What I learned this week...

It sure doesn't seem like I learn anything very profound each week, but none the less, I guess I can "chock" them up to lessons learned, LOL...

~ It's really hard to lose weight when cooking is your passion!

~ When all else fails, bring out the big guns! The caterpillars are going to completely devour my veggies if I don't use at least a semi-natural spray on my garden!!! I'm sad, because I will most likely kill the sweet little lady bugs that are doing their best to eat those little booger's eggs, but the green slimies are winning the battle and I'm not ready to hand over my squash!

~ My man is such a hunk...ok, I didn't just LEARN this, but sometimes he takes an especially good photo (rare for him not to be hamming it up), and he just looks super hunky! :)

~ Our hearts can handle an enormous amount of pain without completely crumbling

~ I really can't stand the carts at Walmart - it's such a pleasure shopping at Publix where the carts go the direction you are pushing them in...

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Have a beautiful day!

What I learned this week...

I can't say I gained any profound wisdom this week, but I did learn a few things that really touch my heart...

1. It truly is possible to make a REAL friendship through blogland, I met Debra here and I can't tell you what a blessing she has been in my life even before I met her face to face!

2. When your best friend decides to celebrate her birthday ALL week, you WILL gain weight!!!

3. The power of inertia will quickly and forcefully remove your body from a tube when the boat decides to take a sharp turn...LOL

4. When you are trying to garden organically, it becomes quite addictive to squish caterpillars!

5. There are few things I enjoy more in life than laughter...

6. It's easy to get all giddy and caught up when someone you are super close to is feeling for the first time the rush of feelings for someone special... :)

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Have a beautiful day!

What I learned this week...

I'm sure that the things I learned this week will seem like vanity, as if all I ever think about is my ever changing, daily aging body...well, I'm over 40 now and it does seem to weigh on my mind a bit, LOL...so this week will be dedicated to things I learned about my body... LOL...

This week I learned...

1. That I MIGHT not be eating enough calories per day to lose the weight I want to lose! Woo-Hooooo! Ok, I ALSO learned that I can't eat more chocolate to reach that caloric goal. I'm not a real big eater, but I've been having a hard time losing lately and even think I'm gaining weight - yikes!!!! I read in Prevention Magazine (the "over 40's mag of choice" LOL) that if we take in less than 1,200 calories a day, our metabolism will slow down to conserve energy so we don't starve (apparantly my body has not had a good look at itself lately - no starvation happenin' here). So the good news is, I can eat more! :)

2. I also, unfortunately, learned that there are 20 calories in one tsp. of raw sugar. I usually drink 2 cups of coffee each morning and (embarrassed to admit) 2 again in the afternoon around 3pm. I add 2 1/2 tsp. of raw sugar to each cup of coffee (UGH! I'm revealing all my bad habits here!)...that means that in coffee alone, I am wasting 200 calories in sugar (not to mention the whole milk / 1/2 n' 1/2 mixture I pour in there)! I found out that over 200 calories counts as a meal...that means I am almost making a meal out of sugar!!!!! Sooooo, I'm gonna have to give up something here...not sure exactly how to work that out, but somethin's gonna have to change!

3. I found out that if you set a timer to remind you of an e-bay auction and then leave the house for several hours, you will not win the auction...duh! ( I just glanced over at my timer and it was counting up from going off over 30 hours ago).

4. Weeds don't pick themselves... Ok, I knew this already, but it is constantly evident to me, LOL.

5. I learned that planning to go to lunch and clothes shopping with your best friend (she NEEDS me) is soooooo much better than taking your dog to the Vet when she REALLY doesn't need to go that bad... :)

Have a beautiful and blessed day!

"Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above rubies." Proverbs 31:10

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