Well, as I said in my last blog, I am trying to beat the food obsession and rely on God to help. It isn't God I am worried about, but me and all my o... Read more
Not every day has to be UBER active to be fully lived. But the balance must be there. Balance is not always balance in a given day. It might be bal... Read more
In Overeaters Anonymous, I frequently hear people saying “ODAT” or “One Day at a Time.” What does this mean to me?
First, it means that I don’t... Read more
All about 30 minutes ago not sure where Handover was found I sent them to a location that I was told there was a stray pit running I put fliers up tod... Read more
"I was laid down on the bare floor, as dirty and lousy a boy as you would wish to see. Dead men were being carried out about as fast as the living wer... Read more
Praying for all those in Oklahoma Recovering, or Assisting in the Recovery after the F5 Tornado that hit Moore on Monday, and the Tornado that w... Read more
Yes, I want freedom. I want freedom from counting calories, or Weight Watcher points. I want freedom from feeling like I have to eat a whole piece o... Read more
I just completed a very unofficial 30 day challenge that was an interim to our 5% challenge. In this challenge participants set and tracked there own... Read more
I notice KALIGIRL called me out on yesterday's pep talk about keeping a promise to myself. I had gone away from that during a particularly tough patc... Read more
I am not sure when or why "Swimming With Sharks" became a Dream of mine. But somehow it did, and when Ann told me that there would be Shark Feed... Read more
189 went off for me today. I have been living down here in Florida since 1997 but I still do not consider Florida as home. I had an "Ah Moment" 3 I d... Read more
Those extra trips down memory lane brought on by a stray comment could be considered "detours" but they can be so amusing. Such was the "bonus blog"... Read more
One of the things that drove me crazy in my former life as an unrecovered compulsive overeater is that once I started thinking about eating, I could n... Read more
The travelblogs are interrupted today.
Quite a few of our Sparkler community live in Oklahoma. Even if they didn't, I'm sure we would all want to... Read more
Those of us who live in the Midwest get somewhat complacent to the threat of tornados. We get used to the sirens and multiple trips to the basement t... Read more
I'll have you know, MOBYCARP, *I* was the recipient of the first Barbie doll in the house. And yes, she was overpriced (and her accessories even more... Read more
This weekend I read the book -Get out of the Pit by Beth Moore. It is about having victory for good over addictions or sinful actions. My stumbling b... Read more
I'm interested in Civil War history - as I've said before, I grew up hearing about it and visiting some of the battlefields and major sites. A g... Read more
Random fragments of conversations from the weekend float through my head this morning. As I was feeling my body in the "alarm went off do I hit the s... Read more
Close to Understanding
Many years ago, a woman who had written a fairly famous book wanted to interview me regarding obesity (she was a reader of... Read more
...I woke up at the bottom this morning. The good thing about that is that if You are at the bottome there is only one way to go - upwards – the bad t... Read more
The weather in the early mornings has been perfect for an active lifestyle. Yesterday the group of ladies KALIGIRL refers to as "the biker babes" got... Read more
I am adding a Sapphires team chat board post as my blog today. Hey I know it is a lazy way to blog. Hope everyone is enjoying the weekend. Today looks... Read more
We still had a two-hour drive ahead of us when we left Biltmore. Our reservations that night were for a hotel on the outskirts of Knoxville.
Sund... Read more
Wow surprise me I'm still doing it working on maintenance I never threw the towel in NOw I thought about it but I didn't I just accepted the struggles... Read more
I have a friend. We are neighbors. We started going to Zumba together. Our grandkids play together after school. So why do I want to walk away?... Read more
Introducing my new Granddog, Boomer. My son's been on the lookout for a Rottweiler mix to rescue, and on Thursday, he found Boomer at the local Hu... Read more
After 10 days off I am back at work. I am on a 4 nightshift stretch. The good thing is that I thought I was here for 5 nights and when I got here toni... Read more
Antoher wet blanket over my life has been my dealings with the tax authorities that started last summer, It has been days and weeks with nothing and I... Read more
Today I have time on my hands. That is not a familiar state of being for me so I have been floundering today with this gift of time; go here, go there... Read more
Just a little something a friend emailed me today, kinda cute, kinda true:
Noah's Ark : Everything I need to know, I learned from Noah's Ark.
... Read more
"Give fools their gold and knaves their power,
Let fortune's bubbles rise and fall -
Who sows a field or trains a flower
or plants a tree, is mo... Read more
18 I'm sure we have this shared experience. Years from now, we, the traumatized will be stressing over this first world problem (please see the ton... Read more
We followed the same plan in Charleston that we had in Savannah - get into town early, grab a good parking space, then spend the day. Unlike Savannah,... Read more
Step three says that self-sufficiency is a “bone-crushing juggernaut whose final achievement is ruin.” This is probably true in everyone’s life: the... Read more
I've nattered on a bit about doing the CSG triathlon... and in fact, think I shall, but I haven't signed up for it yet. Just because I thought I mig... Read more
