A Full Moon On The Rise

There's no doubt the full moon is on the rise!!

The dog has gone crazy; the computer seems to be going crazy,

and

apparently our school system is going crazy!

I haven't been reporting my weather since the 12th of the month but today by the gauge at my house we are basking in fairly warm sun and 63 degree temperatures. Now, mind you they are calling for a 30 percent chance of snow tonight but the only thing in my sites are blue skies and feathery clouds.

Sure..it makes sense that the schools closing at 2...

So what's new with you?

In my original post I was going to tell you how the kids and I have been enjoying yogurt & granola and how I was attempting to get back to health and vigor 

but

 it's all been a bust to day.

I haven't made a weight lose goal but I'm quite aware I've been setting on my backside more than I've been staying busy and  eating like a crazy person. The first of the year, I joined a 30 day challenge and sadly I only managed to even care until day 2.  Honestly, I know me and should have known myself better than to join such a thing. 

I'm sure by now folks know, I'm not one to jumping on anybodies bandwagon I quickly get annoyed with what I call bullcrap. 

At least the first 4 days of the challenge was to right your goals & priorities over and over in different arrangements.

I don't know what's wrong with me and why such stuff annoys me but it does.

Does that mean I'm a quitter?

Well..yes if it just a stupid challenge

but

that doesn't mean I'm giving up on what I want.

It just means I'm giving up on what doesn't work for me.

If a challenge will work for you, by all means I think you should do it.

It's just not my style.

What I'm going to try to do is get back to the things that I use to do and try to find valid advice

 along the way. 

I am also going to remind myself of the things that work for me.

Many times the guru advice out there is completely opposite from what works for me. I'm not quite sure why and judging from so many of my friends that go on so many different health crazes, they really don't work for them, either.

What inspired me to quit the 30 day challenge?

I was getting ready to read my Email for my assignment of the day when those little ads and videos that run along caught my attention, The first clip was an interview with a guy I had never heard of before but the result that where being boasted made me click. The trainers name was 

Michael Olajide Jr.; the workout secret and miracle producer was jumping rope. I thought to myself  I'd rather jump a rope anyday than set here writing and rewriting these goals everyday. I even like to jump rope. I don't think I have jumped rope since the girls were small but I'm confident I can. It also reminded me to just cut the crap and get back to basics.

As soon as the very short video clip played it was followed up by another clip that was already playing. The guest speaker was nutritionist Elisa Zied. I'd never heard of her and I was going to click the little X until she stated her age. She is 84 years old and she looks better than many 20 year olds. 

I couldn't help but listen then. I was in amazement! 

I was then amazed at her common sense and was so glad to hear it was basically a discussion of good nutrition and truth verses fiction along with facts about nutrition being taken out of context.

Hallelujah!

More common sense!

Here is Elisa Zied's 5 item mini list of foods all women

(provided their physician has advised against) should eat:

1. Popcorn

2. Potatoes

3. Whole grain cereals

4. Nuts (1 ounce)

5. Eggs (approximately 7 a week)

These are some of my favorite things to eat but along the way I haven't been lately..hmm...

I have never put a lot of extreme thought into weight. I am a short woman and even when I know I was at my physical peak I have always been heavier by the "standard." but I did weigh myself and look up my BMI according to National Institutes of Health. I also took a few measurements.

• I usually won't discuss such things but for accountability sake I'm going to share my present stats and what I feel will be a healthy satisfactory goal. I my share the changes I'm implementing along the way to accomplish those goals. This week it's just been eating yogurt and whole grain cereal. 

I haven't developed a complete plan just yet.

My Stats:

Height--5'1"

Weight--132 lb.

BMI--24.9 

Waist--32"

Hips--38 1/2"

My Goal:

Height--5'6"~~LOL.

Weight--122 lb.

BMI--22

Waist--30"

Hips--36"

Are you on a health journey, too?

If so, Good Luck.

&

BE BLESSED!

Hey! Where's my fortune?

Here I am on the 12th day of the Long Range Forecast. 

Are you wondering how much truth will end up in this Folklore Forecast?

Yes..me, too.

I'm a little relieved that I'll only be held to the end of the month for making a post about the weather. It has been some extreme colds for the first of January and I was hoping for a little more weather action(snow). I thought it would make for a little more interest and at least some better pictures but I guess you could say we've been blessed in not receiving the harsh weather that so many folks have dredged through the past week.

