Well it is looking more like spring out there every day and I realized that I have let an entire season pass before writing!!! What am I like??? To re cap the time passed...Our beautiful friend Terry from the UK spent a week with us. It was amazing to catch up with her, honestly one of the kindest, sweetest girls we know! Nat and I are so blessed to have had our first christmas and NY's in our new home ... our good friend Louise joined us for the holidays and we spent a fantastic time in picturesque Wakefield with snow topped trees and warm smiles from everyone. There is something to be said about living in the country, the people are friendly and generous and genuine ... how refreshing!

On a personal level, I finally took control of my life and committed to losing weight (I know, typical new year's resolution - except I was ready for NYE!!!). After my mother passed away, I added an additional 10 lbs to my already over stretched body. I was depressed, horrified and felt a general "lack of caring". Looking at images of myself over the years is what threw me over the edge. I was tired of the comments (although they came from a good place) on how I "carried it well", "would never have guessed you weighed THAT much!!" etc. I made the call and started my weight loss with Dr Bernstein. For all the negative comments I heard about this program, I had absolutely no problems and the weight fell off within 2 months! I taught myself how to eat again and balance my diet and I am proud to say that after 2 months of maintenance, I am holding strong to my 40 lb weight loss! I feel like a new person, confidence is oozing out of every pore ... I feel re born in a sense. Positive outlook, projects off the ground, potential life changing plans for our near future : ) I don't think it could be better at the moment.

Nat and I have come so far in our lives and I will never stop giving credit to my mum for enabling us to change our environment and seeing that there is something else out there for us to enjoy and be proud of. It has been over 1.5 yrs since mum passed and I think of her every day, we changed our lives the day she died. Again, rebirth.

My girl Nat is the most impressive out of the two of us. She has grown so much in the past few years, she is one of the hardest working people I know. She has gone from a chef with "anti family" hours and stress to a central teller in a bank! My girl balances a bank everyday!!! Insane. As usual though, it is a means to an end and we are working so hard at starting up our dream business. I have been able to follow my dreams and experiment with art and in the process, gained new clients for web design and graphics. We both want Nat to experience the joy of doing what you love to do and have positive outcomes and that is exactly what we are aiming for : )

I'm Back!

well it's been a while since my last post and many things have changed!  Some good, some bad.  Mostly good though :)
I am now a single mother of 3 fur children.  My ex (who will not be mentioned) left our life here in Wakefield for the exotic, moderately dangerous hot spot of Israel after being unfaithful with a childhood friend from there.  She decided that after 9 years the best way to finalize our union was to go behind my back with zero guilt and pursue a relationship over the internet while still with me.  It took 5 months to complete this "master plan" but you know what?  In the end, I am better off.  Distance doesn't always make your heart grow fonder, sometimes it makes it realize how incredibly conditioned I was to accept her erratic behaviour as the "norm".  So today I am living in the home I always wanted to live in.  I have wonderful friends around me.  I am the sole owner of a cute little shop in the village and I am stress free!!!!   2013 started off with many issues for many people but I feel like I have come out the other side...somewhat unscathed.
So this is my first post of my new life.  I will be back to unfold the mysteries of my life later on.  Like every day, today is full of errands, work & life.  I will find time to pop on here and express myself as the cheapest form of therapy there is out there LOL
Looking forward to it!