I have just returned home from dropping my daughter and her boyfriend off at their place. My daughter is 21 and is the light of my life.
I don't celebrate Christmas myself as I am on the path of return to Judaism, but my daughter does.
I am her only family here on the West coast, (my ex-husband and other daughter live on the other side of the country)
As her only family, I try to give my daughter a little celebration to make her day a little more special.
I would like to say that this is the only reason, but that would be a lie. I also do it for me. I won't go into it here, maybe never will, but for reasons that are private, I did not get to spend the holidays with my daughters for the past few years, so I try to make the holiday really nice.
Today, I made brunch and we had a nice time. I made waffles, frittattas, sausage and mimosas. We opened gifts, and we watched "A Christmas Story"
I will be honest, I did and will continue to do Christmas for my daughter and if she has children, I will do Christmas for them as well.
Of course, I will also make sure to expose them to Channukah.
The rest of the evening, I will just kick back and relax with my husband, maybe watch a movie. After all, being with those we love, that is the real reason for Christmas.
A blog documenting my life, school, family, work and my conversion process. This should be fun.
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Monday, December 20, 2010
Down
Had my weigh in today. I am down 6 pounds....mostly water weight, but whatever, it's 6 pounds.
I am finding this new method of WW to be pretty awesome and easy to follow. I am getting 36 points a day plus the 49 extra weekly points.
I also like that fruits and most veggies are 0 points. On the old plan, for example, a banana was 3 points and a 100 calorie snack pack was 1 or 2 points. Now, the point difference may not seem alot, but when you are towards the end of your week and the end of your day and you have a very few amount of points, which do you think you are going to go for? The 1 point snack and not the 3 point banana.
Now, the choice is simple....Have the banana.
I am feeling really good about this and know that I am going to rock the hell out of this.
I am finding this new method of WW to be pretty awesome and easy to follow. I am getting 36 points a day plus the 49 extra weekly points.
I also like that fruits and most veggies are 0 points. On the old plan, for example, a banana was 3 points and a 100 calorie snack pack was 1 or 2 points. Now, the point difference may not seem alot, but when you are towards the end of your week and the end of your day and you have a very few amount of points, which do you think you are going to go for? The 1 point snack and not the 3 point banana.
Now, the choice is simple....Have the banana.
I am feeling really good about this and know that I am going to rock the hell out of this.
244
See that number up in the title? Yeah, that is how much I weighed last Monday. This is the most I have weighed in the 12 years I have been with my husband.
This is not good.
No fertility doctor will touch me if I am this heavy, and I really want a baby.
Also, only three of my pants for work fit at this time. This is also not good. I have some very nice pants that I would love to be able to wear but my ass is so big and I have gained so much weight that, at this time, this is not a possibility.
I am not going to sit here and claim that I have no idea how I got this heavy, the fact is, I got this heavy because I just kept shoving food into my mouth....and not veggies and fruits, my friends, but rather, fatty, rich and calorie laden foods.
So, I made the decision that I would go back and join Weight watchers and get the weight off. The new plan, which is called "Points Plus" is supposed to seriously rock and I am going to look this weight gain in the eye and I am going to drop those pounds that I packed on. When I do, it will be for the same reason that I gained the weight.....because I made the choices that I made and I ate the foods I ate and I was the one in control of me.
This is not good.
No fertility doctor will touch me if I am this heavy, and I really want a baby.
Also, only three of my pants for work fit at this time. This is also not good. I have some very nice pants that I would love to be able to wear but my ass is so big and I have gained so much weight that, at this time, this is not a possibility.
I am not going to sit here and claim that I have no idea how I got this heavy, the fact is, I got this heavy because I just kept shoving food into my mouth....and not veggies and fruits, my friends, but rather, fatty, rich and calorie laden foods.
So, I made the decision that I would go back and join Weight watchers and get the weight off. The new plan, which is called "Points Plus" is supposed to seriously rock and I am going to look this weight gain in the eye and I am going to drop those pounds that I packed on. When I do, it will be for the same reason that I gained the weight.....because I made the choices that I made and I ate the foods I ate and I was the one in control of me.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
These Are the People in Your Neighborhood.....
Where I work, I run a Coffee Kiosk. I get to meet many interesting people. One of my favorites is Duff. Duff and I have managed to become friends, I really do treasure her.
Duff has this ability to make me smile when I happen to be having a rough day.
Duff likes to tell stories about the liqour store where she works and who she works with. I am not exgagerrating when I say that there are times when I am doubled over from laughing so hard from the stuff that Duff tells me.
