Body Issues and Bathing suits.

I think all women have a little bit of an issue with their body, or at least with parts of it. I know that I do, and I really dislike the fact that I do. I know that my friends won't love me any less (or any more) if I weigh any less (or any more). I know that I am perfectly normal looking for my height and age and all those other statistics that "they" throw out, but still....but still...it's been a lot of years since my thighs have seen the light of day, the outside light that is, in the real world. But it doesn't matter anyhow because the only bathsuit I have is a bit tight (remember? You all still love me!) and just not comfortable at all. And I am not going to spend a fortune on a new one that I'll never wear anyhow, because, you know, my thighs and all..... But then, I get to thinking, I see heavy women all the time wearing shorts and bathing suits and I don't think any less of them, I don't actually think of them at all, I just see beautiful, self confident women who are comfortable in their own bodies, and I sort of wish that I could be a little more that way. But, anyhow, I still don't have a bathing suit, so it's a moot point. (or a "moo point" if you have ever watched the Friends episode where Joey thinks it's a "moo point" because its: "like cows...cows don't care, they just moo, it's a moo point." That always cracked me up. But anyhow, I digress. I went grocery shopping today, thinking that I should buy some fat free this and a little fat free that, and some low cal this and a bag of low cal that and what did I come across? Well, bathing suits. Regular $24.99 and $29.99 on for.....get this, are you ready??? .94!!!! Yes! ninety four CENTS! Apparently all the cows have mooed together and willed me to have a suit of my own to wear, and a spare as well.

~Other people's opinion of you does not have to become your reality.

~Les Brown

I should have known. I spent the last 2 days wandering through the bush, looking for mom and her 2 twins so that I could show my "far-away friends" a little video clip of them. I eventually gave up, and this morning as I was on my way out of the house, here they are, in the yard!

Now, if this one works (it only took me forever to get this downloaded, so it had BETTER!) it will show my 12 year Gyspy trying to get a treat out of her "treat-ball". Instead of just giving her goodies for "free", we make her work for them, which she considers great fun. Silly little beast.

Babbling Brook...maybe

This is just an experiment to see if I can download a little video clip. My camera seems to think "no", while Blogger seems to think "yes."

What's the difference?

I've been seeing this rusty old hulk sitting in this same spot for a lot of years now. It sort of appeals to me, sitting there all alone, rusting away quietly. The weeds are growing through the floorboards and there are tiny nests that belong to field-mice inside, as well as spider webs and the homes of other little creatures. In the winter, the snow covers it and I imagine that it's like a blanket and this old truck has dreams of when it was young and new. I imagine when it was first driven home, in the 40's maybe? I picture some young husband pulling into his driveway in his brand new blue truck, proud as punch to be the owner of his very own vehicle. His wife and children run outside to see it, and they all hop in and take off off for a spin. No seatbelts, factory installed or otherwise! I think there is probably a dog in the back, a "mutt", tongue hanging out and panting, as they drive down the streets, the kids are surely waving to their envious friends and the wife is probably laughing as she tells her husband to "slow down!" (some things never change!) On Saturdays the children probably helped their dad wash the truck and it was no doubt kept spotless, inside and out. I would hazzard a guess that the original owner has long since died, and the truck has gone through many owners and could tell us all sorts of stories...people learning to drive in it, tears being shed in it, shouts of laughter coming from it, until eventually it wore out and was hauled, unceremoniously, to this spot in the bush, to decay and rust away. Sort of sad, really. However, it does give me a sense of peace to sit and look at it, and to try and imagine the tales it could tell. Sometimes I put my hand on it and try to feel any "vibes" that it might still be giving off, and I'd like to say that there is a feeling I get when I touch it, but, alas, there is nothing but my vivid imagination.

And then I walk a little further and see another rusty relic, and it also was once new and someone's "pride and joy", but I just see garbage, and have a feeling of annoyance that someone is so careless with our forests. And then I wonder, really, what's the difference? Why is some "garbage" beautiful to me, and other garbage just ugly? I guess we all have a little of the hypocrite in us.

