Are you ready for 2014?

I know in many ways I am.  I'm not sure if 2013 was so bad or if it was just not what we all expected.

So here is to 2014 ........ and how I intend to start the new year.

I hope that by the end of 2014 I have a wonderful book to look back on with a big smile!

How about you?  Are you ready?

Beautiful just the way we are.

I think this one is perfect for all those women out there (and I am including the "young" women and "girls" when I say this) who think they need to change something to be beautiful.

I think we spend too much time thinking that we would be beautiful if:

• we could just lose 10 pounds
• our hips were smaller
• our boobs was bigger
• we were taller
• we were shorter
• should I go on or have you figured out what's "next"?

JUST THE WAY WE ARE













Happy New Year's Eve to all of us - let's not go crazy with our New Year's Resolutions.
Let's just strive to be the best that we can because we ARE beautiful!

Weight Loss for the New Year? How about you? Are you in?

I believe you have already seen, if you follow my blog, that I don't do New Year's Resolutions.  Well not anymore.  I use to make them every year, just like everyone else.  That was until one of my girl friends (a work buddy too) and I decided we would make a New Years Resolution together - you know to help us keep it ........ Yup you guessed it - we didn't even last 24 hours, and ended up laughing till we cried.





SO no more New Years Resolutions for me.  HOWEVER, that doesn't mean I don't want to change things. It doesn't mean I'm not going to try to get healthier in this up coming new year.  And it definitely doesn't mean I am not going to try to lose some of this "extra" weight I have accumulated in the past couple of years.

So without making that NY Resolution 

I'm asking for your help ......

• What have you been doing to get control of your weight?  
• What has worked for you?  
• What definitely didn't work?

I know there are all kinds of things out there, all kinds of plans, programs, pills, etc.
I know because I have, throughout the years, tried so many things I don't even remember what I've done.
I've seen all the "celebrities" who support/hawk/promote different methods - but I am definitely NOT a celebrity, I don't have someone coming to clean my house, make my food, clean up after mega preparations and I definitely do NOT have an unlimited budget ...

But now I want to be serious (not that I haven't been serious before) and get rid of this extra weight once and for all. But the LAST thing I want to even think about is any of those "medical" interventions.  I'm not interested in Gastric Bypass or the Lap Band Surgeries.

Believe me I don't think there is anything wrong with those interventions IF you and your doctor believe it is what is best for you, it's just that its not something that I want to even think about or consider.

So tell me, what have you tried:

What were your results and thoughts on any of these plans?
Or any other plan that you followed are following?

• Nutrisystem?  
• Jenny Craig?
• Weight Watchers?  Online or at centers?
• Medifast (somewhat medically interventional)?
• Slimfast?

How about those capsule/pills/liquids?

I am going to do something, even if it means I have to do more "special" cooking so that both my hubby and I can lose weight and get healthier.  Could even help with his snoring (which at least with our new bed I don't hear much during the night) or what he tells me is my snoring (but I still say I don't snore).

I also know that exercise must be part of this plan, whatever I decide to do.  I've got some "walking" DVD's that I can use and a few "yoga type" and "dance type" DVD's as well.




I've even been "toying" with the idea of trying the Total Gym that has been used (promoted and tweeked) by Chuck Norris and Christie Brinkley.



So if anyone has tried this - let me know what you think of that one too!

Tupperware's Big January Sales get YOU Organized!

I'm sure you all know that I am a Tupperware Consultant.  And hopefully you also know that if there is ever anything that you want to purchase, there is always a party going on - link on the top right sidebar.  Or you can message me and I will help you will anything Tupperware - purchase or warranty.

What you may not know is how much I really LOVE my modular mates.  

I have found that my cabinets actually hold more AND I can find all those things that we have in the cabinets without having it get lost until we have 15 or more going to waste!


I still have a ways to go until I am completely organized, but as luck would have it ... Tupperware is having a SALE on all those wonderful Modular Mates and Modular Mates Sets right now!!

January has always been Modular Mates Month and this year is no exception ... except it starts TODAY

You can purchase Modular Mates in "pieces" or in "sets" depending on what it is you want to do or how much of each you need.

If you have smaller/older cabinets, you may find that the square or oval sets work better for you.

Or if you have newer, deeper cabinets the rectangular or super ovals would work perfectly for you.

My kitchen cabinets have not been changed in any way, shape or form since I moved into my home in 1981 (holy moly that's a long time) and the supers fit just fine in my cabinets.

Because I have very little cabinet space and almost no closet space, I purchased those Modular storage cabinets (you know the ones - you put them together with a few screws and thin brad type nails to hold the "cardboard backing" in place) and have found that even in those, the supers fit just fine.

