♫♪Lookin' for fun and feelin' groovy♫♪

 Life is but

a dream

covered by

the sky...

 today was

another ABSOLUTELY

GORGEOUS

CLOUDY day!!!!!

 Even my little flowers

reached out as far

as they could

so they could also

enjoy

the sky too!!!

 NO work...

NO boot camp...

so I set and doodled

and doodled..

MAKES ME HAPPY!

I have a book

that I keep my originals in

and when I slipped my

little boot camp

fatty mcbutter pants

I did this morning

in the sleeve...

it dawned on me

that her hiney

is the same shape dang near

as the light bulb I did

the other day hahaha

 THE BEST IS YET TO COME

{at least I am hoping}

 I started another one this afternoon

but haven't decided what I

want to write on it yet...

tonight is a blue moon

but it is so  cloudy

I can't see it :( darn it...

I AM SUCH A CRAZY SKY

 FRRREAK!!!!

In the morning

 is Weight Watchers...

I went EVERY night

to boot camp

and tracked every

little thing I ate...

I am soooo

hoping for a loss!!!

I am worried though

because my cheapo scales

say nothing different!!!!!

Fingers crossed for GOOD NEWS!

 

"I AM HAPPY TODAY

FOR THE SUNSHINE,

FOR SKIES OF GRAY

OR BLUE; FOR WITHIN

MY HEART

IS THE SONG OF LIFE,

I'LL LIVE!

I'LL WORK! I'LL DO!



Stop the car and look around...LIFE IS PRETTY AMAZING!

 This glorified tooth fairy

{I work for a dental lab

picking up and delivering teeth} 

covers a LOT of miles

ALL OVER the valley

 of the BLAZING sun

 every day....

but today I got to add

 another route UP the mountain....

LOVED the change of scenery!!!!!!

Arizona IS BEAUTIFUL!!!

 The boyfriend was able to ride

up with me...

he is working graveyard right now

so he was good enough to not let me

drive alone...HE IS SO KIND!

I went to BOOT CAMP

this evening!!!

I finished

 TWO COMPLETE WEEKS...

and YES I AM SO SORE!!!!

But I have lost inches...

I AM BEYOND HAPPY!!!

 Throwback Thursday...

this first photo was taken in 1970

before I owned a blow dryer or

hot rollers...

soooooo quite often I was left

with bumps and creases

from those

 NASTY HARD ROLLERS

we had to sleep on!!!!

 This second photo was taken

43 years AFTER the first one...

which was two years ago!

How did wrinkles creep

onto my face

soooooo quickly!!!!!

Mark Twain said....

WRINKLES

SHOULD MERELY INDICATE

WHERE SMILES

HAVE BEEN.

I will never get botox or a facelift...

I'd rather the world know I spent my life

laughing and enjoying myself!!!!

And....If you

LAUGH

a LOT...

when you get older

your wrinkles will be

in the RIGHT places!!!!

The ♥ has NO wrinkles!

Live the moments...DON'T COUNT THE YEARS!

 I never ever get tired of

beautiful skies...

tonight was no different...

I thought we had a

sporting chance of

getting some rain...

I saw lightening off

to the east...

felt the breeze...

but nope....

wasn't meant to be!

 Boot Camp #7

started with a bit

of a breeze...

thought it might make

it easier to breathe tonight...

but it seems the minute

we started it got

MUGGY HOT again!!!!

Tonight was circuit training...

so far it doesn't seem

to be getting any easier

for me...

my real trouble spots are

my RSD arm

my left knee...

that I had replaced

and my tailbone

that I fell on and hurt

on Mother's Day...

I AM NOT QUITTING!!!!

It has got to get better...

doesn't it?

 One of my goals is to

go skydiving on my 60th birthday...

these were taken when

I turned 50...

one of the MOST FAVORITE

experiences I have ever ever had!!!!!

IT'S BETTER TO LOOK BACK

ON LIFE AND SAY:

"I CAN'T BELIEVE I DIDTHAT."

THAN TO LOOK BACK

AND SAY:

"I WISH I DID THAT."

When I get old I don't

want people thinking

"What a sweet little

old lady"...I want 'em

saying "OH CRAP!

What's she up to now?"

 

Right now though...

my mind says

I'm in my

twenties, my

body says yeah,

you wish!

Always believe that something wonderful is about to happen....

 I love our skies!

I snapped these on

my way to boot camp tonight...

EVERY SUNSET BRINGS

THE PROMISE OF A NEW DAWN.

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

 I finished my little doodle...

little lost bird...

LIGHTS WILL GUIDE YOU HOME...

 

 Sixth night of boot camp!!!!

I hit my very FIRST

10,000 steps on my fitbit tonight...

the actual number was 10,476

4.59 miles

WOO HOO!!!!

Who knew that your fitbit buzzes

when you hit 10,000

hahahaha I do now!!!!

"IF YOU DON'T

 MAKE THE TIME

TO WORK ON CREATING

THE LIFE YOU WANT,

YOU'RE EVENTUALLY

GOING TO BE FORCED

TO SPEND A LOT

OF TIME DEALING WITH

A LIFE YOU DON'T WANT."

~Kevin Ngo

Before AND after.......work!

 A doodle before work....

I ran out of time so

it was left unfinished...

LIGHTS WILL GUIDE YOU HOME

from the song by Coldplay

named "FIX YOU"

I love the words...

 

After work...

I went BACK to boot camp...

tonight was circuit training!!!!

No throwing up tonight...

but WOW the heat

sure got to me...

even with the HEAT

 I finished the WHOLE workout!!!!

