The Howell Blessings

Days 1 & 2 of my detox journey. Here I go. As scary as this is, this is the ugly truth. I'm about to share with you what I try to hide from everyone.  In four years I've gained seven pounds, and almost all of it has gone straight to my stomach. I am 53 years old, wear a comfortable size 6 and sometimes 4. I am post menopausal (thanks to chemo) and, according to a popular weight loss program, I am at a perfectly good weight. Really?  Does this look perfectly good to you? I can camouflage my pudge most of the time, but let me tell you, this is NOT attractive.  Nor is this easy to show you.  Normally I go to great lengths to avoid letting people, especially my husband, see my body flaws. Tonight I asked him to not only look at my flaws, but to make sure they show well in these pictures. ( He's a very good amateur photographer) . He, of course, didn't hesitate when I asked him to photograph me in such an unpleasant light, bless him. Usuall...

Hi! I'm glad to see that folks have been stopping by in my absence  My apologizes as it's been awhile since I posted last.  It's been longer still since I really felt like posting anything.  Let me try to explain. A LOT has been going on in the past year and a half that has been life changing.  Some good, some... not so good, and some quite frankly, that have left me with more questions than answers.  I've even wondered if I had anything to share on this blog that anyone would even care about, or if I should even take the time to blog. (Just getting real here).  The good news is (for me) that I've been contemplating things and getting back to the basics in a lot of areas. From asking "what is it really all about?" to decluttering just about everything. I am trying to simplify my life, my surroundings, and the way I eat. Some of the decisions that I have started to ask myself are simple and easy to answer, and some on the other hand will take comm...