Manic Monday

So here is an old theme that was fun to do. To find it click here .. and go back into the archives!

 If you could go back in time what would your current day self tell your 18-year-old self?
Self, stay true to yourself. Stay focused on what you want, grow yourself and stay in college. 

Name one thing you could do to improve any important relationship in your life. 

Stay true to myself (there is a theme here!). I am learning that when I am in a relationship, I tend to want to please to a point where I stop being who I am. Do that long enough and resentment grows!

If you were guaranteed honest responses to any three questions, whom would you question, and what would you ask?

Bruce: Why are you so crazy? What can I do for you so that you can be a regular dog? Wouldn't you rather live on a farm where you can chase cows?

Growing Old on T-13

It's time again for T-13 .. so I was a little confused last week, and thought that was the last Thursday in February .. so this one is shamelessly stolen from Just a hippie gypsy:

13 Indications that you are growing old:


 1.  Realizing that the age gap of 12 years is just too big when you're going to be 46, and he 34
      and knowing he's 54 and you're 46 is not so bad! (OMG~ that's a 20 yr gap!)
 2.  Pandora music selection is always on 60's, 70's and 80's
 3.  OMG .. I'm the youngest of four, and I'm going to be 46
 4.  Recuperating from long runs take so much longer now
 5.  PAIN in the hips .. consistently
 6.  Better empty that bladder before any type of cardio workout!
 7.  Be mindful of what you eat ... or else you'll be making noise when you walk!
 8.  Gray hairs .. not always on your head?????????
 9.  Your teenager says "Mom, stop talking, I'm going to put you in a home"
10.  Love talking to my mom .. and she is going to be 77!
11.  Seeing your hairdresser for color every four weeks .. because those damn grays are popping up more
12.  Wrinkles and parentheses ... I'm not talking about ironing or English grammar
13.  lastly, always driving the speed limit

Happy Thurday!

T13 for the Month of February

It's the last Thursday of the Month .. so It's time for a different T-13 .. click here to play:


Current Scent:  I was in one of the hotels, and those little bottles .. they had a lemon-ginger body lotion, shampoo and conditioner set ... note to self: look for it!

What I am reading: next to my bed :Mortgages: what you need to know

Newest Music:  I downloaded about 15 songs in one morning .. old and new .. of course A Little Bit Stronger seemed to be the theme for the month ..:
...I know my heart will never be the same, but I'm telling myself I'll be okay. Even on my weakest days, I get a little bit stronger ..
Movie I saw:  I watched Bridesmaid for the second time .. quite hilarious

Something Yummy: hot chocolate with a scoop of instant coffee and Chocolate Raspberry creamer

The last place I ate: Slates in Hallowell with Karen

Something that made me cry: the e-card that came on Valentine's day ... he lasted a little over five weeks without communications .. he seems to know when I am starting to move along, and he reaches out

Something that made me laugh: early, early this morning laying beside that man, comparing dating stories 

Something I look forward to in March:  One word .. 6 letters ... starts with S and ends in G .. hint: after Winter comes ......

Something I want to remember from February:  being in Massachusetts twice .. I think I like Boston, maybe it's time to return to Boston

Something I am thankful for:  always my teenagers .. and always the ability to earn my money.. my job continues to challenge me 

A photo I took this month:   the original seats at Fenway Park

Sunday Stealing for Today

For Sunday, we'll play Sunday Stealing .. where we use stolen blogs ..

In your opinion, what makes a great relationship? Trust and Love brings Passion. I think they all have to be there to keep the relationship great.

How did/could someone win your heart? Love and kindness could win my heart, but at this moment my heart has been shaken ... so I'm getting a little protective, and really not sure if it can be won anymore

In your world, what brings on more creativity? If I knew this answer, I would pursue it! My creative photography juices have disappeared ..

What is the single best decision you have made in your life so far? My recent job change? I think it's too soon to tell ... leaving my marriage? I have more happy moments now than I realized ..  allowing my heart to be stolen? I have never loved so deeply!

