Things on My Mind!

So our cold snap is supposed to break today.

I did have to venture out and spent about

two and a half hours shoveling snow,

not fast mind you and I do have some weight

behind me so Cinner as a snowdozer

works not so shabby when you are in dire need.

Hubby was on cal.l and was called out a couple of times

so Cinner was left alone quite a bit, I finally did

catch up on a few things as pertains to the household errands,

not interesting enough to talk about.

I worked on a toilet paper roll project for all my paints,

brushes, and pens. It is turning out quite nicely and what a space saver

it is. So I guess I am doing my part on recycling toilet paper rolls.

I cooked a pot roast on the weekend, minus the yorkshire

pudding and gravy. I lost 9 pounds at my Weight Wise meeting

last week. So I was thrilled with that.

Things that I read this week, there is a form of treatment

where you get frozen to help eliminate cellulite, refresh your skin,

recharges your system. It is at some crazy temp and you are in a controlled

environment. The lasting effects are apparently temporary. It is supposed to help

with the brain too.....my theory is if I find minus 35 cold, I am not going any cooler than that,

I have to honestly admit than when I have come inside from being outside and cold,

I certainly don't check the cellulite on my legs or behind because you can't bend anyways,

and frankly at that point of the day if anyone else wants to tell me about the cellulite

well they better step away from the person resembling a walrus where the snow

and sweat have melded into two tusks of ice. As for my skin yes it is refreshed

and glowing bright cheery rosy red which could also resemble a tomotao with the 

skinned peeled but I am going with refreshed. As to benefits to my brain,

absolutely because when I went by the mirror and saw myself scarf, toque, black

mascara running down my face, ice covering my scarf, hair in disaray what was sticking 

from under the hat, big warm fuzzy socks, baggy sweat pants,

......it was like running into a brick wall and realizing,

Cinner your not all that and a bag of chips in this gear.

No wonder I never had any children, just saying..

One of my neighbors was outside shoveling too,

His glasses were frozen and all fogged up

so he could hardly see me I am sure,

I did think to myself I bet yah he can hardly see the snow,

he was not shoveling all the sidewalk either.

I thought to myself maybe he has froze his brain already.

We wished each other a Great Day,

proof we had both spent too much time outside.

Thanks for showing up at my window. I was so thrilled

by all the comments and those of you who visited.

Truth be told I am a winter lover.

Do you believe it or not?

Until next time,

Rethinking My Priorities!

I love these doors for many reasons.

I look at them and I am reminded that life is about choices,

whether your day be good or bad,

or whether we even choose to come out behind those doors.

I worked for 23 years and then when I became ill with Cataplexy,

I became very isolated....Cataplexy is the loos of muscle control

usually triggered by strong emotions. My mostly have been triggered

by laughter. I am doing quite well with it at the moment,

for more info see my Cataplexy page. Because Cataplexy is a symptom

of Narcolepsy I have been prone to Excessive Day Time Sleepiness as well.

So due to this and not changing my lifestyle I have reached an all time

weight high. My problem is that I am not consisted with my efforts.

I know what I am doing wrong and what I should be doing to make 

things right.

When I was working at 250 I could work twelve hour days,

no problem, socialize, was active, full of life.

And then when I got Cataplexy I lost all my independence.

I could not go out alone for I never knew when I would fall or how long

they episodes would last. I could not drive, hardly walk, to put one foot in front of

the other was almost impossible. So I learned to hide behind the doors of my house.

I know it sounds crazy, it was easier, it was safer,

Things have gotten better since my surgeries as far as health wise,

but the weight remains an issue.

When you read this tomorrow I will have made my way out of the house

by myself to something new.

Working a Weight Wise Program

to change my lifestyle before I need to make my decision about

various types of surgeries..

Over two years ago I watched my Dad die

due to heart failure and I vowed I would take care of my health.

That I would not be the one on that stretcher

way too early in life.

I have hid behind these walls, afraid to go out.

