One choice I have made is to really try to get more healthy. To that end I have rejoined Weight Watchers. Yeah, yeah....I've done it before and I DO know what I need to do but, apparently, I need that accountability of the weekly weigh in and meeting in order for me to do it!! 7+ pounds down so I guess I'm on the right track.

First 2016 post

I will NOT be getting the Blogger of the Year award!! I had meant to write every day in place of that big timesuck aka Facebook but here it is Day 12 of Lent and I am just now writing. Shame, shame. Or is it? Isn't it a good thing to not be attached to a device?

I am trying to be more mindful...in all ways. I like the new mindset of Weight Watchers. They call it Beyond the Scale. Not that the scale isn't important but mental health is also important. What we ingest, whether food,drink, media, etc., has an effect on our well-being.

I think my watch word this season has become CHOICES. Trying to make better choices.

Okay, so in the spirit of being reasonable (I sometimes go a little overboard) I will sign off for now.

Day 37 (lost 35 and 36) of 40

Yeah...I said it. I lost 2 days! Sunday I was fine but Monday I woke up with a cold...or allergy...or something....Dayquil did NOT touch it. Went to APF anyway AND felt a little better on Tuesday so went to work at school but I spent both days sleeping whenever possible. I'm not 100% today but I think I have turned the corner.

Tonight is the church's seder dinner. H has agreed to go and help me with serving since I assured him he would get husband points. We have gone to the neighbor's for seder but never the one at church. Apparently they do the seder and then have a regular dinner. Hmmm....wondering how many hours this will be. If I can get some pics I'll try to add them at the bottom of this missive.

Day 34 and Sunday

Entering the home stretch!! Yesterday the Altar Guild polished the silver and then Carolyn and I met some others to make palm crosses. It was a neat thing to learn how to do and I look forward to doing it again next year.

Today we processed out of the church and the timing was perfect (for a change) for coming back inside.

This next week will be a very busy one. Harvey has agreed to go to the seder supper on Wednesday with me and I have us signed up to help serve. I will do my usual of goingn to the Maundy Thursday service and then will sign up to do an odd hour for the vigil. Saturday morning we will decorate the church. We're meeting the turtles on Saturday afternoon so not sure I'll make it to Saturday's night service...we'll see.... and then the choir sings both services on Sunday!! My altar guild team is slated to clean up after Maunday Thursday service and the reset on Sunday so I'll see which one Carolyn wants to do. Kabby will do the Tuesday clean up. Lots to keep track of!

Here is how today's altar looked. Hmmmm....the pictures are at the top and not underneath. Oh well...some day I'll figure how to insert them.

Day 33 0f 40 Days

The end is finally in sight. I don't think I've been whining but I will say that without being prompted my darling husband assured me that it would be okay if I went on FB on Easter Sunday!! Oh my!! I thought I had been handling it well. Hmmmm....I even got an email today from a non-FB friend telling me about some new business that has a facebook link!! Temptations everywhere!! My worst fear came true that a dear friend thought I had unfriended them. Fortunately she said something to others who reminded her. Although we live far away and don't see each other often she is very dear to my heart and it made me sad to think of her - even for a moment - thinking I had cut ties with her. All is sorted out but I wonder who else be out there who forgot or missed my post and think that I have decided to move on without them. Cannot wait to get back on and connect.

Day 28 of 40

So tired that I actually slept to almost 8!! General Tso would not approve. Ha!!

Very interested in this "Eat to Live" book. Will have to see if my library has it.

I've been told that if I look at FB on Sundays it doesn't count but I'm not falling for it!!

Day 27 of 40

Yesterday morning we got up bright and early for our whirlwind tour of NC. Below are a few pictures ...and because I'm NOT used to using my Kindle fire to load the pictures they will not be in any particular order. One is Brother Dan at the South Mountains State Park. Another is great -grandparents's headstone and one is Aunt Beulah with her daughter, Dottie.



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