Hey I'm back again. Two days in a row. Woo hoo for me - and you :). Monday night wrap-up - had a great day off. Made challah French toast, whipped cream, and bananas foster for breakfast for the family and Anna's friend and her mom who are visiting from the Netherlands. I only had one piece with a bit of orange - its Monday and weigh-in day at WW so I'm extra careful on Monday's. Then I just spent the day leisurely - worked on some new cake pop ideas, played games with the girls, and then headed to Manhattan for the dreaded day with the scale. Well turns out I lost .6 this week :). Surprise surprise!!! I'm down 8.2 and I am prepped and ready this week to be down 10 next week. Let's see what happens.
I've been doing a lot of thinking about the sermon this past Sunday. We are studying the book of James and this week we read James 3:1-12. These verses talk about our tongues and how out of the same mouth come praises and curses. In verse 5 it says- "Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark." The pastor brought up the saying we learned as kids about stick and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me. How untrue that saying is. Physical wounds heal but words said against us stay in our minds and hearts for a very long time, some never going away. And the words we say about others can affect not only them but even others perception of them when we gossip. It was all so deep yet so simple and true. I personally can remember something hurtful said to me almost 20 years ago and when I see that person the sentence always comes back to my mind. Words really do scar our insides. We should use our words to lift others up, to defend others when people speak ill of them, to give praise and words of encouragement. The pastor challenged us to go a week without grumbling and complaining, without gossiping, without speaking negatively of others, without boasting about ourselves, not to make excuses, and to basically control our tongues. Upon leaving church, I got my eyebrows threaded ( basically plucked with a string for those of y'all who don't know). The lady was very slow which made the pain more uncomfortable. As soon as I left I began to complain to my boyfriend about it. But then I remembered what I heard only minutes earlier. To which of course I replied, I'm not complaining, I'm just staing the facts. Lol. I guess that makes it ok? No it doesn't....well....whatever. The point is our words have very powerful effects. When we are negative, we affect others moods and feelings as well. Whether we are putting someone down behind their back, which skews other perceptions of that person, or being negative right to someone such as judging them or spewing angry words we don't really mean in a moment of rage, our words really do have impact. The same can go in reverse- we can give a compliment that brightens someone's day- even a stranger, or defend someone being spoken poorly of, or lavish praise and affection on someone we love who we may not show it to enough. How many times in the past day did you complain and grumble as opposed to the amount of times you complimented, praised, or simply made someone smile? It's something to think about. I keep having to check myself when I start to open my mouth negatively. It's another stumbling block I have to work on as I'm sure we all do. So think about it before you say it. Will it help, or will it harm? We can't take back the words we speak. There's no rewind and erase button. So take a moment before you complain, curse, grumble, argue, yell, degrade, or begin a negative sentence. Really, what will it all mean in the end? Let's all take the challenge.
Let me know how you do :)
Goodnite
Xoxo
- me
Monday, February 20, 2012
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Sunday February 19, 2012 - I just learned.....
Oh my gosh! I just learned NEVER to type a long long long blog post on your iPad and then go to another open tab without saving and/or publishing your post! I just lost everything I typed so now to start all over again. Deep breath Lisa. Breathe in, breathe out.......&7)?7ygv7)?7&7(uhvukhvyiytvkn7(;46: okay I'm ready.......
