When life hands you lemons add alcohol and stir!

[MichelleLT]

Now, I'm letting him take the lead with his feelings. I make sure to respond to him with enthusiasm but not being over the top about it. It's becoming more obvious to me that something between us has shifted in a very positive way. He actually thanked me the other day for being so supportive of him and not hassling him about getting a different job.

WOOT!!!! The power of positive reinforcement vs nagging. It's all in the actions, both of yours.

Decided I had to stop trying to convince myself that I could do it at home. I have an elliptical in my living room and I use it but only about once a week and I need MUCH more than that. When I walk in my front door the last thing I want to do is keep moving. I need to do my housework, cook, and then PLOP!!!! LOL

I hear that. if I didn't have the dog whining to get out and do something I'd have a lot less motivation to go running after work.

One more great thing! I got a Kindle. Loving it already. My friend turned me on to a website that has listings of free ebooks to download on Amazon. PERFECT!!! Free is great!!! This is the BEST way to carry books on the cruise. I plan on doing a lot of reading in the sun.

BF got me one for Christmas. I've downloaded over 70 free books so far. It's great isn't it?

Last...what can you all tell me about tanning? I have never, ever been to a tanning bed but I was warned by a few people that I should put a layer of color on before I set foot on this cruise ship or I could make myself miserable for the length of the cruise because I turn to instant lobster in the sun. With a layer of color and SPF50 at all times I should be ok. Trust me, SPF50 alone doesn't work for me. I burn right through it even reapplying every 30 minutes. It's really horrible. It's all the darned red undertones in my hair.

Wear sunscreen in the tanning bed. They're just as bad, if not worse, than real sun. Short stints spread out over a few weeks. Then lots of sunscreen on your trip of course. And a floppy hat. You are going to have sooo much fun!!