Duff and I have discussed the idea of developing a comedy routine. I told her that all we would have to do is sit up on stage and engage in a typical conversation and we would have the audience rolling.
Of course, I would probably need a prop in the form of an Espresso machine and Duff would need to have some sort of a prop that resembelled a liqour counter.
Either way, it would be mind blowing-ly awesome.
Duff has this ability to make me smile when I happen to be having a rough day.
Duff likes to tell stories about the liqour store where she works and who she works with. I am not exgagerrating when I say that there are times when I am doubled over from laughing so hard from the stuff that Duff tells me.
Duff and I have discussed the idea of developing a comedy routine. I told her that all we would have to do is sit up on stage and engage in a typical conversation and we would have the audience rolling.
Of course, I would probably need a prop in the form of an Espresso machine and Duff would need to have some sort of a prop that resembelled a liqour counter.
Either way, it would be mind blowing-ly awesome.
Friday, October 22, 2010
People are funny
I work in retail....this never fails to provide plenty of entertainment for me.
The other day at work, I was sitting outside with a couple of the ladies I work with when we saw a lady come out of the store, pushing a shopping cart. Now, our carts have wheels that will lock up after you pass a certain point in the parking lot. This is stated very clearly. The lady had parked her vehicle over by the pet store, which was out of the "Working cart wheels" boundries.
Sure enough, her cart locked up and would not budge. What does she do? She decides that she is going to walk from the cart, which is still sitting in the middle of the parking lot, in the way of other cars, to her car and move her purchases, one item at a time from the cart to the car.
Along comes two of the Parcels. Their job is to help people with their groceries. They go over to ask if they can help her and she tells them, rather loudly, "NO!! I can do this myself, I'm not an idiot you know!!"
About 15 minutes later, she gets her items into her car and out of frustration, she kicks the cart over, screams at all of us that we should be ashamed to work for the company we work for and tears out of the parking lot.
Good Times.
The other day at work, I was sitting outside with a couple of the ladies I work with when we saw a lady come out of the store, pushing a shopping cart. Now, our carts have wheels that will lock up after you pass a certain point in the parking lot. This is stated very clearly. The lady had parked her vehicle over by the pet store, which was out of the "Working cart wheels" boundries.
Sure enough, her cart locked up and would not budge. What does she do? She decides that she is going to walk from the cart, which is still sitting in the middle of the parking lot, in the way of other cars, to her car and move her purchases, one item at a time from the cart to the car.
Along comes two of the Parcels. Their job is to help people with their groceries. They go over to ask if they can help her and she tells them, rather loudly, "NO!! I can do this myself, I'm not an idiot you know!!"
About 15 minutes later, she gets her items into her car and out of frustration, she kicks the cart over, screams at all of us that we should be ashamed to work for the company we work for and tears out of the parking lot.
Good Times.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Athena and my husband....
I have a mini doxie. Her name is Athena. I have a Husband, his name is Dave.
My doxie, she doesn't speak (because she's a dog) so my husband speaks for her. Seriously.
This evening, my husband was making dinner and our dog decided she needed to come into the kitchen, to help, of course.
I told her to get out of the kitchen and she just stared at me ( did you know, Doxies are little demons who like to test the limits of your patience?)
Of course, my dear husband took this as an opprotunity to give words to what he assumed the dog was thinking.
"Oh, you want me to go? I thought I would come in and help you out. In case you dropped something on the floor and didn't want to bend over, I would just clean it up for you.
I like to help, even if it's a sacrifice....it's one I am willing to make because I love you."
Yeah, my husband does this on a daily basis. He does it with a high pitched voice.
It's pretty darn funny.
I don't know which is funnier, him making the dogs voice and speaking her thoughts or the idea that she has thoughts.
As I was typing this, Athena decided to go scavange in the kitchen, to see if there was anything that we dropped.
I asked her what she was doing and she just stared at me, I think she was hoping I would be able to magically make food appear in front of her....She does this alot, and as much as she tries, I still haven't been able to make that happen. She is persistant though, I have to give her credit.
I wish more people had her persistance, would make life much more interesting.
I wonder if they would speak in high pitched voices also.
My doxie, she doesn't speak (because she's a dog) so my husband speaks for her. Seriously.
This evening, my husband was making dinner and our dog decided she needed to come into the kitchen, to help, of course.
I told her to get out of the kitchen and she just stared at me ( did you know, Doxies are little demons who like to test the limits of your patience?)
Of course, my dear husband took this as an opprotunity to give words to what he assumed the dog was thinking.
