Newest painted sketch.
This pampered lady took her clothes (the largest part of it) to the laundry. It will be ready to pick up tomorrow a little after 9:00. Can you believe that? I have never been able to take advantage of a service like this before and I am loving it! 😊
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The repair men are due here around 1:30 to 2:00 this afternoon to see if they can fix my door. I sure hope they can do something so I can just walk out of my condo and back in again any time I would like without having to text my son…
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I lost another bit of weight, and now am 7 lbs from my goal. I may adjust that once I get there, but it seems like a good weight for maintenance purposes. It’s in the healthy range for my height on the BMI chart. More importantly, I am FEELING better now than I have felt in a long time. The combination of eating twice a day, watching my portions, not eating between meals, and then exercising are finally coming together.
I’m walking on the treadmill, doing online balance exercises, old lady yoga stretches alternating with exercises with water bottles for my arms so I do each every other day. I’m dancing to wonderful music on my computer, just to be moving around and grinning like an idiot.
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I am getting started on sketching and hand painting Christmas cards for the locals here. This will take me some time, so I’m trying to work on the project a bit each day so I won’t feel rushed toward the deadline. I will be giving them to people as I see them, so the distribution will take some time, as well. What a happy way to spend time between now and Christmas!
I did a little research on Christmas in Chiang Mai, and discovered though most people here are Buddhist, they like the idea of giving and receiving gifts, Christmas decorations, music, and festivals, so there are several ways to celebrate. I’ll be sharing some of that with you in the coming month.
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I hope that this is the beginning of a really nice week for you.
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I’m so happy to hear you will still be able to celebrate Christmas there, I didn’t know anything about how such celebrations occurred or not there either. I know Buddhism is more philosophy than religion, so I think maybe that’s got something to do with it (their acceptance of some Christmas traditions). Any way, you can always celebrate in your heart, Linda. That’s all that matters. God, Source, whatever name you give it, knows.
When I learned of the Dao of Daoism my teacher/master said our third eye knows all. And I love that idea.
Don’t worry about the calories in the avocados, banana, strawberries smoothie either. Our brains need fat and will process all that pretty quickly. Hugs!
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Yes, it’s nice that people are starting to decorate for Christmas here. That will be a sight to see! Yes, I am learning to feel what I feel and keep my lips shut. 😛 I pay attention, emulate Thai behavior, and try to show honor and gratitude on a daily basis. It’ll be fun to be able to give the people who have been so kind to me Christmas cards. I love the smoothies, and will include them as a celebration once I get to my goal weight. About 6 lbs to go!
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That’s so very awesome!! Love it! You’re doing great, Linda!
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