Why did you break up with your last ex? Truth be told, he did the breaking, but I was at the door .. I found myself having lost the trust, and felt I was no longer important enough to him.

What is your favorite word? Ha, ha ..who am I talking to?? I like to say "why"

What would you want to be written on your tombstone? I hope I don't have a tombstone .. just "sink me in the river, at dawn, send me away with the words of a love song" 

Give me the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word: delusional Bruce my dog

What is a saying you use a lot? "do you know what i mean?"

What is your current desktop picture?

My Iphone

What would be a question where you'd not tell the truth? Did you eat that whole bag of Trader Joe's Trail Mix .. all 1500 calories worth in one day??

You accidentally eat some radioactive vegetables. They were good, and what's even better is that they endow you with super powers of your choice. What is that power? To grow that money tree that teenagers seem to think I have (yes, that too is a super power!)

You can re-live any point of time in your life. The time-span can only be a half-hour, what half-hour experience would you relive? That evening we sat on the floor, ate take out, and allowed our toes to touch

Erase any a horrible experience from your past, what will it be? Standing next to my dad's hearse ..  and silently not wanting to accept that we were going to his memorial service

You just got a free plane ticket to anywhere. You have to depart right now.. where would you go? Can I bring a 'friend' ??? All exclusive beach resort ... what I would do to be back on a beach!!


Happy start of a new week!

What I should be doing!

So,  punching buttons at work on my handy dandy calculator I was expecting to see numbers .. but instead it gave me this message! Maybe my fingers were moving too fast for it its handy dandy brain to keep up! It certainly told me what to do!!! How funny!!

Thursday 13 - month of January

So it's the last Thursday of the month .. here we go! Click here to play T13:

Current Scent:  I play between honeysuckle and china blossom .. out looking again

What I am reading: next to my bed :Takin' Care of Business

Newest Music:  I just heard "shameless" by Garth Brooks .. what memories

Movie I saw:  Does watching a whole season of a mini series count? Downton Abbey; great one liners - "I'm a woman, I can be as contrary as I choose"

Something Yummy: massimo's chocolate biscottis

The last place I ate: Texas Roadhouse 

Something that made me cry: Always that crying question .. my teenage girl and her behavior

Something that made me laugh: Listening to my son justifying to his girlfriend why had said he almost flat-lined .. (he never did) and yet she believed him

Something I look forward to in February:  growing in my new job .. two trips to Boston, including Fenway!

Something I want to remember from January: certainly a new start in so many ways, and specifically the weekend in Boston for Frozen Fenway .. by far one of the most fun weekends! Imagine a ice hockey game at Fenway park! Too cool!

Something I am thankful for:  my new job

A photo I took this month:

Roasted vegetables .. yum!! (back on track)

eating again!

help me .. I'm gross!

I haven't stopped eating today and now I feel just plain gross.
Tomorrow I must go back to clean eating .. okay, not 'clean' eating .. but healthy eating.
So help me again .. I stopped at Massimo's and bought fresh cinnamon bread .. he bakes the best bread EVAH! ... really, he actually makes the best Italian food .. his bread dipped in his spicy marinara sauce ..  ohhh.... I also bought some of his chocolate biscottis ... ahhh! I know the calories in the ones I bake with whole wheat flour and healthy stuff ... I can only imagine the calories in his!
Then coconut shrimp at lunch ...  seriously? .. deep fried coconut soaked yumminess!
No stopping now .. chocolate animal crackers ... who thought of that?  ... let's keep rolling (something I should be doing any time now..)
Dinner: delicious bread with cinnamon butter from Texas Roadhouse .. and baked sweet potato.. with butter, brown sugar and cinnamon ..hey.. the intentions were there.
The grand finale .. coffee ice cream with oreo cookies ...  this girl doesn't do milk or excessive dairy because of lactose reaction ...

help me! I'm gross!

Is it Monday yet?

