Thursday

Swazzle

Good morning! It's almost Friday! 

Last night, I made dinner (broiled miso cod and kale salad with toasted sesame dressing -- SO GOOD) and then H's friend came over to watch Survivor. I had 1 beer and went to bed as soon as the show was over. Apparently, I have a sty which I've never had before but it is not very pleasant. It doesn't hurt but it's SO fucking annoying and irritating, I just wanted to close my eyes. 

I woke up with my eye crusted shut which is never fun and then I realized I had to weigh in. I was dreading it but I'm -1 this week! I'm trying to be positive about it because I know that's a great loss and normally I'd be ecstatic over it but I'm still working off the weight I gained a couple weeks ago so I'm struggling to see the big picture a little bit. 

Tonight is my weekly sushi date with H and I can't even wait! Then I have to clean up the house and make the guest room up for my parents who are coming for the weekend. 

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What do you do with your hair most days? (up/down/sideways/mohawk/etc)
What are your go-to pair of shoes?
Have you ever had a sty in yo' eye?
What's your favorite thing to do when you have down time?
Are there any movies coming out that you want to see?
What are you (or do you wish you were) having for Thirsty Thursday tonight?

cu97tiger

@swazzle - Yay for being down a pound!! It's so frustrating to gain weight over a weekend, and then it take a month to come off. But you're doing good, so keep it up!

Last night H grilled hot dogs and made french fries. Yummy. He had a meeting after that, so I watched three more episodes of the West Wing. He was like 'haven't you watched the whole series before' and I'm like 'Yep, this is my fourth time through.' Ha.

Tonight I'm making some kind of pork tenderloin from Home Chef, then heading down to DC to stay at H's aunt's house. I have my first IVF baseline appt tomorrow in Northern Virginia, and I'm doing that to avoid the ridiculous traffic. 

What do you do with your hair most days? (up/down/sideways/mohawk/etc)
Unless I'm going to workout, my hair is pretty much down all the time.

What are your go-to pair of shoes?
Nude Franco Sarto wedges

Have you ever had a sty in yo' eye?
Ugh, yes. I had pink eye once. It sucked.

What's your favorite thing to do when you have down time?
Ha, watch West Wing, obviously. I also love to sit on my front porch and drink champagne.

Are there any movies coming out that you want to see?
Star Wars VIII. I just saw VII and it was so good!

What are you (or do you wish you were) having for Thirsty Thursday tonight?
I wish I was going to have a glass of wine or champagne, but knowing Jess's aunt, she'll just have white zinfandel, so I'll probably pass.

LizzyTish88

@Swazzle Sorry about the sty. My uncle gets them all the time. Congrats on the loss! 1 is a great step on the way down. At my WI this morning I was up. I got on my scale 4 times and each time it was a different number. I am debating trying again tomorrow morning.

Last night I took that dance class and it was so much fun! It felt good to move and stretch. They are doing adult classes over the summer in three, three-week sessions so I am going to sign up. I miss dance and it's so nostalgic being in my old studio.

Tonight is our last quiet night for a week, because we are dog sitting for our friends for a week so we will most likely just relax and hang. BF has some work drama going on and he was so angry last night, so a night of relaxing will do us both some good.

ETA forgot questions:
What do you do with your hair most days (up/down/sideways/mohawk/etc) I start with it down, but usually pull it back in a pony/messy bun because I hate it in my face.

What are your go-to pair of shoes? For work, I have a pair of Dansko shoes, like the nursing ones, that are so comfy. At home in the winter is my uggs and in the summer it's flip flops.

Have you ever had a sty in yo' eye? Nope.

What's your favorite thing to do when you have down time? Catch up on TV, read, or do a puzzle. I switch back and forth all the time.

Are there any movies coming out that you want to see? Jungle Book and Civil War.

What are you (or do you wish you were) having for Thirsty Thursday tonight? No clue but I do see alcohol in my near future!!

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@Swazzle - That's great about the -1 loss, but a sty SUCKS.  Hope it clears up soon for you.

@LizzyTish88 - I hate it when the scale does that.  I agree, try tomorrow.

@cu97tiger - Good luck with the IVF!  Andplusalso, I can't wait to see Star Wars VIII this December!!!!!

With all this talk of weighing in, I wanted to weigh in myself!  Last month I gained 15 lbs in 4 weeks, which got my doctor a little worried (early symptom of pre-e).  It's been 3 weeks and I've only gained 2.5 lbs so far!  I think my doctor will be pleased.

