A view from my car window...

First, let me say that I'm glad there is a push to stop texting and driving, however, I don't understand why other things aren't getting the same push.

How can it be unsafe to text, yet be safe to put your make-up on while driving?  You're not paying attention to what's around you when you have your mirror moved and your hands off the wheel...???

So I thought I would share some of the other things I've seen people do while driving on the interstate...

1. reading a newspaper - actually having the paper over the steering wheel and reading it
2. watching their dvd player from their dashboard
3. reading a book - an old fashion, paper turning book, not a kindle/nook (not that it would be any better either way)
4. trying to get something from their backseat (how can you drive forward when you're looking back)
5. Shaving their face - I've seen them shaving their face with an electric razor and with shaving cream and a disposable razor
6. Shaving their leg - yes, I have seen a woman driving 70 miles an hour down the highway with her leg on the dash, shaving cream and a razor shaving her leg...
7. Playing on their laptop
8. I've even seen a woman taking her bra off, with her shirt still on.  She passed me just as she pulled the bra out of her shirt sleeve...
9. Picking their nose (really people, just because you are in a car alone, doesn't mean the rest of us can't see you)...
10. flossing and brushing their teeth - why would you do this?

Really people?  These things should be done everywhere and anywhere besides in your car!!!  So what will you see when you pass me...that depends on what song is on the radio...in my little piece of the road, you will see me singing my little heart out, at the top of my lungs...where no one else can see me...however, I have looked over and seen people smiling/laughing...and all I have to say to that is, "I'm so glad I made their day better"...grin...

So what have you seen while driving?  Hugs...

Dilly Bars I miss you!

I'm going to let you in on a secret...I LOVE Dairy Queen's Mint Chocolate Dilly Bars...I could eat these things every single day...However, I found out the first of July that I was diabetic...Doctor said that I could try changing my diet to see if that would help before we try medicines.

Change my diet, I asked?  I mean it couldn't have been the 96 ounces of soda I was drinking a day?  Or the fast food I was eating for breakfast, lunch and dinner...not to mention the chocolate I was having for snacks...Could it?  Did this mean no more Dilly Bars...yes, yes it did...sigh...

Anyway, I decided to do Atkin's because I knew I was going to need a drastic change...and drastic it was.  I've always said that I was 98% sugar and carbs, so what do I do, I go on a diet that says no sugar and carbs...grin.

I must say that I thought it would be harder to quit chocolate and junk food, however, I've found it pretty easy.  I don't miss the chocolate or the fast food.  I've gotten use to the strange looks, when I do go through the fast food drive thru and ask for things like, "An egg mcmuffin sandwich without the muffin" from McDonalds" or "A roast beef sandwich without the bun" at Arby's.

So after almost two months, I've lost quite a bit of weight, I feel wonderful and if I must say so myself, I'm looking pretty sharp...grin...

The only thing I've started missing here lately is the Dairy Queen Mint Chocolate Dilly Bars. I don't go back to the doctor until October, and I'm bound and determined to NOT be diabetic by then.  And I'm hoping by that time, I will have retrain myself to eat better.  I all ready make better choices, so I think I will be okay as long as I don't go back to my old way of eating.

I guess I can't complain...I did have 46 years of eating junk food without problems...grin...And look out Dairy Queen and anyone in my way when my doc tells me my numbers are good and I'm not diabetic!!!  Because I'm going to be right there pushing in line for my Dilly Bar!!!  And you won't want to be in my way!  grin...

Where has the time gone?

I was sitting here clicking back and forth between Facebook and Pinterest (my new addiction) and I realized that I missed sharing things with my blogging friends.  So I decided to click on my old blog and see when I was here last...Where has the time gone?  It's been over a year since I posted on here.  So much has changed with blogger, and I feel like I will be learning how to blog all over again.

When I started this page (many moons ago) it was because I wanted a way to share what was happening with my writing.  A lot has changed in that department also. (that's for another day)...

Today, I want to start this blogging thing again to be about everything that means something to me..my family, saving money, recycling, crock pot cooking (Hazel's Crock Pot Kitchen will be up and running again soon)...

So for my first blog post, I want to let everyone know that I am going to be a grandma!  My Granddaughter will be here around Thanksgiving of this year and I can't wait!  I'm so excited about having a Grandbaby...not so excited about being called Grandma, so I have decided that Bem Bem is what I would like to be called and I will be bribing this little girl to make sure that is what she calls me...grin.  I will definitely be posting pictures.

I was invited to go to the doctor's appointment where they found out the sex of the child and was amazed at how much they can see now.  The hands, the toes, the ears, the heartbeat...everything!  When I use to show people my sonogram pictures, I would just point at spot on the picture and say, "That's his head."...for all I know I could have been pointing to his toe...grin.  Boy have things changed!

So, I'm excited to be back in the blogging world and can't wait to share things with everyone again.  I look forward to catching up with everyone and seeing what's happening in your lives.

I hope you have a wonderful day!  Hugs...

Get Healthy in 2011!

Melanie Thomassian over at dietriffic is having a contest to win Rocco DiSpirito’s new cookbook, Now Eat This!

If you want a chance to win a copy...here's the link...

Eat This Now

Good luck!

What I learned about myself during the Silent Retreat

Well...I survived the All Day Silent Retreat...more than that, I actually learned things about myself.

It was not only a day of silence, but we weren't even suppose to look at each other. We had to keep our eyes down...because people share a lot of emotions with their eyes...and we didn't even get to talk during lunch...we were told to sit away from each other and enjoy the hour for lunch...this gave me a chance to actually taste my food. I don't know how often I finish a meal and couldn't tell you anything about it. I choke it down...I don't enjoy it. I was amazed at how much I enjoyed just taking time to 'taste' my lunch. Although, I did find that I don't really like strawberry/banana yogurt...I always thought I did, but when I took the time to eat it, I realized it is a bit...sour...so will have to try some other flavors...grin...

So what else did I learn about myself?

1. I can stay quiet all day without my nose my bleeding. This was such a relief to me. No convulsions...no passing out...I made it through the whole day without causing a medical situation...Thank you very much...
2. I actually enjoyed the experience. It was very calming and peaceful. I even drove home with the radio off and slower than usual...just enjoying the day. When I got home, I text Hubs and sat down and read a book. No computer, no t.v...just quiet reading. I loved it...
3. I realized that I get an hour lunch...why am I not taking it? I sit at my desk and answer phones and eat my hot lunch cold most of the time...and I work 5 minutes from a park! So starting tomorrow, I will be heading to the park & taking my full hour...if it's not raining/snowing, I will walk through the park, if it is raining/snowing, then I will read a book in my car...
4. I will find time each day to enjoy the quiet...enjoy the moment...enjoy the day...enjoy my life...

This was another AHA moment for me...I'm finally realizing that the thing I thought were important...really weren't...my family, my friends, myself...those are the things that are important and I should be enjoying them and not worrying about things I can't change. I wish I would have known about this class years ago. I feel like I've missed out on so much happiness because I was worrying so much.

I found out that because I took the class, I will be invited back twice a year (Spring & Fall) to future All Day Silent Retreats...and this is something that I will continue to do. This was such an eye opening experience for me...and I can't wait to see what other changes will happen because of this class...Hugs...