What a great Friday it was! Got on the scale and I am down 10 pounds after my surgery, so we are going in the right direction on that one!! Now I get to start walking again and getting exercise will help my efforts even more!! I have been able to eat much better and my cravings and pain are pretty much gone, so now I will hopefully get my health back and work from there!
My bible study was awesome, I am really going to enjoy it a lot. We are talking about Sacred Parenting, based on the premise that the Bible really does not say much about raising children but is all about making ourselves into people who are more Christ-like and in doing that, our children learn from our example and themselves will follow in the same path. As we become more holy as God asks us to do, our children see that and will follow and do the same, but they have to choose to. I know I have been doing a lot of talking with God about how I can change myself so that my kids have the strength to stand up for themselves and do the right thing without me or my husband having to back them.
I got my kids to eat some yummy salmon tonight, had to make tater tots for them to do it, but they both cleaned their plates!! That really made me feel better, they will eat pretty much any vegetables and fruits, but some of the fish they are not into yet. One thing I would love to make is some salmon bisque, I have to find a great recipe for it. Had an old boyfriend that made it for me instead of Lobster since I am allergic to Lobster and it was so good. Have been thinking about that bisque and now I will have to find that recipe!
Well, it is pretty late on Friday night, I have to get my butt to bed as I have a busy day tomorrow, can't wait for a party at a friends house, I have not had a good mommy afternoon in a long time!! Good night all!!
Go with God!!
Friday, January 28, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
What a week so far!!
Wow, what a week. Sorry I missed earlier this week writing, I have had a migraine, day 3 today, but it is MUCH better today. I can sit up and even think, so I can write something today.
What to write. I have the TV on to the news, twtiter is tweeting on my phone, and you know, I really don't want to know anything today. Overload, that is what is happening to me, overload. So much stuff coming at me, but then there are things I do want to know about. All my friends up north, I worry about the snow that hit, was one of the worst so far this winter. I worry about my parents and inlaws, less about the inlaws only because the retirement community they live in is so self-sufficent that even if something would happen, they have every thing right there. My parents still are living in the same house (41 years this past Jan 3rd) and they are blessed to have my sister Heidi near by and to have some of the best neighbors that watch out for them and will help them with plowing. But I still worry, something that I keep working on with God. I try to give it to him before the worry makes me sick.
My kids are doing well, had some hiccups this week and it hurts as a mom to see any of your kids not happy, especailly with friends, but they have worked it out and seem to be on a smooth road again. I know this will not be the last time, but I hope I can equip my children to be strong and stand up for themselves. I want them to grow into God loving, empathic, strong and smart adults who find people that love them the way they deserve to be loved.
My husband is well, working hard and blessed to be working at all. Being in the tech field is either a blessing or albatross and for him, it is a blessing that he has been with his company for 16 years. He knows about some products they support that no one else knows, so he has his niche. That allows me to stay home and take care of the kids. I am not a good person for splitting my time between work and home, never have been, so being able to concentrate on my kids is a blessing from God that I thank him for everyday!
So being overloaded is good and bad, but when I can, I pray and talk with God about it. Not that he does not already know, but getting it off my chest helps me and stopping and listening to God helps me to do what he wants me to do. I know and trust in the plan he has for me, he has gotten me through so far the times that I have not listened have gotten me in trouble, but he brought me back from that also!
Now, to get up and start the day, have lots to do and lots to finish and wow, what is on TV now!!! :)
Go with God!!
What to write. I have the TV on to the news, twtiter is tweeting on my phone, and you know, I really don't want to know anything today. Overload, that is what is happening to me, overload. So much stuff coming at me, but then there are things I do want to know about. All my friends up north, I worry about the snow that hit, was one of the worst so far this winter. I worry about my parents and inlaws, less about the inlaws only because the retirement community they live in is so self-sufficent that even if something would happen, they have every thing right there. My parents still are living in the same house (41 years this past Jan 3rd) and they are blessed to have my sister Heidi near by and to have some of the best neighbors that watch out for them and will help them with plowing. But I still worry, something that I keep working on with God. I try to give it to him before the worry makes me sick.
My kids are doing well, had some hiccups this week and it hurts as a mom to see any of your kids not happy, especailly with friends, but they have worked it out and seem to be on a smooth road again. I know this will not be the last time, but I hope I can equip my children to be strong and stand up for themselves. I want them to grow into God loving, empathic, strong and smart adults who find people that love them the way they deserve to be loved.
My husband is well, working hard and blessed to be working at all. Being in the tech field is either a blessing or albatross and for him, it is a blessing that he has been with his company for 16 years. He knows about some products they support that no one else knows, so he has his niche. That allows me to stay home and take care of the kids. I am not a good person for splitting my time between work and home, never have been, so being able to concentrate on my kids is a blessing from God that I thank him for everyday!
So being overloaded is good and bad, but when I can, I pray and talk with God about it. Not that he does not already know, but getting it off my chest helps me and stopping and listening to God helps me to do what he wants me to do. I know and trust in the plan he has for me, he has gotten me through so far the times that I have not listened have gotten me in trouble, but he brought me back from that also!
