Day 4 Bliss

This word got me to thinking about what truely makes me happy. There are so many things really.
The first picture is of one of my sisters and I enjoying a day at the amusement park…

Not able to ad a caption because I’m using the Wp on the go app. But really how often do you get chased by a dinosaur and get to stop for a selfie :0)
But today my bliss comes from something different. Something more for just me…..

My happy spot. Kicked back in the recliner with my feet up and crossed ready sit back and have some me time. Got my little computer up and ready to log in to see what my fellow photo bloggers have chosen for there Bliss picture. My phone incase I need to make a call, a magazine to read when I’m done with the computer and my gummy bears to get me thru the afternoon, and my pizza lego guy to remind me there is left over pizza for lunch in the fridge :0)
One last thing to share….I shot a wedding last month and got this…..

Watching the bliss of the day reminds me of why I enjoy weddings. To me it’s about the commitment. The ring to me is a reminder of that bliss.
I believe bliss comes from inside you and can change many times and in many ways. The world can cause a lot of not so blissful moments but we should try and find the bliss inside our selves so we can make it thru.
What does bliss mean to you?

Nov 5

Day 3 Water

Today’s word is water. When I think of this word I am reminded of long baths, hot showers, walks in the rain, swimming, fishing, drinking (water that is), the sprinkler in the yard, water ballon fights and the ocean. But what picture should I share with you today….
I have this one from a month or so ago that shows the fun of water.

You should never miss an opportunity to make a memory with a child.
But today I am reminded that water is what keeps our body hydrated.

Every system in your body depends on water. For example, water flushes toxins out of vital organs, carries nutrients to your cells, and provides a moist environment for ear, nose and throat tissues. (mayoclinic.org)
Although not proven the average person has been taught that 8 glasses of water a day is what you should should drink….but all fluid count, water just helps flush out the bad stuff.
Drink up friends!

Nov 4

Day 2 Street

Today we were asked to think about the word street. Here is one of my favorites….

This is the street I grew up on. You can see the front of my car as I head down the street. To the left is the house I grew up in and on the right is the street light that I told time from. As long as the light wasn’t on I could be anywhere on the block. But when the light came on I had better have been on that front porch or I was spending the next few days in the house.
The houses around my parents home were full of people that I have fond memories of. There is the neighbor that carried me home when I fell off my bike and broke my arm (not sure who was crying harder me or her), or the man I called Grandpa that I watched every Cincinnati Reds game that was televised with from the age of 9 till I moved away from home. Most of them have moved on to the afterlife but they played an important roll in my childhood.
This picture brings a lot memories great for me.

Nov 3

Day 1 of photo challenge

I was given the task to describe home in a photo. As I thought about what this word means I saw this and thought to myself that might work…

Coffee mug :0)
But really what it most boils down to is this…..

A safe place to be silly and creative, a place to be myself. Must be doing something right the Dog is even relaxed.

That’s home!

Aug 19

Who knew….

So I have been walking again. I know its bout time but I am doing this and feeling good about it again :0)

Last week I logged 28.74 miles and 66,620 steps. I feel good about it too!

One step is better then one more second on the couch for me. I was going to skip it today and just sleep in but God had other plans. I woke up from a crazy nightmare and thought well I’m up I might as well walk it off and I did! Saw a beautiful sun rise. I am blessed.

I am drinking more water again and eating better and am feeling good! Started measuring again this week so I will get back caught up with that on my next blog. Watching my BP. I am on meds but my BP is way low compared to what it has been to get me on said BP meds. I go to the Doc in 3 weeks and I am going to talk to her about that. If it stays low I may have to adjust by calling her. We shall see. My BP after a 1.5 mile walk and a 25 minute bike ride in the humidity was 117/63 that seems a bit low but Im watching it.

Other then that life is what it is.

I made zucchini bread from scratch. Let me tell ya it was WONDERFUL! Neighbors liked it and I am taking a piece to my dad and sister the rest well….its mine :0)

well that is my update…..till next time…….

May 21

May 21 update

Well it has been an eventful 2 weeks.
I went to Sanibel Florida for a week to relax and recharge and the weather was perfect. I also found my creativity again. I had lost my love of photography somewhere in a text book the last year. No worries though I found it in a shell on Sanibel Island.

It could have helped that the pool was like a warm bath and the sand was white. The ocean was amazing as well.

With beautiful sunsets. Yep may have taken way to many pictures….wait is that even possible.
Watched my calories while on vacation…..well most of the time. Didn’t drink as much water as I should have…no big surprise there really. But I still managed to loose another inch and a quarter off my body. So that means I am down 12.25 inches off my body sense the beginning of March. Weight wise there hasn’t been any change but I working on that part a bit more starting next week.
I’m going to check out a work out place and Plan to work out 3-4 days a week along with my daily walks. Building muscle and slimming down that is the goal.
My mother died early from lung and heart issues and I don’t want that for me. So I will take good care of me :0)
I’ll keep ya posted!
Ohiophotogrl

May 7

May 6, 2014 Turn the page….

What a week it has been….I saw the Indigo Girls with The Columbus Philharmonic…from the 3rd row.

They were amazing! Then there was one of my favorite Christmas presents…Tickets to see CHER! Not third row but still good seats. Not bad for a cell phone shot I think….

