turning this board around- 5 good things

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I think a lot of us are in a funk today (myself included). Lets turn it around. Tell us 5 good things that are going on in your life right now or today. Can't be the usual I'm healthy, I have a job, etc...

Really stretch yourself and tell us 5 non-standard good things or things you're thankful for.

Go.

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1. I love my shoes today


2. Haven't made it to the gym yet and I'm already over 6000 steps

3. I figured out to do a sock bun over the weekend and I'm rocking a big ol top bun today and it looks like I have a massive amount of hair.

4. I'm trying something new and making some random chorizo chili type thing for dinner. I'm hopeful it doesn't taste like ass. And if it does we'll have tofu dogs for dinner again.

5. My bras actually fit. I know, it's kinda old news, but holy shit, I never knew that bras were supposed to be this comfortable. It still makes me happy every morning when I put on a bra and I'm like "ahhhhhh"

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Aug 14, 2012 15:19:09 GMT -5 kooshball said:

But I am too poopy right now.......! Argh...

Do it, Koosh. ;D

[hallows]

1. I just spent an incredible weekend with my hubby, and we saw orcas up close and personal!

2. One of those letters of recommendation made it to the advisor, so now they're just waiting on the last one.

3. I'm not working at the moment, so I get to spend lots of time with my Augi. I'm seriously nuts about him, and when I'm home, I spend 80% of my time playing with him.

4. I am super grateful for all of you. No joke, when H and I moved here, I was excited the first few weeks, then I was a mess until I found the Seattle board on TN.

5. It's sunny today and I'm meeting up with a friend later to take our dogs to Marymoor!

[amandasw]

1. I love your shoes today

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Aug 14, 2012 15:33:34 GMT -5 @amandasw said:

1. I love your shoes today

Well thank you. They're my sensible heels.

[amandasw]

Aug 14, 2012 15:24:38 GMT -5 @uwhuskygirl said:

3. I figured out to do a sock bun over the weekend and I'm rocking a big ol top bun today and it looks like I have a massive amount of hair.

are you saying this because you don't actually have a massive amount of hair? because I think it looks cool, but I already have a massive amount of hair, so I'm afraid it will look like I'm trying to be some Vogue model going crazy with the big bun

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Aug 14, 2012 15:35:05 GMT -5 @amandasw said:

Aug 14, 2012 15:24:38 GMT -5 @uwhuskygirl said:

3. I figured out to do a sock bun over the weekend and I'm rocking a big ol top bun today and it looks like I have a massive amount of hair.

are you saying this because you don't actually have a massive amount of hair? because I think it looks cool, but I already have a massive amount of hair, so I'm afraid it will look like I'm trying to be some Vogue model going crazy with the big bun

I don't have a massive amount of hair, it's long, but that's it.

I would kill to have a massive amount of hair. You should do it. I love it when it looks all huge, like the big mac sized bun on your head.

[sarack]

uw- can you show me how to do it? i don't have a massive amount of hair and i want to have that. please? when can we gtg? lol.

1. my birthday is in less than 4 mo.
2. i had an oreo milkshake today.
3. i have a dentist appt today!
4. vegas is next month
5. i love the outfit i'm wearing.

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Aug 14, 2012 15:40:07 GMT -5 sarack said:

uw- can you show me how to do it? i don't have a massive amount of hair and i want to have that. please? when can we gtg? lol.

sure! it's super easy.

You just need a brown or dark sock. Want to come over tonight?

[mkate710]

1. UW has amazing shoes today

2. The scale still doesn't want to budge, but my clothes are too big and I feel good

3. My H agreed to go running with me tonight

4. My boss came back from her medical leave and work is just all around better this week

5. My dog is really starting to mellow out, and is sweet and cuddly more often than she's spastic and puppy-esque. Not that I don't love her puppy side, but it's nice to have a dog that will just curl up next to me and give me sweet looks

[FrozenSunshine]

1. My cat was ridiculously excited to seem me last night. I always feel bad leaving her, but love coming home to her.

2. As much as this move is stressing me out, I'm proud of my DH and his drive to climb the corporate ladder.

3. I get to experience another part of the country, due to the move, without it costing us much out of pocket. Most people don't get that opportunity, I realize.

