week 2, day 1 -- mon, feb 8th

food for the day:

meal #1 -- 2 fried eggs, 1 humus sandwich, large green tea.

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- whole wheat pasta with homemade sauce

meal #4 -- 1/2 smoothie.


exercise for the day:

** 30 minutes of yoga. -- done.
** 30 minutes of physical therapy. -- done.
** extra stretches during the day. -- done.


activites for the day:

** work only on Racheli's birthday scarf. -- ha! got tired of only knitting so i started another crocheted scarf. i'm super pathetic.


onward and upward !! :-)

week 1, day 7 -- sun, feb 7th

food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 humus sandwiches, using lite 100% whole grain bread. large green tea.

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- chicken with lots of onions and garlic. brown rice. very small garden salad.

meal #4 -- 1/2 smoothie.


exercise for the day:

** lots of walking while doing errands in the morning. -- done.


activites for the day:

** work on hat -- done.
** work on cable scarf -- done.
** work on popcorn scarf -- done.
** work on new spiral scarf. nope. started Racheli's b-day scarf.


onward and upward !! :-)

week 1, day 3 -- wed, feb. 3

food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oatmeal with 1/2 cup skim milk, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon, 6oz cottage cheese, 5 dates, large green tea

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- chicken and vegetable soup with matzo balls.

meal #4 -- smoothie -- it's getting difficult to eat this later in the day. will now try for 1/2 serving.


exercise for the day:

** 30 minute walk outside. -- done.
** stretches for release of shoulder-area muscles -- done.


activites for the day:

** work on 2 new scarves. -- done.
** work on baby blanket. -- nope. started a hat instead.


onward and upward !! :-)

week 1, day 2 -- tues. feb 2

food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oatmeal with 1/2 cup skim milk, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon, 6oz cottage cheese, 5 dates, large green tea

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- chicken and vegetable soup with matzo balls.. yummie

meal #4 -- smoothie


exercise for the day:

** 30 minutes yoga. -- done.
** 20 minutes of weights -- done.
** added some extra upper body stretches to help with the pain from all the knitting.


activites for the day:

** work on new scarf -- done.
** work on baby blanket -- started another scarf instead.
** start afghan... maybe -- nope. didn't get to this today.

onward and upward !!

week 2, day 2 -- monday, oct 12th

food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oatmeal with 1/2 cup skim milk, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon, 6oz cottage cheese, 5 dates, large green tea

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- roasted chicken with 1 cup brown rice, small garden salad

meal #4 -- smoothie


exercise for the day:

** 30 minutes yoga. -- done
** 20 minutes of weights -- done
** plus way toooo much cleaning around the house !!!


activites for the day:

** work on client's website -- done
** write 1 hour -- done
** do some research -- done

onward and upward !! :-))

week 1, day 6 -- friday, october 9th

food for the day:

meal #1 -- 2 fried eggs, 1 medium sweet potatoe, large green tea

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- whole wheat pasta, 2 meat balls with homemade sauce, very small garden salad

meal #4 -- smoothie


exercise for the day:

** 30 minutes yoga. -- done
** 20 minutes of weights -- done

activites for the day:

** do some research -- done

onward and upward !!:-))

week 1, day 7 -- saturday, march 14th

food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1.5 cups branflakes, 1 cup skim milk, 15 almonds, 5 prunes, large cup of green tea

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- pasta with homemade sauce

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

complete rest for the day.


activites for the day:

** only knitting and watching tv all day long
** cook in the evening, after Shabbat goes out

onward and upward !! :-)

week 1, day 4 -- wed, march 11th

a very good day !! very, very productive and fun :-)

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food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1.5 cups branflakes, 1 cup skim milk, 15 almonds, 5 prunes, large cup of green tea

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- stuffed bell peppers and green cabbage. stuffing is brown rice and ground beef. sauce includes lots of tomatoes, garlic and cilantro.

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** 1 walk, up to the center, around the upper park, down to the lower park and back home. should take about 1 hour. -- done


activites for the day:

** work on my website for a few hours in the morning -- done
** knit a bit for my mid-day break -- done
** work from 3pm till midnight -- done
** send out at least 35 previews-- done.... got 45 out !! yay me !!
** get at least 1 order (it's going to happen )-- sadly no order came in

onward and upward !!:-)

week 1, day 1 -- sunday. march 8th

yep, i'm starting this again... and with tons of renewed energies after all that sickness nonsense. here we go..........

food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oalmeal with 1/2 cup skim mink, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon (yummers), 6oz cottage cheese, 5 prunes

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- roasted chicken and veggies. 1 cup brown rice. very small garden salad.

