August 31, 2013

Music Makes Me Happy

Music Makes Me Happy
Thanks for all the comments, emails, Facebook messages etc. about my last post.   You guys are the best!  You’ll be happy to know that my pity party of one is over and I am just going to concentrate on all the good stuff I’ve got going on in my life. It’s still makes me laugh when I look at my menu plan for the end...
August 31, 2013

I cracked.

I cracked.
I try very hard to hold it all together.  Like all the time.  I figure if I am strong it will help everyone around me. But yesterday was a rough day.  I kind of lost it.  Turns out wine and nachos didn’t solve my problems.  So I am dusting myself off and moving on.  Last day of the outdoor pool! I’ll be fine.
August 30, 2013

The Back Roads

The Back Roads
For living in the “sticks” we sure do have a lot of traffic.  One problem is that since we live on the river, we have to take the bridge over the river to get anywhere if you are going east, which is how I have to get to work.  The roads have been so backed up lately, that I decided to go west and take...
August 29, 2013

Lasagna Soup #41!

Lasagna Soup #41!
I haven’t been eating a lot of cheese lately.  You all know I puffy heart cheese!  I had a jones for it yesterday though and made what I like to call zucchini soufflé English muffins.   I grated one medium zucchini into a paper towel and then squeezed it really dry.  I Pam fried it with salt, pepper and a pinch of crushed red pepper for...
August 28, 2013

That Shit is Bananas, Yo

That Shit is Bananas, Yo
For some reason yesterday morning, I was not hungry.  That hardly ever happens.  I almost always wake up with a growling stomach.  So around 9:30 I finally ate a Chobani. And then around 11:30 I ate some watermelon. Before my workout my blood sugar was 236 – perfect!  When I got to the pool I thought both the indoor and outdoor pool were closed, but...
August 27, 2013

Next Goal . . .

Next Goal . . .
In case you missed it over the weekend, I’ve made it into the land of the 150s!  I am finding my inner athlete that was in there the whole time, she just needed to be woken up, that’s all.    It’s hard for me to believe though that the lower right picture of me on the track team at O.P.R.F. was 30 years ago –...
August 25, 2013

Weekly WI

Weekly WI
There are some mornings when I get up at 6:30 and by the time I leave work a little after 8, it seems like I have all the time in the world.  Yesterday morning I was busy being the normal tornado of activities when all of a sudden it was 7:50 and I hadn’t taken a shower yet! I made the coffee granola for my...
August 24, 2013

Flashback Friday

Flashback Friday
I seriously love it when I get texts and emails from blog readers who saw something or want to show me something that they know I’ll get a kick out of.  Like snowmen and hot sauces, or dishes that turned out great that I would love (Hi Helen!) I laughed out loud when blog reader Lisa sent me this the other day – thanks Lisa...
August 23, 2013

Grown Up Spaghettios For One

Grown Up Spaghettios For One
One of the first things I do upon waking up is make myself a cup of coffee.  I love our Keurig if for no other reason than I can have stinky coffee.  By that I mean flavored coffee that Tony wouldn’t touch with a 10 foot pole.  I don’t like it every day, but once in a while I have a jones for it. Cinnamon...
August 22, 2013

Get High School Skinny!

Get High School Skinny!
I stopped by Walgreen’s on my way home from work to pick up my test strips.  Since they are so expensive now ($245!) I will probably only test my blood sugar 2 times a day vs. the 6-8 I previously did.  I mostly need to know what it is before I workout and before bed, so  I guess those will be the two times a...
August 21, 2013