About Me

 I am not new to blogging.  I have been writing on one blog or another for over 20 years.  It's cathartic. It's therapy in typing form.  

So who am I?  I am a wife, sister, daughter, stepmother, now a grandmother to two energetic and beautiful boys.  I love gardening, reading, being creative.  I have never met an animal I didn't like, and I spoil every cat, dog, raccoon, squirrel, bird, or other creature that crosses my path.  I adore the smell of coffee, lilacs, and black cherry.  I can't stand dishonesty, fakeness, public speaking, or crowds.  Give me a quiet evening at home with my husband, kids, or grandbabies, and I am a happy woman.  

When I take a good look at my life, I realize it's pretty damn awesome.  My husband is my best friend, and we love our home and our garden.  All four of my stepkids are grown, but we see them often, and I love watching my husband play with and dote on the grandbabies.  

The only piece of my life that hasn't fallen into place is my weight and my health.  Like everyone, I am only getting older, in my 50s now, and I don't want to end up barely able to move later because I refuse to take care of myself now.  I have started over so many times, have made countless promises to myself, have vowed over and over to get serious this time...but I have always done it with a harsh, balls-to-the-wall, drill sergeant mentality that ultimately crumples and simply doesn't appeal to me long-term.  

Life is too short for regrets and should-haves.  I am getting up one more time, but it needs to be different this time.  I need to be different this time.  

I decided to start this blog specifically for this new path of my life.  I am no saint, and I am sure I will wander off the road and end up tangled in the weeds here and there, but I want to learn to forgive those stumbles without the self-punishment  that ends up simply being self-defeating.   I want to focus on celebrating who I am now, at the same time that I move toward a healthier, fitter, and slimmer me.

There's so much more to this adventure than the scale, and I intend to conquer it all.  As they say, "The best time to start was yesterday.  The next best time is now."  So...let's get started.