Friday, July 14, 2017

Feeling Good Friday-Just Under the Wire Edition

It's been a busy night. I left the office at 4:30 to get stuck in some icky traffic working my self slightly out of the way to stop at a Trader Joe's sort of on my way home. I'm making a breakfast basket with home made jam, a couple cute coffee mugs, and coffee pods, and wanted a bread mix, as an addition to go along with the Keurig coffee maker we bought our niece for her wedding. Added to that were a few other TJ's favorites. With that taken care of, I drove the rest of the way home, pulled in the driveway at 5:45, only to leave 10 minutes later for wine club. We were home by 8:45, DH yawning so much we didn't dare stay for a top off. When I got out of the car, I walked back behind the garage to see the bushes bursting with ripe raspberries. I grabbed a bowl for DD2 and myself, and we picked for 10 minutes. I need to come out in full combat gear in the morning, pushing back the weeds and prickly to get to the layer against the neighbors fence. Despite the overgrown weeds, we still picked over a quart worth tonight. I cleaned them, each of us ate a handful, and popped the rest in the freezer. I'm not at all embarrassed that our big night out has us home on the couch at 9:30 on a Friday night. Here's a wrap up of my week in the health and wellness department. 

  • Fresh, home grown, chemical free raspberries are a simple pleasure.Despite the ridiculous over growth, I love later pulling out frozen ones to make a pie mid winter, or eating my jam late fall. It's the only domestic skill I possess.
  • I received a gift of two quarts of red currants from a coworker. I first learned to make jelly with currants from my dad's bushes for 4 H county fair's. Tomorrow I will cook them down and juice them, ready for another batch of jelly, probably when I make the raspberry. I'll freeze the juice until ready. It's been a long time since I've made this jelly, probably 2004 before my parents moved from the country  to their townhouse and I will be reminded of my dad.
  • Walking was not great, but it was better than the last two weeks. From Sunday to Friday I walked 6.6 miles, not counting my daily regular walking.
  • Those two pounds I gained last week? I lost them this week, plus another 1.2 pounds! I'm now 6.6 pounds away from my first 20 pounds goal. I doubt I'll hit it by July 28th, but after the bad week, I am OK with it. Total weight loss, 13.4 pounds. 
  • Last but not least of my news, I got a promotion at work. A change elsewhere prompted a slight reorganization in my division that created an opening. I'll still lead my same project, but now with a different level of authority, autonomy, and expansion of duties. Plus, with one less level above my position, I have the ability to move forward with the redesign to improve efficiency and effectiveness.This has been the  mental lift I needed after so many months of wondering if I was ever going to feel satisfaction at work again.
 As I said yesterday, life just keeps on beating a tune, with a rhythm that is hard to predict. You all have been my terrific allies and cheerleaders in my little melodrama and I thank you for your supportive encouragemnt. I am happy to share some positivity.

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  1. Congrats on the promotion and the weight loss!! Glad things have turned around for you this week. Have a great weekend!

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    1. It has been a good week, and I started Monday dreading the week ahead.

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  2. You had a terrific week, it seems. Topping off the week with wine and strawberries sounds good to me. Being home by 9:30 is great. Congratulations on the promotion.

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    1. Oh, and had pup not gotten me out of bad at 3;45 to go outside, I would have had an even better nights sleep!

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  3. Many congratulations on the weight loss and the promotion. Those raspberries look wonderful.

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    1. I borrowed my picture form a post form last summer, but this years look pretty good as well.

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  4. Eating delicious rasberries and walking a few nmiles - not bad at all for one's health.
    Congratulations on the weightloss (total of13.4 pounds!!)and on the promotion at work! Wish you more successful, happy weeks like this one!

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    1. The opportunity for promotion came because of a good thing for someone else. It reinforced to me that to improve a persons lot in life, it is not about doing better than someone else.

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  5. Just under the wire, but so fabulous! Great news on the job promotion and the weight loss. I hope the good things keep coming at you. (smiley face, smiley face, smiley face, heart)

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    1. Thank you, Lorraine. I just posted a little ramble on perseverance. I know I have been whiny, but I hope I had a touch of that trait.

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  6. Well done on the weight loss and the promotion, Sam! Definitely cause for celebration this weekend. We've had a massive raspberry harvest, too. Love them! xxx

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    1. It felt really good to not just see the two pound weight gain gone, but the added 1.2 pounds. Motivation that slow and steady with real life changes to my eating and exercise will have the results I want for long term.

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  7. Losing weight, food gifts, walking and promotions? What more could you want from a week?! lolz
    Way to Go....*fist bump*

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    1. And... just a few weeks to meeting a cyber friend in person. Now, if I could master the savings game, things will be truly on course.

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  8. Congratulations on the weight loss and the promotion.

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    1. Thank you. I am happy about the week and now ready for a steamy weekend.

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  9. Good for you Sam! It is wonderful to hear about the new position! The weight loss is pretty good news to, but the best is that you seem happier!

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