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Izzy lost day 2

Sunday, May 19, 2013

I still can't find Izzy Gizzah. As you know if you read yesterday's blog,, the flyers were up w/in 5 hrs, w/ addy/ phone # (cell),,,, and the shelter called, as well as police station where they keep a log also of animals they pick up.

Day 2,,,, she's STILL NOT BACK !! Did get 2 calls, to say she's up by the playground,, which is a bit aways from here,,,so chances are she simply can't find her ways back. :( TEARS UPON TEARS !!!!!!! There are now A LOT MORE Flyers up around that area. I recalled animal control to find out that they ONLY WORK PART TIME !! DISCUSTING FOr a city this large !!!! NO NEED OF THAT !!!!! So I took things into my own control and went out and rented a trap. Its been 3 hrs, so far NO animal has wandered into it to eat the kitty food. I had thought they'd be hungry and go RIGHT FOR IT, and that I/d be letting out ALL KINDS of kitties, posums etc,,,,,rabbits,,, til I FINALLY Got Izzy. I/ve rented it for a week. They told me that she'll respond to it b4 then. I DOUBT THIS !! But, at this point I am just ANGRY she's outside and NOT WITH HER MOMMA where she BELONGS !! PISSED OFF TOTALLY !!!! She's NOT an outside cat,,, why did "SHE" let her BACK OUT when she came IN???? I/ll NEVER HAVE ANSWERED ,, PURE STUPIDITY !!!

iZZAH COME HOME TO ME !!!! It was SOO HARD TO Sleep last night w/out her. I did so in tiny snatches.

  


I've LOST IZZY !! (my Cat) :,,,,(

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Well as of today,, life totally is a bummer !! I THOUGHT when I came back from Denver,,, I had "LOST" IT ALL, except for izzy of course,,, she was ALL I HAD LEFT from my old place. HoW I ADORE aND LOVE My izzah. Now she GOT OUT THIS AM at 9:30. The room mate,,, was downstairs,,,did NOT close the door well (NEVER DOES !! GRRRR) and her cat was able to push it open,,, and Izzy RAN OUT THE DOOR !!!!!!

Now Izzy is an INDOOR CAT whom I've had out on a LEASH (She GOT OFF IT of course !! She's a SLIPPERY THING !) and I let her out with me one other time, which determined she'd be an INdOOR CAT for she just RAN That day WITHOUT Watching where she was going. Today "THAT OTHER CAT" opened the door,,, but, SHE HAD COME BACK IN,,, and the room mate,,, I say NOT TO BRIGHT cause she LET HER BACK OUT !! WHY???? I HAVE ZERO cLUE !!! Tonight she said "I feel bad she's out, I didn't anything". DUH !!!!! I DO NOT STUPID PEOPLE !!!

So Izzy is OUTSIDE !! I am HEART BROKEN OF COURSE !! TO THE MAX !!!! IZZY !!! GIZZAH !!!!!! WHERE ARE YOU????? I've looked ALL OVER The complex (it has over 100 condo's ALL THE EXAcT SAME COLOR and same type of green HIGH Wooden fences PRIVATE Fences out back that you CAN NOT get into. I HAE NO CLUE Where she IS !!!!


I called the local shelter so if she's bought in,,, I can have HER BACK !!!! She has a distinctive mark on her left foot,,,its all white, with a black heart shape mark on it,,, brown tabby/tiger type of kitty, and very small for her 2 1/2 yrs old. I HOPE SHE's OK OUT THERE !! I KNOW She's VERY SCARED !!! She'd OF COME OUT if NOT !!! I MISS YOU IZZY !!!! I always sleep with her,,,, (or the other cats I've had since I was very young) This is sooooo strange NOT HAVING YOU HONey !! COME BACK IZZY !! COME BACK !!!

The complex and other streets r now PLASTERED with pics/info of her,,, I keep goin out n' lookin for her. As does a neighbor , but that'll only SCARE HER for Izzy does NOT KNOW HER. I can't get the neighbor to Understand that she's at this point RUNNIN FROM ME so PLZ STOP !!!!!!! UGHERS !!!! She' feels "its my duty" to help. SHEESHE LOUISE !!!