My husband has offered to take me,

I have told him no that I need to do this on my own.

I need to use the options that are available for me.

With the help of trained professionals we will set up a plan

for me to follow and work on.

You see you just don't go and have a gastric bypass done,

because if you have not worked on why you got to the way you did,

it won't change just because you had surgery.

Since I have been so isolated and safe in my home in the sense of

I am not afraid of falling, or cars backfiring, or being startled, or seeing

something funny that will trigger a spell.

I have to do everything I can to get back out there,

and the only way is to do these things on my own.

I have been called to this program twice before

and chickened out, yes I  did,

but not this time.

..........

My husband thinks I don't need to change anything about me.

The man is in denial as to health issues that are slowly developing

because of my weight.

We will work through it,

Nurses, Dieticians, Doctors, Occupational Therapist,

Behavioralists, etc. I will be in the best hands I have 

allowed myself to be and I think I would be

doing myself a diservice if I don't work my

hardest to make this happen.. I will be working

with the Dietician on a No Wheat Plan

as it has been very successful for a couple of friends of mine.

...................

I don't want to talk much about this on my blog

but I did want to acknowledge that some things in life are not easy,

My main obstacle right now is getting out the front door

in the morning....

I do fit out the door and I don't want to hide away

behind these doors anymore.

I have to admit I will worry all night

but I know I will be just fine once I get there.

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Besides if I am going to sky dive when I am 50,

I better work at this goal,

because I want a healthy life ahead of me.

..............

Thank you for reading,

I admit I could be considered a hermit,

Maybe that is why I find so much to appreciate

with nature and its gifts everyday.

.........

On a lighter note Hubby said to me tonight,

He has figured out how To Have The Happiest Marriage.

So I ask how,

Well we should go out twice a week for dinner.

He will go out one night,

and I on another!

You have to know him with his sense of humor

it was very funny.

........

May you enjoy your day

and face things

head on!

These Boots Were Made For Walking

Source: browneyedfox.squarespace.com via Cindy on Pinterest

These boots I found on Pinterest, yes that is where I have been.

Now every now and then you find something that screams your name

unfortunately no it was not my husband in the throws of passion,

it was this pair of boots. If I were a pair of boots these would be them,

fun loving, artsy fartsy, joyful, flower child, living with attitude,

rockin out, getting down, diva baby.....getting my groove on

walking down the street. Would I strut, yes probably like a chicken,

but I would know in those boots I was all that and a bag of chips.

Do I worry about the rest of the outfit no because those are

some draw me some attention my way boots.

Slapped by a piece of reality,

me in orthotics walking the dog,

No the dog should not notice.

............

Can you guess how many cups of coffee I have had this morning,

there just may be a surprise.
Have a wonderful weekend,
I hope to get around to visit everyone.
Take Care,
Cinner

A Wedding Winter Wonderland!

Hi Everyone, we have returned safe and sound  and are back from

celebrating my younger sisters wedding.

If you can believe it the day before there was hardly any snow,

and this is what we woke up to. My sister had called first thing as I was staying at my other sisters.

She said Have you looked outside? I could sense her annoyance,

and I said Think of it as a Gift from God, knowing that as I am saying it,

she is still wishing for better weather.

Surprisingly it did not put a damper on the day,

although a few friends and family could not come because of the roads.

My sister looked beautiful, and her two boys walked her down the aisle.

To me the boys looked so handsome, of course I have never seen them dressed up like this before.

The younger one at the end of the day said he was never wearing shoes like that again,

that his feet were killing him and he was going to get married in his bare feet.

Here is the lovely couple leaving the church

to the song I Feel Good by James Brown.

They are both so happy.

The only sad thing of the day was all of us missing our Dad,

especially my Mom. It was the first family function since he died May 30, 2009.

We know he was watching from above and would have been very proud and happy for

my sister. The next day, after the wedding, my older sister had the rest of the family over to her house,

the snow was melting, water was running, and the boys and Uncles played Cribbage for part of the afternoon.