And just to add to the wonderful sale pieces available this month, we also have some great things for Valentine's Day.  These pieces are on sale until January 31, 2014 so even those should be ready to wrap before you need to worry about what to get for your Valentine!





And if you would like some pink for Valentine's Day --- we have that covered too!

I LOVE my microwave cereal bowls ... I take mine with me (love that seal) so I don't have to eat and run before work.



Don't forget, you can start ordering these great items and so much more on my Tupperware Site  or you can click on the link for the current online party on the top right sidebar.

Either way, you can end up with some great pieces that will keep you organized and actually help you cut down on over-buying and "stale" items in your cabinets.  It's the best of all worlds!

Tupperware and You ............ PERFECT Together!

The Old Cowboy and Heaven

An old cowboy was riding his trusty horse followed by his faithful dog along an unfamiliar road. The cowboy was enjoying the new scenery, when he suddenly remembered dying, and realized the dog beside him had been dead for years, as had his horse.  Confused, he wondered what was happening, and where the trail was leading them. 

After a while, they came to a high, white stone wall that looked like fine marble.  At the top of a long hill, it was broken by a tall arch topped by a golden letter "H" that glowed in the sunlight.  Standing before it, he saw a magnificent gate in the arch that looked like mother-of-pearl, and the street that led to the gate looked like gold. 

He rode toward the gate, and as he got closer, he saw a man at a desk to one side.  

Parched and tired out by his journey, he called out:  'Excuse me, where are we?'

'This is Heaven, sir,' the man answered.  

'Wow! Would you happen to have some water?' the man asked.  

'Of course, sir.  Come right in, and I'll have some ice water brought right up.' 

As the gate began to open, the cowboy asked: 'Can I bring my partners, too?'  

'I'm sorry, sir, but we don't accept pets.' 

The cowboy thought for a moment, then turned back to the road and continued riding, 

his dog trotting by his side. 

After another long ride, at the top of another hill, he came to a dirt road leading through a ranch gate that looked as if it had never been closed.  

As he approached the gate, he saw a man inside, leaning against a tree and reading a book. 

'Excuse me,' he called to the man.  'Do you have any water?'  'Sure, there's a pump right over there.  Help yourself.' 

'How about my friends here?' the traveler gestured to the dog and his horse.  

'Of course!  They look thirsty, too,' said the man. 

The trio went through the gate, and sure enough, there was an old-fashioned hand pump with buckets beside it.  The traveler filled a cup and the buckets with wonderfully cool water and took a long drink, as did his horse and dog.  

When they were full, he walked back to the man who was still standing by the tree. 

'What do you call this place?' the traveler asked.  

'This is Heaven,' he answered.  

'That's confusing,' the traveler said.  'The man down the road said that was Heaven, too.' 

'Oh, you mean the place with the glitzy, gold street and fake pearly gates?  That's hell.' 

'Doesn't it make you angry when they use your name like that?' 

'Not at all.  Actually, we're happy they screen out the folks who would leave their best friends behind...'

Sometimes, we wonder why friends forward things to us without writing a word.  Or maybe why bloggers sometimes pass on things that they see, either online or in their own emails, again without saying much or maybe nothing at all.  Maybe this explains it: When you're busy, but still want to keep in touch, you can forward emails.  When you have nothing to say, but still want to keep in contact, you can forward jokes.  

When you have something to say, but don't know exactly how, you can forward stuff. 

A 'forward' lets you know you're still remembered, still important, still cared about.  

So the next time you get a 'forward,' don't think of it as just another joke.  

Realize you've been thought of today and your friend on the other end just wanted to send you a smile.

 P..S.: You're welcome at my watering hole anytime.  

Life is short... 

forgive quickly, love truly, laugh uncontrollably... 

and never regret anything that made you smile.

I got this in my email recently from someone who is pretty sweet.  

She keeps things moving along at work and always has a smile or a kind word for everyone.  This one just made me smile so I had to share it with you, because I thought of you!

Just ONE day.

This is just perfect, sometimes we forget the value in one day.

Take each day as it comes and make the most of that one day!

You just never know what can happen in just ONE day ........ 

and that could be the deciding factor 

in what happens each day after that!

Merry Christmas 2013

Hopefully last night, before you went to bed, 

you had all your stockings hung up with care......

And since on this day filled with family and friends, we will not be together, except in spirit,  I didn't want to miss out on this chance


Merry Christmas to all ........ hoping that everything you wanted and needed will be found under that tree. But please remember, its not all about the gifts, although they are nice.  It's about family and friends and being together.

And keeping this image in your heart.

 The real reason for the season.




Merry Christmas 2013