Since the year began I made plans to continue with my weight loss plan.  I got back on track with eating really healthy at least five times per week, which is pretty easy because of work.  I have my two days of relaxing that rule and indulging at one or two meals, but so far I've not been doing too badly even on the weekends!

My son told me that I looked thinner yesterday.  I thank him, though to be honest, I am sick right now, I've caught a cold and I am feeling like what the dog dragged in!  You see those ads with the person with tissues at their nose, loud sneezing, bleary eyes, really feeling the way I know I think I look right now....that's me!

I was actually delirious on Friday night I freaked everyone out!  I literally had the shivers, as it was pretty cold by Florida standards, I put it to that reason for me being that way! I'm fine except I still have the sniffles, sneezing and all.

So I'm going to combat this cold and make some natural juices and really try to get some type of workout in today, yoga will be the best thing!  What I think has happened is that the end of year, 2008 has finally caught up with me!  I went none stop since before Thanksgiving, one project after the next (and I'm not talking work) and now that I planned a quiet time this past weekend, I got sick! 

I have been decluttering since last Summer and I need to continue to do that.   All this in preparation for when the time for us to move.  One has got to make room for new things to happen in their lives, getting rid of stuff that has been cluttering our home, has been a start.   Of course that went along with making changes in other aspects too, some success but still a work in progress.

I wrote about stress during my last blog.  That is one thing I have been doing and I realised that I need to de-stress and not let some things bother me as much.  My children and husband can be stressing, and I realise that there are just some things I'm going to have to let go of and let them sort it out for themselves.  Otherwise I'll become the shrieking shrew.  So I'm taking a page out of hubby's book, just sit back, and let the kids hash out whatever problems they have between them, unless they come to blow, leaving him to continue his smoking and if he wants to continue to drink like he does on the weekend (thawing out according to him), i.e., two or more six packs...when he was younger that was different, now at 51+ it's another story, it's his body.  Then he wonders why he's getting fat and showing signs of aging...duh.....! I'm not against the thawing out, his body just doesn't accommodate that type of behaviour anymore.  Everything in moderation I keep telling him!

I also have to stop worrying about my oldest, not going to happen, but I can control my worrying and pray that it will work out for her, as I know it will!

Definitely de-stressing is a big part of what I have to do now, absolutely, otherwise I might end up on Dr. Oz!lol!

There's another project that I'm looking forward to doing as well.  Me and my projects!