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May 29, 2010

Great Tool

Filed under: Techy,Things I Love — gardener @ 4:38 am

I’ve had Windows 7 on my new laptop for a while, but about a month ago I noticed a little thing called a “Snipping Tool”. At first, I wondered what it was, but eventually my curiosity got the better of me and I decided to check it out. It literally allows you to ‘snip’ a piece out of a photo, a website or a document.. or anything else that happens to be on your screen at the time. You can save it as a .jpg or you can even email it to someone. It is the most handy thing EVER. I love it, and now that I know what it does, I tend to use it all the time.

If you have Win 7, you should definitely try it. It puts print screen to shame.

Rather Be Sleeping

Filed under: Health/ Fitness — gardener @ 4:36 am

I have about a half hour before I have to start work, and I am still trying to figure out where I’m going to get the energy for it. I just finished eating breakfast, and I had to force down every last bite, and I’m struggling to drink a glass of water, simply because I don’t want it. I know I need it, so eventually I’ll choke it down, but I’d rather sleep. Speaking of sleep, if I don’t start sleeping better than I’ve been doing, I’m going to need some wrinkle cream at an earlier age than I should need it. This girl definitely needs her beauty sleep and she hasn’t been getting it.

I guess I’d better walk the dog and get some coffee brewed. I have a feeling it’s going to be a long afternoon.

Persistance

Filed under: Health/ Fitness — gardener @ 4:32 am

I was looking in the mirror the other day and I noticed that I have this one little roll of fat that I just can’t seem to get rid of. Technically, there are more, but this one area seems to be a problem. I mentioned to Marcel that I had a feeling that even when I met my goal weight, that I’d still have that little roll. It’s probably going to be one of those things I have to live with. I’ve even read a few apidexin reviews to see if there was a possibility that it would help me get rid of that little blob, but I really believe that ultimately diet and exercise are going to be the only thing. Persistence, persistence… etc.

May 27, 2010

Thinking, Thinking, and More Thinking

Filed under: Life's Little Hiccups — gardener @ 12:55 am

I know I said the other day that I felt as though I was thinking too mucha botu some things, and I really believe that I was.   The thing is, I was thinking too much about some things and not enough about others.      The weird thing is that I was putting focus on the things I didn’t want, by over thinking them and trying to analyze when that wasn’t the problem at all.   Now that I’ve been able to see that, I’ve also been able to see where I do need to focus and it has already made a difference in how I’m feeling.

I still feel overwhelmed in many ways, but at least I can put a few thoughts together and not forget most every word that comes out of my mouth.   In my eyes, this is progress.   I know it’s going to take me a little while to muddle through the feelings and emotions I’ve been feeling lately, but I think once I get past tomorrow, things will be much better. 

I saw Sex in the City 2 with Desere last night and I have to say, I LOVED it.   I never watched the show, but I loved this movie even better than the first one that I saw this past weekend for the first time.  Yes, it’s risque’ to say the least, so it isn’t for all audiences, but I liked it.    I also enjoyed chatting with the girls who sat beside us, who were a lot of fun.   I came home feeling light hearted and I needed that more than you know.

I’m feeling hopeful, very hopeful, in many aspects.

Remodeling

Filed under: Shop til ya Drop — gardener @ 12:14 am

Most of you who know me know that when Marcel and I bought our current home, we bought it so we could fix it up. At the time, we only knew a few things- that it was structurally sound, but otherwise a mess, and that it was going to take a LOT of work to get it up to par. We gutted the place, and contracted someone to lay the ceramic tiles, gut and redo the kitchen and also to set up a new kitchen. The rest, from the walls to the Grohe faucets, we decided to do ourselves. We really didn’t know what we were doing, and even though it took us four weeks to get it all finished, we did it, and for the most part, on our own. Marcel’s late brother Frank helped him lay the wood flooring in the bedrooms, but the rest was a ‘do it yourself’ project.

