Fighting the Dark Cloud of pudge!!

Hey everyone!  I won an award!  Ok, I am not the only one to win it, but still… I am one of the recipients of the Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence for 2007 - 2008!  My school gets $1000 and I get a letter from the PM and a pin.  OK, $1000 for me would have been nice, but you can’t have everything!

Visited my new school for next year.  Seems like a good place.  I like the Principal - eventhough she won’t be on site.  I knew the person I am replacing by face if not name.  It is a tiny school but a nice situation for me as I will be running the school for the most part.

Started packing for the move.  How can I have so many boxes and seem like I have not touched anything??!!  As I do not have to close up this place to move there I have decided to use the strategy of only packing up the furniture I am taking right now and THEN getting the rest of the stuff.  I am looking at moving furniture on June 14 as I hope to have finished painting by then.

Just finished inputting report cards for the online course I teach.  I have to finish marking essays for the night school real life course I teach.  (They have asked me back for the fall, and I said I would be interested, but somehow I hope I win the lottery or something before then.  What can I say?  I need the money but it is soooo exhausting!! Still it is nice to be asked!)

Booked the hotel for our honeymoon.  We are only going for  days - how much excitement is there in Ottawa?!!  Still DH has not seen it and it is a pretty city.

What else can I tell you?  Home Depot did come through.  Nothing like a threatening letter. So all was more or less finished before my Mom’s party on the Sat night.  We then spent a week eating the left overs - order for 140 even if you only invite 40!  she kept forgetting what she ordered and kept buying and buying.  OY!

Haven’t done a lot of weight lifting but have done some.  I develop muscle fast so I don’t have to do as much as most people to get some definition.  Now to remove the layer OVER the definition!

Actually, I was considering my dog and his diette.  He is a chunky guy but not obese.  As those of you have been reading, he has a thyroid issue, and large ribs (he gets those from me) so he will never look slim.  And I thought, the poor guy has been on diette food almost all of his life. (just like me! ) I alternate between senior food and regular food now can for can.  He is happy.  He is pretty healthy, so why get all worked up about it?  I think happy and healthy is all anyone really strives for.  Then I thought, if I want that for him, why aren’t I satisfied with being happy and healthy?  I certainly have a better outlook than many of those superslim women.  My health is better than the starving models.  So what am I doing being a slave to a number??

When I was at WW and went down to 170, I was asked if I had set my goal as I must be close - by the leader.      When I pointed out I had 40 more to go according to their charts, it made me wonder.

Ok, enough depth for one posting.  Wedding plans are going well, thanks JJ.  Now if only I can remember who got post dated cheques!!  I have to go over my contracts again!

Cheers, everyone!

Greetings. Sorry I have neglected you AGAIN!  Still really busy with the wedding plans AND my blood pressure is getting high again. So, I ventured down to the gym and worked out.  Was reading Oxygen magazine and saw an article where it stated it is better to lift weights before doing cardio as you burn fat lifting the weights (or something like that) so the cardio is forced to go into your reserves.  Not sure how much weight lifting you have to do, but I always liked weight lifting as I immediately felt tighter. Did weights for two days and I think my waist is coming back!

Hope you are all enjoying the weather.  No snow here but a lot of rain this week.

Cheers!

Greetings all.  Sorry I have been negligent in my posting.  Just been really busy, that is all.  We did get our condo rental for June 1 so I have that to deal with.  My “brothers” are still feuding and the restraining order is still on so only one is coming to the wedding.  All the wedding invites are now in the mail (ok some are a tad late - is 6 weeks to reply too little time?!) and I am even getting gifts.  My sister is not attending (which should save on the bar bill!) and has informed me that her divorce went through in Jan and she is engaged to someone new.  They are looking at a European destination wedding.  I recommended Edinburgh.  (go if you have never been- a great city!).

School is limping along - both what I teach and what I am taking.  Count down to the end is starting.  Meanwhile, I have started to book Mary Kay classes - starting Friday June 13.  Could there be a better time?  My goal is to get 100 new clients.  I am guessing it will take 6 months.  It is a lot of fun so I am looking forward to it.

Had another fitting for my dress.  It is looking really sweet.  I like it.

The project Manager at Home Depot who is overseeing my bathroom installation had a nervous breakdown and my order was lost.  Instead of appeasing us by putting it forward, they put us at the back of the line so the measuring for my countertop is not until May 21.  All had been guaranteed finished before Mom’s party on Sat night so I sent a nasty letter to the President of Home Depot citing a violation of the Consumer Protection Act and breach of contract.  I am waiting to see what comes of that.  So far, nothing.

We did find a dress for the Maid of honour yesterday.  I had hoped for a darker purple but as we weren’t finding anything I opted for Mauve.  It was on sale - a prom dress actually.  She has to get it cut shorter.  Her surgery is tomorrow so I took the day off as moral support.

So, you can see time is slipping away from me. Sadly waitte is not!

But I am still living the dream!