......

We came home on Monday, the weather is beautiful and signs of Spring are all around us.

My husband is off on holidays this week, so I am enjoying the time with him.

We were going to go to the mountains but with the storm that had blown in, we opted to go another time.

It turns out the honeymooners went to the mountains....like we wanted to crash their time alone.

.........

I hope you have all been well and know I will be around to visit your blogs and you

all very soon.

Until next time,

Have Your Very Best Day.

It Is Here.

As the sun rises yet again, it brings with the new day,

also a New Year.

2011.

I take a deep breath, and I feel peace and comfort.

My heart feels light, my soul happy.

I feel hopeful and truly blessed.

I want to wrap my arms around every new day

and be grateful for new beginnings, second chances,

renewed faith, new opportunities,

........

Our New Years Evening was very Quiet,

just the two of us,

just the way we wanted it to be.

.........

We are spending time with family today,

and probably play crib or cards.

The weather is supposed to warm up,

so will try to walk the dog today as well.

.......

I hope you have your very Best of Days,

and that your New Year is off to a wonderful start.

I usually take down any Christmas decorations on the 2nd.

How about you do you leave them up longer.

Well I must be off to sleep now,

as morning comes real soon.

What am I doing up at 356 in the morning?

..............

Happy New Year to all.Take care,

Until next time

Cinner

Canadian Pile of Snow!

This was outside my back door a few months ago.

Can you tell they were just waiting to get in.

This was a few days ago. He is not moving for nothing!

He is having one of those cozy lazy weeks.

If there is a reincarnation I am coming back as him,

He really has it too good around here.

This was me playing around with textures last night.

For some reason I love it, do you see a mysterious side of me?

If all it takes is a little texture well then I got that handled.

This was taken on Tuesday, it was a beautiful nice lovely day.

This is today about an hour ago after shoveling snow for the third time today.

What makeup was there has slid off my face ,

and the snow well it is still coming down.

so you know that Best Ever Day I say,

today I am thinking that is the biggest Canadian pile of snow (____)

I have ever heard!

.................

Also today I had a doctors appointment at 9 am.

I am sound asleep and I hear bang bang bang at my door.

It was my sister in law at 8:47 am to pick me up.

She says what are you doing?

So I knew if I could get dressed, wash my face, brush my teeth, etc

and leave in five minutes I could still make it on time.

So out into the blizzard we went,

We get into her car, and I say huffing and puffing,

I don't even know if I had time to put on my drawers.

That set me into one cataplexy spell after another,

and she was telling me to quit laughing,

I could not say anything.

So we make it to the doctors office,

and I kid you not my SIL parked the furthest away

she possibly could, because she is all on this

exercise kick and is trying to help me (bless her heart).

So as we are rushing with our heads down running against the wind.

I see my doctor pass me...I kid you not.

I was huffing and puffing and I just knew there was no way I could catch him.

Anyway finally I am in the office, I have been ditched by my SIL as she had to go to the post office,

so we went our separate ways at the door.

I get up there yes 8.59 am.

Wheeeew.

Then they put me in the room, the doctor will be right with me,

I am thinking, oh just let me catch my breath first, but I went along with it.

The next thing you know I have a hand on my shoulder,

and a voice leaning into me saying Cindy you need to wake up.

It was the doctor, he apologized for being late and making me fall asleep waiting for him.

He was never so helpful, I think he went into shock when he saw me,

because he kind of jumped back.....this happens when I have no makeup on.

......

so thats how my day started, and it has been one of those days

ever since.

All I know it was a good thing to get home,

and find out I had put on my drawers...

I could hear my Grandma saying,

Always wear clean underwear,

in case your in an accident,

or have I just heard the saying so much

that I think my Grandma said it.

I think I shall sleep on 

that.

..........

I hope your day is a bit smoother and slower than mine.

Until next time.

