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Happy New Year's Eve eve! Any plans on how to take care of yourself in the new year?

Or, any special memories of 2015 you want to share?

My DD will be sleeping over at a friend's tomorrow so I'm planning a romantic evening with a naughty outfit. I'm taking a new position at work so I am looking forward to new challenges in 2016.

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I think it's very noble of

I think it's very noble of you to have done it this long. You have to take care of yourself. (I switched to a more administrative role the last few years and I'm very glad i did-more energy for the home life and a lot less stress. I sleep better and am less moody, even with my perimenopausal status.)

That bites about your client not paying- dealing with his case and all the associated drama, AND not getting paid?! A**wipe.

No specific plans for taking

No specific plans for taking care of myself in the new year, BUT, I am going to focus on things that are good for me. I am going to be much better about staying gluten-free. Going back to the treadmill, too. Will try to cut down on the wine, but dammit, I just love it sooooo much.

My illness makes getting back to the old me difficult, but I am going to try to learn to be truly happy with mt body - despite the fact that it's far bigger than I would like it to be. My one hang-up, body image. Ugh.

You're gorgeous WOB! I'm

You're gorgeous WOB! I'm going to try to cut back on the wine too (repeating to self over and over).

thanks, robin I wish wine

thanks, robin

I wish wine was a health food. Or that it had no calories. Of course, if it didn't have any calories, we would ALL be wasted all the time!!

Of course, if it didn't have

Of course, if it didn't have any calories, we would ALL be wasted all the time!!

You're saying that would be a problem?!

Yes please!

Stoned Stalins for all of us

Stoned Stalins for all of us but better make it quick, we are all joining AA come the new year!

What's in a Stoned Stalin?

Haha! Punish away, then.

Be healthier. I will be 51 in

Be healthier. I will be 51 in less than 2 months. I'm overweight, out of shape, eat too much "bad" food... I want to start exercising, eat better, lose weight, and FEEL GOOD.

yep - I will turn 50 in 2016.

yep - I will turn 50 in 2016. I am overweight, out of shape and drink too much wine. I really don't eat bad food anymore. Given my illness, I likely won't lose much weight, but I will be healthier and maybe that's how I have to sell it to myself??

I want to feel good, too.

I sooooo wish that were true!

I wish that were true, too. I

I wish that were true, too.

I have done something good for me - I haven't had a cigarette in over a week. I am determined to quit for good this time. I used to be a much lighter smoker, then the damn skids moved in.

u old farts! just

u old farts!

just kidding!

my goal for 2016 is to make my home a comfortable place. it's awful and i cant stand this. it looks like we just moved in, and it's been OVER a year!!! i have a grand total of four pictures hung and still no curtains. and that's not even to mention the basement/garage areas.

there's also some handy-man stuff that needs to be done to just make the house function better (trim some doors, build my island, fix the back door, bust a hole in the wall and install a new doorway). i'm sure that'll run us a few grand. plus we have water issues. and not much landscaping to speak of.

DH and I bought a new dining

DH and I bought a new dining room set, new rug for the dining room, a new couch and rug for the formerly empty living room AND took two chairs from my grandmother's condo after she died! The old dining room set was the one I bought when I got divorced 15 years ago and the living room in the house we have lived in for over two years was EMPTY!!

My house finally looks lived in - after two years! I can totally feel your pain, Tuff.

yup. it's awful cuz it's not

yup. it's awful cuz it's not a sanctuary for us. it's a box with stuff inside.

i lived at the condo for eight years. i went by there the other day, and as soon as i pulled up my mind relaxed a bit. when i crossed the thresh-hold, it felt like i was able to breathe again. it still feels like home. comfortable, like a favorite, old, worn-to-death pair of boots.

we're supposed to close on it, on monday. i *want* this house to feel like home, but it doesnt yet and it's really sucky for my emotional and mental health, not to mention my anxiety and blood pressure problems. that's another reason i spend so much time outside on the back deck, cuz inside the house just doesnt feel comfortable to my mind.

You are ahead of me. It's

You are ahead of me. It's taken 5 years to redo my master bedroom. Still not 100% done yet. I have to get that "robin" feel it used to have.

Yup yup yup! It was really

Yup yup yup! It was really important to me to have my house feel like MY home. Our bedroom is our sanctuary and I focused on that when we first moved in, but the rest of the house has been holding things that were mostly mine before DH and I got married.

I still need to find and hang some art, add a sofa table and a few lamps, but it's much nicer now than it was.

I will text you some pics....you really need to get on FB, Tuff.

I moved into DH's house, it

I moved into DH's house, it wasn't where he lived with BM but it was his father's house and it does not feel like home. I have struggled with this for almost 6 years. I have put all my stuff, pics and such out but idk, it's just not comfortable. I have talked to him about moving but I'm not really sure that will help. I think as long as SD17 is living there it will never feel like mine. She is so over powering and "there" if that makes sense that when I walk in the door at night I just want to go to my room and stay all night. She thinks she has a say in everything and decorating, it's like sharing the house with the other woman.

I've got to get back my

I've got to get back my energy. Quitting smoking (I picked up after 6 years! AAAHHH) will help. Getting my me-ness back. Not sure what happened this year.

Have you tried the

Have you tried the ecigarette? I actually quit for close to a year with my vaporizer. Now, I use it during the workday and it keeps the edge off. Plan to fully quit at some point.

I almost could have written

I almost could have written WOB's post; I am overweight, out of shape, and drink too much wine (not admitting to the age part!).

I am not happy about it.

I have an awesome gym in my basement and have no excuses so 2016 is it. Get healthy.

Also, I have set up an art studio in my office at home, have screwed a HUGE piece of plywood to the wall (to hang canvases while I paint them), and it has not a speck of paint on it. So, I really want to get to painting.

