... has got NOTHING on me.
Let me start by saying I was DREADING this morning. I knew I was going to have to weigh in and after being out of town for 10 days and basically off program for the last month I was scared. However... I managed to LOOSE .5 lbs in the last 10 days. I was STOKED I tell you. My day was starting out GREAT!
Then... I didn't manage to eat breakfast... or take my morning meds. Next, I made fruit salad. Actually, HONESTLY, I made the fruit salad AFTER dropping a glass bottle of Steen's Syrup on the floor and making a ginormous mess on the floor... THEN ... then I made the fruit salad. After that I had lunch. Well, TECHNICALLY, after that I made another mess in the kitchen as I knocked over a container filled with links and bbq sauce... thus christening the floor again. Meh. THEN I ate lunch. My next feat of stupidity was making a card for my father in law. I got the front of it done and it was quite nice. Then I did the inside... only... ummm... I did it upside down. I am a dumb ass my friends. I also managed to put my arm into my stamp pad and my left arm now looks like it has gangrene. Today... has not been my best day heh.
I'm still totally stoked about the minor weight loss cause I was so TOTALLY expecting a gain. Go ME! (Go far, FAR away from anything breakable or that I have to actually yanno.. MAKE... cough)
Monday, January 7, 2008
Sunday, January 6, 2008
New Stuffs
Just a quickie update for you guys.
I've been out of town for the last 10 days or so visiting the in-laws. It was a nice vacation but basically I ate like crap. I'm scared to weigh tomorrow to be honest.
Tomorrow I go back on program hard core. I'll be posting my daily menu and points counts as I did in the past. I've had a couple of requests to begin doing that again and, to be honest, it really helped me stay on track with my eating. It made it much less tempting for me to cheat a lil here or there when I had to post what I was eating. Heh. Vanity thy name is NotAMeanGirl.
I'm not sure how you guys feel about this though. Lemme know what you think. Should I do this here or take my weight loss stuff to a 2nd blog. (God help me I dunno if I can keep up with 2 blogs but I'll try if you guys would rather have it separate.)
Now that the holidays and vacation are over and my 39th birthday is JUST around the corner ::Whimper:: its time for me to re-commit to my weight loss efforts. The exercise pool should be up and ready for me to use shortly (Thank God) and I'll be exercising more as well. I actually MISS the exercise. Man... how weird is THAT? (So very, VERY weird... heh)
Shecky goes back to school tomorrow as well. Its a new year and a new start for everyone. :)
I've been out of town for the last 10 days or so visiting the in-laws. It was a nice vacation but basically I ate like crap. I'm scared to weigh tomorrow to be honest.
Tomorrow I go back on program hard core. I'll be posting my daily menu and points counts as I did in the past. I've had a couple of requests to begin doing that again and, to be honest, it really helped me stay on track with my eating. It made it much less tempting for me to cheat a lil here or there when I had to post what I was eating. Heh. Vanity thy name is NotAMeanGirl.
I'm not sure how you guys feel about this though. Lemme know what you think. Should I do this here or take my weight loss stuff to a 2nd blog. (God help me I dunno if I can keep up with 2 blogs but I'll try if you guys would rather have it separate.)
Now that the holidays and vacation are over and my 39th birthday is JUST around the corner ::Whimper:: its time for me to re-commit to my weight loss efforts. The exercise pool should be up and ready for me to use shortly (Thank God) and I'll be exercising more as well. I actually MISS the exercise. Man... how weird is THAT? (So very, VERY weird... heh)
Shecky goes back to school tomorrow as well. Its a new year and a new start for everyone. :)
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Bitter Pills
There's something I need to get off my chest. I watch the media circus surrounding Brittney Spears and I have to take a step back. I mean... She's a PERSON. She has CHILDREN.
She OBVIOUSLY has some problems. I'm sure some of them are... errr.. pharmaceutical related but I honestly believe she has a larger, more urgent problem. The media and the people surrounding her, feeding the media frenzy, need to STEP OFF and let this woman get some help. In fact, the people in her LIFE, not her public life but her REAL life, need to STEP IN and make sure that happens. Yeah she's a public figure. Yeah, she's got tons of money. Yeah, many people can't stop reading/watching/talking about the train wreck that her life has become. I, however, can.
I've been reading and watching the news about her since her head shaving incident with awe and horror. No more. I wish I could reach out to her, take her by the hand and lead her away from all this nonsense and get her some help. I can't. I know that. Instead, I'll keep her and her children in my prayers and hope that someone who CAN help her... does.
She OBVIOUSLY has some problems. I'm sure some of them are... errr.. pharmaceutical related but I honestly believe she has a larger, more urgent problem. The media and the people surrounding her, feeding the media frenzy, need to STEP OFF and let this woman get some help. In fact, the people in her LIFE, not her public life but her REAL life, need to STEP IN and make sure that happens. Yeah she's a public figure. Yeah, she's got tons of money. Yeah, many people can't stop reading/watching/talking about the train wreck that her life has become. I, however, can.
I've been reading and watching the news about her since her head shaving incident with awe and horror. No more. I wish I could reach out to her, take her by the hand and lead her away from all this nonsense and get her some help. I can't. I know that. Instead, I'll keep her and her children in my prayers and hope that someone who CAN help her... does.
Friday, January 4, 2008
Ah-CHOO!
ZOMG my allergies are trying to KILL me. I walked into this house and I CANNOT. STOP. SNEEZING! I'm all congested. I feel like hell warmed over. Even a sub-par Johnny Depp movie can't make me feel better tonight. Thank the GODS Husband is feeling helpful enough to run out to CVS for me. Sudafed... I love you. Hurry home to me!
