Purple Mat of Peace

I decided last week to begin yoga full time. It is easier on my tired and weak body and yet still provides very useful exercise that may help with the weight loss goals. To help encourage this I bought a lovely purple yoga mat and after using it I understand why you need one. It is non skid and helps you keep your balance while doing some of the tougher moves. So in the mornings when I wake up feeling like I never slept and with an achy body I go to my guest room and begin the yoga. So far it has been really helpful and worked out the tiredness. I will probably end up buying Erynn a mat too because she also thinks she needs to do yoga. Starting her early sounds like a good idea!

So at 4am when you are still asleep you can have a dream of me on my purple mat of peace because most mornings at that time it is where I will be.

Beach Time

The beach was great and for a little while my neuropathy (burning in my head) seemed to go away. You would think one would be more stressed with 4 kids running around screaming but apparently not. We spent alot of time in the pool out back of the house we rented. Scott who can swim, spent some very patient time with Erynn helping her to learn. I never really learned how to swim either and he worked with me some but I am not sure that it was really that effective. I just have some strange fear of water in the face. By the end of the week Erynn was becoming a pro at bouncing and getting around the pool. Still not officially swimming but much better. It was great to spend time with Scott's brother's family and we ate alot of seafood. Between dolphin cruises, beach time, pool time, movies, etc, we were pretty busy but in a fairly relaxing way. It was nice that I did not gain weight while we were gone but I did not loose weight either. I made an effort to have my usual low point breakfast and a salad made by me for lunch which helped. Got to do more exercising!

Memorial Weekend in Kentucky

Had a very nice weekend in Kentucky visiting with Scott's family. My sister went with us for the first time and got to have some very good home cooking from Scott's Mother and Grandmother. We visited the areas affected by the recent flooding, many people dealt with irreparable damage to their homes. It was not as obvious as all of the horror that happened on April 27th in our area but was still as devastating for people who were not prepared. The weather this year has been incredible and I feel so very lucky to have survived it to this point. My brother's home was in the path of the largest tornado that occurred that day and even now he is still traumatized by hearing it roar over his house. He was also very lucky as it appears that the tornado lifted right before his house leaving him with minimal damage. Others just next to him were not as lucky.

Still working on the weight reduction and received some real incentive today when trying on swimsuits. I had planned to have a wonderful cheeseburger for lunch but after looking at myself in different suits, I decided a salad and water was in order for at least the next 10 years. It was truly laughable and I just hope the coverups do their jobs. We will be heading for a week in Destin with Scott's brother and family next week. I am looking forward to the beach. Working on that invisibility spell so I can be heard but not seen in the swimsuits. I will get over it soon, hopefully!