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22 Monday Dec 2014

Posted by sulis303 in health, life, Uncategorized

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big girl pants, catching up, eating, food, healthy, lunch, snack

had lunch with a friend today… we usually get together once or twice a year so there is always lots of catching up to do…

after reviewing the menu I picked something that was healthy and included a salad…

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it felt awkward to take my blood sugars in such a public place, particularly as I was worried that my friend might be upset by the process… but, managed to do it inconspicuously which made me feel good…

for my supper I ate very healthy… our BS group was meeting to celebrate Christmas and everyone was bringing something to snack on, so I wanted to be able to taste things…

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had a wonderful time sharing treats and small gifts… baking, tourtière, chocolate, oil, an ornament and cooking utensil… all thoughtfully chosen…

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a great time with these amazing women who have been part of my life for twenty-five years…

eating has risen much higher on my horizon… now I have to think about everything that goes into my mouth…

preparing…

16 Tuesday Dec 2014

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big girl pants, chicken, food, good, potluck, preparing, safety pins, visitors

this morning at work I had to borrow some safety pins to make sure my pants didn’t fall down… they fit fine when I bought them… apparently I am losing a bit of weight, lol…

pinned up pants...

pinned up pants…

had some visitors this evening and we wandered around the house and checked out some of the items I am trying to divest… happily they walked away with a shoe rack and are thinking of at least a couple of other things…

then I spent some time removing the meat from the bones of a chicken, thinking all through the process of my colleagues who will be enjoying this chicken tomorrow at our potluck…

chicken, ready to go...

chicken, ready to go…

only last night I was talking with a group of women about taking the time when preparing food to think of those who will be enjoying it… I always find that it makes the task much more enjoyable for me and I think people can sense the effort I have put into whatever it is I am making…

life is full, and good…

 

food…

05 Friday Dec 2014

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big girl pants, blood sugar, eating, food, tired

been doing very well with my blood sugar levels…

getting up and eating breakfast before leaving the house is difficult… I have to do it because I can’t take my pills with water, so have to take them with breakfast as that is when I have to take my levels…

also finding the time to gather items for a proper lunch and snack for the rest of the work day takes a bit of time too…

it is going to be important to have lots of choices available in the fridge and to plan for supper before I leave in the morning, or organize that the night before…

last night, when I tasted the apple pie, it was very sweet… funny that in one week my taste buds have changed…

shrimp, wild rice, mushrooms, kale and broccoli salad...

shrimp, wild rice, mushrooms, kale and broccoli salad…

hope that soon I will feel less tired… still having trouble finding things to drink as I cannot use any type of sweetener at this point… at work I’ve been having water with lemon in it, but by the time I get home I am kind of done with that…

George would be proud of me for wearing these big girl pants, even when I don’t want to, lol…

thanks…

11 Saturday Oct 2014

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big girl pants, blessed, elders, flowers, food, thanks, thanksgiving

spent a quiet day doing things around the house…

realized again how blessed I am… able to do whatever I want…

IMG_8765.JPGenjoying the beautiful flowers as I was working on the dining room table for Monday’s dinner…

able to have all the food we want for our Thanksgiving celebration… dug out a chicken from the freezer, got turnip, potatoes and squash in the last few days…

have the time and items to make the table special… pulled out dishes that had belonged to our elders to bring them to the dinner…

tonight I made myself a steak… cooked it in a frying pan with help from Gordon Ramsey… well a video online, lol… it was delicious…

IMG_8766.JPGit is good to take the time for thanks…

food…

06 Thursday Feb 2014

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breakfast, brie on garlic bread, food, Olympics, slopestyle, Souper Thursday, team figure skating, Technology, Thai soup, The Met, WordPress

today seemed to be all about food…

started out with breakfast at a regular event we now host monthly… it is at The Met just down the street from our office and the space is lovely, the staff are attentive and the food is excellent…

didn’t actually get a shot of my plate, but made this collage of the bits that filled up my plate…

breakfast collage...

breakfast collage…

then at lunch time – for our Souper Thursday – we had a marvelous Thai soup… my colleague has made this one a few times, but each time it is slightly different, always delicious…

Thai soup...

Thai soup…

spent some time sharing about how WordPress works… it is always exciting to share something you know about with others… nearly always learn something in the process…

finally tonight’s supper turned out to be a lovely garlic bread broiled with fresh garlic and brie and some strawberries on the side… I had a handful of pistachios a bit earlier…

brie on garlic bread...

brie on garlic bread…

as I ate my supper I was watching slopestyle and team figure skating, sigh… I do love the Olympics… a friend of mine was teasing me about this today, lol…

my day really was all about food…

at the beach

16 Friday Aug 2013

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activity, at the beach, big girl pants, BSers, celebrate birthday, food, Johnees, The Boardwalk, Valentinos, Winnipeg Beach

happily finished work at 3 and headed home to gather up my stuff and make the rounds to pick up three of the BSers…

we hit the road at about 4:15 and arrived at The Boardwalk in Winnipeg Beach at 5:30 where we met up with the fifth member of the group…

a swim, stroll along the Boardwalk… dinner from Johnees and Valentino’s at a picnic table… a drive along the beach and a sleepover…

pretty fine way to celebrate a birthday…

birthdays these days are celebrated by the birthday person choosing an activity that we can do together… not like any of us need stuff…

usually food is involved:-)…

it’s been around 30 years since we met and we have been gathering regularly in all that time…

talk about being blessed…

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