Not much going on around here.  I have 3 piano lessons to teach tonight, and I want to wash the sheets on the bed.  Beyond that, I got nothing.

Swazzle

@cu97tiger - Thank you! West Wing is my BFF's favorite show of all time and I always say I'm going to try it out and I never do. I really need to! I AM CROSSING EVERY OUNCE OF MY BEING AND SENDING EVERY SINGLE VIBE ON THIS PLANET. Love you

@LizzyTish88 - What kind of scale do you have? I reset mine (all I have to do is tap it and let it turn itself off again) every morning before I weigh in to avoid that or otherwise mine would do the same thing. Enjoy your low-key night! 

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@swazzle Congrats on the loss!! I'm sorry about the sty though...those are not fun! I've heard putting a warm wash cloth on it will help.

@cu97tiger Good luck tomorrow with your appt! I'm like that with the show The Tudors...I think I've watched it probably 3-4 times now. DH just laughs whenever he sees it on recently watched.

DH had to work last night so it was just Callie and me. Now that she is so active our nights fly by so quickly and I feel like I hardly get to spend any time with her during the week. It almost makes me want to keep her up later but it won't be worth it when she gets pissed because she is tired. I just miss her so much during the day that two hours after work is not enough for me to get all my snuggles in.

Tonight we are having bean soup with smoked sausage over rice. This one lasts us forever because it's a huge crockpot meal so we will probably be eating it all weekend. I need to go find a baby tent for the beach today. I went to Walmart yesterday but they didn't have any so I have to go to Babys R Us today to see what they have. I saw online a couple of options so hopefully they have something I like.

What do you do with your hair most days? (up/down/sideways/mohawk/etc)
I usually wear it down parted to the side. Nothing special. 

What are your go-to pair of shoes?
I love sandals!!! I can't wear them to work unless they are business casual but sandals are my favorite!

Have you ever had a sty in yo' eye?
No but I've had some friends who have had them. They suck.

What's your favorite thing to do when you have down time?
I love to relax with a glass of wine or a cup of coffee and watch my favorite shows or go for a walk or run.

Are there any movies coming out that you want to see?
I want to see Mother's Day lol.

What are you (or do you wish you were) having for Thirsty Thursday tonight?
I wish I was having a margarita but that's not happening.

labro

@Swazzle Congrats on being down a pound! Hopefully the last few weeks were just a plateau and you'll start losing again like you were before! Also...I really wish I was crashing your date night...I haven't had sushi in SO LONG!

@cu97tiger I know I've already said this but I am sending 50 million and more vibes to you over the next several weeks!! I hope your baseline goes well tomorrow and you take away a lot of useful information!

Last night H had an unexpected after work get-together so I had the house ALL TO MYSELF!!!!!!! I love it when I have some unplanned me time. So I popped Cinders in the car and we went on a little adventure to my favorite plant nursery. I may have gone a teensy tiny bit overboard but I am seriously in love with everything I bought! I'll have to AW tomorrow because I ran out of potting soil for my last two pots but once they are done I'll show everything off!

Today I have a ton of meetings at work ugh. Hopefully we'll see lots more progress on the bathroom today. The concrete floor for the shower should be nearly dry and ready for some tile and our contractor plans to finish the floor tile around the "komode' area (as he calls it) of the bathroom lol. Hopefully I'll make it to the store at some point because I forgot some stuff we'll need to finish the grout and I need to get more potting soil so I can finish all of my planting and then my front porch will be complete!

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What do you do with your hair most days? (up/down/sideways/mohawk/etc) I usually blow dry it straight and part it to one side.
What are your go-to pair of shoes? For the summer I just bought a new pair of Franco Sarto flat strappy sandals so they'll be my go-to for now. In the fall/winter it's a pair of brown boots that goes with practically everything I own, and on casual days my go to is a pair of Sperry's.
Have you ever had a sty in yo' eye? UGH yes. It was the worst, most painful itchy thing ever and I could barely open my eye! Thankfully it went away in a day.
What's your favorite thing to do when you have down time? Read a book while drinking a glass of wine on my back porch.
Are there any movies coming out that you want to see? I really want to see the new Jungle Book movie! I'm not normally one for seeing kids type movies in the theater but this one looks awesome!
What are you (or do you wish you were) having for Thirsty Thursday tonight? I wish I was having wine! H and I have given up drinking on the weekdays and we've committed to one drink per night on the weekends (ugghhh) so for tonight it'll probably just be water.

