1-26-12
Found a new website that is a definite tissue alert if you are a big softie like me. It is called Gentle Carousel.
The do some amazing work.
After work Tom and I picked up our friends teenager who wants to get into crimal psychology and headed over to the Bellingham Public Libraries Whatcom Reads presentation of Bellingham CSI and Cold cases.
“…An eye-opening evening presented by officers from the Bellingham Police Department. Sergeant Gitts will talk about different investigations and the types of CSI equipment and processing involved. Then hear Detective Mozelewski describe one of Bellingham’s cold cases and ways that it might be solved…”
It was such a great presentation. It was a real life case story about the Alice Hummel case. The detective that gave the presentation was a great speaker and kept us on the edges of our seats for almost 2 hours. Fascinating and sad all at the same time.
1-27-12
After a super busy 12 patient day, woot!, went home and made the most delicious easy soup.
I found it under Everyday Paleo’s blog, I do not follow Paleo diet but have found a lot of great recipes on that blog.
They Recipe was Another Budget Friendly Paleo Meal by Erika: “Creamy” Chicken Tomato Crockpot Soup
I wanted the recipe tonight so I skipped the crockpot way so here is the Bliss version of Creamy Chicken Tomato Soup.
Bliss Version of Creamy Chicken Tomato Soup with Vegetarian Substitutions.
1-28-12
A busy day showing property in Sedro Woolley with Tom. Was a beautiful 1 acre property with an older manufactured home on it. The land was really nice but the home needs a lot of work. Fingers crossed the sweet first time home buyers get their offer accepted. I think I get as worried and nervous as Tom’s buyers every time he puts in an offer.
I made this:
Chocolate Mousse Frosting (recipe adapted from this recipe)
1 can coconut milk
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
sweetener to taste, I used 1 tablespoon of Maple Syrup, you can use what ever you like
1. Open the coconut milk (NOT lite, very important) use a large spoon to spoon out just the creamy thick part into a medium bowl, leaving the watery juice in the bottom of the can (you can save it for later to add to soup or stirfry.
2. Put the cream in the fridge for a couple hours until frosting consistency.
3. Mix in with a wisk the cocoa powder, vanilla and sweetener of choice.
***it is a bit lumpy but I just try to squish as many lumps as possible.
4. put back in the fridge for as long as you can stand it until thickened again.
Can be eaten plain or used like frosting on a cake.
I put a big spoonful in bowl and put another big spoonful of ricemellow fluff on top. OH MY GOODNESS. yes it was that good. I could have probably eaten the whole bowlful. In fact just writing this I want another serving. But since I have not exercised since Monday, I will not indulge. big sigh.
Watched 50/50.
Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis, and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.
I really liked it and thought it was just the right amount of touching and funny.
1-29-12
I think we looked at almost every water view home in Birch Bay, Birch Bay Village and Blaine 
So exhausted after the long day but we really had a good time. The clients are super fun and we had lunch at Chuckanut Bay Brewery which is always fun. After showing the last house with this set of clients in Bellingham we zipped back up to Ferndale to show another set of clients a house. I was so exhausted but my mom invited us for salmon dinner and I wasn’t passing that up. Yum. Then it was home to watch a movie. We watched I Love you Phillip Morris.
Steven Russell is happily married to Debbie, and a member of the local police force when a car accident provokes a dramatic reassessment of his life. Steven becomes open about his homosexuality and decides to live life to the fullest – even if it means breaking the law. Steven’s new, extravagant lifestyle involves cons and fraud and, eventually, a stay in the State Penitentiary where he meets sensitive, soft-spoken Phillip Morris. His devotion to freeing Phillip from jail and building the perfect life together prompts Steven to attempt and often succeed at one impossible con after another…
Honestly I found it kind of boring and not very good. I was hoping for a really good movie since I like Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor.
wt: 158 forgot to add, probably because no change. Which is no surprise since I did not hardly exercise at all this week. The only thing that gets rid of the pounds. But I didn’t gain, portion control is my friend refined flour products are not.