What a weekend! Traditionally I start the weekend with the meme Friday Fill-Ins and usually 'forecast' my weekend. I certainly didn't plan this weekend, and wasn't prepared for what was in store...
Let's just say, never a dull moment when you live with teenagers .. especially the female kind. I won't go into the details, but I'll give you tantalizing tid-bits : police, a sleepless night and being called a 'hoe' and  of course, told I'm crazy (NOT by the teenage girl!).

Thank goodness for:

Long runs and loud music
Netflix and Downton Abbey
Football!

Survival happened without chocolate and very little wine ... Silly me! I must be getting old!


 

More Questions of the Day ..

Yikes! Five days without the Question of Day ... let's catch up! Click here if you want to order the book.

Jan.13 - Where do you want to travel next?  I'd like to go to a tropical island with a beautiful beach and a cabana boy! Which reminds me .. I wouldn't mind becoming an employee for Kenny Chesney .. he owns a big boat with an island .. (or is that an island with a big boat?). He tours six months and then goes to his island for the other six months ..  I could get used to that life.
Jan. 14 - Are you a leader or a follower?  I think I'm a follower .. it's part of the server character. ... I think! 
Although I'm not afraid to try something new .. I will speak up, eventually! ... hmm, maybe I need some time with this question!
Jan. 15 -  On a scale of one to ten, how was your lunch today? We had brunch.. quicheless quiche, and pumpkin muffins .. my bestest friend joined us!
Jan. 16 -  Do you owe someone money? Does someone owe you? I owe, I owe ... off to work I go! Then I have an ex who owes me a whole lot of STUFF!
Jan. 17 - What's the oldest thing you're wearing today?   My work clothes are new .. but my running stuff .. I would think that the running skirt is four and a half years old .. wow! where did the time go?!

Mexico Moments ...

Another day gone by ..

Question of the Day (Brought to you by Q & A a day):


Today you lost _another day of your life. The longer you hesitate and feel depressed, the more time you waste not enjoying the really good life you have. You are healthy and strong, you have wonderful family and friends around you, you have a great job that you absolutely enjoy to the fullest.  You are extremely well respected, everyone around you loves and enjoys your company. You don't have a need for anything, and all you can do is sit on a fence. Get out of your own way; start enjoying the good life that you have, start living... be happy.__


Things I wish I could say out loud to a certain somebody.

On the Nine

Shamelessly stolen from ****April**** I'm joining her with a new meme!

It's what I am doing today, on the 9th of the month:

Listening to my teenage girl laugh as she watches Family Guy
Loving the idea that I have new clothes for work, loving that the holidays are over and the days are getting longer.
Thinking about the rumbling of my belly .. I guess eating a whole bag of Trader Joe's trail mix, combined with a cup of hot chocolate with a strong shot of coffee wasn't the best snack to eat!
Wanting to stay on track with my modified clean eating so that I can keep my weight in check... wanting to skip a couple of months so that I can see in the future .. but NOT wanting to always allow time to pass by too fast.
Needing to take my own advise and not allow life to pass me by. I find myself counting time away instead of living in the moment.

A Typical Day?

Question of the Day (brought to you by Q & A a day :

Was today typical? Why or Why not?
     Today was definitely not a typical day for me. I started the day going to the gym .. during my start up stretching I always listen to my "cool-down" playlist and Kenny Rogers sang "Lady" in my ears. For some reason I completely lost it. Well, I shouldn't say for 'some reason' .. there is reason .. whether it's a good reason needs to be determined .. the relationship I was in ended promptly (again) last night. Oddly enough if you have followed my blog (and also my old blog Wait4thenews), you'll find that this is a normal occurrence!! Except this time I need to be more angry at myself .. you'd think by now I would learn. It's difficult when the man is so damn sexy and that I consider him the love of my life. Once again he is in need to figure out life .. each time he does this, he contacts me within weeks and wants to try again .. the last attempt was this past summer .. and five months later, I sit still again. Shame on me, I won't sit still this time! (and I won't pick up the phone!!)
So, back to my A-Typical day .. after the gym I decided to go to the mall. I had word today that I am starting my new job on Wednesday .. and with a new job comes.. new clothes! So.. I had a great sales lady help and together with her, I managed to spend $400.00 on work clothes .. it was so much fun! ..NOT! Actually, it was a little stressful! I could have waited a month or so until I was truly getting a pay check ..  but sometimes you need to just live a little!!!  I'm finally getting comfortable with my sense of fashion .. it's taken a long time, so I did enjoy trying the different outfits. I purposely went outside my box .. and hopefully we did okay!! 


