I am reflecting on how many tools I have to eat well and stay active. It has taken time, money, and effort to accumulate tools that inspire me, fit-in... Read more
I had a BBQ/ Fundraiser this weekend. Fun to help my friend out.. but IT WAS A disaster on the eating part!! I ate horribly sense last wednesday!!... Read more
Lately I feel like I'm eating all the time. My week was thrown off last week because I thought I had a whole week more of getting into the swing of su... Read more
I like these obscure days, some of them make you think.
Today is eat all your vegetables day. That's a great idea! I'm surprised it has to only b... Read more
I know summer doesn’t officially begin until Friday, but I start saying summer the day school ends for my boys. Unfortunately Mother Nature didn’t agr... Read more
It's great to be getting a ton of fruits and veggies in my diet! You'd think I'm doing really well with two fruit bowls out so that the kids and husba... Read more
Okay. To stay on track with my goal I need to loose two pounds in the next two weeks. This is completely do-able.
I am broke, broke, broke for t... Read more
I've had a Greek yogurt every morning for the last year and a half now, but I wonder is it worth it? Reading the labels, and perhaps some of my proble... Read more
You may have read yesterday's blog. That's one way to get rid of frustration, blogging, venting, writing it down. I also emailed the companies, hopefu... Read more
My DH got the Job!
We are Moving to Africa!
He got the call yesterday that they are trying to figure out how to pay him -ledgers and finance talk... Read more
Today is day 11 out of 24 for my Diet Bet. If you aren't familiar with this concept, you can view my profile here: http://www.dietbet.com/player-profi... Read more
Today I tried to go out into the world and buy things. I only went to a few places and the best place to be was the pool with the kids.
I went to... Read more
I've lost more than 50 pounds! I've been able to keep off that 50 pounds!
Sometimes I get into the "I still have 30 pounds to lose" phase, forge... Read more
Work today was tough. I had a decent run today, though. Run 10, walk 5, run 10. I went really slow and steady, and I was exhausted afterward, but i... Read more
I started this focus a couple of weeks ago. Not focusing on it made me gain weight, then keep a certain weight range. I was up 10 pounds from my recen... Read more
For the last couple of weeks the only thing I've tracked are the fruits and veggies I've been eating. It's surprisingly both harder and easier to do.... Read more
I'm as ready as I'll ever be.
I've decided to stop having a bad attitude about the changes at work. I'm not entirely happy with all of them, but... Read more
The trees are in bloom and the grass is enjoying the cool weather. All the plants are mating.
That makes the noses run and the lungs at part capa... Read more
Today I celebrated my 10 year anniversary with my husband. The first date we ever went on was to Red Lobster, today's was also to Red Lobster.
S... Read more
I'm in a slump.
I had a really hard week. I interviewed and was then rejected for a really great job. I had a meltdown at work. I had a pity... Read more
For some reason I'm more frustrated with my kids than usual. They're already arguing with each other and I'm actually glad that they're going to be at... Read more
Hi Spark friends, it has been a long time since my last blog.
We arrived home last Sunday from our three week vacation that took us to Witchita, Ks.... Read more
My kids have been out of school for a full day now and are already doing that bored look. We did get the kids' books organized again and I have them d... Read more
Today I've been married for 10 years. We met in a chat room (when they were still about chatting) about 2 years prior to that while living is separate... Read more
I'm exhausted. But it's been a few days since I've been accountable to my blog, so I'm sacrificing sleep to document my day.
I left work this... Read more
I no longer have a first and second grader, they are now second and third graders.
We went to the Mn Zoo today. I remember it being much bigger,... Read more
I have been gardening for the last 4-5 years on my balconies. It's amazing what can be grown in a few pots. Small sized tomatoes are the easiest thing... Read more
When farms went corporate, they started to use crops that were easier to plant with more per acre. Most often, they are GMO crops. (Read yesterday's G... Read more
When i started losing weight..i was at 298. 2.5 years later im 214!! im losing slow.. but its helping me learn how to change this struggle into a li... Read more
Genetically Modified Foods or Genetically Modified Organisms, these are the things that are invading our plates on a daily basis, especially when you... Read more
Some people think that exercise is the thing that you do to get your heart rate up to a certain range for a period of time. There's that all or nothin... Read more
This nesting thing kicking in to high gear in the 3rd trimester is no joke! I have a million little things to do and no energy to do them, yet no fear... Read more
We get together at least once a week. It wasn't always this way. In fact, there was a 6-month period a few years back that we didn't even talk. We nev... Read more
It has been two weeks since my last blog, and time has flown right by.
Work has been good and busy. All departments are in full swing with late... Read more
It's the last Wednesday of the school year. The forecast says it might rain, but the clouds parting say something different. It looks like it might be... Read more
I had a pretty bad day today. I only got a couple hours of sleep last night. I'm still sick. My water heater broke yesterday. And work was really... Read more
im having a hard time with what i want to go to school for.. a part of me wants to go to school for a medical assistant because its quick and easy. I... Read more
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