DH & I are on our way home fr San Francisco. He wanted to stay home like we usually do but DGS & SD were with their mommy's. I booked a room & said you're welcome to come but I'm going either way, I need to get away! He packed & we went to a movie at 10:30 so we were there at midnight. Sure beats the usual trying to stay awake at home. Then we went to Fisherman 's Warf for lunch & ice cream at Ghirardelli Square. A very nice start to the new year. But a cleaner house does sound appealing. He originally wanted to stay home to clean~that's what prompted me to make non-refundable reservations.

We picked up DGS on the way home. He was with DIL for 4 days. My son will be here today, though I suspect he already saw DGS at DIL's. On Saturday, I was getting concerned that I hadn't heard from him since Wednesday & calls were going to voice mail. I talked to DIL to see of she had talked to him & she said no. I told her I'm worried & within 5 minutes, DS called. & told me he just plugged his phone into his charger & got my text message. Yeah right! So, it has begun.

My resolution for 2012... keep my sanity!

I've had the hubby home all month on end of year 'take it or lose it' vacation. We've had a bit too much togetherness, LOL. We've not figthing but I sure am ready for my household to get back to work/school.

Omgosh - so I went to the doctor this morning for my yearly physical and as always had an EKG. I was born with a heart defect. It's honestly not a big deal. I have a valve that is 'tethered' at the closing which causes an echo when my heart 'beats' meaning a murmur .. EKG is normal and something I do every year. Well today my doctor seemed worried and said I need to see my cardiologist within a couple of weeks. She said it isn't an emergency but she is concerned. She sees a change in a valve - I have no idea which one or what she is seeing. Other than she showed me it wasn't there last reading and now there is a change.

Then on my way home I thought, well happy freaking new year to ME!
Hey exdh, you might get lucky!!! I'm only 31... Heart problems already? Geez! I'm not overweight, I'm fairly active, I can't run a marathon but I can go all day being active without needing a rest.. And my blood pressure has never been better than it has the last couple of years. I really have no complaints. No cholestoral problems-- nada. So I'm actually kind of worried.. If I die, my family will never see dd again. I know I'm not going to die tomorrow but it actually kind of scares me that if I did, what would happen to my dd. she would go to ex and she would never see my family again. She would never see her little brother again. I'm actually considering calling my lawyer tomorrow and finding out if in my will I can put in a memo that 'my wishes' are that my daughter be given the same visits with my family that she would receive if I were still alive. Yikes! Never thought of any of this.

Anyway - ima - San Fran sounds wonderful. I went once in July when I was 12 - coldest day I can ever remember lol is it cold there right now?
When do the 'kids' come back? Are you relaxed?

JMT - that is how I feel. Dh has been on vacation for two weeks. I've been in and Out of the house. I have worked some and stayed home some. He is driving me up a wall. I hope he got his unhappiness out of his system... Cause I'm making him go back to work tomorrow. I'll kill him if he stays home one more day. I'm just kidding. He is just under my skin... Under foot too. Following me around.. He says he is bored. So I put him to work organizing his book shelves. Dd comes home tonight and we all go back to normal tomorrow!! Yay!

MyFam, get your appointment made if Dr did not already set you up one with the 2nd Dr. With all the abilities and amazing wonders that cardiologist perform these days, I'm gonna bet you're be around for a long long time.

Gosh I hope so. Thanks JMT. Made my appt today and it's in two weeks.

Major reality check when returning to work today.. A co-workers husband passed away this weekend. Only a couple years older than me. So very devastating. It was very unexpected so I'm getting serious about this take care of myself thing... Today was a long day...

Sorry to hear of your concern Myfam. I wish you health :) My childhood best friend died just prior to Thanksgiving (non-accident related). She was a year younger than me...

Mark Twain once said the coldest winter he ever spent was summer in San Francisco :)

I lost the 10lbs that have been hanging on for the past couple of years in Oct-Dec (the HARDEST time to lose weight) so I'm resolving to keep them off this year. I feel so much better when they're gone. I resolve to ride my bike more, to have more fun, to get out of debt, to connect with friends more.

2011 was a hard year. Here's to a better one for everyone! :)

That's wonderful silver- missed you around here. I need to lose those 10 lbs too! How did you do it?

Anyone hear from lovehadley at all? Miss all the oldies that don't post very often. Have seen PO1 in a while either!! If y'all are lurking say hello. You are missed!

Love's doing great, she's just REALLY busy :) I'll let her share her wonderful news.

I lost the 10 by stopping eating emotionally. I do other things instead. It sounds easier than it is. The first few nights I went to bed hungry. That's nearly impossible for me. I almost sleepwalk to the fridge.

But silver, don't you wake up starving? I have to start eating breakfast, maybe that would help lol I'm starting an oatmeal breakfast routine.. I need to get my cholestoral down a bit. It's not high but apparently it's on the high side and I'd like to lower it a bit.

Emotional eating is so hard for me. I do really well all month and then when I PMS (sorry TMI) I always eat a LOT in the evenings.

I took a mental health day today. I slept all day. Felt so good. It's been a very taxing week!

I can't wait to hear from love hope she posts soon!!

Stop eating in the evenings. Drink tea. Chew gum. Do ANYTHING but eat. It's too easy to do.

I do wake up starving. Then I drink a BIG glass of water, and then I eat. Protein. Not carbs. Cut the carbs, cut the sugar. go for veggies and protein. Drink a LOT of water...

My mother always said, if you don't have to pee, you aren't drinking enough!

When you want to eat, get up, do as many jumping jacks as you can, drink a big glass of water and by that time you'll be over it.

I've lost about 15 lbs recently due mostly to stress and the new meds I'm on. I also have been drinking TONS of water. I used to drink tea but it makes me nauseaus now. Protein is a very good idea as well. For our anniversary I was feeling a bit sick but knew I was hungry so I had steak. No, it's not super healthy but I only ate about 4oz with a small amount of broccoli and rice and I was full and felt better. I'm hypoglycemic so not being able to eat doesn't work for me so I have to get as much protein as possible since I'm not able to eat.

If all else fails maybe ask for some Webutrin and Buspar. LOL!!! That's doing the trick for me. I'm 5'7 and am now at 124. I don't want to lose anymore but I still can't eat much.

And myfam, take care of that heart! My sister in law had a massive heart attack at 38 and had a double bypass. DH has been stressing a ton over work and bm so I made him go to dr to get help cause I don't need him having a heart attack too. (He's 37, will be 38 in April)