Seems its been a long while since I last wrote so I guess there's lots to catch you up on. Life has just been kinda busy lately and when it's not too crazy it means it's time to sleep! So that about sums it all up. Lol
Let's begin with Weight Watchers. So yes, I have kept my commitment and have gone each week since I signed up. The first week I lost 4.2, then another 1.4, next week was 1.2 and another 1.2 the week after. That brought me down 8 pounds. But then last week I gained .4. So not as bad as I thought but I know I wasn't being on target the days before weigh-in. I was making tons of cake pops and eating a few more than I should. Plus when there's lots of cake pop activity going on there is less home-cooking so easy meals or take-out food suddenly appears. Tomorrow is my next weigh in and I expect to have another slight gain. Yeah I'm human. And though I haven't been keeping track, I have been paying attention. I know when I'm over indulging or when I'm taking care properly so it's not like it ever comes as a surprise either gain or loss. But I went grocery shopping and am back on target for next week. I'm not giving up. It's all a part of life. Each of has our ups and downs, some days and weeks better than others no matter what our circumstances. As far as Goodiebites, that's definitely been an up lately. We had a big Valentines Day cake pop order from Salvatore Ferragamo, the fashion design company. That netted us another nice order just a day later. Another highlight this week was sending a box of Valentines pops to Elvis Duran and the morning crew at Z-100. Not only were they talking about them and eating them on the air, but then my sister called and was on the air speaking with Elvis and promoting Goodiebites. That also got us a big order for April. This was all on top of a nice slew of Valentines orders and this week we have a few birthday orders going out. Slowly we are growing and now we are working on a few new flavors and designs as well as holiday themed pops for St Patricks Day and Easter so like us on Facebook and stay tuned.
I'm trying to figure out what the next steps are with Goodiebites - what is my end goal? A store? Internet only sales? A pop truck? Nahhh, not a truck. But I'm just still unsure what my vision is- and that sucks. Without the vision there's nothing to look ahead to. So that's my goal for the next few days- to figure where I want to take Goodiebites as we grow. I'm so happy to have tomorrow off. That will give me time to work on those new designs hopefully and perhaps it will inspire me with some direction for the future.
Okay all this talk about food has made me want some dinner. Let's go see what healthy meal I can rustle up.
I'll work harder on blogging more and slacking less - in a variety of areas!
xoxo
-me
Seems its been a long while since I last wrote so I guess there's lots to catch you up on. Life has just been kinda busy lately and when it's not too crazy it means it's time to sleep! So that about sums it all up. Lol
Let's begin with Weight Watchers. So yes, I have kept my commitment and have gone each week since I signed up. The first week I lost 4.2, then another 1.4, next week was 1.2 and another 1.2 the week after. That brought me down 8 pounds. But then last week I gained .4. So not as bad as I thought but I know I wasn't being on target the days before weigh-in. I was making tons of cake pops and eating a few more than I should. Plus when there's lots of cake pop activity going on there is less home-cooking so easy meals or take-out food suddenly appears. Tomorrow is my next weigh in and I expect to have another slight gain. Yeah I'm human. And though I haven't been keeping track, I have been paying attention. I know when I'm over indulging or when I'm taking care properly so it's not like it ever comes as a surprise either gain or loss. But I went grocery shopping and am back on target for next week. I'm not giving up. It's all a part of life. Each of has our ups and downs, some days and weeks better than others no matter what our circumstances. As far as Goodiebites, that's definitely been an up lately. We had a big Valentines Day cake pop order from Salvatore Ferragamo, the fashion design company. That netted us another nice order just a day later. Another highlight this week was sending a box of Valentines pops to Elvis Duran and the morning crew at Z-100. Not only were they talking about them and eating them on the air, but then my sister called and was on the air speaking with Elvis and promoting Goodiebites. That also got us a big order for April. This was all on top of a nice slew of Valentines orders and this week we have a few birthday orders going out. Slowly we are growing and now we are working on a few new flavors and designs as well as holiday themed pops for St Patricks Day and Easter so like us on Facebook and stay tuned.
I'm trying to figure out what the next steps are with Goodiebites - what is my end goal? A store? Internet only sales? A pop truck? Nahhh, not a truck. But I'm just still unsure what my vision is- and that sucks. Without the vision there's nothing to look ahead to. So that's my goal for the next few days- to figure where I want to take Goodiebites as we grow. I'm so happy to have tomorrow off. That will give me time to work on those new designs hopefully and perhaps it will inspire me with some direction for the future.
Okay all this talk about food has made me want some dinner. Let's go see what healthy meal I can rustle up.
I'll work harder on blogging more and slacking less - in a variety of areas!
xoxo
-me
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