that and 10st 10 but I think most people do fluctuate for one reason or another. Below my target and I'm conscious of skinny arms and thighs.:(


Great plans for socialising LL. Do you remember welshwoofer that use to post? I'm sure she belonged to one of those Meetup groups. Many of my friends are in U3A but not in my immediate area. I need to look up the programme for the local ones.


I have a meeting to attend tonight (and two more tomorrow). I want to look smart but not too formal. Black's looking OK on me at the moment as my hair is very light. I'll probably wear skinny jeans and a tee shirt like Steve Jobs.


Back soon.:)

silvasava

LL the Meetup Group sounds an excellent idea. I think your weight goal is realistic and achievable too. I'm a good 4/5 inches taller but hover around the 10st 4lb to my 'winter weight' of 10st 10lb unfortunately the extra always seems to result in a 'muffin top' - as I have an appointment nest month with the practice nurse regarding potential diabetes I'm going to try low carb. I'm on holiday for 10 days beforehand to Greece so I'm thinking of lovely greek yoghurt for brekky or an omlette instead of my usual toast and I'll get DS2 to test my blood sugar for me too.
The Lacura caviar mask seems to have been very hydrating so I'll carry on using it. It does say no more than 3 times a week so I might try twice to start with and then drop to once a week.
Happy fabbing all you lovelies

lessonlearned

Cheeky ra ra skirt. :rotfl: maybe not. .

Frankie.....glad you had such a nice time. It's a long way to go for 2 weeks. Rough on the body clock.

Just watched the last ever GOT. End of an era.......9 years in the telling. I've loved every minute. Such complexity, so many twists and turns. Bloody and violent, yes but then that is exactly what was required.

For those who never got hooked ........the plot is basically our own War of the Roses....but instead of two factions, ie the houses of Lancaster and York vying for the English Throne, what you had was 7 kingdoms, all vying to be top dog and sit on the Iron Throne. Throw in a weird religion very loosely based on Christianity, some sorcery as per Merlin and the Arthurian legends, a night king who leads an army of the undead, and of course, not forgetting three dragons......and there you have it.

A story of myth and legends and as stories go, it was a corker. Up there with the Odyssey and the Norse Sagas.

I did think the final series was a bit rushed but maybe the money was running out. Lol.

lessonlearned

Time for a new challenge.......well you know me.....always ready to up my game and face a new challenge.

I have been thinking.......yes I know .....always dangerous. :rotfl:

It occurred to me what I miss most about my husband is that he was FUN. Life with him was a blast. Even in our darkest moments, when he was dying, we could still share a laugh and a joke. Since his death I haven't made room for fun and silliness. I have Been too serious, too dull and I have allowed my life to become bland and boring.

Time to put that right.

And Dorothy you are quite right, the internet dating malarkey is ok up to a point but nothing compares with getting out and meeting real people face to face, and simply having fun.

So that's my mission......forget about finding the right John :rotfl: and just concentrate on doing things that give me joy and bring me pleasure, that make me laugh out loud and that will put back the fun into living. If Mr Right Again comes along great, if not, well that's ok too because I'm going to be having too much fun to care.

Maman - I do remember Welsh Woofer.....you're right she did join a meet-up group and if I recall she had some really nice experiences with them.

So my new challenge.......I vow to do at least one fun thing everyday, something to bring a huge smile to my face, to bring more joy into my life and to make me feel that it's good to be alive. Which of course it is.....or at least, it sure beats the alternative. :rotfl:

FrankieM

I'm loving the sound of your challenge LL

I go for two weeks every year, unfortunately I only get so much annual leave and so I just have to get on with it, it's tiring for a couple of weeks afterward, but...I do have a lovely tan

So, while I was away I met up with a couple of friends and they both work and were telling me about their 'work personas'.

I don't really have one of those, I'm very much 'what you see is what you get' which is great up to a point.

As in, people should know that when they meet me, I am who I say I am. There is no hidden agenda. And I think I achieve that quite successfully, but there are areas to tweek.

So, it's now about keeping it preofessional. Professional attire, professional behaviour and a professional arms length approach that allows me to go in, do my job to the best of my ability and then leave it at the door.

I'm not valued at my current job and it's time to move on and I think putting these things in place will help me when I get a new role.

I read 'Quiet' by Susan Cain (I think that's her name) while I was away and that talks about the strengths of an introvert (which I am) and that has helped me to see that I don't have to compete with the extroverts in the office (sales team!) and can allow who I am to bering value.

Putting this into place will also help with any new role.

So, this week, it's about concentrating on my 'professional' side