"Oh, you want me to go? I thought I would come in and help you out. In case you dropped something on the floor and didn't want to bend over, I would just clean it up for you.
I like to help, even if it's a sacrifice....it's one I am willing to make because I love you."
Yeah, my husband does this on a daily basis. He does it with a high pitched voice.
It's pretty darn funny.
I don't know which is funnier, him making the dogs voice and speaking her thoughts or the idea that she has thoughts.
As I was typing this, Athena decided to go scavange in the kitchen, to see if there was anything that we dropped.
I asked her what she was doing and she just stared at me, I think she was hoping I would be able to magically make food appear in front of her....She does this alot, and as much as she tries, I still haven't been able to make that happen. She is persistant though, I have to give her credit.
I wish more people had her persistance, would make life much more interesting.
I wonder if they would speak in high pitched voices also.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Communication breakdown
This weekend, I was at a wedding for a friend. The groom, my friend, had his father, who is a preacher, marry him and his new wife.
This friend is one of 4 kids, I have met his other two brothers and his sister and consider myself friends with them. All four of these kids are "good kids". None of them have had issues with the law, they are respectful, honest, ethical and all around of good heart and soul.
After the ceremony, I got a chance to talk to the dad and I told him what great kids he and his wife have raised and then, I asked him something he had been asked, I am sure, by other people before me...."How do you do it, what is your secret?"
His answer:
"Marry your best friend. When the kids are gone, you are going to need someone you can talk to."
How true. Communication is such an important thing. Communication is what keeps us connected to others, it is what keeps our souls alive and thriving.
In this day and age, when divorce is so prevelant and easy to achieve, I wonder what has truly changed from the days of our grandparents. What is so different, when it comes to the challenges of marriage, that is so hard to deal with?
I think the main thing is the way we communicate with each other. The internet has had such an impact on our lives. It is so easy to real time chat with people halfway accross the world and yet, we cannot seem to take the time to look at the person sitting next to us on the bus and just say "hello".
We, as a society, have lost that desire for human contact. It is so ingrained in us to distrust our next door neighbor that when we find someone who is reaching out to us, we flinch away in horror and disgust simply because we don't know how to take the hand that is extended.
The movie "Wall E" is a perfect example of the effects of lack of human contact. In the movie, People float around on chairs, talking to computer screens and not even seeing the people they are floating next to. It is only when one of them is disturbed by Wall E that they actually look around and see the people and the world that they have been missing.
Some would say that that movie is an extreme exaggeration of what we are becoming, but I wonder if it is actually more accurate than we wish to admit.
Imagine, for a moment, what sort of an impact you would have on someones day if you just turned to them as they sit next to you on the bus, smiled and said "Hi, how are you?"
And you actually meant it.
This friend is one of 4 kids, I have met his other two brothers and his sister and consider myself friends with them. All four of these kids are "good kids". None of them have had issues with the law, they are respectful, honest, ethical and all around of good heart and soul.
After the ceremony, I got a chance to talk to the dad and I told him what great kids he and his wife have raised and then, I asked him something he had been asked, I am sure, by other people before me...."How do you do it, what is your secret?"
His answer:
"Marry your best friend. When the kids are gone, you are going to need someone you can talk to."
How true. Communication is such an important thing. Communication is what keeps us connected to others, it is what keeps our souls alive and thriving.
In this day and age, when divorce is so prevelant and easy to achieve, I wonder what has truly changed from the days of our grandparents. What is so different, when it comes to the challenges of marriage, that is so hard to deal with?
I think the main thing is the way we communicate with each other. The internet has had such an impact on our lives. It is so easy to real time chat with people halfway accross the world and yet, we cannot seem to take the time to look at the person sitting next to us on the bus and just say "hello".
We, as a society, have lost that desire for human contact. It is so ingrained in us to distrust our next door neighbor that when we find someone who is reaching out to us, we flinch away in horror and disgust simply because we don't know how to take the hand that is extended.
The movie "Wall E" is a perfect example of the effects of lack of human contact. In the movie, People float around on chairs, talking to computer screens and not even seeing the people they are floating next to. It is only when one of them is disturbed by Wall E that they actually look around and see the people and the world that they have been missing.
Some would say that that movie is an extreme exaggeration of what we are becoming, but I wonder if it is actually more accurate than we wish to admit.
Imagine, for a moment, what sort of an impact you would have on someones day if you just turned to them as they sit next to you on the bus, smiled and said "Hi, how are you?"
And you actually meant it.
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