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As September does, it effectively propelled us - no catapulted us - into schedules and busy. The end of the month is nearly here and it feels like we were frolicking on the beach only yesterday,...
View ArticleThe Ugly C
We knew it would happen; it was inevitable. But we all thought we had longer before the big C reared its ugly head again. My Oma's cancer is back already, this time in a rare form of skin cancer. It...
View ArticleTrainer Time
You know I couldn't go too long with blogging about my exercise and healthy eating goals!Yup! I'm on to something new.Again.I'm realizing a long-time dream of mind and have actually hired a personal...
View ArticleYo-Yo
After church on Sunday I began typing an upbeat post of being thankful (imagine that on Thanksgiving weekend!) but was unable to complete it because, you know, turkey! By later in the afternoon and...
View ArticleThe Last Few Weeks.....
In the quiet, moonlit hours of November 15 my dear Oma was taken to be with her Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, in her eternal heavenly home. I get a lump in my throat just typing it.After...
View ArticleKetchup
Thursday: The blog world that I read has slowly declined in the last year or two. It seems like the only ones left that have regular posts are the mega blogs with a bazillion viewers. Reading other...
View Article57 Days
2 Months8 Weeks 57 DaysMEXICO!!!!!!!Our trip is all but booked and as I look at the beautiful, crisp, sparkly -20 degree white snowy day outside the warm, sparkling, +30 degree beach is mighty...
View Article55 Days
Day three of watching what and how much I eat is coming to a close in a couple of hours. I'm focused and determined and in control. Remarkably, I'm not ravenous or feeling deprived. Yet. The upcoming...
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Day four had me wake up craving food. Any food. I was tired and groggy and my body was sore from yesterday's workout. It's a good thing I had to get Sierra ready and off to school or I might have...
View ArticleAftermath
The two month anniversary of my Oma's death is approaching in less than a week. Numerically it sounds like a fair amount of time and yet in actuality it is all still so fresh. I find myself thinking...
View Article52
Thursday was trainer day. He totally kicked my butt and it felt great!I finally got on the scale that day too and I'm at the lower end of my average, just under 132 lbs. But, as I said, I'm choosing...
View ArticleSome Things Are Moving While Others Are Not (49)
The wind has been moving ferociously these past days. That trampoline was tied to pegs but the wind was not to be thwarted! We're lucky it didn't sail over the fence like a couple of years ago. The...
View ArticleForty-five and Down
Sick sucks. I'm feeling rather beaten down today. With all that I've been through in the past six months I. Am. Done.I feel like I've pushed and pushed and pushed on and suddenly today I simply...
View ArticleAttempting to Rebound....
.....and meeting resistance. My cough is almost better but now I suffer a sore throat that I fear - dare I even say it - is strep for the third time. Without the numbing effects of Tylenol I dread...
View ArticleSovereign
Oh man it's been a week! A week that attacked me after months of challenge, and Thursday afternoon found me on my knees on my bedroom floor desperately calling out to my God. I Was. Done. Poor Sierra...
View ArticleBreaking 130!
It happened a week ago but I didn't quite believe it.Then this week, there it was again.When I got on the scale the number that flashed up was below 130lbs.I haven't seen my weight read with a 12.. in...
View ArticleAbout The Kids
My sweet, cuddly little boy turned four this past Sunday. I want to cling to his cuteness forever; I am so loving the stage he is at!Sawyer has a mischievous twinkle in his eye that reveals his...
View ArticleOla!
(So I started this a weeks ago and then life happened so the date references are a bit out. BTW it is still snowing!!) As I walked Sierra to the bus this morning I braced myself against the biting wind...
View ArticleSix Months of Sweat
On Thursday last week as my trainer was doing his darnedest at making sure that walking would be difficult the next day I realized how far I've come. During the previous three weeks my workouts...
View ArticleMarch to May?
Gosh! Where has the last month gone? I blinked and April disappeared and here we are into May. Wasn't it just March? The funny thing is, I don't know what we've been doing! Nothing exceptional is...
View ArticleFocus
(as written on a church bulletin)I failed epically this morning. I felt completely unworthy to be a mom. As hot, silent tears burned the corners of my eyes I kicked my bathroom cupboard several times...
View ArticleMatchy Matchy
Two weeks ago I finally took some time for myself and went shopping with my mom. With my recent weight loss and body changes many of my summer clothes no longer fit properly. Not to mention the fact...
View ArticleJamaican Me Crazy!
Just over a year ago I discovered Essie brand nail polish and instantly fell in love. What began with two colours has grown into a substantial collection. My nails are rarely bare these days.Why...
View ArticleBeing "Naughty" and Other Things!
All my good blogging intentions failed me again. Why oh why does time have to go so dang fast?Sierra turned seven - SEVEN! - on the 9th. Talking about time racing by....Every year and every stage...
View ArticleMySanctuary
IWhen we built our house over five years ago, what was supposed to be the most fun ended up being the biggest chore: paint colours and decorating. We ended up in a mad rush to get into the house which...
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