1-23-12
Went in early to set up the new printer/fax/scanner. Yes new one since the old one is still not fixed. Then after work Tom brought the dogs with him when he picked me up and we did the Whatcom Falls Stairs. I was able to go up and down 3 times. Then I wanted to collapse.
My favorite Pin of the day:
After work went to Cash and Carry as our friend who works there told us about the great deal they have right now on Earthbound Farms boxed/washed baby spinach and lettuce.
It is a fabulous deal! A little over $6 for a HUGE box of fresh greens. I got one of spinach and one spring mix. Bagged it all up and shared some with my mom.
So for dinner tonight we had a nice salad followed by spinach cooked in leftover garlic butter I had from the past nights garlic bread. Also cooked up some jalepeno chicken saugages from trader joe’s and threw those on top. NOM.
1-24-12
Incredible windy rainy day, the roof at work sounded like it was going to blow off. My mom asked us to dinner when we went to go pick up Shy so I didn’t have to cook. woot. She made an incredible French lentil soup filled with carrots, onions, and potatoes so good.
Then we went home and watched Henry’s Crime.
Released from prison for a crime he didn’t commit, an ex-con targets the same bank he was sent away for robbing.
Tom liked it but I found it a little slow. I in fact fell asleep about half way through. sigh.
1-25-12
So today I was not going to eat any bread as I have been so bad lately as far as eating bread and pasta. Then my coworker brings in homemade cinnamon rolls. There goes my no bread resolution right. Sigh. At least it was so good and flaky and butter and gooey with frosting. If I am gong to blow it I should blow it good.
My favorite Pin of the day is my friends hydrangea picture she created with colored pencils:
A facebook funny:
The new JC Penny commercial is really annoying but has a super cute rottweiler in it for about 2 seconds.
1-20-12
New graphic I made for Tom’s Facebook page using the picture from our snow walk the other day. It is very simple but I like it.
After a full day at work (yay finally) had a totally unhealthy dinner of Pizza and delicious chocolate chip cookies for dinner. Then watched Rise of the Plant of the Apes.
During experiments to find a cure for Alzheimer’s disease, a genetically-enhanced chimpanzee uses its greater intelligence to lead other apes to freedom.
It was ok but not nearly as good as I thought it was going to be.
1-21-12
Went to the library and picked up War Horse, Rode and the Descendents. I am going to be so busy. I wish that all the books on my list wouldn’t come in all at once. I am still trying to finish Games of Thrones.
Then it was some laundry (at my mom and dads house so much better then the laundry mat) and delicious spaghetti and meatball dinner with crusty multigrain bread from avenue bread. Yum.
Watched Cowboys and Aliens.
A spaceship arrives in Arizona, 1873, to take over the Earth, starting with the Wild West region. A posse of cowboys and natives are all that stand in their way.
I realized after watching it (a little slow) that it was like an old fashioned Western just modernized a bit. Probably why it was slow
1-22-12
Lazy day staying in PJ’s catching up on editing photos and blogs. Had scrambled eggs in my favorite sprouted grain tortillas and some chocolate chip cookies and TJ’s Vanilla Cinnamon Black tea for breakfast.
Funny stuff on facebook this morning.
Harry Met Sally Faked Orgasm scene with movie clips
and of course Star Wars Uncut: Director’s Cut
“…thousands of Internet users…remake “Star Wars: A New Hope” into a fan film, 15 seconds at a time. Contributors were allowed to recreate scenes from Star Wars however they wanted. ..Finally, the crowd-sourced project has been stitched together and put online for your streaming pleasure. The “Director’s Cut” is a feature-length film that contains hand-picked scenes from the entire StarWarsUncut.com collection…”
Finally got dressed about 3:30pm to go work out. Yes I am really motivated with the warrior dash coming up in 183 days – figured that out with a cool website: timeanddate.com . Gulp. My goal is to try and get my arm strength up (my biggest weakness and a huge need for warrior dash) and to be able to walk/run/shuffle around Lake Paddon two times (aprox 5 miles)
Watched Hannah
A 16-year-old who was raised by her father to be the perfect assassin is dispatched on a mission across Europe, tracked by a ruthless intelligence agent and her operatives.
