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NSV

My friend Misty introduced me to the term Non-Scale Victory. I love it. The scale is fun, but fickle, and it doesn’t always tell the story I want to hear. Every month I have a period, which has been its own brand of fun since weight loss surgery, the body clings to every pound, butContinue reading “NSV”

The Great Day of Reckoning/Pain

Surgery is never simple or easy. They’re cutting you open. I did everything to prepare myself, but the fact is, my body was hurting. I woke up in the hospital room. My mind is completely blank from when they put in my IV and when I woke up in my room. I have no ideaContinue reading “The Great Day of Reckoning/Pain”

Tijuana

Antonio and I flew into San Diego. The first victory came when I realized that I had lost enough weight during the preop diet that I didn’t need a seat belt extender! It was so delicious to be able snap the seat belt without having to add the extender! When we arrived, we got aContinue reading “Tijuana”

Preparing for Surgery in Mexico

Many of you know, if you follow my life on Facebook, that I recently went to Tijuana to get weight loss surgery. I looked into this for a good 8 years. I started off attending a meeting where doctors explained the differences between the kinds of surgeries. I met with dieticians. I began to studyContinue reading “Preparing for Surgery in Mexico”

It’s Been A Long Time

Antonio and I were walking on the beach in Tijuana and he showed me a picture he snapped of me staring out into the ocean. It reminded me of the picture he took about six years ago that I put on the cover of my book. He said, “I took this because I think itContinue reading “It’s Been A Long Time”

To Be A (Southern) Lady

My mother’s people are from Los Angeles, but before that, they lived in The South. Alabama, Texas, and Oklahoma to be precise, but back further, their families move in and about the southern states. My grandma tells me stories of seeing Shirley Temple herself getting a spanking in a department store in Alabama. They’re theContinue reading “To Be A (Southern) Lady”

Charity Never Faileth

We got our stimulus money. YAY! We can pay some bills! Woo hoo! Here’s the thing. It’s SO NICE to have money in your account. I just love opening the website and gazing at the figures. They go away so fast. But for a little tiny bit, it’s wonderful to feel wealthy. Ahhhh sweet money!Continue reading “Charity Never Faileth”

When Your Sweet Boy With ASD Has to Change Schools

Last night Dan and I watched His Dark Materials. He was riveted. I have always loved the books and I am overcome by the tv adaptation. He sat facing forward, so serious. I was laying with my body kind of twisted. I laid my head on his little tummy. It was so soft and warm.Continue reading “When Your Sweet Boy With ASD Has to Change Schools”

The Right Song

Covid makes planning a Christmas program difficult. I was limited to two musical numbers. I would do a solo, and I asked a mother and son to play a duet on the piano. The important part was picking the right song. I don’t remember ever deciding. I just knew the song. I searched for arrangementsContinue reading “The Right Song”

Graduation

For five years, we took our baby boy to Heartland Elementary School. On his first day, he punched some kid in the face. About a week later, the principal called because they couldn’t find him anywhere. He was the cutest little guy. I told her that she would find him in the bushes making anContinue reading “Graduation”