AF Daily - Thursday October 28

[Doggygirl]

Is it another beige underwear career day??? Only time will tell. One thing I know for sure is that it's going to be an AF day for me - not matter what else the day may hold.

After reading Deter's post of last night, I dredged up this blog link. this girl is a college student but loves to cook and especially bake. She has adapted many fabulous treats to low carb. She is also an organic fan and prefers Stevia + Erythritol to artificial sweeteners, etc. There are also several egg free recipes and things like that. Bakers take your marks! Healthy Indulgences

I am wearing a new pair of pants today that I got at Express on sale. They are rather form fitting while still being professional. The Express designers are very talented to make something like that occur for a ...ahem...person of 29 years of age. More motivation to stick to my WW points today. I'm also going to make it a "clean eating" day in terms of not eating common reactive foods. I'm not allergic to much (that I know of) but got into something yesterday that has my neck red and itching. I don't think it's from food but I'm not going to stress my system with foods that might be difficult today.

And no AL.

So what are you fabbies up to?

DG

[papmom3]

AF Daily - Thursday October 28

After a pleasant day at home yesterday (well, depends on how you define pleasant :H) I will be dragging my beige a** to my beige office. Hope to get a walk in at lunch (took a nice long walk this morning with 2 doggies) and then agility tonite. Amusingly it is a beige morning with all the fog.
One thing is for sure.... and I'll do my best with keeping the sugar intake down.

:l

[Brigitte Bardot]

AF Daily - Thursday October 28

Good morning DG and Papmom,

Commando, no beige, but I do have beige cargo pants on..
Today is the babe's Halloween party at preschool, so we made a bunch of spooky cupcakes last night which turned out really well. I can't wait to see all the kids dressed up. She's going as a Medival princess..think Merlin type, and I will be there camera in hand taking a million shots then putting them on FB for all the family and friends to see.
Just making myself a cup of coffee, and debating whether or not I should cut my hair? Right now it's almost to the middle of my back. I'm still undecided, but the new fabulous gray highlights I think need to be disguised a bit more.
No AL for me today, although I have been having the thoughts of having something for Halloween. I'm talking myself out of that one everyday.

Good morning to everyone else who comes in as well!! xox

[Pride before Fall]

AF Daily - Thursday October 28

My office is beige too, P3. And no windows; not enough letters after my name for a view. I'm going to approach work with a beige attitude today, though, because I realize I can't make a change without a good review. Will plow through excrutiating grant paperwork and invoices with an eye on the bigger picture.

Gia, I loved the preschool Halloween parties! Cute, cuter, and cutest. I only have one left young enough to dress up, and at 12, this will probably be her last year. :no:

I'm also debating a haircut; mine's long and straight and has been this way since I got out of college. I have this nagging feeling that, at 29, I should project chic professionalism (i.e., beige-ness). The ponytail just doesn't cut it, particularly a graying one, which Preference by L'Oreal is failing to cover.

I am wearing a new pair of pants today >>
DG, I read this as "panties." :H

Have a great sober day, everyone else who pops in! xoxoxo Pride

[Lavande]

AF Daily - Thursday October 28

GM Abbers!

Lots of fog here as well but the sun is trying hard to burn through! Had lots of rain yesterday but the high winds never made it here.
Heading up to 75 degrees today - crazy!!

There has been quite a bit of beigeness in my life the past few years. I know I'm ready for a change
myself. Have to put some thought into that.

DG, yesterday you mentioned YB's fondness for a 'Munch & Mow'. I am tired of that routine at this point - seriously! That's why I threw him out of here last Monday......haven't seen or heard from him since! Oh well! I dont want anyone to come in here spewing negativity - it pisses me off & ruins my attitude :H

Better go check on my 25 eating machines :H
Keeping their feeder filled prevents them from pecking each other to death!

Wishing everyone a terrific AF Thursday!
Lav

[Pride before Fall]

AF Daily - Thursday October 28

Lavande;991483 wrote: I dont want anyone to come in here spewing negativity - it pisses me off & ruins my attitude

:yeahthat:

Pride

[greeneyes]

AF Daily - Thursday October 28

mORNING FABBIES!!

Oops.
Beige underwear career day, eh? Well since I don't have a career at the moment I'll just stay nekkid. My arse is rather beige anyway, but in color only :H

One of my friends sort of put me off yesterday about not having a job. (rant warning) She and her husb own a very successful cafe/shop and pretty much come and go as they please now. She has worked there since it's inception some 30 years ago and before that worked in a little local head shop. Like me she has really never had the experience of really looking for a job. She said when she is faxed a resume with a coversheet that indicated it's from the unemployment office (I didn't figure that part out) she trashes without reading it because she knows it's someone just meeting their search quota for the week's benefit check. She said as an employer she would only consider someone who came into her shop to "show her what they've got and sell themself". And I should do the same in the field I picked. Her employees are waitstaff and sales people and credentials and experience don't really play a part there - it really is about personality. I think it was really a political issue about unemployment benefits for her so I shut up, but she "had the shades down" and wouldn't have heard anyway. humph. let it go greenie, she's just looking at it from her own perspective.

Moving on... I'm going to this tonight Faun Fables @ 701CCA 10/28 and that should be fun!

Gotta zoom off to the gym for a stretch class.... sorry bout that long rant.

[universal]

AF Daily - Thursday October 28

Hey guys,

Just checking in! No beige panties or office for me - I'm going for full on underwear color today - need something bright to make me feel bright and I figure may as well start with the underwear.
I'm still off work and will be for a while which is okay for me. My therapist is really working me through my past so I'm thankful to be able to sleep in and not have the stress of work as well.

