life is good - and it's a long post!

mjcreate · Post by **mjcreate** » Fri Sep 10, 2010 12:30 pm

good for you, karma, that you've been disciplined and lost 30 lbs. wow ! - wonderful - it sounds like you' re doing really well right now - exercise surely helps, doesn't it - those endorfuns, (not spelled right, i'm sure), really perk up when i'm outside, movin' about! - i'm home at the moment, for the first time in my life, with no job to go to ! ! - it's good, but, wholey schmoley, what an adjustment i'm going thru' ! ! - i'm a teacher, resigned from teaching 2nd gr. in june, (it was the right time to do this, in this particular situation), but i can see i'm going to need to do something to get me out of the house ! ! ! - i'm a very young, healthy 60, and what if i live 'til 96 ? ? ? - i have to be productive and have a purpose to get up in the morning for the next 36 years ! ! - guess i'll go make some lemon bars; that'll cheer me up kind of, ( they're for company tomorrow) - ok, bye for now - keep the faith, mj

forever young 06 · Post by **forever young 06** » Fri Sep 10, 2010 3:03 pm

mj join in the more the merrier. karma I am so proud of you have come a long way and you have found yourself on the mountain top. I so hope to get there some day. but at this time I am still not getting too far down the road always a detour and then I get lost and end up at the same spot. But I need to stop whinning and keep trucking forward.

the weight loss should help your blood sugar level. my husband has high levels his was 120 I think it isn.t that bad though but you should be able to keep it down with diet and excerise. keep up the good work love your postings

manofmusic · Post by **manofmusic** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 5:38 am

Well Karma ! I sure hope you're catching some rays for all of us too ! Is the gated community designed to keep you in or keep you out ? LOL

Welcome mj ! You can just mail me some of those lemon bars !

Forever young - stop whinning LOL You know what you need to do. Some of us just need a gentle boot to the butt. I sometimes have to boot myself in the butt. Today for instance.....I want to go for my walk but I'm here typing away instead. I'm going to go for my walk now. ....just the neighbourhood walk, not the riverwalk. That will be tomorrow.

those lemon bars sure sound good...........

karmaberry1 · Post by **karmaberry1** » Sat Sep 11, 2010 3:25 pm

i so wish i'd said i'd been at a home for the very nervous in forida for a week LOLOL that would have been the funniest thing ever!!!!

the gates are to keep unwanted visitors out - it's a very ritz glitzy place. fact: i did NOT pay for it - i was an invited guest LOL

i do know when i rode my bike past the gates with blossom the possum (my webkin stuffed animal) the guards did look a bit odd. i was unsure if the look was for me or blossom LOL

i so understand how hard it becomes to make yourself motivated. i had to do that today just to get to the grocery. it wasn't really the thought of driving alone or anything - it was just hot and i'm still tired. but sometimes - for me - i have to give myself that extra push just to get out the door!

i've got georgia public tv on right now and i don't know who these people are - but i swear i think i used to date the band !!!!!! LOLOL

signing off from party central now!

karma

mjcreate · Post by **mjcreate** » Sun Sep 12, 2010 6:17 am

HI Y'ALL - SAY , WHAT IS "LOL" ? ? - ALSO, WISHIN' I COULD SEND YOU MY DELECTABLE LEMON BARS ! - TRULY, I LOVE TO COOK/BAKE ! - ALWAYS DREAMED OF THIS CLASSY, LIL' BAKERY - EVEN THOUGHT OF A NAME FOR IT ! - BUT, IT SOUNDS LIKE SUCH AN UNDERTAKING; WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO BEGIN ! - HEY, REMEMBER TOM HANKS IN THAT MOVIE, "SLEEPLESS IN SEA" ? - REMEMBER WHEN HE SAID, "I JUST HAVE TO GET OUT OF BED EVERY MORNING, PUT ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER, AND GET ON WITH MY DAY " - GOSH, THAT'S LIKE MANY OF US, HUH - I GET UP, AND THINK , "ONLY GOOD THOUGHTS", SELF TALK, AND BOLSTER MYSELF FOR THE DAY ! - THE LEMON BARS ARE GONE - WHAT SHOULD I MAKE TODAY ? - MAYBE OATMEAL COOKIES ? - THOSE ARE KIND OF HEALTHY, RIGHT ? HEE - DON'T WORRY, I'M MAJOR INTO HEALTHY EATING AND EXERCISE ! - BUT I DO LIKE MY SWEETS - STAY TOUGH ALL - WE CAN DO IT ! ! ! TOOTLE LOO, MJ