Now, to get up and start the day, have lots to do and lots to finish and wow, what is on TV now!!! :)
Go with God!!
Monday, January 24, 2011
What a sad Monday it is.
I woke up today to hear that Jack LaLane passed away at the age of 96 yesterday. I remember watching him in the mornings when I was young and kept up with him throughout the years. He did so many amazing things and it was due to eating real foods and exercise. Very simply put. I remember reading an interview with him and he said many years ago that the US is heading down the wrong road with all the processed foods we are eating, we need to get back to real food and make it nutritious. Now that is all you read about. Talk about a man ahead of his time, I don't think he would have made such an impact on us if he were alive and young today, coming out in the 50's with the exercise cry got everyone going and he lead the fitness parade. He will be missed and I pray for his family, wife of 51 years and his 3 children.
His passing made me think again about my own health. Hearing my doctor tell me I have the start of heart disease at 45 is scary to me, my kids are still young, 5 and 7, and they have so much to do and I want to be here to do it with them. I want to see them graduate, go to college, get started on their lives and start their own families. I want to be Omi playing with the kids and babysitting for them. I want to travel when we are older, go see parts of the US with Eric and enjoy our life and not be burdened by health problems and costs. So to do that, I have to get back to walking and eating right. Eat real foods and not processed ones. I say that but until I get the all clear from my doctor to do that, I still wait. I still am getting winded by just a little movement, so I know I am still healing, can feel the pain inside still, so I wait.
Well I actually need to make some phone calls and take a quick nap before picking up Katie at school. Weird, in just a few months she will be starting Kindergarten and I will have the whole day free. No more excuses in getting the house finally put together the way I want, I will have much time to do it. If I have the will, that will be a conversation for another day!!
Go with God!!
His passing made me think again about my own health. Hearing my doctor tell me I have the start of heart disease at 45 is scary to me, my kids are still young, 5 and 7, and they have so much to do and I want to be here to do it with them. I want to see them graduate, go to college, get started on their lives and start their own families. I want to be Omi playing with the kids and babysitting for them. I want to travel when we are older, go see parts of the US with Eric and enjoy our life and not be burdened by health problems and costs. So to do that, I have to get back to walking and eating right. Eat real foods and not processed ones. I say that but until I get the all clear from my doctor to do that, I still wait. I still am getting winded by just a little movement, so I know I am still healing, can feel the pain inside still, so I wait.
Well I actually need to make some phone calls and take a quick nap before picking up Katie at school. Weird, in just a few months she will be starting Kindergarten and I will have the whole day free. No more excuses in getting the house finally put together the way I want, I will have much time to do it. If I have the will, that will be a conversation for another day!!
Go with God!!
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Sunday watching Football!!
Well I am sitting here watching the Green Bay/Chicago game and going to root for Chicago since GB beat my Falcons. Then I will watch the Jets win!! That is for my brother who is a die hard Jets fan!!! Would be a nice birthday present for him on Tuesday to have the Jets going to the Superbowl.
Superbowl makes me wait to see the funny commercials, that is one of the best things about the game. Sometimes there are lame ones, but then there are some that are just the best. My all time favorite ones are the frogs selling beer. They do make some really funny ones, here is another, the streaker. I guess I like the game, but I am always looking for that really funny video to watch. Not sure if we will watch at home or with friends, since the game is on so late we end of having to leave at half-time so the kids can go to bed! Maybe we will have some friends here, not really sure yet.
Well going to watch the game!! You can find much more funny videos on You tube!!
Superbowl makes me wait to see the funny commercials, that is one of the best things about the game. Sometimes there are lame ones, but then there are some that are just the best. My all time favorite ones are the frogs selling beer. They do make some really funny ones, here is another, the streaker. I guess I like the game, but I am always looking for that really funny video to watch. Not sure if we will watch at home or with friends, since the game is on so late we end of having to leave at half-time so the kids can go to bed! Maybe we will have some friends here, not really sure yet.
Well going to watch the game!! You can find much more funny videos on You tube!!
Friday, January 21, 2011
Thank God it is Friday!!
Well I woke up yesterday and boy did I feel lousy!! Dizzy, stomach ache, just plain yuck!! My loving Hubby said he would work from home (he was not feeling 100% and this was just the excuse to tell his boss) and so I was out of taking care of the kids and could just rest in my body all day. Boy did I need it! Had no idea that the surgery would be so tiring in the 3rd week!! The only good thing that came of this surgery besides pain relief is that my belly is now about 3 inches smaller and I am 5 pounds lighter, but still have 50 to go. I am going to start walking again on Monday, so if you read this keep me honest and make sure that I keep on walking every day but Sundays. I need 1 day off!! In any case, when I woke up today, I felt so much better, now I am tired because I went to my Mom's bible study and had to mail out a hat/glove set that someone paid for so now I am resting the rest of today in bed! Probably will get in nap as I am having a hard time keeping my eyes open right now!! :)
Going to be a short blog today, just going to do some knitting on a scarf that I have to finish up, just a little more to do, and to knit up another pair of gloves!! Have to get my prescription filled this weekend, hopefully I qualify for the first month free, and then I will be getting it for 5 bucks a month for the next year!! Time to sign off as my soap is on, Days of our Lives!!! Loving what is happening now!!