IZZAH COME HOME BABY !!! Been told they "usually do" in 1 to 3 days,,, what if it goes longer?????

A BROKEN Diane

  
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GRAMMAMARY 5/19/2013 4:41PM

    you're doing everything you can do by calling the shelter and putting signs up.
Hopefull soon Issy will decide this outdoor thing isn't so much fun and will come home to safety.

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MOTHEPRO 5/19/2013 10:19AM

  emoticon I hope she comes home soon!

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MIRMIUM 5/19/2013 10:15AM

    The condos may all look the same but I bet your cat knows the difference! We had an indoor cat that got out once and he didn't really stray that far from the house. They like to hide.

I bet she'll get hungry and come home!!!

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SPARKCHANTAL 5/19/2013 9:54AM

    oh kripes. been through this ordeal myself enough.

once I babysat an extremely shy cat who decided to turn invisible the second her people left her behind. she was under and up the radiators where it was absolutely impossible for anything human to venture into. NINE DAYS. wth...!

and my georgie managed to escape in a similar manner as you described, must have gotten some sort of doggie-shock, and was gone for SIX WEEKS, no kidding. he couldn't hold himself up on his feet when someone finally found him, cowered up in a stock hall for metal, dirty as could be.

when cats are on the loose and vanish into thin air, they are usually within about 50 yards of home. patience, go out when it's really quiet (at night, probably), calling her softly. stop every once in a while, just stand in place a few minutes. keep trying.

let me know when you find her!

to a woof from a meow

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LOPEYP 5/19/2013 9:42AM

    Oh know. One of my cats let himself out a few times and we found him cowering in the bushes near by.
I'm sure that Izzy will find his way back to you. Sending big emoticon your way and good emoticon vibes!!

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CATLADYX8 5/19/2013 9:37AM

    Oh no. I'm so sorry. I too agree that in a few days Izzy will come back. I knwo one of my kitties got out once and ran. He was in the wodds near my yard and all was okay. Keep looking. In my thoughts, you and Izzy both.

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ELLENIRENE 5/19/2013 7:45AM

    so sorry, I hope she'll come back

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FITANDFIFTY2 5/19/2013 2:50AM

    I am sorry,, but I hope she comes home very soon!!! I have 3 cats and would be totally devastated if one of them was out as well. Hugs to you and I hope to read she came home!!!

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PUDDLE13 5/19/2013 2:39AM

    Hey that's awful - we have an indoor cat and are totally paranoid about doors and windows too. This might help too - its written for a UK audience but some of it might be helpful http://www.catchat.org/lost.html>
On the forum i remember someone suggesting trying to call the cat late at night when its quieter so that there aren't so many distractions for puss.

Hope she finds her way back to you!!

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CRITCAREVETTECH 5/19/2013 2:02AM

    Hang in there....cats sometimes go on these walkabouts. If she has a favorite treat that she knows the sound of and comes to in the house (like shaking a can of pounce) you might try that tomorrow. Thats how I found my indoor only cat that got out once. She was gone a couple days too. I know how you are feeling right now. I remember that anguish. I will keep my fingers crossed for you.

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I WILL hit ONDERLAND in THIS Challenge ! WOOHOO !! 5% Chal

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

I am an SPIRITED UNDAH emoticon with the 5% CHALLENGE !!! emoticon 111 There are a COUPLE of goals I WANT TO MAKE !!

