Today is Labour Day and the unofficial last day of Summer. The days are still quite warm but the nights cool off quite quickly. It must have something to do with how early the skies are dark. I'm back to a night walk with a flashlight to retrieve any possible gifts Axie designates as mine. Forgot it tonight so I'm glad my gift was placed under a streetlight.
I'm not one to enjoy the changing of seasons from Summer to Autumn. As pretty as it can be for photographers, I can't seem to get past the fact that everything is dying and I will soon be waking up to Jack in the mornings to be followed soon after by snow.
I like the little flashlight Axie and I use on our walks though ~ when I remember it ~ It's this really cool one given to me by a friend at work. It has a lanyard and as it hangs around my neck, and I'm stooping to clean, it points directly where I need it to. One hand on Axie's lead, one on the "gift" bag, and light on the situation. The lanyard on it is ingenious. My flashlight's also a pen, (Not sure if I'll be needing that... but glad it's there.), and only weighs about 2 ounces! Anyway, I'm happy that my friend was thinking of Axie and me when he gave me this little treasure.
Speaking of dying and Jack, I'm a HUGE Corrie Fan. Bill Tarmey has finally left the show after 31 years. He played Jack Duckworth and was written out as having died comfortably in his sleep. while in his favourite recliner, listening to golden oldies on the record player given to him that day by "family" for his 74th birthday... He quietly slipped out of his Birthday Celebrations at the Rovers Return, to come home and peacefully go to sleep. This, only weeks after learning he had terminal cancer. He chose not to undergo treatments to prolong his life. Yes, it was only a character Bill Tarmey played but I thought to myself, as I shed a tear, "That's what I would do too." Short and sweet. No Muss. No Fuss.
As I am a HUGE Coronation Street fan, I'm also wondering where/when I will find the time to watch 5 hours of Corrie each week, starting today. Don't get me wrong. I'm thrilled that CBC is trying to catch up to the Brits. We are 10 months behind over here. As today was a holiday, I was able to watch a whole hour tonight but Sunday Mornings from 7 to 12 on TV... which means all Sunday afternoon for me online... Well atleast I won't have all the commercials to contend with and 1 hour of TV time is approx. 44 minutes of show time. I will save over an hour there. Whew! And no, I don't need a PVR. My rabbit ears are still working fine and my digital conversion box and audio/video cables are awesome! All for the price of less than 2 months of Cable!
In closing... the weight loss gig is slowing down. Not exactly a crawl but I can't help but see the exercise light looming brighter than I'd like it to be. I'm all for conserving energy... in lighting and in my body, meaning I'm still fighting the REQUIREMENT to break a sweat. I'm at 24.6lbs lost... 25.4lbs to go. I seem to have hit a wall. Still hoping for 30lbs by end September.
Did I mention I'm taking "Fat Pics"??? None fit to print, I'm afraid and if you saw them, you'd be afraid too....VERY SCAREEEEY!! Yes, every 7th of the month, I stand infront of my mirror and take front/back/side photos that I compare with the month before. Why the 7th? 'Cause I didn't think of it until then... 7 days after starting this venture... and was already 5lbs lighter. I actually enjoy this part of my weightloss as I can see the progress I'm making. It gives me a boost and physically SHOWS me that I'm getting closer to my goal. It also shows me that I'd look even better now if I were to tone up.... but I'm not there just yet.
Hope you are all doing well with you goals, whatever they may be.
Say "Cheese" for Wednesday (7th)... and maybe eat some too... in small qtys.
Sue
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