The Road To.......

 

This is a carving that I made for my husband a few years ago!

We try to get there every year!

I love the atmosphere, being surrounded by mountains, quaint little stores,

The White Church on Main Street,

The townspeople, the tourists, the food,

Our hikes on the trails, the many Artists that live in this Wonderful Canvas!

We did not get there this year, hopefully soon!

Maybe when we get there I will be able to walk farther without taking rest breaks,

So I keep doing what I can do everyday.

Sometimes it feels like a long journey.....

But it will be worth every living moment!

Be well my friends!

Whats For Dinner?

Everyonce in awhile I catch my cat Stinky on my mantel.

I got to get the cat if I let my husband name it! I agreed to this,

and thus the name Stinky!

Can you guess what kind of food the dear cat is after?

This is our bird Chip! The cat is usually pretty good,

but everyonce in awhile she tries to get the bird!

So far Chip has survived for about six years, and really has no fear

of the cat or the two dogs!

Just wanted to touch base and wish you all A Happy Thanksgiving!

I will be posting again later in the week with an update!

Take care all!

Confronting your Food.!

You know I consider myself to be a bright woman,

I am dealing with a full deck and I don't think my toolbox is short a hammer or anything,

The lights are on and somebody is home. Hi by the way!

Today my assignment is to confront my food demons.

so I sit here and think OMG, but because I am openminded I will see if I get anything out of this or not!

First thing to note is that sometimes my humor can be quite dry, with just a little bit of sarcasm thrown in!

Hello Bread of any kind....you have been so easy to grab, and usually readily handy, but I have to say you have added many inches to my frame. I don't even know if I like you but for some reason when your here you redistribute yourself on my whole body, and I resent that the first place i notice is on my neck. Have you no pride. I can take alot of things but not my once neck! Come on you really have to go and stay out!

Just so anyone knows I am feeling kind of silly but  I did give it to the bread.

Lets see, next item on my list would be Ice Cappucinos from Tim Hortons. If I could go back in time to when I never knew you existed, my life would be better for not knowing you. and saying that the door will be locked upon any arrival. all begging for one will cease to stop. Besides there are so many others that adore you, that you will not be lonely. Eventually you will be used to the idea that I no longer frequent your establishment.

As to all you fast food places out there I have to stay away as well because even if you are carrying healthier choices, it is just a little too tempting for moi.

So it has really been nice knowing you but you must go back to whence you came.

Okay those are my first main three, do I feel a little silly, sure I am talking to the food, so maybe one hammer short of a toolbox, but what it makes me feel is that I am in charge. I have things I can control! I am the boss and not the food.

Right now I feel like I am Rocky and just made it to the top of the stairs. I definately have my walking shoes on for tomorrow and am ready to get on this bandwagon like I know I can.

You should try this exercise or just tell me I am a fruit loop!

But you know what tonight I am a happy one.

This is my world, my life, and from now on I am going to have

My Very Best of Days! 

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I  hope you do too!

Thankyou for all your kind comments!

Winter Has Arrived...I Think For Good!

This picture was taken last year, I love how the ice looks.

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So this am I awoke to a color of white and a freshness in the air,

and I was thrilled. It had snowed.about two inches!

I felt totally alive and happy and ventured outside.

I shovelled snow getting some exercise,

and getting me motivated for the day!

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As for the hair color it turned out great!

Not bad for doing it myself.

I am finding it difficult with my eating patterns,

But it is one day at a time.

So until next week, know I wish you the Best of Days!

Haircolor?

Sometimes I feel like I need to be edited,

delete this, add that,

so when I am feeling this way,

I usually dye my hair.

And I feel like a new woman!

I wonder what it would take for this house to feel new again.

Probably just some tender loving care.

I am A Wingnut!

I can not believe the fabulous weather that we are having here.

One would really think that it were summer.

So fabulous for us in November in Canada.

So I am so enjoying the sun beaming in through my windows.

I was outside for a couple of hours this morning

And I feel good!

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I have been a little down in the dumps lately due to personal reasons

and I have to be honest, the emotional eater was back this weekend.

When I started this blog, I thought I would stay on track everyday.

