Free and Fit February - Week 4

[FlyAway]

Free and Fit February - Week 4

Rusty I see you get traction done too. I have my own traction device that I use at home. Feels good! I also get Botox injected into my neck and trapezius muscles to keep them from locking up. I have cervical dystonia and torticollis. Ouch! No wonder I have so many headaches. Why are you having traction done?

Lav and Cyn the wind has been crazy around here today! I feed deer out in my backyard (they give me the eye through the kitchen window if I don't) and almost got blown over.

Papmom you are so right, AF is definitely better. I'm glad that your mood has improved.

Chill I wish there was something like Positively Alive around here. Sounds like a great group. My DH and I were in Scotland last April and as weird as it sounds I fell in love with the Necropolis in Glasgow. I got some great photos there. The sky in Scotland was always so dramatic!

Dewdrop I'm sorry that you're having a rough time. I agree with Pap, don't answer the phone!

Blonde nice job today staying strong and keeping busy!

I hope you all sleep well. I'm off to bed and hopefully I'll be waking up without a headache tomorrow so that I can go to work! Be well all.

[cyntree]

Free and Fit February - Week 4

Morning all -

Flyaway - I should have gone back to edit my post! I realized after I pressed 'send' that I'd figured it incorrectly (hadn't had my tea yet...). Next time I'll use my fingers to count! Anyway, congrats and welcome. I also have similar neck and back issues - though I've never had the botox treatment. I still live with a lot of headaches; just FYI, it took me a while to understand that being AF may/may not affect the pain. In my case it didn't, and I let that derail me a couple of times. It's not worth it - even with pain, AF life is better.

Blonde - good for you for beating the urge. I think around day 4 -5 can be a tricky time, and you did it!

Dew - so sorry for the pressure you are being put under. Honestly, those people should get a life...and they should have treated you like the jewel you are when they had the chance. Good thing your new life is calling to you.

Chill - how interesting, things are circling around, sounds like a leap to a new space is in the works...

Rav - so it is you! Are the lambs leaping about on the hills in your springtime? I remember one year you wrote about that...

I'm finally feeling better, just no stamina - I will never let HB leave town with all the Oil of Oregano again...I obviously need my secret weapon.

Sped - any more mountaintop experiences?

Wishing all well -

[Lavande]

Free and Fit February - Week 4

Good morning Fit Ones

Getting ready to head out for the day for Ms Lily's 1st birthday party
I'll try to get a decent picture or two.

Dew, good to see you. Don't let the bums interfere with your peace of mind

Hope everyone has a great AF Sunday, will be back later!
Lav

[BlondeAFAmbition]

Free and Fit February - Week 4

Hi Fit Gang!

Happy First Birthday to Lily, Lav! Have a lovely party!

Thanks Cyn, I think you are right, the 4/5th days of sobriety can be tricky but I feel I really had a victory last night and so I rewarded myself with a new dress from an online store this morning. Can't wait to get it in the mail, although it's a Spring dress so it will be a while before I get to wear it if it all fits. Trying to shed a few pounds so ordered a size that will keep me motivated! Plus, I can bring it on my cruise in June, which I intend to sail SOBER. One thing about a cruise is that you have to pay extra (and through the nose I might add) for any alcoholic beverages, while all your food, water and soft drinks are included. So that right there will be motivation not to drink as I will have to pay for it instead of the all-inclusives we have gone to in the past where everything is "free". That's one of the reasons I chose a cruise this year to be honest. That and the fact that we can get the ship right in Boston and not have to fly to a port. Going to Bermuda for a 7 day cruise June 8 to June 15th. Can't wait!

Have a great day everyone and I'll check back later!

[FlyAway]

Free and Fit February - Week 4

Good morning Fabbies! Let my try this again since my first post went poof!

I woke up bright and early at 5am headache-free. Yeah! About time. Now I'm on a break at work and thought I'd pop in and say hello. I only got about 4 hours of sleep last night but feel surprisingly good considering. I have a birthday party to attend tonight where the booze will be flowing, but I'm not even tempted. The thought of drinking turns my stomach. How cool is that?

I hope you all have a wonderful AF day.

[Chillgirl]

Free and Fit February - Week 4

Blondie - Bermuda! wow, I have been twice and loved it. I was actually just watching this utube video yesterday http://youtu.be/Nveq-kwVu3g[/video]]Johnny Barnes in Hamilton Bermuda - YouTube this guy is now 88 years old and still waves every morning to the commuters.

Lav - Happy Birthday to dear little Lily, I hope your day was full of love and smiles

Flyway - I have to confess to never having been to the Glasgow Necropolis, Im glad you enjoyed your visit here. Yeah the Positvely Alive group is great, I just love spending time with positive people who leave you feeling uplifted instead of the negative ones who are always seeing the worst in everything. The energy is infectious and we all leave on a real high.

