Disconnect To Connect...

I haven't been avoiding writing, I have been exhausted... I am pretty sure I slept for 9 hours last night... too bad it wasn't through the whole night but that comes because of my age.  I woke up at 8 am this morning, determined not to waste my Saturday sleeping it away... I caught up on all my blogs and then finally got myself moving to go out for a walk.  It was slightly warm but I walked for an hour in total, I stopped off at Cindy's to visit in between... I walked a lot of hills today, which is good... next week I am going to walk up Main Avenue, now that is a hill.  I will let you all know how I make out.

So for the good news, I am down 10 pounds for my first week, can I tell you how thrilled I am... I am so happy... I ended up walking for 24 miles last week.  This week I am going to aim for 28-30, that means I will have to walk on the treadmill at work for 20 minutes at lunch on top of the extra extra walking I am doing already.  I am so pumped and so in the zone.  I am eating healthy food and within my calorie intake...  I am not letting anything derail me.  I have a lot to prove to myself and I have something to prove to others.

Andrea, Paul and Jackson will be home on Wednesday, I still plan to walk as much as I possibly can... I don't want to miss a day if at all possible; I am making this a way of life.   I was able to get the time off next week for when Andrea is home, so we can spend a good deal of time together.  I am hoping to borrow a stroller and take Jackson on some of the walks I intend to take...  I think it will be fun, walking him around this city and great exercise for me.

On a side note, I am slightly frustrated with some people and their behavior... in the past I would have become so mad, then sad... then I would have done something to cover those feelings up.  This time I walked and I walked, which then helped me to sleep better at night... mostly from pure exhaustion..  For now it is okay for me to walk off my frustration but eventually I will have to deal with that issue head on.... Do you ever feel like you do all the hard work in a relationship?  Well that frustrates me that I feel like I do it all myself, there are a great deal of my friends that I find I have to make the first initiation...  Our lives have become too busy, too cluttered with things and time wasters... instead of connecting, we are disconnecting from each other.

Don't get me wrong I love technology it can bring us together when we allow it but I also feel we are so weighted down with overload of information that we just shut down and forget that we need a little human contact.  I had a wonderful visit with Cindy today, I had my phone but I just plugged it in and chatted with her while Valentina ran around outside with her friends... it reminded me of when I was younger and we just played outside for hours, enjoying all the made up games we had with each other... those times we really connected with each other.

I had two incidents in the last week that made me think... the first one I was buying a backpack for when I am walking.  Valentina noticed that some small change purses were on sale, I said... we don't buy things just because they are on sale, we buy things because we need them.... the cashier said... that's a good way to be... Of course it is... too often we think let's get it because of the sale, hence why we have too much stuff.  The other incident was in the grocery store and I told Valentina she could have a package of Tic Tacs... she was finding it hard to choose between the two flavors and wanted both and became frustrated with me.  I looked at her and said, you can have one or you can have none... she chose one.  The cashier said, good for you, too many parents give in and give both or try to talk their children into one.  My motto is one or none.

I think this walking that I am doing is clearing my head and making me look at life in a better way, one week ago I wondered where I would find the time to exercise; well... I found the time...  This is important in so many ways, one since I cannot take medication for my high cholesterol..  so walking and eating healthy is going to take care of that issue. Two, Valentina and I have lots of time together and she is exercising right along with me and three... I am gaining more than I can explain here right now... suffice to say that there are big changes on the way.  Some that people are going to like, others not so much but they are all good for me.

I can't leave without mentioning the weather in Alberta, I have quite a few friends out there... thankfully none of them have been affected by the flooding yet.  Most of them are on higher ground... My David just posted that there is a tornado watch up where he is in Alberta... all I can say is wow... the weather is becoming crazier and crazier everyday I turn on the news.  I am praying for everyone out there to be safe... Sadly I don't think this is the end of all this crazy weather that is happening in many places, which is pretty scary to say the least...


I cherish my past, I accept my present and I dream for my future

14 comments :

  1. I'm happy for you, Launna. It sounds like you are making positive, healthy changes in your lifestyle and you are benefiting from those changes. Sounds like Valentina is benefiting too!

    I'm sorry to hear about the relationships that seem to be one-sided. I know how that is. I have some friendships like that too. Sometimes you have to decide if it is worth it or not.

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  2. Thank you Daisy, I know what you mean about the relationships, whether they are worth it or not... Sometimes I am not sure, others I couldn't imagine them not in my life.... it's tricky but something I will have to deal with eventually :)

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  3. I enjoyed reading your blog very much, especially this. It is a pity that we can not read another one's mind.
    Thanks a lot.

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  4. Thank you VP... very nice of you to say... not sure I want to read someones mind....m

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  5. Love this post, you seem so positive and in control. Walking does seem to be doing you good on many levels. I think it's cool how when we start to lose weight or achieve something else we really want to do, it makes us feel good in other parts of our life.
    As far as the old information overload thing we definately are on the same page as you know from the post on All Things Good.

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  6. Thank you Good...I'm truly on a mission... one I want to win and become the best me;-)

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  7. I am proud for you. Just reading your blog, I can see the change of attitude. I think you'll begin to see improvement in all areas of your life.

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  8. Thank you Rick... I am working at being a better me... :)

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  9. I agree with u, when u excersise it cleans ur head so much! I also thing ur doing a great job rasing Valentina the motto "one or none" is brilliant! Congrats on ur 10 pounds ur my new inspiration for this summer to keep working on myself ;) I wish u 10 more pounds and then more and more and more till u will get the one u want :)

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  10. Hahaha, thank you Marta... I am in the zone... so nice to see you are working along with me... we can boost each others morale's when things get tough. I am NOT giving up... I WILL succeed :)

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  11. Loosing ten pounds in such a short time is a lot of weight to loose. I hope that you are alright and this is OK with your doctor. It is wonderful to loose weight for the sake of health and well being. Please be careful though, you do not want to overdo.

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  12. Thank you Munir... it is just the first week, I don't expect numbers like that every week;-)

    DOn't worry, I'm seeing my doctor Tuesday, I tell her every thing, I'm sure she will be pleased. Heart issues run in my family... it's time for me to get healthy:-D

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  13. "You can have one or you can have none." I like that. I might need this in the near future (for my daughter and for myself). Haha! By the way, I'm happy about your weight loss. I'm having difficulty doing that. Keep it up.

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  14. Thank you Rhodora... losing weight is hard, I am being vigilant... with my food and my exercise... I am in the zone... I am winning this time :)

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