Happy Typical Day!

Questions and Answer A Day

So teenage girl and I decided to each buy a book called "Q & A a Day" .. basically one question a day, and you do it for five years .. very cool idea. Buy it here!
I'm going to try and post one question per day to get motivated to write again .. for tonight I will post all eight questions to catch up for the new year. Here it goes:

January 1 : What is your mission?  To have a successful year .. new career - I want to be financially strong. I hope to start a new job this week .. if I succeed, I can do well for me and the teenagers .. if I fail, then all i can do is get out and look for something else, but at least I am in the field. 
January 2 : Can people change?  I don't think people can change .. I think people can grow and have new perspective on life and living, but their core doesn't change. For some it means that they need to work at their change, and it will be a battle forever.
January 3 : What are you reading right now?  I had started a Nicholas Sparks book in the summer .. think I need to start over since I don't remember it. Now that I am single again, I may have plenty of time again!
January 4 : The best part of today?  I was able to get into a tanning bed without any appointments .. not planned .. had 20 minutes to kill .. it was heaven! (i know.. not healthy.. but i wanted the sunshine feeling!)
January 5 : What was the last restaurant you went to?  of course Miguel's .. they only have the best deep fried ice cream!
January 6 : Today was tough because __We're back with relationship issues .. AND I am without income. I hope both will be considered temporarily .. only time will tell!____
January 7 : You are lucky; how so or not?  I am lucky.. i have two beautiful and healthy teenagers, and I am healthy and able to move around.
January 8 : What song is stuck in your head?  for the first time I don't have a song stuck in my head! If i had to choose one, I think it would be "Wandering Stranger" by Lionel Ritchie. It always seems to be a comfort song for when I am feeling a little blah.

2012 …A brand new year

Happy New Year! I’m going to try and get back to blogging .. I miss writing and I miss taking pictures .. I’m hoping that one will spark the other. 2012 is poised to be a good year .. I’m ready!

1. What did you do in 2011 that you’d never done before? actually took a beach vacation
2. Did you keep your New Year’s resolutions and will you make more for next year? I didn’t make a New Year’s resolution .. I did make one for this year; simply to build a home, from the inside
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Not that I am aware of!
4. Did anyone close to you die?  No, thank goodness not. 
5. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011? pay attention to my needs
6. What countries did you visit? Mexico … does Las Vegas count?
7. What date from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?  It’s silly .. Aug 10 because I was asked to be exclusive. Yet there are other dates … Dec 7 .. I was fired from my job; a blessing in disguise
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?  Keeping somewhat sane with two teenagers!
9. What was your biggest failure? see question 7
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? thank goodness not .. still battling an old running injury
11. What was the best thing you bought? my Miele vacuum cleaner … love, love, love it!
12. Where did most of your money go? rent, gas and bills
14. What song will always remind you of 2011?  Give Me Everything by Pittbull
15. Compared to this time last year, are you:
     i. happier or sadder? I think happier … not really sure
     ii. thinner or fatter? at this actual point, thinner .. I accidentally lost 10 lbs. in December due to stress! But that won’t last
     iii. richer or poorer? financially poorer! Loss of a job will do that to you!
16. What do you wish you’d done more of? spend more time at home
17. What do you wish you’d done less of? spend time wishing and wondering
18. Did you fall in love in 2011? I think I tried
19. How many one-night stands? Absolutely NONE!
20. What was your favorite TV program? Not too big of a TV watcher .. but am happy Football is back, despite Peyton’s MIA
21. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? I am not a hater
22. What was the best book you read? I read  two .. but couldn’t tell you the names anymore!
23. What was your greatest musical discovery? … I switch monthly! I will like Give Me Everything .. “grab somebody sexy ..” great dancing song
24. What did you want and get? On Dec 23 I got a job offer that I wanted to allow me a new career
25. What was your favorite film of this year? I finally watched Bridesmaid … GREAT
26. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I turned 45 .. and really.. don’t remember what I did for my birthday .. is that a sign that I am older? The kids and I went to Miguel’s ..
27. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Personal strength .. I don’t think I stand up for myself like I should
28. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011? Okay, let’s explain this question .. I’m confused!
29. What kept you sane? Running, Kayaking, wine and pretzel M&M’s  (not necessarily in that order!)
30. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011: That trust factor keeps rearing it’s ugly head!
31. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
      “Me not working hard? Yeah, right, picture that with a Kodak …
       Took my life from negative to positive and I want y’all to know that
       And tonight, let’s enjoy life …
       Tonight I will love, love you tonight
       Give me everything tonight, for all we know we might not get tomorrow
       Grab somebody sexy, tell ‘em hey Give me Everything tonight!”
        
