First post in years,  posting because stressed and have a run injury.
I want to get rid of the all the past posts.  Then again I want to keep them because it was what was on my mind at the time.

Watching a show  call find our missing....so sad.  It is about missing people particularly of color.  Which is sadder due to the fact it is such a particular niche.   I am going to decide what this blog is about and then talk abut it.  I almost think it is about NOTHING or everything.  depends on how you look at things.

Just a diary of sorts not about weight , natural hair , life in general.

For now.

2012 JULY summer is about to be done....

I know it just became the official summer late June but it feels as though it is done.  I have not been to the beach one time.  I have driven past it 100s of times but these pedicured toes have not touched sand.

I have not played tennis one time and Wimbledon is over and I did not even see it online let alone go this year.  The OLYMPICS will start in two weeks and I have seen a few swim trials but I doubt if I will go to that this year either.  I just have seem to fallen down and cannot get up.   HELP!!!!
I will do better.....promise

111 days from now...

June 21st I am so going to rock it. Can you believe it. Watch out world!!!

GOALS

I have decided that I will have some goals that not bigger than life but doable :)

Such as .... blogging 4 times a month at least.

Traveling more often and less time at the same place... ie. Dallas/Nashville/St.Louis / Kansas City
in a week :) Rather than Dallas 4 days and StLouis 3 days.

So should I be in England for the wedding at the end of April . I think it would be fun but it is also around Easter.

I am still not certain what type of blog this is... now that I see my friend has a link on her site I am feeling more responsible to say something of importance ;)


I will try harder :)

I keep wanting to have a blog .. then I remember I do

So at least it has not been a year but almost. So I have to actually read my blog so I can see what I was talking about the last time I was here.

I have been traveling and traveling and that is about it got more to come to morrow so we shall see.

Saw this on someones website and thought it seems low but really interesting


Jan 2010 target: 210 pounds. 15 stone. BMI: 34.9.

Feb 2010 target: 200 pounds. 14 stone 4 lbs. BMI: 33.3.

Mar 2010 target: 195 pounds. 13 stone 13 lbs. BMI: 32.4.

April 2010 target: 190 pounds. 13 stone 8 lbs. BMI: 31.6.

May 2010 target: 185 pounds. 13 stone 3 lbs. BMI: 30.8.

June 2010 target: 180 pounds. 12 stone 12 lbs. BMI: 30.

July 2010 target: 175 pounds. 12 stone 7 lbs. BMI: 29.1.

August 2010 target: 170 pounds. 12 stone 2 lbs. BMI: 28.3.

September 2010 target: 165 pounds. 11 stone 11 lbs. BMI: 27.5.

October 2010 target: 160 pounds. 11 stone 6 lbs. BMI: 26.6.

November 2010 target: 155 pounds. 11 stone 1 lb! BMI: 25.8.

Funny thing is that is only 5 pounds a month and it is so doable the person I read it on seems to have gained weight and is almost 100 heavier from last year.


We shall see how she does

Come on how am I going to get a book deal if I never write ;)

I read these awesome blogs and really am interested enough that I try and remember to check in at least weekly to see who is getting married lost weight and or got a book deal...

Then there is my blog... with an awesome title... but little else.

I am not getting married and not trying to lose weight. I just want to run a few marathons and travel ... is that too much to ask.;)

Okay I feel renewed and we shall see if I remember to blog tomorrow ;)

Amazing reason for not blogging... :)

It just has been such a beautiful FALL. I am outside every chance I get. Then I think about this blog and how I should post photos of how beautiful it really is to justify why I am being such a poor blogger.

Justified right?

Fall

I thnk at one point there used to be a sumautumn you know like breakfast and lunch... brunch... summer and autumn. Where there were actually really pleasant days and you did not look stupid in your shorts because it was warm just not that HOT.

Well , I think it has now gone. I raked leaves on LABOR DAY... that is not right. You don't go to the beach in the morning and rake leaves at dusk. Just not right .

