TBIMMT - Day 20 not nice

Lets get right to the nitty gritty shall we...
My words for today were nice and natural
It was neither! And it is just getting worse as the night goes on
I am trying to create this day
But sometimes it is not meant to be!

Let forget about the fact that my wrist is killing me
and the order came in today that I unloaded myself.
Lets forget about the fact that I had a ton of wine to make
to get caught up on back orders and most of them were HUGE heavy
kits that also did a number on my wrist.
Or even lets forget about the fact that there seemed to just be something
in the air today at work!

Put all that aside and not a NATURAL desaster but close enough...
we are currently cleaning up the water in our basement that apparently
did not feel like staying in our water heater tank any longer and decided
to leave and flow all over.

I did get a workout in before I realized that crisis had hit so now I am also
good and sweaty with nice ICE COLD water to wash with as the water had to be turned off immediately!

Okay... I told you, I did try but this was just not going to happen today!
This was not a nice day.

However, I have my health and I have my loving family and I am even having a bit of a laugh and am grateful this is not worse than it is! So... nice! That's finding the positive in a bad situation right?

See you tomorrow with a word that starts with "O"! Like maybe OH NO!

TBIMMT - Day 19 Nice

I woke up this morning with this word on my mind

1

Pleasing and agreeable in nature

2

Having a pleasant or attractive appearance

3

Exhibiting courtesy and politeness

4

Of good character and reputation; respectable

5

Overdelicate or fastidious; fussy

6

Done with delicacy and skill

Also heard back from one friend and she suggested this word:

1
present in or produced by nature
2
Of relating to or concerning nature
3
Conforming to the usual or ordinary course of nature
4
Characterized by spontaneity and freedom from artificiality
6
Not altered, treated or disguised
7
Faithfully representing nature of life
8
Expected and accepted
9
Established by moral certainty or conviction

Have a Naturally NICE day!

TBIMMT - Day 19 Almost

It's 9:41 pm
You got me here...
My right hand is in pretty rough shape with lots of pain.
I cannot sew
I did not workout this morning because of the pain
But I could not write if I did not workout
so you got me her tonight
typing is hurting too but I had to say THANK YOU
I just finished my workout and simply fast forwarded past the power yoga
so I did not have to put pressure on my wrist
But I did the rest - I skipped strenght and lifting weights and did the
sweat routine again without the ab work
Now I am tired
I was tired before I started

My poor little bears are waiting for me and I cannot work!
I am stressed about that!

But for tonight...
I sleep!

PS. I don't know a word for tomorrow...please send suggestions if you're out there reading this. It has to begin with the letter "N"

Thank you again for your support!

TBIMMT - Day 18

It was a day filled with love at least in my heart. We were slow at work today and so I was able to get some bear work done there which always brings love to my heart!

I got up early and did my workout on level 1 -2 today to get myself back into it without injury. I feel tired now but am working on my gallery bear for the Teddy Bear Artists Invitational while I watch/listen to some TV. She is going to be wonderful and I am so excited to finally be working on putting her together. I also waxed a number of noses this evening and will tomorrow start to do the painting and staining for the paw pads. Everything is still in a state of not complete but things are getting closer which makes me happy.

Tomorrows Word is:

 

1

The art that purports to control or forecast natural events, effects or forces by invoking the supernatural

2

The practice of using charms, spells or rituals to attempt to produce supernatural effects or control events in nature

3

the exercise of sleight of hand or conjuring for entertainment

4

A mysterious quality of enchantment

So that's it for now. Tomorrow I will do my strength workout and take it easy too. I sprained my thumb somehow so I have been wearing a tenser glove at work and even sometimes at home although I cannot sew with it on so I have to go slow and make no sudden movements! I really hope it feels better soon.

Have a great night and don't forget the draw for FIZZER will be really soon - July 1st - Canada Day! So if you haven't already and would like to enter just send me an email!

I'll be back tomorrow!

TBIMMT - Day 17 I'm Back

I am back!

So I never actually got to put my DVD in the machine but I did stand there and do my workout from memory at my Mum's place while they went out for a party. I did opt to walk 20 minutes either way to and from the Train station to the ballet instead of taking a cab. We did walk again the next day for about 2 hours also along Ottawa street so I could hunt for fabrics and ribbons for my bears!

