Month: June 2013

Super excited about this paint!! Before discussing paint, let me say that yesterday’s blog was tough to post. At this point, being so close to goal and having a timeline, a gain is NOT at all what I want to see, and it is much harder to deal with than it was six months ago because I now feel like I am working so hard. When I got out of bed Saturday morning, I went directly to the scale, still cranky from Friday mornings weigh in. When I stepped on the scale, I saw the results I had HOPED to see on FRIDAY! So, feeling frustrated and ecstatic all at the same time, I was eager to work hard the rest of the week, and Friday should be awesome! I spent the ENTIRE day painting out in the garage with the tunes cranked up and the dogs hanging out watching […]

First. I keep changing my Cover Photo on here and on Facebook because I’m in a “change” mood. Then, I decided if I am going to make my main picture a picture with other people in it, I should probably ask them for their permission first? Sorry to my friends that I didn’t think that through on previous photos I’ve used.I decided to go with a recent picture of Mike and I at the lake over Memorial Weekend, but I didn’t ask him either. Okay……Friday Reflection……… Well. I weighed. I gained. 162.4 I gained 0.6 pounds. I really wanted to cry. I guess my scale at home isn’t broken after all. Damn it. I really feel like I ALWAYS know how my weigh in is going to go, and this one truly has me baffled, and I will over think this to DEATH this entire week! The Weight Watcher leader […]

Dream Analysis….. Do you try to analyze your dreams? I do. All the time. Thursday, while I was on my walk (with my new, comfy shoes), I couldn’t stop thinking about this one dream I seem to have OVER and OVER again. In my dream, I am trying to run. I WANT to run. It’s mostly happening in slow motion, but at times, my pace picks up and it is perfect and it feels great, but then everything slows down again, like BEYOND slow motion and I can’t get a pace, and I feel clumsy and my legs aren’t doing what I want them to do and I just keep trying, but its all awkward and my feet are just dragging, but all I can think about is “I just want to RUN!” Let me kindly remind you. I DO NOT LIKE TO RUN! I have no idea what this […]

I have been pondering purchasing a new pair of walking shoes. I can never remember when I bought the last pair, but I was pretty sure it was about time for new shoes. After blisters on the back of my heals last week, and sore hips this week, I decided it might be time? I’m looking forward to my comfy walk this morning, although I did spend an hour with the trainer yesterday, and ALL we did was lower body, and I could hardly get out of bed this morning! I am hoping once I get to moving, my legs and butt will feel better as the day goes, right????? These socks were ridiculously expensive, as far as I’m concerned, (and I do NOT like to spend money, but I wore them while trying on shoes, and they were also ridiculously comfortable!!) so I bought three pairs! Breakfast Snack Rehydrate […]

……..water…….(wait, you didn’t think I? You DID?? No you didn’t. Well, I didn’t)……..and I spent 2/3 of my walk trying to figure out where I was going to “go”, and fretting over whether I would make it or not! I sent the neighbor I was closest to a text, and she wasn’t home, but luckily she said the door was open and to help myself!! Thank goodness! Earlier in the day, I met with the Trainer for about an hour and we spent that time figuring out what I “could” and “couldn’t” do with my right arm, but mostly what I “couldn’t” do, so that sucked. He was super patient though, and offered to see me again today to give me a lower body workout to do for a week. Then the plan is to meet once a week for the next 8 weeks and work on my shoulder mobility […]

Have you tried any of these? I can’t remember the last time I bought regular old Jiffy or Peter Pan. The one in the middle is the one I eat the most. I like it on toast, waffles, pretzels, pancakes, bananas, apples or on just about anything. On a spoon is good too! One Tablespoon = 1 PPV. The other flavors are also 1 PPV for 1 T. I recently discovered the Chocolate, and it’s certainly no Nutella, but I do like it. It’s my sweet treat once in a while, but it seems to satisfy me without over doing it. I was shopping yesterday to restock, and discovered the Banana flavor. I can’t get enough bananas. (I actually didn’t buy any this week because I felt I was eating a few too many.) I haven’t tried it yet, but I’ll let ya know what I think. Maybe I should […]

Kenlie, (check out her blog HERE) has a great blog, and every once in a while, I like to participate in her…. Friend Makin’ Mondays!! It’s a Questionnaire designed for Bloggers to connect with each other and have a little fun finding out about one another! We answer our questions and then put them on her blog! She has a lot of followers, so it’s fun to see how everyone else answers, and I always find a new blog I love! Here are today’s Questions and MY answers! Ten Simple Questions 1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought? I can’t believe these jeans fit, or do they? 2. Do you prefer to pay for things with cash or plastic? I hardly ever have cash, but I decided to pay cash for groceries in the month of July and see if […]

I have this awesome neighbor, and friend, Stacy. I’ve blogged about her before and discussed her extremely generous heart and her INCREDIBLE talent in the kitchen, and the fact that she’s just super sweet! Stacy does a lot of charitable things throughout the year and it is just one of the things I admire about her. She even went on a Mission Trip to Haiti this year!! Not too long ago, myself and some other neighbors, mentioned that we would be interested in volunteering if she ever needed some extra help. Sunday afternoon, Mike and I, along with Stacy, and two other families from the neighborhood (7 children included!!) had the opportunity to serve lunch at a church to a group of people that most likely only ate that meal for the day. They were all very gracious and it left me wanting to do more, and it also was […]

Usually, at the end of my blog, I think about what I’ve written and ponder a “theme” for that days post, then I Google that “theme”, then I click on images, then I find my little quote thingymabob that I put at the end of the blog. Sometimes I have a hard time finding just the right one, other days there are so many appropriate ones to pick from, it takes me awhile to decide on just the right one. Today, before I even started to write, the word “Empowerment” was floating around in my head, but I realized I didn’t know the true definition of the word. So, I Googled it! Google had a lot of answers for me. After clicking on a few and reading them, I stumbled upon this one….. “Empowerment is the process of increasing the capacity of individuals or groups to make choices and to […]

……lots on my mind today. Let me begin with…….I did have a loss this week, but I was a little nervous. Not being able to blog in my regular “Blogging Fashion” earlier in the week, really had me wigged out, so in my anxiousness, I was doing a little extra snacking, but I do think I did a good job of snacking lightly and writing it down. I seriously thought I was going to have to start my entire blog from scratch and I was a MESS! Mike can attest to that. Just ask him. Then the last two days I found myself wanting a drink, but I never did have one. Oddly, Diet Coke was my substitute. I quit drinking pop on a regular basis some time ago, but once in a while, it sounds good and I’ll have one. But I don’t think I have ever substituted it […]