My 8 hour day turned into a 10.5 hour day. They asked me to stay and do a lot of extra cleaning. On an up note I walked over 15k steps which was 6.56... Read more
One of my favourite writers in the universe is the marvellously talented Catherynne M. Valente:
http://www.catherynnemvalente.com/
Her work... Read more
I've got a long day at work today and only a 15 minute break to eat. I think I ma going to bring in a tuna fish sandwich so I don't have to wait to ea... Read more
I was so happy to see hard (okay, semi-firm) work finally taking effect. But of course my inner brat is demanding some sort of celebrating, involving... Read more
Had a good day at home...got up early. Did not sleep well last night so I am tired today. But, the Hubby and I called around to places and we are goin... Read more
I was reading the Spark blog entries today and one of them mentioned something about what is your fondest memory of your father. Well, it got me think... Read more
Home early from work. Slept in today but was woken up early by the neighbors mowing their lawn and our dogs barking with their dog right outside my wi... Read more
My attitude towards weight loss has been rather mercurial over the past few weeks. I'm not sure if it has gotten healthier or if I have started to tre... Read more
Spent some time in the pool today. Had a great dinner with Mom. Did some exercise. Slept late too. All in all a great day. Not many steps though.... Read more
Went to work tonight and it was good and bad. I enjoyed talking to my guests but I did not earn enough to even cover minimum wage. I hate serving on F... Read more
It was really hot today. I spent some time in our pool. I think that was the first time that I got in to the pool alone. Every other time someone else... Read more
The lawn got mowed just in time for us to start getting ready for our vacation. We will be living in this pavilion for about 17 days. It will have wal... Read more
The Hubby got a new lawnmower today while I was at work. He also mowed the yard. It is a mower that I can use too, so he will no longer be the only on... Read more
New Goals for the Next 12 Weeks:
1. Mindful Eating and Tracking
2. Sleep 7 Hours per Night
3. Incorporate More Music into My Daily Life
4.... Read more
Had to go to work at 9 am this morning....when you are used to the late shift 3 or 4pm start times, having to get up at 8 is early. I am really tired... Read more
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Good news. There's one person more active than me in the getting back to good sex group. So ther... Read more
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Ok. Houston we have a problem. Truer words were never spoken. I just got emails from all the sp group... Read more
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sorry i've been absent for a while. working too much, sleeping to little and my muse has been silent. but she sp... Read more
I hit an all time high for steps on Sunday the 2nd at 13047, then on Wednesday I did another 12,400+. I did not break 10k except for those two days. I... Read more
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i've got no theme today. just a song. i've been emailing with a friend about song lyrics (see confessions blog).... Read more
I only had about four hours of sleep last night, so I don't know how coherent I'll be throughout the writing of this blog entry. Bear with me, if you... Read more
I have had an interesting week. I worked 32 hours this past week. For those that work a 40 hour week on a regular basis this may not seem like much, b... Read more
A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motiv... Read more
Well, almost 4 months since my last post, actually.
I have been doing a lot of tracking on my phone using the Sparkpeople app instead, so I haven... Read more
Today is my favourite kind of day at work. It's rainy and grey outside, so there is a nice soft light in the library, nothing too harsh or glaring. I'... Read more
Last night I started a 5 to 10K program with a new app. The zombie one was fun, but now that I'm done with the 5K training, it's all free form. Run wh... Read more
Not feeling well today...just out of sorts. Nauseous enough to not want to go to work but well enough not to call out. Ugh. Hopefully the Hubby will g... Read more
Had a great couple of days off. My husband and I went for a walk last night with the dogs. It was a start to get him off the couch and exercising. It... Read more
The Hubby's graduation was really nice. I am so proud of him. Then we went to Knoxville for my niece's graduation from High School. She is going to Ca... Read more
I have started taking a picture of myself everyday (well, when I remember). This is to document my (intended!) weight loss. But also it is interesting... Read more
Work is dragging today. I have many tasks that I should be working towards accomplishing, but feel unable to do anything productive. Apart from helpin... Read more
Unforrtunately I am not talking about my bottom.
I can't really explain how I am feeling today. I just was trying to get dressed to go out. Not... Read more
I've been so busy lately. But it's been good.
And yes, I'm pretty flipping twitterpated. Just when I think I can be cool, he does something adora... Read more
I had a great week. Caught up with friends that we have not seen in a while. Spent time with my mother-in-law who came up from Florida. Did not exerci... Read more
I don't have much time to blog today, but it's been so gosh darn long that I felt I had to write something to remind myself that I'm still alive, I'm... Read more
Tuesday down. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday to go before I can see him again. It should be pretty easy. Work is slow and boring but I have stuff keep... Read more
So, I'm back from vacation and jumped right into a full week of new system training at work. It makes for long, slow work days. The morning today wasn... Read more
I was a Server Assist tonight at work. For those not in the restaurant business that means that I took the food once the grill line was done with it a... Read more
All right. Today's sparkcoach challenge is to write myself a nice letter. So here it goes!
Dear Emi,
LOOK AT YOU GO! You not only are under you... Read more
Ugh, so frustrating that I forgot my fitbit at home. I can only estimate how much I walked today. And I really wanted to go over 10k steps. Oh well th... Read more
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