Really, truly, seriously, over a week is in this cast and it's not my cup of tea. I hate it!! I hate not having my independence or the freedom to go. Everything that I do is like a really intense workout. Getting up in the morning and going to the bathroom. Going out to the … Continue reading Being Grateful = Positive
I just started watching this new series on Netflix - Riverdale. It has all the familiar "Archie" characters: Archie, Betty, Veronica, JugHead, Ms. Grundy, Mr. Weatherby, etc. but Archie is hot...and Riverdale is dark and the show has become a mystery about who killed Polly's brother Jason. A really modernized Archie and friends. The story … Continue reading Invitation and a Giveaway
So much is going on in my life right now. Being a total gym rat, at the gym 5 days a week, then having ankle surgery on Friday and having to be totally non weight bearing on my right ankle, which is in a cast for the time being - is making it really hard … Continue reading Being Positive
Being Positive is not easy - when one is faced with negative circumstances. My negative circumstance, currently, is having undergone ankle surgery on Friday and dealing with the pain. The burning, throbbing, sensation where my 4 cm incision is and having to keep my foot in a boot. Then on Tuesday, I get a cast … Continue reading Being Positive and Using My Passion Planner
It has been a long and eventful weekend. Lot of things going on. The eclipse happened and I really liked this picture of the American flag eclipsing the sun. My granddaughter started preschool and here she is on a Daddy/Daughter date. I love my son and granddaughter so much. They both make so happy. Hope … Continue reading This Week in Pictures
Today was a rough day, this week has been a rough week. Today, I had ankle surgery. The doctor (best foot and ankle doctor ever) did an ankle scope and a tendon repair of my peroneal tendon. I will be in a cast for 3 weeks and a boot for 3 weeks and 4 weeks … Continue reading Burdens and Backpacks
I first wrote this in 2003...for a speech contest at a 4th of July church picnic In 1837, when John Quincy Adams was 69 years old he gave a speech on the 4th of July at Newbury, Massachusetts. The country was celebrating its 62nd birthday. He asked a few thought provoking questions: "Why is friends … Continue reading Monday Musings – What I Love About Living in America
Today, I was at the top of the world. Well, it seemed like the top of the world. I was on the summit of Pikes Peak. Over 14,000 feet in elevation. Can you believe after all these years that I have lived in Colorado Springs, this was my first time all the way to the … Continue reading The Top of the World – Pikes Peak
Dear Reader, I am the queen of excuses. I kid you not. If there is a way I can weasel myself out of a workout or stay on my nutrition plan, I will find it and make the excuse. I have made a lot of them since I lost the first 115 pounds - then … Continue reading Excuse Busters
I am in a Pocket Letter swap group on Facebook called The Vintage Ones. This month instead of doing a pocket letter swap we were challenged to make Tussie Mussies. Why not? Not something you do every day and it was kind of fun. Probably, not something, I would make all the time but I … Continue reading Attempting Making Tussie Mussies
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