I really enjoyed it. Be warned it is very violent but if you enjoyed La Femme Nikata then this should be on your list. Very European movie as far as music and film style.
wt: 158
I have decided to track my weight every Sunday. I am up 8 lbs from the summer but not to stressed due to my lack of exercise. Will be interesting to see where I end up by this summer as I am starting out a few lbs lighter then last year at this time.
1-14-12
Day one of a very crazy weekend of looking at homes with Tom’s new clients. Today is Stanwood and Camano Island. I had never been to Camano so it was fun to explore a new place. We some some really beautiful places and some very odd places.
After we got done showing property we stopped by the Skagit Valley Co-op. I now have deli envy. Their deli is amazing, the salad bar had cold salads or hot foods and 3 different delicious soup choices. Not to mention the homemade iceream and warm chocolate chip cookies. Are you taking notes Bellingham Co-op?
1-15-12
Today was part two of driving marathon and we headed to Whidbey Island. We drove from the very top of the Island to almost the very bottom (Freeland).
The funniest part of the trip was the last house we looked at had a note in the remarks that none of the “yard art” was staying including the plow and the windmill. I envisioned small yard art sized windmill. Oh no it was HUGE. A full sized windmill. I couldn’t stop laughing about the crazy things people do.
Oh and we got snow in Bellingham to, starting to really accumulate.
1-16-12
Thought this was so cute:
Lots of snow and now it is starting to get cold….brrr.
1-17-12
Went with Tom and his client for a wintery walk since we had hardly any patients at work and I got off early.
1-18-12
Brrr Shy has the right idea about what to do on a snow day. Another early day at work.
A little Foster the People – Pumped up kicks
1-19-12
Temp this morning 16 degrees. Wow 4 degrees warmer then yesterday. Still compact snow and ice on the roads. Yay for Beastie.
My song dedication to everyone driving in Whatcom County:
After a relatively uneventful morning with very few patients I decided to tackle getting HP to send us a new printer head. It needed it last time but they assured me I just needed to change the colored ink. Apparently you need pink, blue and yellow ink in the new printers to make black. I did this last week and we are already out of colored ink even though I have not printed anything in color. Spent a very frustrating 1 hour and 15 minutes on the phone with an equally frustrated Customer Service Rep. He did not speak English and I did not speak his language so everything had to be repeated about 10 times. Finally after being put on hold for 60 minutes out of the 75 minutes I finally was helped by a supervisor (I had demanded one) and was helped in 5 minutes with my problem. I should not have gone through that painful frustrating time. sigh. Not only that he kept trying to sell me an extended warranty as the printer was going to be out of warranty in 24 days. I declined and told him I wanted it under the current still active warranty thank you very much. sigh.
Another short day glad to go home after my day with HP. I am so ready for the snow to end. The snow BTW that I did not wish for thank you very much. I would be perfectly happy if it just rained all Winter
1-12-12
Have been totally enjoying fruit smoothies lately. I found a recipe that uses dried dates as the sweetener. Oh My Goodness it is yummy. You get the little chewy sweet bits of dates with the tart fruit. Basic recipe is:
Frozen fruit (strawberries or blueberries is what I have have been using)
almond milk (or what ever milk)
dried dates
yogurt
blend it until smooth.
Nom!!!
After a crazy day of battling with the printer at work (I eventually won) I decided it was to nice out not to get a little outside exercise. Called Tom and we went to Whatcom Falls Stairs.
I felt good the 1rst time down and up, 2nd time it was a good burn, 3rd time legs so wobbly I didn’t know if I was going to make it. Yup definitely need to get back on that exercise routine. I should be able to do 5 times easily. So easy to slip out of good habits.