After resting for a week I went to my double spin class this morning which was awesome but Im already feeling the effects and think I may have over done it. The house has been cleaned and the dog walked so im off to meet my Sisters for coffee then have a relaxing evening of self reiki. Why do weekends go so fast!?! Hope you are all enjoying yours.

Oh and I had another thought on March names, I remember we talked about feeling different from other people and wondered if March Misfits would be more apt

[ladybirdheart]

Free and Fit February - Week 4

Good Morning. A quick stop as I am on Lord Bird Heart's computer as mine has an AWFUL virus that is beyond even the expensive protection program that updates daily. After a stressful night of monkey mind, I am going to take everything off of it and take it back to how it was in the box....no fun and time consuming to restore. I have been planning to get a new one anyway and this is going to make things go a lot faster at least in that respect so I am going to look on the brighter side and be reading "Switching to the Mac" at the same time. Off to geek world where I am in general a pathetic nomad. I am going to learn some good things from this about operating systems including my own emotional one. Love, Ladybird.

[sdlovespackers]

Free and Fit February - Week 4

Afternoon everyone!!

After catching up on all the posts I see the post I sent on Friday night from my mom's house (on my laptop though didn't send ) I was wondering if that didn't happen...it kicked me off her airport after I hit send and I didn't want to use her computer to get back online to check if it went through. I'm at home now doing some laundry and checking the mail...OH, I'm guessing my whereabouts was in my lost post!!:H

My parents took their foreign exchange student to CO to see my sister and brother and to go skiing. This will probably be the last time they get to see my sister and her family before they head to Seattle. Anyway, my son and I have been dog sitting again since Thursday! Fun, fun! I told him while we were home getting some things done he could have a couple firends over...they are having a blast...it's snowing now so they all just got bundled up and got their sleds and headed to the (tiny) snow hill that was created when the church down the street cleaned off their parking lot about a month ago. SO CUTE!!

Blondie-Awesome job getting over night 4!! Gawd I hated night 4 (not sure what it was)...but you did it!!!:goodjob: I've never been to Bermuda, I bet it's gorgeous!!! I accidentally did a little retail therapy on myself yesterday...:H.....I'm going to blame DILL...she gave the awesome idea of saving for housecleaning...well I hadn't done that, soooooo I used ALL my money from the past 8 months at one time yesterday!! :H (just kidding...about blaming Dill)

Speaking of Dill...how's your weekend?? Are you doing anything exciting for Spring Break? We actually only get 2 days (well wait, we get 3 days but one of the days is in the previous week???? Makes no sense...so it's Friday of one week and then Thursday and Friday of the following week???). Weird.

Lav--Have a fabulous time at your granddaughter's birthday! How fun! That first birthday is SO special...they all are!

Chill--what do your sisters think about you moving? Are they pretty supportive? I hope they can be there for you, however you need or want them to be. My sister is going to meet me in Florida with her kids when my son and I go there (we'll be staying with my dad and it's no secret to anyone the tense relationship between my dad and I). I, in a sorta roundabout way asked if there was a way she could join us...and she did...no matter how different we are, or how annoyed we get at each other, bottom line, when family needs ya, you're there.

LBH--I have an Apple and I LOVE, love, LOVE it!!! And I know NOTHING about computers...well, I know some stuff, but by no means am I a computer wizard! LOL!! I know the basics, lets put it that way!! I just hate it mean you can't get the computer ti run right...my parent's computer always does weird crap! LOL! Good Luck!

Dew--Yep, time to screen the calls! That takes some nerve!! Feel better!!

Fly-Have fun at your party!! Great job on your AF time..keep it up!!! I personally like the 18th for an AF date!!

Pap, Rustop, Speed, Rusty, Kas, Star, Cyn and all the other Fabulous Ones!!! It's off to get some laundry done and locate some children!! Hope you all have a great Sunday!!!
SD

[BlondeAFAmbition]

Free and Fit February - Week 4

Hi Feb Fabbers!

Chill, thanks for the Bermuda link! I have been once before with my ex-husband over 10 years ago...we went for Thanksgiving one year when we were feeling flush and spent a 4 day weekend there. I always thought Bermuda was in the Caribbean when in fact, it is in the Atlantic and therefore subtropical, not tropical. So, at the end of November, it wasn't too warm, but not bad either. It was lovely but I managed to catch the worst headcold on earth during the 2 hour flight from Boston to Bermuda and was miserable with a kleenex up to my nose while zipping around the island on the back of a moped. I am excited to see it with my now wonderful husband and feel healthy while sightseeing! One of the top things I want to do is the Dolphin Encounter at Dolphin Quest and also lots of snorkeling, sans the party boats. I also want to check out one of the famous pink sand beaches called Horseshoe Beach. Other than that, I just want to soak up the island and relax!!!