::that loud SPLAT you just heard... yeah... that was my sinus cavity caving in... meh::
::that loud SPLAT you just heard... yeah... that was my sinus cavity caving in... meh::
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Politics...
I used to be very politically active... When I was younger. It seems like another life now. I was single. I was young. I was going to facilitate CHANGE in our world.
These days... I'm so busy with my life I don't even know what issues are being touted as the issue of the day. These days... I have no clue who most of the candidates ARE much less what they stand for or WHO they stand WITH.
That's about to change. I want information. I have the web. I'm going to research. I'm going to figure out who all these people are who want to run our country and what they REALLY want to do if they get into power. Hopefully, I'm not too late.
I watched the Iowa Caucus returns tonight. Obama and Huckabee? Really? REALLY? Ok... Then... Away... We... Go!
If you want to teach me about your candidate... feel free. I'm open to any and all information I can get!!!!
These days... I'm so busy with my life I don't even know what issues are being touted as the issue of the day. These days... I have no clue who most of the candidates ARE much less what they stand for or WHO they stand WITH.
That's about to change. I want information. I have the web. I'm going to research. I'm going to figure out who all these people are who want to run our country and what they REALLY want to do if they get into power. Hopefully, I'm not too late.
I watched the Iowa Caucus returns tonight. Obama and Huckabee? Really? REALLY? Ok... Then... Away... We... Go!
If you want to teach me about your candidate... feel free. I'm open to any and all information I can get!!!!
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
What Kind Of Person...
AM I? I've been forced to ask myself this question a lot lately.
The Monday before Christmas was one of those days. We had to travel to my grandmother's house so maintenance on her heater could be done. NEVERMIND that no one actually.... yanno... LIVES there anymore. We drove the hour and a half to her house and let the dude in. Everything was fine. Blah, blah, blah.
Mom decided we needed to go Cemetery hopping since we were in town. First, we went to her fathers grave site. I said a lil prayer, got back in the car with Shecky, yes... Shecky was with us, and gave her a few moments to herself. Next we went to the cemetery a town or two over where my father's parents and brother were all buried. We cleaned the headstones. We placed some flowers. I said a prayer for each of them. I explained to Shecky who they were and what they were like. They had all passed away before he was born, really, LONG before. We then went to my great uncle's grave and said a prayer for him.
Now, this is where I started having to question myself as to what kind of person I am. Close to my great uncle's grave was the grave site of a very dear friend of mine. In fact, she was so dear to me I named Shecky after her. I never CAN find her spot. Mom found it. I took Shecky to her grave and explained who she was. Why she was important in my life and why I named him after her. Then... I cried... buckets.
She died 12 years ago folks. She's been gone a long, LONG time. Longer than most of the others I visited that day. However, she was the loss that made me weep. She was the one who's absence made me hurt. She was the one I missed... even still. She was the one I wanted my son to have known and HATED that he never would.
On the 2 hour drive home I had to ponder all of this. What does this say about me? Am I a bad person for not crying over my grandparents graves? My uncle's? Does it mean they didn't effect/affect me as much as she did? Is it just because she was lost to us at such a young age while the others had all lived such full lives? Was I just messed up in my head? Meh.
I never really reached any conclusions. I just know I still miss her and the world is worse off without her....
The Monday before Christmas was one of those days. We had to travel to my grandmother's house so maintenance on her heater could be done. NEVERMIND that no one actually.... yanno... LIVES there anymore. We drove the hour and a half to her house and let the dude in. Everything was fine. Blah, blah, blah.
Mom decided we needed to go Cemetery hopping since we were in town. First, we went to her fathers grave site. I said a lil prayer, got back in the car with Shecky, yes... Shecky was with us, and gave her a few moments to herself. Next we went to the cemetery a town or two over where my father's parents and brother were all buried. We cleaned the headstones. We placed some flowers. I said a prayer for each of them. I explained to Shecky who they were and what they were like. They had all passed away before he was born, really, LONG before. We then went to my great uncle's grave and said a prayer for him.
Now, this is where I started having to question myself as to what kind of person I am. Close to my great uncle's grave was the grave site of a very dear friend of mine. In fact, she was so dear to me I named Shecky after her. I never CAN find her spot. Mom found it. I took Shecky to her grave and explained who she was. Why she was important in my life and why I named him after her. Then... I cried... buckets.
She died 12 years ago folks. She's been gone a long, LONG time. Longer than most of the others I visited that day. However, she was the loss that made me weep. She was the one who's absence made me hurt. She was the one I missed... even still. She was the one I wanted my son to have known and HATED that he never would.
On the 2 hour drive home I had to ponder all of this. What does this say about me? Am I a bad person for not crying over my grandparents graves? My uncle's? Does it mean they didn't effect/affect me as much as she did? Is it just because she was lost to us at such a young age while the others had all lived such full lives? Was I just messed up in my head? Meh.
I never really reached any conclusions. I just know I still miss her and the world is worse off without her....
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
January 1, 2008
OH MY HELLS! How did 2007 disappear so fast?
Shecky turned 7. I got sick... BAD sick. We thought I was going to die. I changed my life and I lost 60 lbs. I quit my job and moved to the woods to facilitate that. I miss living in Houston but adjusted well. I spent half the year living with my parents... at the age of 38. 
Last year was one hell of a bumpy ride. Here's to hoping 2008 is a banner year for us all!
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