That I would be accountable to you as well as I.

In theory that is a grand idea, and it should work.

But like I said I was misbehaving on the weekend.

So............as the nurse said in weightwise, if you fall off, get back on, and well

Saddle up I did again this morning. I got out my journal book, made up my meals for the day,

and I am drinking my water,

and I am walking my little dog!

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If I can accomplish anything else in my life, why is this so difficult for me to stay on track.

I read not so long ago that if you set out to achieve something, it takes consistant work,

so today I put up little sticky notes on my fridge, on my computer, on the cookie jar,

and should have one on my forhead! lol

I can't beat myself up about this, just go on and keep trying.

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One thing I have realized is that I am a fixer,

fix this, fix that,

And now I feel helpless that I can't fix things in my family,

I can't bring back my Dad,

I can't stop my Mom from being lonely,

I can't stop how I sometimes feel!

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So I can only control what I can!

So do I sound like a wingnut today or what!

And somehow through all these feelings,

I am going to have a good day!

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p.s. The wingnut status just means I am human.!

Journalling of Food.....A little Sidetracked Because of Toni!

Remember when I said I was working on a project, well here are some of the pages I did for a journal I was making for a wonderful woman named Toni. I met her through blogland and when my father passed away she sent me a beautiful, beautiful letter. I hardly knew her at this point..but what a wonderful soul, so I have been working on this for awhile and she just recieved it. I think she loved it.

She has taken a hiatus from blogging and has decided to focus on her writing, in one email she said how much she loved her yellow lace curtains. So here she is reading and reading and reading. Look at her little plac on the wall World Famous Author....I would not be the least surprised.

This one is one of my favorite. When she was visiting in England, she told about walking down a path and there being sheep and just a wonderful day. I also made a page that had socks with names of the week on them because the fellow Toni and her Mom stayed with wore socks Monday for Monday, Tuesday for Tuesday, etc....and be darned if he did not send her her own pairs....I think she should have a shoeless Sunday in there. It turns out there are many little pages in this book so she can do some writing in them.

My favorite one is this one, after a long hard day she is soaking in the tub, look at those cute little feet, The weight of me, was the name of her writing blog, she has been busy with work, and doing something about a green frog journal book.

She wrote me an email and said she could not put into words right now I touched she was. I was thrilled.

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The reason I showed you was that a few of you had asked what I had been working on, so now you know.

Now I can get to my painting, or whatever is next in my adventures.

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Note to self get back to journalling your food, and that is what I will do for sure tomorrow.

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Remember people will touch our hearts in ways we never thought possible,it surely

is a wonderful world!

Friday the 13th, The Insanity of It!

Friday the 13th,  always gives me the eebie jeebies. I know that is ridiculous but that is just how I am I guess.I was doing some reading today and I read that the next time we will have another Friday the 13th is the year 2015. Now I kindof assumed that we must have one every year, but apparently that only happens if the New Year starts on a Sunday. So I am thrilled about that. I used to work in retail and  Friday the 13th always brought out the strangest people. Also the police have more staff working those days, hospitals are busier as well. Makes me go hmmm.  So today I could not load any pictures to this site, then I checked my emails and I recieved 13 of them....kinda creepy. When I was doing my reading it did say that it can either represent bad or good luck. I know there are certain things I would not do on a Friday the 13th. I would not fly in an airplane. I would not get married. I would  not have a doctors appointment. I know this sounds crazy ! My husband and sister laughs at me as I try to justify these things. They tell me oh your just tired, go have a nap......it is the same thing as buildings not having a 13th floor, there are no aisle 13 in planes. So there I have given you something to think of today. Do you have any superstitions about today? Take care.

Feeling Better!

Some Poppies from my Garden last summer in Honor of Remembrance Day.

I can grow flowers, but I have to be honest.

I am not a gardener!

I think I have somehow jinxed myself, in a weird way,

as to never grow a good vegetable or tasty fruit.

And since my lifestyle change I am actually starting to crave them.

I know there will be some of you out there that are shocked! And I know who you Are!

So my goal for the winter is to read up on growing them as I love them right out of the garden.

