RELIEVED! THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY

My sister Kathy came thru her surgery just fine. They believe they got all the cancer. YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!! I realized after I got the call regarding her surgery how tense I had been about whether the cancer had gone further. I honestly would fall apart if something happened to her. She has always been there for me thru everything I have gone thru. We are very close. We don't always agree on everything, but that is perfectly normal. I am just so glad she is doing so well! I know God watched over her. She had a tremendous amount of peoplel praying for her.

FEELING GOOD ABOUT MYSELF!!

I am doing better about taking care of myself. My lower back has been bothering me so much that I realize for my health's sake I have really got to start exercising more and strengthening my back and stomach muscles. I bought this " Body Wedge 21" at Walmart for $20. It is a blow up plastic wedge that you lay on at different levels for more or less resistance. It looks kind of silly actually, but I tried it last night and it really does give you a good workout and it doesn't hurt my lower back like laying flat on the floor does. It shows 21 different exercises and you can't say you lost the page with them because they have them stamped right on the wedge. lol They also provide you with a large poster of them and a DVD. It's quite a challenge to stay on the wedge, but maybe that's part of the exercise. I may be able to stick with this more because I actually liked it and I like the challenge it provides. I don't like things that are too easy and boring.
My pants are starting to fit a little bit looser, YEAH!. Lisa gave me a book last year, (The Seven Secrets of Slim People". It talks about how it can take up to a year or two for your metabolism to even out after you stop dieting. I have been paying more attention to how my body reacts to things, I'm doing much better at stopping before I get full, and being more aware if I'm snacking because I really am hungry or just trying to comfort myself with food. I let myself eat things I stayed away from for a long time and then would stuff myself with at times. I don't forbid myself foods I like anymore.Instead I am eating small amounts of things I really like and allowing myself to really enjoy them. The book is right, this keeps you from going on a binge of forbidden foods.
I am also finding that since I have been staying more aware of how much I use to comfort myself with food, I am starting to get back in touch with things I enjoy doing. Those are much healthier than using food for comfort. I love to dance, fast or slow, and I don't get to very often. Mike doesn't like fast dances. The one time I can really get out and dance is at our Holiday Party, because most of the husbands won't dance, so the women will. Being a company party I don't mind getting up and dancing by myself or with the other women that are dancing. In the past I have looked forward to the party because we always have great food at our parties. This time I went with the intention of having fun dancing and only ate small portions. I hardly even touched the dessert table. It felt so good not to be concentrating on food. I had so much fun dancing. I was up on the dance floor almost all evening. I also didn't worry about whether people thought I was being foolish or not. What progress I have made! It feels great! Then I had people telling me at work that they really enjoyed seeing up there having so much fun!

Happy News!!!!!!!!!

Paula, a wonderful co-worker, had her baby today. She had a very short labor. She went into the hospital this morning and delivered Kathryn Elizabeth , 5lbs 12 oz, 19 1/2 in. just after noontime. They are both doing very well. I can hardly wait to see them. She will make a wonderful mother. I don't know the dad very well, but he's very nice and I'm sure he will be a great dad.

Monday - Again

Another week! What can I say! The good thing is Mike & I only have 26 more days before we fly to see Lisa & her family. I can hardly wait. I miss all of them. I am so blessed to have four wonderful grandchildren, and another will be here soon. I am so grateful that I was able to spend so much time with Maddy when she was little. I am still having so much fun watching Damian and Cheyanne grow up. The only thing I regret is not having been able to spend more time around Isabel growing up. Before long though, I will get to see her much more. I have so much fun with all of them. I can be goofy with them and they don't mind. One of the things that just makes me smile so much is their smiles are just so adorable and they are so full of love. You can tell all of them are loved very much because they are all very happy kids. I enjoyed raising both of my daughters and it's just so nice to be able to experience that joy again with my grandchildren. I love to just watch the interaction between them and their parents. I may sound kind of sappy, but it just fills my heart with joy to be around any of them. This, to me, is what is important in life!

FED UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is one of those days that I feel like if I have to follow another instruction from my immediate supervisor, I could just scream.For you that know me well, and I'm sure those are the only ones that would be reading this, you understand the whole situation. It's really hard to take orders from someone you have very little, if any, respect for. But I keep reminding myself of the goals I am working towards by staying here. That is the only thing that keeps me somewhat sane!

First Thought

Here goes with the first blog that I have created. I decided I needed to try doing these things on my own.

I am on my last lesson for the final course in the third semester in obtaining my Associate's Degree in Accounting. I am very proud of myself. Along with working full time(I have a 50 minute commute to work), numerous tragedies over the past few years,and life's normal stumbling blocks, I have managed to maintain a straight A average. Yeah! for me. I am finally learning to give myself a pat on the back. I also had a lot of support from my husband, my daughters & sons(ok, technically they are my sons-in-law), and some wonderful friends at work. They all have encouraged me along the way in my determination to accomplish this goal. I only have one more semester left. After I finish with school, boy am I celebrating!!!!!!!!!