4. My new temp apartment has 2 pools!

5. My Realtor thinks our house should sell quickly.

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Aug 14, 2012 15:42:34 GMT -5 FrozenSunshine said:

5. My Realtor thinks our house should sell quickly.

I would be shocked if you didn't get multiple offers. You have a beautiful house.

Reading everyone's good things really makes me smile.

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1) Tomorrow is my anniversary and we are getting a date night for the first time in a month.

2) I get a shopping day by myself on Saturday to get some new bras and have some me time.

3) My house is getting cleaned and it feels good for it not to be a disaster area anymore.

That's all I got at the moment.

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Aug 14, 2012 15:51:32 GMT -5 @lauralynne said:

Aug 14, 2012 15:48:18 GMT -5 @sounderschick said:

3) My house is getting cleaned and it feels good for it not to be a disaster area anymore.

This is my new favorite budget line. I'll drop my IPhone data before I drop my house cleaner!

My husband and I are doing it. I took a break after getting a load of dishes and a load of laundry started.

[dawnyp]

1) 16 days until we are on our honeymoon.

2) The animals are getting along amazingly well.

3) I had 0 meetings at work today. Good for getting some research done and items checked off the to-do list.

4) I finally get to go out with my photo club this weekend. It has been months since I have gone out shooting.

5) Creating dinner plans a week in advance is working out to be a blessing. Last night I came home from work and H had everything ready to go we just needed to cook the pancakes. Tonight even though I feel like crap there is an easy dinner planned for tonight that doesn't take much prep.

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1) My husband is adorable in his support of my healthy efforts. Sometimes in the evening, I realize I've taken my fitbit off to sync and forgot to put it back on and already gone up and down the stairs a few times. I get pouty for being "cheated" out of the credit, and he'll take my fitbit and say, "How many times?" and then run up and down the stairs so that it's on the accurate count.

2) I really do have good ILs. I didn't get all the dishes washed before leaving for camping and they came over to feed the cat a few times. When we came home, MIL had put away the clean dishes I had left out to dry and washed most of the rest of them!

3) We have A/C in our bedroom now! It may not be high-class and a little in the way, but it was free (in our basement from my dad's storage unit) and I can sleep better again!

4) Theo Dark Chocolate Coconut bar.

5) I had a major hassle trying to reschedule my last PT appointment. The stupid UWMedical people wouldn't even let me leave her a message! I did finally convince them to transfer me to her department and the normal people are much nicer and gave me her VM so I could see if she wanted to see me a last time. The department aide called me today to schedule and got me in next week, rather than mid-October Suck it official UWMed Admin!

[madDawg228]

1) My boss came back from PTO today and gave me a bottle of wine and a Starbucks gc!

2) She also came in with a bunch of healthy snacks, because she knows I'm trying to be good

3) My H does love me, even when I'm being a huge B, he is able to be the bigger person and not tell me to F off, which I actually deserve...

4) I get to see my SIL next weekend. She lives on the East Coast, and I haven't seen her since my wedding last year.

5) Football (pre)Season is here! ;D And College football will start next week!

[FrozenSunshine]

Jennuinne - Congrats to DH on the new job! I must have missed the announcement that he got it :Y:

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Aug 14, 2012 16:31:09 GMT -5 @jennuinne said:

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WHHHHYYYYYYYYY?!?

Should I not tell you about this?

shop.seattlechocolates.com/scc/birthday-cake-batter-truffle-bar.html

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Aug 14, 2012 16:32:52 GMT -5 FrozenSunshine said:

Jennuinne - Congrats to DH on the new job! I must have missed the announcement that he got it

Does this mean he can add you to his bennies now?