The past couple of years, we’ve been making small changes here and there, but we didn’t do much because we’d been looking at a house and thinking about selling this place. Unfortunately, while it is a great market to buy, it’s not a great market to sell, so we’ve decided to stay put for a while. I don’t mind, although I can’t help but think about changes I’d like to make and wonder if it’s worth making the investment. It’s definitely something to think about.

May 26, 2010

Before I Go- A Little Gratitude

Filed under: Gratitude — gardener @ 4:56 am

Marcel just left to pick up a few things at the grocery store for me, so I thought while he was gone, I’d share a few words of gratitude since I haven’t done so in a while. Even though I’ve been going through a lot lately, I know there are others who are going through even more. When we think we are alone, we never are.

I really do have a lot to be grateful for, and I’ll share a few here today.

My Gratitude List for May 26, 2010.

Today I’m Grateful For:

  • An evening out with Desere to see Sex in the City -2.
  • Tostadas, which happens to be one of my  favorite meals.
  • Strong coffee.
  • Mister Mistoffelees, who knows I’ve been a little stressed and has slept beside me for the past two nights.
  • Marcel, for going to the store for me.

No Magic Pills

Filed under: Health/ Fitness — gardener @ 4:50 am

In my quest to lose weight and get healthier, I can’t tell you how many reviews I’ve read on many diets, and diet pills. One that I’ve found interesting is one that I recently read on lipozene. The reviews talk about the product, but it also shares comments by others who have all returned the product for their money back because they didn’t feel that it worked. I’ve never tried it, so I couldn’t say one way or the other, but it does confirm what I’ve known all along, that it isn’t about being on a ‘diet’ or taking a magic pill, or even expecting instant results; it’s about changing your lifestyle one step at a time, adding physical exercise and that’s when the lasting results will happen.

The magic is in your choices- not in a pill.

Knowing and Doing

Filed under: Health/ Fitness — gardener @ 4:44 am

This is going to sound kind of gross, but lately I’ve felt as though I could use a good ‘cleaning out’, so to speak. I have a feeling that I’ve been feeling that way because my eating has been less than ideal, and when I read colon cleanse reviews, it gave me the idea that maybe I should try it. I never really believed that eating the wrong things compared to eating the right things would really make a huge difference in the way a person feels, but in the past week, I’ve learned otherwise. One night I became physically sick simply because I ate something that my body was no longer used to having. It wasn’t that I really overdid it either, but my body revolted and I guess wondered what the heck I was doing.

One of my favorite quotes definitely applies here- “When you know better, you do better.” Maya Angelou. I definitely know better, and my choices will reflect it.

What’s For Dinner?

Filed under: Food,Things I Love — gardener @ 4:40 am

I mentioned yesterday that Marcel and I had rescued the electric BBQ grill that our neighbors tossed out when they split up. It sat in our storage shed for a couple of weeks until he cleaned it up this past Sunday with intentions of using it sometime in the near future.

Well, the near future came sooner than I anticipated when we decided yesterday to pick up some goodies to toss on the grill last night for dinner. I bought a zucchini that I grilled, plus we grilled some sausage (that Marcel ate) plus some ground sirloin burgers. They were SO good. The grill worked much better than I anticipated and the food was ready within 15 minutes. I’d thought to wrap the grill pan in aluminium foil beforehand, so clean up was a snap.

Tonight’s menu will feature tostadas. They are easy and delicious, plus clean up is easy.

What are you having for dinner?

Change Focus

Filed under: Health/ Fitness — gardener @ 4:34 am

Lately it seems like because I’ve been more focused on food, that I’ve been eating all the wrong things. I’m not beating myself up about it, but I do know that I’m not making the best choices and I can’t continue on this path. I know that it isn’t the food that is the problem, but that I’m the problem, or rather, my emotions are the problem. I’ve been looking at 7-dfbx review and reading other information in hopes that it will ignite the spark in me to get moving again and start making better choices. I know I can do it.

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