Now that I will be going to work in winter weather I am going to upgrade my vehicle to a 4 X 4/AWD vehicle. I have spent many winter days stuck in the snow in a ditch etc. Where I live it is like a valley for collecting snow. Once I get out of my area & onto a main highway it is good traveling. The 4X4 would give me the confidence and ability to get through some of this snow. I am also going back to school in the Fall & will be traveling to & from home all through the winter months.

I am excited about getting a new to me vehicle & have started looking online. My car is a 2005 & I like it a lot but not during snowstorms or lots of snow. My youngest son will be buying it over time so I will not be using it as a trade in.

My Saturday will be busy getting everything in tip top shape in the household. Sunday will be spent mainly chilling out & relaxing.

Wishing you well.

I want to get everything done without burning myself out by Monday. This morning I awoke early & instead of just going back to sleep I actually got myself out of bed and did some decluttering in my bedroom. Lots to do there. A bit at a time though. I am going to finish my breakfast and then get on the treadmill. I missed working out yesterday because I didn’t get out of bed early enough and then I was out of the house for most of the day and evening.

I am going back to school in the Fall and in preparation am taking some high school courses to “refresh” my memory. It is self learning, no instruction although we are given an outline and tests on each chapter. It will be a challenge to keep up with the two nights per week & work at the same time. It might be one of the things I let go.

I am fortunate in having almost a week to prepare for going back to work as I don’t always have this much notice.

Off to get organized.

Wishing you well.

I found it on her book shelf but am not sure she ever cracked it open. I gave it to my older sister to read.

It is a powerful book and it is one I refer to from time to time. Louise believes in spending time giving ourselves positive affirmations & mirror work, so that we are looking at ourselves as we say those loving affirmations.

I am currently reading the latest book by her and Cheryl Richardson (who was also on the cruise) called You Can Create An Exceptional Life. It is basically a summary of things I have read by either woman but short & concise.

I am starting to pay more attention to what I am saying to myself and replacing the negative crap I am telling myself with more positive stuff.

One of my favourites is “Money comes easily & frequently”. Others include: “I am a genius & I apply my wisdom”. I am working on others for my health & improving my relationship with my body.

I’ll leave you with my usual closing affirmation, wishing you well.

I think I will start with my rant & end on the positive note.

Phrases that irritate me: it is what it is, at the end of the day, going forward, I seen that, the use of your instead of you are or the contraction you’re, the use of loose instead of lose. Okay let’s start with the first phrase, it is what it is. What the f does that even mean? The man I recall using it the most was a former manager of mine who would constantly contradict himself in the same conversation. He would repeat this particular phrase over & over & it got to the point that it was a trigger for sarcastic remarks a giggles from my fellow employees. I am not sure if the distaste I have for this phrase is due to whose mouth it spewed from or the phrase itself. The next phrase also comes from a political person who like the former manager I am not fond of. During his non sensical political babble he uses this phrase “at the end of the day” so frequently you would think it was a form of punctuation. My issue is that these phrases really say nothing but are part of what I term the current bullshit lexicon. They mean nothing but rather than have dead air the people who use this phrase feel the need to repeat it. Reminds me of days gone by when I was an elementary school student & I had to do a report of so many paragraphs or pages and would stretch out what I was writing by inserting “filler”.

Don’t get me started on “I seen” that. Maybe I am a bit pompous when it comes to the English language but “I seen” is grammatically incorrect. I have seen or I saw but please like fingernails on a chalkboard stop using I SEEN!

Likely one of the grammar errors I see most is the use of the word your for the contraction you’re. From your doing great to other missuses of this word irritates me. I have seen it in published newspapers (ladk of proofreaders) to facebook posts. You are or your’re people not your…… please!

To end this blog post on a positive note. I have been following a healthy regime since New Years eve and today is the first day that my body feels healthy. I have been nourishing it with healthy food choices, vitamins and supplements and exercising it including doing a weight routine. This after a 4 month hiatus into slothland. I am pleased with my healthy habits and the way I am starting to feel. Onward and downward(on the scale) I go.

Wishing you well.

The year I turned 40 I got to my goal weight & maintained that weight for about 6 months. I decided to go lower than the 165 goal weight at that point & have been up & down since. I’ve been fit & I’ve been fat and let me tell you fit is better than fat any day. So how come I don’t stay fit? That is the million dollar question. It’s complicated, very complicated.

This time around I have gotten on the scale to be the heaviest in my entire life (so far). I wheeze when I am lying down. I get so out of breath with the smallest amount of activity and physically feel pain in my body when I am moving it. So it is time to change. My habits, my body, my mind!

I am usually an all or nothing person, somewhat of a perfectionist. Well that has not been working for me so now I am giving that up for living my life healthier, generally speaking. So this means eating healthier choices of foods, eating regularly, say every 2-3 hours and eating at the table without distraction. Yes in the past few days I have strayed from this but not like in the past. I have not gone into beat myself up mode or thrown in the towel. So I guess my goal is to strive for healthy about 80% of the time.

I feel horrible, my body looks horrible and my clothing choices are restricted. I want to cover my flab as much as I can.

I am feeling better about my body and myself since starting this new “regime” on December 31st. My goal for the year is to shed 52 pounds, a pound a week. It will put me in a better physical place than I currently am in.

Wishing you well.

Going to take the day off of exercise, going to stick with a healthy eating plan but will partake in a lovely real whipped cream black forest cake. My & eldest sons favourite. Going to enjoy the day & do only the things I want to do. I am going to play the part of the princess.

Grey, wet miserable day outside. However it is not snow.

Wishing you well.

Gone are the days of partying New Years Eve. Had a quiet evening at home. Two kids were out & about, one drinking himself into oblivion the other involved in more wholesome activities. Drinker son came home this afternoon hungover as “heck” with tales of some of the silly things he did. He called here at 4am but didn’t speak to eldest son who answered the call. Glad those silly days of youth are over for me.

Got on the treadmill for the second day in a row. Found it more challenging than yesterday. Will take tomorrow off as my one exercise free day! Also started using Greens+, yuck. I may try to mix in my morning smoothie. I am only starting with 1 tsp in water at this point upon the labels recommendation until my body gets used to it. If I do not find it helps me feel better or healthier then I will stop using it. Life is too short to be doing something unpleasant when there is no benefit to me.

Happy New Year.

Wishing You Well.

So to end the year on a healthy note & begin 2012 on that same note is my goal. (& to keep it up)

Wishing You Well.

We are also staying in very nice accommodations.  Last time I remember the “cottage” we rented for a few days in Cheticamp.  Yuck with 1960/70′s furnishings including the beds.  When we were holidaying in Lunenburg a few years ago our youngest referred to the motel we were staying in as the “shit shack”.  It was very basic accommodations.  The Keltic Lodge and Spa is definitely not that.

We are also going to spend a few days in Sydney.  Looking forward to getting away and of course the weather will cooperate with a lovely Indian Summer forecast right?

Toot a loo for now.

Wishing you well.

I will be going back to school myself.  I am going back full time in September 2012 but am going to take some high school science courses to “refresh” my knowledge in preparation of next years courses.

I am also going to be getting back to some of my fall activities one being a yoga class taught by a Ashtanga yoga teacher.  This is my favourite form of yoga.

I also decided that since I start school full-time next year, I want to be as healthy as I can so that means getting back to a healthy weight and a healthy fitness level.  So today marks day one of my get my health back program.  I hope to start my full time school year next year in greater health than I am today.  It fits in with my program too, I am going in for Practical Nursing, with the goal of writing my Licensed Practical Nurse.

Give a shout out to September.  A glorious month of new beginnings.

Wishing you well