Made a delicious dinner last night, I made Pioneer Woman’s Tuscan Bean Soup with some Bliss modifications:
- 5 cloves Garlic, Minced (I used 3)
- 1 whole Medium Onion, Diced (didn’t have an onion used about 2/3 bunch of green onions chopped)
- 3 cans (14.5 Ounce) Cans Great Norther Beans, Drained And Rinsed
(I am not a huge fan of white beans, so used 1 can of pintos and 2 cans black beans my favorites, very well rinsed and drained) - 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil (I used coconut oil)
- 1 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes (I would use 1/2 tsp next time, this was a bit spicy and those who want heat can always sprinkle extra pepper on their own servings)
- 2 teaspoons Dried Oregano (I would use 3 tsps next time)
- 1/4 cup Tomato Paste (Used one 6 oz can)
- 3/4 cups Dry White Wine I
- 1 can (28 Ounces) Whole Or Diced Tomatoes
- 6 cups Low Sodium Chicken Broth
- 1 bunch Kale (more If Desired)
- Plenty Of Torn Fresh Basil
- 4 Tablespoons Butter (or oil)
- 1-1/2 pound Raw Shrimp, Peeled And De-veined (used 1 lb)
- 1/4 cup Chopped Fresh Parsley
- Fresh Parmesan Shavings
Heat oil in a large pot over medium high heat. Add onions and garlic and stir to cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Add tomato paste and stir to cook about 2 minutes, Stir in red pepper flakes and dried oregano; stir and cook for another 30 seconds.
Pour in wine and whisk. Cook until bubbling.
Add canned tomatoes with their juice. Drain and rinse beans, then add to pot. Pour in chicken broth. Stir to combine and allow it to simmer for 20-25 minutes. Sprinkle in salt and pepper to taste.
While the soup is simmering, cook the shrimp: melt butter in a small skillet over medium-high (or high) heat. Throw in the shrimp and chopped parsley and toss to cook until no longer opaque, about 4 minutes. Season with salt. Set aside.
(I used precooked shrimp to I just threw them in along with the parsley)
Rinse the kale de-stem and cut into small bite sized pieces. Stir into soup. (It’ll shrink quite a bit, so don’t be afraid when you first add it!) Add a bunch of torn basil and stir. Allow the soup to simmer for another 5 minutes, tasting and adding salt and pepper (or even more red pepper flakes) as needed.
Add big, fat Parmesan or Romano shavings and more torn basil at the end.
Since the Kale was a huge bunch and I didn’t want that much kale overwhelming the soup I made this delicious Kale Salad
Kale & Carrot Salad with Peanut-Ginger Dressing
1 bunch of Kale
2 carrot peeled and grated
1/4 to 1/2 cup chopped green onions
1/2 cup frozen peas, thawed
For the dressing:
3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
2 tablespoons creamy unsweetened peanut butter
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon dark maple syrup or honey
1 garlic clove, finely grated
1/2-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated
Sea salt and black pepper, to taste
Chopped roasted peanuts, for garnish (optional)
In a large bowl, toss the kale, carrots, onions, and peas to combine. In a medium bowl, whisk the apple cider vinegar, peanut butter, olive oil, maple syrup, garlic, and ginger to combine. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss to coat. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Garnish with peanuts, if using, before serving.
1-13-12
Surprised that I am not that sore from last nights work out. I can feel it but considering how wobbly I was after the 3rd time up the stairs I can’t believe I am not worse. Means I probably should go for 4 times next time 
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All I can think about is dinner. Going to have the soup and salad from last night as there was tons of leftovers. I am practically salivating just thinking about it.
I want one of these:
“The Yoga is a 3.1-pound Windows 8 ultrabook with a high-definition 13.3-inch display. But it has a 360-degree dual hinge “flip and fold” design that lets you convert the machine into a tablet, and is the reason for its apt name. Yoga has four different usage modes: You can rest it flat like any notebook. You can carry it in your hand like any tablet. You can prop it up as a stand. Or you can fold it so that it is in a tent position, useful, say, if you’re reading or watching a video.Yoga is expected out during the second half of the year at a starting price of $1,199.”