It Has Come to Pass

So I am back in the land of the living,

Thank you for all the Get Well wishes, they meant a lot to me.

I got up this am at six to say goodbye to hubby before he went to work.

Then stayed up had a hot cup of coffee to warm my bones,

turned on the fireplace, covered in a blanket,

and lucked out and watched a movie from 1994.

Jessica Tandy and Bridget Fonda starred in

Camilla.

What a beautiful movie!

If you ever get a chance it is a must see,

especially if you are a music lover.

.......

So the day started with a feel good movie

and now I can sit and watch the snow falling as I am typing.

Oh yeah we have a lot of it and now I have to find my winter coat,

heavy boots, warm mits, scarf, and the shovel.

I know where everything is, I am just not prepared for it,

as I was holding off as long as I could.

.......

So I will shovel and take my time.

and if I am energetic I will do the houses on each side of us.

I have great neighbors, sometimes they do it for us,

they are all working but I, so ta da....

It will depend how cold it is.

............

Pot roast tonight for supper,

Easy for me to do,

First time I have craved anything since my cold.

.........

I hope you have an awesome day,

be well where ever you are,

and smile because 

you may not have to go in the snow

to shovel.

If I laugh and fall I promise I will make a snow angel for you.

Have your Best Day Ever

Isn't it a bright sunny day.

Beautiful sunny flowers,

Beautiful sunny rays,

the colors of my curtains lightened by the exposure to the sun.

The air was fresh, the light shining on my furniture,

indicating a light layer of dust that would have to wait for another day.

I had other plans, I lay down to enjoy the peace and beauty of my room,

my home  is more like a cabin than a big fancy house,

It was the last day of August and summer had been good to me,

The sun was shining on my face,

I had to close my eyes,

and the rays were as if they were made just for me.

I got lost in my thoughts of all I had accomplished this summer,

learning to say no for the sake of my health,

learning that it is okay to disappoint someone,

If it is for the sake of your health or if they are toxic for you.

I know my own strength and daily I see that opportunities

may be soon right around the corner for me,

and that is an unbelievable feeling.

I have learned that just as I am, 

that I am enough, I really have

become okay in my skin,

and so excited for my future

to unfold however it may.

It is nice to have dreams again and to see some doors opening up for me.

I  see some hope with my health and that is like winning the lottery.

I am in an amazingly positive frame of mind,

have a fabulous day,

........

Update on that silly sign, I am over it.

new mornings, new gifts, new trials and tribulations,

I am working on my gift of jewels card when I get up,

and just may write a few other letters.

I will be going for a walk and trying to speed up a bit.

Have a great day, be well,

and I hope we all laugh until our bellies ache.

They jumped the fence.

 

When we moved into our home,

the next door neighbors yard was over run with flowers.

They cam in with a gas powered weed wacker,

It about broke my heart.

Over time though the flowers have seemed to make their way

into my  yard.

This year I have hollyhocks about 4 feet high.

So sometimes what seems to be a bad thing

can turn around and become a good thing.

I have fabulous wild flowers that grew in their yard that have made 

their way into mine,

it is like they walked right into the proper yard

where they will be loved, fed and watered

so sometime it is greener on the other side of the fence.

The kids that live there now are like grandkids,

too busy to take care of a yard,

so they lawn mow everything.

But what goes on in their yard is none of my business,

I see this beautiful summertime gifts from God,

that are not appreciated.

So when they make it to mine,

the flower lover in me can rest peaceful.

I hope you take time to smell the flowers today.

until next time,

Love Between a Mother and Daughter.

 

She sat in her hiding spot,

hanging her head supported by her hands,

elbows rested upon her knees,

The tears of anquish , blame, anger, saddness,rage and hurt,

rolling down her face like a waterfall runs down a mountain.

How could they have done this to her, how could she have let them,

Did she not yell or scream loud enough,

Did she not fight hard enough,

She could not tell anyone,

then she played the blame game for years,

She was smarter than to get into that car with them.