FIrst to MAKE the 5% Challenge, which in case ur not a part of the private team , is to lose 5% of ur weight in 8 weeks (If you wish to join the next one, its A LOT OF FUN and WORK, but hey it's WORTH IT !!! Just ask me how, and we WILL put you on the list, this one has JUST BEGUN though, so it'll be around 3 months???? B4 the next one,,,,, I am "guessing" at that date,,,). We do our daily exercise which we can pick ourselves and the amount of time we are capable of, while being able to claim 120 mins of it, though we CAN CERTAINLY GO OVAH !! Also there are WEEKLY Challenges such as drinking water,,,which is this weeks chal,,,, and that I USED TO NOT Like (The drinking of water,, NOT the challenges,,, I LOVE the challenges). THANKS to these challenges,,, I am GROWING STRONGAH AND STRONGAH!!! emoticon emoticon emoticon Learning to do things THE SPARK WAY!!! I used to be SO "CLOSED MINDED". I would NOT TOUCH WATER b4,,and was PURELY A soda drinker,,,would NOT TOUCH a Freggie,, STILL NOT A FAV, but on Freggie week, I DO MY BEST to have 2 or 3 day,,, as I once did NOT LIKE WATER,,,and NOW DO, I am HOPING the Freggie thang WILL GROW ON ME, so I STAY with the 5% Chal,,,, for this reason,,,,so I LEARN AND GROW And IMPROVE as the HEALTHY person I CAN BE !!!! I've always been one to excerise as much as I can, though very limited physically, so for me , personally, that's not really an issue, it's the challenge part I NEED ! For others though it's the exercise that's BADLY needed,,,if this is YOU ,, PLZ JOIN US !!

So how is this PAYING OFF???? My highest weight was 278 !!! When I joined SPARKS I was STUICK at 256,,,, and NOW I am at 205.8 as of this AM !! emoticon TO THE MAX !!!!! We've JUST BEGUN the 5% and my goal is to lose just over 10 lbs,,,, my beginning weight was 206.3 ,,, so I HOPE to make it at 196 !!!

THIS WILL PUT ME INTO ONDERLAND !!!! I am HOPING To do this in around 5 weeks, which is 3 weeks SHORT of the END of the challenge !!! So by June 14th !!!! Can I DO THIS??? Well they "SAY" That "ATTITUDE Is EVERYTHING" and I TOTALLY KNOW I CAN Do THIS !!! So that ON MY PAGE it'll say:

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NEAT HUH?

Now to go OUT for a SHORT WALK. For that's about ALL my bod allows on walking, which is to bad for that's the BEST way for me to lose,,,if my bod DID ALLOW REAL Walking,,, I'd CLEARLY be in the 180s, but we ALL GO at OUR O emoticon WN Paces. This is SOOO IMPORTANT For Everyone who's reading this to realize,,, ur body will move at it's OWN pace.

THis is also baring anything EXTRA STRESS that is UNKNOWN To me,,,,for when I am suddenly thrown into extra stress I DO GAIN RAPIDLY ,, than it comes OFF FAST when the stress is done,,, SO HARD On a challenge. SIGH !!

GOOOO DIANESE !!!

GOOOOOOOOOO ALL emoticon 's and ALL WHO ARE READING THIS !! WHo have ALREADY HIT ONDERLAND and HOPING TO DO SOON, and WILL At SOME POINT,,,especially those who will at SOME POINT,,,,, for when I was at 278, I simply BELIEVED I COULD !! SO YOU ALSO KEEP THIS IN MIND !!! U CAN ALSO !!! emoticon

  
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HEALTHYME229 5/17/2013 11:02AM

    One day I will join you in Onederland. Pave the way!!

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SHARONSPARKLE 5/15/2013 2:28PM

    The 5% challenge is very motivating. I have done better since Saturday than I have in the last six months. I wish I could reach Onederland with the challenge but it will have to be with the next one. I know you are pumped and I see you making it -
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SLFGOLF 5/15/2013 1:07AM

    You can do it! These 5% challenges are the best for helping us meet our goals.

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MATTEROFHEART 5/14/2013 9:55PM

    So excited for you!!!! I hit Onederland a couple of months ago...BEST FEELING EVER!!!! BTW, I am a emoticon in the 5% Challenge! This is my first one and I am so excited! Hoping to get in the 170's,which seems unreal to me!
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JERSEYGIRL24 5/14/2013 8:43PM

    I did not realize how much weight you have lost. That's emoticon We can rock this challenge!! emoticon

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KALISWALKER 5/14/2013 7:58PM

    You can do it Diane - onederland is yours! I will join you there soon.

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Sore? I WAS ! THANKS Sparks ! Article HELPED !

