soniacan

hi everyone! Haven't checked in in forever since i've been stuck. I know that its becuz cheez-its and ice cream go down SSOOOO Easy!! =) I'm finishing my coffee and hopping on this exercise ball!

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i love the Nectar Caribean Cooler. its 90 calories and 23 grams of protein... mmmm

Hey Lala! a personal trainer? HA I wish! =) I feel like i could use a life couch right about now! The cheeks, chins and boobs seem to have melted over the first months but nothing below the bra-line wants to budge! Mostly since I haven't budged in forever! I need to get back to exercising maybe that will help get me backed to focus.

i LOVE Nectar's Carribean Cooler... 90 cals and 23 grams of protein...

wednesday works for me.

either day works for me!

i have to help a friend move tomorrow and then shopping with my mom for her bday party sunday. but i can stop by for a quick coffee either before or after.

Hey my dear Chicago friends! well today I had a good interview with 2 women fromthe Northern IL food Bank in St. Charles. It was a super easy commute and they semed really great. Next step is talking to my references and scheduling the 2nd interview. Cross those fingers that this goes well please! so can we get together soon before the madness of schools-back-in-session starts? Sonia

Congrats Amelia!! Thats wonderful! We defintiely need to see you off before you go!

back to looking for something new. i have an interview on wednesday with the nrthern il food bank for an individual giving manager. i really want to transition into fundraisng but am having my doubts. i'm just so over banking and finance. i just don't know. Any one know a good tarot card reader or psychic who can give me some "direction" ? :faint:

Welcome New Chicago Friends! mandy - how ya feeling? Amelia - thats awesome! so how did todays interview go? So my summer is not turning out the way i hoped... i had quit my job and took that contractor position with y ME Illinois. well the new exec director and the special events gal kinda didn't have their stuff together. so i didn't have the sponsorship proposals to send out to these places that i was calling. Anyway they asked if i can be on hatus while they figuredout what they were doing. Oh Sure, that would be wonderful. So now i'm home trying not to drown my sorrows in a box of cheez-its while i figure out what the heck i'm supposed to be doing with my life. grumble!! So whens the next lunch? my schedule is now more open than normal.

Hi Everyone! I was reading how jumping rope is a great inexpensive cardio. Since i have been slacking I thought i would give it a try - i knew deep down in the corner of a closet there would be the jump rope i bought centuries ago. So i try it. Not having much luck since i think my loft may not be the right space... so off to the garage I go.. crack the door a bit and try. Holy Schmoley! I remember being able to jump rope. I think... Now i could get barely past 4 or 5 before screwing it all up. I know i have significant dork-tendencies but now i feel like i should google the proper way to jump rope since i obviously dont know what i am doing! Anyone else have any success with this childhood wonder? Sonia

i was thinking that to! figure i can get some small hand weights, like 2lbs and just jump up and down whle i watch tv.

oh lordy! I knew I shouldnt google "jump rope" being a gadget jumkie - whats that first site that comes up... Welcome to JumpSnap - the ropeless jump rope.

Hi Amichelle. Welcome!

how was lunch?

you look fabulous!

Woohoo! Thanks Mandy! I really want to get another tattoo when i am closer the goal. I know its cheesey but I was thinking the chinese symbols for chocolate. =) No can do on Sunday. Inlaws and my parents are gathering at my house for BBQ. Since I wont get to see you before your surgery Mandy - please dont hesitate to let me know if you need anything!

hmmm costs... i think my part of the upper gi pre-op testing was like $150. I think I paid around $40 for something else, Maybe the pyshc eval/nutritionalist? My insurance paid for the majority of my surgery. i think my out of pocket was around $600. I pay 250 for fills.

HMM free peircing... maybe one day when I can find my belly button. =) I can't come out and play on Saturday. Hubby just told me his folks are coming into town.

oo i have not watched this before.. flipping now and theres the lapband guy, he seems sooo young!

Hi friends So today i felt the need to clean out the front closet. why we still have things in boxes from when we moved in 2 years ago - i have no idea. anyway it is time for the great purge! Anyway as i got to the back of the closet there they were! 2 bridesmaids dresses. One lavander that i wore in arizona in 1 think 2004 that was a TIGHT 16 worn with some girdle-thing. The other was a blue dress that i think i wore in february 06. that dress was a nightmare. i ordered the smaller size swearing i would fit into it but then had to spend way to much to get it tailored and expanded. not being able to resist the temptation, i put them both on! the lavendar was surprizingly loose - even in the caboose!! the blue one just fell off of me! I think I giggled for an hour. I told the DH that i was going to have to do my hair and make up in the next couple of days and pla dress up again - this time taking pictures so i can put them next to the "originals"! i was so excited I just had to share! Hope your enjoying the sunday! Sonia

thanks lala u just made my day! i need to post my 'before' pictures!

can't do the 22nd - we're BBQin for pops bday. but we dont need to rescedule for me if that works for you guys.