Her friends told her not too, but she did.

She faced the next year in absolute turmoil,

her parents wondered why their child had changed,

She could not tell them for she was sure her Dad would kill them,

So she held this all in at age fourteen,

She repressed her memories until they were gone,

She later learned in life they are never gone,

All came surfacing back for her when one of them had died,

She wondered was it her fault, for she had thought that many times.

And she cried, and still she told no one.

She told no one until she kept dreaming the same dream 

over and over again,

She had gotten married and she finally told him about it,

and then the dreams stopped for awhile.

She went to a therapist to help her with this,

She seemed to be doing better,

And she learned to forgive herself for not having the sense to have filed charges.

She never told her father,

she told her Mother this year in Spring,

Her Mother asked her where had she been when this had happened,

and why she had not been told before.

She reached her hand to her Mothers and they held each other and cried.

And then my Mother and I walked into the house,

bonded closer than ever before.

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I decided to write this because of the bravery of two other bloggers that have shared their stories.

Thank you Sara and Gail.

And to let others know they are not alone, and that it is never their fault.

A Short Story!

 

It was the late 1800's, This young couple,Nicolia and Nathanial had come both from well to do families.

The town they were from was been taken over from the outlaws that had come into town, they were going North and West seeking gold. If riches were found they would come back into the town. They really were not only a danger to the people around them, but also to themselves. It was a different time, a different place.

There were the rich and the ones that wanted to be rich. Nathanial and Nicolia knew that they had to leave and find a place to start  over, and make a new home. Nathanial had been offered by the people of the town the position of local Sheriff. He had never killed a man and had no intention of starting. It was an honor for him to be asked, but he was his own man and  would live by his own rules. There were other men that were more qualified to be Sheriff than he. They said there goodbyes and left for Canada. It was a long, hard treacherous trip and they entered into wilderness that really was no place to take a lady. They kept their end goal in mind and prayed on it every day. They had one another and even though they were tired, they kept going.. They had no idea of the dangers that lurked before them. They were thrilled by the big burly guide, He seemed a little rough on the edges, but behaved like a true gentleman.. They managed to hunt to feed themselves. People had been very few and far between. They continued on into a strange country of beauty like no other. Luckily they had started there trek in early Spring as it was very possible they would not have survived the travel through the harsh mountains. After many days the guide, whom they had learned his name was Boomer seemed in very good Spirits. It would be soon now he said, This gave them new hope that all would be as they had hoped. The long travel was starting to show the wear on everyone, although they were determined not to show any weakness, as they all needed to stay strong for the others.
 

They managed to cross the mountains, and if what they had been told they would find there new home soon.
  

Boomer had scouted ahead, and came charging back on his beautiful horse, all excited saying he had found

some settlers ahead. The food would be plentiful, they were already building a church, and stores were going up. The people seemed mighty friendly. When you find land you want to claim you have to put a flag into the ground and then in to town where it will be put into your name. Nathanial and Nicolia hugged one another. They would keep scouting to see what they would find.
 

This was their first house they built together, it was nothing like what they were used to, but it had to be up before winter. The land they picked was very prosperous and anything the two touched turned to gold,

They were very well thought of in the area. In a few years they had six children and had built a better house.

 

Nathanial had done very well for himself, hunting, fishing, became a cattleman. He eventually moved his parents to live with them, His sister Kelsiandra dated Boomer for a while, but eventually Boomer went on his way over the Rockies up the Yukon way to dig for gold. He would show up every once in a while.

Kelsiandra eventually married an architect from way down South. His name was Luise.They eventually had four children. The whole family lived in the huge house and they were all together again. One big loving and happy family.!

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The above story is fiction, I have often said that if I could have lived in any time, one hundred years ago would have been great. In nature, with the animals, under the stars, surrounded by mountains, living in a log cabin,planting my own garden, picking berries, being with the one I love ..It is really no different than what I live in now, I am close to the mountains, don't live in a log cabin. No matter what year you can live your dream you want. sometimes you already are living your dream without realizing it. Be happy!

