Up earlier than my alarm clock not the best sleep because of the alcohol that I drank thru out the day yesterday. I am shooting to only drink friday night this week. Wish me luck!

Went to a christmas party last night and ate myself silly. Drank before the party to deal with my social anxiety. The party was fun.
I even won a little door prize.

Took a much needed shower and on to my second cup of coffee.
Yesterday, I did manage to get all of my billing done still behind in my charting...sigh
Am having company (stephanie and matt) for dinner tonight as jeff is away and I really don't like to be alone. We may watch a movie too.
I am making "spagetti" using mushroom noodles. They are gluten free.
We have had them before and they are delicious.
I bought a container of chopped up veggies and will also add some spicy black beans to the spicy spagetti sauce. A one pot dish!
Will serve left over jello mold to steph, hubby doesn't like pineapple.

Getting ready to see my first client this morning will see 4 of them if all goes well.

Jeff and I had a discussion about our finances.
He bought another guitar and did not tell me about it....sigh.
(I should have picked up on the signs.) He thinks he will sell one that has been on sale at a consignment shop for a long time.
We have been saving for 10 years to take our 20th wedding anniversary trip next June. That time is quickly approaching. And we have yet to plan the trip. I think we will go to Italy and maybe paris a couple of days...maybe take one of those group tours.
We have 6 months to plan so am not that worried about it. Jeff said we would start planning when we return in January. It looks like we will only go ever seas a week or so. Because we are working it into our Indiana trip in June. 4 days driving, 4 days visiting family,(2 before, 2 after trip) 7-9 days over seas( including 2 days of travel) and that is 15-17 days away for the entire trip.
That is doable.
In a short 3 weeks we will be gone for 2 weeks over the holidays, christmas and new years(my birthday with my twin)..renting a car again.
Time is just flying!
Thank you for reading.
Hope you have a good week.
Bizi

Finally had an alcohol free day today thanks to having my friends over for dinner and they don't drink.
Dinner was good.
We watched some of a cat stevens dvd after dinner.
It was really nice!

Up 5 pounds in 3 weeks from drinking/eating.
Not good...
so hard to come off and so easy to gain back!
bizi

Not particularly good weight numbers, bizi. But at least you know the cause and how to deal with them. The fact that you have successfully reduced your weight before shows you are committed enough to following another regimen when the time is right for you.

Just don't let the weight gain prey on your mind and become an issue, we are all here for support.

Dave.

141 this morning....
thanks dave I wish for peace for you and painfree days.
bizi

Hi there! Thanks to those who read my thread...thank you thank you!

Today was a great day.
saw a client at 10;30 and went over the thai cuisine restaurant to meet my lunch bunch. Had 2 bowls of my favorite soup:
chicken, tomatoes, onions, lemon grass, coconut milk. It is delicious and I can't get enough of it when I go there (not very often that is). Then had a small bowl of red curry chicken with sweet potatoes. boy was that good!
Saw my 96 year old who just got put on a walker in her own home because she had an injury. She lives alone and has help from her family for groceries and such. She is a neat lady goes out on tuesdays for cocktails with friends...lol
Ran by my clients birthday party she turns 100 on friday.
She looked smashing in her navy floor length dress with lace sleeves and bejeweled! Stayed for a cup of coffee and left.

Went to see my 3rd client of the day. He was in bed so I trimmed his nails in bed. He is in his 90's. I don't see that many men. Kept asking me to give him a kiss! He got one on the cheek when I got there and one when I left.
I told him he was a flirt!

My friend stephanie came over at 4;30.
we went to the choral christmas concert...She drove us there early to find parking. Fortunately jeff was just leaving work so he let us into the faculty parking garage. That was great! He did not stay for the concert, he was beat!
The concert was good, really enjoyed the couple of songs from the blue grass band. The wind band sounded great and the singers always do well.
My girl friend from sandras Paula was there with her son but I missed seeing them, she texted me that she saw me. I thanked her for coming.
She said she enjoyed the concert.

I had steph take a new picture of me with my hair done, blond with soft curls. I liked it and then I posted it to facebook. Nice to read compliments!

The flowers are all confused here. several of them are blooming early. The weather has been so nice. cooler today over cast and damp rainey 57 for high and it will be that way for the next few days then it is supposed to warm up again into the 70's. Very strange!

The 8th season of x-files came in and we are going to watch it tonight.

I see a new mdoc tomorrow morning, have to get up early and be over there at 8;30. I need to be fasting for labs, glad I remembered that just now. My old one quit and did not tell me, I was to have seen her next week!

I typed up my medical history...I keep it on my desk top so that I can easily change it when something changes, meds etc. I will bring that along with my last labs etc.

