I lost 40 pounds since October!!!!svca wrote:Wow, that dress is gorgeous....you'll look like a princess.
Me, I'd have to lose about 100 lbs to fit into that![]()
Thanks for clarifying the wedding confusion
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I lost 40 pounds since October!!!!svca wrote:Wow, that dress is gorgeous....you'll look like a princess.
Me, I'd have to lose about 100 lbs to fit into that![]()
Thanks for clarifying the wedding confusion
madamimadam wrote:I lost 40 pounds since October!!!!svca wrote:Wow, that dress is gorgeous....you'll look like a princess.
Me, I'd have to lose about 100 lbs to fit into that![]()
Thanks for clarifying the wedding confusion
I'm so sorry, honey!!!! I like 'routine' too... Odd events throw me for a loop, so I get how you feel....svca wrote:Lol, just teasing you, Marie....I think that's awesome !!![]()
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This last year has been so stressful for me, I can't even think about dieting....that would just add one more stress. I'm getting laid off the end of September, after 25 years with this co. They're slowly closing down the business, and it makes me incredibly sad. I've loved this job so much.![]()
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For the last year I've seen many of my coworkers leaving, and the place is a ghost town these days. I'm not a person that handles changes well anyway, but almost every day has seen one change or another....it's so sad.
If you can swing it, retirement is awesome! You'll wonder how you ever had time to work a full-time job!svca wrote:Thanks, Marie...I don't know what I'm going to do with myself...I've been working since I was about 17. But I told hubby I don't want to turn right around and look for another job...I'm almost 60 and the idea of resumes, interviews, etc. just gives me hives. I've had exactly 4 jobs since I was 17, and I've never had to turn in a resume....they've always been by word of mouth.
I'm getting too old for this crap lol
I can appreciate your concerns. I'm 63, and my job as an asvca wrote:Thanks, Marie...I don't know what I'm going to do with myself...I've been working since I was about 17. But I told hubby I don't want to turn right around and look for another job...I'm almost 60 and the idea of resumes, interviews, etc. just gives me hives. I've had exactly 4 jobs since I was 17, and I've never had to turn in a resume....they've always been by word of mouth.
I'm getting too old for this crap lol
You are a born storyteller! I LOVE the platform sneakers! They are going to look awesome with that dress! You're going to be the coolest mom!madamimadam wrote: ↑Wed Jul 18, 2018 10:30 am Soooooo.... the Bridal Shower was on Sunday. It was lovely! About 30 of us and an incredible camaraderie was forged from the very beginning although most of us didn't know each other.
However, me being me, it would have to have more of a story than that, right? Well, it does. An hour before leaving for the shower, I wrote the little card attached to the bottle bag, picked up the bottle of wine, dropped it into the bag and proceeded to drop the bag on my toe which actually broke the bottle! MY TOE broke the bottle!
I had a full car of people to bring to the shower and managed to drive since it hit my left toe which was turning blue by then...
After the shower and having dropped off all my peeps, I went home and started icing it.
I was in total agony, didn't sleep the whole night, and went to my doc at 8:30 Monday morning. He told me to get my ass to the hospital because it was definitely broken.
My son took me and indeed my toe is broken in two places. Not much to be done about it. The fractures are not 'dislocated' so they will fuse back together on their own... They gave me preventative antibiotics and some serious pain meds... I've been sleeping most of the time for the last two days.
There is no way I'll be able to wear my heels for the whole night at the wedding (August 18th) and my dress is already hemmed, so, being the eternal problem solver, I bought myself some platform sneakers that give me the same height as the heeled shoes - 3 inches.
The doc says the pain should start subsiding by the weekend which is a good thing because we have a pre-wedding 'family day' in the mountains this Saturday....
When I was 10 years old, I kicked my mother in the shin and broke my second toe. I never told her (although she had to know since I was limping pretty badly). I knew if I complained she would tell me: "Good! God punished you for kicking me!"
Ten days ago, I went for dinner with my son, his future wife and her mother. I regaled them with stories about Eddie, including how he was such a klutz and that for both of my sons barmitzvahs he had to wear make up to hide injuries. The first time, the photographer had taken my boys to the park to get some pics and he fell off a ladder and ended up with a huge 'egg' on his forehead. The second time (for his own bar), they had a fun day at school where you climb a wall while wearing velcro gloves, knee pads, etc... and then you push off and land on an air mattress... He slid along the mattress and scraped his entire cheek!
