Jun 03 2009

So You Had A Bad Day

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When I say I had a bad day, when I say I’m having a bad week, in this case I mean it the way one might say that about a child who’s being especially cranky and recalcitrant in an an attempt to gain some level of control over her life. Because that is truly how I’m feeling at the moment.

Or to put it another way: Dear Sir, I’m finally feeling like my life is starting to come together in a way that I like, so quit stepping on my petunias. Thank you.

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Apr 13 2009

Find a Penny, Pick It Up…

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Comfort. Sometimes the hardest thing to find, sometimes the most important thing to have. And sometimes something that can be found in the last place you’d expect.

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Mar 16 2009

Bits and Pieces

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Scattered. That’s the best word I can come up with to describe how I’m feeling about things right now. Scattered.

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Mar 05 2009

The Little Things

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Sometimes, it’s the little things that make a difference.

After work, I went grocery shopping. I bought more things than I intended to, but I bargained with myself on some of them. You know… “Ok, you can buy a couple new flavors of spray salad dressing that are on sale, but only if you take them to the office. Too much dressing at home already.” Or “Ooh, Kix. Haven’t had Kix in forever. But I might waste them. Ok, I can get them, but I have to portion them out into single servings as soon as open the box.” Got all my groceries home, and I stuck to my plan. Packed a back with the things I said I’m going to take into the office. Portioned out the Kix into 1 cup servings.

I ended up with an odd extra 1/4 cup of Kix, so I decided to add 1 cup back to that and have cereal as part of dinner. I had 10.5 Points left for the day. So as I was making my bowl of Kix, I pondered just what to do with those. Tonight 10.5 Points got me:

  • 1 1/4 cup Kix cereal
  • 4 oz whole milk (poured part on my cereal - I eat my cereal just barely damp with milk - and drank the rest)
  • 1 banana (cut in half, and then in half again long ways)
  • 2 tsp peanut butter (sandwiched between banana quarters)
  • Betty Crocker Warm Delights Mini Molten Chocolate Cake
  • 1 cup sliced strawberries
  • 2 Tbsp Reddi-Wip

Which, oddly enough, may be the most satisfying and nutritionally balanced evening of food I’ve had in a while. And that is a little thing that can make a big difference.

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Mar 03 2009

Water Feature

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*Pop*

.oO( Pop? )

*wshhhhhh*

.oO( That can’t be good. )

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Feb 26 2009

Get Well Soon

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I found out today that my little sister is sick, and they aren’t sure what’s wrong with her. Doctors are being seen, tests are being done, but no answers yet.

Anyway, if anybody has a few happy thoughts or prayers to spare, send them in her direction.

Love you, Sister Bear.

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Feb 25 2009

Pardon My Slobbering…

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The last few years of my life have been an exercise in “Learning to Like Myself” in many many ways. I’ve been slowly (slooooowly) working on improving and changing the things I don’t like as much about myself, or learning that “hey maybe that’s something to be embraced instead of changed” in some cases.
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Feb 19 2009

Butterflies in my Bento

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I’ve been slack in my lunch packing for a while now, so I decided to get back to it today. My grocery trip Tuesday night was done with lunch ingredients in mind, so I had some options.
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Feb 17 2009

48 Days

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I’ve mentioned any number of times that I’m following the Weight Watchers plan to lose back the weight I gained at the end of 2007. I started back right at the new year, following the plan, doing the things that I knew would make this happen, as long as I stuck to it.

We are now 48 days into 2009, and as of today, I’ve lost 9 pounds. This is something for which I’m very proud of myself.

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Feb 15 2009

Good Day, Sunshine

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Today was a good day.
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