Is It Ever Gonna Stop Raining?

Hello all, it's been a long time. Life gets busy, but the question is what are you getting out of it? My dad's lung cancer is still here, the tumor has shrunk from the size of a baseball to the size of a golf ball. Chemotherapy helped and he looks good, but for someone who has not seen him in a while, it would be a shock. His body couldn't handle radiation. 

We are now waiting for his new chemotherapy. It's in pill form, crazy!  It supposedly attacks just the cancerous cells, and has less side effects. The picture was taken, by Owen, in February 2009. My dad just celebrated his 72nd Birthday in May. Needless to say, the battle has been a good one, he's still here with us, but it's a battle none the less.

I live in "SUNNY", Jacksonville, Florida and it has been raining since Monday, May 18th it's now Friday the 22nd, I now know that I couldn't live in Seattle! Never been there and I'm sure it would be nice to visit, but I need sun and "hurricanes"! It is not supposed to stop until Tuesday, May 26th.

My kids that have been poked in the house for 3 days, what? you want milk? forget it! we don't have any, we'll get it later!! We have gone out sparingly, but it will be nice to let them get out in the back yard and play. But most of all I miss taking my dad and Owen golfing on Wednesdays. We go pick up Granddad and the two of them head for the golf course and Ava and I head for the nearby park. My dad doesn't drive anymore since he ran over one of the neighbors mail box. That was not a good day. I thanked God that it was not as bad as it could have been. He blacked out for a second, ran over a mail box then drove over another curb heading for another mail box. The drop off of the second curb woke him up. No one got hurt and it turns out the house was vacant so putting the mail box back up that day was not imperative. 

Just when I thought, "OK, I can relax now" I hear a thud in the garage. Dad went down again. His blood pressure had been very erratic, high and low, in one day it can go from 75 to 143. So after the second blackout, we called his heart specialist, they suggested going to the ER. Off we went to the Orange Park Emergency Room. After a 4 hour wait, we finally got in to be seen by the doctor. He was admitted to the hospital and every test that the doctors ran came back negative or normal. He was released on Mother's Day, and is scheduled for a special blood pressure test for June 2nd at a different hospital. 

I believe that God has made it rain to make me slow down. My busy, crazy, nonstop life needed to slow down. I need to refocus and re-energize my batteries. I go and go, my husband calls me the energizer bunny, but even the energizer bunny needs to freshen his batteries from time to time. I hope that you take a step back from your everyday life and slow down. I have a great family, great friends and I thank God for everything in my life, the good, the bad, and the ugly. I am grateful for my home based business too, because I can work when I can and not feel pressured when I can't at times like these.

Many Blessing, 

Bridget Lee

My Weight Loss Story

What is Stopping You From Changing Your Body?

I asked myself this question about 2 years ago. After being pregnant for 2 years in a row, I looked in the mirror one day and I could not recognize myself. I was wondering just who was that person looking back at me?

I then realized, it was me. I was completely devastated with what I saw. Instead of making a choice to continue with what I was doing, I decided to do something about it. The question I asked myself, "What is stopping you from changing your body?"

The answer was quite clear. ME! At that moment I made the decision to change my body. I did it by changing my lifestyle. I changed how I ate, I exercised, and made MYSELF A PRIORITY! I realized that was not a selfish act, it was the best thing for me because I want to be around when my children have children.

I have lost 20 LBS and 23 INCHES! Let me tell you, the feeling you get when you put on clothes and they fall off is indescribable. I actually enjoy shopping again. I now try on size 6 - 8, wow!

I don't work out as much as I would like to, at least in a gym. I get my exercise by chasing my toddlers, they never stop. I did find some sensational, very adaptable products to assist my lifestyle. The Appetizer Diet® Shake and Cookie. They have made me healthier and happier. Healthier because they are made with the highest quality ingredients. They are top notch products with a low price, a lot of times it is tough to find high quality products without paying big bucks. Happier because I can eat COOKIES and still lose weight and my kids really, really like them! 

It's not rocket science, it's making better choices for your lifestyle. If you have decided to make a change to your lifestyle go for it! I will be here for you and support you every step of the way. Life is what YOU make it, so MAKE YOURSELF A PRIORITY. You will be glad you did, I promise.

Bridget Lee