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I am grateful for my life.

Have a great weekend.

........

p.s. 

I wish we still dressed like Nathanial and Nicolia

........

from the lover of all things old

Don't Fence Me In!

 

I am a lover of many things.

One thing I value more than anything is my own time, 

my own space, my own thoughts.

During these times,

I reemerge stronger, kinder, more loving,

more creative, just more of who I am,

and whom I want to be.

I am blessed I have a husband who understands this

and values his time alone as well.

I married him when he was 46,

we are both strong personalities.

He understands my need to visit my sisters.

My little sister is coming today, 

and tomorrow we are off.

I will miss you all dearly,

I will be gone for about 3 weeks,

I may get to a computer,

I may not..

No plans, no time limits, no worries,

no stressors. I am sure I will visit them when I get back.

The photo I chose to remind me to never ever be fenced in!

To live my life my way, on my terms each and every day!

I am Embracing My Life

and jumping the fence.

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You may want to visit my new blog atArt..One Work At A Time

When I get black I plan on featuring artwork daily.

That is my love and passion.

Would love to see you there.

Until next time,

Teardrops Have Fallen on My Face!

 

Did you know that the average woman cries

an average of 47 times per year.

and that usually we waste one year and 4 months crying!

I also read that because we cry we are enabling 

our bodies to become healthier.

I guess that would be why there are things like good cries, and happy tears,

Then there are those heart wrenching cries, 

which I know for a fact that when my first husband left me,

I really felt like my whole world was crumbling,

I cried myself to sleep that night!

That cry changed my life,

2 days later I changed my name back to my maiden name,

and he went down a road of self destruction.

After that cry I knew I would never have that feeling again.

I think when you have your heart broken,

it empowers you to stand on your own two feet.

One day I felt relief and even thanked him.

He told me he did not want to take me down the road he was on.

and I am so grateful that he was kind enough to make that choice for me.

I did not know it then but I really learned it quickly.

I used to worry about him, but no longer do,

God helped me through the hardest time of my life,

Now my life is one where I still shed many tears,

but most of them are tears of happiness,

or tears when having a belly laugh,

or tears of joy , I have so many

blessings and I am thankful for every tear I have shed,

my reasons I am stronger, have higher expectations,

know who I am and what I want.

Last year I went through a grieving process with my Dad,

and I am glad I let that run its course because now I can think of him calmly,

and be rational, many tears were shed then, sad tears, angry tears, and questioning tears.

I am not telling any of you this to make you feel sad, it is exactly the opposite.

I believe this, we have the choice of where our tears will take us.

Through tears I find laughter and hope and renewed love.

So the next time you shed a tear,

don't be too quick to wipe it dry

Get through it and then look ahead.

Embrace all before you.

You may not know it now, but sometimes we recieve a miracle without knowing it,

Until we can see more clearly.

..................

I usually don't get so deep,

but I have to embrace all parts of my life,

to continue to grow and become a better person.

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I hope you all have a wonderful day!

Visitors!

 

Yesterday I awoke to the most beautiful sun beaming through my windows.

Any of my doubts about the day vanished,

My dogs were anxious to get outside,

As I was about to open the door,

I was stopped by the most beautiful sound of happy birds.

I grabbed the muzzles  for the dogs,

 opened the door, they were gone in a flash,

There had to be about 50 chickadees,

I knew if I moved to get the camera,

they would mostly likely fly away.

I just stood watching and listening,

They were playing with one another,

very curious about me,

moving their little heads from side to side.

I love the sound of chickadees.

I stood with the backdoor open.

the freshness of the morning was beautiful,

I sighed, content in my peace.

loving this moment, wanting it to last longer,

thinking of the many moments I had sat watching

the chickadees with my Dad.

This was the most I had in my yard.