Ah, the drinking too much.

Ah, the drinking too much. I've been ridiculously stressed this year (my sister having 2 cancers and 2 major surgeries followed by several reconstructive surgeries; my shoulder surgery and other health issues; etc...). Christmas I managed to drink half a fifth of Di Saronno to get through time with the skids. :?

I can't even use my SD as an

I can't even use my SD as an excuse, she does not cause me stress. She causes DH stress but not me!

ETA: You should see the empty bottles sitting on my kitchen counter. DH and I went through some wine.

Nobody's counting Aniki. I'm

Nobody's counting Aniki. I'm hoping 2016 is much better for you.

I have an awesome (free) gym

I have an awesome (free) gym in the basement of my work building. I was really good for a while there about hitting the gym before going home three or four times per week. Gotta get back to that.

I have an elliptical in my bedroom - I never use it. I would rather have gotten a treadmill, but DH insisted on the elliptical, you know, because BabyVoice wanted it. BARF!! She has never used it either.

I think I will tell DH to swap it for a weight bench and some weights. He needs to get back into shape, too, and he's a lifter.

I will be your virtual work out buddy

We can do this!

Yes we can! I wish we could

Yes we can! I wish we could do a fitness tracker for ST. I love my fit bit charge- I join every work and personal challenge I can. It definitely makes me more accountable.

We will be expecting to see

We will be expecting to see some pictures of your painting

My camera is broken.

Along with getting back into

Along with getting back into the gym I plan on starting a nice little nest egg. Savings is my big goal for 2016. Then losing the baby weight that really had more to do with my French fry addiction than the baby. Me and DH collectively want to start renovating the house but we'll see.

Happy savings!

By the way, BettyRay posted

By the way, BettyRay posted her cookie recipe today, so everybody better whip up and wolf down a batch before the new year of fitness & health starts!

Get the basement done, buy

Get the basement done, buy new bedroom furniture and take one extra vaca with the DH is my 2016 hopes!

Um, yeah, no thanks! But if

Um, yeah, no thanks! But if it keeps you sober, great!

as in "looks like you already

as in "looks like you already got a stiff one??"

I crack myself up!!

Can't DH take care of that

Can't DH take care of that for you? The "stiff" one, I mean?

Oh, for the love of God, I

Oh, for the love of God, I get home from work and DH had stopped and bought more wine! But no chocolate to go with it because he's trying to "help" me be good. I'm gonna kill him.

Then, he proceeds to tell me about the lunch that was bought for them where he works, that included triple layer chocolate cake (I can take it or leave it) and cheesecake (which I love) but he didn't think I would want any so he didn't bring any home. Hey, it's not Jan. 1 yet, I want it!

Lol. It must be in the

Lol. It must be in the husband's handbook to make sure the wife has an ample wine supply. I wish I could transport this regular and Godiva chocolate cheesecake to you. And a box of dark chocolate!

Sure, but it's fun to talk

Sure, but it's fun to talk about and encourage each other. And since we're NOT doing it already, it's a good time to start.

I don't think of it as a New Year's resolution, I'm not really into that, either, but since I keep screwing up, I'm starting over and it just so happens that it coincides with the beginning of the year.

Bookmark comment there, Echo.

I hear you. I've had a rough

I hear you. I've had a rough year that included a brief (and very uninteresting) relapse in alcoholism after many years sober. So I've been working hard on my sobriety, and my advisers in that area have suggested I not attempt to quit smoking for the time being. One thing at a time for me right now. Otherwise, I completely agree.

I rarely make new year's

I rarely make new year's resolutions. However, I love to hear what others are thinking in terms of improving their lives (health, wealth, happiness ). Actions start with a thought.

Speaking of thoughts, I've been thinking about you. Sending lots of hugs Echo.

I don't typically make NY

I don't typically make NY resolutions, either. But 2015 has been a sh!t year and the only thing I've accomplished this year (besides getting my shoulder fixed) is to lose a few pounds. I'm VERY happy with that because it put my blood pressure back to normal (I did NOT want to take pills for it!).

So...since it's the end of the year and I still have some sniffles left from that nasty flu I got a couple of weeks ago, I decided to put off getting back on track and start fresh with the new year. Gads, first 'resolution' I've made in over 20 years!

I, too, will drive up and

I, too, will drive up and give you a hand. I love your part of the state in winter - lol!!

Our you from the same state

Our you from the same state as Echo and I?

No - i'm from the same state

No - i'm from the same state as Aniki. I'm in the lower part of the mitten

Echo, I'd like to revise that

Echo, I'd like to revise that to Drink More QUALITY Wine in 2016!! Did I tell you I spent $200 on 4 bottles of the best pinot noir I've ever had? DH had a mini cow about the cost, but HEY! It's MY money. He doesn't have to drink a single mouthful of my lovely Belle Glos Clark & Telephone. I am perfectly capable of drinking it aaaaaaaaall by myself.

Wow. Share please.

I have not thought of a New

I have not thought of a New Years resolution. Maybe to careless about SD? I am burning out on the roller coaster that is SD.

Not to eat my children or

Not to eat my children or think about it when they mess my clean house }:)

I bought myself The life

I bought myself The life changing magic of tidying up by Marie Kondo
I'm half way through reading it and I'm going to start the process on Monday. I wanted to wait till we were thru the holidays because it's going to be a big job and I don't want to stop mid way.

There are real hoarders in my family and I'm afraid I'm becoming one. For years I've said I just need a bigger house, DH says why? So you can fill it with more stuff? It used to upset me but the fact is I have stuff, just stuff that never gets used so why am I keeping it?

So on Monday I'm gathering up all my tops, every single one I own and asking myself if it brings me joy. If the answer is no, out it goes.
Wish me luck!

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