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Forgot to include the questions!!!

What do you do with your hair most days? (up/down/sideways/mohawk/etc)
Either a messy bun or down with natural curl.

What are your go-to pair of shoes?
Flats:  A pair of leopard print tuxedo shoes.  Sandals:  A rose gold pair I got at LOFT.

Have you ever had a sty in yo' eye?
Yup.  And pink eye a few times.

What's your favorite thing to do when you have down time?
PiYo.  Garden.  Read.  Nap.  Pinterest.

Are there any movies coming out that you want to see?
Star Wars VIII.  Mother's Day Movie.

What are you (or do you wish you were) having for Thirsty Thursday tonight?
I normally don't drink, but I have been craaaaaving a glass of cold, sweet white wine.  I don't even know, y'all.  I'll probably end up with ice water, unless I get crazy and pour a little lemonade or juice in it.

LizzyTish88

@cu97tiger Sending you all the fertility vibes!!

@cocobellaf Love the chandelier! It's so pretty!

@swazzle I have the WW one! I might have to find the directions to find out how to do that. Sometimes if I do it and get off, wait for it to reset then try again it goes down a little. Then the next time it will be the smaller number again. So weird.

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@LizzyTish88 That's great you enjoyed that class! I love those types of classes. Hopefully once I stay home with Callie full time I can find a gym that offers some sort of child care and I can start getting back into a routine at the gym with those classes or maybe Zumba. Dancing burns so many calories!

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@labro - I can't wait to see what you got at the plant nursery!!!  I haven't bought much this year and it's making me die a little inside.

Swazzle

@CocoBellaF - The chandelier looks so great! Congrats on the slower weight gain  

@southernpeach89 - October (I think it's October?) will be here before you know it and then you'll be home all day e'ryday with Miss Callie! 

@labro - You're such a domestic goddess. My mom is coming this weekend and apparently we're going to prep my "garden" because I want tomatoes. I'm so nervous about it LOL I would like to see your strappy sandals, please and thank you. 

labro

@CocoBellaF I definitely went a little overboard but I think I'll be really happy with everything. Last year my "thrillers" were angelonia and they were BEAUTIFUL but they didn't bloom all season long so I think I've found some stuff this year that will continuously bloom and look good up until our first frost. I still love your porch though! You have so many pretty accents!

labro

@Swazzle I got THESE from DSW but I can only find them in silver for some reason!

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@cu97tiger - Sending you all the good vibes for your appointment!

@CocoBellaF - Love the chandelier!

@LizzyTish88 - I second @Swazzle on re-setting the scale.  I do that every time I weigh myself.

Morning everybody!

I don't know what is up with me this morning, but I woke up ready to spring out of bed and got to work 2 hours before my first class (usually I'm rolling in about 20 minutes before).  I've got my coffee and am good to go!

Yesterday ended up being a pretty good day.  I worked from home in the morning and then went to yoga.  At yoga I randomly just popped up into a full wheel pose...I had never done that before in my life, but I thought I'd try it, and up I went.  So that was awesome and made me feel like I kick total ass at life.  Worked at the office on some research for a while, then came home, did a short run, and had leftover ham and roasted veggies for dinner.

Today I'm teaching all day, and then hopefully I'll have enough energy left to go for a run tonight.  The weather is dreary, and it's supposed to start raining, but I hope it will hold off for a while at least.

What do you do with your hair most days (up/down/sideways/mohawk/etc)
It's almost always in a side braid these days.

What are your go-to pair of shoes?
My TOMS.  I have 4 different pairs.

Have you ever had a sty in yo' eye?
Nope.  

What's your favorite thing to do when you have down time?
Sleep.  Binge-watch Netflix.  Go to Target (that last one is dangerous).

Are there any movies coming out that you want to see?
STAR WARS.  ALL THE STAR WARS.

What are you (or do you wish you were) having for Thirsty Thursday tonight?
I have an open bottle of cabernet-merlot blend.  I'll probably pour 6 oz. of it into a measuring cup and enjoy!  (Portion control, y'all.  Portion control.)

minskat30

@swazzle - Ugh, styes...such a pain in the ass.  I hope yours goes away soon.  Also, congrats on the loss!  That is great great great news!

@cu97tiger - All the things crossed for your IVF baseline apt tomorrow!

@labro - Whooo hoo, can't wait to see what you bought!