Friday, May 10, 2013

For those of you who read my blogs regularly you know I live in chronic pain. This is nothing new to you. :) However, we are starting a new challenge on the 5% Challenge, so the new Puppies are not aware of this. So just let me say, that I was hit by an 18 wheeler in 92, 3 times, than hit the guardrail 2 times HARD ! this happened in CONN, while I lived in Maine, and was headed back home, with my best friends father following us. He "presumed" we were either dead, or seriously injured from this. We though "felt" that time, we were "so fortunate" in that we hadn't broken any bones (GO SUBARU's ) !!! but !!! OVER Time, we'd go futher and further downhill, with the 2 of us, from severe muscular damage, and neurological damage (as well as some brain damage for both us, though for my friend, it's leading to the end of her life soon,,,, I of course hate this,,,, as she's slowly dying). so yeah, it's greatly affected us both. Wish we had know it at that time, but time has a way of "marching on" and showing the truth.

So today,,,, in 2012 and has been going on since the accident, my muscular and neurological system has been greatly affected. the pain is terrible, but does this mean I am going to simply stay in bed and NOT TRY? NO WAY !!! Though I Usually use a wheelchair (At the moment, I am living in a place due to another situation beyond my control, or I'd be homeless) I do have it here, and even have STAIRS to climb, which is HORRENDOUS , but YET I DO them !!! WOOHOOOO !!! I feel COURAGOUS about this !!! though of course I do my BEST to not do it often each day. HUGE SMILE !!!!!!!!!

So night before last,,,,I was laying here in bed, aftah a day of some walking, (I DETEST Walking !! HURTS HORRIBLY and takes me DAYS to feel better IF I do ! Left foot can't ever feel well,,,, NOT complaining,,, just a "Statement" for others have it WAY WORTH !!!! I am MUCH more fortunate than many others, and I am THANKFUL For this ! Hence "Diane DOES SMILES !" I am doing ALL I can to make this work, til I get my own permanent place. WOOOHOOO ato athIS DAY 11 Well this night,,, so SORE From the walking,,, I was on SPARKS doing some work for the SUD team,, and on the front page was a video and article about "Foam Rollers" so I clicked on it cos MaryAnn(gi) had also told me how well they help her. I went thru the video with MUCH interest !!! WOW !!! I also read A LOT of the comments,,, and how about almost EVERYONE was saying "This helps out with ,,,,,,,, " in re: to their own body aches. I WAS HOOKED !!!!!

Than I clicked onto the excerises. For I was NOT going to buy something I knew NOTHING about ,,,and have it sit around collectin dust. How many of us have done THIS in the past????? I KNOW I HAD !!! And LEARNED to NOT do it. :) So as I went thru the exercises, I determined that I COULD DO MANY of them !11 WOOHOOOO ! AND That THEY WOULD HELP ME !!!

So today I went to Walmart where MaryAnn had said she got hers at a Good Price. I won't say what it costed, but it was Not expensive at ALL !! It ALSO comes with exercises wrapped around it,,, and a web site for more ,,,including video's. I haven't yet been to any of those,,,,for my left hip "WAS" VERY SORE,,,,and that WAS My Intentions for today,,, to get OUCHERS OUT !! next is to work along my spine IF able. For my spine is very crooked,,,, and quite disabled,,, with scolosis. We'll see. I bought the hard one,,,, MaryAnn is saying I need the soft one, but I LOVE the hard one along my hip,,,,,,so I may just stay with this one,,, depending on how it feels along my spine.

I HIGHLY recommend this if you ALSO suffer as I do. Its MUCH CHEAPER than a chiro AND Its available ANY TIME ! Just BECAREFUL and follow what it says. IF IN DOUBT GET PERMISSION From DR FIRST !!! Mine had in the past recommended a towel so I feel Ok to do this.

  
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GRAMMAMARY 5/11/2013 2:46PM

    Hi Diane,
Glad to have you back in Maine. Hope you will be able to find a place of your own soon without any stairs. Let me know how the roller thing works. It sounds like what my grand daughter(the ballerina) uses for her hips when they are bothering her.
Happy to be beginning another new 5% challenge. Need to get back in line again with my eating and exercising. emoticon

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HEALTHYME229 5/11/2013 7:38AM

    I cannot begin to fathom what life with chronic pain is like. My mom suffered for many years before she passed in 2009. Just watching what she went through, I think it is awesome that you have such a great attitude and that you are finding some relief. My heart does ache for your friend as it is so very hard to watch someone you love approaching the end of her life. Blessings to you.

