Poetry, Stories and Other Stuff

I started a journey back in January and had no idea that I would be where I am now today. Wellness. I started trying to lose weight again but didn’t have much success in the 4 months that followed, even with medications from my doctor designed to help me lose weight. 

I only lost 8 pounds those 4 full months and had side effects from the medications that were nothing short of wretched. My heart…

Losing weight is tough, right?  Well,  I’ve discovered the best system to not only lose weight, but heal your body from a cellular level. With these products,  I’m looking so much better,  but I’m also feeling great!

I’m in my 3rd week and now I’ve lost 7.2 pounds and 15 inches.  My energy is fantastic but not jittery.  It’s a smooth, awakened energy without the side effects that other products…

I Have leaned so much these last 5 days. I actually found myself not eating enough, but thanks to my incredible support I’m getting back on track. My coaches are amazing! 

When I was feeling down tonight because food didn’t sound good, I called one of them. She so kindly gave me her time and for another coach on the phone and we chatted away for a good 20 minutes to see what was going on with me.…

It’s day 5 and today is a sluggish day to be sure. Although I’ve had tons of energy up to now, today I feel my body really working through the process of detoxification.  I’m not surprised. 

This day shall pass. I’m sure tomorrow I will wake up with all my energy again and ready to take on the world. When you think of the years of dietary abuse my body has been through, it’s only natural that it…

Ever feel like you’ve tried everything to lose weight and you just are stuck losing the same 3 or 4 pounds over and over? I’ve been a yo-yo dieter for my whole adult life. I’ve suffered from depression and anxiety, and aches and pains that I couldn’t explain. It simply isn’t fair that some people were born with skinny genes and I wasn’t. Well, at least that’s how I used to think.

I have started a…

This last year and a half has brought about many changes in my life that were unexpected and frightening. Lately, however, I’ve been much more focused on the future than I have been over that time of sadness and stress. It’s such a relief to feel more positive again. More like myself again. 

I’ve been trying desperately to get some extra weight off but my brain and body simply don’t jive at…

It’s Been A While…

I haven’t written in quite a long time.  In fact, it’s been months.  It’s not that I haven’t had anything to say, but I was in a dark place for the last few months.  Depression is a terrible disease that haunts my life from time to time.  Luckily, there is medication that truly helps me but needs to be adjusted from time to time.  It was past time this particular time.

I have been in the darkness…

This is exciting but difficult. Change is hard whatever it may be, and for me that change is my love for food and making it quick and easy. I know it’s only the second day and it will take time to make my changes a habit. I’m not depriving myself either. I believe in the weight watcher’s approach to a new me. 

If you deprive yourself, you just focus more on what you can not have and that stinks,…

It’s the new year and I’m starting it with changes as many people do. My hubs turns the big 5-0 this year and we have both been wanting to get healthy and lose weight. It’s been a long time coming.  Now with his big birthday approaching, we are finally getting serious about making the necessary changes for our health.

I always hear about people who want or need to lose 10 or 20 pounds and I can…

And So We Begin Again…

2017 is here at last! We always start our new year with resolutions that seem to dwindle over time. This year I just want to make some small changes to myself that wikl make big changes over time. I know I can accomplish this, as I have achieved big things in the past and stuck with them. 

My biggest hope for the new year is to have a better year than the last 2 years. We need some good health…

As we age, the years tend to fly faster and faster. This year has been like that in some ways but has dragged on in other ways. It’s hard to think that these last few months have flown by already and we are nearly at the end of 2016!

Last year at this time, we buried my wonderful mother. It seems like yesterday that I was chatting with her but at the same time it seems like it was years ago. How…

Well, I was just done posting this and somehow deleted the whole thing! Ugghhhh! Yes, it was an accident. I was happy with my writing only to have to recreate the post in its entirety. That being said, what a wonderful theme to write  about, the holidays. 

Holidays are times for family and friends to gather and be merry. I’m nearly done with my interior decorations but we haven’t done much…

Well, I was just done posting this and somehow deleted the whole thing! Ugghhhh! Yes, it was and accident. I was happy with my writing only to have to recreate the post in its entirety. That being said, what a wonderful theme to write  about, the holidays. 

Holidays are times for family and friends to gather and be merry. I’m nearly done with my interior decorations but we haven’t done much…

I’m wish that I could say that we always had the most stellar Christmas each year, but more often than not, I find myself wrapping presents and baking at the last minute, preparing for the feast and wishing things were perfect. “This will be t the year I am prepared”, I tell myself each year.  

I used to be better, except about wrapping. I don’t want anyone peeking, because prying little eyes do…

What is more fun than decorating for the holidays? Creating new items to make your spaces look even more beautiful. I am a Pinterest junkie. There, I’ve said it. They say admitting it is the first step to recovery but I don’t want to recover! I LOVE Pinterest! When I can’t think of a project to do or how I want to proceed with a new project, I check out all the fun and exciting things on…

“She’s so perfect. I’d go through it all again right now to have another one just like her,” I said to my then husband while still laying on the surgical table right after seeing my first born daughter. I had a very hard time having that child, but seeing her, here, in the flesh, made everything right. She was perfect. Blond hair and blue eyes. Eight pounds and 12 ounces of absolute love all…

So Many Projects, So Little Time…

I’ve been so busy getting things done around the house lately and working. It just seems like there is never enough time to do everything I’d like to do. Lately, Hubs and I have been working on our bedroom. One of these days it will be the Oasis I dream of, but for now, it is, like me, a work in progress. 

We recently painted our room a beautiful, restful shade of gray which has given it new…