Critterfixer Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Editing, here we go... I tackled revisions on a creepy dream sequence and fixed most of it. Somehow or another I got the reading level up to ninth or tenth grade on that section. That's not so good. I blame the word diaphanous. Gauzy didn't fit with the mood. I was trying to describe that ethereal semi-opacity you get with early morning fog when the sun hits it and suddenly the world is veiled. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Good Morning!! COFFEE!! ~D (I love the improvised emoji, Susan) Friday!! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 19 minutes ago, Critterfixer said: Editing, here we go... I tackled revisions on a creepy dream sequence and fixed most of it. Somehow or another I got the reading level up to ninth or tenth grade on that section. That's not so good. I blame the word diaphanous. Gauzy didn't fit with the mood. I was trying to describe that ethereal semi-opacity you get with early morning fog when the sun hits it and suddenly the world is veiled. Why not just use the word ethereal. GauZy and diaphanous just remind me of fabric. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Yay for weight loss and step goals. My Fit Bit has issues with the charger. Hopefully it will be working today and I can get a walk in. If I don’t purposely go for a walk, I generally reach about half my goal. I have gained 9 lbs. since the beginning of the year. Thank you stress and peri-menopause.:( 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 6 minutes ago, KrissiK said: Why not just use the word ethereal. GauZy and diaphanous just remind me of fabric. Yeah--I wanted the idea of fabric related to this mist. A fabric between worlds is being torn apart. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 2 minutes ago, Critterfixer said: Yeah--I wanted the idea of fabric related to this mist. A fabric between worlds is being torn apart. Oh, well, then I think I like diaphanous. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 50 minutes ago, Susan in TN said: Join our ITT Fitbit group thing! That's my plan but I don't know how. It's half the reason I got the thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 I believe I'll keep diaphanous for now. The section is a dream sequence--quite short. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 I haven't weighed myself since surgery in January. But my pants are too tight and I don't feel like buying new ones. I need to eat less and run more. Editing is bad for the butt. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 20 minutes ago, KrissiK said: Yay for weight loss and step goals. My Fit Bit has issues with the charger. Hopefully it will be working today and I can get a walk in. If I don’t purposely go for a walk, I generally reach about half my goal. I have gained 9 lbs. since the beginning of the year. Thank you stress and peri-menopause.:( Commiseration like. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Susan in TN said: Join our ITT Fitbit group thing! Will this increase my steps? :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 2 minutes ago, Critterfixer said: I haven't weighed myself since surgery in January. But my pants are too tight and I don't feel like buying new ones. I need to eat less and run more. Editing is bad for the butt. DON'T EAT LESS! EAT CLEAN! Eating less lowers your metabolism, eating clean straightens out your hormones and helps you lose weight. Less bread, less sugar, more veggies. Have veggies with breakfast. Don't snack. You want as few insulin spikes as possible. 3 meals, NOT 6! Stop buying oreos and making muffins. If you want to make muffins stop using regular flour. That stuff is poison. 1 minute ago, Another Lynn said: Will this increase my steps? :-D Imma chase you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 15 minutes ago, Slache said: DON'T EAT LESS! EAT CLEAN! Eating less lowers your metabolism, eating clean straightens out your hormones and helps you lose weight. Less bread, less sugar, more veggies. Have veggies with breakfast. Don't snack. You want as few insulin spikes as possible. 3 meals, NOT 6! Stop buying oreos and making muffins. If you want to make muffins stop using regular flour. That stuff is poison. Imma chase you! Where's the scared emo when I need it! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 14 minutes ago, Slache said: DON'T EAT LESS! EAT CLEAN! Eating less lowers your metabolism, eating clean straightens out your hormones and helps you lose weight. Less bread, less sugar, more veggies. Have veggies with breakfast. Don't snack. You want as few insulin spikes as possible. 3 meals, NOT 6! Stop buying oreos and making muffins. If you want to make muffins stop using regular flour. That stuff is poison. Imma chase you! I don't eat bread, lest I make it. I hope to have more nice veggies in summer--if summer ever comes. I don't usually snack except for popcorn, but then I don't eat breakfast, so... Haven't used regular flour in years--but I could stand to use the whole-grain mix that has teff in it. Teff gives me energy. I hate oreos, but love blueberry muffins, and I eat way too much sugar because all writers are part hummingbird. I could really stand to lay off the sugar--but boy, I'll be super cranky for a while. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 I need to start school, cook a roast for supper, wash ten-million loads of linens, and chase bees this afternoon. And revise this chapter. Sigh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 1 minute ago, Critterfixer said: I don't eat bread, lest I make it. I hope to have more nice veggies in summer--if summer ever comes. I don't usually snack except for popcorn, but then I don't eat breakfast, so... Haven't used regular flour in years--but I could stand to use the whole-grain mix that has teff in it. Teff gives me energy. I hate oreos, but love blueberry muffins, and I eat way too much sugar because all writers are part hummingbird. I could really stand to lay off the sugar--but boy, I'll be super cranky for a while. That's ok. Be cranky. It'll be better long term. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 I need to.... Do math with 14yo dd when she's ready (or maybe before she's ready, lol). Clean the kitchen bathroom Make brownies for tonight Plan what time things need to go into the oven for supper tonight Decide if I'm cleaning/straightening anything else (I think that's gonna be a NO.) Remember to make sure dh and 12yo ds leave on time for his math assessment at local UMS for math placement for next school year. Worry about successful arrival, completion, and result of math assessment from now until I get the results email. (Or maybe not worry about it. Wait, how do I do that?) The last two items take a lot of energy - a lot of my task initiative energy, lol. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 The boys are doing school. Linens are washing--one bed down. The roast is in the oven. I'm plowing through the first scene revisions. Go, me! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Critterfixer said: I believe I'll keep diaphanous for now. The section is a dream sequence--quite short. They can use a dictionary if they don’t know what it means! This reminds me that I had to spell the wotd “throat” for an adult in the store the other day. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Exercise used to trip me up in spelling. Definition gets me sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 It is finished. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 I have never seen the word diaphanous before today. Maybe I need to educate myself. I guess I need to keep plugging away at Confessions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Also, I love that in the middle of a discussion on eating clean, Lynn talks about making brownies. :) ETA: Brownie Booyah!! 4 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Brownies would be good. I don't know that I have it in me to make brownies on top of everything else today, but... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Brownies would be a good dessert because I will only want a bite, and DH and the boys will eat the whole pan in short order. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 7 minutes ago, Junie said: Also, I love that in the middle of a discussion on eating clean, Lynn talks about making brownies. :) ETA: Brownie Booyah!! https://kirbiecravings.com/4-ingredient-flourless-chocolate-peanut-butter-mug-cake/ http://healthy-life-box.com/no-wheat-no-sugar-no-dairy-delicious-avocado-coconut-sweet-potato-brownies/ https://www.foodfaithfitness.com/paleo-magic-cookie-bars/ http://www.runningwithspoons.com/2015/06/05/flourless-chocolate-zucchini-muffins/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Another Lynn said: Will this increase my steps? :-D Yes, Jeannie divides her steps amongst the rest of us lazy-butts!! #isaidbutt 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 54 minutes ago, myblessings4 said: I thought I would be super cranky when I cold turkey gave up sugar, but I felt so good, I couldn't be cranky! I feel better when I don’t eat sugar. And I look better, too. It does make me bloat. But I am so addicted to it that it is really hard to get back in the saddle after having some. This week has been good. I have that good “no sugar” feeling. Today is day 5 of THM, and while it’s kind of hard to get the hang of “no tandem fueling” (your meals are either moderate carbs and no fats, or higher fat but minimal carbs, and protein every meal) I have been sugar free, and that feels good. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Another Lynn said: I need to.... Do math with 14yo dd when she's ready (or maybe before she's ready, lol). Clean the kitchen bathroom Make brownies for tonight Plan what time things need to go into the oven for supper tonight Decide if I'm cleaning/straightening anything else (I think that's gonna be a NO.) Remember to make sure dh and 12yo ds leave on time for his math assessment at local UMS for math placement for next school year. Dh is running errands, so I might be taking him. Worry about successful arrival, completion, and result of math assessment from now until I get the results email. (Or maybe not worry about it. Wait, how do I do that?) The last two items take a lot of energy - a lot of my task initiative energy, lol. 37 minutes ago, Junie said: Also, I love that in the middle of a discussion on eating clean, Lynn talks about making brownies. :) ETA: Brownie Booyah!! Friends are coming over for dinner. Can't have company without dessert! :-) 25 minutes ago, KrissiK said: Yes, Jeannie divides her steps amongst the rest of us lazy-butts!! #isaidbutt Yes! I want in! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanalouwho Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 How does one go about finding ITT within Fitbit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 5 minutes ago, lanalouwho said: How does one go about finding ITT within Fitbit? Send me your fitbit email address (Ie. the one you use for them). I will add you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Critterfixer Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 The boy is reading "the painkiller" chapter in Tom Sawyer. I may die laughing. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Stopping in to say hi! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 1 hour ago, maize said: Stopping in to say hi! Hi! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 This is day 3 with no caffeine. Ugh. I just need to keep powering through. I also plugged in my fitbit to charge for the first time since our move. It had been so long since I charged it that ds was freaked out by the unrecognized device. #healthierhabits 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 2 hours ago, Another Lynn said: Friends are coming over for dinner. Can't have company without dessert! :-) Is this really a thing? We don't do dessert here and people have been really surprised about that. If I serve meat, veggies, a salad, and rolls you shouldn't need more food. Am I crazy? We do cake on birthdays. 1 hour ago, maize said: Stopping in to say hi! ¡Hola! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 2 minutes ago, Slache said: Is this really a thing? We don't do dessert here and people have been really surprised about that. If I serve meat, veggies, a salad, and rolls you shouldn't need more food. Am I crazy? We do cake on birthdays. ¡Hola! Yes, serving dessert to company is really a thing. Even if the dessert is fruit. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Is anyone in fitbit groups? What do you get for that? Is there a news feed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Going to tackle the bathroom for fifteen minutes. If you don't hear back from me, send help. In Hazmat suits. 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Just now, Jean in Newcastle said: Yes, serving dessert to company is really a thing. Even if the dessert is fruit. I used to make fruit salad until someone told me that wasn't a dessert. Our company is often uninvited so it's not my fault but people just think we should have ice cream or cookies on hand. If I invite someone they bring dessert. I think that's normal. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 "Would you like to come over for lunch this Saturday?" "Sure, what can I bring?" "A dessert?" "Okay." I have had essentially that exact conversation every time we invite someone over. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Good thing I went into the bathroom. I had forgotten my Fitbit in there. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Bathroom round one done. (I had to do things like put away the carpet shampooer that was sitting in the middle of the floor making it hard for us to maneuver in there. ;) ) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 30 minutes ago, Slache said: Is this really a thing? We don't do dessert here and people have been really surprised about that. If I serve meat, veggies, a salad, and rolls you shouldn't need more food. Am I crazy? We do cake on birthdays. ¡Hola! Maybe it's southern. Probably southern. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 26 minutes ago, Slache said: I used to make fruit salad until someone told me that wasn't a dessert. Our company is often uninvited so it's not my fault but people just think we should have ice cream or cookies on hand. If I invite someone they bring dessert. I think that's normal. 23 minutes ago, Slache said: "Would you like to come over for lunch this Saturday?" "Sure, what can I bring?" "A dessert?" "Okay." I have had essentially that exact conversation every time we invite someone over. She's bringing a salad. She makes an awesome salad and I'm terrible at salads. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 29 minutes ago, Slache said: Is this really a thing? We don't do dessert here and people have been really surprised about that. If I serve meat, veggies, a salad, and rolls you shouldn't need more food. Am I crazy? We do cake on birthdays. ¡Hola! We don't have regular "meal" desserts here either except on birthdays and holidays or sometimes just for fun - like ice cream for a special family movie night or something. If people are coming over, they usually ask if they can bring anything and I suggest dessert. :D 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Fruit is not dessert, IMO. My kids are spoiled. They want dessert every night. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 We are back from the Big City adventure! There was no parking available at the museum so we parked at the public library. We went into the library to have the parking stub validated and saw that they had a Violins of Hope exhibit (violins begin recovered and restored from WW2 concentration camps) and then in the children's area they were doing a professional puppet show of a Mayan creation myth, and then we finally left the library and walked a few blocks to the art museum and ate lunch on the way. Beautiful weather. The museum was packed because, SURPRISE!, it's FREE DAY! :D so we looked at ancient Roman stuff and then went to the kids art room and did artsy stuff and then walked back to the parking garage. Lots of people downtown today - especially wearing their "Smashville" Predators shirts for the big game tonight. They already had the bicycle bars going. On the way home we stopped by AFSA to get dd11 some black shoes and I bought some French Marigolds. Now, more coffee! 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 21 minutes ago, KrissiK said: Fruit is not dessert, IMO. My kids are spoiled. They want dessert every night. Will you adopt me? 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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