♫♪♫LIGHTS WILL GUIDE YOU HOME♫♪♪

♫♫AND IGNITE YOUR BONES♫♪

♫♪♫AND I WILL TRY TO FIX YOU♫♪♫

 

The reason I keep doodling

and working out...

I am SO TIRED of being stuck

 in REVERSE!!!!

 

IT'S NOT ABOUT

BEING THE BEST

IT'S ABOUT

BEING BETTER

THAN YOU WERE

YESTERDAY!

 

THERE IS NO CHALLENGE

MORE CHALLENGING

THAN THE

CHALLENGE TO IMPROVE

YOURSELF!



Sunday "US"ie's

 We take photos as a

return ticket

to a moment

otherwise gone...

If you want to learn

what someone fears

losing...

watch what they

photograph...

 

HAPPY SUNDAY FRIENDS!!!!

I feel like dancing......

 

{{{{{{{{{THIRTY TWO

 CUBES OF BUTTER!!!!!!}}}}}}}

 I went to my weight watcher's

 meeting this morning......

started back last Saturday

 for the umpteenth millionth time.....

went to boot camp four days in a row.......

and

LOST EIGHT STINKING

POUNDS!!!!!!!

 I always have counted

 my pounds in butter...

it gives me a good visual!!!!

WOO HOO!!!!!

HAPPY SATURDAY FRIENDS!!!!

I feel like dancing!

July Twenty Fourth...PIONEER DAY!

 These are just a few photos

 of some of my family...I am

so thankful for their endurance

 and courage....I also know

happiness doesn't come from external circumstances...

it comes from inside...

regardless of what is happening

around us...

I learned from these

 wonderful examples

NOT TO GIVE UP!!!

I count my blessings

 their blood runs through my veins!

Dallin H. Oaks said

"The foremost quality of our pioneers

was faith.  With faith in God,

 they did what every pioneer does...

THEY STEP FORWARD

INTO THE UNKNOWN."

Another quote I like

 is from L. Tom Perry

"Pioneer faith is needed

as much in the world today as in

any period of time." 

 I am so thankful for ALL of my

ancestors and for the

boyfriend's family as well...

for their teachings by example

 to keep the commandments...

to have compassion

and love for those around

 us and to be

HAPPY regardless

of what life dishes out and to

MOVE FORWARD!!!!! 

I am glad for the date of

 July 24th

that helps me reflect

 on their sacrifice

and commitment!!!! 

HAPPY PIONEER DAY!!!!

 Today was also the 60th birthday

of a dear friend...

and when you forget to get a card

for the party...

you quickly doodle one...

A LITTLE BIRDIE TOLD ME...

yep...

 that is what you doodly do!!!

 Another friend asked

if I could help her

with some chalkboards for

her son's reception tomorrow....

I'll bet they're having ice cream...

what do you bet?

And.....

tomorrow morning is

Weight Watcher's!!!

All I can say after four days

of boot camp...

I BETTER HAVE LOST SOMETHING!!!!!

Four days in a row.........I DID IT!!!!!!!!!

 I love our Arizona skies!

This was a car stopper tonight...

I was on my way over to boot camp...

and just had to park for a minute

and take it in!!!!

I am a HUGE fan of

God's theatre!!!!

I am totally patting myself

on my back...

I completed ALL four days of boot camp!!!

It has NOT been easy....

from feeling sick and throwing up

to being dizzy and soooo sore

 it hurt to breathe!!!

I struggled!!!!! A LOT!!!

Buuuuut more importantly

I DID NOT QUIT!!!!

It's NOT swagger....I'M JUST SORE!

 I am trying really hard

to take my own advice!!!

KEEP GOING.......

YOU WILL GET THERE!!!

And.........most especially

BE GENTLE WITH YOURSELF!

 I am becoming totally aware

 of muscles

 I had forgotten all about...

I WENT BACK last night

 for a THIRD time!!!

Dieting is easy.

It's like riding a bike.

Except the bike is on fire.

And the ground is on fire.

And EVERYTHING is on FIRE

because you're in HELL!

 

Plus......sometimes

salad tastes like

I'D RATHER BE FAT!

I'm under reconstruction...

 The day was HOT

but I LOVED THE CLOUDS!

Today...straight up noon!

 One of my FAVORITE parts

about having an Etsy shop is packaging

up HAPPY MAIL!

Who doesn't love HAPPY MAIL?

I just want to make people smile!

 All in all today was pretty good...

I filled and mailed off etsy orders...

I received my doTERRA order...

{yesterday I received my 1st doTERRA check}

I had a manicure/pedi

And...I actually went BACK

believe it or not

and worked out for a second night

in a row!!!

Tonight was circuit training!!!!

Last night was rough...

after I wrote the blog post

I lost all my cookies!!!! :/

Sooooo far tonight

everything is GOOD!!!

Crawling is acceptable

Falling is acceptable

Puking is acceptable

Crying is acceptable

Blood is acceptable

Pain is acceptable

QUITTING IS NOT!!!!!

I have decided to

STOP SAYING TOMORROW!!!!



CHUB RUB! The struggle is real!

My first HIIT workout!!!!!

HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING

is NOT easy

when you have NOT taken care of yourself!!!

And....you are twice the age

of most everyone there!!!

EVERYTHING STINKING HURTS!!!!

And.....I think I'm dying...

"Those were some enjoyable burpees."

Said no one ever!!!!

Why just do fat chin excercises

when you can endure a

physical nightmare???

hahaha

I BETTER WAKE UP

 SKINNY TOMORROW!

 

"YOU CAN THROW IN THE TOWEL,

OR YOU CAN USE IT TO WIPE THE

SWEAT OFF OF YOUR FACE

AND KEEP GOING!"

 

Sometimes I wish my body

had a refresh button!!!