@lizzytish88 - What kind of dance class is it?

@cocobellaf - K's nursery looks so cute!!!

@southernpeach89 - Awww, hugs.  How much longer until you are stopping going to the office?

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Today is my presentation (this morning actually) so I have to prep for that but I'll be back later.  

What do you do with your hair most days? (up/down/sideways/mohawk/etc)
-Up, ponytail.

What are your go-to pair of shoes?
-Ballet flats or gym shoes

Have you ever had a sty in yo' eye?
-Yes, they suck.

What's your favorite thing to do when you have down time?
-Just hang out with H and Raj...go for walks too.

Are there any movies coming out that you want to see?
-I have zero idea what is coming out. 

What are you (or do you wish you were) having for Thirsty Thursday tonight?
-Wish? Wine...I can't wait to deliver this little bugger and have a glass.

cu97tiger

@cocobellaf - I love the idea of a chandelier in the nursery!

@southernpeach89 - We have something like this. It's great as long as it's not SUPER windy, but it does need to be weighted down (I just use our beach bag and cooler)

@labro - Hmmm, I might need to snag a pair of those!

labro

@LizzyTish88 I have the WW scale too and I've had that happen to me once or twice before too. One time the number was WAY low and as much as I wanted it to be right I knew it wasn't. You tap it before you get on right? To "wake it up"? Sometimes mine will be off too if the scale isn't perfectly level...which was a big problem with our old bathroom floor. I'd have to scoot it around a lot to get it just right in order to get something accurate.

labro

@minskat30 I am SO excited to AW lol! H saw them when he came in last night but I insisted he come outside again this morning to look at them in daylight so I could tell him all about the different flowers lol.

@cu97tiger I noticed your go-to shoes are Franco Sarto too. That is seriously my favorite brand to buy at DSW!

LizzyTish88

@minskat30 Last night was a jazz/hip hop class. The summer has two separate classes I am thinking about taking. One of them is a barre/stretch/cardio class and the other is just jazz. Good luck on your presentation!!

@labro Yes, I tap it to wake it up. It's weird because is goes to 0, then I get on and it says a number, then goes to ERR. So I have to wait for it to sleep, then wake it up again and try again and that second number is lower and there is no error. I also do it on the person setting, so it tells me BMI, water, and fat percentage.

@twodimes Those wedges are so cute!! 

Swazzle

@futuremrshistorian - That's awesome about yoga! I'm not sure what that pose is but it sounds badass!

@minskat30 - Good luck with your presentation! I will have a glass of wine in your honor tonight  

@TwoDimes - Have I told you before that we are shoes twins? 

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@Swazzle - 

(This isn't me--just a stock photo I found on Google.  I didn't have my phone with me yesterday so I couldn't get our instructor to take my picture.  I'm going to try tomorrow!)

MissKittyDanger

@CocoBellaF  that is such a gorgeous chandelier!

@swazzle old wives' tale but rub a gold band on your eye. it's helped me in the past!

Had to legit drag my butt out of bed this morning. I wanted to just stay home and have a "me day" but I realized I have way too much to do today, so had to come in.
The memorial was nice. When I walked in, my friend was at that overwhelmed of people so I took her outside for a bit.
There was a religious aspect because my mum's friend was Catholic but not practicing. Afterwards we went to my mum's neighbour's place and ate, chatted etc. Had unfortunate run in with someone who was very racist and bigoted, had to quickly end the conversation before it escalated because both Matt and I wanted to tear her a new one. Not time, nor place.

Didn't get home until 11:30pm lol

Tonight isn't much. Just cleaning up and I have laundry to throw in.

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@minskat30 Well DH officially pays his last payment for tuition in October as far as we know so that month will be hopefully my last month here. If I need to go into November for training purposes or if he still has more to pay that's fine but just the thought of knowing after this year I'm done is what keeps me going lol.

@cu97tiger Wow! That's a lot cheaper than the one I saw at Babys R US and it's the same thing. I'm getting that lol. Thank you for the recommendation!

beachyone15

Good morning. Today is going to be a busy day. Meetings, getting my brows waxed at lunchtime, and our monthly Bunco get-together tonight. I should also be getting a SF box tonight or tomorrow, which I'm so excited about! H and I are going to Austin for the weekend and I'd love to have something new and cute to wear!