So I did it. I signed Tom and I up for the Warrior Dash July 22 in North Bend WA. I am so excited and so FREAKING FREAKED OUT. I have absolutely no upper body strength and I hate heights. Should be fun. and scary.
Gosh reading the last couple of posts it looks like I am some sort of fitness health nut. Before you get the wrong impression do know I did absolutely no exercise today (well a little walk at lunch) and I ate 4 Trader Joe’s triple ginger coookies tonight. Sadly I had no vanilla ice cream to stuff in between the cookies which is my favorite way to eat them. See I am not all healthy exercise crazed. Nom.
1-6-12
Sadly I have “caught” Tom’s cold as much as I tried to avoid it. Work was very busy and I am glad nothing scheduled for tonight.
1-7-12
woke up feeling worse then I went to bed. sigh. Still went with Tom to show a property in Custer. It was 5 acres with a huge 3 story barn that had to snowy owls. Sadly no pictures (sick fuzzy brain didn’t get pictures) but so much fun to see them. Did not realize how large owl “pellets” are. Always envisioned them rabbit or deer size. They are much bigger and when one of the owls flew overhead and dropped a pellet in our general direction we decided we had seen enough of the barn.
1-8-12
Still yuck. now cold has settled in my chest. double yuck. Went on a walk with my mom to Stewart Mt as they are going to close the park for a couple weeks while they do some logging.
Watched a really good movie that I can’t believe did not do better. It is The Lincoln Lawyer. I was going to read the book first but my mom and dad had gotten it out of the library and so I decided to watch it. What a great movie and so many twists and turns. I like a movie I can not figure out in the first 5 minutes and is a good mystery. I definitely am going to still read the book.
1-9-12
I think this is the worst day of cold, horrible headache. Tomorrow has got to be better 
Watched a movie that I thought I would hate but ended up enjoying. It was a satirical type horror movie called Suck. It was a vampire rock and roll spoof. Again didn’t think I as going to like it and had only planned on watching a few minutes but ended up watching the whole thing. There was some campy gory parts but it was so fake it didn’t even bother me to much.
After the movie I went to bed. It was 9:15pm. That is the earliest I have gotten to bed in a long time but this cold is kicking my butt.
1-10-12
Yay the early bedtime helped. I feel better this morning. I sound awful though and have very little voice. Which is not good when I answer the phone all day. Favorite song this afternoon:
hmm this song is from 2006. what the heck was I doing in 2006? part of the reason of why I started blogging more often and more journal like is I used to write down everything in journals. It is still satisfying to go through those old journals. If I can keep blogging even if it is silly little things like a song I listened to then it will be worth to be able to to back and read it. My brain is just not great at remembering with out “triggers”. Never have had a great memory for details
Speaking of details I can not believe the winter we are having. Sure there is some rain, sure there is some cooler days and nights but really it has been about 40-50 during the day and only lower 30′s at night. Today we have bright sunny sunshine. Pretty beautiful. Trying to eat healthier again so tonight we had stir fried spinich, mushrooms with garlic crunchies on top (Garlic crunchies: heat up a small amount of oil, I use coconut oil, then squeeze garlic through press and cook it hot until lightly browned and crunchy). I boiled some potatoes and it was so good.
1-11-12
Another amazing day! Beautiful sunrise. I am borrowing a facebook friends photo as I couldn’t take any, photo taken by Suzy Tonini
It was that incredible.
Does Shy look worried in this picture? Well she is not. But I am. My dad had 3 heart attacks in the last few years. Each time he was able to be saved by medical intervention and a little miracle. Well he has not been feeling well lately. not at all and he does not go to the Dr. I have learned over the last few years that if I want to enjoy my time with my dad I do not tell him what to do. We have never been able to tell each other what to do. But I have so much worry in my heart right now. I am praying. Praying for peace in my heart. Praying to know if it is the right decision to let my dad do what he wants for should I get in a knock down drag out fight to get him to go see a Dr before it is a truly urgent situation. Right now I do nothing. but worry. Please pray for my dad. or think good thoughts or send him some really good energy. What ever it is that creates miracles…
1-3-12
Someday I will have goats. I yearn to have just enough acreage to have just the minimum 2-4 goats ( I read somewhere goats have to have a companion so you need at least two). I have narrowed down my choice to the Nigerian Dwarf goat. I like their smaller size, color coats and the fact that they are a dairy goat.
