Writing Prompt: One Positive Change

Describe one positive change you have made in your life.

One positive change i’ve made in my life, recently, or have been forced to make is I started the drug Zepbound. I’ve been on it for 5 weeks now and I’ve lost twenty pounds. The Zepbound has made me change my eating habits. So I am not overeating, I’m not even craving all the junk or carbs I used to crave as much. My drive to eat is definitely tamped down. It’s two positive changes rolled into one.

I was excited to find out today that I lost the 20 pounds, and it wasn’t that difficult. I mean, I haven’t been eating like I used to but I still eat. We had to go to a conference in Tracerse City for my husband’s work recently. Everything was paid for, including our dinners, and they have some great restaurants up there. I did eat large dinners while at the conference, packing my leftovers up for breakfast the next morning. I still lost weight! I didn’t eat too much during the day and save my calories for dinner. No desserts! As tempting as it was, though I did have one alcoholic drink each evening because my husband’s coworkers like to drink, and they have some awesome bars in Traverse City.

Another positive change I have made in my life.Recently, is I have been going to physical therapy. I started last fall with my legs because I noticed they were getting weak. I need both knees replaced, but I cannot do that until I lose weight, so I decided I better make my legs stronger to compensate. I have been going to physical therapy ever since. I started with the legs and worked on those for a few months, and now I’m working on my lower back and core. I’ve seen too many people deteriorate quickly, and I do not wanna go down that road. Actually I was on that road, and I wanted to turn it around and get off.

Today, between the weight loss and the physical therapy, I have realized I am on the right path. I had to take somebody to an appointment for work, to a place i’ve gone before and have had trouble walking into to get my client checked in for their appointment. This place is down a long hallway, and then down another long hallway, in a back corner of a facility. I was so weak and overweight that I was having trouble walking that and I would get out of breath and have to rest. Today I was able to walk it without having to rest, and I was able to walk it quickly, like, I used to be able to walk. It seemed like a miracle. I’m back! Well, at least this morning. It’s definitely a positive change.And I am feeling it!

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Speak Your Truth

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It’s My Birthday

Another year over, another year beginning. Wow. I am 54 years old. Hard to believe all that time has passed by. I have nothing earth-shattering to share, nothing enlightening to write about. Just wanted to mark the day. Why is it when I am driving along all day, taking my participants to their appointments, I can think so many great things to write about but now I got nothing. Maybe I feel put on the spot now which is weird. I kind of feel a push to make resolutions but I hate to do that because I don’t often keep them, or if I do, I move on them at a snails pace. It’s so weird, how can I be both happy with my life and dissatisfied? I’d be restless if I had the energy to be so.

I have so much to be thankful for and I have written about these things/people: my husband, my family, my relationship with my stepson and daughter-in-law, being a grandmother, my baby doll, my kitty, my friends, my home, my job. I am thankful for all of that. I suppose I am dissatisfied with myself; my health, my lack of energy and motivation. I have been working on it but it goes so slow…and it it so difficult. Working on your health and body is not easy, nor very fun. Not usually anyway. I have found some joy in physical therapy. I started physical therapy to make my legs stronger in order to help my knees and my whole physicality. I am getting stronger. I am even starting to feel a smidge better, an slight bit more energized. Another thing to be thankful. When I really drill down into my feelings of dissatisfaction it seems to be about the pace of improvement and the fact that it is so easy for me to lose sight of my goals, to lose focus. There is always so much going on, so much that seems to demand my attention and so little time and energy for me to do the things I need and want to do. These are the things I think about on my birthday. It’s never a joyful celebration for me, ha ha. Maybe next year.

***AI cracks me up. I like to generate images for my posts because it’s interesting but they kept giving my old ladies!!!

Published in: on December 7, 2025 at 1:42 pm  Leave a Comment  
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Around the House

My cat loves outside but I won’t let her go out by herself. I walk with her. I rarely WANT to do that, especially after work, and especially when I have tons of chores INSIDE just piling up. But I want my kitty to be happy so I am outside with her this evening. She mostly moseys around the house, sitting in one place or another for long stretches of time. I mostly sit because my knees.

