- Frozen fruit - I love making smoothies almost every day! (Today's smoothie - 1 cup orange juice - I used Tropicana's light variety, 1 cup frozen whole strawberries, 2/3 cup frozen peaches - mix and ENJOY! Only 2 points for Weight Watchers too!)
- Our business. I love that Cory enjoys what he does most of the time, and that he is such a hard worker!
- Education. I feel so blessed to have gotten my degree from BYU-Idaho, and I can't wait for a time in life where I can go back to school for my Masters degree - I just love learning!
- The sense of taste...I love that I have tastebuds that work and that food can taste so delicous (both a blessing and a curse I guess....)
- Beautiful fall weather. It's super sunny and warm out right now - almost perfect weather!
- The joy and companionship of our dogs before we had children. I know without a doubt the Heavenly Father allowed Daisy and Sadie to be a part of our family to help fill the void while we anxiously awaited having children. They might be somewhat ignored now - but we still love those dogs, and are especially grateful for the love they share back.
- The freedom and opportunity to vote. I took Hunter and Gabe on a walk to the school we vote at and tried teaching Gabe about voting and how amazing the whole process is. (He wasn't terribly impressed, but he did love seeing all the farm animals as we walked over to the school...)
- Being a stay-at-home mom. I complain that I have to do work for our business at times - but when it comes right down to it I am SO blessed to be able to stay home with my boys. That is a rare thing in today's world and I count it as one of my greatest blessings.
- The ability to walk, move, and function. I have a body that - for the most part - works wonderfully. Such a blessing!
- Being born and living in the United States at this time of the world. We have such an amazing life here, and I feel continually blessed (and somewhat guilty) that I was born into such blessed circumstances. A great family, a great land, wonerful freedoms - wow!
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Gratitudes
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My Gratitudes
the sound of rrunnig water.
Today
I sat in the warm sunshne under a tree and just let the leaves fall gently around me and s soft warm breeze blew the leaves acorss the grass and sidewalk like a soft song.
fresh air sunshine soft rain thunderstorms
I love life as a whole and lin all its little parts -The joys and the sorrows.
Holiday ideas.Plan your points to allow some goodies. Making oneself eat nothing seems to make me need it more but if i have Just a little. If I find mlyself eating something I shouldn"t I spit it out and gargle and throw the rest of whats left away. Tough but it all helps.
Love Grandma Marilyn
Oatmeal
My cozy home
Weight Watchers, and starting yet again
THe wonderful people among my work colleagues
Work that is engaging
sunrises
fog
spiders
newspapers
my paintings hanging in my office
textiles
electricity
Cheers, Sandra and thank you so much for giving us the space to do this in.
*Thoughts about weightwatchers:
*Get a daily checkin buddy
*Try going to some live meetings
*Start working holiday foods and flavors into your weekly budget in a healthy way so you don't binge when you get to the holiday (eg, eat sweet potatoes without the sweetness and butter every week between now and thanksgiving; use those dressing like seasonings in healthy food, etc.). Our leader asked this week "What's with all you folks loving to eat stale bread anyway?)
*Allow yourself an occasional REALLY GOOD treat, and then try to ignore the halloween candy as not to your standards--you deserve better
*try to make an explicit trade with some other physical pleasure--so you don't eat the choc and you take a bath instead. Rub lotion in your feet. Get Cory to rub lotion in your feet. You get the picture.
*Introduce some new low pt recipes into your meal plan, so that you can do good and have good at the same time
Good luck! Sandra
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