I am a real person. I have a real life. Things to not always go according to plan, and that's okay.
Last night, I had every intention of going for... Read more
So this morning is going well...I did stay up until midnight last night putting a dresser together. I bought 3 of them about 2+ months ago and haven'... Read more
Well they say it takes 21 days to form a habit so I am in habit mode now. Yah!! I've been tracking my nutrition here on spark for 23 days so for. I a... Read more
Serenity Prayer
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I can,
And the wisdom to k... Read more
Well I am back at it again. I mean I always have been on a up and down when it comes to losing weight. I start strong but the problem is I never finis... Read more
Since my daughter moved home for the summer from college, I've noticed that the "treats" have started to move back into the house once again!
Last n... Read more
I went on a 4 day vacation with my husband and it was so nice to just get away even tho we never left the State it still did us a world of good!
I d... Read more
"Lord, I give up
All my own plans and purposes,
All my own desires and hopes
And accept Thy will for my life.
I give myself, my life, my all,... Read more
From a little girl so very small, how and when did you get so tall?
~Karen Mortensen~
I'm very excited!! Packing and getting ready to leave fo... Read more
Spring is a very busy and colorful time around the DSD Compound, and things are starting to look great.
The front garden came together nicely.
... Read more
I've been working on lining up my new internship for the last week, I haven't fallen off track, I promise! I'm still tracking, I just haven't had time... Read more
2 Peter 2:9 WEB
the Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation
and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment... Read more
I am not ashamed. Well, I am ashamed. But, not blogging it will not make it invisible. I broke down today and ate and ate and ate. Yes, over 3000 calo... Read more
No,
The answer is no, I only had one delicious, cold, sweet and lovely Snickers ice cream bar, but I was going to walk straight back to the freez... Read more
and today it was/is:
br: one slice whole grain w. chicken cold cuts, coffee
lunch: roast beef w. potatoes, carrots, onions; wine mousse
di... Read more
I am a little late posting but my husband Aaron ran the full Cleveland Marathon on Sunday the 19th! I am so incredibly proud of him. He has never ran... Read more
Here are links to a few of my favorite homemade salad dressings. Organic cold expeller pressed extra virgin olive oil is, of course, the healthiest, a... Read more
It has been a long winter, and a very trying time in my life. As I await surgery, I am quietly picking up the strings of my life again....
I didn... Read more
It has been about a week and a half since I came up lame with a sore ankle/Achilles after a 12 mile run. I have been stretching, rollering, and walki... Read more
I suppose it would have helped to read things more thoroughly...
Confusion aside, so far Sparkpeople has been helpful mainly because when I go onlin... Read more
Sugar got a thorough spring grooming this past Tuesday. Have to tell you it's like grooming a statue with attitude! It was a long road from this rel... Read more
Just wanted you friends to know my sister Mary died last night of lung cancer she was 67 and had 3 daughters, Susie Kathy and Nancy.
She has aske... Read more
At the begining of the week I commited to making short term goals in the hopes that I would find it easier to stay on track. Well so far so good it ha... Read more
Yesterday I decided I was going to start using this blog each evening to reflect on at least three good things that happened that day. Obviously, by... Read more
I was recently inspired to make a dish based on Coach Nicole's Tasty Peanut Sauce. I didn't have any garlic or ginger and I modified the preparation b... Read more
This is my 'first' entry, though it is among the hundreds of first tries. I sometimes find myself wondering if anyone slips as much as I do.
... Read more
I woke up shortly before 6am and turned of my alarm. No way was I getting up. I felt so pitsy! My head was sore; I was tired and nauseous. I thought I... Read more
Last week I was lucky enough to visit with my youngest daughter and her family. To visit with them it is a 4 1/2 hour dive which I don't mind doing. H... Read more
5-23: Today I am feeling stronger than i have in a long time. Even though the scale says no weight lost my body feels better and therefore I do! Ho... Read more
Well, the sun is finally shining today so that should help the mood start getting better. I have been so down and could cry easy over anything. The... Read more
Hope your Thursday is going well. Still waiting on my laptop to get fixed. Looks like i'll be spending a little extra time at home trying to get some... Read more
I worked out with the trainer yesterday but did not make it to yoga class because he wanted to set up a food plan for me and it took too much time. Ne... Read more
The goal – do NOT weigh myself every day. It seems to me that every time I try to lose weight I become obsessed with the scale. Every day, same time... Read more