So what is happening ? Global warming?

My thoughts

A year in the life

I have made such vague goals in my life but as I get older, I know that there are things that I want
and need in my life.

I love being a good friend and having good friends. I am not a big casual friend. I love and I love hard... and for good.

I know people who have fights with their friends and never speak again. I cannot imagine ever not speaking to any of the friends that I have.


Today is a strange day for me.... lots of I's. that is not usual.

I will do better on another day.

Life happens...

I had done what I consider pretty well, with posting on a regular basis. Then, life happened !!!

I am not so busy that I cannot sit down and write what is on my mine on a daily basis, if I can find the time to run for 90 minutes a day , I should be able to sit still long enough to share a thought or two. I think that if writing my blog were as rewarding and self indulgent as running is... I would be able to carve out the time.

However currently it is not.

I do have a thought today, (12:50 am). If you are not getting ANYTHING from an action... why would you continue to do the action.???

Can someone explain that to me.

Fresh air and attitude

I could dwell on the fact that I cannot run due to my injury... but in my walk to see exactly how far I can go on this ankle , the fresh air really made me feel good. I will have to do a little in the morning and a little in the evening but... I will get back out there.

I have been reading blogs and watching vlogs and I am so not in the league to even call myself a blogger. However, I like this and after I write it is akin to after I exercise...it is like one really long and deep and healthy breathe of the freshest air.


I like this.

Positive....perceived personality

If anyone reads this, please just do me a favor and try to be positive in all you do. I cannot stress this enough.

You will be amazed how a positive disposition can help your health physically and mentally and improve your perceived personality :)

You don't have to be fake but you can just choose to see the good where often times others would see none.

You be the example and maybe others will follow....

Rocky Road Ice Cream...

If I did not run 40- 50 miles a week would I still eat Rocky Road Ice Cream?

While purchasing ice cream today, some people (note more than one) commented...that if they had legs like mine they would be buying ice cream as well. Now I wonder if I had been morbidly obese would they have felt that it was okay to comment on a strangers consumption of ice cream...

Then again Rush Limbaugh said today.... that exercise only increases your appetite and that is why he has lost 82 pounds without any exercise and when he did exercise by "golfing" he gained 2 pounds. I cannot even begin to comment on that... I must end before I delete his words :)

Giving them something they can feel!!

I have reconnected with friends who I have known for over 30 years.
These people are really friends...I believe this...

Maya Angelou said,

"People will forget what you said and what you did however people will never forget how you made them feel"

I suppose I should give you the insight to why my blog is titled such.

I had a great weekend and upon returning to work a co worker asked how it went.
Another staff member who is not originally from the US heard us speaking and told me.

I thought you had a good time "your face is telling me so" I have always loved that line ever since.


It maybe the memory of Aruba and surfing or just the 10 days of no cell phones or internet.

Often my face tells and I keep my words to myself.

Unfortunately here you don't have the option of my face telling you so.

Take care and will be more diligent in the next week. PROMISE.

Home....Age Appropiate GREAT GRAND PARENTS..

I think this will be what I call home until I get up the NERVE to write that dang book... hankering to get out of me.

I don't know if what I will talk about will make people want to read, I don't even know if I care.

I do know that I want to be disciplined enough to write on a regular basis... daily is good. Then I can reward myself by taking off a month and getting my footing for the BOOK DEAL. I am surprising myself. :)

For now here I am. My niece is 6 today and my mother and father turned 76 last week.
I say this because I am blessed that they are alive and well, but because I am a normal African American Female who happens to not have any children and to have parents who are NOT Great Grandparents and are not 45 or younger. Can I say a Good Times , Florida....
DAYUM DAYUM DAYUM !!!!!!!!!!!!!

(do the math.. you are 15 you have a child
she does the same at 15 your grand child
not to be outdone at 15 your great grand child.... 45 freaking years old.... DAYUUUUUUMMMM!!!!!!!