Wet Wednesday

Had an ok day yesterday. Food was fine and I was able to space it out so I never got ravenous. It really is the key for me and it does require effort but it is time well spent. Dinner was pasta with salad and bread.

I got a call yesterday from 24 hour Fitness reminding me I still have 3 Personal Training sessions and encouraging me to use them. How lame am I? I was so excited to get started on a program back in AUGUST when I bought them and here we are in almost March and I haven't used them. Granted I did have an injury in between all of that but still... time to get my sh*t together and get my tush over there.

I recently bought a Jabra Speaker 2. I have had bluetooths before but have either misplaced them or they did not work very well.

One of my mom's caregivers had something similar and really liked it so I decided to get one. I really like it so far. It synced with my phone so it actually announces the call and says "Kathy calling" or what have you. It sounds clear and the other callers have said they can hear me just fine. I spent a little more then I wanted to but I do think it was money well spent. Every day I see people risking their lives talking and texting while driving and I can't stand it. Even this morning while I was on my way in I saw people doing it and it is pouring rain and some people didn't even have their lights on. It is the law here and it seems like people are just oblivious. Grrrr.... okay off my soap box. Until next time...

P.S. Kathy, I saw you on the way to work this morning at San Tomas and Scott :-)

Dropping Bombs

Camelia

How are you guys this morning? I am doing okay. Thank you for the expression of sympathy about my Auntie Dottie. I just hope I can make a difference in peoples lives like she and my dad did.

Yesterday I did not eat much. I had a cereal bar with yogurt and string cheese in the morning and then did not eat again until dinner time. Dave is staying with me this week as he has appts. on this side of the hill. We made tri-tip and had salad and garlic toast. I don't know why I keep doing that but I need to go back to eating smaller amounts more frequently. Especially for evening out my blood sugar. Fail to Plan = Plan to Fail

So, without disclosing the details, I had someone drop a bomb on me via text message.  It made me think how technology has changed the way we communicate and I am not sure I dig it. This is not the 1st time this person did it to me but I am still surprised. I have found out on Facebook that someone has died. While it has it's advantages as far as being able to spread the word widely and quickly I am not sure if that is really the right venue to announce something like that? What do you think? Until next time...




P.S. Just found the funeral information for my Auntie on FB!!! Grrrrrrrrrr!!!

Morose Monday

Hope you all had a decent weekend. Mine was fair. I did get some cleaning and organizing that I wanted to and I did go grocery shopping and stocked up but I did not get in as much activity as I wanted and I did graze too much. I need to eat more regularly instead of not eating enough early in the day and then gorging at night to make up for it. Grrrr...

My Auntie Dottie passed away last night. She was 86.  There have not been any arrangements made but I would not be able to attend anyways. I will work with my mom to send some flowers.  My mom is not up for it. Maybe my brother will go and represent the family. It remains to be seen. I told her to say hello to my dad when she got to heaven. If there is heaven, which I believe there is, then she would have priority seating. She was one of the most selfless people I have ever encountered in my life. She was on her death bed asking about my mom! She also was a caretaker for my elderly 96 year old great aunt taking her to appts. and handling her affairs. May she rest in peace.

Until next time...

Good from Bad

I did not do much last night. I think all the emotions I have been feeling have kinda wiped me out. I did some leg lifts and lunges but that was about it. My arms were sore from the Wii and the resistance evil rubber bands from Tuesday and Wednesday. I had a Lean Cuisine panini and some edamame for dinner. I had forgotten to take something out of the freezer and it was easy <-- you don't want to see my sodium for the day though... yikes...

Since I have been going through such turmoil as of late I wanted to share that there is some good that comes with it. For example, our family while growing up was not big on expressing our love to each other either by saying "I love you" or by hugging. When my father passed away in 1999 we all started to say it to each other on a regular basis. Since my mom has been ill, she has hugged me more, told me she loves me dearly, that I am an angel and can't imagine life without me and some of these things I have never heard her tell me so good does come out of bad.  Another example is Dottie's transition. We communicated with our Chicago family but not on any kind of regular basis but since she has been ill, we have talked more with the extended family and opened a line of communication that did not exist before - good out of bad.

It is supposed to be a nice weekend. I have lots to do at home (slackalacker!) and I want to get out and enjoy the sunshine. I am hoping to get on the bike trail and get some Vitamin D baby! Until next time...

I Am Strong!



Last night for dinner I had soup and a sandwich. The sandwich was peppered turkey on whole wheat bread with Laughing Cow and a little spinach. Holy yumminess!! It was very tasty and I will definitely be having it again. The soup was Progresso Light Clam Chowder.

For activity, I did my Just Dance 3 for about 25 mins and then I used the evil rubber resistance bands. I set it up on the coat closet door as shown below. When I first bought them if you recall, it was not clear to me how to attach it to the doorway. Well, I emailed the company to ask them and they referred me to a YouTube video from another company to show me how. I thought to myself, why did they not just make one themselves instead of using their competitions video?? Oh well, at least I know how now.

Yesterday was a hard day! I ended up calling around 9:30 a.m. and I did get to talk to Dottie and she was able to talk as well. It was a little hard to understand but her granddaughter relayed for me. It was probably the hardest phone call I have ever made but I am so glad I did it.

I called my mom last night to tell her about talking to Dottie. She kept saying how strong I am and how she is so happy to have me as a daughter. I am finally beginning to agree with her. I am strong and I can do hard things. When my dad passed, I got up and spoke at the funeral. My brother and mother did not. It was hard and of course I cried but I did it and will always be grateful I did. Give your loved ones a hug and tell them you love them. Until next time...




P.S. I finally have the reply option for comments! Yippee!

Goodbye Dots

Calories Consumed



Activity



I had an on track day yesterday and it felt good. I made some udon noodles for dinner and added some left over chicken and spices and it was tasty. I did 30 minutes of Just Dance 3 using the Just Sweat option which has a program that you build upon. The one I am doing now is equivalent to a 30 minute walk. The next tier is equivalent to running for a 1/2 hour. I like that you can build your endurance levels. Consistency is the key here. I plan on doing it again tonight. It is supposed to be 73 degrees here today so I am hoping to get out for a walk tonight as well.

My dad's sister is at home in Chicago with hospice. Her name is Delores but we have always called her Dots or Dottie. Her granddaughter even called her Spottie Dottie. There is no telling how much longer she will be alive and they gave us a cell number to call and say goodbye.  I called my mom to ask her if she would call and she said she couldn't handle it <---- she is the tough one... I am the sappiest of sappy people so it isn't going to be easy but I would not be able to live with myself if I did not call. Until next time...

Coffee, Cut and Conundrum

Hello and happy pseudo Monday. How was your weekend? Mine for the most part was okay. Did okay with food but did not get in all the activities I wanted to.  First off, I wanted to announce that Lori won my Gevalia Coffee Giveaway and she has been notified. Thank you to everyone who entered! I will be having more giveaways here in the near future.

Yesterday, I was taking a light bulb out of a night light and it broke and sliced open my thumb on my right hand. Fortunately, it did not require stitches and it's not impairing my ability to type so that is good. I was a little worried about that but it is working out just fine.

So this was the conundrum. I have a Wii and DVD player in addition to a DVR for my Direct TV. When I wanted to use one of them I had to unplug the cords and plug in whatever component that I wanted to use at the time and then when I wanted to watch TV again I had to switch it back. Very inconvenient... so I happened to mention this issue to my brother and he said they have switch boxes to plug your items into and just press the switch to use whatever one you want. Ohhhhh eemmmmmm gggggggeeeeee it is so much easier! It was inhibiting me from using them and now it is just one click and voila! Until next time...