I just love memes. For one thing, it gives me a post when I normally wouldn't have much to say and for another thing, I like reading others' responses when they steal it too!!
1. What did you do in 2007 that you’d never done before?
I had gastric bypass surgery and have lost nearly 120 pounds so far.
2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I didn't really make any but I did have it in the back of my mind a year ago that "this time next year I will be thinner and my pain will be gone. Both have come to pass.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
No, darn it.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
I lost a co-worker quite unexpectedly. That sucked.
5. What countries did you visit?
Other than the USA? Ummmm.... I was in Canada in 1981.
6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
A grandchild.
7. What dates from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
June 22. I met PK in person for the first time.
August 13. That was the day my life changed forever. Surgery date.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Losing over 100 pounds.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Gosh, not that I'm perfect but I can't think of a thing.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
I'd been in excruciating pain for years due to my weight. That's all in the past now.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Gosh, I dunno. I love the new coffee maker but I didn't buy it. It was a gift. I would have bought it though and already had plans to do so the day after Christmas.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My children. They are amazing... each in their own way.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
The friend who borrowed money from me with the promise to pay it back on Wednesday. Ummm... that was six months ago. Is it Wednesday yet?
14. Where did most of your money go?
Bills, food, tuition
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
A two week road trip with Adam, meeting PK, losing over 100 pounds.
16. What song will always remind you of 2007?
Anything sung by Melinda Doolittle
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder?
b) thinner or fatter?
c) richer or poorer?
a - Happier, b - thinner, c - about the same.
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Blogging
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Worry and complain.
20. How did you spend Christmas?
With family, eating, opening gifts, pigging out.
21. Did you fall in love in 2007?
Yes, with Adam... again. Ain't love grand? It keeps happening over and over again.
22. What was your favorite TV program?
Food network stuff, American Idol, Reruns of Reba.
23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
Hate is such an ugly word but yes, I suppose that I do. A very close friend turned on my family like a junkyard dog just because she couldn't run Adam's world at work. Long story. It was a disappointing time in my life.
24. What was the best book you read?
Wow.. I think it's called the mirror. It was a long time ago. I'd love to read it again.
25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Melinda Doolittle
26. What did you want and get?
A pain free body.
27. What did you want and not get?
A grandchild.
28. What was your favorite film of this year?
I'm so not a movie person.
29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 44 and must not have done anything special because I don't remember much... except a wild party in blogland.
30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?More money?
I can't imagine. It's been a good year.
31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
It's all over the map. Now that I've lost weight my tastes have changed.
32. What kept you sane?
Adam supporting me 100 % through all that I've been through.
33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Fancy? What the heck does that mean?
34. What political issue stirred you the most?
Let's not talk politics or religion, shall we?
35. Who did you miss?
PK every time one of us had to go home.
36. Who was the best new person you met?
PK for sure!!!
37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007.
I can't be who my dog thinks I am.
38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
This is the way to the freedom I've only dreamed of.
These are the wings I was never allowed to try.
Come closer and hear me, there's a world out there to see.
I say this day belongs to me.
This is the day I make lovers and friends of strangers.
My turn to learn about wonderful love and care.
Our love will be gentle, sentimental, spread its wings
This day belongs to you and me. I believe it.
If the stars are in our corner we'll have love and laughter. And love is long overdue.
If you see light in my sympathetic eyes, it's for you. For you, all for you.
This is the door I have waited so long to open.
This is the day when I'm given my room to breathe.
One chance in a lifetime, and my name is on the key.
I say this day belongs to me. I believe it.
If the stars are in my corner I'll have love and laughter.
This day belongs to me.
2008? Are you kidding me?
How the heck did it get to be 2008?
Time seems to just fly by. I can remember when I thought 1980 was so very far away.
I miss the seventies. There was just something about that time in my life. If you were growing up during that era you might understand what I'm talking about.
Ahhh, but that's not the point today.
Actually I don't even have a point.
Life's good. Work's fine. Adam's good. Sex and spanking are still lacking. We've vowed to try harder once offspring #3 returns to school next week. We really do need to get that part of our life back but I just don't have any libido at all.