Tazman · Post by **Tazman** » Mon Sep 13, 2010 10:10 pm

Not able to sleep so I sign in. Started browsing and when I read this post....wow. I watched the movie and made the same association.

mjcreate · Post by **mjcreate** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 5:21 am

hi, everyone - speaking of movies, last night i was watching "gone with the wind" - i so associated with scarlett when she said,(just before the intermission, when she was in the field, looked up to the sky, and said something like, "mark my words, i will never go hungry again,nor will my family- i will RECOVER from all this ! ! ! " - wow ! - even at the end of the movie she said, "oh well, tomorrow's another day, i will think about it tomorrow !" - ok, what inspiration for all of us, too, right ? - when that dark cloud comes over us, when things seem soooo depressing and hopeless, that's when we, too, should turn things around and be determined, positive, and hopeful ! ! ! - WE CAN DO THIS ! ! - like lucinda says, "SO, WHAT IF ? ? " - i love that "what if ?" mantra - i'm sooo guilty of that, so now, i will consciously think and say, "SO, WHAT IF ? ?" - i'll say, "who gives a rip - at least i've giving it my best shot ! " - ok, i made this deeeelicious choc., zuccini snack cake yesterday - oh my gosh, husband and son about ate it all up ! - maybe i'll be naughty and bake another one, (after all, it is zuccini season, AND , zuccini is healthy , right ? ha)! - this time maybe i'll get a bit of it - stay tough everyone - one day at a time - baby steps - good luck, mj

can'tdanceandcan'trelax · Post by **can'tdanceandcan'trelax** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 8:25 pm

Hey everybody, I haven't been able to come by here for a while but I did have a small triumph! My son had an accident and has a broken femur, he was airlifted 11/2 hrs. away and had surgery to put 2 rods in his thigh. Now, the odd thing is, I was cool through all of this (mostly). I had a little anxiety with the ambulance and helicopter rides and during the surgery but got through it. Then, on the way to the Dr. to change his bandages, I had a MAJOR panic attack like I haven't had in years! What the heck? I wasn't that stressed or upset, he was doing better! So... I said, "Okay, this CANNOT happen. He is a little kid, already going through enough, I can't pull over or leave him in here -he can't even move or get out by himself. He NEEDS me!" I started doing the deep breathing, my vision had gotten blurry, my heart was racing and I was shaking but guess what, I FORCED myself to calm down by taking deep breaths and praying and I DID IT. I still had to run to the bathroom a couple of times when got there but I gradually got okay. I was exhausted when we got home but so proud of myself and proud that he could depend on me. I'm not trying to brag but I needed to tell someone about this and no one else would understand. I'm so glad you all seem to be doing so well......Keep rocking on!

manofmusic · Post by **manofmusic** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 10:30 am

Can't Dance...YOU ROCK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That sounds like a delayed reaction panic attack. How did the accident happen ? You were probably so busy dealing with your son that by the time you drove your son to the doctor, you had a bit of time on your hands to get yourself a full blown panic attack. You made it thru it and you certainly have the right to brag. I'd be bragging all over the place ! LOL I think that most of us would have had a panic attack or two as well. Now you know that you can deal with anything.

2 days ago, I had a bad panic attack at work. I was just working and minding my own business when BAM the attack hit. I did the same as you. I breathed and did my best to calm down. 20 minutes later, I was fine. One thing I find is that if I get a bad attack, I get tired right after it's over. I keep yawning too. Must be my body in relax mode instead of attack mode.

YOU ROCK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now THAT'S "Serious Business" LOL

karmaberry1 · Post by **karmaberry1** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 11:29 am

honey - YOU handled the situation like ANYONE else would have handled it - just know and accept that!!!!

everyone does what they have to do in times of crisis - and you were in a big-time crisis! your child was at risk and YOU were there 100% of the way!!!! trust me, anybody with a lick of sense would have had anxiety/panic/you name it in the ambulance and helicopter with a HURT child.

think about it - how many of us or anybody for that fact ride in ambulances or helicopters with a hurt child on a regular basis? talk about a new experience - and with a heart full of pain. and you? honey, you handled it LIKE A ROCK STAR!!!!!!

man of music is probably right in saying you had a delayed reaction to all the shock to your system. who wouldn't have? it's called NORMAL!!!!!! that would be a word "we" don't tend to use enough with ourselves. so right now i'm telling you and everybody else - WE ARE NORMAL. everyone's got something - we just have a little something different on our plate - nothing more - nothing less. so say it - I AM NORMAL!

i'm so happy for you and your victory! you are strong!

karma