leave the cranky for tomorrow
Jan. 1st, 2025 01:49 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
liminal_spacei promised myself that i'd get back to diligently following a budget in january 2025, but i didn't actually say what day that would start. so....tomorrow it will be, since i always feel like january 1st is like a blank piece of printer paper. i find that image soothing and peaceful, so let's not rock that boat today.
=D
i was in bed around 10 last night and asleep long before midnight. i've stopped apologizing for not wanting to stay up — it's just who i am, so why bother? we did have some homemade italian hot chocolate and shortbread cookies while watching part of a movie, so that may be a NYE tradition moving forward. then again, champurrado and churros might be what happens next year. not both, because that would be just crazy.
mister has gone to TSC to pick up stall panels so misty has a place of her own. we're still probably going to pick her up saturday, but i'm waffling for a variety of reasons which all relate to not knowing how to handle minnesconsin winter horse care....it's NOTHING like california winter horse care.
it's all a learning process, right? right.
oh!
last night was a HUGE cool thing that happened and i'm giddy about it.
kid is a petite small (4 — 6 in jeans), but likes some of her clothes in the medium range...especially sweatshirts and PJ bottoms. last night i was folding a hamper of laundry and a few of her things were in there — including a pair of fleecy pink plaid pj bottoms in medium. i just wanted to see how small on me they were, so slipped them on....
and.
they.
fit.
not just fit, they were the right size.
i called her up to show her and she told me:
a) good for you!
b) give them back and stay out of my closet!
and
c) my jeans won't fit you, so don't even try! (she is absolutely right on that)
it was really a great (!!!!) way to end 2024. =D i KNOW these pjs run a little large, but that's not the point. lol
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very recently i wanted to tell a woman who has been a bit obsessive and defensive about me losing over 100 lbs to stop yucking my yum, but didn't. i have no idea why she's fixated on me, but there's nothing i can do about it. she's not as sly as she thinks she is with the side-eye, passive aggressive comments, but at this point, it's more amusing than anything else.
there's always someone who is not going to like you for whatever reason and will go out of their way to try and make you feel shitty. the key is to be teflon — strive to let it slide.
my weight loss buddy suggested we kick her out of the group, but i figure she needs the support as much as i do, so voted to let her stay. i hope she finds a way to peace, because girl needs it.
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Date: 2025-01-01 10:56 pm (UTC)Here is to hoping the budget sticks!
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Date: 2025-01-01 11:14 pm (UTC)*fist bump* preach, friend. =D
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Date: 2025-01-01 11:32 pm (UTC)That's too bad about that gal in the group.
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Date: 2025-01-01 11:56 pm (UTC)Losing more than 100 pounds is awesome. Go you! 😀
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Date: 2025-01-02 04:50 am (UTC)Even if I had gone to bed early last night the fireworks going off around the neighborhood would have woken me back up. lol
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Date: 2025-01-02 02:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-01-02 02:35 pm (UTC)I also go to bed early on NYE-no apologies. The fireworks in my neighborhood woke me up though, just rolled over.
Jealousy is an ugly emotion, and it does seem to run rampant. You're right-she seems to need to be in your WL group! That's awesome that your dd's pj pants fit-and a cute story about what she said.
Good luck with the horse winterization thing.
Happy New Year, girl!
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Date: 2025-01-02 08:32 pm (UTC)I did a bunch of Christmas/Boxing Day shopping so I definitely need to get back on track in January. I have some book purchases lined up but I'll hold myself to those.
Congrats on your weight loss success!!!
Sorry that someone has been being snotty about it. They're probably dealing with their own stuff but it is really frustrating that they are making you feel uncomfortable.
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Date: 2025-01-08 10:32 pm (UTC)i feel like horses should be in balmy barns when there's snow on the ground, but apparently, that's a big no. :) right now my biggest worry is that kid's horse and my horse get all shits and giggles when they meet and run around like nincompoops, slip and fall and hurt themselves. ugh.
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Date: 2025-01-08 10:32 pm (UTC)lol! it's so quiet out here that i slept like a rock. i'm sure some of the locals shot their guns off at midnight, but here we didn't hear a peep.
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Date: 2025-01-08 10:33 pm (UTC)true!
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Date: 2025-01-08 10:33 pm (UTC)happiest of new years to you, chica!
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Date: 2025-01-08 10:35 pm (UTC)the budget is getting ALL out of whack — surprise expenses and stuff have made me think starting in february would be smarter lol. and for the record? books should NEVER count against you. ever. =D and thank you! it's been a tough year sticking to my "get your ass healthy" guns — i thought it would be 100% easy peasy by now, but there are still some days i struggle like crazy. ;)
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Date: 2025-01-09 03:03 am (UTC)Yeah, my horses love being outside.
There's always the idiot section of the meeting.
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Date: 2025-01-10 06:09 pm (UTC)I think a lot of what we intend to start in January fits better once we settle into the new year a bit. It's hard to do everything.
Books should never count against me but the realities of the bank account say differently lol. I also had a dental visit sooo... goodbye money.
There's a reason why losing weight is a very profitable industry. Most people don't stick to it as well as you have done and even if they do manage it I don't think every day can possibly be easy. I do think you can rewire your cravings so there are less of them. There's still always going to be temptations and days where things don't go as you wanted and finding a balance that works for you is the most important.