weight loss

I used to weigh 287 pounds at my heaviest. I now weigh 210. I lost weight because I was sick, between reactions to medicine and food allergies there were a lot of things I could not eat. I had tried to loose weight all of my life. I started in my late teens, I've never been under 180lbs as an adult. Funny how things happen... I lost weight not really trying... ironic. WHAT HAVE I LEARNED TODAY? Things happen at Gods speed ....not yours.

I love my hair short.

I've always had a decent length of hair for a Afro-American, at times it has been long, very thick and jet black. I loved my hair. The movie Good Hair that Chris rock made publicized Afro-American women and there hair struggles. It started much controversy and hopefully open up the eyes of everyone. But even before the movie I always thought that me having long hair made me more attractive, and only have worn my hair short a few times in my life, usually after it had been damaged some how.

Now after all my struggles this past year I decided to cut my hair. I put it off for months scared not to have hair, but it was falling out, I had bald spots, it was thinning and I have so much grey now. Then I had to ask myself... am I only as good as my hair? I've spent to much money to talk about...on my hair. So I let it go... I love my hair short, its easy to deal with since my fingers don't always cooperate. Because I've lost weight it fits my face better. I used less product and you need a great hair dresser as an Afro-American with short hair its all in the cut! Found her! I'm in hair heaven. I know this may sound kinda silly, but its my truth and I'm stickin with it. WHAT HAVE I LEARNED TODAY? Hair doesn't make you beautiful that comes from within.

Is beauty skin deep?

I thought I would start with beauty this week...


I've gone thru so many physical changes this year...

weight loss, hair loss, skin rashes, lost of joint flexibility due to RA. Its sometimes hard to keep the right perception of true beauty.

This one of my favorite pictures of me, in this picture I felt beautiful.

The Webster's dictionary defines beauty as:

1: the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit : loveliness

2: a beautiful person or thing; especially : a beautiful woman

3: a particularly graceful, ornamental, or excellent quality

4: a brilliant, extreme, or egregious example or instance

How do you define beauty? Do you think you are beautiful? How you perceive other peoples beauty? These are question I had to ask my self this past year. Being sick I received a lot of stares,comments and questions about my appearance. some nice some not. So the next time you see some one how may not look what you feel is beautiful on the outside maybe you will try to see beauty from within.
WHAT HAVE I LEARNED TODAY? Beauty is and must always be deeper then skin. I am beautiful!


Below are pictures of my many phases of me being sick. I would not have even thought to post these pictures a year ago... but now I know they are just photos, triumphs over my illness.

National Sewing Month

Today starts...

So I have mentioned before I have Rheumatoid Arthritis... which makes it hard for me to sew sometimes but I found these @ Joannes and they are great! They cost $16.99 and worth every penny. They give your fingers support and keep your joints warm, which helped me finish my pillows for my sofa...yeah!

These are my pillows... they have zippers that I learn to sew in my sewing class. Can you tell I'm thrilled?
My sofa is not the most fashionable but it is comfortable, which allows me to get off the couch. I have what we call the "expensive chair" and they both came from Lazyboy furniture , the only store that had sofas high enough for me to sit comfortable.



SEW SOMETHING...this month.

What have you learned today?

Starts tomorrow... I feel I always learn something new but not everyday...so this may be a challenge. I also believe this is my year to grow as a person, get my sense of peace back. Since my accident I have been in alot of pain, very stressed, depressed, did I mention stressed. My life is changing for the better although a few months ago I would have argued that point. I've learn to slow down, everything is not gonna be perfect, not even close but... God has always taken great care of me and why would he stop now. I definitely take better care of myself, I pay more attention to my friends and family, I'm slowly finishing projects that I have started. I have completed goals I set for myself years ago, so its time for me to set new ones. This one has been hard to do...


I plan to document this class digitally and put it in a photo book, lets see how well I keep up. My motto this year was "finish what you start"...well I think that was last years motto. LOL, see what I mean!! It's taken me all this time to finish what I've started. WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED TODAY?

Back to school...Yeah

I love my kids but... they where getting bored at home, now they will be busy again with school activities. They are great kids...wishing them the best first day of school.

Doing to much... maybe?

Hanging out at my favorite online scrapbooking website bigpicturescrapbooking.com
Working on my art skills with Claudine!


Waiting to get started with Donna making some fab fabric creations

I love Shimelle her classes are really afordable and she encourages you to use what you have.

until now I always had to buy...But thanks to the economy I will use what I have.

I have already started on my journal your Christmas album with Shimelle/ December daily album with Ali Edwards this holiday season is going to be STRESS FREE. I know its early to start thinking about Christmas but I always want to do to much and than I'm upset I didn't finish everything I started.

Last but not lest I'm starting a craft club with a few of my friends. We all like to make stuff but there is not really a place that offers a variety of crafts at one place... cards, scrapbooking, sewing, quilting, knitting, crocheting, jewelry making, gardening, home decor, gift giving, party planning ideas and cooking... that's a lot, but every month we will make a couple of things that we see online or in books that look interesting.

I guess being super busy with multiple projects is the gemini in me! I just want to finish what I start. I'll keep you updated on my progress.