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** 1 walk, up to the center, around the upper park, down to the lower park and back home. should take about 1 hour. -- done


activites for the day:

** work on my website for a few hours in the morning -- done
** knit for a few hours in the evening - - done
** 20 minutes of physical therapy -- done
** keep laundry going -- done

onward and upward !! :-)

week 7, day 2 -- monday, feb 2nd

a PERFECT DAY !!! :-)

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food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oalmeal with 1/2 cup skim mink, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon (yummers), 6oz cottage cheese, 5 prunes

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- roasted chicken with roasted veggies on a bed of brown rice.

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** only one walk, going up to the shopping center and one lap around the park before coming home -- done

activites for the day:

** lots of work on my website !!! -- done
** 45 minutes of physical therapy exercises -- done
** knit/crochet in the late evening, when i'm off the computer -- done
** cooking as much as humanly possible under the circumstances -- done
** cleaning up that insanely wild kitchen !! -- done

onward and upward !! :-)

week 6, day 3 -- tuesday, january 27th

a great day !!

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food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oalmeal with 1/2 cup skim mink, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon (yummers), 6oz cottage cheese, 5 prunes

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- 1 large sloppy Joe sandwich, made with homemade ground chicken breast and fresh tomatoe sauce, 2 large slices of grilled Challah, a bit of cheddar cheese, small garden salad. -- Nina made them and they are wonderful !!!

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** no walks scheduled for the whole week. i might do a bit here and there, for errands and meetings. we'll see

activites for the day:

** lots of work on my website ALL DAY LONG !!! -- done
** 45 minutes of physical therapy exercises -- done
** knit/crochet in the late evening, when i'm off the computer
** clean the disgusting kitchen -- done
** give lots of *moving orders* all day long :-) -- done. the *crew* got lots done.
** pray all day long !!! -- i sure did !!

onward and upward !! :-)

week 6, day 1 -- sunday, january 25th

food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oalmeal with 1/2 cup skim mink, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon (yummers), 6oz cottage cheese, 5 prunes

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- 2 cups whole wheat pasta with homemade ground chicken breast and tomatoe sauce.

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** no walks scheduled for the whole week. i might do a bit here and there, for errands and meetings. we'll see


activites for the day:

** lots of work on my website ALL DAY LONG !!!
** 45 minutes of physical therapy exercises
** knit/crochet in the late evening, when i'm off the computer.

onward and upward !! :-)

week 5, day 4 -- wednesday, jan 21st

a great day, but i was very, very hungry all day long i just kept drinking herbal teas all day long to keep the hunger away.

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food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oalmeal with 1/2 cup skim mink, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon (yummers), 6oz cottage cheese, 5 prunes

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- some roasted chicken and veggies, 1 cup brown rice, small garden salad

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** 1st walk, will be done by going up to the closes shopping center, doing one lap around the park behind it and then coming back home. -- done, but not with the extra lap. my head is killing me !!

** possible 2nd walk, will be done by going up our street, to City Hall and coming back home.

activites for the day:

** lots of work on my website in the morning and early afternoon
** 30 minutes of physical therapy exercises
** knit as much as possible in the late afternoon'all evening

onward and upward !! :-)

week 5, day 3 -- tuesday, jan 20th

a fabulous day !!!

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food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oalmeal with 1/2 cup skim mink, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon (yummers), 6oz cottage cheese, 5 prunes

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- whole wheat pasta with homemade ground chicken breast and vegetables sauce

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** 1st walk, will be done by going up to the closes shopping center, doing one lap around the park behind it and then coming back home. -- done

** possible 2nd walk, will be done by going up our street, to City Hall and coming back home. -- nope. i got into my knitting too much in the evening.

activites for the day:

** lots of work on my website in the morning and early afternoon -- done
** 30 minutes of physical therapy exercises -- done
** knit as much as possible in the late afternoon'all evening -- done

onward and upward !! :-)

week 5, day 1 -- sunday, jan 18th

a great day, especially walking in the rain in the evening :-)

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food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oalmeal with 1/2 cup skim mink, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon (yummers), 6oz cottage cheese, 5 prunes

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- whole wheat pasta with homemade ground chicken breast and vegetables sauce

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** 1st walk, will be done by going up to the closes shopping center, doing one lap around the park behind it and then coming back home.