I did have some treats! I have to admit that I did but I made good choices. I had a mini blizzard one day but had a very healthy dinner with salad and salmon and some nice potatoes. My Mum and I did really well all in all and just for fun I weighed myself today and although I cannot remember the exact number it was about 1 pound less than when I last looked at the scale!

Tomorrow I will be back into the swing of things with my regular workout and I did track today. I also set up a agility course in the backyard for my pups and we did that for a while... all of us had sooooo much fun and we are all pooped.

However, there is no rest for me as I am behind in my goal dates. I did get some bear stuff done while I was away but not as much as I had hoped. I sprained my thumb and it is really giving me grief so I am trying to push ahead and do other things for the bears that do not irritate the thumb more. Lifting a ton of buckets today was not the best for it either but I have to get the job done. I wore a tenser glove today all day to help support it.

So ... I'm back in the saddle.

Tomorrows word is:

1

A profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person

2

A feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection

 

Unfortunately we were not permitted to take ANY photos at the ballet and they did not have a program with any photos either... Boooo! But I can tell you it was fab!

Okay, I'll be back with a new word and more news tomorrow and hopefully some kind of photos ... I know I have not posted an image in some time! Sorry! I will try to do better!

See you tomorrow!

TBIMMT Day 14 - Going away

Another difficult day but I got through the workout. My muscles feel fatigued.
It's okay, I will stay on course but I cannot promise that I won't complain about it from time to time.

Now, I am going to be away for a few days and planning for this has been interesting. I am going to visit my Mum so I have a very long drive first which use to entail snacking on the way... this will be a different trip and I plan to pack some fruit that is easy to eat while driving. And a sandwich just in case that still fits into my daily points. Planning ahead is a big part of staying on track.

I also think I have a travel book somewhere for my workout exercises and I hope to find that when I am off the computer to bring with me so I don't have to have the access to the DVD player. I can then workout while I am there also. I will pack my yoga mat and am bringing some staple foods also just so I will have access to things that will keep me on track. My Mum is also a Weight Watchers gal so she will understand if I decline something. It is just too early in the game for me to go astray even just a little. Too easy to falter and not go back and I have so little time I am working with too!

I will not have access to the computer or to my blog so I will not post for a few days but will fill you in when I return on how things went. I hope to report back that it all went well but one never can tell.

We are going to see the National Ballets version of Alice In Wonderland on Sunday afternoon which is the main reason for my trip down this time. I will also be visiting my Grandma and Aunts to drop off a package or two that I ordered for them online and then off to a girlfriends on the way home who lives closer to my Mum to drop off her wine that she brewed with us. It will be another whirl wind trip and I really hope to have time to do some bears cause that deadline is looming!

My word for today was:

I think I spent the day being grateful for many things. I actually ran through a large list of all the things I was grateful for consciously today as well! I was going to write them all down here for you to read but I have so much to do and it will take an hour to write it all down!

Tomorrows word is:

1

Agreement in feeling or opinion; accord

2

 A pleasing combination of elements in a whole
3
Music
4
A collation of parallel passages, especially from the Gospels,with a commentary demonstrating their consonance and demonstrating and explaining their discrepancies

Saturday's Word is:

  1
To affect, guide or arouse by divine influence 
2
To fill with enlivening or exalting emotion 
3
to draw in air by inhalation
4
To stimulate energies, ideas or reference 


Sunday's Word is:

1
feeling, causing or indicating joy


Monday's Word is:

 1
Having or proceeding from a kindheart

Okay so you're all set and I am getting packed and must work on the bears! I will be back soon with hopefully some fabulous photos of the National Ballets Alice In Wonderland but for now here is a video...

Video Alice In Wonderland 1

Video Alice In Wonderland 2

   

TBIMMT Day 13 - A new publication in The Teddy Bear Annual 2011

Okay, so this morning was very difficult. It was confirmed that I have indeed gained weight ... point eighth of a pound. Not bad but not what I was hoping for. I am still going to stay on track and keep with the program of course but it is a bit discouraging... however many of you have written with encouraging words and I am grateful for that!

