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February 10, 2011

Signs of Spring

Filed under: Food for Thought,Health/ Fitness,Life — gardener @ 6:00 am

In spite of my new found resolve to get the rest of this weight off and also start treating my body the way it deserves to be treated, I’ve found that there has been something holding me back. I’ve given it a LOT of thought over the past week or so and when I say thought- I don’t mean fleeting thoughts here and there. I’ve really tried to get to the bottom of why I’ve made some of the choices I have, and quite honestly- I believe I’ve made some progress.

We’ve had some pretty grey days as of late- weather wise, so yesterday when the sun was shining I took advantage and got out in order to soak up some much needed Vitamin D, plus to test out my Nike + iPod. I used it once when we were on vacation to test it out, but really gave it a test yesterday. I’ll write more on that later- but I can see it becoming a source to challenge me to do more and to require more out of myself- and that’s something I need.

I’m looking really hard for signs of spring- but so far, aside from the occasional sunny day- I haven’t seen one. It’s coming though, because the groundhog says so.

February 6, 2011

Back in the Swing of Things

Filed under: Home,Life,Sands of Time — gardener @ 11:10 am

My time online lately has been pretty scarce- in fact- it has been that way since we got home from vacation. At first I was trying to get over jet lag and really didn’t feel like being online and now that I’m almost past the jet lag, I have been busy trying to tackle other things in the house that has kept me away from the computer.

This weekend has been really windy and for some reason the only thing I’ve wanted to do is cook. I’ve done just that and made a fantastic pot of cauliflower-vegetable soup along with some brownies and BBQ pork for sandwiches.

There are many things that I’ve had on my to-do list for quite some time that I’ve decided it’s time to start doing. It may happen a little at a time- but it IS happening, and I love the feeling of making progress. I’ve also had a few ‘ah-ha’ moments this weekend and find myself feeling better than I have in a while, which makes me smile.

What about you- What makes you smile today?

I’m still working on finding a balance between computer time and time at home, but I know I’ll get there. I want to start spending more time reading blogs, since it has been a while since I’ve done that. I’ve missed some of my old favorites, plus I’d like to discover some new faves as well. I’ll probably start trying to give myself an hour a day for blog reading and see where it takes me.

February 3, 2011

7 Years and Counting

Filed under: Gratitude,Life — gardener @ 9:38 am

Yesterday was mine and Marcel’s 7th wedding anniversary. In some ways I find it difficult to believe that we’ve been married that long and in other ways it seems like it’s been longer. There have been times when people have commented that we have the perfect marriage, but in reality- I don’t believe that anyone has a perfect marriage. Trust me, there are times when I want to strangle him, just as I know there are times when he feels the same about me. We do love each other though and we both constantly see that there are ways that we can work on and improve our relationship.

He’s good to me and good for me- and I love him dearly- for that I’m very grateful.

Sunshine on My Shoulders

Filed under: Home,In the Neighborhood,Life — gardener @ 9:00 am

I sleep with my curtains open so this morning when I woke up, I was thrilled to see that the sun was shining. That may not seem like something big, but when you’ve been living with the grey days that we’ve been living with lately- trust me, it’s a huge thing.

I took JJ out for a long walk, basking in every single moment of the sunshine and even thought for a moment that I may need a Sun Hat if I’d spent much more time outside. The skies were blue- there wasn’t a cloud in the sky and I have to say that it was a perfect day.

February 1, 2011

Thinking About It

Filed under: Life,Seasons,Shop til ya Drop,Travel — gardener @ 6:17 am

I was lying in bed this morning before actually getting up, thinking of ways that I could rearrange my closet to fit the clothes (and shoes) that I bought while we were on vacation. Since the clothes are all stacked (neartly, I might add) in a moving box that we used as one of our checked pieces of luggage; I haven’t made much of an effort to move them because I know what is going to be required to get them in the closet.

While I was struggling with jet lag- I didn’t even consider attempting to reorganize my closet, but now that I’m pretty much over the jet lag and regaining some energy- I’ve actually started thinking of things I can do to make the transisition easy or at least less time consuming.

Tomorrow is our anniversary, so I doubt it will happen tomorrow (7 years of marital bliss) but I suspect within the next couple of days that my closet will take on a new look. I’m feeling inspired and this, my friends, is a good thing.

January 28, 2011

Note to Self- Write it Down!

