phyncke

I can't believe it y'all. I finished my Sultry in September story today. I forgot to flail here in my journal for your benefit. How could I skip the most important part of the whole process? The pain and suffering? The flagellation, the recriminations, the angst? I mean rly?!

I am really sorry. I did have a bit of trouble figuring it out but the story was not too bad this time once I got down to writing. It coasted in there at a little over 3k words and just finished itself up today. I hope it does not suck but I kind of like it! I am usually wondering over here if the story sucks and I like it. What is going on?!

Maybe it really does suck and I am fooling myself. I am totally delusional. I don't know. Something has to be wrong.

Anyhoo. You will just have to read it in September. That is all I am telling you about this one for now. Zipping it. Anyone else out there writing for the swap? Comment here if you are.

----------other news

I have orientation next week at work - that will be busy. I just had my review at work - that went as expected so I will get a raise this year. I am bored at work and coasting - that is not good - I need to dial it up to 11 and get it in gear. I literally am bored. I do have a few new projects but they are not that exciting. My co-workers are fun but some of them are retiring so that makes me sad. My really good friend is retiring next summer and I am going to miss her a lot. So that makes me feel like I should move on to another position. So better get it in gear. I have to motivate. That is about it there.

Anyhoo - I am maintaining my weight loss pretty well - working out - eating right - blah blah. I feel like I have made the permanent shift to the healthier lifestyle. I still do the Weight Watchers thing - it gives me the parameters to follow for healthy living. I also like the community there. So that is awesome.

Anyway. That is what is going on. Hope all is well with you there. Comments are love!

So on the WW site - we share our before and after photos to show how far we have come. I decided to put together mine using my Facebook profile photos and see what mine looks like. Dramatic difference. The left photo is from about 2.5 years ago and the right photo is a selfie I took on Friday. Wow. Sharing here first so you guys can see.

Hey there. I am waiting for the graphics on my LJ to disappear - you know - with this PB thing - and that has not happened. I have not moved my images yet. So I wonder when that will happen. I should not jinx it. I will move things when I have to - not before. I have accounts set up other places but I am really lazy and don't feel like doing this yet. It makes me want to abandon this whole graphics thing and just not do it anymore. Really - why bother? I love graphics but I don't feel like reloading all my images. It took me years to load all those to PB. Can I rant for a moment here? They really suck. /end rant.

So onto more exciting news. I have lost 101 pounds! 71 on Weight Watchers and 30 on my own. Go me! It really has worked for me and I feel like I have totally made the lifestyle shift in my mind. I like eating this way. I plan my week and I just do it. Don't get me wrong. I still love food but I think about it differently. This week for example - I totally enjoyed a piece of strawberry pie - but I did not overeat and I counted it. That is all it takes. I feel much better being lighter and have way more energy. I think I get more done now too. So that is all good. I cannot recommend Weight Watchers enough. It costs a bit but they have the plan down. And you don't have to buy their stuff either. I do buy some things but I mainly eat my own food. They do have some snacks I like.

Anyway. Doing well on that.

I am really bored at work. I think I need to make a change. I have my resume updated and ready to go and I am looking. Don't mention this on FB. I want to stay at the Uni but get a different job. I need more to do. Or maybe I find things too easy and have just mastered what I do. I think I will take some classes too and grow that way. Best to keep busy and gain some skills.

So there is that. I am atrophying at work. Never a good thing.

So that is all I have. I cannot wait for the AiA reveal. That is coming up soon. I hope my person likes my story! I never know how that will go. I look forward to reading the stories. That is always fun.

I hope all is well with you there. Have a great week!