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Monday was my weigh in day, but I had a dental emergency and I haven't been in the mood for writing.  I bit into pizza on Sunday and broke off a crown on my front tooth!  Yesterday I had it all repaired so now I am good to go!  Anyway, regarding my weigh in...  I had a good week and hit most of my goals that I set for the week.  I only walked 3 times instead of 4, but other than that, I am happy with my week. I told y'all that I hold water pretty easily, especially when I have eaten off track, so I knew that if I stayed on track, that I would see a big number when I weighed in.    Eight pounds is a lot for one week, and I realize that after today it will definitely slow down, but it is a nice jumpstart to my journey and and it is motivating to see the results of a good week.  I decided to keep my same goals from last week for this week.  The cover every area that I need to work on, especially the exercise ones :)    If you are trying to get healthy, just remember that it is a j

Weigh In Monday.... Last week I was sick off and on all week so I didn’t post.  I did however weigh in last Monday, and I was down considerable due to the fact the I had a huge gain the week before, so most of that loss was just water weight.  Today, I am back up again.  I could blame this on being at Camp, because the majority of the ups and downs in my journey these past 2 years have been due to Gala.  I still haven’t stopped thinking of our stays there as being in “vacation mode”.  You know how you are on vacation....you just eat whatever because that's just how it is. I am on plan all week, then we get there and it’s chocolate and pizza….and too much of it.  Like I said, I could blame it on Gala, but the truth is, I was picking and eating things during the week just “because I was sick”.  Wanting and eating the comfort foods, that I thought I needed.  I never thought I was an emotional eater, but I am beginning to think that I am.  Either way, it is what it is.  I am setting th

  This weekend we are at Gala (Camp)  I am writing this off line, because there is no internet here, and I will post it when I get home.  Anyway, I am just thinking about how wonderful it is up here.  No internet, no phones, no TV.  When we are out on the porch or in the yard, a car goes by here and there and everyone waves at us.  I feel so calm and relaxed here….my life slows down to a pace I was meant to live at.  I have so much time to do nothing here.  I take walks, I hike, I sit and enjoy the silence.  I read. Some weekends when we are here , I can read 2  book s.  I love to read, but  at home, the pull of  social media and Netflix is to great.      This weekend I read a book that I had already read a long time ago, and it is in the genre that I have been obsessed with lately, so I thought I would re-read it. Gap Creek, is about Appalachian life during the turn-of-the-century.  It is my kind of  book at the moment, and it was just as good now, as it was when I first read it. 

 Hello Friends! Last Saturday my daughter Blayne and I went on our Annual Fall Fun Day.  We have been doing this for many years now.  Some years we drive an hour in the country to this old general store, that carries old fashioned type candy and pop. Some years we have just driven the back roads and have gotten out and took pictures of the leaves or things we saw.  This year we decided to go and drive to some local covered bridges.  It was a beautiful fall day.  Just perfect for a drive down some back roads.  I grew up on back roads....dirt roads.  We live on a back road now, but it is paved....it's just not the same...my heart misses it.  Anyway, we drove into the state of Ohio, which is about 6 minutes from my house.  I love driving in the fall on back roads.  The leaves show us things that are hidden in the thick summer green.  Here are some pictures we took of our day.   The next three are just things that we thought we beautiful! I love seeing forgotten things in the country. 

Monday's are my weigh in days.  I am trying not to put as much time and energy into my weight loss as I used to because it can easily take over my life.  I am learning that, while it is a part of my life, it's not my entire reason for living.   I weighed in this morning and did a reset and have a new starting weight.  I am up.  It was inevitable.  I had a foodie type weekend.  Greg went to camp, I stayed here because of my Momma.  I was looking forward to being alone for a few days.  I could watch whatever I wanted, and eat whatever I wanted, and I did.  I would like to say that I regretted it, but I really don't.  I had a fun weekend, but now it's time to get serious.  I've been up and down all year.  Making excuses....Covid, my Dad, vacation mode while at camp....blah, blah, blah poor me.  Who am I kidding?  I have been up and down for years now.  I am tired of excuses.  I am tired of all the gains and losses.  It's time to do something about it.  Today's

 Hi Friends! The crazy thing about having your own blog, is that you can be gone for while, not post for months, and it's ok, because your blog is mostly for you.  A place to come and share your thoughts, your days, your ups and down, and it's for you.  It's therapeutic.  Most of time, you don't even know if anyone is even reading it or not.  You just put it out there and there it is.  It helps you feel good! The last time I wrote, it was about my Dad passing away.  He has been gone almost one year.  My life is so different today, dealing with my Momma who has Alzheimer's,  their home, finances, even Maggie The Puggle.  All of these are little things, but they are still things that, a year ago, I didn't have in my life and now I do.  My life up until now, has been perfect in my eyes.  No real problems.  No long-lasting drama.  Just small town living, and me living my life  with rose- colored glasses on.  I have never been challenged, never had to really work har

My Dad passed away.  It is still unbelievable to say that.  My Dad passed away.  He left us on November 27.  Thanksgiving Eve. He was admitted to the local hospital on November 6th.  He was transferred to The Cleveland Clinic on November 23, after the local hospital was unable to figure out what was wrong, and passed away 4 days later.  He had been struggling with shortness of breath off and on since March, had every test imaginable, all coming back negative....and now he is gone.  My mother has dementia and now she is alone.  I got the phone call from the Cleveland Clinic that my Dad passed and I can still hear the Dr.'s voice.  He couldn't believe it as much as I couldn't.  I spoke with my Dad at 3:00 that day.  He passed at 4:55.  He sounded weak, but better than the day before when we drove to see him.  He wanted to transfer back home as soon as he was feeling better.  He never come home.  Two days before, he called me to talk.  Take care of your Mother, he said.  Do an