Going to be a short blog today, just going to do some knitting on a scarf that I have to finish up, just a little more to do, and to knit up another pair of gloves!! Have to get my prescription filled this weekend, hopefully I qualify for the first month free, and then I will be getting it for 5 bucks a month for the next year!! Time to sign off as my soap is on, Days of our Lives!!! Loving what is happening now!!
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
What the doctor told me!
Well, went to the doctor for a followup on some heart testing I had done last spring. Yes I know that was almost a year ago, but there was a mix up in messages and I never got all the info. From that, seems my heart is in good shape but the start of some blockage is happening, and it is happening in the walls of the arteries which is much more dangerous. Most doctors look at what is already in the tubes, but most heart attacks come from the plaque that builds in the walls, like insulation between your inside and outside walls of your house. That plaque is what most times will break off and cause the problems and because most doctors are not aware of it to look for it, they are surprised when someone has a heart attack. In any case, I knew my risk was already high because of family history, so having this extra weight on was not helping. Well most of my blood work shows that I am just over the border of normal, so we are catching it in the beginning and I can have a huge change go on. I did find out that I am insulin resistant, so changing my eating is really going to help me there and I have to start walking, as soon as my surgeon says it is OK, and really start getting serious about it. My doctor started a program, Plaque Busters where you can sign up and if you are part of a gym or your neighborhood has a moderator, you can earn points for exercising and losing weight and getting the health checkups to keep watch on your heart. It is just starting out so the site is not fully functional, but I am hoping to get more people involved and get a group started to meet up for walking every day hopefully.
I knew that I have not been taking care of myself, but when I see the numbers and look at my young children, I know I want to be around a long time to see my grandchildren!! I want to hear someone call me Omi!! I do need to do a more low carb diet with lots of fruits and veggies to help me get my weight off. I will be doing the Detox from my current read, Sexy Forever and from what I find at Suzanne Somers website. If I become proactive with my health, my health will help and not hurt me in the years to come!!
I hope you have a wonderful day, even though it is dreary and cold here in GA. The sun is starting to come out, so that should help!!
Go with God!
I knew that I have not been taking care of myself, but when I see the numbers and look at my young children, I know I want to be around a long time to see my grandchildren!! I want to hear someone call me Omi!! I do need to do a more low carb diet with lots of fruits and veggies to help me get my weight off. I will be doing the Detox from my current read, Sexy Forever and from what I find at Suzanne Somers website. If I become proactive with my health, my health will help and not hurt me in the years to come!!
I hope you have a wonderful day, even though it is dreary and cold here in GA. The sun is starting to come out, so that should help!!
Go with God!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Dreary Tuesday in Atlanta
What a dreary day!! Perfect to have the TV for background noise and to make some projects that I have to get done for my church. I need to have at least 23 bookmarks, those are crocheted and go really quick, I cam make maybe 6-8 and hour, so that will be done by tonight, unless I take a nap which is a big thing today! I then have a hat and gloves to make for a grandson of a high school friend. Facebook is awesome, to keep in touch with all of those we went to school with, some for the entire k-12 school years. I then need to get to work on prayer squares, which are basically 4x4 inch squares that the first graders at church will use during their prayer seminar on Sunday mornings in February. We normally make larger ones, 8x8 inch ones for the mission trips that go out during the summer mostly, about 300 plus per year. I am blessed to have a group of ladies at the church that are so great at making these items plus baby blankets for the newborns in the church and shawls and lap blankets for those in the hospital/sick that are visited by our care team at church.
The bookmarks are easy, they are about 4-5 inches long, depends on the yarn and crochet hook, and are just a simple thing given to the people in our starting point class. That is a class for people who would like to join the church, they learn more about the Methodist religon, our church and how it all works at the church.
I have a cool pattern for a prayer square that has a cross in the center. I actually have to get the pattern from one of my members as my old computer is scrapped and a lot of those old patterns are gone. So I am waiting on an email from one person that I remember has the pattern. Otherwise, I have to re-write the pattern. Either way it is fine!!
Well have to log off to go and do some crocheting, I want these book marks out of my to-do list.
The bookmarks are easy, they are about 4-5 inches long, depends on the yarn and crochet hook, and are just a simple thing given to the people in our starting point class. That is a class for people who would like to join the church, they learn more about the Methodist religon, our church and how it all works at the church.
I have a cool pattern for a prayer square that has a cross in the center. I actually have to get the pattern from one of my members as my old computer is scrapped and a lot of those old patterns are gone. So I am waiting on an email from one person that I remember has the pattern. Otherwise, I have to re-write the pattern. Either way it is fine!!
Well have to log off to go and do some crocheting, I want these book marks out of my to-do list.