Then I saw a group called Black Violin. If you haven’t heard them google them or check out youtube. they have Facebook, twitter and Instagram. They were amazing.

Better then I could have hoped.

Busy busy…..

Then there was graduation….what a busy day that was.

However it was worth it.

Another dream fulfilled. I am truly blessed. I’m the one with the thumbs up :0)

As I sat with my classmates and I looked around I wondered if everyone was thinking the something. Now what? I know I am looking forward to reading a book that does not include a quiz the next day or a comprehensive exam attached to it at the end 🙂 I am looking forward to a little R&R before I have to figure anything out. I hope to work on my photography this summer and to get my house in order. I have neglected it just a little bit. I want to work on me. To be the me that I am intended to be. Who Am I here is a poem that has helped me out a lot along my journey…..

I AM ME – POEM by VIRGINIA SATIR

In all the world, there is no one else exactly like me.
Everything that comes out of me is authentically mine,
because I alone chose it
– I own everything about me:
my body,
my feelings,
my mouth,
my voice,
all my actions,
whether they be to others or myself.
I own my fantasies,
my dreams,
my hopes,
my fears.
I own my triumphs and successes,
all my failures and mistakes.
Because I own all of me,
I can become intimately acquainted with me.
By so doing,
I can love me and be friendly with all my parts.
I know there are aspects about myself that puzzle me,
and other aspects that I do not know–
but as long as I am friendly and loving to myself,
I can courageously and hopefully look for solutions to the puzzles and ways to find out more about me.
However I look and sound,
whatever I say and do,
and whatever I think and feel at a given moment in time
is authentically me.
If later some parts of how I looked, sounded, thought, and felt turn out to be unfitting,
I can discard that which is unfitting,
keep the rest,
and invent something new for that which I discarded.
I can see, hear, feel, think, say, and do.
I have the tools to survive,
to be close to others,
to be productive,
and to make sense and order out of the world of people and things outside of me.
I own me,
and therefore,
I can engineer me.
I am me,
and I am Okay.

Here is to the next chapter of my life and to being me. If you dream it you can be it!

Hugs,

Ohiophotogrl

Apr 28

closer and closer….

Boy the last week seems like it flew right on by….

Two exams left and my Associates Degree in Communication will be finished. I just can not believe that I really did it. It helps when you have a great support group and I surely do! From texts, to pep talks, to a good kick in the pants from time to time…..It has taken a village to get this girl where she is now.

Picked up the cap and gown today. It is out of the bag and hanging up…..I don’t look good in wrinkles :0)

Speaking of looking good I measured on Sunday. I am now 11.25 inches off of my body science the beginning of March. 4 pounds all together but my clothes show a different story. I believe that I told you all in my last blog that my doc told me to throw the scale in the trash. I figure when I go back to her in June I’ll weigh in then.

Still walking and enjoying that. Bought a air pump for my tires for the bike. Can’t wait to check out the trails near my house.

I feel like my dreams are finally happening and it all started with me getting my own head wrapped around the fact that I am good enough. I am smart and I can achieve anything I set my mind to.

With that said I am off to study for finals. Wish me luck. I’ll tell you all about graduation soon!

Apr 23

It it almost done

As I have been putting together my last papers for College I have been reminded time and time again that life is to short to not take a minute and reflect on how far I have come in my life. I am getting ready to Graduate College, something I did not think I could do after being out of high school for so long. I have a family that supports me in everything that I do. Wish everyone had that :0)

I wish I could share this with my mother. She passed many years back and I know how very proud she would be of me following thru and walking across the stage to get my diploma. She will be looking down along with some of her friends and I will feel her wonderful smile and I will have a great peace knowing that.

On another note I am back to walking again. I did come off half of my BP meds due to exercise. You gotta love that. Doc thinks that I will be off more meds in 6 months if I lee this up. I am all for that. I still haven’t lost weight but I have seen more inches off my body. She told me to throw the scale in the trash. I am taking the one I bought back. She is right if my clothes fit looser then I am doing something right. We did decide that my body may think it is starving tis self so I am eating a bit more. That seems to be helping as well. My body needs more than 1500 calories. Not many more but a bit. I am also cutting out some carbs. That should help too. Still laying off the three pops a day and having maybe one a week and not a whole one :0)

I am ready for this last cram week to be over. Exams next week and then next Sunday is graduation. Then on to a new chapter in my life. Bring it!

Apr 14

Spring is here April 13,2014

An update is in order.
Still no weight loss…talked to the doctor about it this week and she says as long as inches are coming off don’t worry about the scale…so I’m trying to remember that and not worry about that.
That being said…I lost 2 more inches off my body since the last blog.
1 inch off my abs!
1 inch off my hips
1/2 inch off my waist
We are so calling that a win!
Got my 10,000 steps in most every day!
Been working in the garden and can’t wait for some fresh veggies!
I did manage to get off half of my BP meds we are going to call that a win as well.
So all in all it’s been a good few weeks!
Graduation is right around the corner and I am so ready for the next stage of my life to begin!
Gotta get the bike tires pumped up and we can add that to some cardio!gonna be a busy couple of weeks but I am ready to head into things head on!
This is our year….let’s keep on keeping on!