Bad dieter……worse blogger

I looked at Regan’s blog and it said Skyynylynda …last post 5 weeks ago.  5 weeks ago!  Really……AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!  5 friggin’ weeks ago!  No way!  I have really let the wagon roll over me once  I fell off it.  I need to get back on.   I need to get back to the big WW, walk, ride horses, do something other than live at the hospital!  I have been focused on work and work and well, work.  I need to re-group….refocus.  You guys are the best inspiration still at it, working towards your goals.  You skinny girls ROCK!

A little panic attack while at the grocery store!

Whew, when I was little I was blond……….today through the gray, I was very blond again!  I don’t know if it was stress or work or what but I was trying to unlock my car with new automatic car locks and couldn’t get my  locks to unlock.  After about the 4th time panic almost set in when I saw my cell phone setting on the car seat……….NOW WHAT AM I GOING TO DO!  I CAN’T EVEN CALL MIKE TO COME UNLOCK MY CAR.  Then the thought came to me, “hey, why not try the damn key!!!!”  Geeze, I thought eating good food was supposed to help the thought processes.  OK, well for the good news now.  I did go join WeightWatchers tonight so at least I have a plan and will have to be accountable to someone other than myself.  I am thinking that will be a good thing for me anyway…..I need that!  That’s it for tonight, I think I am headed for bed.  All that thinking under pressure earlier must have made me very tired (hehe)!

A big day and I am pooped!

Well, if you have already ready SkinnyDenise’s blog she has already summed up our day very well.   Karley, Denise, Sarah and I spent the entire day doing “wedding stuff”.   My feet are screaming….I am really not sure why I thought wearing heals to a bridal show was a great idea!  I watched as my little girl began to plan her upcoming wedding.   It is her day and I fully intend to let her do all the picking from the venue, to the DJ, to the catering, you name it and it is her decision, except the cake and the onion dip that Denise was talking about.  There is just no good way to explain how yummy it truly was!  There may just have to be a few things that we get for ourselves and that onion dip is one of them.   You can probably tell that staying on a diet really just didn’t happen today.  On the other hand, how many days in your life do you spend watching your darling daughter taste test possible wedding cakes?  It was my duty to test along with her and guide her choice and Denise’s duty to make sure I was guiding my daughter in the right direction…..we have to make sure we get that perfect cake.  Tomorrow is another day and I plan to make good choices.  As for tonight, I believe I will have wonderful dreams of warm french onion dip on crackers.

Happy New Year

Well, it is here. A new year filled with promise and aspirations. Aspirations, a very funny word. It has several meanings according to Webster:

Main Entry:
as·pi·ra·tion Listen to the pronunciation of aspiration
Pronunciation:
\ˌas-pə-ˈrā-shən\
Function:
noun
Date:
14th century

1 a: audible breath that accompanies or comprises a speech sound b: the pronunciation or addition of an aspiration ; also : the symbol of an aspiration2: a drawing of something in, out, up, or through by or as if by suction: as a: the act of breathing and especially of breathing in b: the withdrawal of fluid or tissue from the body c: the taking of foreign matter into the lungs with the respiratory current 3 a: a strong desire to achieve something high or great b: an object of such desire
synonyms see ambition
— as·pi·ra·tion·al Listen to the pronunciation of aspirational \-ˈrā-sh(ə-)nəl\ adjective

The nurse in me knows the first meanings way too well, the dreamer in me needs to learn to master the latter meaning; “a strong desire to achieve something high or great b: an object of such desire”. While I dream, how often to I achieve these desires? How do I work towards them? Do I make them a priority or just dream and re-dream them without any plan of obtaining that dream? I was just reading this morning that this year instead of resolutions, list your most private aspirations. Ah, a homework task already and it is just day 1 of this new year. Let’s sit down today and list our own secret aspirations, dreams and yearnings. We already have started with a healthier living plan and we all blessed with a great support group. What else does YOUR heart desire? Is it time with beloved family or friends? Is it peace and serenity in your home and workspace? Is it simple organization to make life easier? Is it building a better business or a healthier body? Let’s separately yet together spend some time in reflection on the dawn of this new year and decide where we want to be in our lives a year from now.  Together through combined talents and prayers for each other, we have proved that we are able to overcome most obstacles!

Within our dreams and aspirations we find our opportunities.
Sugar Ray Leonard

Live YOUR opportunities ladies! Love and Happy New Year to you all my gifted and fabulous friends!

Off and running!

and running, and running, and running. Dang flu bug! Well, at least I am off to a great start with this weight loss program! Will have to write more later.

Here’s to Us!!

. . . . and to a healthy 2009!!!!!