Monday, January 17, 2011
The week starts again
Today is MLK Jr. Birthday remembrance day, no school for the kids or my hubby. Pretty quiet day, Alex got to play at a friends, Eric and Katie worked on putting away the Christmas decorations. I spent my last day resting and thinking again. Over the weekend a radio producer here in GA, Royal Marshall, passed away from what was said today from a heart attack. He was only 2 years younger then me, with 2 small children, just a few years younger then myself. I also talked to my mom today, she has been very sick, she did not sound good and I could hear in her voice that she is giving up. I am thinking that 2011 is really going to be a bad year for me and the whole family, but I have to believe that God has a plan and if this is the year that I lose my mom, it will hurt and I know I won't like it, but I trust in God and that I will see her again. I also pray that I am really wrong about this.
All of this mortality and my reading the book from Suzanne Somers, Sexy Forever and her revelations about all the toxins in this world and what they do to our bodies, is making me look very hard at what I am eating and drinking and putting on my skin. I have read other books on the subject, and hers really puts all the information in one place. I do recommend reading it. The library carries it and it is a great read. Makes me think what I have been doing to my body and that of my family with all the processed foods we have been eating. We need to change and I plan on starting that tomorrow! I will be talking more about that, keep me honest and ask me about it when you see me or leave me notes here. If you want to join me on this journey, that would be great also.
I have started on some bookmarks for the new Starting Point class at church on Sunday. I also will be starting on some prayer squares for the 1st graders at church. They will be starting a prayer seminar teaching them how to pray during February. What a great thing, one of the reasons I love this church!! In any case, since we make the squares for the adults as a way of having a little piece of the church with them to help ground them, I am praying that the kids will be touched the same and that they really take to the prayer. I know that when I pray with Katie and Alex, it is a special time for us. Katie is now making up her own prayer song for dinner blessing, she is turning into a little opera singer, don't know if there is talent, but I am not stopping her!! It is such a blessing to me to see these little people just blossom into their own selves, I just wonder on where they are heading and I want to be there for the whole ride!!
Well it is getting late and the pain pill is kicking in, so I need to sign off. I will be walking some tomorrow and going for allergy shots. I also will be having my heart checkup on Wednesday morning and talk with my doctor about a lot of things. I hope I can get her to read Sexy Forever book so that she might head down that road. She has been really proactive with my health care, which is one reason why I like her so much.
Go with God!!
All of this mortality and my reading the book from Suzanne Somers, Sexy Forever and her revelations about all the toxins in this world and what they do to our bodies, is making me look very hard at what I am eating and drinking and putting on my skin. I have read other books on the subject, and hers really puts all the information in one place. I do recommend reading it. The library carries it and it is a great read. Makes me think what I have been doing to my body and that of my family with all the processed foods we have been eating. We need to change and I plan on starting that tomorrow! I will be talking more about that, keep me honest and ask me about it when you see me or leave me notes here. If you want to join me on this journey, that would be great also.
I have started on some bookmarks for the new Starting Point class at church on Sunday. I also will be starting on some prayer squares for the 1st graders at church. They will be starting a prayer seminar teaching them how to pray during February. What a great thing, one of the reasons I love this church!! In any case, since we make the squares for the adults as a way of having a little piece of the church with them to help ground them, I am praying that the kids will be touched the same and that they really take to the prayer. I know that when I pray with Katie and Alex, it is a special time for us. Katie is now making up her own prayer song for dinner blessing, she is turning into a little opera singer, don't know if there is talent, but I am not stopping her!! It is such a blessing to me to see these little people just blossom into their own selves, I just wonder on where they are heading and I want to be there for the whole ride!!
Well it is getting late and the pain pill is kicking in, so I need to sign off. I will be walking some tomorrow and going for allergy shots. I also will be having my heart checkup on Wednesday morning and talk with my doctor about a lot of things. I hope I can get her to read Sexy Forever book so that she might head down that road. She has been really proactive with my health care, which is one reason why I like her so much.
Go with God!!
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Happy Saturday!!
Got a good nights sleep after finally being able to get to sleep at 2AM!!! Some nights it is rough and the more I read, the more I am seeing that it has something to do with my hormones and being out of whack. I knew something has been out of whack for a while, so I really need to find out if I can be covered by insurance on seeing an anti-aging doctor, of which we have a few here in GA that are right in Duluth.
On a lighter note, you have to see this video, I was belly laughing so hard that my stitches, which are starting to dissolve and hurt all on their own, really started to throb!! I will have to make it one of my favorites and for those that are not living in GA, she hits everything on the head, even the MLK Day school day that a few districts have had to do since they have been out of school for 9 days.
http://youtu.be/5N1Im1xbjWQ
I know you will really enjoy this a lot!! I also took my daughter Katie to see the movie I promised her months ago, Tangled!! What a great movie, Disney has another classic on their hands and yes, we are buying this one!! I even teared up, at one point the entire kingdom lights paper lanterns and sets them to fly as a tribute to the missing princess. All of a sudden, I had a picture of thousands of people doing this on 9/11 in NYC on the 10th anniversary, who do I have to contact to get the ball rolling!! If you know, email me at cetrulson@mindspring.com and meanwhile I will be searching the web!!
I hope you have a great Saturday and enjoy the last of the GA snow!!!
Go with God!!!
