Scared is what you're feeling. Brave is what you're doing. Honestly, today wasn't a good day. My ankle is really hurting today. I think I was on it too much yesterday and today, it has been really achy. (It's also been a rainy day). Just an FYI - for those who don't know - I … Continue reading Scared and Brave
Day 3 - #Write31Days - Challenges... How do you like to challenge yourself to meet your goals in writing, fitness, nutrition and finishing projects? One thing, that helps me feel like I am on the road to healthy, is getting my projects finished. Having undone projects makes me feel overwhelmed and unmotivated. Today, my goal … Continue reading No More Excuses – I’ve Gotta Get It Done! (Join Me As I Make a Coffee Theme Pocket Letter)
Day Two and already I'm beginning to have doubts about this #Write31Days. I really should have wrote an outline before beginning this. I've been pondering all day - the WHY - for joining and writing this blog challenge. I think I have figured it out.... Yesterday... I wrote about the beginnings of my fitness journey … Continue reading We’ve Only Just Begun
Six years ago, I walked into a gym. I had just earned a Masters Degree in Special Education, my dad had just passed away one week from my being done with school, with congestive heart failure and I weighed 300 pounds!!! I struggled with asthma, nerve damage in my legs from surviving meningitis at age 36 and ahost of other … Continue reading Positive Journeys – Crafting Our Way to Healthy (About Me)
Welcome to Positive Journeys. I signed up to do this - write a blog post - everyday for the month of October. #Write31Days - This series of blogs will mainly be about my Positive Journey of weight loss and fitness. How I went from being a couch potato at nearly 300 pounds to losing 115 pounds. My passion is … Continue reading Positive Journeys – Healthy Living and Crafting – #Write31Days
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
