Where I have I been?

Well, I have been on two other blogs...hard to keep two going, much less three!

Blog #1 is the blog that I started back in 2006!! Hard to believe that this next February I will be coming around on my 6th anniversary?!?!? The other thing is that this blog serves as an excellent example about how hard it is to lose weight and stay focused! My experiences since this past summer definitely seem different than any of the last almost six years!!! Blog #1 is right here!

The other blog, I am pretty much done with for now, as it did serve it's purpose, but you are more than welcome to go and check it out!!! It was an interesting experiment that did achieve positive results. Blog #2 right here!

HAPPY reading :))

So, now...to this blog, which on several occasions I have considered actually deleted or combining or whatnot. But, alas, it is still hanging around, and here we are again.

Well, I love Twitter! I have loved it for a long time now!! Anyhoot, there were a lot of tweets following Thanksgiving, from a lot of different people about why is Thanksgiving just one day, why aren't we thankful all year long...Truly you could say that about most of our commercial holidays, like why don't we show our love all year long instead of just on V-Day?! Whatever.

I do happen to LOVE Thanksgiving as my favorite holiday of the year!!!! LOVE IT! But, I am also a very appreciative person on the other 364 days of the year, too, though sometimes life will be a bit grumpy, and I will not see the positive through the negative sunglasses I might be wearing. SO...I decided that I will tweet everyday for what I am thankful! I am using hashtag with it, and you are more than welcome to join me! #thx365.

And, I am not promising that this will only be a thankful blog. Sometimes the stress of life helps you eventually see the good, right?!? I will promise that I will find SOMETHING that for that day I am thankful, even if it's hard!!

Today's post will be a compilation from Thanksgiving through today...
Thanksgiving I was very thankful for my family and getting to see my son, who is away at college. Although my oldest son and his wife were not able to come--they live in Vegas--it was awesome having Jordie around. I love watching the LOVE between him and his baby step-sister. They are soooo funny together! She truly worships the ground he walks upon!!

Friday-I was very thankful for an INCREDIBLE workout!! I decided to go for a walk, but part way through I just felt the urge to jog. And, jog I did. I ended up jogging 1.5 miles straight, which is the farthest I have done outside. And, you know what...the last two days I have been appreciative of HOW SORE I AM!!! I ended up going for 3.5 miles walking, so the total trip was 5 miles!! Awesome. It's great when we are able to see our bodies do more than what we think they can!

Saturday- My heart was full of thanks! We had a second turkey dinner with Rick's oldest daughter and her family, and Jordie and Ramsi came, too! Of course, Grandma Pat was here, too. It was fun!! I took the cutest picture of my three grandkids and my step-daughter together on the couch eating cheesecake :)) So stinking cute. I feel so lucky to have such incredible family. The food was great! I love to cook!

Sunday- I know this sounds silly, but I am thankful that my house is CLEAN!! It's such a good feeling to start out the holiday season. Everything is caught up, and today we are going to play Christmas music and start decorating!!! I love that I have decluttered so much!!!

There ya have it, folks! See ya tomorrow on the thankful side of things ;)

Have you...

checked out my other blogs lately? I am blogging...just not here so much!

Weight Loss Blog

Challenge Blog

Favorite Friday!

I decided this week to highlight some of my favorite blogs. I have a rather long blogroll, so I figured I would choose ten, as I can always highlight others one another week!

What all of THESE blogs have in common is their nature: INSPIRING! Whether the blog makes me reflect and appreciate my life or makes me want to CREATE, they all inspire me in some way or the other.

Lumps and Lipstick. I read this blog the most often. Dori reminds me to appreciate my life and the health of all of those I love. Reading her blog, I usually smile, laugh, and cry. I especially love her candid way of writing. She's definitely a says-it-like-it-is kind of gal!

sixtypiggies. I am in awe of what this lady accomplishes. I love everything about this blog: the ideas, pictures, design, creative ideas!

Can’t Stop Making Things This blog inspires me and makes me want to create!!! I love all the ideas that are doable and genius! SUPER cool :)


Now That’s an Improvement I know the author of this blog, and this lady CAN write! I love the concept behind this year's blog, such a thoughtful project! I also loved her blog from last year:
My Year with Robert Downey.

Leanne Collier Photography I also personally know this woman, and I LOVE her photography! She's so talented and creative and real!


A Year of Slow-Cooking Can you say YUMMY? I have tried out a few of these recipes, and I love cooking, and I love my Slow Cooker, sooooo...super blog!

The Amazing Adventures of Dietgirl I enjoy reading blogs about weight loss. I read the book that was published from this blog. That was cool to have it in that format. This gal is real, and she battles that weight coming back, which I totally get!


My Natural Weight Loss I have recently started following this blog, and I LOVE the recipes!! Fun blog, inspiring, useful, all that!

But You Have Such A Pretty Face This is another blog I have recently started reading, and I enjoy it, too! Just keeps ya motivated :)

Like I said, I read lots of different blogs! I probably have another ten blogs that I peruse regularly. That's it for today, KISS!