Has it been really since June that I last blogged? Well...actually no, it hasn't been quite that long. Sometime late in the summer I blogged, expressed some opinons, and had a bad experience with someone that used to be a friend who got really, really nasty with me because they disagreed with my opinons. They crossed some lines and got quite out of hand, so I was scared off a little from the whole blogging deal for awhile. I am not scared now, but I would be quite happy to not have a situation like that again. I didn't apologize for any of what I said, because I don't believe any of it was offensive or out of line. But I took it down, because I was sorry if it was taken in the wrong way and I didn't want to risk it being taken in the wrong way by anyone else. So...that post is gone, and here I am back, to give it another go. Me and Jesus are just fine and if not everyone else is fine, I can't let that be my issue. So...onward!
So...there is so much to update...so little time. Well, not really, but the phrases sort of go together, right? On the weight front: Hey, guess what...still fat! But (as always) trying really hard not to be. I signed up with Just for Women Weight Loss, who has an office in Houston, and I have been faithfully following their program for 26 days now. I skype with my contact there, who keeps me accountable and helps me to konw what to eat and how to approach this weight loss thing. Between this accountability, but more than that, the fact that I am actually paying for this program, I have been very very well behaved. I lost 16 pounds in the first 2 weeks, which was awesome and I was so excited. But of course, now in the past week and a half haven't lost an ounce, which really frustrates me. This program is sort of a primal/paleo type eating program. The first 30 days are a detox-induction type phase where you don't eat any sugars, sweetners, drink any alcohol, eat any grains, processed foods etc. You are supposed to take in a lot of fat from animal sources and coconut oil and such as that. I am wondering if I am not eating enough. I am not hungry and my cravings have gone away (thankfully), so that is all good. I just don't know why my body is hanging on to all this weight. I skype with them on Friday, so I will ask about it and hope this weight starts moving again, because I have a loooooong way to go! I can eat bacon. That is the one time in my day when the clouds part and the angels sing...bacon time.
The other big thing going on is the re-launch of my little crafty business, SLS Creations, which I was going to begin many years ago--got the DBA filed and everything, but then I started doing youth ministry, had kids, and before I knew it 8 years had passed by! So, here I am. Got started because I made a cute little froggy afghan for one of my boys and posted a pic on facebook of it. Then, later posted pics of the bear I made for the other boy and some of my other projects. Had some friends go nuts over it all, and the idea hit me to take orders and see what happened. I have since gotten an embroidery machine, have made many more afghans, sold several cute little candy-corn dresses, and have more orders to fill. I have a little facebook page www.facebook.com/SLSCustomcreations and things are going well. Not too busy, but busy enough to make a little extra money and have some fun. The only bit of stupid I engaged in was financing my embroidery machine. Felt like I made a pact wtih the devil by taking on debt. I am hitting it hard now though, and trying to knock it out as soon as I can. Its been fun because my kids enjoy the things I do and they are getting fun things I make too. Also, on the weekends, I can say "gosh, I HAVE to sew!" or "gosh, I just HAVE to crochet!--darn!" It has been a blast. My house looks like hell, but I am keeping up with that when I can. I think I may actually take a couple of nights off of work to clean house. Sad, but true!
Guess that is about the extent of it. My husband still makes me crazy, and not in a good way. I sorta want to kill him most of the time, but not as bad as I did a few years ago. Almost as bad, but not quite. My kids are still the light of my heart and make me smile and so proud. I still am tired of living in the swamp and want to move somewhere pretty. God is still good and He still loves me even though I am a big fat mess, and I am grateful.
So....wherever you go, there you are---and here I am! I will try to be a little more faithful at this blogging deal, nonexistent readers! Lets hope I can! Til next time...tata!