~Step by step, since time began, I see the steady gain of man.

~John Greenleaf Whittier.

Awwww....

Can this be any cuter? These three have been spotted in the neighbourhood this past few weeks.

~What good is man without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit. All things are connected.

~Chief Seattle

Change

Change always scares me a little bit, even small changes like the template of my blog. Yeah, I know, what a geek, but, what can I say? It has just taken me about 45 minutes to look at the new blog and then the old blog and decide which I like better. Eventually I lost the link to the old one, so here we are, with a new looking blog.



Facebook is changing too, so I have that to cope with as well, and I see there is an update for Hotmail also. What is this techno world coming too? Changing things every 15 minutes...I barely get proficient with one thing, and it's time for something else. I won't even go into the stress that occured when we cancelled Shaw cable and got a Star Choice satellite dish.



I am going to go and read my book now; ahhhh, The Book, it never really changes much. You open it and turn the pages. Simple and painless. It works when the power is out, and it's portable. You don't have to read any instructions before you use it, and it's all powered by the mind. They don't become obsolete, and it never needs batteries. I love my books!

~Any change, even for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts
~Arnold Bennet

I have decided to nix the Christmas tree this year and to go with the Christmas Palm instead. I was leafing through the Sears Wishbook last week and when I spotted these palms, they called to me like a Siren...there was just no turning away! I have been looking at artificial trees these past few years but something just wasn't "right" about them, and now I know why...I was waiting, unbeknownst to me, for a Christmas palm. I don't feel the need to put up a tree just because it's supposed to be a tree. Tacky? Maybe a little, but I simply love them and I can't wait to hang a few little ornaments and string a couple more lights, coloured ones maybe.

~ You don't get harmony when everyone sings the same note.~

Doug Floyd

The other day I decided that I should start taking a multi-vitamin. I've never taken them before, and I've certainly never bought any before, I've always eaten in a pretty healthy way, but you know, I'm getting older and I am thinking that it certainly wouldn't hurt to zip out and get some sort of One-a-Day thing.

Well. Who knew there were 35,000 types of vitamins, all in one aisle? 7 or 8 thousand different companies and at least a few hundred multi-vitamins. But, the thing is, there are so many other mineral supplements and vitamin complexes and compounds that I instantly, upon reading the boxes, could feel myself lacking almost everything, and wilting away, right there in the Superstore.

I was squinting my eyes, obviously I need something with lutine, vitamin A and beta-carotene. My knees and back were sore as I hunched down to see the bottom shelf, so of course I have to get something with glucosamine, boswellin, chondroitin, maybe some Omega 3 and Omega 6 as well...those are all needed for healthy joints.

I was feeling stressed at this plethora of packages, so I should look for something with niacin and riboflavin and perhaps a bit of thiamin as well...they all help the nervous system. I had better get some pantothetic acid; that keeps the adrenal glands going, I'm not sure what the adrenal glands actually are, but I'll bet I still need mine.

There are eight...EIGHT kinds of vitamin B and I would imagine I need every one of them, as well as A through K too. I better get some choline because that prevents a fatty liver, and God knows I sure don't need that...I wonder if they have one that prevents fatty thighs? I'd buy 2 bottles of that one.

There's some manganese, bromelain and inositol, they all sound pretty good too, I should get those, and wait...what's that? Lycopene? We need that too? And selenium? And chromium? And the health food folks say that I can't live properly without echinacea, evening primrose oil, black cohosh and some binko boolaba or jingo colaba or ginko biloba.....Arrrhhhgghghgh!!

Ummm...stop. You know what? My mom was right; eat your fruits and vegetables, get some sunlight each day, and go for a walk. Laugh as much as you can (Readers Digest even tells us that "laughter is the best medicine") The hell with all this bottled garbage, I'm just going to go and get some broccoli and oranges and a yam. Meet you at the check-out, and guess who's bill will be waaaay less?

~Never hurry. Take plenty of exercise. Always be cheerful. Take all the sleep you need. You may expect to be well.
~James Freeman Clark.