Finding my finish line
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Monday, July 5, 2010
July 5, 2010
I am in pursuit of loosing 30 pounds by the end of August. I have plastered the number 6 all over the house. I have put a nail in a wall in the family room and hung a skirt I haven't been able to wear in two years. My goal is to be a size 6 by the end of August and I think 30 pounds will get me there.
Needless to say, I have made some radical changes to my lifestyle. I have eliminated processed, refined, prepared and packaged foods out of my diet as well as dairy. I am also walking 7 miles a day with my trusty companion Lance. Lance is my 9 year old springer spaniel. I am also doing yoga twice a week. OK, in full disclosure, I am still meditating about the yoga, but I have sought it out and scheduled two classes into my planner this week.
Every day I grab my mp3 player and the leash and out the door we go. I have lost 7 pounds thus far, yet everyone is commenting on how lean Lance is looking. Go figure.
I think back and it doesn't seem that long ago that my daily workout was pushing dumbbells (I don't mean my exhusband) around a gym for an hour and 700 crunches. OK, in full disclosure, I think it was half a tar filled lung ago.
So as I sit here, having ate my small piece of watermelon for my snack, I am thinking, does anything taste better than skinny feels?"
A f"ing donut would.
Wishing you many moments of laughter.....
Kris
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
~author unknown
I took a "mental health" day today. I just could not drag myself out of bed. I have been in a battle with low level depression for the last two years. I have been able to keep it under control with the help of a little prozac and a lot of laughter.
However the last couple of months I have been in a terrible funk that I can't seem to shake. I know the source of the funk however I can not seem to manage or think myself out of it.
As I sit with my middle daughter she is concerned because she has noticed something is a little off. She asked me if I have been taking my happy pills. To which I replied yes.
Now here is where I remind you that I have said, since she was a very little girl that my middle daughter, SJH, is very responsible, level headed and studious. She was the one that wanted to practice fire drills at home, she had mapped out a meeting spot outside of our home in the event of an emergency and was always willing to go to the "safe spot" in the house when a tornado warning was issued.
She proceeds to tell me that sex creates dopamine which releases a "happy" hormone in the brain. And maybe that would help me feel better. To which I respond, "You need to be in a loving committed relationship, and I am not. I am going to practice abstinence in support of you and your practice of abstinence. I will wait until you turn twenty and I expect you will wait until then as well," I said.
Our own little abstinence pact, I felt like we should have done something ceremonial.
As we sat quietly thinking about the discussion, SJH said "what about masterbation?" Urgh. I don't think I am prepared to go down this conversational path. I said "what are you talking about?" "For the happy hormone to make you feel better."
I should mention, I got a letter today from my shrink indicating that it has been a significant amount time since our last visit. I think I will call for an emergency appointment tomorrow. Karma is a facinating thing, isn't it?
Wishing you many moments of laughter until next time.
K
Thursday, February 18, 2010
February 19, 2010
K
Monday, February 15, 2010
February 15, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
February 8, 2010
I wonder how many people have misheard lyrics to songs and kept singing the wrong lyrics in blissful ignorance for years. I recall as a kid my mother would sing in the car and when she got to parts of the lyrics she did not know she would hum. No longer do people hum through the unknown words, we sing what we think we heard whether it makes sense or not.
Friday, November 27, 2009
November 27, 2009
Something extraordinary took place this past week under very unfortunate and tragic circumstances. Let me give you the story.
Growing up in my family we did not take part in verbal or physical exchanges of affection. It never crossed my mind that my family didn't love me, we just didn't express it. When I had my children I made a decision that I would tell them everyday that I loved them and that we would exchange a kiss or hug whenever possible. I wanted them to be comfortable make these exchanges. As my children have grown I have seen the progression of this decision. When my children approached the age of 10 they were embarrassed to be kissing their mom, especially if anyone what going to witness the act. Never uncomfortable to utter the words "I love you", but would avoid the kisses, hugs and holding hands whenever they could. I have also spent 18 years telling my children that these exchanges are essential because if something ever happened to either of us we did not want to be sad for the rest of our lives because we did not take the time to express our love for each other.
On Wednesday, I sat between my two oldest children in church. We were attending the funeral of the mother of my son's best friend. Her death was unexpected and sudden. As our hearts were heavy for the family, we listened attentively as people spoke about this exceptional woman. This woman welcomed my son and others into her home regularly, provided direction, entertainment and more than a few meals. My son was so sad and I assumed it was for his friends sorrow and his own personal loss of a woman he thought very highly of.
After the mass, I went home to help my son pack up for his drive back to Michigan. And as he was leaving I uttered the words I always do when my children and I are going to be separated for a period of time, "No one will ever love you as much as your mom does". And as I said the familiar words he hugged me longer than he had in years. As I watched him pull away I realized that all those years of me telling him the importance of expressing our love had come full circle and he "got it".
Wishing you many moments of laughter with your family.
K
Monday, August 31, 2009
August 31, 2009
"Only if the computers really love each other."
First let me say that my mom and dad would have celebrated their 44th wedding anniversary this last week. And I have spent some time reflecting on this.
My friend MC and I have spent the last couple of weeks giving the online dating world a whirl. I have not been successful in meeting my life lasting mate but I have found the world of online dating very interesting.
It is also odd that when people are involved in this online dating thing there doesn't seem to be any social barriers or etiquette. I could never imagine someone introducing me to a man and the man's first statement is "Hey baby, you are cute". There is rarely a "Hi", "How are you" statement in the first email.
Wishing you many moments of laughter until next time.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
August 12, 2009
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
July 29, 2009
I have said that I believe that music soothes the soul. It is not uncommon in our home to have the music turned up loud and dance around the family room. Alarmingly though, I have developed this "move". It is the move I have seen mother do for years. I liken it to using reprimands on your own children that your mother used on you as a kid. After the words roll out of your mouth, you think when did I become my mother? You do not intend to use those "classics" from you childhood. They just seem to come out. This is the same premise of the dance "move". I have no intention on using it, I know that it is not "hip", not part of the now. However, when caught up in the moment of the music it rears its ugly head.
I will try to explain so that you can get a visual. It requires your arms at your side bent at the elbow and your hands out front of you. The critical part of executing this move is that you must have your thumbs up. (I know all of my relatives reading this are nodding their heads, they have witnessed this move at either their own wedding or that of another family members'.)
My sister and I will proudly tell you we had some awesome "moves" in the eighties. Not to mention, awesome eighties hair ( I will save that topic for another day). Fast forward 20 years and as I dance around the living room my "moves" are not a throw back to the eighties like you would expect (a little running man spiced with the cabbage patch, oh and lest we forget the sprinkler). I don't know when it happened, or how it happened, all I know is that it just happened. I don't know what caused the "move" to emerge. I have tossed around a couple of different theories, maybe it is age that drives the "move", or the extra weight I have put on, or possibly as you loose your "hipness" you are no longer able to suppress the "move".
So as the girls and I dance around the living room to our favorite songs, my nine year old, my youngest, my baby, LJP, falls to the ground and covers her eyes with her hands, and she exclaims, "Mom your dance moves are burning my eyes!!!"
Wishing you many moments of laughter until next time......
K