LDH, sorry about your computer woes and hope they will be fixed soon. I love that you call your hubby "Lord" and yourself "Lady", so sweet!

SD, don't worry about the retail therapy...we deserve it! Especially as a reward for not killing ourselves with poison anymore. I'm loving the fact that I don't spend a penny a day on booze, which was adding up to at least 50 dollars a week and more if we went out to eat. What a waste of mola. Looking forward to my online purchase, which is just another motivator for me not to drink!

Hope you are all having a great Sunday night. Time for me to get some zzz's. Trying to get to bed earlier is another goal of mine. I'm aiming for 7 or 8 hours a night these days!

[Lavande]

Free and Fit February - Week 4

LBH, I've never used a Mac but everyone seems to love them.
Since I've had the iPad I would consider a Mac at some point - good luck!

Hi SD!

OK, here is Ms Lily in her party dress that matches her eyes :H
She left her tights & shoes somewhere - she loves the barefoot thing.

[FlyAway]

Free and Fit February - Week 4

Back safe and sober from my niece's birthday party.

Chill I'm really interested in reiki and have considered getting certified in it myself. I went to a reiki practitioner for about a year, but after a while felt that something wasn't right with her. It became a weird relationship where I'd go and listen to her gripe about her life and what she wanted to do and where she wanted to move etc. for 45 minutes or so and then she'd do reiki on me for 15 minutes. Initially I thought it was really cool to actually feel her moving energy around in my body, but after a while I felt nothing. So I stopped going. I was just looking into finding another reiki master near me hoping that it could help with my headaches, but also I love being aware of energy and the oneness of us all. I'm surrounded by computers and electromagnetic waves where I work and frequently feel overwhelmed by it and wish that I had some way to relieve the wrung out feeling I have when I leave work. Do you practice daily? Are you planning on going for your level 2 training? In what ways do you feel like reiki has helped you?

Nighty-night to the rest of you fabulous folks! :h

[rustop59]

Free and Fit February - Week 4

Good morning everyone

It is hard to believe that we are nearly in March. I did not get near the computer yesterday as my daughter was home and spent the day in the office studying.

Lav - Lily is adorable, again I cannot believe that it is a year since she was born. LBH - hope you get your computer sorted.

Everyone else big hello and have a great week.

Rustop

[dill]

Free and Fit February - Week 4

Lav, your Lily is absolutely precious! Thanks for the picture!

"March Misfits" has a nice ring to it. I like "March Magic" too.

SD, good for you on the retail therapy. I'll take the blame, no problem! You asked how I found someone to clean. It isn't easy. It's pretty much by asking around. A friend of mine has had this lady for years and so I knew she was trustworthy, and she happened to be needing a new client, so I lucked out. She's great.

LBH, best wishes on your new computer adventure. I have a Mac for work, but a PC at home. I prefer my PC, but that's just what I started out with and am more used to. The Mac is really quite nice and easy to use.

I've had a rough week with several highs and lows. The lows were that by some bad luck, both of my old dogs died in one week. I didn't deal with it well. There's been some drama generated by my DIL that has had me off balance and work is becoming particularly stressful just recently. Anyway, the long and the short of it is that I didn't handle it well and I drank. I would call it a relapse because it didn't stop at one event. I drank 3 days in a row. It is amazing how strong the craving is once you let it in. Now I have to start over, and I am very upset with myself. But, I'm here, and I am not giving up.

[cyntree]

Free and Fit February - Week 4

Monday greetings -

Dill - I'm so sorry for all the stressors. Both dogs in one week? Aaaargh... I remember pictures of one of them when you would take your country walks....I'm so, so sorry.
Stay here, stay close, and no truer words were ever spoken: "It's amazing how strong the craving is once you let it in". We'll all take that to heart.

Lav - wow, how adorable -- those eyes, the curls, and the dress! You gave her some good genes, MiMom.

FlyAway - congrats on the AF party. So interesting, I also have been looking for a Reiki course - I talked about it, but naturally Chill actually did it. I want to work with animals, but it sounds like one can also self-treat.

LBH - good luck with the computer quest. I remain a die-hard PC user, and happy about it, though Macs do have the upper hand when it comes to protection from a virus. We bought a fancy desktop Mac for my new-to-computers HB. Neither of us got comfortable with it, so I'm back to a PC laptop and he'll stick with his iPad.

Wishing all a good start to the week -

[Lavande]

Free and Fit February - Week 4

Morning friends!

Chilly, sunny & improving out there

Dill, I am so sorry about all your troubles last week - sounds like an overload of stress :l
Wish we could give you a real hug & helping hand. Glad you are back with us today! Wishing you lots of strength & deep breaths.

Hello to cyn, Rustop, FlyAway & everyone.
I'm voting for March Magic myself ~ don't want to be a misfit any longer......been there & done that

Off to Curves (really need it today)!
Lav