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Todays headlines: How should the NFL punish Robert Kraft? Donald Trump Jr. for President? He Doesn't Want to 'Rule Out' Running for Office: 'I Definitely Enjoy the Fight' Tired man throws bothersome dog in dumpster. As I navigate being (almost ) 51 and the mother to teenage boys (who seem to be doing teenage years better than their mother) I am trying to adopt new philosophies. Because news headlines can be darn right depressing. Spin the negative into a positive. Stop agonizing over things I cannot control. Sounds so wonderful on paper and should be easy to endure. Not so much. Because I was born into a family of worriers- passed on from my Grandmother I am told (and can only imagine passed on from her Mother) It's what we do. And we are excellent at it. And as I agonize over my bathroom remodel taking (way) longer than expected and my weight loss not coming off instantly (in spite of my exercising way more than I ever have. Seriously. E...

Cried the entire first two minutes of THIS IS US. Seriously. The FIRST two minutes.  I cried through other parts too but the first two minutes did me in.  For those who aren't caught up. Spoiler alert. Kate started singing "You are my sunshine" to her baby in the NICU.  The baby who was born at 28 weeks and who is 2.5 lbs.  The baby who is living in a isolette with a tube down it's throat to breathe, attached to a ventilator. Rewind to my entire first 6 months of oldest's life. (Except I was puking in a bucket after my c-section. TMI? Sorry.) Right down to singing you are my sunshine.  It was my go to song to oldest. But it was the second verse that always did me in The other night, dear  As I lay sleeping  I dreamed I held you in my arms  When I awoke, dear  I was mistaken ... I would sing it to him and cry because verse two was clearly about Zachary. His twin. My first born.  The baby th...

Friday was not Friyay. It started with an hour at the vet (she's fine. Just a check up) She is a love but a nudge and she takes after her mother (and father) that patience is not her strong suit. I then had to wait from 1-5 for the Sears repair man who wasnt even coming to repair anything. We got a warrantee with our fridge last year and this was just a check up. Yup. Check ups all around today. The fridge The dog. We dont discriminate in our family. So we all can guess what time Sears man actually showed? Yup. 4:55. I forgot to mention it was 60 degrees today and  I was hankering for a nice walk. (Do people still hanker?) Sears man didn't do much. Ice maker. Check Water thing. Check. Texted manager to make sure he was doing it right. Texted manager when I told him this was a FREE visit as it wasn't coming up as FREE on his little copmputery phone thingie. I'm dieting. A few other things (minor) contributed to my hangri-ness but it wasn't pre...

I joined a gym. (hold the applause) (I've done it before) I don't stick with anything. Really. Not much. (DH is lucky I havent kicked him to the curb) I get tired of the paint color on my walls art work that I once thought I loved shower curtains and bathroom towels cars that I own and especially.. diets and a gym. (I will, however, never tire of black leggings) It's why I'm CONSTANTLY complaining that I need to lose weight. I hop on a bandwagon, eager to commit, and if I dont get instantaneous results I'm outta there. I admit it. I need help. I'm a quitter. (Or to be kinder- because my new word is compassion)  I just like change. I joined BURN BOOT CAMP and not to sound like a walking advertisement but I'm kind of loving it. Okay, not really love because I will never be the person who puts love and exercise in the same sentence but I'm enjoying it. It is the push I think I've found that I needed. And this is why N...