Earlier today I worked on a Christmas project, which I dubbed “The Craft Box Project“. When I finished painting and designing a few boxes, I sat down to blog about it and wrote about how my love for boxes grew even more when I went through a dark night of the soul. However, just as [...]
Browsing Posts published in November, 2010
Something that keeps me focused and motivated in my diet are random bits of affirmation I get from people around me. Although, yes, I do know I am doing this whole diet thing for myself and not for the approval of others, having people acknowledge it is very much like an affirming pat on the [...]
There’s really something magical about the human touch, wouldn’t you agree? It’s like no matter what, a quick pat on the back, a stroke on the arm, or a strong hug has the power to take away any pain or hurt one is feeling. I see a lot of this with my kids in class [...]
Eeewwww…..today I woke up with chubby cheeks. Yes. You read that right. I soooo have chubby cheeks today and puffy eyes. Wanna know why? I couldn’t resist and had some Chinese food for dinner. Sadness. Oh, don’t get me wrong, I truly, truly enjoyed the yang chow fried rice I had (oh, and to my [...]
Last Friday I finally pulled myself up by my bootstraps and faced the music: I dragged myself to my doctors clinic after months of hiding and decided to just see what she has to say and move on from there. Much as I love her to bits, I hate having to come see her, especially [...]
Remember Project Prettify Me? I’m glad to say it’s become almost an instinctual part of my day now. It’s like a habit already so I don’t really need to think too much about it. Although, yes, compared to other girls who are more conscious and spend lots of time attending to their make up and [...]
Sometimes I take pause and look back at how much weight I had gained in the last three to four years…I can’t help but think, what happened??? How did I let myself get that way??? Just look: I realized that what led me there really was not being mindful about my actions and not facing [...]
One of my online friends is trying this new diet that is said to clear up the skin as you lose weight. I told her she doesn’t really need to lose weight, but she told me that more than just the weight, she was doing it more for really detoxifying her system. I would have [...]
Last week I ran into an old colleague of mine who jokingly quipped…”what are you on?!?” in reference to my weight loss. He kiddingly said if I was on any substance, maybe I could share. We had a good laugh about it and I just said I really am working very hard at this weight [...]
