Been out of the house all day and for once, left my computer at home.
I have to retrieve my college student niece and nephew tomorrow for a weekend visit, which means I have to do something about the squalor we normally live in. I figure an hour of housework will turn the state of our home into the squalor they are used to seeing when they visit.
This means I have about 15 minutes to hammer out a quick post here. WHY? Because I like you. (I don't know why I'm channeling Jimmy Dodd tonight, it just sounded right).
Megan went back to school today, which means I got my life back. I dropped her off, I went to the weight clinic (have fluctuated just one-half pound since the diet ended last week -- even after taking the program to the limit yesterday). I went to the gym for my first workout since Sunday.
Then, off to Topanga Plaza, where I had a lunch date with Lin, a blogging friend for the last couple of years. We've been trying to get together for a while, and today it finally happened.
Our lunch turned out to be two hours of non-stop conversation, with nary a lull between us (only when the waiter brought us identical Nicoise Salads). We have a lot in common: we are older women with children (she also has grandchildren) who blog, we are both married to engineering geologists from Wales, and we are watching our weight. Plenty to talk about there!
I am sorry to say that our lunch was interrupted several times by the ring of my phone. I don't know why it is that I NEVER get phone calls during the day... UNLESS during those rare occasions when I am enjoying a face-to-face meeting with a friend! Fortunately, Lin is a gracious and understanding person.
I got to the mall early and so engaged in my new favorite hobby: Trying on clothes and marveling that they fit. After 12 years of being badly overweight, this is something I am having a hard time getting used to. But it's a good thing.
OK. Done. I'm off to get the vacuum cleaner.
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