In my mind, I thought I would have came up with some wonderful post to end this up with....

not...

The Ole Man bought Chinese food for him and the kids last night since I had to work. There's almost always the leftover fortune cookies (they don't love 'em) so after walking around in the sun outside looking for anything picture worthy and not finding anything; everything is fairly brown. I thought to crack open one of the fortune cookies.

Maybe I would be inspired.

The first cookie stated,"Be yourself and you'll feel at home anywhere." 

It didn't inspire me.

I opened the second cookie and there was no fortune.

I guess I'll have to leave it at that and just give you my forecast.

If everything wasn't brown you'd think it was an early Spring Day! Temperature is reading at 61 and the sun and air has a very warm feel.

If you've been following the Long Range Forecast,

Thank you.

BE BLESSED!

January 7 and the Forecast

Just a quick post for today's forecast followers.

It is fairly warms temperature holding around 52 degrees

but

Lots a' Rain!

Along with the rain we've had the thunder and lightening. 

Folklore states: 

• If you see lightening in the winter expect snow in 10 days. Also, if the first thunder comes from the east, winter is over.I think I have also heard snow in 13 days. 

Snow could make things fun!

Tomorrow will be the last day of the for cast on a daily basis. I' just be post the last of each month. 

That's when will compare and see if there has been any accuracy to this down home forecast.

Feel free to chime in.

Thanks so much for your visit!

BE BLESSED!

Free Friday and the Long Range Forecast

The rain has moved in and the temperatures dropped in the morning hours, so that's given the kids one more day home from school. We are at the bottom of the mountain but our county strectches up atop the mountain and their conditions can be quite icy when our remains rain.

At 3pm the temperature is at 59 degrees and it's still raining.

What to do on a rainy day?..think...think..I thank it's a good day for stew.

Get this Recipe

We've all enjoyed us a bowl. 

We've also worked on refreshing Jack's math skills.

The winter break had give him a little lapse but he snapped back with a little help.

I hope where ever you are, you're warm and dry.

Thanks for stopping by and checking on the forecast.

Chime in with what's happening in your neck of the woods!

BE BLESSED!

Sanity Is Now~Dishes~the Forecast

Oh yes, this is officially the first day of normality since the Christmas break 

and 

the first day my house has remained straight and my dishes have remained done.

Yes, yes, everyone is in school or at work.

I have had an extremely satisfying morning. Today, was big band day on my AM radio station. Not to boot, if you didn't know any better you would think it Spring outside. The temperature is reading around 65 degree and the sun is mostly shining.

Will it last?

I doubt it

but 

it beats the last couple of days.

Tonight they are calling for the temperatures to be a little cooler with a 50/50 chance of sleet and rain.

Did you stop by and wonder what that set of dishes is all about in the pic above?

Along with my gardening book the Ole Man also gave me a new set of dishes. When he's bad, he's bad but when he's good he's very good. I hadn't mentioned lusting after dishes lately so when he acts as if he reads my mind I think...maybe so.

The set of dishware is from Pfaltzgraff. 

They are the Napoli  design.

I love 'em!

We had been using a White Stoneware set from Mainstay(dinner plates 10 1/4") for several years, now. They have been good ones and I got them on an extremely good deal but through the years and many teenagers, much of the bowl were gone and I had been wanting some more.

 White is good and nice much of the time but I love the colors and 

the hand-painted design this set has and the yellows play off my yellow kitchen very nicely.

They are also very substantial.

So substantial that I almost had a big problem.

The dinner plate is 12 inches.

I made a special place in my cabinets for the new dishes only to find 

The cabinet door wouldn't shut!

Ugh...now what?

Rearrange, rearrange..until they are now in the far corner of the cabinet. 

There will probably be more to the cabinet tale but right now they are in, doors shut.

In case you hadn't figure yet, sometimes I'm a little too save-y. We hadn't eaten on these dishes until last night. What good is it to save everything?..right..so we broke them out and had a really nice supper on them; roast turkey, dressing, macaroni.

I know you did not want that recipe

but 

if you are a little on the frugal side you know that turkey is on sale at a lot of grocers right now 

and

we'll get more than one fine meal out of that bird.

It's not Tuesday but I have rambled on so I'm just ending it right now

and

wishing you 

a 

BLESSED DAY!