Here’s to a great new year!

Day 2

Tonight I am grateful for:

My kayak

Sunsets

Quiet moments on the water

Summer nights

This stage of my life

the sound of my kayak cutting the water

Thursday 13 - 13 Gym songs ..

So, it's Thursday again, time for Thursday 13 .. this is what is currently playing on my shuffle .. there are not in any particular order..I added my favorite part of the lyrics.The teenagers make fun of me because I'm limited in the knowledge of play lists and music loading ..I have two basic play lists "Running" and "Cool down" .. do I need more??
Here we go:

1. Club Can't handle Me - Flo Rida -You know I know how to make em stop and stare as I zone out
2. King of Anything - Sara Bareilles -Who died, and made you King of Anything?
3. Hold on Tight - ELO -Hold on tight to your dreams
4. Paris (Ohh La La) - Grace Potter and the Nocturnals - you've got me down on the floor
5. Wanna Be Startin' Something - Michael Jackson - Lift your head up high ..
6. Beatles Medley - Stars on 45 - listen .. do you want to know a secret?
7. S & M - Rihanna - .. I may be bad, but I'm perfectly good
8. If I Die Young - The Band Perry -If I die young, bury me in satin, lay me down on a bed of roses ..
9. The House That Built Me - Miranda Lambert - I thought if I could touch this place or feel it
   This brokenness inside me might start healing
10. Waiting Outside the Lines - Greyson Chance -You'll never enjoy your life, living inside the box
11. Speechless - Lada GaGa - Oh boy you've left me speechless .. so speechless
12. How Deep Is the Ocean - Eric Clapton - How much do i love you ..

Weekend is almost here ... going to a Red Sox game!

Shaking My Head ..

So I am proudly copying a title post from April ..
Teenagers
Life with teenagers can be so mystifying .. today I had to have a conversation with my 17 year old son and explain to him why I was not comfortable with having him spend the night at his girlfriend (of 2 weeks). About an hour later I received a text from the girlfriend's mother explaining to me that she bought a blow up mattress, and that she and her 11 year old son would be home ...
Okay, call me a hypocrite .. I had to have the same conversation with my 15 year old daughter several months ago when she asked me the same question and I allowed it. It made me feel so anxious inside, so after two sleepovers, I told her no more. (btw, she slept in the bed with me while he slept downstairs on the couch)
I didn't want to deal with it again, so I called the mom of my son's girlfriend, and explained to her that I wasn't comfortable having my 17 year old son spend the night at her 15 year old daughter's house... then I felt the need to explain why ...
Work
I have never worked for such a dysfunctional company .. everyday something is said, or something happens ..
Ex's
My son explained to me that the reason his dad didn't give him any cash while he was flying from Texas (where dad lives) to Maine, by himself is because dad and wife bought a kitten ... and my son thought this was a reasonable  ...

Monday - last day of January!

 We are only 49 days away from SPRING!! Here's a picture just to remind us all of what is to come!

