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Our patio has gone through many iterations over the past 29 years.  When we first moved in, we were poor.  Our budget was tight so we had to be content with the grass and shadowbox fences with the neighbors.  We knew we always wanted a patio and saved up for it.  I want to say we paid $1200 for a paver patio.  We picked out the huge 18"x18" slate look pavers from Lowe's and got a patio set that was an ambitious size.  It was nice to have a space to relax outside and have a little flower bed where our pooch would happily walk up to smell the flowers.  After a year or two of constantly having people catch our eye as they walked their dogs or themselves, we said it was time for a fence with a gate.  I think it was around $700 back then.  Damn those prices make me nostalgic! Over the years, we had various outdoor area rugs, curtains on the fences to cover gaps, tropical hibiscus trees during our Hawaii years to remind us of our second home. ...
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Yesterday was one of the rare times I had the Dr. Oz show on in the background and there was a woman who engaged in "fat talk."  Always thinking negatively about herself, cutting down on herself in front of her friends, etc.

(Sound familiar?  *raising hand*)

I don't do that nearly as much as I used to but sometimes it still slips.

Some lady came on and asked the woman to describe herself with five positive non-weight related adjectives.  I thought this was a good practice to remind ourselves that we are more than the weight we tend to focus on.

So here are mine:

1. Thoughtful
2. Sentimental
3. Funny
4. Direct
5. Creative

Now it's your turn!

Describe yourself using five non-weight related adjectives

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  1. The Mr.October 30, 2013 at 7:13 AM

    1) Caring
    2) Helpful
    3) Funny
    4) Clever
    5) Happy

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  2. JLVerdeOctober 30, 2013 at 8:26 AM

    1. Creative
    2. Funny
    3. Sarcastic
    4. Generous
    5. Weird

    (and in case "sarcastic" and "funny" are technically the same, which they frequently are, I'll at a sixth: Rule breaker!)

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  3. ManasaOctober 30, 2013 at 9:03 AM

    Thats such a neat thing to do.

    1. Funny
    2. Smart (if I must say so myself)
    3. Compassionate
    4. Crazy
    5. Sarcastic

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  4. CheriOctober 30, 2013 at 9:08 AM

    Fun!

    Driven
    Creative
    Smart
    Loving
    Sensual

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  5. dupsterOctober 30, 2013 at 9:12 AM

    I had Dr. Oz on too, just to hear him yell at Hoda & Kathie Lee for all their wine drinking, LOL! I thought for a moment about five words I would use to desdcribe myself, without dropping the "F" bomb, as they called it.
    1. Caring
    2. Considerate
    3.Thoughtful
    4. Smart
    5. Creative

    I feel uncomfortable doing this....must be all those years when the "F" bomb was the more accurate description, it just feels wrong to say NICE things about myself....why is that?

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    1. dupsterOctober 30, 2013 at 9:13 AM

      I probably should replace one of those first 3 (which really are basically the same thing) with 'Self-Disciplined.' I NEVER could have said that before.

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  6. EMLOctober 30, 2013 at 10:51 AM

    Very hard to do without qualifying and explaining everything but here goes:

    goofy
    compassionate
    creative
    loyal
    intelligent

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  7. UnknownOctober 30, 2013 at 11:40 AM

    Kind
    Thoughtful
    Loyal
    Smart
    Siwwy (AKA Silly)

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  8. ChristineOctober 30, 2013 at 1:15 PM

    Loving
    Compassionate
    Crazy
    Uninhibited
    Honest

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  9. ArleneOctober 30, 2013 at 7:57 PM

    Smart
    Responsible
    Caring
    Funny
    Loyal

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  10. dalbador1October 30, 2013 at 8:16 PM

    compassionate
    funny
    insightful
    articulate
    honest

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  11. another layerOctober 31, 2013 at 8:31 AM

    Wow - what a great exercise. Sorry I didn't have time to check in yesterday.

    empathetic
    tolerant
    funny
    responsible/reliable
    content

    and striving to be more patient

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