I also woke up in a bit of pain. Yesterday was a difficult day as Tuesday's almost always are and my back by the end of the day was singing. It was no better when I woke this morning either and probably worse from laying in bed all night. I sat on the edge of the couch and talked to myself. It went back and forth something like this...

I'm really sore today

Ya, but you have to do this

But I'm really not feeling it today

Ya, but you have to do this... the readers are going to want to know what you did

But what if I just took one day off to rest

One day leads to many, you know that! You make an excuse once and then it makes it easier for the next time doesn't it. Just do the workout and get it over with. Look the time is ticking away and you could have been 1/4 of the way through the workout already instead of sitting here THINKING about not doing it... get up!

But I am really exhausted and I don't think I can do it

You can do it! YOU CAN... you just don't want to but you CAN.

Sigh

Stop that wasting time!!! Look ... look at the clock... it is almost too late and you won't have time to do the workout before work and that will mess up the entire system. Then you will really be sore tomorrow cause you won't have the 24 hour break inbetween if you have to do it when you get home tonight. Plus you won't do it then and you know you won't cause you will have already made the first excuse and gotten away with it! GET UP! GET YOUR SHOES ON AND GET UP!

Sigh

Stop that! OKAY, a compromise... do level 1 - 2 instead but do it! MOVE... do something... don't give up.

Shoes are now on and I am slowly standing up to get my yoga mat! deep breath!

NICE!Don't sit down, change the DVD now and you will be standing up ready to go for it!

I walk to the DVD player and switch DVD's to level 1 - 2!

PUSH PLAY! YOU CAN MAKE IT THROUGH and you will be so happy you did it in the end! It will probably make your back feel better too! Stretching and moving will loosen it up! Come on... don't let everyone down! DON'T LET YOU DOWN!

I pushed play! Next thing you know I was done. I was happy. Happy I pushed through. Granted I did the lower level. Granted I did everything at a slower but even pace. I did not take breaks and I sweat but I did not push as hard as normal. My stretches were smaller, my leg lifts a little lower, my reps a bit slower but I did it! I made it through!

Today is the last day of week two! 69 more days till the show! I feel different even if the scale says that I did not loose! I think I am feeling different!
Tonight I did treat myself to two pieces of my favorite chocolate bar! But the rest of the day I stayed on track. I had veggies done on the grill and chicken and mashed potatoes. I think I used my word today to the best that I could:

I think I fulfilled a big task by getting that workout done even when I was too tired to do so! Too sore to do so... too ... fill in the blank with any excuse you can think of! But I did it! I fulfilled the requirements to stick to the plan!

And I got some fabulous news in the mail yesterday! An article on Seraphim Bears has been published in The Teddy Bear Annual. I was contacted by Kathy Martin herself and what an absolutely wonderful lady she is! I knew about the article but never count my chickens before they are hatched and so did not want to mention it. I am just so honoured to have this article in the TBA. I cannot express how grateful I am other than to spread the word of this fabulous publication! And I was absolutely so touched at the title and to see my beloved grandmother... the inspiration for my bear making journey, in full colour in a magazine! Oh I wish she could see this! She would have been so thrilled and filled with emotion over this! I hope she is looking down and seeing that now hundreds of people from all over the world will see her and read about her! This article is so precious to me as it talks all about my family and the love I have for them and the bears! Thank you sooooo very much for asking me to be a part of such a heartfelt article! The article is in full colour but I want to leave something to your imagination! LOL!

This issue of The Teddy Bear Annual is loaded with wondrous articles. Silly Bears has a fabulous article on the workshop done this year with Beatrix Harries hosting the workshop! It looks like so much fun! The article is fantastic and turly makes me want to travel to Scotland to do the next workshop if I can!

To get your copy visit:  The Teddy Bear Annual

Tomorrows Word:

1

Appreciative of benefits received; thankful 

2

Expressing gratitude

3

Affording pleasure or comfort; agreeable

I will be in better form tomorrow... the start of week three and already I am grateful for sooooo many things! Most of all, all of you and your never ending support. Thank you!