Month: January 2017

(I wrote this post on Saturday morning.) I’m sitting in a First Watch (my “go to” breakfast spot) blogging from my phone, which I’ve never done before.  I worked two WW meetings this morning and I left my house around 7:00 am. I loved working this morning and taking my thoughts off of this past week. Last Sunday, my daughter unexpectedly came in from Dallas for just a few hours to see an ailing elderly family member. It was an emotional day and it has been an emotional week keeping updated, not really knowing what will happen over the next several days. Everyone is staying strong, but admittedly it has been a difficult week. On Friday night I received a phone call of yet another ailing elderly family member. Her only family is myself and my mom and she lives alone about 45 minutes away. When I finish my breakfast, I’m picking […]

Once upon a time, I was a stay at home mom with a two year old. Every Tuesday, I would take my two year old to the church for Mother’s Day Out. It was the one opportunity a week that she could play with a large group of other two years olds for a few hours and I could go play too. I loved being a mom to a two year old, but I looked forward to that little break during the week to do whatever it was that I needed to do, or wanted to do. On Wednesday, I wasn’t sure what to expect from my dogs with a house full of painters and plastic and doors swinging opened and closed throughout the day, so I took them to Mother’s Day Out (aka All Things Dogs). I love that place.. It really is a Mother’s Day Out kinda place where the […]

Mike and I agreed that it was time to lighten things up around here. A paint crew showed up at the house at around 9:30 am yesterday morning and by 4:00 pm they were done! I expected them to be here two days, maybe even three! It happened so fast! It feels so fresh and clean. The walls had been a dark gold for 12 years or more. We decided to go with a light gray. We love it! I have a tendency to get in a hurry after a fresh coat of paint goes on the walls and put holes in the walls right away to hang things. I don’t like bare walls. Feels empty to me. I tend to hang too much on the walls, or I regret hanging something without really thinking it through, then moving it and leaving visible holes in the wall. I have promised myself […]

You guys…the painters are here and I am so excited. The entry, the upstairs hallway, the downstairs hallway, the powder room, a fresh coat of paint on my water stained ceilings….it is going to feel so fresh and clean!! My mind is not only thinking about new accessories to hang on the hall, but now I’m thinking about new carpet upstairs (it is 17 years old), new chairs for the living room (the dogs have destroyed them), a new wall color in the kitchen (It’s time for a change)…..and on and on and on. Mike is going to love all of these thoughts that I having! Okay, I gotta go get these guys some pizza for lunch! Have a great day! Here are yesterday’s eats… Breakfast – 6 SP Two Scrambled Eggs with lots of zero point veggies, topped with Avocado and an Orange sprinkled with Cinnamon on the side. […]

The Birthday Girl Yesterday we celebrated this beautiful girls birthday. She’s seven. Is she not the cutest? Who am I kidding? All grand children are the cutest, but yesterday, she was the cutest. Her mommy spoiled her yesterday with Starbucks, a trip to the nail salon (which she loves), and dinner with a bunch of family at Buffalo Wild Wings for dinner. Sidenote: While eating dinner, the almost three year old grand daughter declared. “We are a family.” We just all looked at each other and laughed. She looked puzzled by our laughter. It was like she had just looked around the table, recognized that she was surrounded by family, then said it. Love that kid. Back to the birthday girl. She gets a party this weekend at Bounce City? Never been there before, but I’m guessing there’s a lot of bouncing! Happy Birthday Sweet Girl!   Dates I posted about the […]

I love this little blogging corner of my world for so many different reasons. I’ve formed relationships from this blog and my Instagram account that I never imagined were possible. The relationships are great for support, accountability and even a good a laugh, but I have actually made a few friends too. One blog reader of mine has truly become a friend of mine. Since I didn’t ask her if I could blog about her today and I do respect the privacy of others, I’ll call her Shonda Smolley. She’ll know I’m talking about her and the name will make her giggle. Her comments on my blog really started to connect us. She saw similarities in the two of us, and began to share them with me. Soon, we started exchanging emails that included a little more personal information. Eventually we exchanged phone numbers and now we text each other. The fact that […]

I didn’t make it to my own Friday WW meeting, so I ventured out and went to a meeting that I have never been to before. I got out of bed at 6:00 am so I could go watch my friend, Antonia, lead a meeting at 7:00 am. She did a great job and I was so glad that I crawled out of bed at the crack of dawn to go. Really, I was. When the meeting was first getting started, Antonia asked a question and I was all happy to put my two cents in. No surprises there, right? After I answered, the very sweet lady beside me looked at me, tapped my shoulder, and said, “I know you! You’re The Weight of my Weight! You’re Julie. I know all about you. You have a daughter named Tess. You’re a new WW Leader. I know you!” Hi Mary Ann!! You […]

My mom’s delicious, traditional, beautiful and addictive Pumpkin Bread that she makes every year for Thanksgiving and Christmas, is still here. It’s not in the pantry or the fridge or the freezer. It’s on my butt and thighs. I really over indulged in the Pumpkin Bread, adult beverages and other goodies during the holidays, and by holidays, I mean from a few days before Thanksgiving to a few days after Christmas. What the heck was I thinking?? I knew that I would hit it hard on January 1 (like I do every year) and get the holiday pounds off. On December 30th, I decided to get a head start by throwing out all of the things that had crept into the house that I did not want to eat or need to eat. I haven’t posted my weight in a long while because my usual 5 pound gain over the holiday was more […]

I went for my annual mammogram yesterday, which wasn’t really annual at all since it was brought to my attention that I hadn’t had a mammogram since 2013! Ooops. Seriously, where does the time go?? Like, I wanted to argue with them that I had most certainly been there since 2013!! I’m not an idiot! Nope. Not so. After getting the all clear for this year, I made certain to set a reminder on my calendar for my 2018 mammogram. From there, I took my car back to the shop and I sat in a Starbucks next door to the dealership sipping on strong black coffee for well over two hours. I was coffee drunk. Three people sitting behind me were talking about the fascinating business of commercial real estate. I found myself wondering if I too should considering selling real estate? Two ladies sitting close to me were having a discussion about […]

In yesterday’s post, I mentioned that I put some Zucchini Squash in the oven along with a few other veggies to cook. Kinda squishy, not a fan. Today, a different kind of squishy. Mammogram Day!  Then back to the car shop after spending a small fortune just a few days ago! Ugh!! How much fun am I having today?? Got in a 3 mile walk yesterday afternoon with my new shoe inserts, then home to use the tens unit. Pain is dumb. I gotta go! Here are yesterday’s eats… Breakfast – 7 SP Breakfast on the go! RXBar and Banana (Note to self. Get up earlier when needing to leave early. Don’t want to be eating so many of these in a week!)   Lunch – 10 SP Lunch with mom after running her around yesterday morning. I ate 1/2 the Potatoes, Egg White Omelet filled with Bacon and Avocado (without the […]