SPD Coping

SPD Coping - What To Do In a Meltdown

I like the one that says to 'rearrange furniture'...now that explains my unexplainable urge to move furniture around everyonce in a while.

Actually, as I search for ways to help my children...I'm learning a whole lot about myself.

Thin Within

Thin Within, Christian Weight Loss

I think God has used Sue (again) to reach me and get me back on track with TW...and I think Advent is the perfect time for it.

You Are Valentine's Day

You Are Valentine's Day

You are a true romantic who places the ultimate importance on love. You are warm hearted, and you find it easy to care for people. Love is what drives you - and you have a love to give. You enjoy making someone's day. You're full of surprises. What makes you celebrate: Being with the person you love on a special day At holiday get togethers, you do best as: The sentimental one On a holiday, you're the one most likely to: See it as romantic and special

What Holiday Are You?

Typealyzer

Typealyzer

I thought this was right on...for this part of me anyway.

Starting the next phase

Well...I'm done with phase one and I'm amazed. I lost another two pounds this week, even though it was hormonal time and I usually end up gaining. So...a total of 6.5 lbs in two weeks is incredible for me. Best yet, I'm feeling really good. I now start adding most fruits and whole grains. I had a bowl of oatmeal this morning and it was so yummy! I'm pretty sure that the weight loss will slow down at this point and I'm ok with that...since I'm feeling better, I'll probably start back up on my exercise routine.

End of week one

I'm down 4.5 lbs...whoohoo...it is unbelievable for me. Anyone who has been with me a while knows how much I struggle for every little half pound. This was amazing and so darn easy. I wasn't hungry and had no cravings...even with tons of candy from Halloween in the house. I feel thinner...lol...especially in my tummy area...my pants fit much better. I feel healthier overall too...even though we've had a bug in the house and both kids sick...I only felt like I was getting sick one day and bounced back up quickly. Normally it would have taken me down and had me laid out for a few days.

I only exercised one day so far, but I'm really hoping that as I feel stronger and more energized I can actually start exercising on a regular basis.

So here we go...week two...please say a prayer for me that I can continue this journey to better health.

South Beach Diet

South Beach Diet

South Beach Diet for Beginner

South Beach Diet for Beginner

Will be starting this tomorrow...please say a prayer for me.

YouTube - Thin Within Video 1a

I need to get back on track with all of this and it was really nice to see all the videos online. Maybe this is the answer to my prayers...once again.

Coping with Grief and Loss

Coping with Grief and Loss: Guide to Grieving and Bereavement: "Kübler-Ross proposed these stages of grief:

Denial: “This can’t be happening to me.”
Anger: “Why is this happening? Who is to blame?”
Bargaining: “Make this not happen, and in return I will ____.”
Depression: “I’m too sad to do anything.”
Acceptance: “I’m at peace with what is going to happen/has happened.”"

I think I just hit the 'depression' stage...I was hurting before, but now it seems at times like it is all too much to handle. I thought that I had been toughened with my mom's death and it wouldn't be possible to ever be able to hurt that bad again...but I was wrong. I miss my dad so much and I ache to hear his voice...

Zenni Optical - Complete prescription eyeglasses from $8.00

Zenni Optical - Complete prescription eyeglasses from $8.00

Darn...at these prices...I can buy a new pair to go with each outfit...WOW.

Mom Makeover

I'm reading this book and am totally loving it! It is just what I needed to get myself going...direction with little baby steps...with you working on something (and journaling it)each day.

Blogthings - What's Your Personality Type?

Blogthings - What's Your Personality Type?

You Are An INFJ

The Protector You live your life with integrity, originality, vision, and creativity. Independent and stubborn, you rarely stray from your vision - no matter what it is. You are an excellent listener, with almost infinite patience. You have complex, deep feelings, and you take great care to express them. In love, you truly see relationships as an opportunity to connect and grow. You enjoy relationships as long as they are improving and changing. You can't stand stagnation. At work, you stay motivated and happy... as long as you are working toward a dream you support. You would make a great photographer, alternative medicine guru, or teacher. How you see yourself: Hardworking, ethical, and helpful When other people don't get you, they see you as: Manipulative, weak, and unstable

What's Your Personality Type?

Why You Will Eat Less in the Future

Why You Will Eat Less in the Future - Yahoo! News

Sounds fine to me.

Turning "Someday" into Today

Turning "Someday" into Today

"I come before you today to give you permission to start letting go.

Someone smarter than me once said, "You can have everything. You just can’t have everything right now!" To reach your goals and live the life you want, it takes priorities and patience—the ability to choose between two competing wishes, and the willingness to set one aside for now and wait.

You can build the path that you want to walk on, and decide which steps to take. It’s important to you—to your health, your goals and your family—that you take some time to exercise and plan healthy meals. You should treat it that way and give yourself permission to take that time without feeling guilty. The irony is that by being healthy and taking time from your schedule, you’ll be able to take care of more of that "other" stuff in the long run.

Besides, is anything on your to-do list really more important than your health? When it comes down to it, those choices may not be so tough after all."

Stress management

Spirit Daily - Daily spiritual news from around the world:
"All of us have tensions!
It is how we manage them. The saints learned how to regain their peace by looking at negative matters in a positive fashion.
When we don't control our thoughts -- when we hover over an issue, when we let things pile up, when we're in a negative mode -- we magnify tension.
Give it to God. Put it in a 'box' for Him. And if it's someone causing you stress, recall the Littler Flower -- who, stressed over a fellow sister who prayed loudly and rattled rosary beads in the chapel, asked God to love the nun through her, despite her own irritation. That defused the situation."

it is grace that heals

Spirit Daily - Daily spiritual news from around the world:

"Go through your life and meditate on practices that could have increased your risk of disease -- of cancer, of diabetes -- and (in the Name of Jesus) dispel them. Ask forgiveness for abusing the temple of the Holy Spirit (which is what your body is) and pray again until your organs (particularly potentially troubled ones) are filled with grace.
It is grace that heals."

Decide Today

"THE DAILY MOTIVATOR

Decide today that you will have no regrets. And you'll free
up much time to actually get things done.

Decide today that you'll have no complaints. And your
thoughts can be focused on creative, productive pursuits.

Decide today that you'll carry no anger or resentment. And
you'll bring out the best in those around you.

Decide today to be accepting of whatever comes your way. And
you'll discover much value that would otherwise be hidden.

Decide today to be sincerely thankful for every moment. And
you'll be delighted at how beautiful and filled with
opportunity the world becomes.

Decide today to be truly alive. And joy will pour forth from
your soul."

Need for God

"Sunday, June 22, 2008

Need for God

Self-examination and prayer…should enlighten us
as to why we act as we do,
open our eyes to our passions,
but most importantly to the need for God in our lives."

Be yourself

"Be Yourself

Be strong enough to face the world each day.
Be weak enough to know you cannot do everything.

Be generous to those who need your help.
Be frugal with what you need yourself.

Be willing to share your joys.
Be willing to share the sorrows of others.

Be a leader when you see a path others have missed.
Be a follower when you are shrouded in the midst of uncertainty.

Be the first to congratulate an opponent who succeeds.
Be the last to criticize a colleague who fails.

Be sure where your next step will fall, so that you will not stumble.
Be sure of your final destination, in case you are going the wrong way.

Be loving to those who love you.
Be loving to those who do not love you, and they may change.

Above all, be yourself!"