CAUTION: Woman In Progress

I actually left my house early enough to get to work on time this morning but the alternate route I've been having to take is through my little home town where there is an active freight rail line and guess what. I got caught by the stinking train. So what is usually a four minute glide through town was a ten minute sit in my car and seethe while waiting for the long ass and extremely slow train to pass. Freight trains aren't actually all that fast. At least the one that passes through my hometown isn't. It's a slow, meandering, heavily graffitied line of boxes that creeps along the rails at a snail's pace. Even the whistle it emits as it approaches the intersection is slow. It's less of a "Choo-choo" and more of a "Choooooooooooooooo-chooooooooooooooo". It's just taking it's time cause, you know, it doesn't have to be at work at 7:20 to make sure the department is open for the throngs of patrons waiting to receive knowledge via...

I wrote more about this on my " Fat Girl " blog, but the visual still smacks me in the face. 2015 I was at my heaviest.  And while I have been plateaued for the past year, I have managed to maintain the 50lb weight loss. I stumbled across a photo I took on new year's day 2015 and it really stunned and humbled me to see the physical changes in just my face. What you don't see is the emotional, mental, and spiritual changes. The outside, here at least, does somewhat reflect the insides. So, Happy 2020! Here's to celebrating how far I've come and looking forward to all that awaits in this new year!

I'm back at work after TWO WHOLE WEEKS off for Christmas break. I took three days personal leave to round it out to the two full weeks, but it was soooooo worth it. I had a great break, y'all. Did the usual "baking day" with Sis2 and her kiddos. Went to see Frozen 2 and paint pottery. Took lots of naps. Ate lots of food. Went shopping. Got some really exciting news I can't quite share yet, but maybe one day next week. Had a really fun Christmas with my family and got some really thoughtful gifts. I DIDN'T cry or get depressed this year (I was too tired.) Did a lot of cooking and baking. Spent some quality time with Libby. Survived a tornado warning the Sunday after Christmas  that thankfully never touched down in my area. Watched a LOT of YouTube (my latest obsession). I didn't gain more than five pounds and actually have some Christmas treats left that I haven't eaten. All in all, it was a great, much needed break. Back to the grind today, thoug...