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[dede4wd]

You poor thing!

DeDe

[bikipatra]

Oh, my day started at maybe 4:30 am with my 3 yr old hacking all over my bed. We were up for hours...I asked my hubs to help this morning so I could get more than 3 hours of sleep...He thinks his sleep is far more precious than mine. I am not in the happiest of spirits today. I dont want to do much but sit here and stew. Or sleep. But there are tons of stinky linens to wash. And a house to prepare for holiday guests. Clean the crap off my fans.

You are a domestic goddess and I could never do what you do....I am just squeaking by following my diet, walking to Starbucks, arguing with my husband, trolling the internet for things I want to buy, occasionally cleaning a dish and taking frequent lounging breaks to watch TV.

[FertileMyrtle]

Well, thank you! Home administration is not without its challenges, but I would sooo much rather be here than not! I worked in management for years, and even after my first baby, and through 7 months of a twin pregnancy...I am so glad I don't have to wake up at 6:30am and work the grind. When it comes down to it, I have a lot of time on my hands too. Like today- my hubs felt so guilty for being an arse that he did all the chores and made the kids lunch before he left to work. I, in my stew, am taking advantage of butt-time. A few days on, a few days off is how it seems to work. Like, I bust my rump some weeks when there is a lot going on, and then it calms, and we just chill and go about our day. During the summer, we hang out at the pool. We want to homeschool, so I'm in it for the long haul. Kids are in bed by 7, so I have that time, and nap time each day. I run my house like a business-clean and efficient, well managed.A few months ago I said "I'm done with cleaning" All I was doing was cleaning!! I like to clean, but at this point there was no time for anything else. So I stopped for a few weeks. It was funny-noodles on the floor, told my husband if he saw something that bugged him, to pick it up. He was happy when I came out of my slump. He's pretty good though-he'll go through the house and do a good cleaning and it gives me a sense of perspective. Cuz I'm here all the time, and I have had to let go of some of my standards so tht I dont yell at my kids for making a mess. So its nice when somebody elses hands and eyes do it. Well, not the most exciting life I lead right now! Kids, puke...and hugs and kisses. So its a good time for me to do some things for me.

[bikipatra]

When I quit my job a few weeks ago I told everyone that this was my spa time. All about self-improvement. More arduous skincare, continued abstinence from alcohol, frequent psychiatry visits, Crest white strips, actually wearing my retainer (not so good today), pore cleansing, exercise, more frequent exfoliation, naps and most importantly doing something about my obesity, high cholesterol and diabetes. I don't want to die an early death from the same things that killed my father, grandfather and grandmother. I also don't want to end up in the nuthouse again for the 20th time. No hyperbole there. So maybe the house gets a little messy. Let my husband get it-lets him feel useful.

[FertileMyrtle]

Right on, girl!! Man, I want crest white strips for Christmas!!! Just curious, what did u do before u went on "sabbatical?" And isn't it cool that the hubs is totally cool with the spa era?
Well, I had an moment today I thought Biki would find ironic. My husband called me a mean name today (incredibly rare) b/c I asked him to help with his children. Anyhoo, I sent off a quick email to our Pastor and they paired up and showed up at my hubby's work to lay down the law. Then they came here, and we set up a time for all of us to talk tomorrow and relay the law. There is something to be said about biblical accountibility. I am very thankful, let me tell you. No time wasted.
Anyway, I can sleep now, so thats where I am off to.

[dede4wd]

Wow!

Mobile laying down the law! That's awesome!

DeDe

[bikipatra]

Right on, girl!! Man, I want crest white strips for Christmas!!! Just curious, what did u do before u went on "sabbatical?"