On a lighter note, you have to see this video, I was belly laughing so hard that my stitches, which are starting to dissolve and hurt all on their own, really started to throb!! I will have to make it one of my favorites and for those that are not living in GA, she hits everything on the head, even the MLK Day school day that a few districts have had to do since they have been out of school for 9 days.
http://youtu.be/5N1Im1xbjWQ
I know you will really enjoy this a lot!! I also took my daughter Katie to see the movie I promised her months ago, Tangled!! What a great movie, Disney has another classic on their hands and yes, we are buying this one!! I even teared up, at one point the entire kingdom lights paper lanterns and sets them to fly as a tribute to the missing princess. All of a sudden, I had a picture of thousands of people doing this on 9/11 in NYC on the 10th anniversary, who do I have to contact to get the ball rolling!! If you know, email me at cetrulson@mindspring.com and meanwhile I will be searching the web!!
I hope you have a great Saturday and enjoy the last of the GA snow!!!
Go with God!!!
Friday, January 14, 2011
Freedom??
Well the sun is out, they say it will be above 40 today, so the deep freeze is letting up. Eric my husband said that the roads are passable, took him an hour and a half to get to work (normal 45min) and he says alot of the roads are still ice covered. Don't care!!! I so need to get out of this house, between the surgery recovery and the forced indoors of the storm this week, I am getting stir crazy!! I can only knit for so long before my hands hurt, I can only surf the web so much, watch so much TV or read. I need to see more then my messy house!! I need to get out just to breath fresh air!!!
On my road to self discovery, I have been reading the new book by Suzanne Somers, Sexy at 40. What she has in there makes a lot of sense, especially about all the toxins that we put in and on our bodies. I knew a little about organic food, but the meat issues astound me!! I have told my husband that we are going to buy certain food now only organic and we will start shopping more in Whole Foods. I even started using my cast iron skillets, boy made some scrambled eggs this morning and they did not stick at all, who knew!! I have started to read other things online about eating less toxic, it is amazing. Hopefully in the next few days I will be starting my Leslie Sansone DVD walking again, too cold to do it outside yet, and while the kids are away, I will be doing my Fly Lady stuff again as I can. I still am not able to lift anything heavy for at least another 2 weeks. I have a doctor appointment next week to go over all my heart and blood tests and see where we go from here. I wish I did not have a Kindle version of the Sexy at 40 book, my doctor is very much into doing things outside the box, I know she would enjoy reading this one. Maybe a late Christmas present to her!!!
Anyway, off to take my shower and get dressed. I might actually put on jeans today, my belly is not too sore and it has stopped being so bloated. Now it is just FAT!!!! Who am I kidding, I am fat and I have to get my body clean and healthy if I want to be around to see grandchildren!! I hope today brings you all that you want, and that you learn 1 new thing today, no matter what it is!!
Go with God, who ever your think your God is!!!
On my road to self discovery, I have been reading the new book by Suzanne Somers, Sexy at 40. What she has in there makes a lot of sense, especially about all the toxins that we put in and on our bodies. I knew a little about organic food, but the meat issues astound me!! I have told my husband that we are going to buy certain food now only organic and we will start shopping more in Whole Foods. I even started using my cast iron skillets, boy made some scrambled eggs this morning and they did not stick at all, who knew!! I have started to read other things online about eating less toxic, it is amazing. Hopefully in the next few days I will be starting my Leslie Sansone DVD walking again, too cold to do it outside yet, and while the kids are away, I will be doing my Fly Lady stuff again as I can. I still am not able to lift anything heavy for at least another 2 weeks. I have a doctor appointment next week to go over all my heart and blood tests and see where we go from here. I wish I did not have a Kindle version of the Sexy at 40 book, my doctor is very much into doing things outside the box, I know she would enjoy reading this one. Maybe a late Christmas present to her!!!
Anyway, off to take my shower and get dressed. I might actually put on jeans today, my belly is not too sore and it has stopped being so bloated. Now it is just FAT!!!! Who am I kidding, I am fat and I have to get my body clean and healthy if I want to be around to see grandchildren!! I hope today brings you all that you want, and that you learn 1 new thing today, no matter what it is!!
Go with God, who ever your think your God is!!!
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Needing to make a change
Being bedbound from surgery and housebound this week due to the snow/ice that we have had in Atlanta has made me start thinking alot about me. My life, my health, my kids and husband, where I am now, what my doctor has been telling me about things going on with my heart and circulation, my asthma, weight gain and not being able to lose weight. Yes, the smoke was pouring from my brain!! I had started researching thnigs about what has been happening in the last year with my health, my lack of sleep, my inablility to lose weight even with weight watchers and walking, my cravings especially late at night for carbs/sugar, I would wake and have to have something sweet!!!! I felt like I was put in the wrong body, this was not my familar way of living and I knew something was going on. Now my hysterectomy has helped with some things, but I know there is more going on. I have been reading up on hormones for 45/46 year olds, and I know my doctor is very proactive and would do tests if I asked her to. She has some tests that she now performs that are cutting edge, I just saw something about the new echo on the neck to check for thickening/hardening of the arteries, which I had done last year and there was the start of some!! What a wake up call for me. I know my cholesterol has been bad for about 4 years, I have been on BP meds for almost 2 years, have been told that I am getting to be borderline pre-diabetic, and again the weight, especially after having Katie in 2006, just will not come off.
