I'm not typically in favor of doing memes or any type of pass-it-on thing, but recently I've been awarded three separate blog awards, and I really appreciate them so I felt it necessary to accept them and pass them on.
The first award I received was the Reader Appreciation Award from Jo-Anne over at Jo-Anne's Ramblings
There weren't any specific rules other than passing it on to 7 people.
The second award came from B over at The opposite of that. It's the Happy 101 Award.
To accept this award you must list 10 things that make you happy and then pass the award on to 10 bloggers who brighten my day.
10 Things That Make Me Happy:
1. My children
2. My husband
3. Watching football
4. Music of any kind
5. Puppies
6. Coffee
7. My education
8. Flip flops
9. Family
10. Friends (both the people I love and the tv show - twofer!)
The last award was the Overlord Award from Mrs. One Day at One Day I'm Gonna...
I think this one is my favorite because I get to list three things I would do if I were overlord, then pass it on to 10 blogs I feel worthy of world domination. How badass is that?!
So the three things I would do as overlord:
1. Make Steven Tyler and Johnny Depp my personal assistants. On call 24/7.
2. Pass a law that every single person who abuses a child, either physically or sexually, will have his/her sexual organs removed, and then they will be all locked together in my own special version of the Hunger Games, which will be held annually.
3. Force celebrities/athletes/government officials to donate 40% of their annual income towards efforts to feed, clothe, house, educate and provide health care for the needy all over the world.
Now, instead of selecting 7 people for the first, 10 for the second and 10 for the third, I'm going to bundle them up into an awesome blog award package hereinafter referred to as Blogpalooza.
The following ten bloggers/blogs have been awarded all three of these awards because I appreciate their writing, they make my day brighter and I find them more than worthy of world domination:
Sarah at Brave Days
Dr. Heckle at Dr. Heckle
Cole Garrett at Dry Humor Daily
Ashley at Finding the Skinnier Me
Yandie, goddes of pickles at Inspiration strikes. In the Kneecaps
Mrs. One Day at One Day I'm Gonna...
Jessica Jenkins at Simple Musings
B at the Opposite of That
With Love at With Love
Al Penwasser at Penwasser Place
In order to accept all you really have to do is continue being frickin' awesome. If you'd like, though, you can repost with 10 things that make you all warm and fuzzy inside, followed immediately by the three things you would do as overlord. Basically, you guys are all badass enough to decide for yourselves.
You guys are all awesome and I very much enjoy reading your posts.
On another note, I have joined forces with some fantastically awesome people who are also on a weight loss journey and we will soon be unleashing a group blog on weight loss. We will all contribute our own various ideas, suggestions, successes and failures as we attempt to lose the pounds and find the healthier, happier versions of ourselves. I'll post the link once it's up and running!
Stepped on the scale this morning. I know they all say (just who are THEY, by the way? They say an awful lot about everything.) you should only weigh once a week, but really, who does that? Every time I walk into my bathroom I see it beckoning me. So this morning I caved, and so far I have lost thirteen pounds.
THIRTEEN POUNDS. That's a baby Labrador. Or a big watermelon.
Thirteen extra pounds of knee-killing, back-aching fat that is gone forever from my body. I'm ecstatic.
Not just about the pounds, because I still have a VERY LONG way to go. I'm so beyond thrilled because I am sticking to my new eating plan, and enjoying it. I don't feel like I'm being starved or forced to eat yucky food. It's all good, healthy food, and I love it. I'm walking every day for 30 minutes. My mother and a friend of hers have been walking with me, which makes the time go by faster and is a way to encourage each other. That makes me happy. Also, my mother power walks like those crazy ladies you see on the side of the road booking it with a fanny pack and a visor on, so walking with her is just a teensy step down from jogging. I'm drinking TONS of water. Besides my morning and afternoon cups of coffee (with no creamer and a tiny bit of sugar -working it out slowly), all I drink is water.
I feel good. I'm sleeping better. My legs hate me, but that just means it's working.
Also, the other day Jo-Anne over at Jo-Anne's Ramblings gave me my first blogging award for this blog, the Reader's Appreciation Award.
That's very sweet and I appreciate it. I know I have to pass it on so I'll do that in the next couple of days. Thank you, Jo-Anne. If you aren't already following her, go on over and check her blog out. She's great.
So I'm definitely keeping in mind that I still have a very long way to go on this journey, but the knowledge that my efforts are working fuels my fire and makes me that much more eager to continue on the path to good health.
Happy Sunday!