I resigned. I was a legal secretary and the job wasn't stressful. Putting up with my crazy boss was. She was a fifty year old size 6 woman with food and body issues. She is getting implants and is constantly on a diet to rid herself of her "problem areas." When I had worked there a few days she told me it was SO good and admirable that I KNEW I was fat because some fat people just don't know it and they make themselves look ridiculous. She also said I was a neat dresser because previous fat secretaries they had employed were so sloppy. She monitored everything I ate. If I got anything extra, even mustard on a sandwich, she LOUDLY tsk-tsked in line at Subway. If I avoided her at lunch, she would come lean over to my cubicle and look at what I was eating. She always asked, should you be eating that??? She brought Slimfast bars and shakes to work and said I should try them. When I had a miscarriage she said -oh, that's sad and gave me a hug-then she smiled and said-On a positive note, did it make you lose any weight? I quit for my mental health and because I could. My husband is old-fashioned and just plain old, so he doesn't mind if I am a housewife for a while. Those whitestrips really work! You use them twice a day for thirty minutes. I also use a whitening toothpaste. This is without photo retouching-honestly!

[FertileMyrtle]

DERRRN!!! Dem some nice teefs! OMword, I can't believe that about your ex-boss!! What a nut!! Hilarious! It wouldn't even be worth it to pop in once you get to your goal cuz she'd be all "Ohh! See!! I knew there was a human being underneath it! Now I can acknowledge it!"
So sorry to hear you miscarried. I do understand-I had one 5 years ago, my first pregnancy, before we married, and right after we moved away from FL to strange NC. It was bad, we broke up (sort of), I went crazy and took a paid leave of absence, due to craziness, and voila!! Pregnant again! Then we decided we better just do it right, got the house etc.
But it was devastating, although unplanned, and I was only 23.
"On a positive note"--here's to being a housewife!! The best vacation ever! lol

[Karli]

You two are cracking me up . Well, Andrea, it sounds like you are really doing quite well.

Cheers,
Karli

[dede4wd]

You guys are killing me! Hee Hee!

DeDe

[FertileMyrtle]

Still scale-less, so I cant share any info there, however, I put on a pair of normally "comfy" pants to work around the house in, and these suckers have turned into crotch saggers. Ya know, when you can grab two handfulls of material around the zipper area? And the legs used to be tight- I can grab handfuls there too. Cant bend over or ya get a little "extra" for your money. Just falling right off the hips. Ohhh, but still so comfy. It's like I'm not really ready to admit that they are way too big--its a lie, a scam, just plain trickery! It's like my fat clothes finally fit! (not really, but baggy is so much better than tight. and Tight Fat clothes are baddd.)
Dont know how much I'll be online with all the houseguests and all. Last time, I got the impression that b/c I did get online, the in-laws thought I was lazy. They are always looking for a reason to put our kids in day care and take pressure off their poor baby boy. What they dont know is a) had i run around the house as normal, I would have made them uncomfortable, and looked like i was neglecting my guests. And b) um, i AM working, there is no need to ship me off to a "real" job, b/c right now, I am saving us $1200/mo in childcare expenses, gas, stress, food, clothes, etc. Huuuuuuh.....so wish me luck. I always have my guard up for these people.

[bikipatra]

Still scale-less, so I cant share any info there, however, I put on a pair of normally "comfy" pants to work around the house in, and these suckers have turned into crotch saggers. Ya know, when you can grab two handfulls of material around the zipper area? And the legs used to be tight- I can grab handfuls there too. Cant bend over or ya get a little "extra" for your money. Just falling right off the hips. Ohhh, but still so comfy. It's like I'm not really ready to admit that they are way too big--its a lie, a scam, just plain trickery! It's like my fat clothes finally fit! (not really, but baggy is so much better than tight. and Tight Fat clothes are baddd.)

I put on some of my old size 26 work pants to go on my walk the other day and they have a fitted rather high waist so they stayed up without revealing my panties but the thighs were so baggy and stuck out so much I looked like MC Hammer!

[Sojourner]

{{Biki's thighs to her pants:}}
"Can't touch this!"

[bikipatra]

{{Biki's thighs to her pants:}}
"Can't touch this!"

One of the things I aways kid my sister about is that when she was in college she went to a concert-a double-billing-Vanilla Ice and MC Hammer! How embarrassing! I hope she was really drunk.

[FertileMyrtle]

My first concert was

New Kids On the Block

On to less embarrassing tid bits...my mother-in-love saw me and declared "Your so little!"

Hilarious! And then she asked if I was still doing the diet, and I answered that I have 20 lbs more to go!