This cutie is from Schoonover Farm which just happens to be in Skagit County. Which just happens to be pretty close to Whatcom county.
1-4-12
This is a public service announcement:
To the ladies that use the public restrooms,
If you sprinkle
when you tinkle
be a sweetie
lift the seatie
thank you.
While searching for toilet images I came across this dolphins and nearly spit my tea out. so funny to think one would want to sit on pictures of dolphins well having a bathroom “moment”. But just in case you are interested I did link the photo to the website. Apparently you can get whales and stuff as well…
1-5-12
I might have made the coffee a wee bit strong. This is how I felt all morning.
photo by Jim Garvie
Sadly forgot the lovely bosc pear that I was going to eat for mid morning snack sitting on the table at home. Can almost taste its crisp sweetness contrasted with a slight bitterness. Sigh off to go eat a plain old apple instead.
Somehow while trying to catch up on the over 700 blogs in my google reader I have managed to add two more blogs.
1-1-12
Time to start getting used to writing 2012.
Had a nice relaxing Sunday, finished reading Wildwood. It is a very well written fantasy type book. Probably for young adult readers but I really liked it.
Had a nice dinner over at the parents house. Crockpot beef stew and homemade chocolate cream pie with fresh whipped cream for dessert. Yum.
Tom and I watched Transformers Dark Side of the Moon. I liked it as far as action adventures go. Better then the 2nd movie. Still I did doze off a few times during the loooong action shooting/fighting sequences.
1-2-12
Had a day off work so what do I do? Spend all day driving all over the county looking at houses with Tom and his client. Well I wasn’t driving but still I was exhausted after we were done (9 houses, 8 we actually went inside makes for a long day). Some were really nice and some were…well just plain scary. I did end up getting car sick, that happens to me so easily and had to spend the rest of the afternoon resting so I did not get my Laundry done. Which means my really old really big “granny panties” are all I have left to wear for tomorrow. sigh.
FYI when doing an image search for Granny Panty’s be aware there are some really naughty websites out there that look innocent enough until you click into them and then you do one of those OMG freak out, back click, close that window please do not let that image be ingrained in my brain. I also of course found a new blog to follow since my google reader is at over 700 right now the thing to do is add another blog right…Now that the holidays are finally over I feel optimistic that my reader will get read!
Had a delicious refried bean, quinoa and mixed vegie burrito tonight for dinner with some greek yogurt and of course ketchup. I know, ketchup? I put it on everything. Oh and when I searched for a ketchup image I didn’t get any links to naughty sites. Funny how that is…
I also am addicted to the Food for Life sprouted grain wraps.
They are so delicious and filling and pretty much good topped with everything.
Watched Dakota Skye. My friend recommended it and it was an interesting well acted “slice of life” movie about teens and 20 somethings in a small AZ town. Keeping in mind it was a low budget film I thought it was really good.
12-20 to 12-25-11
What a crazy busy week! Of course Tom and I stopped fighting we always do and we can never stay angry with each other to long as we love to make each other laugh
I spent my week finding just the perfect gifts, visiting friends, going to gatherings and celebrating with family.
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12-26-11
I may or may not have cut my own bangs…and I may or may not have cut them a wee bit short…sigh…I am glad my hair grows quickly
I am getting used to it.
12-27-11
Listening to Pandora Radio I think they had to much holiday eggnog. I put in station: U2 “Sunday Bloody Sunday” and get Van Halen “Good Enough”
I just don’t get the similarities 
12-28-11
Finished Smokin’ Seventeen. Janet Evanovich is one of my favorite brain relaxing, belly laughing out loud authors.