I'm ready to:

take pictures

step outside after work into the sunshine

KAYAK

long days

shorts and bare feet

bright mornings

WARMTH

open the windows

...........





Wednesday Wickedness on Thursday!

It's been a long time since I have blogged .. here is a new meme .. Wednesday Wickedness .. taking a famous person and using their quotes to start a conversation! Perhaps this will get me started again!
Today's famous person is Mark Twain ....

1. A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.
Do you let yourself off the hook easily?  It depends what it's about .. my mom did a great job teaching us how to feel guilty .. so when it comes to my teenagers, I think I do an awesome job beating myself up ..

2. A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar.
Do you think everyone lies?  Yes, unfortunately we all lie .. big lies, little lies .. white lies ... often times I wonder if we create too much of an environment to make the other person lie .. there are so many types of liars .. I have very little tolerance for the 'ask forgiveness instead of permission' liars .... or the ' I'm-not-recognizing-I-need-to-take-accountability' liar ..... what about the "do-you-think-my-butt-looks-big" liar ... that poor liar doesn't stand a chance! In the past I have been lenient with my teenagers when they've been honest with me. I believe in preaching to tell the truth, and let me decide what I'll do with the information ... if you lie ... then the hurt is more from the lie than the actual  reason of the lie.

3. A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.
What was the last thing that you had to learn the hard way? To only depend on myself 

4. A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read.
What types of things do you read? I like to read information things .. runner's world, cooking light, news stuff, self help, blah, blah .. an occasional chick book

5. A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.
Have you ever thought about something that did not exist and later it was invented? hmmm... i don't think so!

6. Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.
How well do you think that you observe people? I think I do a decent job. I'm an 'action speaks louder than words' type of gal .. (observe question 2) ... I lived too long with a person that believed in white lies .. so I take words with precaution, and wait for the action to follow .... BUT WAIT, was that really the question?

7. Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.
Have you ever used humor to diffuse a difficult situation? Ohhhhh .... all the time! It's the only way to get through it all, sometimes!

8. Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.
How important is your age to you? Do you ever lie about it or refuse to reveal it? How important is it? Well, from the standpoint .. I'm frustrated that I'm 44, but  feel like I'm living again as if I'm a college student .. with teenagers!! I'm floored when I look at pictures of my mom when she was 42, and I clearly remember thinking that was "old" ....  so, is my age important? .. when it comes to buying wine ..don't bother asking for ID ..just let me have it! .. when it comes to seeing my wrinkles  life experience lines and drooping girls ... *sigh* ... I just hope that the next 20 years will be kind to me because I certainly don't feel like I am old!!!

9. All you need is ignorance and confidence and the success is sure.
How important do you think confidence is? Are you confident? confidence is everything .. but there is a fine line between the BS Artist and the confident person ... believe in what you know ..

10. Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.
Do you do everything you should to be healthy?  oh .. fur sure ..! Let's take a look at what time of year it is .. we just finished Christmas .. I think I may have consumed 20,000 pounds of sugar .. real healthy!
I committed to myself yesterday to be a hard body in 2011 ... which means lean eating and lots of exercise. When I am done with this blog, I am going to create a list of 35 lean meals to prepare. Then I am going to try and schedule a menu. This way all temptation will be gone.. and all that is left is lean food to eat. This is not to say that I won't cheat occasionally ... I just want to have a bikini body by May! (This is NOT a New Year's resolution!)

Another Day at Work ..

So here is another day at work ...

From: Brandt!

Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 10:30 AM
To: J
Subject: hey did you get my voicemail this morning?


From: J

Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 10:31 AM
To: Brandt!
Subject: RE: hey did you get my voicemail this morning?

I did—you said you CAN work, right? I just wanted to be sure—I played it twice and still wasn’t positive. I plan on staying.

From: Brandt!

Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 10:56 AM
To: J
Subject: RE: hey did you get my voicemail this morning?

I’ll stop mumbling!

From: J

Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 11:14 AM
To: Brandt!
Subject: RE: hey did you get my voicemail this morning?


Thank you!

From: Brandt!

Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 3:09 PM
To: J
Subject: RE: hey did you get my voicemail this morning?

I feel grosssssssssssssssssssssssssss
3 chocolates .. a huge chocolate chip cookie ………. A bowl of soup and chips and salsa …………………. Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
grossssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

From: J

Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 3:10 PM
To: Brandt!
Subject: RE: hey did you get my voicemail this morning?


I was good until just after lunch and the new Snickers Fudge bar in the machine started calling my name, so I gave in and ate it. Why????????????? I always beat myself up afterwards, so why do I do it in the first place???????


From: Brandt!

Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 3:15 PM
To: J
Subject: RE: hey did you get my voicemail this morning?

OMG… YUMMMY … I thought MS was a wellness workplace … that doesn’t sound very wellness to me!


From: J

Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 3:17 PM
To: Brandt!
Subject: RE: hey did you get my voicemail this morning?


I think you should bring us a treat when you come to C tonight. I would , but I won’t have a chance to be out of the building. Can you think of something easy that you could just grab somewhere?


From: Brandt!

Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 3:26 PM
To: J
Subject: RE: hey did you get my voicemail this morning?

Well.. I have to swing by my house and drop off N’s birth certificate at the school for drivers edge … I can pick up something …

From: Janine Tremble [mailto:jtremble@mainesavings.com]

Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 3:28 PM
To: J Brandt
Subject: RE: hey did you get my voicemail this morning?

Don’t do anything that will stress you out. I just have the urge for something delicious!

From: Brandt!

Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 3:31 PM
To: J
Subject: RE: hey did you get my voicemail this morning?


Name it!

From: J

Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 3:33 PM
To: Brandt!
Subject: RE: hey did you get my voicemail this morning?

Well, fried ice cream wouldn’t travel very well…..so that’s out. Plus we need to be discreet, because I’m supposed to be doing WeightWatchers! I don’t know—maybe some yummy cake or pie from Governor’s or Dysart’s or something like that. Or maybe whoopie pie from PGs.

From: Brandt!

Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 3:34 PM
To: J
Subject: RE: hey did you get my voicemail this morning?

Holy cow woman … you weren’t kidding!

From: J

Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 3:35 PM
To: Brandt!
Subject: RE: hey did you get my voicemail this morning?

I’m awful! Just get a whoopie pie at PG’s—that’s easy, right?

From: Brandt!

Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 3:37 PM
To: J
Subject: RE: hey did you get my voicemail this morning?


But I don’t like those

From: J

Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 3:50 PM
To: Brandt!
Subject: RE: hey did you get my voicemail this morning?

Maybe not sweet, maybe sushi? Does Hannaford here in H sell sushi now that they’re Hannaford?



From: Brandt!

Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 3:51 PM
To: J
Subject: RE: hey did you get my voicemail this morning?

Hahaha you are too funny!
Are you PMS’ing???
I’m still thinking ..

From: J

Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 3:52 PM
To: Brandt!
Subject: RE: hey did you get my voicemail this morning?


I’m not even close to that time. How weird is that?

From: Brandt!

Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 3:54 PM
To: J
Subject: RE: hey did you get my voicemail this morning?

I think Hannaford sells sushi .. I can stop by on the way.. and a bottle of wine?
IF they don’t … what else is your heart’s desire?

From: J

Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 3:59 PM
To: Brandt!
Subject: RE: hey did you get my voicemail this morning?


You’re kidding about the wine, right? I don’t want to get fired! I don’t know what my heart’s desire is. Maybe chocolate covered pretzels or something like that.

From: Brandt!

Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 4:08 PM
To: J
Subject: RE: hey did you get my voicemail this morning?

Of course I’m kidding about the wine, but not really … no, I wouldn’t bring it in to C.
Yum, chocolate covered pretzels … I’ll poke around Hannaford and bring something.

From: J


Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 4:08 PM
To: Brandt!
Subject: RE: hey did you get my voicemail this morning?

cool


I ended up getting a weight weighter's Terriyaki pizza .. and one chocolate chip cookie for the both of us. We behaved!