So at dinner, 10 days ago, we had a good laugh...
So all that being said, I know that my mom is up in heaven, laughing her ass off and saying: "God punished you for making fun of your son!"![]()
These are my platform sneakers...
https://www.urbanoutfitters.com/en-ca/s ... pe=REGULAR
I'm thinking more of a padded cell!svca wrote: ↑Wed Jul 18, 2018 6:58 pm OMG, Marie, you must be my long-lost sister...I'm a total klutz. Hubby always tells me I could trip over air while walking.
Sorry about your toe, but love your new shoes. Those are some Adam-style shoes, missy.
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Hope your toe feels better. Might I suggest some bubble wrap until the actual day of the wedding???![]()
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madamimadam wrote: ↑Wed Jul 18, 2018 8:12 pmI'm thinking more of a padded cell!svca wrote: ↑Wed Jul 18, 2018 6:58 pm OMG, Marie, you must be my long-lost sister...I'm a total klutz. Hubby always tells me I could trip over air while walking.
Sorry about your toe, but love your new shoes. Those are some Adam-style shoes, missy.
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Hope your toe feels better. Might I suggest some bubble wrap until the actual day of the wedding???![]()
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I'm so sorry to hear this svca! I know what you are going through as this happened to me at 60 . It was really scary for me having to start all over. I was the same as you word of mouth for getting a job. Unfortunately that didn't happen after the last job. It was also bad timing, since a lot of places were downsizing or closing and of course one look at me and I was of course too old. They just didn't want older people. I managed to get thru the 2 years with unemployment and severence but finally had to sell my home, pay off the mtge and move into an apartment. I searched for almost 3 years for anything available, but still had no luck. The worry finally took a toll on my health and I had to give up looking. With what was left of the money from the house sale, and I still don't know how I did it, I was able to get thru the rest of the time until I was able to collect my pensions & supplements. The good news was I didn't have to worry anymore where the money was going to come from. Still have to been careful though. That will never change unless I win a lottery and I have my doubts about that.svca wrote: ↑Thu Jul 12, 2018 9:27 pm Thanks, Marie...I don't know what I'm going to do with myself...I've been working since I was about 17. But I told hubby I don't want to turn right around and look for another job...I'm almost 60 and the idea of resumes, interviews, etc. just gives me hives. I've had exactly 4 jobs since I was 17, and I've never had to turn in a resume....they've always been by word of mouth.
I'm getting too old for this crap lol![]()
Thanks madamimadam.....and thank you for your amazing treasure trove....it is an amazing resource for news-starved glamberts! :) When you told your story of your toe break I just had to jump in!madamimadam wrote: ↑Fri Jul 20, 2018 3:06 pm I love your story and am happy to welcome you and The Great Toe to our board!![]()
Hey svca...it sounds like you are just having one of those seasons...this too shall pass. This little island is full of ex-pat US draft dodgers from back in Viet Nam days :) I lived in Alaska for a few years so have lots of American friends too....You would love a getaway here....My Arkansas friends are always talking of moving here but it never happens...:(svca wrote: ↑Sat Jul 21, 2018 9:36 am Mszue, can I come and live with you on your little island? Getting away from the US for just a little bit sounds like heaven.
Between the orange one and my job I'm going to give myself an ulcer.![]()
I miss being able to rant and rave to my Mom. She's 77 and I've given up being able to talk to her. I called her a couple of weeks ago and mentioned being stressed, and she asked why?? She says "you're never stressed" "what do you have to be stressed about"? She knows I hate the orange one, and that I'm losing my job, but apparently forgot or didn't connect the 2 as reasons for stress? Not quite sure, but she's come to a point where, unless it involves her very limited little world, it doesn't register. Sigh...she used to be my confidant, pretty much my best friend, but that time has gone. She complains about the grandkids not calling her, then when my daughter calls her from Japan, she tries to get her off the phone, quickly...because she just doesn't know what to talk to her about. She likes writing her letters she said.
It's so hard when your parents get old, sniff. This is the lady that used to take all 4 grandkids camping for most of the summer, every summer. She talks about that every time we get together with the kids. Thank goodness my Dad is going strong. He's turning 80 next month.
Sorry about the tome....Saturday morning musings with my first cup of coffee lol.