Teri

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CHERIRIDDELL 5/11/2013 12:21AM

    I hope it helps Diane !

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SLAVEBLUERAVEN 5/10/2013 11:58PM

    I always see videos of people using them, but thought they were just some fad. Maybe they will help with the pain I frequently experience that prevents me from exercising regularly. I'll have to look into these. Thanks for the info!

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FENWAYGIRL18 5/10/2013 11:51PM

    My heart aches for you as I also live with chronic pain from Lyme and Fibromyalgia, you have try anything that will take away some of the pain. I wish the best for you! I hope tomorrow will be a pain free day! emoticon

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FLANAGANSH 5/10/2013 10:54PM

    Sounds awesome! Keep it up :)

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OH THOSE YUMMY Commercials ! How can "I" RESIST????

Wednesday, May 08, 2013

"Oh I would do anything for Love" if you recognize this commercial song,, than you KNOW what I AM CRAVING !! OH YEAH !! CHOCOLATE !!!

BUT !!!! That's EXACTLY What they WANT "ME" TO DO so I EAT what "THEY" want me to do for "THEIR" POCKET !!! But, in actually ,,, how does this BENEFIT ME????? Oh yeah,,, it'd TASTE DAHWONDAHFUL !! YUMMY For I am a JUNK FOOD JUNKIE ALL THE WAY !! (Have you heard what the State of Maine is doing for those whom are on assistance with food stamps? They are trying to make it so they can NOT get ANY JUNK FOODS AT ALL,,, interesting idea. If you've EVAH worked at a Grocery store and watched a fam of 4 buy almost ALL JUNK FOOD on them,,, it's QUITE FRUSTRATING ! I Live in Maine PLEASE Do not comment on this political of this,,,it just is what it is) The blog is about CHOC .

SOOOOooooo Since this YUMMY CHOCOLATE commercial was just on,, and LOL OH MY Now a Simple Pleasure one is on ,,, hmmmm do we see what's going on? Its near SUPPER TIME !!! And they KNOW WE ARE HUNGRY !!! Evah pay attention to the TIMES they show these??? They KNOW When to do them.

SHALL I EAT choc NOW??? OR RESIST???

Well its SIMPLE !!! I am NO AD PERSON !!!! Since I am HUNGRY, I'll simply fix a REAL MEAL and NOT have THAT CHOC THEY SO DESPERATELY Want me to have,,,,and also HAVE ON HAND. :)

THis is a lesson, I've learned here on SPARKS.

How about You?

  
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NEWKATHYNOW 5/10/2013 9:13PM

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FIT4MEIN2013 5/9/2013 11:13AM

    Great job! I am not a junk food junkie, but occasionally indulge. Yesterday was one of them. I still came in UNDER calorie range yesterday. I keep chocolate in the house and have 3 8oz bars plus other chocolate in my desk drawer. emoticon I find it easier if I have it around. If I don't, I obsess. I usually end up throwing it out when it gets too old, because I don't eat it. In fact, I got these for Christmas emoticon .....

All of that just to say, this is why one 'diet' doesn't work. We all need to develop our own plans for success. It looks like you have yours. emoticon emoticon

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KELLIEBEAN 5/9/2013 7:57AM

    Way to resist the tempting advertising! We are stronger than their marketing people think we are!

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CHERIRIDDELL 5/8/2013 11:26PM

    Good for you Diane !

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ITS_MY_TURN_NOW 5/8/2013 10:15PM

    You are learning great things!
I am proud of you. Good job.
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NANCYPAT1 5/8/2013 5:39PM

    Love your blog and I will not make political comments about the new regulations they are discussing. It is being discussed in a lot more places than Maine. I am glad you posted this and capped it off with your WISDOM and the idea that there is an alternative to caving in.

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NORTHERN-GIRL 5/8/2013 5:23PM

    Great job! This is why I don't keep chocolate in the house... lack of willpower :)

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