He won!

The kids had another dog sled race this afternoon. There weren’t as many kids today. Some were sick and others had parents entered in a race downtown so they weren’t there. Anyway, Richard and Karen entered the 1 dog class as usual. There were 4 kids entered. Richard came in third with a time of [...]

Fitness update 2009 #9; real progress

This past week has been a great week other than having the flu over the weekend. Even that was a blessing in disguise since it allowed me to break through a plateau. I’ve lost 2.5 pounds this week, which puts me at 162 just under the monthly goal. I think I ‘m going to meet [...]

Cruise bye diet

As many of you readers know, we are going on a month long cruise. We leave 2 weeks from yesterday. I’m so excited. I still can’t believe we’re going, it just hasn’t sunk in yet. It’s all happened so fast.
You also know I’m on a journey to reclaim my life from being overweight. Those two [...]

Get movin’ to feel better

I’m still sick today. I spent all yesterday afternoon, evening and this morning in bed mainly sleeping. I’m feeling a little better today but still pretty blah. By this afternoon I was pretty sore from laying around so much and probably general aches from being sick. Rather than take a pill, I decided to [...]

I’m sick

Hey everybody, remember I said I thought I may be getting sick. Well, it’s official. I’m now sick.
Chest congestion, and stuffy head seem to be the worst. I also have a rather high fever (102.3 last time I checked). I’m coughing up green gunk. I suppose that’s good but, yuck. Better to get [...]

At what cost?

I just read an article that said Sec. of State Hillary Clinton (that still sounds strange to me) is more interested in the global economy than human rights. This troubles me. At what cost is she willing to overlook basic human rights in order to concentrate on the economy. I agree that the global economy [...]

Fitness update 2009 #8; new videos

I’ve lost a pound and half this week, putting me just under 165. I still have another pound and a half to lose before meeting this month’s goal. I gained back some of last month’s loss at the beginning of this month so with the shorter month, I’m to work extra hard these last few [...]

Swimming improvement

We went to the gym again yesterday. My husband and I swam while the kids played at the play area. This makes the third time I’ve gone swimming this week. Wednesday I swam 10 laps in 15 minutes after water aerobics. That was a personal best. Friday, I swam and a woman gave me some [...]

Annoying voice mail

As part of my job, I leave a lot of messages for people as I return their calls about apartments. Usually, I’m able to reach the person or leave a message and they call back. However, the rest of the time I’m frustrated with full voice mailboxes, voice mail not set up, or voice mail [...]

Fitness update 2009 #7, the scale went UP

This week has been a bit of a challenge. Sunday was my birthday and we went to a fancy buffet brunch. Yummy but full of calories. That set me back a few pounds. Today I’m back down to 166.25 which means overall I’m up a pound for the week.
I’ve been working to get back on [...]