** possible 2nd walk, will be done by going up our street, to City Hall and coming back home.

actually did one walk in the evening, down our street to the mall where i did some mall walking and then walked back home in the rain :-)

activites for the day:

** lots of work on my website in the morning and early afternoon -- done
** 30 minutes of physical therapy exercises -- done
** knit as much as possible in the late afternoon'all evening -- done

onward and upward !! :-)

week 4, day 3 -- tuesday, jan 13th

a GREAT day !! i got so much done !! :-)

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food for the day:

meal #1 -- whole wheat quesadilla with skim cheddar cheese, 6 oz cottage cheese, very large green tea

meal #2 -- smoothie: 1 banana, 1 apple, 1 pear, 1/2 cup skim milk, 1 scoop protein powder

meal #3 -- everything-but-the-kitchen-sink-3-bean-soup. just tons of veggies that i found in the fridge and 3 different kinds of beans.

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** 1st walk, will do this at about 7am, before it gets hot. -- done

** possible 2nd walk, will be done by going over to the girls school and back... it's a long way so i hope i can do it. -- not done. i got too busy with other things.

activites for the day:

** work on ourmodiin -- done
** 30 minutes of physical therapy -- done
** knit as much as possible -- done

onward and upward !! :-)

week 4, day 2 -- monday, jan 12th

a very good day, especially the part where i got back to working on ourmodiin.

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food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oalmeal with 1/2 cup skim mink, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon (yummers), 6oz cottage cheese, 5 prunes

meal #2 -- tuna sandwich with cucumber slices on lite whole wheat bread, 6oz strawberry yogurt drink

meal #3 -- smoothie: 1 banana, 1 apple, 1 pear, 1/2 cup skim milk, 1 scoop protein powder

meal #4 -- 2 roasted chicken legs, 1 cup whole wheat pasta with simple homemade tomato sauce, very small garden salad

walk(s) for the day:

** 1st walk, will do this at about 7am, before it gets hot. -- done

** possible 2nd walk, will be done via our street up to City Hall and back. -- 30 minutes done. didn't get as far as i wanted.

activites for the day:

** work on ourmodiin -- done
** 30 minutes of physical therapy -- yep :-)
** knit as much as possible -- oh yes !!

onward and upward !! :-)

week 4, day 1 -- sunday, jan 11th

a bit of an *off* day... i was super tired for some reason and didn't knit as much as i wanted. food was a bit low too... just didn't have the umph to do much... *sigh*.

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food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oalmeal with 1/2 cup skim mink, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon (yummers), 6oz cottage cheese, 5 prunes

meal #2 -- tuna sandwich with cucumber slices on lite whole wheat bread, 6oz strawberry yogurt drink

meal #3 -- smoothie: 1 banana, 1 apple, 1 pear, 1/2 cup skim milk, 1 scoop protein powder

meal #4 -- 5oz grilled chicken breast, small garden salad with tomato, cucumber, green onion, fresh garlic, sweet bell pepper, olive oil and fresh lemon juice (my mouth is already watering ! )

walk(s) for the day:

** 1st walk, will be to go up to the closest shopping center, walk around the back where the park is and come home. -- done

activites for the day:

** work on my website in the morning/mid-afternoon -- done
** 30 minutes of physical therapy exercises -- done
** knit as much as possible in the afternoon/evening -- done

onward and upward !! :-)

week 3, day 6 -- jan 9th

it was SO good to just rest all day long... knitting and watching tv.

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food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oalmeal with 1/2 cup skim mink, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon (yummers), 6oz cottage cheese, 5 prunes

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- roasted chicken and veggies. 1 cup brown rice. very small garden salad.

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** none. i'm resting today.

activites for the day:

** work on my website for a few hours - a bit. will finish on saturday.
** knit for a long time. -- yes. got lots done.
** 20 minutes of physical therapy -- done.

onward and upward !! :-)

week 3, day 5 -- jan 8th

food for the day:

meal #1 -- 1 cup steel-cut oalmeal with 1/2 cup skim mink, dab of butter, pinch of ground cinnamon (yummers), 6oz cottage cheese, 5 prunes

meal #2 -- smoothie

meal #3 -- 2 honey-garlic roasted chicken legs, 1/2 cup roasted potatoes, small garden salad

meal #4 -- smoothie

walk(s) for the day:

** 1st walk, up to the shopping center and one lap around the park. i'll take my camera with me. -- done at 6am !!

** possible 2nd walk, will be done heading down our street to the mall. i'll be taking the camera with me in the early evening, catching some pics of the wonderful views. -- nope. i was too tired.

activites for the day:

** work on my client's website. -- a bit.
** work on my website for a few hours -- nope
** knit for a long time -- yes ! doggie blanket all done :-)
** 20 minutes of physical therapy -- yep... even 30 minutes.

onward and upward !! :-)