Things I never thought I'd be posting

[whowouldknow]

Back in November I was thinking of dieting again. So I was wandering around seeing if there were any good email support groups for the diet I was considering (there weren't) and found a reference to FlyLady. For those of you who don't know and don't want to click on the link, Flylady is a person who tries to help people get into the habit of

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[bitogoth]

i am a clean sweep addict as well. in fact, yesterday's episode (a repeat) had me going "yeah! why *do* i need to keep negatives from 10 years ago when i can just scan the picture?". i then proceeded to cut the bulk of my photo collection in half, while not getting rid of any actual pictures.

as for apartment life- many of the ideas are adaptable, and i see them more as guidelines than as rules. i live a fairly clutter-free life (other than my hall closet, which is the only cat-free zone and therefore stuffed to the gills). i've been hired to help people clean, organise, even pack and move house. this has caused a certain amount of strain with mom however, as both my folks are major packrats (i think my urge to organise is a reaction to my upbringing- heh).

as for diet/excercise... i just began week three of weightwatchers and it seems to be going well so far. i'm not hungry, still eat my favourite foods, and since i'm not a "group" person the online membership is just my style. my motivation was mostly to make sure i eat a balanced diet and deal with a minor cholesterol issue, while making sure i don't *have* to diet later in life (both folks are dealing with weight issues- i take this as a warning sign).

blah blah blah- welcome back to lj-land and congratulations yet again!

[ourika]

I don't suppose that you, bitogoth, ever lived in the Bloomfield, NJ area? I don't know if your name is a literary reference, but I have attempted (and failed) to go graveyard shopping with someone whose AIM name is bitogoth…

[bitogoth]

i did, and i still do. and since i appear to be tigger-like in that i seem to be the only one, (the only bitogoth online anyway) then it was undoubtedly me. :}

"bitogoth" is literary only in that it is a contraction of "bit o' goth", a fairly apt description.

so now i am racking my cranium- how long ago was this? some time i think...

[ourika]

We met at a maypole in, um, 2000. Everyone was highly amused that we got along so well because we talked and talked and talked and talked and talked. My boyfriend, D, introduced us before he moved to Tucson, AZ to pursue a graduate degree in mathematics. I was a student at MSU for one more year. We did a lot of, "We've GOT to get together," back and forth, but we only managed it once. We made plans to take a walk in the cemetary, but it downpoured so we ended up going somewhere for dinner instead.

If I see you on AOL, I'll beep you there with my real name.

*smacks self in forehead*

[bitogoth]

i think i just figured out who you are... i read through a few posts and recognised you from your travels and D. :} this is what i get for not emailing in so long, i didn't know you had an lj...

Re: *smacks self in forehead*

[ourika]

*grins* I was thinking the same thing (about not knowing and not emailing)!

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[ourika]

And here's my favorite part of all this.

I found the LJ of whowouldknow via soupkills. One day many ages ago, I was checking out people on his friends list. I thought that her LJ was interesting and asked if she minded that I friend her. Is this like one of those "six degrees of separation" type meetings?

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[bitogoth]

indeed it is! lol!

i have friended you so you can see my posts, and i'm still at the same 'mail account @ aol. drop me a note sometime!

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[ourika]

I friended you, too. I'm glad you've got a LJ - I'm finding that I'm staying in much better touch with IRL friends who are on LJ. (Be warned, I post quite a bit).

[whowouldknow]

I'll look into Weight Watchers when I'm allowed to start dieting again. I did Slim Fast in the past with some success.

And thanks for the congratulations!