With all my research I came across Suzanne Somers and her Sexy Forever information. I saw her interview on TV and her talking of toxins, hormones and how all of that plus other easily changable things things have made such a huge difference in her life, it peaked my interest. Hearing what she said sounded like my own life. I had seen her about 18 months ago on one of the shopping channels and she was looking might pudgy, but when I saw her recent interview, she looked totally different. Her skin/hair looked so good, she was slim and not puffy at all. I know she has cancer and all the things she did to get well, it made sense. So I started looking into it more. I started to read more online about the hormones, the toxins, and how it poisons us, and again, made sense. I found her website, but in order to learn more, you had to sign up for 65 dollars for 3 months, and I thought, no way!! Too much money for me. Later yesterday afternoon, I was browsing through Kindle (got Kindle for the PC with getting a real Kindle in the future) and I saw her book there for less then 13 dollars and I said, that I could afford.
So, as I am reading more of the book today and planning on implementing the changes she says for our household, I hope to start a change for the better. Eating healthy could not kill me, changing the way I clean the house, what we have in the house, moving more, things that are small but pay big dividends later, seem like something I could do. I am only 50 pounds over weight, so no doctor will give me any magic pill or surgery, plus I know I can do it, I have done it before. I lost 40 pounds when I had Alex, walked every day and ate really well, so I know my body can do it, I will just use this new information I have to see what changes I can make. I have a bunch of walking DVDs from Leslie Sansone that I love to use and I will call my doctor next week to see if I can start walking with those next week. I can make much better food choices for my family and myself, easy to fix foods are killing us!!! So as I read on today and learn more, I will be making changes. I hope to use this blog to work out my problems with my lifestyle. If anyone reading this has ideas or comments, please leave them, I do check on the blog.
Go with God!!
With all my research I came across Suzanne Somers and her Sexy Forever information. I saw her interview on TV and her talking of toxins, hormones and how all of that plus other easily changable things things have made such a huge difference in her life, it peaked my interest. Hearing what she said sounded like my own life. I had seen her about 18 months ago on one of the shopping channels and she was looking might pudgy, but when I saw her recent interview, she looked totally different. Her skin/hair looked so good, she was slim and not puffy at all. I know she has cancer and all the things she did to get well, it made sense. So I started looking into it more. I started to read more online about the hormones, the toxins, and how it poisons us, and again, made sense. I found her website, but in order to learn more, you had to sign up for 65 dollars for 3 months, and I thought, no way!! Too much money for me. Later yesterday afternoon, I was browsing through Kindle (got Kindle for the PC with getting a real Kindle in the future) and I saw her book there for less then 13 dollars and I said, that I could afford.
So, as I am reading more of the book today and planning on implementing the changes she says for our household, I hope to start a change for the better. Eating healthy could not kill me, changing the way I clean the house, what we have in the house, moving more, things that are small but pay big dividends later, seem like something I could do. I am only 50 pounds over weight, so no doctor will give me any magic pill or surgery, plus I know I can do it, I have done it before. I lost 40 pounds when I had Alex, walked every day and ate really well, so I know my body can do it, I will just use this new information I have to see what changes I can make. I have a bunch of walking DVDs from Leslie Sansone that I love to use and I will call my doctor next week to see if I can start walking with those next week. I can make much better food choices for my family and myself, easy to fix foods are killing us!!! So as I read on today and learn more, I will be making changes. I hope to use this blog to work out my problems with my lifestyle. If anyone reading this has ideas or comments, please leave them, I do check on the blog.
Go with God!!
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Boys Gloves for 5-10 year olds
Here is the pattern for the gloves I made for Alex.
Knitted gloves for Boys 5-10
Materials1 skein of Super Saver yarn, any color or any 4 play yarn/worsted weight yarn
1 set of size 6 double point needles at least 4, if you have them 6.
1 yarn needle
1 stitch holder
stitch marker
gauge 6 rows= 1 inch
5 stitches = 1 inch
Please check your gauge and use the needles that work Very important as the gloves will not fit if not followed.
Instructions:
Cast on 24 stitches loosely, the long-tail cast-on works best, and distribute between 3 needles. Join, Mark beginning of row with stitch marker and K2 P2 rib for 2.5 inches (15 rows approx.)
Start Palm
Row 1 : Knit in front and back of stitch, K3, knit in front and back of stitch, finish knitting round. (26 stitches)
Row 2 and 3 Knit around
Repeat 4 more times then repeat row 1, you should have 34 stitches.
Slide 10 stitches to a piece of waste yarn, cast on 4 stitches, move start of row marker. ( 28 stitches)
Knit 4 rows around.
Pinky Finger
On start of next row, knit 10 stitches and slip those knit stitches to a stitch holder to make it easier to knit. Take next 8 stitches and place on 3 needles thus, 3 stitches, 3 stitches, 2 stitches. Leave the rest of the stitches on the needle or place on a 2nd holder, your choice. (10 stitches left)
Knit stitches around and cast on 2 stitches to the end of the row, ending with 10 stitches for Pinky. Join round Place marker for beginning of row and knit 12 more rounds (13 total with starting round) and then cut yarn leaving about 4 inches of tail. Taking that tail, thread yarn needles and starting with beginning of round, take off marker and thread the tail through each stitch on the needles. Pull yarn through, closing up the finger top. Sew Top around, then thread yarn into finger and weave in end. (You can weave in ends when you are done with all the fingers.)