@swazzle - Bleh, that does not sound pleasant. Hope you start feeling better soon!! What did you think about Survivor? I honestly didn't see that one coming...well played though!
@cu97tiger - I completely understand watching shows over and over like that. I could watch Friends and the Office over and over and never get bored.
@CocoBellaF - Beautiful chandelier!!! That's great about the minimal weight gain. Have you been eating healthier/exercising more?
@labro - I can't wait to see the plants! I tend to go overboard with that stuff too. When we were re-doing our front flowerbeds, H and I thought we spend about $100. We doubled that. Oops.
@minskat30 - Good luck with your presentation!

What do you do with your hair most days? (up/down/sideways/mohawk/etc)
I recently got a "lob" which I'm loving. It takes only about 10 minutes to put a little wave in it and I'm ready to go!
What are your go-to pair of shoes?
Flip-flops for lyfe.
Have you ever had a sty in yo' eye?
Not that I can remember.
What's your favorite thing to do when you have down time?
Watch tv or make some kind of craft-y thing.
Are there any movies coming out that you want to see?
Yes! Tomorrow H and I are seeing the new Huntsman movie, and I also want to see Jungle Book.
What are you (or do you wish you were) having for Thirsty Thursday tonight?
My go-to is always a margarita. Will probably have one tomorrow for date night!

Swazzle

@TwoDimes - Yes! I love them so much. Those and I also got a similar pair that are a little darker and without the strap behind the heel and I LOVE those. 

@beachyone15 - I didn't either! Tai is not fucking around, is he?

speakeasy14

@cocobellaf omg K's nursery is looknig gorgeous! I really love the chandelier!
@minskat30 good luck with your presentation!
@labro cute shoes!
@lizzytish88 the dance classes sound awesome! I have to see if there are any here.
@southernpeach89 at least you know that soon you'll be able to be home with her all the time, silver lining
@swazzle way to go on the weight loss! You're doing awesome and kicking ass!

What do you do with your hair most days? (up/down/sideways/mohawk/etc)
For work, usually down, unless I have extra time then I pin it up.  After work and weekends, messy bun or high pony

What are your go-to pair of shoes?
My Me Too ballet flats.  I have them in nude and black and pretty much wear them every day.

Have you ever had a sty in yo' eye?
Yes, they're horrible. 

What's your favorite thing to do when you have down time?
Lounge on the couch and snuggle with the puppers

Are there any movies coming out that you want to see?
I can't think of any.  I do want to see Sisters, so need to rent that since it's out on DVD but that's it.

What are you (or do you wish you were) having for Thirsty Thursday tonight?
A giant margarita.  


No ginger niece yet.  She's very content in her home and my poor sister just wants her out. 

I think most of you have already seen this, but because I'm a ham and spent a lot of freaking money on this I just have to show off my teeth.  I'm almost done with my invisalign.  The only movement that is left are the back bottom teeth, so my smile isn't really going to look any different in a few weeks.  The left picture is from two years ago when I started thinking about getting invisalign.  The right is from yesterday after I left the dentist's office (I was cheesin hard haha):

MissKittyDanger

BLONDE MOMENT!!! Forgot questions


What do you do with your hair most days? (up/down/sideways/mohawk/etc)
Brush it. When the back is shorter, I try to spike it a bit

What are your go-to pair of shoes?
Honestly, depends on weather
Winter: obv winter boots. At work I have heels
Fall/Spring: other than rain boots, likely flats.
Summer: for work I wear wedges, afterwards depending what I'm doing but likely flip flops

Have you ever had a sty in yo' eye?
Yup!

What's your favorite thing to do when you have down time?
Depends on what kind of down time. Friday or Saturday nights, I enjoy having a bath. Although, I likely want to read.

Are there any movies coming out that you want to see?
Right now no, but there's movies coming out that I wanna see. Alice Through the Looking Glass and Girl on a Train come to mind.

What are you (or do you wish you were) having for Thirsty Thursday tonight?
I use to hit the bar on Thursdays for karaoke. Tonight I may just crash early tbh. Tomorrow I'm cracking open that wine I got!!

Swazzle

@speakeasy14 - 

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@beachyone15 - No, I haven't really changed anything substantially.  I guess I had a big weight gain month followed by a small one?  Or it might have been extra fluid?  I don't know!

beachyone15

@swazzle - I don't know. It really threw me for a loop. Based on what we've seen of his personality, I figured he'd either stay loyal or try to work with people he respects but I never saw him doing something like that. I think people need to watch out for him even more now than before!

@speakeasy14 - Beautiful!