So if you have any hints for me, I would love them.....

In the meantime I am off to McDonalds for a lowfat McFlurry!

Kidding it is too cold here....oh my see how quickly I can revert to old patterns.

I hope you are all well and thanks for your support.

Oh I am feeling much better and thanks for all your kind words.

They helped just as much as Chicken Noodle Soup!

Feeling Fantastic....okay much better than the last flu days!

My world was a little blurry the last few days,

But tonight I woke up and I thought,

great I am not aching, my headache is gone,

so far so good!

Happy days are here again!

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So here is the update since I had the appointment at the hospital!

I journalled a few days before I got sick, and I need to have more fruits and vegetables in my house.

One of my findings is that I tend to go right back to the bread!

Second finding is I only ate at the table once all week.

In front of the T.V is not the way to go!

Then I was sick and I hardly ate.

I did manage to drink alot of fluids

Had my eight glasses everyday.

The other thing I was supposed to do was to do have a pedometer on,

take an average of my steps per day.

I don't think it was accurate any day.

One day I was busy and it said 400.

the next day hardly nothing and it was 3500.

So I will be tracking with a watch as

one of my lovely followers

recommended for me.

So there you have it for findings.

I find that when I write things down it is better for me.

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My husband bought me a warm jacket for walking,

I was thrilled with this,

He has Wednesday off so maybe we can go do something together.

Even if it is just a walk!

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I was wondering my lovely followers,

What would you like to see on here,

or if you have any ideas,

I

would love to here from you.

Thankyou!

How we see things.

Sometimes things are not always as they seem.

Sometimes you have to step back, leave, and come back to really see!

Sometimes you can feel like you are caught between a rock and a hard place!

Sometimes you have to forgive.

I hope today on Sunday that you have strength to stand tall,

You can turn and see another side,

not having to agree or disagree!

Be true and have your faith.

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I would like to walk through

to the otherr side of these rocks, and look back this way.

Would things look the same?

Would the images change, would I see clearer over there?

Or would my vision be impaired

by the loss I feel in my heart!

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This is just a moment , and then the day goes on!

I was thinking of my Dad, my father John!

Lets make the most of our moments,

and keep joy in our heart.

Lets live, love and laugh.

Lets try to have our very best day!

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I have the flu so no appetite, drinking lots of fluids, and plenty of rest.

I hope you are all well!

November...

One of my favorite flowers is the Red Poppy!

I have only ever seen them in a garden, but have seen them on fields on T.V.

This I did on Paint through the Computer!

November the month of  Remembrance!

The month to show our respect to our Veterans,

We really should wear a poppy everyday,

Just a thought!

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So with that thought above, I am not complaining that I think I am getting the flu bug.

I am going to have some homemade chicken noodle soup,

I thought I was getting it a couple of weeks ago, but it seemed to pass!

One thing to laugh at today is that when I am not well, my house gets completely out of control!

Nothing is put in its place, so if anyone shows up they will be in for a shock.

Last nights supper dishes are still in the sink.

I was wonderful at 630 this morning,

so thought I had lots of time to do things.

I did go for a walk, but only about 5 minutes and I felt unable to breath, so that is it for me today.

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Imagine being sick, and not being able to rest!

Imagine being sick and not having a bed!

Imagine being sick and having to take care of others.

Imagine being sick and having no one to take care of you.

I have all these things, so even with this flu bug.

I am so truly blessed, still try to have the best day I can.

And remind myself to keep an eye on my temperature because as I am reading this,

I am thinking , okay Cinner, you sound delirious.

Goodnight and take care!

Good Morning

Check out this full moon from the other night. It was just fabulous! It was so bright in the night sky, that I have to say has been coming earlier and earlier. I don't know about you but I can almost tell when the full moon is coming before it does, no looking on a calendar for me. I know someone that if I talk to her the day before she can be really woundup and passionate about things, and I always tell her, don't decide anything for two days, and then she is back to her usually self,  My husband is a big believer about the moon, he says I can get a little grumpy and I tell him if he keeps talking about the full moon, I am going to get a little grumpier. Then we laugh!

