Spread a little thin

Last week was a great but  week for me.  It was exhausting, emotionally stretching and physically demanding.  By the weekend I was tired and ready to rest.  I slept good and had a great date with my husband.  What I realized while resting is that I had spread myself a little to thin and my house [...]

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Boxes

This past weekend I went to my sister, Susan’s for her son, Eldridge’s graduation.  It was really great, my three brothers and my sister were all together for parts of the weekend.  My little brother, John, got engaged so we also celebrated for him and Denise. My sister has an amazing deck that we sat [...]

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Laughing at myself

I realize that as I get healthier emotionally I can laugh more at my issues.  In the past, I took everything so seriously, was so afraid for people to see the real me so I covered me up with fat.  What would they think if they really knew me?  I hid my deepest fears, feelings, [...]

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You wear black a lot

I was driving home from the gym a few months ago and called Keith, my husband, and said, “What do I look like?”. There was silent pause, he said, “You are a lady that wears black a lot.” … What I meant but did not say, I am having a bad day, everyone at the gym looked perfect, I felt fat, my extra weight was not coming off quick enough and I wanted him to tell me how great he thought I was doing and looked.

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