Since surgery ... well even before... it seems my hormones are out of whack... not just out of whack but NON-EXISTENT. I keep hoping it's temporary but it doesn't seem to be.
And it's okay I suppose. It's not like I lose sleep over it or anything. I'm sure that one of these days things will return to the way they were. Maybe now that the weight loss is slowing down some. There have been a lot of fast changes this past 6 or so months. I suppose it's no wonder.
There seem to be a number of newbies floating around our here. If that's you, I'm glad you're here. It's cool to see this little community growing.
I updated the ticker... in case you didn't notice, take a look. My goal is within sight. Unbelievable!!
I love the smaller clothes. I love fitting into smaller places... especially when I feel my heart sink and think that there's no way I'll fit. I'm eating lots of normal foods these days... just not much of them but that's okay. When you're full, you're full, right?
Oh, and Debbie asked about the clothes.... over Christmas break I ended up with 4 new pairs of dress pants, 5 or 6 new shirts, a couple new sweaters and a blazer... and two pairs of jeans. Most stuff is size 10. Two of the dress pants were a 12. That doesn't bother me one bit. I started high school in a 16. Since then, there have been two times in my life when I got down to a 14... for a minute or two. But a 12? NEVER!!! A 10? That could NEVER happen... but here it has. Funny thing is, I don't feel small. I still feel HUGE. I laugh at myself when I think I won't fit somewhere then easily pass right through.
Anyhow... Christmas was fun. I got some cool stuff... MP3 player... quesadilla maker... but the best is my new Keurig Coffee maker. If you don't know what that is, google it. It's the most awesome coffee maker ever. I LOVE it and don't know how I lived without it.
So anyhow... happy new year!!
God Bless you all!!!!
I sincerely hope that each and everyone of you had the best Christmas ever.
Things are going along smoothly here. The offspring are all home so I'm having fun feeding them and going shopping and other fun stuff. Tonight though Adam and I are taking a night to ourselves. We're going to dinner. Not sure yet where we'll go but probably our favorite Italian spot. After that we're going......
Shopping.
I actually do not like shopping however, I'm so very limited on clothes right now and there's a good sale going on today at Kohl's. And since I have a couple hundred bucks burning a hole in my pocket Adam is taking me to look for a few new things for work.
I gotta tell you... this whole weight loss thing is amazing. Would you believe I've even gone down a show size? I've been a size nine since I was about 13 but these days a nine falls off my foot. Today I bought a pair of size eights. Okay so call me stupid. It's taken me quite a while to figure out that it is okay to buy smaller shoes if that's what it takes for them to fit right.
As for clothes, I recently bought two pairs of jeans... SIZE TEN. Ten!!! Can you believe it? I'm in shock. I can't imagine going down any further... I mean, folks, listen to me here. I was in a size 26. 3X. HUGE. And now? I psychologically can't adapt to buying smaller clothes. For instance, I picked out a pair of flannel pj's the other day. (Leave me alone, it's COLD here) I had a size 1X in my hands. My family pitched a fit and made me buy a plain old large. I didn't think they'd fit. I figured I'd have to wait till I drop another 20 or so pounds. Ha! I wore them that same night. They fit great.
Sooooo... I'm still sifting and sorting clothes. I'm finally to the point that if it's too big, I'm okay with never wearing it again. And if I'm never wearing it again then there is absolutely no point hanging on to it, right?
Thus, Adam's taking me shopping. I have no clothes and what I do have my kids make fun of or find some reason to not like them. Christmas Eve ... my kids dressed me for church. I let them. They have good taste. I did wear a shirt that is my own but mostly everything else I wore that night belonged to offspring #1. Oh wait. I did wear my own underwear.
So anyhow, I'm weighing in a day early this week but figure that's okay because I didn't update the ticker last week .... mostly because I hadn't lost. I'm seeing a definite pattern here. I don't lose much at all for about two weeks then I drop 5-8 pounds like right now. Then I go through 2 weeks again of nothing. It's okay. I'm happy with it... and of course that's easy to say now when I've lost a bit every day for 3 straight days now.
Anyhow... Happy New Year!!! I hope it's a good one for all of us!!!Happy New Year Guys :) - Watch more amazing videos here
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