I was so blessed to have ten minutes of their day,

a calming effect, their happiness opening my heart to their true beauty.

Suddenly my Jack Russel Sparky came running 

towards me, still with muzzle on,

and proceeded to jump about seven feet high straight in the air,

With that the chickadees were gone.

I had enjoyed every moment.

and it set the mood

for the day!

........

there is beauty all around us,

we just have to have our eyes and hearts open.

Have a fabulous weekend.The picture

is courtesy of the web!

Soon Comes February!

 

Well the end of January is almost here. I am excited for February

because of the Olympics being in Vancouver.

My favorite part of Vancouver is Granville Island.

If you have never been and get a chance it is a must.

They have the neatest stores and a farmers market.

Once you enter the building, oh my you are met by aromas, spices, music,

Every time I have been, it is as if I have just taken a holiday around the world.

So as busy as the city is, it will be even more abuzz with tourists and Olympians!

Although I find this exciting, I will be in the comfort of my home watching from the sidelines.

I took the above photograph the other day, and love the splash of color!

It actually makes me smile and soon Spring will be here,

which personally for me can not come soon enough!

I had my first 8 hour solid sleep in almost 4 weeks,

And I awoke feeling as if I had my batteries recharged!

And if feels good!

My nephews spent the night on Wednesday,

and as usual, we laughed and laughed.

They helped me do a bunch of stuff around the house,

not bad for being 16 and 11,

after the work was done, the youngest even said how much he loves being here.

They were not saying that Thursday morning when I woke them with the clang of a silver spoon

on a silver pot! They were up in no time saying only in my house would they be woken up

like that!  I have definately decided that if they lived with me that they would eat us out of house and home.

They were only here one night and I kid you not a restocking of the cupboards almost needs to be done!

So they came and went and as usual, I miss them before they are even out of the city!

I had a quick visit with my sister, Her fiance and she were spending a romantic evening out, and then the next day they were all at the West Edmonton Mall for the day and night.

They wanted me to go, but knew it is not the place for me!

So that was my last few days. I enjoyed all The Simple Thing posts on Wednesday

and was overwhelmed by the many visits to my blog!

Christina from Soul Aperture really did kick any of the January blues that were out there.

I know she could take on anything and the outcome will always be positive and loving.

Today My Simple Things that I am grateful for are,

Waking up with Energy, the brewing of the coffee,

the morning quiet,

and starting my day with you.

Embrace all your day can be!

Embracing The New Year!

 

Well as some of you know by now this is my word for 2010.

So this morning when I awoke, I embraced my day with open arms,

a new start, new beginnings, a fresh look at my life.

I sat with my morning coffee thinking what a wonderful life I have,

I am the one in control of what I do with my life.

On December 28 2003 I was rushed to the hospital, thinking I was going to die,and here it is 7 years later!

You see that day changed my life, and there have been rough patches along the way. Last year was a wake up for me that we can not take granted one moment of any day, so I have lived to have my Best Day, I have to admit I feel like I was just coasting along with good intentions....But lots of days those good intentions were taken over by grief I was working through,  forgotten about, or put in the back corner.

But this year I am excited about embracing each day, today I ate healthy, I even exercised, I drank lots of water not because of my previous resolutions but because if I think about it.

If I just embrace what I need to do then everything is possible.

I embraced my husband today and discussed how I was feeling and that I just don't want life to happen around me, I want to actually live. I am classified as disabled because of my illness, but I don't want to be defined by it. Does that make sense. So I am going to embrace every waking moment and be productive as I can be, even if it is my drawing or painting, I am embracing my power to take back my life.

Another thing very important to me is to embrace the less fortunate than I,

To be kind and giving and understanding, I embrace being more loving!

I think today I thought about this alot.

Who Knows Maybe Some Doors Will Open.

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I am waiting to get my camera back so I can take pictures and announce the rules on my Giveaway.

So watch for that!

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I hope you all had a wonderful day and a Great start to the New Year!