New Years

Where did 2016 go? I have no idea. I know December was the most snow Vancouver has had in a long time. Maybe since 1997, Ken and my first Christmas together. The New Years eve we went for a walk in the snow with Princess as a kitten in Ken's jacket. Cheech was having a hard time walking in the deep snow but he had fun too.
Well I didn't enjoy December's as I had a slight case of Shingles and on the way to the car to see the doctor to find out what the pain was I fell and cracked a couple of ribs.  It was beautiful watching the snow fall and pile up but I wasn't able to go out and play in it. As is known when it shows there are days of sunshine after. So right most of Dec was either sunny or snow. Now the New Year has started with sunshine after the last day of 2016 was a snow storm.

150 Pounds by July 2016

I've made a decision to lose 50 pounds by next summer.  I know with God's help I can lose 10 pounds a month.  It is a good thing no one reads this because it is now going to be my diary of weight loss.  I've tried for years to lose weight and keep it off.  But after I lose 10-20 pounds I put it back on and more.  This time I am going to lose it and keep it off.  I've been asked to be a matron of honor for a friend's wedding. Remember the saying "always a brides maid never a bride" well I was a bride but never a brides maid.  This will be my first time, August 13, 2016. I have no idea what to do as a matron of honor at a wedding.  I think, but am not sure that it is the matron's duty to organize a bridal party.  Yes?  I don't know and how do you go about doing that anyway?  Oh yea the matron of honor gives the toast to the bride or is it the groom? I don't know.

I'm starting this weight loss journal at 200 pounds on Oct 30 2015.  What will it be the next time I make an entry?
I'm going to the gym 3 times a week and am going to do it seriously. Not just go and play at it.  I'm going to get in touch with a friend who was my coach a number of years ago and ask him what to do.

Once a week I'm going to weigh myself and enter the weight here and what ever goes along with it.

Back from a 10 day holiday

It is nice to go away but it is also nice to be home.  I spent Thanksgiving with my niece and her friend in Shelley, a community on highway 16 east of Prince George.  I went up on Thursday Oct 8 and came back on the 18.  I was only going to stay until the Wednesday but got talked into staying until the Sunday, to go dancing on Saturday night at the seniors centre in Prince George.  Had a nice time and danced with a couple of nice guys.
I had a nice time and an uneventful drive.  I like driving by myself sometimes.  A few idiots tried to wipe me out but with God as my pilot and I the co-pilot we made good time and no trouble.
Nice to be home and go to church for the class last night and see my chiropractor a couple of times this week.

Thanksgiving

One year someone asked what do we have to be thankful for.  A wonderful lady sitting beside me holding my hand said friends.  We all agreed with her.  I gave her hand a squeeze and a big smile.  There were times when I didn't know if she was there mentally or not as she had dementia.  When my lovely lady was with me I knew I was loved and loved her in return.  I miss you Gloria!
This year I'm thankful for memories, friends, family and the ability to travel up north to Prince George to spend Thanksgiving with my nieces.
Chicken Soup is going the be requesting stories for being thankful for being Americans or Canadian. That is one story I think I can write.  I am thankful for being a Canadian because.... Wait until I write it.
Have a great Thanksgiving and be thankful for what ever you have to be thankful for.

I don't know

Hehe, that is a new one for a title of a posting. I just don't have anything to write about. Days are going on as usual.  Our border is still here and my blood pressure doesn't like it. I was at my acupuncturist a few days ago and scared Sandy and myself and also Dr. Dan her husband and my chiropractor. They weren't going to let me go if it didn't go down.  Dr. Dan gave me a blood pressure treatment and it did go down so I drove home and made an appointment with my GP and she prescribed a new med that should bring down my B.P. I took the first one this morning and it is coming down very nicely.
Oh by the way did you know that your B.P. was different on each arm?  Well it is.  I found that out when Dr. Dan's assistant took it on both arms at the same time. My left arm said over 200/something and the right was  196/ over something. I know the distolic is as important as the systolic.

Sept more than half over

I know it has been a long time since I wrote. Didn't have anything to say except complaining about my situation.  Now I have got over feeling sorry for myself and am going to live my live in God.  He is my constant companion I an never alone.
There is a hymn that we sang yesterday that has stuck in my mind.
God and I are one, x2
God is Life therefore I am living, I let the life of God flow through me. I am Life
God is Love therefor I am loving, ....
God is Faith therefor I am faithful, ....
God is Peace therefor I am peaceful, ...
God is Joy therefor I am joyfull, ...
That now is my mantra. That way I am always full of God in all I do.
My life is how I make it. I can live ego, fear, distress or I can live in God and be happy and joy filled.
I choose to live in joy and happiness.  I choose Me.
 

It's been a while I know

Didn't have anything to write about so didn't.  Now I need my chiropractor and he is off for the day. I bend down to put something in the recycling pail and as I came up I twisted my rib cage and now it is out of kilter.  Ouch it hurts.  Can't even lift my water bottle.
My live is on a downward, no upward spiral.  I'm either going to be on my own before the end of the year or Ken and I will be much happier than we are right now.