week 2, day 2

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: 1 banana, 1 apple, 1 pear, 1/2 cup skim milk, 1 scoop protein powder

meal #3 -- 3oz grilled chicken breast, small garden salad with tomato, cucumber, green onion, fresh garlic, sweet bell pepper, olive oil and fresh lemon juice

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


walk(s) for the day:

** 1st walk, walk up to the shopping center, around the park and back home. thank God this is getting easier,

** possible 2nd walk will be to go down the street, over to the post office. then over to the mall. then finish up at my friend's home, which is located up the street from us. this is going to be a long walk, but WILL be done because Rico i expecting for me to get his packages at the post office

activites for the day:

** finish client's website already !!!!!!
** take those 2 important walks
** knit as much as possible after all that physical activity. who know how much this will be.

onward and upward !!! :-)

decision made :-)

i've made a huge decision about how to make extra money AND totally enjoy myself along the way.

i'm going to start a business of knitting and crocheting :-) i will be completing the 3 projects i now have going. i will make new items for personal gifts -- afghans for Nina, Sunny & Tamar are the first items i will make. and i will design a website for my new business.

all of this will take place within the next few months. i figure that i'll have the 3 on-going projects done within the next few weeks and then i'll start on Nina's afghan, and at the same time i will be making *samplers* for the new website.

on the website i will first have pictures of the projects that i've done so far, including Rico's afghan, Oren's afghan, the baby blanket, Racheli's afghan, Ricardo & Susan's afghan and *samplers* of all the different knitting and crocheting that i will be doing in the future. this will all be done in an effort to show potential client's what they can order.

i now need to start thinking of pricing. i have a general idea of how much i want to charge for a basic afghan and i will then be able to adjust the prices according to what a client wants to order.

i will also be researching the possible target markets that will be my the basis of my marketing campaign. together with this, i will design a new website that will really display my knitting and crocheting work.

i'm SO excited about this whole thing. i just KNOW that it will be a great way to make extra money, along with really enjoying myself the whole time.

:-) :-) :-)

God is SO Great and Good !!!

week 1, day 1 (sunday dec 21st)

a very good first 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 -- 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, at about 8am, will be to go up to the closest shopping center, walk around the back where the park is and come home. it'll be really nice

** possible 2nd walk will be to do down the street, in the direction of the new mall. 30 minutes each way. i'm just hoping there are places along the way where i can sit when my right hip and leg start hurting !!

activites for the day:

** make appointment for monthly check-up
** work on my website
** contact client to finish up her website
** design my new business cards (yay!! i love to practice my graphic design skills)
** make appointment for the ol' gallbladder surgeon's and anesthesiologist's consults... blah. but i will do it !!!
** make appointment with physical therapist

onward and upward !! :-)

my new journey

the over-all plan -- daily:

* nutrition according to Body for Life
* wake up by 7am
* breakfast and 1 hour walk done by 9am
* work on my community website until 2pm
* take a nice 2 hour nap
* 30 - 45 minutes of physical therapy (i'll start this after i start back at the physical therapist and get all new exercises).
* work again on some kind of website, new business or just anything that will make me extra money -- till about 10pm
* max 10pm, get up off the computer and knit, crochet or do anything else that keeps my hands and mind busy
* in bed by 1am

medical crap i have to do:

* make appointment for gallbladder surgeon -- set for january 5, 2009
* make appointment with special anesthesiologist -- set for february 18, 2009
* make appointment for MRI -- set for january 29, 2009
* make appointment for physical therapist -- set for january 4, 2009
* make appointment for ECCO test -- set for january 5, 2009
* get back into my physical therapy sessions and exercises at home
* keep up my monthly family doctor visits for continuing follow up on my blood tests, weight and blood pressure. -- this takes place at the end of each month
* start the Chinese for Personal Use course -- set to start on january 1, 2009. YAY !!!

my goals for my life before i turn 50 on july 26, 2009:

* get my insane high bad cholesterol under control so i don't have to take any more meds for it
* have an additional 2,000 shekel monthly income
* lose 10 kilos of this darn FAT !!
* be able to walk good without anymore pain in any part of my body
* get back on Copaxone and be free of MS bouts once again
* do physical therapy exercises at least 2 times a day


here, that's it. it's pretty much what i've been doing for the past 2 or 3 weeks, except for the *new business / extra money* part. i have to make some extra $$'s so i don't keep living under so much financial pressure. i know i can do it !!

onward and upward ! :-)