Join yarn on the stitches on the palm side of the glove. This means if you look at the glove with the pinky done, the pinky would be on the right side when you start the row. Pick up 2 stitches on the bottom of the ring finger and then knit 2 rounds.
Ring Finger
With Pinky finger on the right, take 4 stitches from the beginning of the row and 4 stitches from the end of the row and place onto 3 needles as such 3/2/3. Place remaining 14 stitches on holder. Knit 4 stitches, knit in the front and back of next stitch, round will join on next stitch, knit 4 stitches.(9 stitches) Knit 12 rounds and then finish off as with pinky finger. (round starts on the in-between of the Ring and pinky finger.)
Middle Finger
With Pinky/ring finger on left facing you, take 3 stitches from stitch holder closest to the ring finger (3 left on that holder, and 4 stitches from the needle holding the other stitches (3 left on that one). Place stitches on 3 needles as such, 3/1/3 and just as with the ring finger, knit 3, pick up 2 stitches on the ring finger, then knit 4, join round. Knit 12 more rounds and close off as with others fingers.
Pointer Finger
As with other, take remaining stitches, place on 3 needles 3/1/3 and again knit 3,pick up 2 stitches on the Middle finger, knit 4, join round. Knit 12 more rounds and finish off as previous.
Thumb
Take 10 stitches and place on needles as such 3/3/4. Knit as such, knit 3, pick up 3 stitches from palm and then knit 3, knit final 3 having 13 stitches. Then knit 2, K2 together, knit 2 knit 2 together, then knit 3. Knit 11 rounds and finish off as before.
Finishing
Turn glove inside out. There might be some holes at the base of the fingers, just take the yarn you started each finger with, weave between stitches to close the gaps and weave in the ends. Weave in the ends of all the fingers and tips and the start. Block if needed and enjoy!!
The Fun after the Storm
Well if you have had no power or phone and have not heard, we got some snow here in GA!! Kids are excited that they have a 2nd day off of school, possible 3rd if this snow is not gone from the roads. Hubby has been home, working from home at least and has a cold, so better for him. I have been up in bed resting, did a bit too much over the weekend and that is why I am missing some days here, but I also have been forced to do my first knitting design, a pair of gloves for my son Alex. He is 7 and I could not find anything in the stores that he liked and yesterday we tried a pair of mittens that looked like they would fit, but he ended up taking them off and getting really cold hands and would not go back out. Hence my need to get him gloves. Well after searching for almost 2 hours on the net for a pattern someone else created, I found a pattern that looked interesting but for large needles/thick yarn for adults and I took that and made it as a test. Well when he tried it on, would not fit, so I punted and thought, this should not be too hard, I have made mittens in the past and fingerless gloves, so just had to use my knowledge and came up with a pattern. I will post it seperately for those that would need to have it for thier own use. In any case, it was a productive day, just have to finish typing up the pattern and then post it and send it in for listing at some sites. I will then take some pictures and then make a few more in different colors and with some cool things for kids so I can post it on my etsy site (http://www.etsy.com/shop/gamomof2) for sale, hopefully I will be posting more and more items there for sale and I can start making this a year round business instead of just one at Christmas time.
Feeling so much better, I learned from some friends at Hystersissters.com (http://www.hystersisters.com/) an online site for women who have a hysterectomy planned or recovering from one. Has been a godsend to me as I was so clueless and it was a place to talk to others about all the ugly things that happen after the surgery that you would not like to talk about in public. Lets just say potty talk and leave it to your imagination. In any case, I have learned alot about the healing after this kind of surgery that even the doctors I don't think realize, even female ones. Met some really nice people there and hope to stay around there and help others through this.
Well I am off to finish up the gloves and type up the pattern. Pray this helps get me out there more and more people will hire me to knit things, I would love to really get my gift to help my family get ahead financially!! 2011 holds a lot of promise, God gave me this talent, hopefully he will bless it to help us prosper and bless others!!
Stay Safe and God bless you and yours!!
Go with God!!
Feeling so much better, I learned from some friends at Hystersissters.com (http://www.hystersisters.com/) an online site for women who have a hysterectomy planned or recovering from one. Has been a godsend to me as I was so clueless and it was a place to talk to others about all the ugly things that happen after the surgery that you would not like to talk about in public. Lets just say potty talk and leave it to your imagination. In any case, I have learned alot about the healing after this kind of surgery that even the doctors I don't think realize, even female ones. Met some really nice people there and hope to stay around there and help others through this.
Well I am off to finish up the gloves and type up the pattern. Pray this helps get me out there more and more people will hire me to knit things, I would love to really get my gift to help my family get ahead financially!! 2011 holds a lot of promise, God gave me this talent, hopefully he will bless it to help us prosper and bless others!!
Stay Safe and God bless you and yours!!
Go with God!!
