An Ordinary Rosie Life

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Got these little snack baggies at Dollar Tree, great for portioning out my snacks

HELP ME BE ACCOUNTABLE! How many times have you said tomorrow I'm starting my diet. Tomorrow comes and goes and then you way Monday, I'm going to start my diet. A couple Mondays come and go and then you say next month. You get the picture.
Well like you, its happened to me, more than I'd like to admit. Well as life goes, I'm on 2 medications that have causes me to gain a lot of weight, as well as bad food choice on and off.
I've now been waiting 3 years to have my both my knees replaced (1 at a time). During the last year I've developed a heart condition.
Walking can be difficult, ugh!
Food gives me extreme anxiety, hense I hate grocery shopping.
We all know what we need to do be healthy but life gets in the way, if your like me I always put everyone and everything before ME!
Does this sound firmillar, I can't afford it, I'm too busy, tomorrow, next week, next month!
The good thing with tomorrow, you get to start with a clean slate. I need to start looking after ME, but I tend to slip down the slop real quick when I get too busy!
I'm starting my clean slate today, but I need help on my journey. I will be posting daily so my family and friends and help me stay accountable, even if I have a bad day, I need to be honest to you so I can be honest to myself. We all now how easy it is to lie to ourselves.
Am I following a certain diet, NOPE. I'm just going to start make better choices and MOVE IT, MOVE IT!
Diets just set me up for failure, I'm a foodie. I just need to not always indulge in treats but know I can something in moderation if I want it. Any tips, tricks and meal ideas are welcome. I tend to repeat me breakfasts and lunches to keep it simple but need dinner ideas 💡.
So hope I don't drive you all crazy with my posts its my journey but I need you all ❤.

Fair well sweet Prince!
The world is saying good bye to Prince Philip, 99 years year, almost 100.
What an amazing life he must have had! The things he must have seen and done.
I don't envey him having to be in the lime-light all the time. We don't know the sorrows he's had but then we don't know the sorrows of those closest to us.
The world will never be the same for Queen Elizabeth but when you lose a spouse no matter how rich or poor you are, how young or old they maybe, their world will never be the same.
Things are gravely different in the world these days due to Covid but sorrow never changes, sorrow is sorrow.
Some say time will heal your pain, some say time will dull the pain but it will never go away. No matter what way it is the greatest thing that is left behind are the memories.
So many chase there tails trying to make their mark on the world. I wonder why sometimes.
Isn't the greatest thing we can leave is wonderful memories to our family and friends. Isn't that mark enough?
Fair well sweet Prince Philip....no more sorrow and more pain, only peace.

Its amazing what can learn from animals!🐰

Well here we are a year and bit into the Covid pandemic and after all the deaths world wide there are distill disbelievers.
We all have the right to think what we think and say what we say. What I don't like is all the bulling that has been going on durning this time. Has nobody learnt anything?
Adults get bent out of shape when their child or another child is being bullied and so we should. So set an example to your children and stop the bullying!
Ok after that rant we are at the point of choosing whether to take the covid vaccine. I did choose to take the vaccine and am glad I did. Besides a sore arm both times, after the 2nd dose I have a headache on and off and am tired. At some points I am extremely tired. It comes in waves.
Why did I choose to take the vaccine? I want to protect my family and those around me whether at home or at work. I have hope for the world to return to a new safer normal where I once again can enjoy others company and to travel, even if its just inside my country.
We all took for granted our daily lives and habits. I have faith that we have learned some valuable lessons durning this time and will continue to implement in thw years to comes.
So many of us felt pressure to still go out into the public to work, shop and socialize when we were under the weather instead of taking care of ourselves. Most of us put others needs before our own. I hope by now we have learned to take care of ourselves to stop the spread of even the common flues and colds.
When I was growing up we would got visiting others, mainly on the weekend and holidays but we got out ther and had real human contact. As technology has gotten more evolved we mainly socialize via social media, texting and messaging.
We all say, " We've got tot get together soon!" but never do.
I can and will visit family and friends as soon as this s**t is over!

CAN YOU SEE?
When you look at someone do you see the beauty that is inside someone or do you just see whats on the outside?
They are too fat, they shouldn't be eating that!
Omg she/he looks old for 25, 35, 45, etc
She WOULD BE pretty if she didn't have that scare on her face!
Look how scrawny he looks, he looks deathly!
I could go on and on!
When you look in the mirror can you see the amazing person you are?
Sometimes we just can't see the good inside ourselves.
The world is too focused on the outside beauty and so much of the beauty in this world is actually inside us, not outside. Because of that we are to focused on creating a better outer image of ourselves. We let it consume us so much that we forget about all the good stuff on the side. The important stuff that makes us who we are.
When I'm down about myself my husband will say, "I love you for the person you are, not what's on the outside!"
Stop looking at the shell of yourself and others and start looking inside. Remind yourself who you are and help others to remember who they are.
I recall working with a special gal and asked her why do people keep smiling at me. Didn't mater if it was someone young or old, even hot looking guys...they all smiled with such admiration at me and l've always carried extra fluff around sometimes more that other times.
Her reply was "Your eyes are always smiling even if your face isn't and that makes others feel good!"
That made me feel amazing!
It can be hard with all that goes on in our life to remember how amazing we are.
Take a piece of paper and write down 5 things that you love about yourself and pin it up where you can see it every day!
Tell 1 person every day something that you admire or love about them!

IF YOU CAN'T BEAT THEM....JOIN THEM!
There is 2 things that my husband and son enjoy to do...read and play guitar.
Who doesn't enjoy a good book now and then...but do you actually pick up a book a read it??? I love going to Chapters or Indigo with Jesse!❤ I'm spending time with my boy, yay! I see the excitement in his face, even though others wouldn't see it while he strolls though the book store that now I've got to join in the fun and look for my own adventure. I bring my book or books home, put them down and many never even pick up again.
Then there is their joy of music 🎶 ❤. We all have different tastes, its quite interesting. George likes his Blues, and some classic rock. I enjoy my my country music 🎶 from Johnny Cash to Lady Antebellum. I also like classic rock rock. Jesse.....well he enjoys all jandras of music from clasic rock to classical. Some timed we joke where did we get this kid from....lol he will listen to our music but its not really his forta.
Both George and Jesse can play guitar 🎸. George more by listening to something over and over and also reads tabs....Jesse can read music and tabs. He also has taught himself to play the keyboard, a bit of violin, trumpet and trombone. Holy crap he's talented.
Me.....I've always loved the acoustic guitar 🎸 ❤. Always wanted to learn how to play....like campfire type songs, nothing complicated.
Well I've pulled out some books 📚 and intend to read them all by the end off 2021 hopefully a few funs ones also.
My men got me a new guitar for my birthday last July, just my size too, even though Jesse thinks its too small. I bought myself a hanger, mounted and now its in my face every day. My goal with my guitar is to practice every day and by this birthday in July actually beable to play something!
Are there things that you've always wanted to do but keep putting off? Its a new year so dig deep figure out what you've been putting off and DO IT!

If you were running late and didn't have time to do your makeup what's the 1 thing you have to put on?

For me its eyebrows and thats all I did before my dental appointment 🙃