Super Bowl

Sunday, February 07, 2010

When the Saints came marching in....
Payton Manning moved out of the way....

Way to go New Orleans Saints.

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Out Of My Funk.

Monday, February 01, 2010

I don't know why but with the turn of the calendar to a new week and new month...I seem to have found a new me. I have been in a funk since Thanksgiving and leaving Colorado and I think I finally came out of it. Maybe it was recovering from that nasty cold I had or maybe that the weather isn't as windy so I can take walks or maybe it's just God helping me to change attitudes. Feels really good and I'm so glad it's happened.

So today I have spring in my step, a smile on my face and am anxious to get on with my Feb. challenges and goals. Yeah ME!!!!!!!!! With this new attitude and my new goals that I've set maybe now my scales will start moving again.

Happy February to all.
(¯`v´¯)LouLouBelle
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PS: I even went out today and signed up for a awesome quilt class. Can't wait.....

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What a contrast…….

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Yes, what a contrast I see…….

I am sitting and typing on my computer while I can hear my dryer going. I have moved all items that need to be moved off the carpets that will be cleaned in a little while… We plan on turning up the heat and running fans to dry those carpets quickly while we go off and watch a movie. We’ll come home later to a healthy meal, warm home and comfy bed.

Now the contrast:
.I also have the “Today Show” on TV and am listening to the horror stories coming from Haiti. People being treated for terrible injuries, now infected due to lack of facilities to treat them. They have no homes to go to, let alone carpets on their floors. Workers, from all over the world, who have left their homes and families to desperately search for survivors. Children so confused and frightened, tremendous grief of not even knowing if family is alive or not.

We are so blessed to be living in the USA where there’s medical assistance even when tragedy strikes. These people in Haiti, who had nothing to start with, now have even less than that. And I’m worried about carpets drying.

Yes, life needs to go on, so I pray for and donate to the Haiti relief….But it seems so little.

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January 11th………Wow what a day.

Friday, January 15, 2010

Yes, what a day......
I have just chosen as Leader of the Month by Sparks People. Why, how come and what’s going on? Then I read the article and the “snippets” from letters that my team mates had sent in to nominate me. I was awe struck, overwhelmed and thrilled, all at the same time.
This is a bit of what I wrote to my team.

“I’m still in shock. I came in late today, it's almost noon here in AZ, and opened my mail. 87 messages there. WHAT, HOW COME, WHY???? How come I have SOOOOO many messages, this is very unusual.....Then I found out.....”

The leader of the “Osteoarthritis Of The Lower Back” team, LouLouBelle2, had just received the honor of being named “Leader of The Month” from Sparks People.

This amazing team that I am a member of had nominated me for that honor. But I’m also astonished and flattered that Sparks chose me over so many other wonderful and dedicated leaders on Sparks. After all I'm just doing what I love, helping people while motivating myself at the same time. For me it's a win, win situation. Helping members reach their goals by challenging them to do their very best, even when we all suffer to one degree or another from back pain. That’s not being humble, that’s just fact. Believe me when I say that I receive more friendship, support and motivation from this amazing team and it's members than I could ever give to them. They are a very special group indeed.

I am a member of several other teams as well and each in its own way challenges and motivates me. We’re all family here on Sparks. That’s what makes this Sparks site so incredible. We’re a family supporting family, members supporting members, teammates supporting teammates. Members supporting leaders, staff and coaches as we all go about changing our life style for a healthier one, no matter our circumstances.

Thank you to Spark People and to all that have sent congratulations to me, over 300 of them. I am so appreciated of that. But mostly I want to thank our team of awesome members that I am so proud and grateful to be a part of. You are such a awesome bunch of Sparkers…… YOU ROCK!!!!

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No Return Address

Saturday, January 09, 2010

I just have to share this with those of your that read my blogs.

One of my friends here on Sparks posted a blog that talked about “Never Again Island”. She shipped all her tonnage, and other things that she didn’t want any more to ”Never Again Island” and FORGOT to put a RETURNED ADDRESS on her package.
I thought that idea was pretty neat. If I want to never see things again, like higher numbers on the scale, then send them off there. I have yet another friend that thinks of weight as pounds of butta…..…So I have decided to ship off all my unwanted Butta sticks to “Never Return Island” and I WON’T put on a RETURN ADDRESS.
I am especially working on the 5 pounds that I found around the Christmas Holidays. (I hate that lost and found department). I’ve packaged up about a pound of that, (probably water weight) and am going to send that off to “Never Again Island”.
Never to be seen on the scale numbers again!!!!!! I just hope the package doesn’t leak.

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