It is Tuesday November 27th and at 1:44pm I am sitting at my dining room table (also known as my tutoring area.) Christmas music is playing on the stereo, and there are the scents of homemade chicken soup coming from the stove and cornbread hot from the oven in the air. The sun is shining, the windows are open, I can hear the fountains from the pool and the windchimes on the deck. Fat birds are enjoying the seeds in the birdfeeder, which I can watch from where I now sit. A dog is curled up at my feet and a kitten is curled up on my lap. My laptop is in front of me with many pages open to online shopping sites! I am able to sit here in the comfort of my home and run searches for the best deals on Christmas gifts .... click, order, and have them delivered to my door.
I am so blessed.
My business is going well. I had one person cancel their appointment this morning and three more call for help. The minute someone doesn't need me anymore, someone else does. I live in an age where all you have to do is put yourself "out there" and people will find you. Internet, word of mouth, and the LISD tutoring list have been good to me. My job enables me to work from home, yet still do what I love .... which is teaching Math ... without all the hassles of grading papers and writing lesson plans and dealing with administrators. There is much potential for my business to grow in so many directions ... it almost seems the world is mine, I just have to ask.
I am so blessed.
My son and my husband and I are healthy. We live in a beautiful home in a wonderful neighborhood. Our vehicles run and we can afford the gas and insurance for them. My son is a senior in High School, makes good grades, and is in the top 10% of his class. We have saved for college and have the Texas Tomorrow Fund to pay for his tuition and fees. My husband has a job he enjoys and the outlook for his field is good, just not sure about the company he is with right now .... one day at a time there. So far, so good.
I am so blessed.
I am able to go to a gym 3-4 days a week and work-out in pretty luxurious conditions .... pool, spa, sauna, and every kind of weight and cardio machine you can imagine. I actually like going and I am so grateful that my job enables me to be able to go in the mornings ... the only times I actually WANT to work-out!
I have wonderful friends .... wonderful family .... wonderful life.
I am so blessed.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Early Dark ...
I sure do like Standard Time .... I wish they would just leave the clocks alone and leave all time at Standard Time. It makes it seem more like FALL .... and I love Fall!!
Today I went down to Texas Instruments in Dallas for a session about their new calculator, the TI-Nspire. WOW .... what a tool!! Tom drove me down and went to visit Mike and Liz for awhile. I'll write more about the Calculator and the session elsewhere ... probably on my Education Opinions BLOG. The session ended at 4:30 and Tom and I decided to go to Matt's in Lakewood. This is a Mexican Restaurant we used to frequent when we were dating and they have the best Chile Relanos in Texas ... in my opinion. They use pecans and raisins in them .... yummy!! We sat outside and the weather and lighting and everything just said "Fall" and comfort. It felt nice to be in Dallas. I do miss it .... we don't go there often enough. We drove by Tom's old house .... it hasn't changed, but the neighborhood around it sure has .... lots of townhomes and condos springing up. Is that good?? Or bad?? I'm not sure. When we get rich, I wouldn't mind having a condo in Dallas somewhere.
We left Matt's as the sun was beginning to set and took 30 south of the City to I-35 North. The skyline is awesome .... and George Strait's "All My Ex's Live in Texas" was on the radio ... and traffic was thick but moving smoothly .... and it just felt good to be in Dallas, Texas. We got home at 6:30 pm and it was already dark. College football all over the TV. the only bad thing is that it is a little warm .... high 70's .... lows in the 60's .... and we need rain ... but all in all, Fall is good!
As for my workouts .... I am still going!! I'll tell you .... I am glad I have those young men waiting for me ..... it makes me show up when I otherwise might talk myself out of it!! Friday I didn't have a paid appointment, but Tyler said he would work with me for free ... ((He included 15 free sessions in my annual package)). I hadn't worked with Tyler for several weeks ... he usually hurts me or at least pushes me close to vomitting .... Brandon doesn't do that!! And I had never done legs with Tyler. The workout he put me through was very different from what Brandon and I usually do .... different machines, different exercises, slightly different muscles. He made me do calves which I haven't done before .... and he made me do them until I couldn't anymore. Today I am beginning to feel the calves ..... tomorrow will be even worse!!