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Aug 14, 2012 16:01:50 GMT -5 @lauralynne said:

Aug 14, 2012 15:55:38 GMT -5 @sounderschick said:

My husband and I are doing it. I took a break after getting a load of dishes and a load of laundry started.

Oh - I thought you had someone coming in...I wish we had time to clean!!

This is the first time in over a week I have had the energy to clean. We have dishes and clothes piled up that need to be washed. our suitcase from a month ago is still sitting in the living room unpacked with dirty clothes still in it. We've both been really busy and then H had 4 teeth pulled, E got pink eye and a sinus infection and then I got a sinus infection too so none of us have wanted to do it.

H has asked his dad about what it would cost to have a friend of his to come in and do a deep clean so we might eventually go with that but right now it just isn't in the budget.

[amandasw]

Aug 14, 2012 15:37:44 GMT -5 @uwhuskygirl said:

Aug 14, 2012 15:35:05 GMT -5 @amandasw said:

are you saying this because you don't actually have a massive amount of hair? because I think it looks cool, but I already have a massive amount of hair, so I'm afraid it will look like I'm trying to be some Vogue model going crazy with the big bun

I don't have a massive amount of hair, it's long, but that's it.

I would kill to have a massive amount of hair. You should do it. I love it when it looks all huge, like the big mac sized bun on your head.

LOL ok, well if I do it, I'll PIP

[kwpnjumper55]

1. Microbiology is over in 2 days, and I'm 99% sure I will get a decent grade.
2. My kids are adorable and kissing their cheeks makes my day.
3. DH and I are over our argument and I'm pretty sure we will be ok.
4. My car is probably going to get fixed instead of totaled.
5. Hawaii is in 1.5 months!!!

[jennlin]

1) h has agreed that a house keeper is necessary!!!! (WOOOOO!) uw-what is your rec again?

2) with h watching bjl while i'm at work, i get lots and lots of pics/updates throughout the day

3) i was having computer issues, but help-desk-guy was awesome, charming, and from nashville. i loooooved his accent.

4) i went to the dentist today, and my teeth are clean and happy.

5) all the positive news above. i'm happy my nexties are happy.

[llh0211]

Aug 14, 2012 16:19:31 GMT -5 @ksta said:

1) My husband is adorable in his support of my healthy efforts. Sometimes in the evening, I realize I've taken my fitbit off to sync and forgot to put it back on and already gone up and down the stairs a few times. I get pouty for being "cheated" out of the credit, and he'll take my fitbit and say, "How many times?" and then run up and down the stairs so that it's on the accurate count.

Ha! That's super cute & sweet!

[llh0211]

Aug 14, 2012 16:09:28 GMT -5 @jennuinne said:

1. DH is working!

:Y: Yay!

[joenali]

1. My hubs came to my classroom today to help me out. It actually looks like I did something today. My desk is all set up, I leveled books and organized books in the student library, I got rid of crap I don't need anymore. It's starting to look like a classroom! ;D

2. We went swimming last night and I swam longer than DH, he just sat down and waited patiently while I finished up. I thought he would be annoyed but he wasn't.

3. I'm going to set up a Twitter account for my classroom! I super excited about it! Eventually students will be able to post a Tweet,but at first we will do it together.

4. I'm digging the warm weather we are having!

5. I'm signing up for my first Ironman race in a week!

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Aug 14, 2012 16:31:09 GMT -5 @jennuinne said:

Aug 14, 2012 16:19:31 GMT -5 @ksta said:

4) Theo Dark Chocolate Coconut bar.

WHHHHYYYYYYYYY?!?

Why is that on my list of good things? Or why did I mention it? I keep GOOD quality chocolate in my desk for after work, the darker the better as it's more satisfying for less calories. The bar has 6 long "pieces," and I calculated the calories of half a piece as 70 calories, so it's not so terrible but I get a little indulgence.

I just needed a break from my Endangered Species Tiger bar (which I calculated as 23 calories per square, even better)!

[jennlin]

KST--i love the stair thing with your h! so cute!