As for the journalling that I am doing all is going well with that, plugged everything into my site that I have to log into and keep track of food, and they informed me I was not eating enough, and not drinking enough.

So I went and ordered pizza and had a few drinks....lol, no I did not. I uped my water intake and am sittling here drinking water as I am writing!

Well off to go walking as my energy is in the morning, I like to feel the fresh air, makes me feel instantly awake, So have a great day,be grateful for what we have and our accomplishments!

Note to self....walk faster and farther today!

We Got Sunshine on a Cloudy Day!

This picture was taken this morning at approximately 8:30!

My husband had to work and you always get such a gorgeous view outside of the city.

I have to laugh because sometimes we see things the same.

He showed me tonight, and I told him it was an amazing picture!

His chest puffed out, he flexed his muscles and he has been singing around here all night long!

When I first met Wain, I don't think he had ever taken a picture, maybe a mug shot...lol, that was a joke!

But now he is talking about angles, glare and  other things,

This could turn into an awesome hobby for us,

Be a good way to get out for some walks too.

He also came home with some much needed fruits and vegetables!

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He asked how my day went and I kid you not keep in mind it is November in Canada,

While cleaning today in my front porch I found the brightest canary laying on my floor!

I was startled so my Cataplexy kicked in, I could not talk for a few minutes, did not fall, but made it to the chair.! A few minutes later I was okay again!

I think it had to be a bird from someones house,

and how long has he been in my house,

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If I knew he was there maybe I could have saved him!

So it was an unfortunate incident!

Makes me once more appreciate every moment!

I think I will venture outside to take pictures tomorrow for some fresh air.

Take care, Hope your day went well!

Walk This Way!

  Well Who Knows what goes through your head and why, I have had that song buzzing in my brain all day, All because I started walking. I don't think I got this pedometer down because I wore it yesterday and had close to 3000 steps, today I walked and I raked the yard and walked again and it says 200. Now I may be slow but I do know that I did more than that,  NO questions asked. Thanks Bernie for telling me that an average is about 10,000. I darned near passed out reading that one. Then I thought, ok Cinner think about this realistically....one step at a time, and that is how I have to think about it. The problem is that my lower back is really aching, I don't mean to sound like a whiny pants, but since I have gained this weight it hurts all the time. I wonder where that saying, no pain no gain comes from. Anyway I went out and got a book to journal in, so that will start tomorrow. I did better than yesterday so that is a good start. Tomorrow I have to walk before I get on the computer, the earlier the better for me. So imagine me treading down the street, cane in one hand, the other hand behind my back supporting it. Walk This Way....Who sings that darn song anyhow? How was your day, any advice to give me would be great. Take care.

Weight Wise Program!

Well hello everyone, I am so excited about my new program through our Weight wise program, The information I recieved was really helpful. There was about 25 of us there and the nurse that was running a lecture she was an absolute dream What I really liked about her was that she was so realistic about things, and the best advice is journalling, we must write everything we eat into a journal, and weigh our selfves once a week because it keeps us accountable, so I will be back to that, and When we eat how are we feeling, what triggered us to eat. how we felt after this. Also how we were feeling before exercising and after. Then she had us look at our barriers. So myself my main energy is in the morning, so sitting reading a book in the morning is not going to make me get to my goals. BUT  if I do them in the morning then eventually it will become a habbit. So that is step One. At the end of this program the outlook for alot of people is the lapband surgeries, gastric bypass or what is called a sleeve. This is not an option for me as I really want to do what I can for myself. The nurse did say they are only there to act a s a crutch and not always do they work.

What I found interesting is that what I start to do in the morning that is for the rest of my life. She said it is considered a Chronic condition, and even if you lose your one hundred pounds that there is no way that we can go back to our old ways. I posted the picture of the lightbulb, because this is really not rocket science, It is hard and will be hard! That light is also to remind us of brighter and better days ahead. No more darkness here for me. As far as the weight loss for the last 3 months, did great, faded, faded, but that is okay, its not about yesterday or the past 36 years. Its bout tomorrow and what I can do that day. I hope you choose to come on this trip with me. I am so excited about it.!