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[floatingleaf]

We had our annual reviews at work yesterday. The boss said she was pleased with me and wished she could give me a raise. I know wishing is all she can do for the time being - but it was nice to hear anyway.

Btw, my workplace is hiring for part-time work-at-home positions, and our HR manager was asking for employee recommendations. Which immediately made me think of akashaelfwitch. She already had a successful phone interview and is supposed to come in for another one on-site next week. I am almost certain she will get hired at this point, but keeping your fingers crossed can't hurt, of course.:)

In other news, I seem to be gaining weight again. Just as slowly and unobtrusively as I was losing before, but still. And I haven't been doing anything outrageous in the feeding department - just little things here and there that maybe should have been avoided, but up until recently didn't really seem to make a difference. Must be the age thing catching up with me.:/ According to WeightWatchers, once you cross the magic border between age 37 and 38, your daily allowance drops down another point. So, if you happen to be a woman slightly over 5 feet in height, weighing less than 140 lbs, and living a pretty sedate lifestyle, you only need 18 points a day. Which is the lowest score anyone can live on and still be properly nourished, lol. I'm not sure what is the exact calorie equivalent, but I suppose it would be somewhere around 1800 - which is the recommended daily intake for small, inactive people, isn't it? Anyway, I'm pretty sure I'm consuming more than that - however healthy and nutricious most of it is. It's simple math, really, and I just can't be bothered to do the measuring/counting etc. anymore. So maybe I don't care if I'm a few pounds above my 'ideal' weight. But what if the gaining doesn't stop there? I just don't want it to 'creep up' on me unawares like it did before... *sigh*

Comments

[dissonant-dream.livejournal.com]

I like it when you know what to expect. I will shortly be having my first proper one at the library and that gives me stress. I used to hate them at my old job. But hopefully this will be better and I'm sure I'll survive ;)

No predictable correlation at all *g* But I think you're right, and I agree, it's about being healthy. That's the important thing. I'm trying to increase the amount I exercise but I have to do it first thing in the morning, or I won't do it at all, so. Fun, fun. Ditching the internet? No ;P

[floatingleaf.livejournal.com]

See, I can't do it in the morning. I am NOT a morning person, and there is NO WAY I will get up earlier than I have to, just so I could exercise. *violent headshake* :D

In the evening though, after a long day of sitting in a chair, in can be actually pleasant to stretch out the stiff, tired muscles.:) Though I usually need to apply a heating pad to my neck first, so I don't break it while trying to stretch.:/ And sometimes the heating pad makes me feel so relaxed I don't really wanna move.:P

[dissonant-dream.livejournal.com]

I would probably say I am a morning person. And I like to mooch about in the mornings so I have a little bit of time, and if I'm productive, I can fit exercise in. And it does make me feel better. I just have to make sure I do it. You've inspired me to try and start again tomorrow morning. Bleh.

I won't do it in the evening because I've been standing up most of the day and I'm really not in the mood. I just want to eat my tea, watch TV and then go to bed. *g*

Some people just aren't built for exercise ;D

[floatingleaf.livejournal.com]

I won't do it in the evening because I've been standing up most of the day and I'm really not in the mood.

Oh yes, I hear ya. If I had to stand up at work, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be feeling like exercising in the evenings either.

Some people just aren't built for exercise ;D

Yeah, that's what we keep telling ourselves.:P

[dissonant-dream.livejournal.com]

I'm just too damn tired then ;) Plus a couple of nights a week, I work until 7 and get home at 7.30. The last thing I want to do then is mess about exercising *g*

I guess there could be a mental component :P

[floatingleaf.livejournal.com]

Well, I get home around 7:00 p.m. pretty much every day (or 6:30, if I'm lucky) - and sometimes I still have to cook my dinner before I can eat it. So yeah, finding time for exercise can be a challenge.:/

[dissonant-dream.livejournal.com]

I tend to just do soup and stuff because I can't be bothered when it's late (when did 7.30 become late? *g*) I am particularly terrible in the winter when it's dark and I get home then and just want to get in my jammies.

[floatingleaf.livejournal.com]

Well, the main reason I cook is because I need to take my own lunch to work the next day. We do have a cafeteria in the building, but it hardly ever serves anything appealing, and the only other place close enough to make it during a half-hour lunch break is MacDonald's. And if I start eating there, I will very quickly gain back the 30 lbs I have managed to lose since 2007.:) So a 'quick fix' dinner won't do.:/

I am particularly terrible in the winter when it's dark and I get home then and just want to get in my jammies.

Oh yes. Actually, most days I do get into my jammies right away - or pull on an old pair of pajama bottoms over my underwear and spend the rest of the evening in this classy attire.:P