In my post about my weekend in Branson, I mentioned that the highlight of my trip was hearing The Twelve Irish Tenors sing Happy Birthday to me. If you’re interested, here is the video I was able to get – the quality of which seriously doesn’t do them justice. (And why yes, I do think I was the youngest person there that day.)
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Sep 2009
In my post about my weekend in Branson, I mentioned that the highlight of my trip was hearing The Twelve Irish Tenors sing Happy Birthday to me. If you’re interested, here is the video I was able to get – the quality of which seriously doesn’t do them justice. (And why yes, I do think I was the youngest person there that day.)
Category: Life in General
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20
Sep 2009
My weekend wasn’t the best, yet I still consider it a major victory for me.
Saturday was mixed. On one hand, I ate like a starving woman at an all-you-can-eat buffet. On the other hand, I took advantage of the beautiful weather and got back out to my favorite hiking location for the first time in months (I’m not a hot-weather kind of girl).
Not only did I get out and walk, but I also walked at least two miles and did the intermediate trail instead of the easy one! I was pretty proud of myself. It was a gorgeous day. Perfect [ ... ]
17
Sep 2009
Wow, first I have to send a big ole thanks out to you all for the incredibly supportive comments so many of you have left on my last couple of posts. Even the incredible author I raved about, Brené Brown, posted a very supportive comment – words cannot express how much I admire her. I told you she was wonderful. I appreciate the time that you all spent in reading and responding to what I had to say. You’ve reminded me that I am not my weight, though it is hard to remember that sometimes when you feel [ ... ]
Category: Books / Movies / Entertainment, Brene Brown
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10
Sep 2009
In further proof that I am indeed the biggest klutz (or idiot, depending on how you want to look at it) in the world, I just succeeding in scalding the inside of my mouth and throat with hot tomato soup. I had just heated up one of those Campbell’s Soup at Hand cups at work and was walking back to my desk. I was so deep in thought that I just lifted it to my mouth and swallowed. I think several shades of “holy crap” went through my head as it went down. Now I’m guzzling cold water and praying [ ... ]
Category: Books / Movies / Entertainment, Psychology
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03
Sep 2009
Shame (according to dictionary.com):
(shām) n.
1. a. A painful emotion caused by a strong sense of guilt, embarrassment, unworthiness, or disgrace.
2. One that brings dishonor, disgrace, or condemnation.
3. A condition of disgrace or dishonor; ignominy.
–noun
1. the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome with shame.
2. Pamela
Oh wait….how did that last one get in there? Shame has been my friend for the past several months. In fact, shame is often a well-known companion for many overweight people. Or at least I’m hoping it’s not just unique to [ ... ]
Category: Brene Brown, Life in General
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02
Sep 2009
Okay, guys, I’m in a bad, bad place tonight.
It was a rough, rough day. It started off when I remembered two of my dreams. In the first, my brother was alive again and it was like he had never died. In the second, he was dead again and we were in a trial trying to figure out what had happened to him. I remember sobbing in the dream. Of course, when I woke up, I didn’t realize that I would spend most of the rest of the day on the verge of tears.
Then I think my mom was trying to [ ... ]
Category: Life in General
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01
Sep 2009
By now, I’m sure you’ve all heard about the disgusting (my opinion) PETA billboard.
Let me state two things before I further state my opinion:
1. I’m all for animal rights.
2. I’m all for people being vegetarian or vegan if that is what they choose.
Now my opinion. I can’t stand PETA. I think their tactics go too far, are often counter-productive in most situations, and in others, like this one and the one below, are just plain disgusting.
My dad sent me this link that I thought was really interesting. I enjoyed the interview with Montel, so make sure to listen [ ... ]
Category: Media
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28
Aug 2009
I’m on a roll here, peeps! Three in one day!
I just got done reading a blog on fabulous Sara’s site and immediately had to run back over here and share it with you all. PLEASE read it and let me (us) know what you think. The story she shares literally brought tears to my eyes. I think more than one of us have been in both Sara’s and little Abby’s shoes.
And let’s all of us, even though she will never know, send Abby a thoughtful hug.
Dear Abby…
Category: Life in General
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28
Aug 2009
Holy cow! Two posts from me in one day!
Now, as I was saying, not to be premature, but I think I’m almost BACK!
You may have noticed that I’ve started blogging a bit more this week – okay, even one post could be considered “more.” I’ve not been back on plan completely and am still eating FAR too much, but I’m eating a bunch of lower calorie items instead of a bunch of higher calorie items. Progress, right?
But tonight, after spending an hour and a half trying to get my e-mail inbox down from over 1900 e-mails to about [ ... ]
Category: Weight Watchers / Weight Loss
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25
Aug 2009
That would be me.
Of course, the night I post about not having such good luck with technology lately, I have another incident to add to the list. I’m driving home from work. It’s another hot summer night, but there’s a decent cool breeze, so I decide to roll down the windows. Three go down just fine.
Not the driver’s window of course. It goes down about two inches and then I hear a crunch. And it stops. And it’s not moving. Did I mentioned I was on the highway at the time?
When I got home, I was able to pull the [ ... ]
Category: Life in General
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25
Aug 2009
Hi all! Thanks to Diana, I realized that my blog had apparently gone into meltdown mode over the past few days. See, it’s trying to punish me for not visiting more often! Luckily, I fairly quickly realized that there was some kind of problem with my last post (“Shoot for the Stars”). As soon as I deleted it, my page came back. Thank you, Diana, for letting me know there was a problem!! And thank you to those of you who commented on the post!
Technology and I haven’t been getting along so well lately.
I’ve written about my [ ... ]
Category: Life in General
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28
Jul 2009
Well, today (Tuesday) was day 4 of weaning myself off of Zoloft. My doctor has me taking half doses for seven days and then half doses every other day for 16 days. So far I haven’t had too many withdrawal issues, but it’s still early yet. I feel a bit more panicky and a few other side effects have gotten a bit worse, but I’m hoping that those will fade as more time goes on.
On the other hand, I’m already feeling a bit more myself in some ways. In fact, I felt better tonight than I have in several weeks. [ ... ]
Category: Health
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28
Jul 2009
Mowing the grass + Sinus infection = don’t mix real well. I did try to wear a mask like my mom does for her allergies, but I felt like I was suffocating.
I still hate it when plus size catalogues that carry sizes 12W and 14W and up utilize models that obviously wear a size 2 or 4 or even smaller. I mean, come on. It’s insulting.
Do they really think that they can fool us into believing that the clothing will look the same on us as it does on them; and
If the clothing makes them look frumpy, why in God’s [ ... ]
Category: Life in General
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24
Jul 2009
Okay, nothing truly fantastic has really happened like me losing weight or winning the lottery. I’m just feeling much more optimistic and hopeful today than I have in a really long time.
First, I got my oil changed yesterday and since they topped off the air in my tires, they don’t squeal anymore. They still need to be replaced, and fairly soon, but at least it’s not as immediate as I was thinking. If only everything was such a quick fix! Guess I should check my tire pressure a bit more often, huh?
Unfortunately, my computer hasn’t been such a [ ... ]
Category: Health
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23
Jul 2009
First, thanks to everyone who posted a comment on my last post. You are all truly wonderful people and keep reminding me that there are good people in the world.
So this week, things aren’t just raining down on me. They’re pouring. And I’m not talking about water from the sky.
First, my laptop has decided to be a pain in the ass. After I reformatted the hard drive a couple of weeks ago, it started running pretty great again, but now it is constantly shutting itself down. After doing some research online, I have a few things to check on to [ ... ]
Category: Health, Life in General
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