Swimming is going really well. I am now to the point where I can just keep swimming. No need to stop unless my goggles fog up or begin to leak. I am actually pretty amazed by that ... in 8 weeks I have gone from being able to swim only 2 lengths at time to swimming as long as I want. I think doing the weight lifting had really helped with the swimming. My arms just do not get tired. That is pretty cool.
Oh .... and I haven't reported my measurement results .... after 6 weeks of training ....
Today I went down to Texas Instruments in Dallas for a session about their new calculator, the TI-Nspire. WOW .... what a tool!! Tom drove me down and went to visit Mike and Liz for awhile. I'll write more about the Calculator and the session elsewhere ... probably on my Education Opinions BLOG. The session ended at 4:30 and Tom and I decided to go to Matt's in Lakewood. This is a Mexican Restaurant we used to frequent when we were dating and they have the best Chile Relanos in Texas ... in my opinion. They use pecans and raisins in them .... yummy!! We sat outside and the weather and lighting and everything just said "Fall" and comfort. It felt nice to be in Dallas. I do miss it .... we don't go there often enough. We drove by Tom's old house .... it hasn't changed, but the neighborhood around it sure has .... lots of townhomes and condos springing up. Is that good?? Or bad?? I'm not sure. When we get rich, I wouldn't mind having a condo in Dallas somewhere.
We left Matt's as the sun was beginning to set and took 30 south of the City to I-35 North. The skyline is awesome .... and George Strait's "All My Ex's Live in Texas" was on the radio ... and traffic was thick but moving smoothly .... and it just felt good to be in Dallas, Texas. We got home at 6:30 pm and it was already dark. College football all over the TV. the only bad thing is that it is a little warm .... high 70's .... lows in the 60's .... and we need rain ... but all in all, Fall is good!
As for my workouts .... I am still going!! I'll tell you .... I am glad I have those young men waiting for me ..... it makes me show up when I otherwise might talk myself out of it!! Friday I didn't have a paid appointment, but Tyler said he would work with me for free ... ((He included 15 free sessions in my annual package)). I hadn't worked with Tyler for several weeks ... he usually hurts me or at least pushes me close to vomitting .... Brandon doesn't do that!! And I had never done legs with Tyler. The workout he put me through was very different from what Brandon and I usually do .... different machines, different exercises, slightly different muscles. He made me do calves which I haven't done before .... and he made me do them until I couldn't anymore. Today I am beginning to feel the calves ..... tomorrow will be even worse!!
Swimming is going really well. I am now to the point where I can just keep swimming. No need to stop unless my goggles fog up or begin to leak. I am actually pretty amazed by that ... in 8 weeks I have gone from being able to swim only 2 lengths at time to swimming as long as I want. I think doing the weight lifting had really helped with the swimming. My arms just do not get tired. That is pretty cool.
Oh .... and I haven't reported my measurement results .... after 6 weeks of training ....
- Weight -2 lbs
- Body Fat -1%
- Neck -1"
- Chest +1/4"
- Shoulders +2" (we question original measure on this one but Tyler measured me 3 times this time ...)
- Waist - No Change
- Hips -2"
- Right Bicep -1"
- Left Bicep -1"
- Right Thigh -1/2"
- Left Thigh -1.5"
- Right Calf -1/4"
- Left Calf -1/2"
All the trainers were standing around while Tyler measured me ... and they were all very encouraging about the results. They said I won't begin to lose weight until about 8 weeks in .... maybe more. Damn if they don't all know my weight and my body fat and all my weaknesses now ... sigh ....
Sunday, November 4, 2007
Sunday with La and Allen
Tom and I went out with La and Allen in their boat this morning .... we went across Lake Lewisville to Sneaky Pete's where they serve a very nice Sunday Brunch. The weather was perfect .... the lake was perfect ... the company very enjoyable ... the brunch was yummy .... we loved it all!!
I guess Allen is going to put the boat up for the winter now .... sigh ... glad we got to go out with them!
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