Filed under: Food for Thought,Inspiration,Life — gardener @ 1:33 am

I’ve been seeing many things in the past few weeks that I’d like to write about and when I get these spurts of inspiration, I tell myself that I don’t need to write them down, because the thoughts are so great that I’ll remember them. Now generally, that may be the case, but since this grey matter has been on overdrive for the past year, I should have learned by now that if I don’t write it down, I’ll forget it.

So this entry is more of a note to myself in hopes that if I actually type it out here, that I WILL remember to write down the various inspirations and ideas that I come up with so that when the time comes that I can actually sit here and write- all I have to do is pull out my notes and start tapping the words out on the keyboard.

Sometimes I make my own life so difficult when it doesn’t have to be. Do you do the same?

January 27, 2011

Back on Track

Filed under: Food,Health/ Fitness,Holidays,Life — gardener @ 8:46 am

I think I mentioned before- but while I was home I really didn’t think much about eating healthy. Ok, I guess saying that isn’t exactly true. I did think about it, and there were often times that I even acted on it, but there were also times that I did not. Since the numbers on the scales didn’t change in those two months- I’d say that its obvious I maintained, but probably because I was doing more physical activity than I had been before I left.

Now that I’m home- I’m eating more balanced meals and skipping the processed stuff and even though I’m extremely jet lagged, I am feeling better. I haven’t started exercising a lot yet- but that day is coming as soon as the jet lag is gone and I actually can spend more than two hours without wanting to sleep.

Things are getting better with the jet lag- so I know I’m on the right track to getting through it.

I’m making small changes now before I start exercising, so that once I do begin again- it won’t be some huge shock to my system that I’m trying to do too much at once. I know better than that. Baby steps-

I did get some VERY cool running shoes and even though I’ve used them to walk, I can’t wait to start using them regularly- I think it will encourage me to walk and / or run more knowing that when I wear them that it’s connected to my iPhone and tracking my progress.

I do have a blog for this journey- that I’ll begin writing in regularly once I fully get into the swing of things. You’ll be welcome to follow me there and join in the journey if you like-

More on that in days to come.

January 23, 2011

Jet Lagged

Filed under: Life,Travel — gardener @ 6:54 am

Last night I slept from 1:30-3:30 a.m. and when I woke up, I was wide awake. This was not exactly my idea of a good nights rest and I ended up staying awake for several hours before falling asleep again. Now, I’m sleepy. In fact, to the point of wanting to take a nap right now, even though I know what I should do is take a bath and move around so that I can try to fall asleep tonight at a decent hour. Will that happen? I’m not sure yet.

Marcel started back to work again today and I’m hoping that things will be much less stressful for him this year than they were last. He should be transferring sometime in the near future to another department within the company- a move that he’s really looking forward to, so I hope it works out exactly as he hopes.

I have a list of things ‘to do’ a mile long, and where generally I would be stressing because I’m not getting them done the way I’d like- I feel quite the opposite. I figure things will get done when they get done- after all, they aren’t going anywhere.

Now, I think it’s time for a cup of coffee or something that will hopefully serve a two-fold purpose: 1- Warm me up and 2- Give me a little energy boost.

Lots of Catching Up to Do

Filed under: Life,Memories,Shop til ya Drop — gardener @ 6:50 am

When I ever get enough rest that I actually have something that resembles energy- I really have a lot that I would like to talk about on this blog and my others. While some of my friends are starting to think about prom dresses for their daughters, I’m thinking about the best way to train JJ so he will listen. It’s a huge contrast from my friends with children, but our children happen to have four legs instead of two.

Some people have asked me if it makes me feel as though I have less in common with some of my friends and personally I don’t remember ever feeling that way. It makes me sad sometime to think about getting old and being alone, but on the whole, I know my life is good and I have a great time spoiling other peoples children.

I wonder how some of my friends who don’t have children feel.

Going Through The Motions

Filed under: Life,Travel — gardener @ 6:33 am

It has been several days since I posted, mostly because I’m still trying to get over the jet lag of our flight home. I’m thrilled to report that our flights were not only on time, but also the jet stream must have been in our favor because our flight times were actually much shorter than usual. I absolutely loved that.

Unfortunately the jet lag has me feeling tired and worn out. I keep hoping that my sleep patterns will regulate but I guess maybe I’m expecting too much since it’s only been two days. I know it will come, but right now I seem to be going through the motions and not much more.

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