Friday, January 7, 2011
First Friday in 2011
Well it was a rough night last night, the body is not healing like I would like it, so I have to change what I am eating and start to slowly move around more. I keep laying in bed and thinking that I want to be around for my grandkids!! I have to lose my 50 pounds and get healthy or else I won't see my kids get through High School!!! Scary thought.
They are saying we will have a snow storm Sunday night to Monday, this should make for an interesting Monday for me. Both kids would be home, but hubby says he will work from home, so that could be good or bad. I have to ask him to do some laundry for the kids this weekend and also do some of our clothes, I won't be able to lift for another 5 weeks or so. Hate not being able to do things, but it is nice to have a little vacation from housework. Just hate that the house is getting messy and I cannot do anything about it. Luckily I have a great husband who does thnigs without being asked most of the time.
Starting to get back into my reading, especially the Bible again. I had forgotten what great help God placed in that book!!
Off to lay down and rest, I am beat from a 1 hour trip out!!! Alex will be home soon, and then it is the weekend!!
They are saying we will have a snow storm Sunday night to Monday, this should make for an interesting Monday for me. Both kids would be home, but hubby says he will work from home, so that could be good or bad. I have to ask him to do some laundry for the kids this weekend and also do some of our clothes, I won't be able to lift for another 5 weeks or so. Hate not being able to do things, but it is nice to have a little vacation from housework. Just hate that the house is getting messy and I cannot do anything about it. Luckily I have a great husband who does thnigs without being asked most of the time.
Starting to get back into my reading, especially the Bible again. I had forgotten what great help God placed in that book!!
Off to lay down and rest, I am beat from a 1 hour trip out!!! Alex will be home soon, and then it is the weekend!!
Thursday, January 6, 2011
12th day of Christmas
Well today is Jan 6th, the 12th day of Christmas and the day that the 3 Wise men made it to see the Christ Child. Normally in our house we take down Christmas today and put it away until next Thanksgiving weekend. With me being bed bound and not able to lift of bend, I can't get it put away and it will have to wait until the weekend. I am not happy with that, but I have to live with it as I really don't have a choice about it. I have tried to bend over and empty the dishwasher, and that was a REALLY BAD IDEA!! Went to bed last night and then took some pain relief and promptly passed out. So, I have to look at Christmas decorations for a few more days. I am not thrilled by it, right now I am done with Christmas and have to start planning a birthday party for my daughter! She will be 5 and it is a big deal for her. So I will have a nice distraction and as long as I am not down in the middle of all the decorations, it does not bother me as much.
Well today I am tired and I have a good book, Knit Two by Kate Jacobs, to finish reading and then I have 3 audio books that I downloaded yesterday from the library. I also need to finish the scarf that I was knitting and then think about a sweater for my daughter, she has given me some ideas about colors and then I have to find the right pattern for that. I will have to do some searching today and hopefully find one that she will approve of!!!
Well today I am tired and I have a good book, Knit Two by Kate Jacobs, to finish reading and then I have 3 audio books that I downloaded yesterday from the library. I also need to finish the scarf that I was knitting and then think about a sweater for my daughter, she has given me some ideas about colors and then I have to find the right pattern for that. I will have to do some searching today and hopefully find one that she will approve of!!!
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
New Year, New Me, What is next.
Well here we are 5 days into 2011, I am sitting in bed recovering from my Hysterectomy on 12/28/10. I can no longer carry a child, so hopefully that means no more kids in the house. I love my 2 kids, but more I think would make me mad!! I have a great life, blessed by God in so many ways, but part of me is still wanting to know what I can do with my life. What do I want to do when I grow up. I decided that I need to start writing down my life and hopefully other people will read it and learn and grow. That is what I want to do this year, grow. I need to lose 50 pounds at least and keep it off so that I can be around for grandchildren, I have noticed in the past year that alot of the things I remember happening to my mom is happening to me, and healthwise that is not a good thing. I love my mom so much, but I don't want to start being as ill as she is at her age. I want to be able to be mobile, travel, and learn new things when I am in my 60's, 70's or 80's should I live that long.
Well once I am healed enough, I am starting to walk again. I also plan on joining Weight Watchers, hopefully just online because trying to make a meeting is hard for me. I also plan on knitting more, for me and my family and hopefully start to expand my Etsy Business and sell more items. I would love to start working in a knitting store and be able to teach people to knit, maybe I can start with that, making some extra money by teaching knitting. Once my youngest starts Kindergarten in the fall, I will have a ton of free time and I really need to start bringing money into the family and I don't want to get a "real" job and be on someone else's schedule.
Guess I will write more tomorrow.
Well once I am healed enough, I am starting to walk again. I also plan on joining Weight Watchers, hopefully just online because trying to make a meeting is hard for me. I also plan on knitting more, for me and my family and hopefully start to expand my Etsy Business and sell more items. I would love to start working in a knitting store and be able to teach people to knit, maybe I can start with that, making some extra money by teaching knitting. Once my youngest starts Kindergarten in the fall, I will have a ton of free time and I really need to start bringing money into the family and I don't want to get a "real" job and be on someone else's schedule.
Guess I will write more tomorrow.
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