It is a grey and gloomy day outside here. Not sure if it's going to rain or not.

I dyed my hair yesterday to get rid of the "grey highlights" LOL. I just hate that as I get older it feels so dry after I dye it - blah!

Anyway I'm off to see if a friend wants to go to a morning meeting with me and then maybe hang out and have some coffee after - kind of in the need for company today.

Oh, guitarista - loved the music! Thank you!

Love and hugs,
Uni

[universal]

AF Daily - Thursday October 28

Greenie - x-post - morning!

[LVT25]

AF Daily - Thursday October 28

The wind and stopped--yay, and we are going to get a few more days of nice fall weather after the big chill last night. I need to check the greenhouse, but since we didn't get around to closing the ends or putting some heat in there, I'm guess it's done. I had some beautiful tomato plants too.

I've taken some time this week to do some badly needed projects around here as we are having a little candle party tomorrow night. I really do enjoy the freedom of self employment, but I am really going to have to watch my pennies this winter!
KALE FOR SALE, KALE FOR SALE!!!!:H

I really like reading all of the posts here, it is nice to fit in here with all you AFers.:h

[Accountable for Me]

AF Daily - Thursday October 28

Morning all!

BB, medieval princess sounds fantastic! My daughter wants to be a bunny rabbit this year. She was a fabulous witch last year. My sister did such a great job of painting her face. They have a Halloween parade tomorrow after lunch at her school. I am certainly going to go and watch.

Greenie, your friend OBVIOUSLY has NO clue as to how hard it is to find work these days. OR how to find work these days. Most employers would rather you not show up at their door with a resume in hand. Most are emailed or faxed these days. Keep your chin up. Ignore her ignorance. gawd!

Well, I did a whole lot of nothing yesterday. Dad went home yesterday morning and is all comfy and resting. Can't sleep much in a hospital... too much noise, staff in and out of your room all night. I am just thrilled that he is happy to be home. His cat was like WTF? Where in the H*ll were you for 9 days! I will go up and see him on Saturday. I am beat. He is beat. Give him a couple of days to settle in and rest. I am thankful he is stabilized for now and we can breathe again for a bit.

So, I must run. Get in the shower and wake up the child. It is pouring with rain here. Today I am going to putter. Go through the toy boxes as she has 3 over flowing ones that can be cleaned out and donated. I just gave 3 huge bags of toys to a thrift store a few months ago. Where does all of this stuff come from!?

Anyway, have a fabulous day everyone! xo

[Brigitte Bardot]

AF Daily - Thursday October 28

AFM, sometimes a good day of nothing is just what is needed. Even if it's an hour, or half a day or even a whole day. I think it's great youre taking the time for you. You deserve it baby-cakes! A bunny rabbit sounds so cute! Your little girl is absolutely adorable, I hope you post some pics.

LVT, I'm going to check those picks out soon! I love home grown tomatoes. Delicious!

Uni, do you use something on your after you style it? My hair gets dry too. I have to use conditioner on my hair everytime and I use a smoothing product afterwards. Right now I'm trying Got2B Smooth Operator smoothing Satin Drops. I really like it, and you only have to use a little bit and work it through the ends of your hair really, twist it around and it keeps the humidity out too.

Greenie, people who never had to look for work don't have any idea how to find a job. AFM is right people don't want you knocking on their doors anymore unless they advertise, and then they only want email, faxes and everything else. Just ignore it, and continue on. :l

Lavande, we have lots of fog right here now..except it's not going anywhere! It makes for a nice indoor day and with all the rain my well has been nice and replenished. The spring is full and the water is rushing under the bridge I have and into the little pond I have started.

[Accountable for Me]

AF Daily - Thursday October 28

BB, I seriously need to post more pics on FB at some point. It has been a very long time since I have updated any! My mom broke my digital camera last Christmas (she was drunk and dropped it) and I have been using disposables since then (now that is medieval!! ) because I haven't replaced the other. Once I develop them and get them onto disk, I will definitely post more. Hrmmmss.... Maybe I can run out and get another camera today. I really should replace it. Anyway, yes, I will be certain to post pics soon!

[Brigitte Bardot]

AF Daily - Thursday October 28

I can't access the link LVT...

[bear73]

AF Daily - Thursday October 28

Hello all - bought self 2 nice new bubble baths and am going to take make up off AND clean teeth again tonight. I'd never not care for myself before leaving house when others see me each day - but at night when it's for me, I didn't do it.

Taking the approach of what I feel like doing at the moment I need to do the opposite - e.g. sleep and sofa - means I really need to clean and tidy and do some little jobs. Anyone use full spectrum lightbulbs? I suspect this may be partly the season affecting me and my usual depression.

Missed gym today BUT I am going to cycle to work tomorrow and skate and also I am using the time that I would have been at the gym tonight to clean and tidy my house.

My environment is way too cluttered - not just my clutter though and it needs a damn good clean - least I can sort the clean.

I plan to do one cleaning task a day - today is kitchen surfaces - I have already re-cycled loads of magazines and emptied rubbish bins. We seriously need to de-clutter - but it needs to be in baby steps - room by room.

Tomorow the bathroom gets it Sunday is kitchen and bathroom floors and laundry.
Feeling blue and eveythign is a huge effort e.g. cooking healthy food, skating,seeing people, cleaning,tidying BUT tv and dozing is just making me feel worse.