Coffee Chat

 I'm joining the coffee chat again this morning! If you'd like to join, head over to Leslie's at Time out for Mom. The topic is: The battle of the bulge.
Oh, this topic is close to my heart. I was SKINNY until I turned 34. 110 lbs, 5'8.5" skinny. 139 lbs nine months pregnant both times. Then at 34 it hit - don't know what happened. I don't eat any more than I did, in fact I eat less. But I've been battling this ever since.  Four years ago, I started actively dieting, before my daughter's wedding. For some reason, I thought I had to be in the same size dress as my daughter for the wedding - and I did it. 63 pounds, but I starved myself for 6 months and did tae bo EVERY night, religiously. I kept that weight off for almost two+ years but with the stress of losing a job, being unemployed, and then starting a new job, the pounds have slowly come back. I will periodically do the tae bo, but just refuse to starve myself again. Since I have the height, I'm not what you'd call "fat" but I'm far from skinny. I'm hoping that having the pool up this year will help me a little, and the garden - I tend to eat lots of fresh vegetables in the summer months when it's right outside and all I have to do is go pick it.
 

Monday Quiz About Me

Based on the original Meet Me on Monday hosted by Java at Never Growing Old, Heather over at Acting Balanced  posts 5 questions on Sunday evening along with a linky for you to link up your post answers! Since Java is back , Heather has changed the name of her hop to "Monday Quiz About Me."
This weeks Questions:
 1. Finish this sentence - The first thing I do in the morning is...stagger down the stairs to the coffee pot.

2. What is your favorite kind of pie? cherry

3. Do you have pets?  yes - Kimmy, Pandora and Macy, their pictures are in my header.

4. What is your favorite chair in your house? I'd say the barstool at the kitchen bristo table- I spend a lot of time in the kitchen.

And don't forget to add a 5th Question on your own blog so we can answer as we hop around!

 

My 5th question: Since today is the first day of the summer term, Do you think I'm crazy to be taking classes at my age (52) when I'm really not sure that it will help me "advance" in my job?

 

Six Word Saturday

To participate all you need to do is describe your life (or something) in a phrase using just six words. For more information, go to Show My Face. and Cate will explain it. Add an image, a video, a song, nothing.


What a day, glad it's over!

 Whew! I have: done laundry, weeded the garden, harvested turnip greens, radishes, peas, and lettuce, cleaned out the garage, started filling the pool, patched a leak in the pool (which is why I didn't finish filling it) fixed supper and done the dishes. I'm tired! But it's been a very productive day!

Five Question Friday

Time to head over to Mama M's at My Little Life for 5 question Friday!

Rules for 5QF: Copy and paste the following questions to your blog post, answer them, then watch for the linky post to appear and LINK UP!

Questions for Friday, June 1st.
 1. What were you scared of as a kid? I was and still am afraid of mice - horrid little creatures.

2. Do you sleep well in a hotel? No, does anybody?

3. If you could meet any celebrity, dead or alive, who and why? Ah, I've answered this question before, Sam Elliott, Tom Selleck, and Pierce Brosnan- and I can't believe that anyone would NOT know why!

4. It's a hot summer day. Do you prefer to be pool side or at the beach? I would prefer the beach but due to where I live, the pool will have to do.

5. What is your favorite summer dish? Fried green tomatoes.

For those who are interested in my take on the History Channel's rendition of the Hatfield-McCoy feud, it can be found here.

Follow Friday Four Fill-In Fun

Welcome to the weekly Follow Friday Four Fill-in Fun Blog Hop!

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Each week, Hilary over at Feeling Beachie lists four statements with a blank for you to fill in on your own blogs.  This week’s co-host is Nani from the chronicles of nani - she came up with the last two statements. Hilary really needs co-hosts, so please email me some statements! She would LOVE it if you could please help her spread the word about this hop…. So, please tweet, FaceBook share, and add the linky to your post…

This week’s statements:

1.       I always ___when I___

2.       ___ is very hard for me to do

3.       Whenever I eat ________, I want to _____________.

4.       If I ruled the world, ____________ wouldn’t exist and everyone would _______.

My Answers:

1. I always zig when I should have zagged!

2. Knitting is very hard for me to do.

3. Whenever I eat turkey, I want to go to sleep!

4. If I ruled the world, child hunger wouldn't exist and everyone would help each other.


For those who are interested in my take on the History Channel's rendition of the Hatfield-McCoy feud, it can be found here.