Published in: on September 30, 2025 at 7:07 pm  Leave a Comment  

Axe-Throwing

My husband and I started axe-throwing last year. He got involved because people from his work started a league. It’s fun. We go every other Friday, so it’s not too hard on our social schedule. 🤣

We started back with the league the Friday before last. Of course, I was dragging ass because I’d worked all day and I’ve been in an antisocial mood lately. I always feel better once I get there though, and it’s not a very demanding sport. We play with some really great people. Like I said, fun. They perk me up and make me feel good. Now we have my stepson and daughter-in-law  playing with us too. I’m so happy to spend more time with my kids 🩷🩷🩷

Published in: on September 30, 2025 at 12:49 pm  Comments (2)  

Audience: A Rambling

To my audience of one.

The one who checks back regularly.

What are you looking for?

I absolutely don’t mind if you read my blog. It is public, of course.

I’d just like to know what you are looking for so I can write more towards what you want to know.

Are you looking to see if I am having a hard time?

Are you looking to see if I have failed?

Are you looking to see if I have fallen out with certain people in my life?

Are you looking to see if my stepson and my daughter-in-law have failed?

Are you wishing I’d write more about you and your family?

I’d really like to know.

I will not write too much about my stepson and his family. They wish to keep much of their life together private as they have been burned, and burned badly. Besides, it is not my story to tell. So if you are looking for that then I suggest you make up with my stepson and his wife so you can find out how they are doing.

As for my life as a stepmother, a (step)grandmother. Sure, I’ll write about that. It certainly isn’t as drama filled since my stepson’s mother decided to step out of the picture. I enjoy less drama or no drama, when all is said and done. Yes, the drama is fun to write about but it is not so fun to live with. It isn’t healthy for anyone involved. I am sad though (and at times pretty angry) that my stepson and his wife were treated the way they were treated. My stepson and his wife didn’t deserve how things went down because they were trying to have a relationship with their dad and me. It was not at all fair that they were asked to choose between two families. It was not at all fair that my stepson was asked to choose between his wife and his mother. And it was not at all fair that my stepson’s sister was put in the position of choosing between her mother and her brother. It is ridiculous. I really feel that the actions of my stepson’s mother have hurt her family as well as my grandchildren. The grands lost her presence in their lives because she prioritized her needs over everyone else. Typical. They lost the presence of their Aunt and all my stepson’s extended family. Then their Nana died. So they lost a huge piece of their support system and love there. Thankfully, things are settling for them this past year but I can’t help but think they’d be better off with more loving family than less.

You see, I am not such a bitch to think that my stepson’s mother and his sister didn’t add something positive to those kids lives. At least when stepson’s mom was being/bringing her best…of course not when she was a being self-centered jerk, putting the kids (stepson, his wife, and the grands) in the middle of ancient history (her divorce from my husband) and her insecurities in dealing with me and the past. Certainly dealing with me was not a big issue. She seemed to deal fine at the (stepson’s) wedding (in front of her extended family); she was almost friendly, if I may say so. She seems to have trouble when she hasn’t that audience. I wonder why… It was only the before and after the wedding that she was her worst. Talking shit about me, her ex-husband, then her daughter-in-law behind our backs in order to….to what? Make herself look better for one, to justify her demands that she be first choice….but why trash her daughter-in-law? Especially when DIL was having a difficult time. What did my stepson’s mother hope to gain from that? Ultimately it is always about control with her but….still…was it all worth it?

And I think about how hurt my stepson was (is?). I hurt for him. I am angry. Sad. It shouldn’t have been like that. It didn’t have to be like this.

And his mother can’t be a real human, a real woman, a real mother, and talk to him about it. She can’t be honest and genuine about her feelings. Unfortunately, this behavior has rubbed off on my stepson. He has problem with emotions. Processing, discussing, etc.. Honestly, it isn’t all HER fault…it is in part, a male thing….and his father has his difficulties too. But, she lead the way in disfunction, and we were all just kind of stuck in the middle.

So I wish she would, at the very least, try to make amends with her son and his wife.

As for me, if she would like to talk, even just tell me I’m full of shit, I am willing to listen or read. I’d like to hear her side of the story. Even if I think that ultimately, she is full of shit. It doesn’t make sense, I know. I’d just like to know some things. I’d like for some things to heal, for my stepson’s sake. What is she so afraid of?

Published in: on September 27, 2025 at 5:55 pm  Leave a Comment  
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