A CHANGE IN MY LIFE

THIS YEAR HAS BEEN VERY POSITIVE. BRUCE AND I JUST CELEBRATED OUR 37TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY AND WE ARE REALLY BLESSED TO LOVE EACH OTHER AND CARE FOR EACH OTHER THIS MUCH. I STARTED SELLING ON EBAY IN THE MIDDLE OF APRIL AND SO FAR I'VE BEEN ABLE TO SELL A LOT OF MY OLD INVENTORY, AND I AM ON A ROLL. MY GOAL IS TO SELL AT LEAST 300 ITEMS THIS YEAR. I JOINED WEIGHT WATCHERS ON JANUARY 18, AND ALTHOUGH IT IS A VERY SLOW PROCESS I'VE MANAGED TO LOSE 38 POUNDS, AND I AM AIMING FOR A TOTAL OF 50 BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

I'VE MET SOME NEW FRIENDS THROUGH EBAY, AND WEIGHT WATCHERS THAT HAVE ENRICHED MY LIFE AND FOR THAT I AM VERY THANKFUL. I TALK TO MY COUSIN EVERY DAY AND I AM GLAD THAT A YEAR LATER FROM THE TIME THAT I MET HER WE ARE STILL REALLY CLOSE AND SHE ALWAYS PUT A SMILE ON MY FACE.

I HAVEN'T BEEN VISITING WITH MY FRIENDS AS MUCH AS I USED TO BECAUSE EBAY DOES TAKE A LOT OF MY TIME, BUT WE STILL SEE EACH OTHER ENOUGH AND WE KEEP IN TOUCH.

MY FRIEND GLADYS TOOK A BAD FALL AND HAS BEEN HURTING A LOT, I PRAY EVERY DAY THAT SHE WILL GET BETTER SOON AND THAT SHE IS BACK DOING CRAFTS.

WE HAVE 5 KITTIES NOW, CODY, MISTY, MAX, LOLA AND THE ( I REFUSE TO BE AN INDOOR CAT) CHICAGO.

OF COURSE, AMBER IS THE LOVE OF OUR LIVES, AND ALTHOUGH SHE GAVE US A BAD SCARE THIS YEAR WITH HER JOINTS SHE IS DOING QUITE WELL NOW.

I HAVEN'T HAD MUCH TIME TO MAKE PIN CUSHIONS, BUT SOON ENOUGH I WILL START TO SEW AGAIN, AND THEN LIFE WILL BE COMPLETE. I DID MAKE A PINCUSHION FOR A SWAP THAT I PARTICIPATED IN, AND IT WAS A LOT OF FUN. SHARON SENT ME THE NEEDLE CASE AND I SENT HER THE BIRD.

CHANGING MY LIFE ONE DAY AT A TIME

WELL, FOR THOSE THAT ARE CLOSE TO ME YOU KNOW THAT I'VE TRIED GETTING RID OF SOME UNWANTED POUNDS, UNWANTED STUFF, AND TO MANY HOUSES. BRUCE AND I HAVE FINALLY EMPTIED ANOTHER WAREHOUSE AND WE ARE SUPER HAPPY. I ALSO JOINED WEIGHT WATCHERS ON JANUARY 18, AND THIS HAS BEEN THE BEST THING THAT I COULD HAVE DONE FOR BRUCE AND MYSELF. SO FAR HE HAS GOTTEN RID OF 12 POUNDS AND I GOT RID OF 18 ONE DAY AT A TIME ONE POUND AT A TIME. THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT I DON'T MAKE ANY NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS I AM JUST DOING IT. I AM GETTING WIRELESS INSTALLED AT MY OLD HOUSE SO THAT I CAN GO IN THERE AND LIST ALL OF THE ITEMS WITHOUT HAVING TO TRANSPORT THEM TO MY WORK ROOM. GETTING ORGANIZED IS FUN AND IT MAKES ME HAVE A LOT OF CONTROL OVER OTHER AREAS OF MY LIFE. I WILL START CREATING AGAIN SOON, I JUST HAVE TO EMPTY ONE MORE CABINET AND MAKE ROOM FOR MY SEWING STUFF IN MY WORK ROOM, AND THEN i'LL START HAVING FUN, AFTER ALL SPRING IS HERE.