Do you guys believe in mammo grams yearly? I had one last year and an ultrasound, which was awful! Cold liquid squirted on my breast....I said I would never have one again....
It has been 2 years since my last pap.

Last night I went thru my filing box and got it organized and threw out paper work that was old and outdated. We switched from horace mann insurance to USAA and saved money. I could not find the new packet for our car insurance, I finally found it under a pile of paperwork on my desk. Made a new file for that too.
Happy about being productive!!!

thank you again for reading.
May this be a fruitful december and lets ring in the new year as best as we can.
bizi

70 degrees at 9pm we took a 2 mile walk thru the neighborhood. sleeveless.
supposed to be high of 81 tomorrow.
unbelievable!
weird nice weather we are having!
bizi
Had one glass of egg nog wine and was going to have a second then decided I would rather have an apple.
success.

Hi Bizi, I check in to see what you are doing and you mentioned mamms...I had 2 in my early 50's and none since, I'm 77. I'd bet big money a woman did NOT invent that machine. I fear those tests more than I don't.

There is a thread in woman's health section here on mamms.

I miss my life of walking since hip job....^&##@##$&&

Went out with mark last night and he showed me a picture of his summer camp on the river by morgan city. (about 2 hours away)
It is a 20 minutes boat ride there.
There is running water but smells like sulfur but am told it is safe to drink
I asked jeff if he wanted to go fishing and he said lets go! Mark is talking about taking us in the spring. Sounds like fun.
I ate tempeh tonight for the first time, soy beans marinated in sesame and garlic. sauteed then with onions, red and mushrooms and roasted garlic. it was very good, salty but tasty.
Need to get off of this computer and do some paper work!
need to send out bills and make a deposit. Of course I am behind in my charting too. But that can wait.
I am sleepy wonder if I slept well last night got to sleep around 1 and up at 7;30, not enough for me. Hoping to get to bed sooner tonight.
bizi

One more day of work and I am finished for 2 weeks!

Tonight for dinner:
Hubby and I cooked something different together.
It was called hello fresh.
They sent us 3 boxed meals with fresh ingredients. and all of the ingredients in little containers.
WE had steak tonight with a soy/ginger reduction glaze.
wasabi mashed potatoes
seseme spinach
There was a big white potato that had to be peeled and quartered and boiled so every thing needs to be cooked. But every thing is already measured out for you so it was easy.
TIME consuming.
It took both jeff and I cooking for about 45 minutes easy to get things all hot and ready at the same time.
When it was all said and done we enjoyed the meal. and it was something different. Different is good.
There are 2 more meals to fix. my girl friend and I are going to cook them together on saturday for dinner. One is a turkey tetrazinni and the other is sausage meal. enough for 4 people but will only be 3 of us.
We are having the mortons over for dinner tomorrow night. Jeff is going to fix a shrimp dish. They are coming over at 6-630 I should be done by 5;30-6pm.
Saturday morning 10am, I am going to have my hair high lighted with color The last time they colored it, it was darker. so now that it has been bleached and conditioned We can use color to "high light it" and color actually conditions it. girlfriend comes at 4.

We are leaving sunday morning...I should pack this evening...It is so warm Not sure what to bring. Remember it was so cold last year. I froze!!!!!
Jeff was in china and it was warm there. lol
Instead of snow we could have rain. I think I will bring 2 winter coats a light weight one and a heavy parka. just throw it into the back seat.
We decided to NOT rent a car. It was going to cost $625 for the 2 weeks. can't afford that.
Brenda the pet sitter will watch the cats every other day which they will be fine. Will ask the neighbor to move the paper to the back porch door so it is not so obvious that we are not there.
Jeff went shopping. I got the perfect gift for him.
He happen to mention that he watched the last part of a movie he really liked "summer of 42". I could not remember the name of the movie once he was out of the room so I called his friend whom he stayed with in the hotel where they watched the movie this week while on a recruiting tour. He remembered !!!! So I went on amazon and found it and also the book .
I ordered both of them and had them shipped to his moms place. So they will be there for christmas!
I called her and left her a message that there will be three things coming her way...that are for jeff.
I need to buy a bottle of wine for my dad, and my shopping will be done.
Think I will have a nice glass of eggnog wine!
bizi
I am not happy.
I am up 10 pounds since November 1st.
sigh

Hey bizi,

The boxed meals sound very nice, even if they are a bit of work. I agree, different is good.

I am glad you have your trip sorted, but it IS difficult knowing what to pack with the weird weather we are having. The Spring bulbs are coming up over here it is so mild.

I knew inspiration would strike you regarding a gift for Jeff, I'll wager you are relieved you have that sorted. I have only one more little thing to pick up for my Ex next Tuesday, she needs a new leather purse from Santa.

Do not fret too much about the weight gain, wait until the New Year and tackle it then. Enjoy your fortnight off.

Dave.