Now to wait for Explosive Eighteen…I am number 71 on the library list.
12-30-11
After a busy day at work headed over to a friends house for ham sandwiches, soup and delicious oven roasted veggies. I think roasting an assortment of veggies in the oven is one of my new favorite things to do. Did a combo of mushrooms, potatoes and leeks. Did a second pan of cauliflower and brussels sprouts. Both were drizzled with olive oil and some herbs: rosemary, pinch of salt and pepper for potato one and parsley, pinch of salt and pepper for the cauliflower and brussels sprouts combo.
After all that good food we decided to play the Michael Jackson dance moves game on the Wii. Was really fun but my belly was so full and I didn’t realize how much you had to move around in the game so we didn’t last long.
12-31-11
After a really nice walk with my mom and the dogs at Whatcom Falls.
Then it was over to friends house for pizza’s and birthday cake for hour friends birthday and New Years Eve celebration East Coast time
I am really glad that 2011 is done. I hate to wish away any time but 2011 was a very challenging year. Looking forward to 2012 and a fresh new year.
12-14-11
After a super busy day at work I went home and….put on my sweats, threw Shy’s leash on her and EXERCISED!!! Felt so amazingly good. I jogged for 1/3 a mile then walked very briskly for the other 2/3′s. This doesn’t seem like much but after doing nothing for 2.5 weeks it felt lovely. I think Shy really enjoyed some exercise to as this was the first time she got to run since her surgery.
My little pre run/walk inspiration video
12-15-11
No patients at work today so I worked a short day and then spent some time scanning in old dog show pictures.
It was fun to see the old pictures. It was also a good reminder of why I keep exercising and eating sensibly. I was about 25lbs heavier in those pictures and I do not want to go there again. ever.
On that note got in another walk/run with Shy and this time Tom came to, yay so much more fun to exercise with someone.
12-16-11
Found this online today: 25 clever ideas to make life easier. Some good stuff, I can’t wait to try the cupcake ice cream cones.
12-17-11
I just love Adele’s “Set Fire to the Rain” and this version in the Royal Albert Hall is just about magical.
Went to a friends party tonight. It was a really fun idea: we brought brand new pj’s to be donated to children, were supposed to dress in PJ’s (I wore sweats since that is what I wear anyway, and bring a wrapped “white elephant” gift. It was potluck and there as tons of great food and we played some fun Christmas games.
***Disclaimer: I am now going to talk about the unblissful part of blissful blabs and since the persons party it was reads this blog I want her to know this is just my ugly demons (please skip if you want ). Please please do not take it personally and please do not stop inviting me to gatherings because I am going to write this, thought about making it private but since you are all on this ride I am going to confess now…All the ladies at this party were great people, people I could love to call a friend. Except they all have something I do not. Kids. Which is pretty much the only topic of discussion. Which was fine up until the very end when I started to have one of those ugly jealous horrible why can’t I just be a better person and be happy and accept what path has been chosen for me? why. Why do I have to be so sad and so JEALOUS. I have a great easy life compared to a busy working mom. lots of free time. lots of uninterrupted reading time, I can watch movies, decide to go to a friends house without worrying about a babysitter yet as I write this I am sobbing. literally sobbing for what I can’t have. yes I will pull up my big girl panties and get over myself but tonight is for letting myself feel the pain. roll around in its beautiful sharpness and know tomorrow is another day. Another chance at being a better person and not coveting what I do not have being thankful for how rich my life is…
12-18-11
Today was our friends 3 yo birthday party ( I know after my confession from last night you must think I am an idiot but I truly do get over myself and look forward to sharing this special day). We have know this little girl since she was 5 weeks and it is so fun to watch her grow up and turn into a little person.
“Wishing on a cupcake”
12-19-11
An ok Monday turned bad. I hate when I fight with Tom. It is so horrible how much you can hurt and be hurt by the person you love.
And this will be day 4 without exercise. sigh. off to go listen to music and play on Facebook and try and unwind my mind.
